Which author do you want to have a beer with?

[Bryan Koepke]

Hemingway for sure. Not going to happen in this lifetime, and it probably wouldn't be a beer, but from what I've read it would have been an interesting time at the bar to hang out with E.H.

[cowboy1]

Stephen King would be my choice. I would love to pick his brain, and get a little insight in reference to how he comes up with his weird but interesting subject matters.

[Michellean77]

Definitely John Saul. Would love to know what goes on inside his head when he writes his books

[dickens 100]

Edgar Allen Poe would be great, as would Thomas Hardy and George Orwell, the latter for debating, especially the big brother society that is one of the unforgettable features in his classic novel, 1984

[xxisutaju]

I would have to pick J.R.R. Tolkien because his large imagination and vast knowledge of literature and mythology would certainly make for a lengthy and fascinating conversation.

[Britnie]

Do we have to limit this to one author? I hope not, because I can't (LOL). I would go with...

- Wittgenstein (because I am a philosophy major and would LOVE to know what he is trying to get at in his writing)
- C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien (I would grab a beer with both of them at once and just sit back and watch them converse with each other)
- J.R. Ward (because her books opened me to the world of romance and removed my thoughts that romance was something to be ashamed of)
- Joseph Campbell (his work within mythology leaves me mesmerized and I'm sure a beer would turn into a pitcher if I had my way)

Okay - so all but one are dead, but this would be my short list.

[arfs]

I don't drink but I would drink tea with Sarah J maas she cool ;]

[lp3101]

I don't drink either but to be able to visit with Anne Perry would be awesome. To have overcome such stigma and done something so great as being a well known author is a tribute to her inner strength. Her writing suggests that she has a good understanding of human nature. I would want to know if she believes her incarceration led to this understanding or if it comes more from her life after her release. Highly personal, I know, but knowing something of her motivation would be neat.

[beth4695]

Stephen King....that would make for an interesting lunch! No drinking on my part, I would want a clear head.

[adi63]

Michel Houellebecq or Frédéric Beigbeder. However, I would prefer having dinner followed by a tour of parisian bars. Probably the beer will be wine, but that's a detail at this p(o)int...

[Eblips73]

Nora Roberts. Take a walk through her town and then read a book feels like you are a character!

[Katinafrica31]

Terry Pratchett. I sobbed for a week after his death. He would be alive and we could discuss the next book in the Discworld series.

[Abrooks513]

I only get to choose one?! Christopher Moore.... he freaks my mind

[scottmmadden]

Jim Harrison. His prose is like a good beer; smooth, subdued, but still packs a good punch.

[Barbie Doll]

Shakespeare and Dr. Seuss. I want to see if they can still rhyme when they are drunk! (I get the feeling they can!)