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What are 5-7 of your favorite authors? Add them as hashtags so we can find each other, boost this, share your own. Etc. Some of mine:
#NeilGaiman
#OctaviaEButler
#NKJemisin
#PhilipKDick
#DavidMitchell
#MichaelCunningham
#StephenKing
@gg i really must read more Morrison. When it comes to Faulkner and Steinbeck, they’re on my to-read list.
@jonwesleyhuff I am rereading all her works, with a brief diversion if Annie Dillard’s The Living.
@jonwesleyhuff great list, some of mine are
#neilgaiman
#TerryPrachet
#jimbutcher
#marjorieliu
#GailSimone
#AndrejSapowiski
And some Dutch writers from my youth:
#theabeckman
#janterlouw
#paulvanloon
@xandrethenthdroid I really have to read more Terry Pratchett. I’ve only read Good Omens and that was ages ago. Marjorie Liu I almost put on mine. I love Monstress. I’m excited to get the second deluxe volume soon. And to read The Night Eaters.
@ameliahanslow I want to read more Christie. I’ve enjoyed all of her books I have read. Some of these im unfamiliar with so I’ve added them to my research list.
@jonwesleyhuff I own everything she's written (albeit amassed as a teenager from secondhand shops :)) - and aside from the writing she was a fascinating character herself
Some of my favorite authors are:
#TerryPratchett
@neilhimself @mariahaskins
#Tolkien
#MichaelCrichton
#AnthonyBourdain (yes, he was quite a good writer on top of chef and tv host).
@WingedLion @neilhimself @mariahaskins
So many fantastic choices! I’ve seen so much Terry Pratchett love here which makes me happy.
@Michaelvaliant I’ve been told very good things about Abercrombie.
@jonwesleyhuff some of my favourite characters in the entire fantasy genre are his: Nicoma Costa and The Bloody Nine are so good. Great books. Just finished Red Country (second read)
@jonwesleyhuff I know there are more, but these all came to mind fairly quickly:
#IsaacAsimov #Asimov
#JRRTolkien #Tolkien
#NKJemisin
#ErnestHemingway #Hemingway
#RainerMariaRilke #Rilke
#MaryOliver
#Shakespeare
Doubled up on some of the hashtags just to be safe :)
@mattlaff I've been wanting to read some Rilke. I am kind of mad at myself for not putting Asimov or Tolkien in. But I guess they'll get plenty of representation on these lists and I tried to limit myself. lol. I also have a deep love for Shakespeare. I've been wanting to get back to Stratford, Ontario to the festival again. Do you have a favorite of his?
@jonwesleyhuff Rilke is the best; I took a German lit course in college and was hooked immediately. "Go to the limits of your longing" might be my favorite poem ever.
Shakespeare's sonnets are amazing, of course, and I'm a sucker for A Midsummer Night's Dream, but honestly there are so many great ones, I just love seeing them live.
Asimov was my first sci-fi obsession, so lots of nostalgia there. Currently reading through the whole Foundation universe with one of my kids, still love 'em all.
@jonwesleyhuff I actually saw Hamlet at the festival in Ontario when I was in college, and it was obviously fantastic, but we're lucky here in Buffalo, because our Shakespeare in the Park does a truly excellent job; we try to get to both shows every year, and we are never disappointed.
@mattlaff I haven't been since a trip in high school! The Chicago Shakespeare Theater puts on some amazing performances and is only a couple hours away, but I haven't been there in forever either.
@jonwesleyhuff I imagine a lot of people are in the same boat: I feel like Shakespeare is very difficult to *not* enjoy in person, but it's getting yourself there that can be the trick. Hopefully you get back sooner than later!
I read a *lot* but don't have an immediate list of top/favourite authors. I guess I'd include:
#TerryPratchett
#RogerZelazny
#EllisPeters
#SueBlack