30 -- An Author With A Same Name As You

[Lindsey]

30. An author with a same name as you

Whether it’s your first, last, or middle name, this prompt is for an author that shares your name! Alternate spellings, maiden names, and nicknames are also completely acceptable. If the author publishes under a pseudonym, both their pen name and their legal name is acceptable.

To find authors who share a name with you, we recommend doing a web search, or searching on Goodreads. You are also welcome to ask for specific recommendations in our Facebook group.


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[Michele]

I found an author that not only has the same first AND last name as me, she also spells them both the same. Our names are Michele Olson, and the first book in her series is Being Ethel: In a world that loves Lucy.

[Rosalind]

that's so exciting Michele!

I think there are two people with my first and last name who have written academic papers but not accessible books. There are enough Rosalinds to provide some good options though and I found one who specialises in folklore so am actually using her for the mythology prompt.

I find prompts like this particularly interesting because the options depend on the reader rather than the book itself so it's very different.

[Laura]

I think I'm going to read two books for this prompt, because I also found an author with the same last name as mine.
So I'm going to be reading Ash Princess and The Water Crown

[Michelle]

I'm going to try Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

[Angela]

Fireworks by Angela Carter

(Not only same name but I'm actually named after her)

[Angela Y]

Folklorn by Angela Mi Young Hur or Follow Me by Angela Clarke (im debating between these two)

[Victoria]

I'm thinking the Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard!

[Kat]

The Date by Louise Jensen

Louise is my middle name

[Thushari]

I hate this prompt

[Sandra]

Something by Sandra Brown. Any recommendations?

[Kate]

I think I am going to do a Kate Quinn backlist starting with Rose Code.

[Kim]

Okay so #30 found two authors who share my name (slight spelling variation) and I get to choose between...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

and

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Good thing that I like dinosaurs! Also that one is spelled exactly as mine is.

[Anna]

Kim wrote: "Okay so #30 found two authors who share my name (slight spelling variation) and I get to choose between...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4......"

Oh my Goodness! What a choice! HaHaHa

[Emily]

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

[Laura]

Anne Stuart has two thirds of my name, so I might check out something by her.

[Zermeena]

My first name is impossible to work with. Luckily my last name (due to marriage) is Marshall. So I'm going to read Missing Marlene: Being A Nanny Is Murder by Evan Marshall.

[GailW]

Thushari wrote: "I hate this prompt"

Thushari, you can do what I do. If there is no way for me to comfortably find a book for a prompt, I just skip it. This year I'm only doing 44 of them and I did the same last year. And I don't feel guilty!

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I think this one will be pretty easy for me. I guess I'll finally read an Agatha Christie book.

[Laura]

Laura wrote: "I think I'm going to read two books for this prompt, because I also found an author with the same last name as mine.
So I'm going to be reading Ash Princess and [book:The Water Crow..."

Thanks for posting this! Might have to steal the first one as mine for this prompt too haha

[Elisha]

I'm currently reading Movie Star by Jessica Simpson.

[Julie]

I just finished Home: A Memoir of my early years by Julie Andrews. Really enjoyed it, not what I expected.

[k_streebs]

Driving Force
I read driving force by Kate Angelo (we both have the same first name; I actually have met this author in person, which makes this extra cool).

This book 5 stars!

[Kerri]

k_streebs wrote: "Driving Force
I read driving force by Kate Angelo (we both have the same first name; I actually have met this author in person, which makes this extra cool).

This book 5 stars!"

Very Cool!

[Levisio]

Christie wrote: "I think this one will be pretty easy for me. I guess I'll finally read an Agatha Christie book."

I suggest you The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

[Ma]

Michele wrote: "I found an author that not only has the same first AND last name as me, she also spells them both the same. Our names are Michele Olson, and the first book in her series is [book:..."

That is thr best title ever!

[Lindsey]

I read Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield, since Diane is my middle name. 2 Stars unfortunately, the timeline was wibbly-wobby and the characters were hard to keep track of

[Lori]

Lindsey wrote: "I read Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield, since Diane is my middle name. 2 Stars unfortunately, the timeline was wibbly-wobby and the characters were hard to kee..."

I didn’t like this either. I found it repetitive and uninteresting for a fantasy.

[Mitra]

Thushari wrote: "I hate this prompt"

There are a few books by Tushar and Tusharika. Not a great choice. It is the same for me, but there a a few.

[Anna]

I read Black Beauty by Anna Sewell for this prompt. It fit in well with my wanting to read more of the classics.

[Kezia]

I also dislike this prompt. My only saving grace is that I took my husband’s last name when we married. I’ll be reading “The Fifth Business” by Robertson Davies.

[Amy]

I just finished What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon. I had never heard of her, and let me just say, this ended up being one of the best books I have ever read! I did not want it to end.

[Katie]

I read The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender

[Gerry]

For this one, I went with my maiden name (Gallagher) which I now use as my middle name. I started and discarded two other books before finding this mystery, which I really enjoyed. Missing by Charlie Gallagher.

[Gerry]

Kezia wrote: "I also dislike this prompt. My only saving grace is that I took my husband’s last name when we married. I’ll be reading “The Fifth Business” by Robertson Davies."

I enjoyed that series many years ago!

[Anna]

Since my first name is Julia, I read Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan.

[Beth]

Sandra wrote: "Something by Sandra Brown. Any recommendations?"

I'm reading Sandra Brown's Blind Tiger for the Roaring 20s...

[Beth]

I think I'm going to read The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon.
I am quite glad that my first name offers so many possibilities...

[Libby]

Magpie by Elizabeth Day

[Heather]

I decided on Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. I loved it!

[Martha.O.S]

I chose “Hotel Paradise” by Martha Grimes for this prompt. I’m enjoying it and had not come across this writer before.

[Kay]

They - Kay Dick

[Megan]

Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda
3.5 stars

[Belle]

The Book of Help - Megan Griswold

[Tanya]

I read The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff -- I loved her Blood Price series when I was younger (sadly unavailable in ebook format) but wasn't as keen on this.

[Tamara]

I read "Tallulah The Tooth Fairy CEO" Dr. Tamara Pizzoli

[Stella]

I am going to read a book by an author with my first name Stella and the title The Parfit Knight ties in with my married surname, double whammy.

[Carol]

I had a hard time finding a book for this prompt and then I stumbled on an Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig that was recommended on a podcast. It is written by a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. 5 stars!

[Mikaela T (mikaelabooks_)]

Ugh does anyone have a recommendation for Mikaela/Michaela/Kayla??? I'm stuck

[Mel]

In The Cut by Suzanna Moore. Well, that was disturbing as fuck. It's brilliantly written, absolutely flawlessly written, and I flew through it, but I don't know whether I liked it or not. I need to think it over.