Alphabet of Authors' First Names

[Alannah]

I found this from a suggestion online and thought it looked pretty fun. It is similar to Leslie's 'Alphabet of Books You've Read'.

1) Post the name of the author whose first name begins with the next letter of the alphabet after the initial letter of the previous post.

2) Try not to repeat within the same thread.

3) Please try to link wherever possible.

4) If you have read any books by the author, feel free to say what they were.

[Alannah]

A

Anne Brontë (I haven't read anything by her but I have read her sisters work before)

[Leslie]

First names, hmmmm... seems weird not to use last names but OK.

B: Bram Stoker - Dracula is all I have read by him.

[[deleted user]]

C:

Colleen Coble (haven't read anything of hers yet, but I do have one on my Kindle).

[Alannah]

I thought it would be different to use their first names instead.

David Nicholls

[Leslie]

E: Edith Wharton - I've read 3 of her books this year: Ethan Frome, House of Mirth, The Age of Innocence and I am currently listening to the radio drama of The Custom of the Country on BBC Radio 4X.

[Maggie]

Ellen Glasgow

[Amber]

F F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby I read it in school and didn't like it. The book got me a c in senior english when I was in high school. >__>

[Maggie]

Graham Greene

[Alannah]

Hannah Howell

[Dhanaraj]

Italo Calvino.......... I have read many books by him.
A great writer.

[Maggie]

Julian Clary (Rude but funny!)

[Leslie]

K: Ken Follett - I have read several books of his - Eye of the Needle, Code to Zero, A Dangerous Fortune, A Place Called Freedom, Night Over Water, The Third Twin, Whiteout, The Key to Rebecca, and of course The Pillars of the Earth & World Without End

[Amber]

L Laura Ingalls Wilder-Little House in the Big Woods I read this book in middle school and it is a favorite of mine. :-)

[Roberta]

M Mordecai Richler I read Barney's Version . I strongly recommend it to you!

[Alannah]

N

Natalie Goldberg

[Dhanaraj]

O

Orhan Pamuk I have never read any book by him. Hope, I will read him soon. I have heard many good things about him.

[Leslie]

P: Penelope Fitzgerald - read Offshore and The Blue Flower; beautiful prose but not my cup of tea.

[Nicole]

Skipping Q

R- Rafael Yglesias

I read A Happy Marriage May 2012. I would highly recommend this. Beautifully written and heart-breaking story!

[Amber]

S-Stephen King- these are the books I have read by him so far that I highly reccomend you guys check out: 'Salem's Lot: Illustrated Edition, Pet Sematary, The Eyes of the Dragon, The Stand, Cycle of the Werewolf, Night Shift , Blockade Billy and Joyland .

[Nicole]

T- Tom Franklin
Read May 2013 Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter I enjoyed it! I gave it 4 stars.

[Leslie]

U: Ursula K. LeGuin - The Wizard of Earthsea trilogy

[Scott]

V: V.C. Andrews - Flowers in the Attic, Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, My Sweet Audrina...so many when I was in middle school..high school...so young...so foolish

[Alannah]

Wes Moore

[Alannah]

Yvonne Harris

[Amber]

Z
Zachary Jernigan - No Return ( read it this summer and it was a pretty good read)

[Alannah]

A

Alison Weir, I have one of her books on my shelf.

[Maggie]

B:

Belinda Bauer

[Alannah]

C

Cat Clarke, read Entangled

[Roberta]

D

Dan Brown

[Amber]

E
Edgar Allan Poe-The Masque of the Red Death ( one of my favorite poe stories)

[Maggie]

E

Elizabeth Haynes

(Into the Darkest Corner - a brilliant book)

[Nicole]

Frank Peretti

Read:
This Present Darkness
Piercing the Darkness
Prophet
Hangman's Curse

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G

George Orwell

[Nicole]

Hannah Tinti- The Good Thief Read November 2012. Disliked. Gave it one star.

[LauraT]

I

Ian McEwan Sweet Tooth; read at the beginning of this year. Liked it, but not as much as other books by him

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Judy Christie - Read her “Green" series and enjoyed it very much.

[LauraT]

K
Katharina Hagena - The Taste of Apple Seeds read but 10 days ago and liked it a lot

[Maggie]

L

Lorna Landvik

[[deleted user]]

M

Margaret Mitchell - Have not read anything of hers

[Maggie]

N

Nevil Shute

[[deleted user]]

O

Oscar Wilde

[Nicole]

P

Pearl S. Buck- The Good Earth LOVED!!! 5 STARS

[Leslie]

Nicole wrote: "P

Pearl S. Buck- The Good Earth LOVED!!! 5 STARS"

oh good! I recently acquired this as an audiobook.

[Amber]

R
Robert Englund- Hollywood Monster: A Walk Down Elm Street with the Man of Your Dreams (It is a pretty good autobiography about his life before and after playing Freddy.)

[Nicole]

Leslie, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

S

Susan Pitchford- God in the Dark: Suffering and Desire in the Spiritual Life This book really helped me through a dark time. 4 stars.

[Leslie]

T: Tom Clancy - I have read all the Jack Ryan books, which I enjoyed

[LauraT]

U
Umberto Eco - The Name of the Rose

[Dhanaraj]

LauraT wrote: "U
Umberto Eco - The Name of the Rose"

Though I had added this book to my TO READ LIST I have not yet read it and whenever I see the name popping up I have a guilt feeling. After I return to Rome, I will have to find time for it.

[LauraT]

Dhanaraj wrote: "LauraT wrote: "U
Umberto Eco - The Name of the Rose"

Though I had added this book to my TO READ LIST I have not yet read it and whenever I see the name popping up I have a guilt feeling. After I r..."

It's his best I think. His first, maybe that's the reason!!!