Fav. Authors (no, this is not a repeat ;))

[Aerykah]

Same here! My list (above) is def not all my favs! ;)

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

lol ;) it would take me too long but a few are Louisa May Alcott, Jerry L. Ross, Sarah Mally, Mark Cahill, Isabella Alden, Avi, Paul McCusker, Janette Oke, Michael Phillips, Nicole Sager, Heidi Ashworth, Ted Bell(Nick of Time), Jane Austen, Gary Blackwood(Shakespeare), Sandra Byrd and Janie Cheaney. :)))

[A.J.]

Sandra Byrd
Kathryn Kenny
Wendy Lord
Marguerite Henry
Elizabeth George Speare
Laura Ingalls Wilder

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

AAAAAH!!! SANDRA BYRD!!!! :D I'm so happy to find someone who loves her, too!!! =D

[Carolyn]

ive heard of her. SHANNON HALE AND ALLY CARTER

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

you should read her. ;)
cool! :D

[A.J.]

I am reading Ally Carter's Heist Society. (sorry about spelling)

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

lol I love a ton of middle school authors. ;)

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

Brenda {I Am A Borrower} wrote: "I love Mary Norton. I know I'm liking a middle school author, but a lot of the authors I've read are out of print and I can't find them on Goodreads, so... I'm definitely sticking with Mary Norton ..."

that is so cool.....(why is this put down as a spoiler?)

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

lol ;D

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

I think everyone should keep a list of the books they read over their lifetime; then they can tell their kids/friends/family what books were good and which ones they wouldn't recommend. I keep charts. :) I like to, it's fun; and next to "entries" I rate them on a scale of 1-10. ;) lol

[Aerykah]

Alice wrote: "I think everyone should keep a list of the books they read over their lifetime; then they can tell their kids/friends/family what books were good and which ones they wouldn't recommend. I keep char..."

This is my 4th year to keep a list, but I never rated books until I got on GR.
I agree -- it is fun. ;)

[Kim-Lost-In-A-Book]

I started my lists in 2006. My middle daughter started her list in 2nd grade :-) She's in 10th grade now and still writes down all the books she reads and she keeps track of number of pages as well.

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

:D that's so neat! I have lists from 2007-8ish.

[Carol]

Fav authors-
Austen
Bronte
Hugo
Dumas
Dickens
Defoe
Wollstonecraft
Blake
W. Somerset Maugham
E. M. Forster
C. S. Lewis
Henry Nouwen
G. K. Chesterton
Tolstoy
Chekhov
Dostoevsky
Steinbeck
Hemingway
Dahl
L'Engle
McCullough
Lucado

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

wow! :D

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

I love L'Engle!!

[Carol]

Alice wrote: "I love L'Engle!!"

Which is your favorite book by L'Engle?

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

I haven't read many but I liked Wrinkle in Time and Meet the Austins. :)

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

You?

[Carolyn]

oh yeah madelein l'engle! i read a wrinkle in time and wind in the door. its good a little weird but good

[Carolyn]

Carol wrote: "Fav authors-
Austen
Bronte
Hugo
Dumas
Dickens
Defoe
Wollstonecraft
Blake
W. Somerset Maugham
E. M. Forster
C. S. Lewis
Henry Nouwen
G. K. Chesterton
Tolstoy
Chekhov
Dostoevsky
Steinbeck
Hemingway
D..."

very classic :d

[Carol]

Alice wrote: "You?"

My favorite A Wrinkle in Time (of course) but also liked Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art.

[Carol]

Caro wrote: "Carol wrote: "Fav authors- Austen Bronte Hugo Dumas
very classic :d ..."

I do love the classics! I love art history so maybe I am drawn to their different life styles and their perspective on life. I find their writing and characters much more complex. I also like that they live in a world where the majority of people have faith in God.

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

Carol wrote: "Alice wrote: "You?"

My favorite A Wrinkle in Time (of course) but also liked Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art."

cool! :D

[[deleted user]]

J.K. Rowling is definitely my favorite author. :)
I also love...
-Shannon Hale
-Jessica Day George
-Rick Riordan
-Madeleine L'Engle
-Erin Hunter
-L.M. Montgomery
-Orson Scott Card

And lots more. :)

[Carolyn]

shiver no J.K. Rowling for me but shannon hale is a definite

[Stephanie]

I would have to say Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott, Shannon Hale, Karen Kingsbury, Chloe Neill. There are probably a few more, but can't think of them right now.

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

:D

[Nicole D.]

Alice wrote: "I haven't read many but I liked Wrinkle in Time and Meet the Austins. :)"

I LOVE A Wrinkle in Time.I also really likedA Swiftly Tilting Planetand A Wind in the Door.Many Waterswas good too.

@Hadley Star
I love Rick Riordan.His Percy Jackson series was greats as was his Kane Chronicles I still have to read the last one.

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

I need to read the rest of the Wrinkle series. ;) and the Austins.

[Carolyn]

Stephanie wrote: "I would have to say Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott, Shannon Hale, Karen Kingsbury, Chloe Neill. There are probably a few more, but can't think of them right now."

oh yeah karen kingsbury!! even though i hated the ending to the bailey series and l.m. montegomery!

[Stephanie]

Caro...you didn't want her to end up with who she did or what was it about the book ending that you didn't like?

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

WOW!!! what are theyr names??

[Carolyn]

Stephanie wrote: "Caro...you didn't want her to end up with who she did or what was it about the book ending that you didn't like?"

she was supposed to end up with cody!!!!!Karen Kingsbury

[Carolyn]

Brenda {I Am A Borrower} wrote: "Alice wrote: "I think everyone should keep a list of the books they read over their lifetime; then they can tell their kids/friends/family what books were good and which ones they wouldn't recommen..."

whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

:)

[Carolyn]

heey alice!

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

Hiya, Caro! :D

[Carolyn]

whatcha up to? im studying french XD

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

Ooh. I don't think I have patience to learn another language. :P lol nothing much; just finished school for the day. :)

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

GREAT list! :D

[Sophie, The Romantic Moderator :)]

Which do you like most by Louise May Allcot?

[Nicole]

My favorite Alcott is An Old-Fashioned Girl

[Sophie, The Romantic Moderator :)]

I enjoyed the inheritance :)

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

oh Ysa you would LOVE it!!! :D

[Salyna]

Lisa Bergren- River of Time and Grand Tour Series
Julie Lessman- Daughter's of Boston and Winds of Change Series
Deeanne Gist- Love almost all her books!
Karen Witemeyer
Jody Hedlund
Ted Dekker- Circle Series
Angela Hunt- The Heirs of Cahira O'Connor Series
Suzanne Collins- Hunger Games
Lynn Austin- Refiner's Fire series

[Leslie]

Elizabeth Kostova - The Historian really did it for me
Jennifer Weiner - her most recent book The Next Thing Best Thing made me a fan and have enjoyed her other books
Jane Austen - Pride & Prejudice of course lol
Sandra Brown - loved Exclusive and ever since then picked up any book of hers and have enjoyed them all
Philippa Gregory - The Other Boleyn Girl
Jennifer Armentrout - Wait For Me was amazing and thus anything from her I will gobble up
Christopher Moore - his A Love Story series was hilarious and his books always makes me laugh

[R.J.]

Totally depends on the genre....
Historical Romance-Elizabeth Camden
YA- Jill Williamson
Biblical Fiction- Tessa Afshar or Lynn Austin
Suspense/Thriller- TED DEKKER!!!!
And then of course you have James Dashner who is awesome!
Classics: Mark Twain, Jack London, JULES VERN (OMG) and others ;-)

[Caity, that crazy moderator]

Rayleigh wrote: "Totally depends on the genre....
Historical Romance-Elizabeth Camden
YA- Jill Williamson
Biblical Fiction- Tessa Afshar or Lynn Austin
Suspense/Thriller- TED DEKKER!!!!
And then of course you hav..."

Great list! I love Elizabeth Camden and Mark Twain! :D