Which author do you want to have a beer with?

pckidhk · Post by **pckidhk** » 22 Feb 2024, 09:08

For some reason my answer last time was removed, so I am going to answer again…

It would still be James Joyce, but I think it would certainly end up being more than one beer and turn into a bit of a session.

He could dissect my mind as we toured Dublin’s watering holes.

Post by **Adéla Kapicová** » 06 Mar 2024, 17:13

G. R. R. Martin. I want know what he thinks about the GOT series, and whether he intends to finish the books. I really wanna know the real end.
But maybe I just wanna meet the guy who made up Tuf.

Dcl1356 · Post by **Dcl1356** » 08 Mar 2024, 10:25

I would do everything to ever meet Jane Austen and have a beer or wine or tea with her. What a fascinating woman and author. I want to know what she had planned for Sandition or The Watsons. Also really wonder about the characters after their story inthe books ended.

Maria Lepre · Post by **Maria Lepre** » 20 Mar 2024, 09:27

Neil Gaiman, absolutely. He has such a personality, I would spend hours with him.

Julia Begeman · Post by **Julia Begeman** » 20 Mar 2024, 09:29

I'd love to have a beer with Patricia Cornwell and chat with her about how she came up with so many stories! I don't think I'll ever be able to read them all

Julia Begeman · Post by **Julia Begeman** » 20 Mar 2024, 09:31

Florence24 wrote: ↑21 Oct 2021, 10:05 The first author that came to my mind was Thomas Harris. I would love to have a drink or two with him (no beer though, I'm underage ) because I have a few questions I would like to ask him about Hannibal Lecter, regarding his personal character traits and history that isn't covered in the books.

For example, my little sister, who is also a fan of his books, and I always get into debates about how Hannibal would react to hearing that his life story was going to be made into a musical. She thinks he would be angry, but I actually think he would be fairly amused by the idea. So, that's something I would probably ask Mr. Harris first: "Could you tell me how Dr. Lecter would feel about his life story being made into a musical?" Haha, very stupid, I know, but I'm afraid it is an inside joke that my sister and I are actually curious about.

I think he'd be staging a breakout to go see it on opening night! He seemed to enjoy the attention he got

Loretta Morris 1 · Post by **Loretta Morris 1** » 21 Mar 2024, 17:03

I would love to have lunch with Max Lucado. I would love to ask him questions about his books. He has written so many books, and I enjoy them so much!

Loretta Morris

Christopher D Smith · Post by **Christopher D Smith** » 01 Apr 2024, 00:35

Umberto Eco would be a lot of fun to talk to

Post by **Sase3119** » 05 Jun 2024, 01:02

Ursula K. Le Guin is my current first choice.

I've been reading a lot of her old essays etc recently and especially her thoughts and regrets about the way she wrote The Left Hand of Darkness, things like how she portrayed gender and sexuality and how readers responded to the book etc. I'd love to pick her brain more, and also think she'd be happy to meet someone who is openly non-binary and living in a world where I'm able to use the singular they/them as my pronouns - something that wasn't common yet at the time where she passed.

My second choice, which is slightly more likely by virtue of her still being alive, is Gina Cole. I read her short story "Swim, Bike, Run" for university and was fascinated by the way she structured it, I'd love to know the process she used for writing it - did the twist come first, or the plot, or the structural idea, or the characters, etc. For anyone who hasn't read it, I highly recommend it!

Post by **Edith Piaff** » 23 Jun 2024, 23:46

When I think of having a beer with an author, for some reason George R.R. Martin pops up. I imagine him boisterous and devil-may-care, with a side of ribald thrown in. Would I actually enjoy the ribaldry? I could see it going one of two ways. So, after a bit of thought, I'll instead go with J.R.R. Tolkien. I think he'd be the better of the R.R.s. After a pint or two, he'd be pumping out songs about Ents and Bombadils, and we would all be singing along.

Post by **Adéla Kapicová** » 30 Jun 2024, 14:34

G. R. R. Martin - I wanna ask him if he plans to finish writing GOT or not.

JD DOUG · Post by **JD DOUG** » 15 Jul 2024, 09:05

I don't drink beer, but I would most want to have lunch with Richard Haight, the author of "The Unbound Soul." As a spiritual teacher and seeker, I'm intrigued by Haight's insights into expanding consciousness and transcending the limitations of the physical world. I would relish the opportunity to probe him further on his personal experiences narrated in the "unbound soul" and how his spiritual journey has shaped his understanding of the human condition. By engaging in deep, thought-provoking conversation, I believe I could gain a richer, more nuanced perspective on the nature of reality and the untapped potential within us all.

Jennifer Runco Huber · Post by **Jennifer Runco Huber** » 12 Sep 2024, 00:15

Cyde Edgerton. I fell in love with his Southern fiction as a student at UNC, and devoured all of his books since then. He just seems like an interwstimg person who truly understands the awesome aspects of small town Southern folk. He is also a musician and has other cool interests, which would be great to discuss over a beer.

Kristen Baumann · Post by **Kristen Baumann** » 20 Oct 2024, 11:09

I would love to sit down and have a beer with Fyodor Dostoevsky, Tolkien, and Poe. It would be amazing to find out what Dostoevsky was like! His writing is so quirky and his characters are all a little unstable. It makes me wonder if he was too.