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Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

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Stephen King and Margaret Atwood.
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I like cassandra clare but L.J. Smith is a very close second because of her vampire diaries and nightworld series
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Right now my favorite author is David J. Mauro. I just finished reading The Altitude Journals by him and it was one of the most interesting books I have read in a long time..and it is non-fiction which is not my favorite genre. He was telling about his experiences mountain climbing and he wrote as if he was telling about the adventure as he climbed. He wrote in a way that just captivated me and drew me on the adventure with him. I know he is not a tried and tested author, not famous, probably has not written a whole lot of books, but he is still my favorite author right now.
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I don't have one specific favorite author overall; I enjoy different authors for different moods.

If I had to choose one author I really enjoy, it is Edith Wharton. She wrote about the upper class of Gilded Age New England, criticizing the social problems of the social class she was brought up in, similar to Jane Austen.

Although she is most well known for Age of Innocence or House of Mirth (she was the first woman awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the former), she also wrote nonfiction, including travelogues and books on interior design.
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Post by Hannahhhh »

I don't really have a favourite author, but if I would pick an author of a book that I was really most into, that would be John Grisham.

I own 8 of his books including The Testament and The Summons. Although, my favourite book of his would be A Time to Kill. I don't have the book but we read it at school (the whole book) and it was a really good one, totally recommended for those people who love mystery and suspense.
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My favourite writer and also poet is the great Rabindranath Tagore. I have never known a writer as versatile as he is. He also received Nobel prize for Gitanjali.
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Post by EmeraldEyes8918 »

Roald Dahl, Beatrix Potter, Jacqueline Wilson and J.K. Rowling during my childhood, and in my adult years, I love Ian McEwan and Margaret Atwood, though I like to dip into the books I read growing up to feel younger again. :)
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It's so tough to pick just one but the ones that leap into my head are Stephen King and James Herbert.

I started reading my Dad's James Herbert books when I was 12 and I had worked my way through all the point horror books in our local library.

I remember that the Cottage was the first novel of his I ever read and I was immersed into his universe! Although I've never quite recovered from the squirrel lol!
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J K ROWLING
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Post by ShaunaConstant »

There are many authors that I enjoy, but I would have to agree with many people by saying J.K. Rowling is the first author to come to mind when I am asked that question. I feel like I was lucky enough to kind of grow up with Harry. I was introduced to Harry Potter when there was only one or two books out. I caught up really fast and enjoyed waiting for the midnight releases. Even to this day I will read through the Harry Potter series about once a year. Out of all the books I have read, this series and author has stuck with me the most.
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Post by cadencebowen »

Oh my goodness! There are too many good authors to name just ONE!

Some of my favorites are Diana Gabaldon, Sylvia Plath, Amanda Lovelace and Stephen King.
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Post by marina ag »

this is a really tough decision, but I would have to chose Paulo Coelho. he really does change the way you see and interpret the details that surround you. He also cures your thirst for knowledge.
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My summer is kinda boring so in order to entertain myself, I started to read books.

Jay Bell is one of my fave authors. He wrote 'Something Like Series' which was basically YA MM series. The characters are lovable. And the good thing is that it has 10 book series.

Simon James Green wrote Noah Can't Even and I should tell you, it was literally the funniest book I've read. Well, it's all about coming out so yeah, the plot is super funny and Noah is so lovable!
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My favorite author is V.C Andrews
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For me there can never be any favourite author, it's just impossible to have one, what of genres? There are just too many genres that I like. Now for special mention, it seems right to start with Stephen King, then there's Dean Koontz and what do you say about Thomas Harris (One little book every 10 years), what of Jeffery Deaver (have only read The bone collector - and to me the most intelligently written thriller ever).
Then authors writing in not so popular genres - Alvin Toffler (a genius and a nostradamus in his own right), Napoleon Hill, Norman Vincent Peale.
What of African writer? Ben Okri, Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Adichie or Ngugi Wa Thiongo. What of Alex haley of Roots fame?
Then for christian books, Charles Spurgeon is about the best I have come across, then Derek Prince (late) and Max Lucado have great books.
Too many authors, too many genres.
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C.S Lewis
Mario Puzo
Leon Uris
James Hardley Chase
Mary Higgins Clark
Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpeta - my all time female fictional character)
Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum - my No. 2 all time )
Dan Brown (Please go read Digital Fortress)
Richard North Patterson (Kerry Kilcannon - my joint favourite fictional US president)
Tom Clancy (Jack Ryan - joint favourite/original favourite US fictional president)
And so much more
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