Ian Rankin

feeds@yuku.com (sublimosa) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:59:38 GMT

Can't believe he's not in here already-

Ian Rankin

Rebus

Sue Grafton

PLEASE READ -- Forum User Guide

feeds@yuku.com (wernoclue) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:28:09 GMT

As of today, August 18, 2009, the Favorite Authors forum alphabetical listing stickied at the top has been completely updated.

Please, please, PLEASE use this listing to find the author you are looking for before starting a new topic so that we can cut down on the number of duplicate topics.

Did you know you can also click on the word Title at the top of the topic list and alphabetize the entire forum? Try that if you don't find what you're looking for in the...

Richard Russo

feeds@yuku.com (sublimosa) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:42:54 GMT

I just found Richard Russo this year and I'm loving his books. He was a professor in New England, but was first published while teaching at an Illinois university.

His books are, in no particular order:

Nobody's Fool (made into a major motion picture starring Paul Newman)
The Bridge of Sighs
Mohawk
The W*H*O*R*E'S Child (short stories)
Empire Falls
The Risk Pool

out in August 2009
That Old...

Alexander McCall Smith

feeds@yuku.com (saundrakane) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:14:21 GMT

I just finshed The Miracle at Speedy Motors and had forgotten how much I liked this series. The #1 Ladies Detective Agency is a wonderful series..not because of the gritty action..there is very little..but because of the home spun wisdom and look into another culture where everyone seems to have the same universal problems as every other person in the world.

Harlan Ellison

feeds@yuku.com (Porphry) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:55:02 GMT

I read a lot of different writers/writing, but if put to naming my favorite author-- Harlan wins. From his non-fic through his more speculative fic writings, and even some of his deep SF, excellent.

Po

Debbie Macomber

feeds@yuku.com (Islandgirl81) — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:11:59 GMT

Does anybody else here read this author? She writes what I would call "women's fiction" but by that I do NOT mean "chick lit". Her best known series is the "Blossom Street" books, but she's written others, too.

Each of the Blossom Street books has two or three different interwoven story lines featuring various women. At least one storyline in each book is a traditional romance: a woman in her 20s meets a man in his 30s, they are attracted to...

S.J. Rozan

feeds@yuku.com (Islandgirl81) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:16:36 GMT

Anybody here a fan of S.J. Rozan? She mostly writes a mystery series featuring Bill Smith and Lydia Chin, but has also written a couple of mainstream novels, including one called "Absent Friends" about the aftermath of 9/11.

Christopher Moore

feeds@yuku.com (mydogjake) — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:28:32 GMT

Has anyone read Christopher Moore's new book, Fool? He's usually so funny, can't wait to reed it.

Truman Capote's short stories

feeds@yuku.com (katshakespeare) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:26:55 GMT

I'm reading a short story collection by Capote...the first couple of stories, I thought - what is the big deal about Capote's short stories; I don't get it...oh! then...then I kept reading - now I see. So unique! And I am in the era of the 40's, but really, it's a universal age he writes in - a timelessness that I admire. Interesting man, interesting stories.

Linda Howard

feeds@yuku.com (Miasmum) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:15:40 GMT

Anyone read Linda Howard? I think Cover of Night is my favorite, but have really enjoyed every one so far. I still have a few to go.

Susan Johnson

feeds@yuku.com (prettyeyesnads) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:03:25 GMT

I love Susan JOhnson books. I especially love her Historical Romances, they're the best. At the moment I'm in the middle of Pure Sin and I'm loving it!

Karin Slaughter

feeds@yuku.com (tugboat93) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:58:26 GMT

I just finished Triptych by Karin Slaughter and I really enjoyed it.

I heard her speak at a local book festival and decided to give her books a shot. (I had not heard of her!)

If you have not read her, I highly recommend that you give her books a try.

tug

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Zenna Henderson

feeds@yuku.com (Somerled) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:17:10 GMT

As young boy, my mother handed me a book of stories by her...Many folks would think that these stories were too adult for a child...but my mother never told me I couldn't read something because it wasn't in my particular age group...she always encouraged me to read whatever I liked...they were all interwoven, as they concerned the same group of characters, collectively known as the People. The People are a race of beings that have crash landed on the earth, SW USA, and have struggled to...

Carl Hiaasen

feeds@yuku.com (sublimosa) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:48:22 GMT

Oops! Thought I'd already updated this!
Carl Hiaasen is (or was) a journalist for abig FL paper. His books are satire/adventure/environmental. He's got a warped sense of humor that I absolutely love. All of his books aren't as good as others, but the outlandish scenarios he comes up with are well worth the read.
My favorite is Basket Case

Nature Girl

Skinny Dip

Basket Case

Sick Puppy

Lucky You

Stormy...

Robert Crais

feeds@yuku.com (sublimosa) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:42:38 GMT

Elvis Cole series:
THE MONKEY'S RAINCOAT
STALKING THE ANGEL
LULLABY TOWN
FREE FALL
VOODOO RIVER
SUNSET EXPRESS
INDIGO SLAM
L.A. REQUIEM
THE LAST DETECTIVE
THE FORGOTTEN MAN
The watchman

(stand alone novels)
Demolition angel
Hostage
The two minute rule

I really enjoy this author's writing. In the Cole series, the reader gets a more personal look into Elvis as each novele...