Who was the first author you had to read "everything" by?

[LoveMusic_AK]

I had to read everything by Alex Flinn. She is amazing! She is my favorite author in the entire world!

[colombiansmile]

For me, it was the Sweet Valley series. I needed ALL of the books and read them from 2nd grade all the way up to high school. Now I still read them here and there for nostalgic sake.

[AMP76]

Fiction- Paulo Coehlo
Non- Fiction- EO Wilson

[buttafly74]

Hmm... well, not counting all the sweet valley high books...I'd say Madeleine L'engle. From the first time i read A Wrinkle in Time, I just had to read every book I could find of hers, starting with the other books in the series of course. Even now, there are a few books I have yet to read but I need to find them.

[bookmark]

I believe it was Anne Bishop.

[Kr111097]

Jodi Picoult,Sarah Dessen, and Danielle Steel

[Mbredenbeck]

Ian Rankin (Rebus series). He was the first author to introduce me to a serialised character in a novel. I have read many series by other authors since then (they all seem to fall into the crime thriller/police procedural category).

[Fleur]

Enid Blyton, followed by Nancy Drew then
Bryce Courtenay, Tim Winton, Helen Garner (Australian authors)
more recently Barbara Kingsolver.

[scrollworm]

My first novel is "The Little House on the Praire". I was eight when I read it and it took me weeks to finish it. Then I begging my mom to buy me more books, she would often show me picture books but I demanded the big-font children novels.

[JessiFox]

I know it's a bit cliche, but Anne Rice was my first writer addiction. I started reading her at a young age and was absolutely hooked. There were other authors that I was enthusiastic about, but she was the first that I remember NEEDING to keep getting more of.

[tennent10]

The first author I had to read everything by was John Green. I literally would by a new book by him after I had finished the book by him that I had just finished. His books were wonderful, and helped with issues that we all face. And they were just overall great reads.

[jlauroesch]

I have to admit it's hard to remember which might have been the first one. I know I discovered Phyllis A. Whitney around the age of 10 or 12, and really enjoyed her stuff (not sure if I actually read everything she wrote though). I also read most (possibly all) of Alistair MacLean's books in junior high (I was thrilled to have gotten a library card for the adult section of our local library!), followed by Stephen King as well. Stephen King is probably the only contemporary author about whom I can say I've not only read everything, but also own everything (with the exception of Cujo...I'm a wimpy animal lover!).

[APoohW]

Dr. Seuss, I remember sitting on my dads knee and reading them. My Mom and Dad enrolled me in the Dr. Seuss club when I was three, I was reading by myself at the age of four. I guess there started my love for reading by the age of 6 I was reading books that were written for teens they were called the Avon series and Judy Blume. My kindergaten teacher hated me because I was reading and writting already so she really had nothing to teach me except math, and I absolutly positively HATED Math! I knew my numbers thanks to Dr. Seuss but that was it.

[AmandaR]

Nancy Drew when I was really little. Then it was Eloise Jarvis McGraw. After that came Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Most recently it has been Charles Dickens and the Bronte sisters. However, the Bronte sisters do not have enough writings for my liking. Still, I felt the need to read everything of theirs.

[draganas]

Bukowski. I think he's the only one, too.