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Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 24 Aug 2019, 12:44
by ReadIt_56
David Baldacci, would be my favorite. He has a way of pulling you in with character descriptions and plot twists. Every one so far has been the proverbial "page turner"

Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 24 Aug 2019, 13:42
by Browneh
My favourite author changes massively from time to time but I have to say at the moment that it's John Marrs!

I have never read books which are so gripping, thrilling and with such amazing twists and turns that I've never seen coming. I would highly, highly recommend reading "The One" or his latest release, "The Passengers". I'm hoping to read all of his novels by the end of summer.

However, I have to show my love for Marissa Meyer, her Lunar Chronicles series blew me away and made me realise that classics don't have to remain the same, updated and changed with the same themes can make a good book, great.

Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 24 Aug 2019, 22:19
by charris346
JK Rowling

Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 25 Aug 2019, 13:02
by Reviews by A
Name your favorite author is the same as asking you to name your favorite child...it simply cannot be done. Hence, I will attempt to provide a list but it is always changing as I discover an author.

Maeve Binchy
Tracy Chevalier
Geraldine Brooks
Elizabeth Kostova
Dan Brown
Philippa Gregory
Eric Carle
Kate DiCamillo
Catherine Cookson
Jacqueline Winspear
Ken Follett

A wonderful incentive to join the online book club is to discover new authors. Thank you for that opportunity.

Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 26 Aug 2019, 09:42
by LauraLeeWasHere
Well, since I've been reading the Bible for 45 years, I would have to say, God is my favorite author. (Understatement of my life)

But for the classics, it has to be Charles Dickens. Is there a more juicy book than David Copperfield?

For all things fiction/fantasy I ALWAYS have a book on the go by Stephen R Lawhead.
And if you are going for a true story you simply cannot do better than,

God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom and
Evidence Unseen by Darlene Diebler Rose

These last three books are all amazingly well-written stories that take place during World War 2.

If anyone agrees with me, I wouldn't mind making a Friend here and start discussing them. :tiphat:

Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 26 Aug 2019, 12:42
by Wanjugush
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, she is the epitome of a real feminisist and her writing style is flawless. You can't put her books down. My favourite book is Half a Yellow Sun, a historical fiction based on the Biafra war in Nigeria.

Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 28 Aug 2019, 16:22
by bmiller0161
It is hard to limit to just one....
American Fiction Authors - Pat Conroy, James Fenimore Cooper, Diana Galbadon
European: Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, Bronte Sisters, C.S. Lewis, JM Barrie, Beatrix Potter
Mystery: Sharyn McCrumb (very witty and just fun to read), Agatha Christie
Poetry: Shakespeare and again Bronte Sisters

I know I'm leaving a few out, but those come to mind.

Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 01 Sep 2019, 02:09
by Chloedog
My two favorite author's are James Patterson and J A Jance.

Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 01 Sep 2019, 14:47
by adailey
Paulo Coehlo

Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 02 Sep 2019, 09:09
by Narmin Yashar
Among modern writers I lik Markus Zusaz. Yes, he has some simple sentences on the papers of his novels. However, he has his own style with different word orders and sentence structures.
When it comes to classic writers. I definetely recommend Fyodor M. Dostoyevski. One cannot totally describe him by means of his writing style by the help of words. I am always speechless after finishing his books.

Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 04 Sep 2019, 13:18
by Andy_C
Has to be Lydia Davis. Her micro stories are incredible screwball takes on everyday life, and her novel The End of the Story is a fantastic meditation on the fallible nature of memory.

Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 07 Sep 2019, 20:30
by Felicity Granger
I have so many favourite authors I can compile a list. My (shortened) all time favourites are J.R. Ward, Cassandra Clare, Leo Tolstoy and J.R.R. Tolkien. I've taken a recent liking to Sarah J. Maas, B.B. Reid and belatedly enough, Dean Koontz. I enjoy any author that can deliver witty monologues, a refreshing plot and actually evoke a myriad of emotions when I'm reading. I love when they write so that you're fully immersed in their content and hate when they get stagnant.

Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 09 Sep 2019, 17:56
by Telly vision
Iris Johansen, James patterson, Lisa Jackson,

Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 12 Sep 2019, 21:37
by ernest mwangemi
Greg Kater is my favourite

Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?

Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 01:34
by thanya
There are a lot of authors who have touched different emotions, and it becomes really hard to remember those tiny pinpricks, but the feelings linger on. Right now, John L. Parker and Tess Gerritsen come to my mind. Parker writes a hauntingly simple yet profound book about being an athlete, which is really relatable. Gerritsen's writing has a simplicity which in itself is stunning. She doesn't look for fancy words or long sentences, but the understated yet subtle emotion is beautiful.