Who is your favorite Author

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   Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

   As Hub Pages is mainly about writing... So, I thought it will be nice if we knew the favorite authors of our fellow hubbers.

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      Pinklady38posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      My favourite authors are:- Sheila O'Flanagan - Read all her books really enjoy and fly through them all so quickly; easy reading. John Grisham - The Firm, The Partner, The Jury to name but a few; excellent. Patricia Sheehan - 'Sacred Jounery of a Celtic Visionary' plus get a beautiful white feather in the book; very inspirational book really and thoroughly enjoyed it.(must read)
      The Secret, the website is really enjoyable. I haven't seen the dvd yet though.
      Colin Fry he's a medium, went to see one of his show's also. Apologies for the long reply but when I get reading a don't stop.
      PinkLady

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   Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

   And I am yet to figure out mine

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   simplyjoposted 15 years ago

   I enjoy reading John Grisham and Mary Higgins Clark, apart from many others

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   Wayne Orvisburgposted 15 years ago

   As generic of an answer as it will sound.  I really enjoy Stephen King.  I don't particularly like all of his books/stories, but for the most part they cater to my tast.

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   Wayne Orvisburgposted 15 years ago

   As generic of an answer as it will sound.  I really enjoy Stephen King.  I don't particularly like all of his books/stories, but for the most part they cater to my tast.

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   Uninvited Writerposted 15 years ago

   Jane Austen. I like the classics

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      kerrygposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Me too.
      
      Not sure if I have a standout favorite modern author. Maybe Elizabeth Peters? Not great literature, exactly, but a very fun read.

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   Mark Knowlesposted 15 years ago

   Iain Banks is my current favorite.

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   Greek Oneposted 15 years ago

   1) Tolstoy
   2) Xaviera Hollander
   3) Theodor Seuss Geisel

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      dohn121posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Yes!  Dr. Seuss!  "The Sneetches" was one of my favorites.

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         TamCorposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         dohn--My husband is always comparing the story of the Star-Bellied Sneetches to situations in real life, lol...
         
         My favorite author is Dean Koontz, by a long shot...

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      Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Little known fact: Hollander and Geisel teamed up on a book titled:  Horton finds the G spot.  It's educational for the kiddies as well as the parents
      
      

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         Davinagirl3posted 15 years agoin reply to this

         

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         Greek Oneposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         I would not, could not, in a box.
         I could not, would not, with a fox.
         I will not eat them here or there.
         I will not eat them anywhere.
         But if you pay me one hundred forty
         I would even do it in a tree

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   dohn121posted 15 years ago

   Ernest Hemingway.  He's taught me more about writing than any author.  "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" pops into mind as being one of his best collection of short stories.  Here is a short list of some of his greatest short stories:
   
   "Hills Like White Elephants"
   
   "The Good Country"
   
   "Big Two-Hearted River, Part 1"
   
   "Big Two-Hearted River, Part 2"
   
   "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber."
   
   Of his novels, "The Old Man and the Sea" and "A Farewell to Arms" should not be missed.  He is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.

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    Kobyposted 15 years ago

    Orson Scott Card is a great author
    Paulo Coelho is too

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    wannabwesternposted 15 years ago

    I love Wallace Stegner, Kent Haruf, Jane Smiley, and Jose Saramagio, to name a few of my faves.

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    Ladybird33posted 15 years ago

    James Patterson for my easy, thriller reading
    J.R. Ward for my vampire, sex, romance reading
    Stephanie Meyer, of course, the Twilight series (can read over & over)
    Jodi Picoult, deep, soulful, heartful reading the touches you in a very deep place in your mind, body and soul
    
    I love so many authors that I just can pick one but here are my favorite categories.
    
    Right now I am reading "Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger, so far, excellent!

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    Lady_Eposted 15 years ago

    Love Danielle Steele.

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    Davinagirl3posted 15 years ago

    KURT VONNEGUT JR.
    

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       Mishaposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Like him too. But my favorite is Herman Hesse, by a huge margin.

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          Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          He was from Indianapolis which automatically qualifies him as a genius.

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    L Pellegrinoposted 15 years ago

    Jane Austen here too. She was so ahead of her time.

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    Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years ago

    You must try it Hung I Am
    You forgot to call me Ma'am
    See you really have no choice
    The ball gag leaves you with no voice
    If you choose to not indulge
    I will crush your manly bulge

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    Bard of Elyposted 15 years ago

    For number of times I have read and reread his books: CS Lewis!

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       dohn121posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I've only read the Chronicles of Narnia.  What else do you recommend, Bard?

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          Uninvited Writerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          If you don't mind me jumping in...I enjoyed That Hideous Strength,Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra (his Space trilogy)

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    Kyaposted 15 years ago

    Fjodor Dostoyevsky, and Lewis Carroll.

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       Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I read a Dostoyevsky novel once.  Now I'm on Prozac.  I'm not blaming him, I'm just sayin'

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          Davinagirl3posted 15 years agoin reply to this

          The Brothers K. is one of my favorite novels of all time.

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    L. Andrew Marrposted 15 years ago

    Of fiction Stephen King,
    Of poetry Philip Larkin.

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    Greek Oneposted 15 years ago

    I tired to read James Joyce's Ulysses....
    
    and ended up with 2 headaches

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    Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years ago

    I read Atlas Shrugged.  I moved to Montana, built a shack, ammased an arsenal and stockpile of food, then waited for the world to implode.
    
    I'm better now.

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       Davinagirl3posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Better, because you did that.... or?

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          Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Recovering anarchist.  Now I like people and want to live among them.

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             Davinagirl3posted 15 years agoin reply to this

             My aunt lives on a mountaintop in Georgia.  She's a little out of it.

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    Greek Oneposted 15 years ago

    I was vacatioing in Europe while reading Lady Chatterley's Lover....
    
    one night in a drunken state I found myself wandering through the english countryside with a box of condoms and a hopeful expression on my face

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    fierycjposted 15 years ago

    The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger, The Stand by Stephen King, and Wielding A Red Sword by Piers Anthony. Three great books from three of my all time favorite authors. These books are more about me than anything I've ever read.

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       Greek Oneposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       speaking of The Catcher In the Rye...
       NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.D. Salinger on Monday sued the writer and publisher of a book billed as a sequel to his classic novel "The Catcher in the Rye," saying the work infringes on his copyright.
       
       Salinger is asking a judge to block publication of "60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye" written by an author identified as J.D. California.
       
       According to online bookstore Amazon.com, the book will be published in September by Swedish publisher Nicotext.
       
       "The sequel is not a parody and it does not comment upon or criticize the original. It is a rip-off pure and simple," said the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

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          fierycjposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          People are always trying to steal your damn things. Blood sucking leeches, every one of them.

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       \Brenda Scullyposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       The catcher in the Rye has to be one of my all time favourites too.... I read it on holiday man it is sooooooooooo good

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    wesleycoxposted 15 years ago

    My all time favorite author is Dean Koontz, I have all his titles, except the newest ones.  I also enjoy a good Stephen King novel; I loved The Dark Tower stories.  Harper Lee is good, and James Patterson for his maximum ride novels.

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    Dame Scribeposted 15 years ago

    Dark Towers was awesome lol, even my sons enjoyed them and they don't read too many of my books, also enjoy, Frank Herbert and Planet America author

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    Healeyposted 15 years ago

    Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, Robert Heinlein, Edgar Rice Burroughs,
    
    Newer authors:  Sharon Shinn, Jacqueline Carey and Laurell K. Hamilton.
    
    Non-fiction:  Graham Hancock and Richard C. Hoagland.

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    iamqweenbeeposted 15 years ago

    Stephen King hands down!!!
    Although my kids will say I am their favorite author. ;-)
    I CRAVE a good Stephen King novel all the time...I guess I am addicted

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       dohn121posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       You are certainly not alone.  He's just so entertaining.  My favorite by him as of late is "Everything's Eventual."  My two favorite stories were "The Man in the Black Suit," and "Riding the Bullet."  Classic Stephen King.

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       L. Andrew Marrposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I know exactly how you feel...over the past two weeks I've read four Stephen King books (Carrie, Goes to the Movies, Everything's Eventual, Blaze), I'm currently reading The Shining, I got IT free from work (I work in a bookstore) and on top of that I've also bought Night Shift, Pet Sematary, Salem's Lot and The Dead Zone.
       
       Stephen King Galore =]

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    Shalini Kagalposted 15 years ago

    Ayn Rand and Philip Pullman

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    Feline Prophetposted 15 years ago

    Quite impossible to answer...favourite implies a body of work... there are so many out there who are one-book wonders!

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    Richard Ringposted 15 years ago

    My favorite author: Richard A. Knaak
    Read his original series and his dragonlance books; fantastic novels.

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    sbeakrposted 15 years ago

    Amy Hempel, Joan D. Vinge, Anne-Marie MacDonald, Robert Graves

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    Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

    I am impressed as most of the hubbers have a taste for reading.

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    Lockenbarposted 15 years ago

    As I recognize the names and contributions of all these terrific writers mentioned as favorites on this post, I am very content. Why? I'm just relieved that people still read these great works no matter the genre. I was loosing faith. But I am new to this website and the more I access it, the more impressed I am with it. So, for what it is worth, two of my favorites are John Steinbeck and Jack London.

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       vanzant730posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       
       
       As Am I. I'm thoroughly impressed by the people that still read the classics these days. I found Steinbeck's style in "Of Mice and Men" fascinating. It was a paradox of what they wanted and what they had. Jack London has an amazing way with giving human emotions to animals. It was almost as if they were human...

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    vanzant730posted 15 years ago

    Currently I'm working on my classic literature. Some of my favorites include Stendhal, Dostoevsky, and Machiavelli.
    But as for modern literature,
    1. Jim Butcher. I love his way of incorporating sarcasm in a humorous manner.
    2. Chip Kidd. He wrote a book called "The Cheese Monkey's" and I loved every minute of it.
    3. Dan Brown. Although all of his novels are based on conspiracy theories, there still is quite a great deal of factual information.

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    jonwenbergposted 15 years ago

    Leon Uris i think.

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    vinny2posted 15 years ago

    I'm going to have to go with J.D. Salinger, but William Faulkner and Thomas Hardy are close behind.

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    viryaboposted 15 years ago

    Leon Uris. His books are soooo deep.

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    Drew Breezzyposted 15 years ago

    charles martin

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    L. Andrew Marrposted 15 years ago

    I've just read two HG Wells books in four days...they're pretty damn good. I have to keep a book journal for my English Literature A Level and I gave:
    
    The Time Machine by HG Wells 10/10
    
    The Island of Dr Moreau 8.5/10

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