Fave authors
I came up with a list of favorite authors. I decided I should do this so I can be on the lookout for books by these people and not fear that I'm missing them.
Here goes:
Cecilia Ahern
Maeve Binchy
Elizabeth Berg
Jennifer Coburn
Megan Crane
Emily Giffin
Marian Keyes
Sophie Kinsella
Cara Lockwood
Liane Moriarty
Sinead Moriarty
Anne Tyler
Nick Hornby
Eric Jerome Dickey
Patrick Sanchez
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
Alison Pace
Meg Cabot
Jane Green
Lisa Jewell
Valerie Frankel
Melissa Senate
Jennifer Weiner
They are in no particular order. Also, I'm a little fickle...if someone's last book wasn't the best (e.g., John Irving, Gregory Maguire), they might not be on the list right now, but I might put them back later. Especially if they write something yummy.
I'm teaching tonight at a private club. I'm relieved that tonight's class is 6:30 pm, not 7 am like the last class I taught there. Bearette is just not a morning person. She wishes she could be, but it's not meant to be.
We're probably going to see Click (Adam Sandler) on Friday. He has really come a long way since Billy Madison. He's going to be in a 9/11-based drama, called Empty City. I'm not sure how it will turn out. But I guess he's trying to expand his repertoire.
I'm still revising "The Book", otherwise known as Behaving Badly. I feel like it's getting better and better and I can *envision* it being published someday (which does not mean I think it's ready yet, and I know it will take a lot of work and some luck to achieve that). But I do enjoy the writing itself. And I'm getting together with M in July to critique each other's writing. She's a little upset because she hasn't been able to write lately. I think everything is harder when you have 2 small children. And her husband doesn't like to be left alone with them.
Here goes:
Cecilia Ahern
Maeve Binchy
Elizabeth Berg
Jennifer Coburn
Megan Crane
Emily Giffin
Marian Keyes
Sophie Kinsella
Cara Lockwood
Liane Moriarty
Sinead Moriarty
Anne Tyler
Nick Hornby
Eric Jerome Dickey
Patrick Sanchez
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
Alison Pace
Meg Cabot
Jane Green
Lisa Jewell
Valerie Frankel
Melissa Senate
Jennifer Weiner
They are in no particular order. Also, I'm a little fickle...if someone's last book wasn't the best (e.g., John Irving, Gregory Maguire), they might not be on the list right now, but I might put them back later. Especially if they write something yummy.
I'm teaching tonight at a private club. I'm relieved that tonight's class is 6:30 pm, not 7 am like the last class I taught there. Bearette is just not a morning person. She wishes she could be, but it's not meant to be.
We're probably going to see Click (Adam Sandler) on Friday. He has really come a long way since Billy Madison. He's going to be in a 9/11-based drama, called Empty City. I'm not sure how it will turn out. But I guess he's trying to expand his repertoire.
I'm still revising "The Book", otherwise known as Behaving Badly. I feel like it's getting better and better and I can *envision* it being published someday (which does not mean I think it's ready yet, and I know it will take a lot of work and some luck to achieve that). But I do enjoy the writing itself. And I'm getting together with M in July to critique each other's writing. She's a little upset because she hasn't been able to write lately. I think everything is harder when you have 2 small children. And her husband doesn't like to be left alone with them.
Comments
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There are some on your list I'm not familiar with, but most I'd agree with. Well, except for Binchy.
I also really like her short stories.
Lisa - don't diss the Binchy ;) Or should that be La Binchy, like La Lohan? nope, doesn't work. Atwood...hmm. she's ok but a little creepy. Morrison...ponderous. Armstrong...haven't read yet.
A good list of authors there -- some I guess I should check out! Someone I love is Ann Packer but I wish she'd write another novel one of these days...
E, I like John Irving & Perrotta as well. I find JSF to be a little full of himself but I read him anyway. My mother loved Atonement, but I found it depressing :(
And, yes, Dive was really good. Has anyone read any Curtis Sittenfeld? I liked Prep and want to check out her latest...
As for JSF, I smiled at your comment, Bearette. My friend and I are constantly laughing about his apparent "hipster quotient." (I am kind of talking out my ass here because I haven't read more than a short story of his, but whatever...).
I take it you're writing a novel, Bearette? Me too!
Ashley - I wanted to read The Dive when it came out in harcover, then didn't. Then it came out in paperback and I meant to pick it up and then I forgot about it unti you just mentioned it. It sounded like a good (possibly sad) story. Regarding Tom Perrotta, I just picked The Wishbones as the July pick for my book club. I just recently read Little Children and loved it.
I really liked the new Sittenfeld; didn't agree with the critics at all. They obviously were never shy, confused, awkward girls.
Two other authors I'd recommend: Kate Atkinson and Donna Tartt.
E - The Wishbones is my favorite Perrotta ever. He was on an earlier, longer version of this list - as were Curtis and Eugenides. But i had to trim it down...it was 2 pages.
Liz & Elsa - Eugenides trivia: he lives on the Haight in San Fran ; I was able to figure this out b/c he's in my college database.
Lisa - ditto on Middlesex. I couldn't get into Brick Lane, though for a while I was seeing it everywhere. Kate was on the earlier list of favorites - i loved the museum one and case histories. I have her new one on my wish list. Donna Tartt is good too. I can see why you like her - she's a little Atwoodesque. :)
Sadly, her last few books haven't been so great either.
Speaking of authors who fall on and off the list-- last night I just finished Adam Davies' Goodbye Lemon and enjoyed it far more than his debut, The Frog King.
I agree, How to be Good was underwhelming. But not actively bad.
i actually have the tropper book in my pile!
i can't remember that scene but i remember really liking the book as a whole.
Lisa - My sister also enjoyed Donna Tartt's Secret History.
Perplexio - I read Horby's latest - A Long Way Down and I enjoyed it.
Ashley - Thanks for the suggestion on The Dive.
Bearette - Now I'm so glad I picked The Wishbones for my book club since it was your favorite. I can't wait to read it!