Duplicate question #1 gazillion: Who is currently your favorite author?

Herman Hesse

As long as you put that “currently” qualifier on it, it’s either Arthur Phillips, Ian McDonald, or Jane Gardam.

Temple Grandin. I’m enjoying her animal behavior/communication books now.

I am constantly enjoying works by new authors, too.

We just went to a booksigning for David Finch. His book has enraptured my husband.
My husband normally reads computer manuals as hobby…so this is out of his usual comfort zone!

Bill Willingham

I’m going with Herman Hesse too.

Dr Seuss.

Right this second? Lisa See because I’m reading Shanghai Girls. After I finish that, my favorite will be the next one I read that I really like.
A peek into why I never married. ;-)

Bill Bryson.

Sadie Jones.

Savannah Russe at the moment.

I’m reading her vampire series called The Darkwing Chronicles. It’s about a team of vampires that are government spies…(lol).

I didn’t realize it was tagged “paranormal romance” til about 30 pages in =/

My favorite YA author is John Green. It helps that he is super cool and a real class act as well.

Non-YA stuff would be either John Irving, Nabokov, or CS Lewis. Or maybe Hemingway.

Elie Wiesel (reading Night, he came to my middle school a few years ago to share his story of the Holocaust, props to him on that)

I hit up Bertrand Russell the most, but I also adore Mark Twain. So obviously I’ve got a thing for smart mouthy people. guess I’m in the right place.

Tove Jansson. I’m a third of the way through Moominpappa at Sea and would love to write a paper on the difference in leadership / parenting skills between Moominmamma and Moominpappa. This series never fails to surprise me. I’m going to be devastated when I have finished reading her entire oeuvre.

Anne Rice is my all time favorite writer

Barbara Kingsolver and Tasha Alexander.

Currently? Stieg Larsson. Not only do I love his style of writing, but I also love how he creates such awesome female characters. I am sick of books with two dimensional lady characters who contribute little to the story.

It’s a toss up between Fannie Flagg, Rosamunde Pilcher and Charles Dickens. I can’t get enough of any of these three : )

@Kardamom We are so similar! I love all of their stories.

Stephen Baxter or Alistair Reynolds.

@Soupy I just got back from seeing the English version of Girl With the Dragon Tatoo. Loved the Swedish version, but I think I liked this version even more. If you liked the book, you should like the movie too (if you haven’t already seen it). Some of the landscape shots were breathtaking.

@Kardamom Thanks for the advice! I’ve seen the Swedish version and loved it, and I’ve heard only good things about the English version. I’ll go and see it as soon as I have some more money.

Ken Follett

All are fiction writers, many about serial killers, most are murder mysteries – all make a good way to escape life:
Jefferson Bass
John Connolly
Dee Henderson – Christian fiction
Iris Johansen
Jan Burke
Krentz/Quick
PJ Tracy – The Monkeewrench crew
Karin Slaughter
Patricia Cornwell
James Patterson

@mattbrowne have you seen the TV miniseries of Pillars Of The Earth? It’s really good.

@RareDenver – Not yet. There’s a 4 DVD set, right?

I’m looking forward to “Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy”. Have you read book 1?

I just now started reading the Inheritance series/saga, so my current favorite author is what’s-his-face who wrote it. =0)

@mattbrowne I haven’t read any Ken Follett, only seen that TV series. I have read Sarum though and can thoroughly recommend it.