Book Haven discussion

I figured we should all jointly create a list of the authors everyone should try at least once! Add to my list (copy/past then add yours)
1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper

You already named one I haven't tried (Richelle Mead). Here are 6 more:

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper
7. Mary Balogh
8. Pamela Clare
9. Julie Ann Long
10. Nalini Singh
11. Christine Feehan
12. Mary Jo Putney

I just thought of two that should be added...

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper
7. Mary Balogh
8. Pamela Clare
9. Julie Ann Long
10. Nalini Singh
11. Christine Feehan
12. Mary Jo Putney
13. Stephenie Meyer
14. Jane Austen

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper
7. Mary Balogh
8. Pamela Clare
9. Julie Ann Long
10. Nalini Singh
11. Christine Feehan
12. Mary Jo Putney
13. Stephenie Meyer
14. Jane Austen
15. Diana Gabaldon
16. Gaelen Foley
17. Liz Carlyle
18. J.R. Ward

Suzanne Enoch
Judith McNaught
Lisa Kleypas
Julia Quinn
Sandra Hill
JR Ward
Kresley Cole
Julie Garwood
Robin Schone
Jess Michaels
Khaled Hosseini
Emile Zola
Emily Brontë
Charlotte Brontë
Bill Bryson
Sarah McCarty
Loretta Chase
Heather Graham
Shana Abé
Wilbur Smith
Anne Stuart
JD Robb
Lucy Monroe
Jeffrey Archer
Lora Leigh (hahahaha!)

John Steinbeck (I'd recommend East of Eden)

Philip Pullman

C.S Lewis

Charlotte Bronte

Rick Steves; Everyone needs a good dose of travel! :)

annnnd...
William Shakespeare ... I know he can seem over done, but he is quite brillant.

Margaret Atwood

Charles Dickens

Oops!
1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper
7. Mary Balogh
8. Pamela Clare
9. Julie Ann Long
10. Nalini Singh
11. Christine Feehan
12. Mary Jo Putney
13. Stephenie Meyer
14. Jane Austen
15. Diana Gabaldon
16. Gaelen Foley
17. Liz Carlyle
18. J.R. Ward
19. Suzanne Enoch
20. Judith McNaught
21. Julia Quinn
22. Sandra Hill
23. JR Ward
24. Kresley Cole
25. Julie Garwood
26. Robin Schone
27. Jess Michaels
28. Khaled Hosseini
29. Emile Zola
30. Emily Brontë
31. Charlotte Brontë
32. Bill Bryson
33. Sarah McCarty
34. Loretta Chase
35. Heather Graham
36. Shana Abé
37. Wilbur Smith
38. Anne Stuart
39. JD Robb
40. Lucy Monroe
41. Jeffrey Archer
42. Lora Leigh (hahahaha!)
43. John Steinbeck (I'd recommend East of Eden)
44. Philip Pullman
45. C.S Lewis
46. Rick Steves; Everyone needs a good dose of travel! :)
47. William Shakespeare
48. Margaret Atwood
49. Charles Dickens

Lisa Anne, what's your favourite Wilbur Smith book or series? I think the only one I didn't like by him was Shout at the Devil.

I can't believe I forgot to add JK Rowling to my list (a 'duh' moment!)

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Christopher Paolini
3. J.D. Robb
4. Dan Brown
5. Angie Sage

Our combined list so far...
52 people already! Whoohoo!


1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper
7. Mary Balogh
8. Pamela Clare
9. Julie Ann Long
10. Nalini Singh
11. Christine Feehan
12. Mary Jo Putney
13. Stephenie Meyer
14. Jane Austen
15. Diana Gabaldon
16. Gaelen Foley
17. Liz Carlyle
18. J.R. Ward
19. Suzanne Enoch
20. Judith McNaught
21. Julia Quinn
22. Sandra Hill
23. Sophie Jordan
24. Kresley Cole
25. Julie Garwood
26. Robin Schone
27. Jess Michaels
28. Khaled Hosseini
29. Emile Zola
30. Emily Brontë
31. Charlotte Brontë
32. Bill Bryson
33. Sarah McCarty
34. Loretta Chase
35. Heather Graham
36. Shana Abé
37. Wilbur Smith
38. Anne Stuart
39. JD Robb
40. Lucy Monroe
41. Jeffrey Archer
42. Lora Leigh (hahahaha!)
43. John Steinbeck (I'd recommend East of Eden)
44. Philip Pullman
45. C.S Lewis
46. Rick Steves; Everyone needs a good dose of travel! :)
47. William Shakespeare
48. Margaret Atwood
49. Charles Dickens
50. Dan Brown
51. Angie Sage
52. Christopher Paolini

J.R. Ward is on the list twice. Maybe that mean she's twice as good. LOL!;-)

Julie (Mom2lnb) wrote: "J.R. Ward is on the list twice. Maybe that mean she's twice as good. LOL!;-)"

LOL I edited it. Thanks for looking out for the list Julie. I didn't notice it was on there twice. :)

Has Julie Garwood been listed yet?

Yes, she's on there Pamela at #25.

Marian Keyes. Her two collections of journalism (Under the duvet and Further under the duvet) are so funny.

Edgar Allen Poe.

Erich Segal.

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper
7. Mary Balogh
8. Pamela Clare
9. Julie Ann Long
10. Nalini Singh
11. Christine Feehan
12. Mary Jo Putney
13. Stephenie Meyer
14. Jane Austen
15. Diana Gabaldon
16. Gaelen Foley
17. Liz Carlyle
18. J.R. Ward
19. Suzanne Enoch
20. Judith McNaught
21. Julia Quinn
22. Sandra Hill
23. Sophie Jordan
24. Kresley Cole
25. Julie Garwood
26. Robin Schone
27. Jess Michaels
28. Khaled Hosseini
29. Emile Zola
30. Emily Brontë
31. Charlotte Brontë
32. Bill Bryson
33. Sarah McCarty
34. Loretta Chase
35. Heather Graham
36. Shana Abé
37. Wilbur Smith
38. Anne Stuart
39. JD Robb
40. Lucy Monroe
41. Jeffrey Archer
42. Lora Leigh (hahahaha!)
43. John Steinbeck (I'd recommend East of Eden)
44. Philip Pullman
45. C.S Lewis
46. Rick Steves; Everyone needs a good dose of travel! :)
47. William Shakespeare
48. Margaret Atwood
49. Charles Dickens
50. Dan Brown
51. Angie Sage
52. Christopher Paolini
53. Marian Keyes
54. Edgar Allen Poe
55. Erich Segal
56. Stephen King
57. Neil Gaiman
58. Chuck Palahniuk
59. D.H. Lawrence
60. the combo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
61. Arthur Conan Doyle

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper
7. Mary Balogh
8. Pamela Clare
9. Julie Ann Long
10. Nalini Singh
11. Christine Feehan
12. Mary Jo Putney
13. Stephenie Meyer
14. Jane Austen
15. Diana Gabaldon
16. Gaelen Foley
17. Liz Carlyle
18. J.R. Ward
19. Suzanne Enoch
20. Judith McNaught
21. Julia Quinn
22. Sandra Hill
23. Sophie Jordan
24. Kresley Cole
25. Julie Garwood
26. Robin Schone
27. Jess Michaels
28. Khaled Hosseini
29. Emile Zola
30. Emily Brontë
31. Charlotte Brontë
32. Bill Bryson
33. Sarah McCarty
34. Loretta Chase
35. Heather Graham
36. Shana Abé
37. Wilbur Smith
38. Anne Stuart
39. JD Robb
40. Lucy Monroe
41. Jeffrey Archer
42. Lora Leigh (hahahaha!)
43. John Steinbeck (I'd recommend East of Eden)
44. Philip Pullman
45. C.S Lewis
46. Rick Steves; Everyone needs a good dose of travel! :)
47. William Shakespeare
48. Margaret Atwood
49. Charles Dickens
50. Dan Brown
51. Angie Sage
52. Christopher Paolini
53. Marian Keyes
54. Edgar Allen Poe
55. Erich Segal
56. Stephen King
57. Neil Gaiman
58. Chuck Palahniuk
59. D.H. Lawrence
60. the combo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
61. Arthur Conan Doyle
62. Julia Quinn
63. Sabrina Jeffries
64. Tamora Pierce

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper
7. Mary Balogh
8. Pamela Clare
9. Julie Ann Long
10. Nalini Singh
11. Christine Feehan
12. Mary Jo Putney
13. Stephenie Meyer
14. Jane Austen
15. Diana Gabaldon
16. Gaelen Foley
17. Liz Carlyle
18. J.R. Ward
19. Suzanne Enoch
20. Judith McNaught
21. Julia Quinn
22. Sandra Hill
23. Sophie Jordan
24. Kresley Cole
25. Julie Garwood
26. Robin Schone
27. Jess Michaels
28. Khaled Hosseini
29. Emile Zola
30. Emily Brontë
31. Charlotte Brontë
32. Bill Bryson
33. Sarah McCarty
34. Loretta Chase
35. Heather Graham
36. Shana Abé
37. Wilbur Smith
38. Anne Stuart
39. JD Robb
40. Lucy Monroe
41. Jeffrey Archer
42. Lora Leigh (hahahaha!)
43. John Steinbeck (I'd recommend East of Eden)
44. Philip Pullman
45. C.S Lewis
46. Rick Steves; Everyone needs a good dose of travel! :)
47. William Shakespeare
48. Margaret Atwood
49. Charles Dickens
50. Dan Brown
51. Angie Sage
52. Christopher Paolini
53. Marian Keyes
54. Edgar Allen Poe
55. Erich Segal
56. Stephen King
57. Neil Gaiman
58. Chuck Palahniuk
59. D.H. Lawrence
60. the combo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
61. Arthur Conan Doyle
62. Julia Quinn
63. Sabrina Jeffries
64. Tamora Pierce
65. Mark Twain
66. Nora Roberts

Hi guys,

I'm new here and am going to join in in a moment, but I think Chritopher Paolini(good author that he is) has been honored with spots 5 and 52.

Thanks for noticing Celeste, here is the list w/o Christopher Paolini twice. :)

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper
7. Mary Balogh
8. Pamela Clare
9. Julie Ann Long
10. Nalini Singh
11. Christine Feehan
12. Mary Jo Putney
13. Stephenie Meyer
14. Jane Austen
15. Diana Gabaldon
16. Gaelen Foley
17. Liz Carlyle
18. J.R. Ward
19. Suzanne Enoch
20. Judith McNaught
21. Julia Quinn
22. Sandra Hill
23. Sophie Jordan
24. Kresley Cole
25. Julie Garwood
26. Robin Schone
27. Jess Michaels
28. Khaled Hosseini
29. Emile Zola
30. Emily Brontë
31. Charlotte Brontë
32. Bill Bryson
33. Sarah McCarty
34. Loretta Chase
35. Heather Graham
36. Shana Abé
37. Wilbur Smith
38. Anne Stuart
39. JD Robb
40. Lucy Monroe
41. Jeffrey Archer
42. Lora Leigh (hahahaha!)
43. John Steinbeck (I'd recommend East of Eden)
44. Philip Pullman
45. C.S Lewis
46. Rick Steves; Everyone needs a good dose of travel! :)
47. William Shakespeare
48. Margaret Atwood
49. Charles Dickens
50. Dan Brown
51. Angie Sage
52. Claudia Gray
53. Marian Keyes
54. Edgar Allen Poe
55. Erich Segal
56. Stephen King
57. Neil Gaiman
58. Chuck Palahniuk
59. D.H. Lawrence
60. the combo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
61. Arthur Conan Doyle
62. Julia Quinn
63. Sabrina Jeffries
64. Tamora Pierce
65. Mark Twain
66. Nora Roberts

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper
7. Mary Balogh
8. Pamela Clare
9. Julie Ann Long
10. Nalini Singh
11. Christine Feehan
12. Mary Jo Putney
13. Stephenie Meyer
14. Jane Austen
15. Diana Gabaldon
16. Gaelen Foley
17. Liz Carlyle
18. J.R. Ward
19. Suzanne Enoch
20. Judith McNaught
21. Julia Quinn
22. Sandra Hill
23. Sophie Jordan
24. Kresley Cole
25. Julie Garwood
26. Robin Schone
27. Jess Michaels
28. Khaled Hosseini
29. Emile Zola
30. Emily Brontë
31. Charlotte Brontë
32. Bill Bryson
33. Sarah McCarty
34. Loretta Chase
35. Heather Graham
36. Shana Abé
37. Wilbur Smith
38. Anne Stuart
39. JD Robb
40. Lucy Monroe
41. Jeffrey Archer
42. Lora Leigh (hahahaha!)
43. John Steinbeck (I'd recommend East of Eden)
44. Philip Pullman
45. C.S Lewis
46. Rick Steves; Everyone needs a good dose of travel! :)
47. William Shakespeare
48. Margaret Atwood
49. Charles Dickens
50. Dan Brown
51. Angie Sage
52. Claudia Gray
53. Marian Keyes
54. Edgar Allen Poe
55. Erich Segal
56. Stephen King
57. Neil Gaiman
58. Chuck Palahniuk
59. D.H. Lawrence
60. the combo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
61. Arthur Conan Doyle
62. Julia Quinn
63. Sabrina Jeffries
64. Tamora Pierce
65. Mark Twain
66. Nora Roberts
67. Audrey Niffenegger (if for nothing else than The Traveler's Wife)

Terry Pratchett! Ken Follett

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper
7. Mary Balogh
8. Pamela Clare
9. Julie Ann Long
10. Nalini Singh
11. Christine Feehan
12. Mary Jo Putney
13. Stephenie Meyer
14. Jane Austen
15. Diana Gabaldon
16. Gaelen Foley
17. Liz Carlyle
18. J.R. Ward
19. Suzanne Enoch
20. Judith McNaught
21. Julia Quinn
22. Sandra Hill
23. Sophie Jordan
24. Kresley Cole
25. Julie Garwood
26. Robin Schone
27. Jess Michaels
28. Khaled Hosseini
29. Emile Zola
30. Emily Brontë
31. Charlotte Brontë
32. Bill Bryson
33. Sarah McCarty
34. Loretta Chase
35. Heather Graham
36. Shana Abé
37. Wilbur Smith
38. Anne Stuart
39. JD Robb
40. Lucy Monroe
41. Jeffrey Archer
42. Lora Leigh (hahahaha!)
43. John Steinbeck (I'd recommend East of Eden)
44. Philip Pullman
45. C.S Lewis
46. Rick Steves; Everyone needs a good dose of travel! :)
47. William Shakespeare
48. Margaret Atwood
49. Charles Dickens
50. Dan Brown
51. Angie Sage
52. Claudia Gray
53. Marian Keyes
54. Edgar Allen Poe
55. Erich Segal
56. Stephen King
57. Neil Gaiman
58. Chuck Palahniuk
59. D.H. Lawrence
60. the combo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
61. Arthur Conan Doyle
62. Julia Quinn
63. Sabrina Jeffries
64. Tamora Pierce
65. Mark Twain
66. Nora Roberts
67. Audrey Niffenegger (if for nothing else than The Traveler's Wife)
68. Terry Pratchett
69. Ken Follett
70. Connie Willis (especially for To Say Nothing of the Dog
71. Connie Brockway
71. Lynn Viehl
71. Karen Marie Moning

just noticed that Julia Quinn is in here twice: #21 & #62

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper
7. Mary Balogh
8. Pamela Clare
9. Julie Ann Long
10. Nalini Singh
11. Christine Feehan
12. Mary Jo Putney
13. Stephenie Meyer
14. Jane Austen
15. Diana Gabaldon
16. Gaelen Foley
17. Liz Carlyle
18. J.R. Ward
19. Suzanne Enoch
20. Judith McNaught
21. Julia Quinn
22. Sandra Hill
23. Sophie Jordan
24. Kresley Cole
25. Julie Garwood
26. Robin Schone
27. Jess Michaels
28. Khaled Hosseini
29. Emile Zola
30. Emily Brontë
31. Charlotte Brontë
32. Bill Bryson
33. Sarah McCarty
34. Loretta Chase
35. Heather Graham
36. Shana Abé
37. Wilbur Smith
38. Anne Stuart
39. JD Robb
40. Lucy Monroe
41. Jeffrey Archer
42. Lora Leigh (hahahaha!)
43. John Steinbeck (I'd recommend East of Eden)
44. Philip Pullman
45. C.S Lewis
46. Rick Steves; Everyone needs a good dose of travel! :)
47. William Shakespeare
48. Margaret Atwood
49. Charles Dickens
50. Dan Brown
51. Angie Sage
52. Claudia Gray
53. Marian Keyes
54. Edgar Allen Poe
55. Erich Segal
56. Stephen King
57. Neil Gaiman
58. Chuck Palahniuk
59. D.H. Lawrence
60. the combo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
61. Arthur Conan Doyle
62. Julia Quinn
63. Sabrina Jeffries
64. Tamora Pierce
65. Mark Twain
66. Nora Roberts
67. Audrey Niffenegger (if for nothing else than The Traveler's Wife)
68. Terry Pratchett
69. Ken Follett
70. Connie Willis (especially for To Say Nothing of the Dog
71. Connie Brockway
71. Lynn Viehl
71. Karen Marie Moning
72. Stieg Larsson

I'd have to add in

Ursula K. LeGuin
and
Octavia Butler

You can combine J.D. Robb and Nora Roberts. It's the same person. (Sorry, if that was a Santa Claus moment for anyone out there)

Otherwise do Stephen King and Richard Bachman get separate listings?

I just heard Ms. Roberts interviewed on NPR Books podcasts. It's a short, but good interview, she was at the RWA Convention? Conference? Fight Club? Hoedown? Comic-con? Whatever?

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/st...

She doesn't plot out her books in advance. But her publisher has a dry erase board charting out the publication schedule.

Lisa Anne | 439 comments 1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper
7. Mary Balogh
8. Pamela Clare
9. Julie Ann Long
10. Nalini Singh
11. Christine Feehan
12. Mary Jo Putney
13. Stephenie Meyer
14. Jane Austen
15. Diana Gabaldon
16. Gaelen Foley
17. Liz Carlyle
18. J.R. Ward
19. Suzanne Enoch
20. Judith McNaught
21. Julia Quinn
22. Sandra Hill
23. Sophie Jordan
24. Kresley Cole
25. Julie Garwood
26. Robin Schone
27. Jess Michaels
28. Khaled Hosseini
29. Emile Zola
30. Emily Brontë
31. Charlotte Brontë
32. Bill Bryson
33. Sarah McCarty
34. Loretta Chase
35. Heather Graham
36. Shana Abé
37. Wilbur Smith
38. Anne Stuart
39. JD Robb
40. Lucy Monroe
41. Jeffrey Archer
42. Lora Leigh (hahahaha!)
43. John Steinbeck (I'd recommend East of Eden)
44. Philip Pullman
45. C.S Lewis
46. Rick Steves; Everyone needs a good dose of travel! :)
47. William Shakespeare
48. Margaret Atwood
49. Charles Dickens
50. Dan Brown
51. Angie Sage
52. Claudia Gray
53. Marian Keyes
54. Edgar Allen Poe
55. Erich Segal
56. Stephen King
57. Neil Gaiman
58. Chuck Palahniuk
59. D.H. Lawrence
60. the combo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
61. Arthur Conan Doyle
62. Julia Quinn
63. Sabrina Jeffries
64. Tamora Pierce
65. Mark Twain
66. Nora Roberts
67. Audrey Niffenegger (if for nothing else than The Traveler's Wife)
68. Terry Pratchett
69. Ken Follett
70. Connie Willis (especially for To Say Nothing of the Dog
71. Connie Brockway
71. Lynn Viehl
71. Karen Marie Moning
72. Stieg Larsson
73. Elizabeth Hoyt
74. Lynsay Sands
75. Kate Noble
76. Suzanne Enoch
77.

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Eloisa James
4. Richelle Mead
5. Christopher Paolini
6. Kay Hooper
7. Mary Balogh
8. Pamela Clare
9. Julie Ann Long
10. Nalini Singh
11. Christine Feehan
12. Mary Jo Putney
13. Stephenie Meyer
14. Jane Austen
15. Diana Gabaldon
16. Gaelen Foley
17. Liz Carlyle
18. J.R. Ward
19. Suzanne Enoch
20. Judith McNaught
21. Julia Quinn
22. Sandra Hill
23. Sophie Jordan
24. Kresley Cole
25. Julie Garwood
26. Robin Schone
27. Jess Michaels
28. Khaled Hosseini
29. Emile Zola
30. Emily Brontë
31. Charlotte Brontë
32. Bill Bryson
33. Sarah McCarty
34. Loretta Chase
35. Heather Graham
36. Shana Abé
37. Wilbur Smith
38. Anne Stuart
39. JD Robb
40. Lucy Monroe
41. Jeffrey Archer
42. Lora Leigh (hahahaha!)
43. John Steinbeck (I'd recommend East of Eden)
44. Philip Pullman
45. C.S Lewis
46. Rick Steves; Everyone needs a good dose of travel! :)
47. William Shakespeare
48. Margaret Atwood
49. Charles Dickens
50. Dan Brown
51. Angie Sage
52. Claudia Gray
53. Marian Keyes
54. Edgar Allen Poe
55. Erich Segal
56. Stephen King
57. Neil Gaiman
58. Chuck Palahniuk
59. D.H. Lawrence
60. the combo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
61. Arthur Conan Doyle
62. Julia Quinn
63. Sabrina Jeffries
64. Tamora Pierce
65. Mark Twain
66. Nora Roberts
67. Audrey Niffenegger (if for nothing else than The Traveler's Wife)
68. Terry Pratchett
69. Ken Follett
70. Connie Willis (especially for To Say Nothing of the Dog
71. Connie Brockway
71. Lynn Viehl
71. Karen Marie Moning
72. Stieg Larsson
73. Elizabeth Hoyt
74. Lynsay Sands
75. Kate Noble
76. Suzanne Enoch
77. Dean Koontz

77. Carrie Ryan
78. Alice Sebold
79. Elizabeth gaskell
80. Dawn French
81. Mary Anne Shaffer
82. Agatha Christie - I can't believe anyone hasn't already put this.
83. Joseph Heller
84. John Steinbeck
85. JB Priestley
86. Harper Lee

Sorry. I couldn't copy and paseTe as I am new to those ipad thingemabob.

Annie Proulx
Larry Mc Murtery
Sherman Alexie
Erik Larson
A.A. Milne
Dickens
John Updike
Albert Payson Terhune
John Fowles
Dona Leon
Henning Mankell
Peter Hoeg
Karin Fossum
James Clavell
Anna Quinlan
David Guterson

Norman Mailer
Cormac McCarthy

How did I not write my favorite Lisa See

Janet Evanovich
James Patterson
Lisa Gardner
Lee Child

Ayn Rand ... you'll either love her or hate her, but you should at least try. Doesn't have to be Atlas Shrugged, can be something shorter, like Anthem or We the Living.

A lot of the Author's I would have said, have already been nominated. I will add though:

Isobelle Carmody
Juliet Marillier

That's all I can think of atm.

Sarah Addison Allen

Hey all, I can't look at a list like this without my eyes crossing, so I hope y'all don't mind if I alphabetize it..

1 Shana Abé
2 Sherman Alexie
3 Sarah Addison Allen
4 Jeffrey Archer
5 Margaret Atwood
6 Jane Austen
7 Mary Balogh
8 Lundy Bancroft
9 Connie Brockway
10 Charlotte Brontë
11 Emily Brontë
12 Dan Brown
13 Bill Bryson
14 Liz Carlyle
15 Isobelle Carmody
16 Loretta Chase
17 Lee Child
18 Agatha Christie
19 Pamela Clare
20 James Clavell
21 Kresley Cole
22 Charles Dickens
23 Ivan Doig
24 Arthur Conan Doyle
25 Suzanne Enoch
26 Janet Evanovich
27 Christine Feehan
28 Gaelen Foley
29 Ken Follett
30 Karin Fossum
31 John Fowles
32 Dawn French
33 Diana Gabaldon
34 Neil Gaiman
35 Lisa Gardner
36 Julie Garwood
37 Elizabeth Gaskell
38 John M. Gottman
39 Heather Graham
40 Claudia Gray
41 David Guterson
42 Joseph Heller
43 Sandra Hill
44 Peter Hoeg
45 Kay Hooper
46 Khaled Hosseini
47 Elizabeth Hoyt
48 Eloisa James
49 Sabrina Jeffries
50 Sophie Jordan
51 Marian Keyes
52 Stephen King
53 Lisa Kleypas
54 Dean Koontz
55 Erik Larson
56 Stieg Larsson
57 D.H. Lawrence
58 Harper Lee
59 Lora Leigh
60 Dona Leon
61 C.S Lewis
62 Julie Ann Long
63 Norman Mailer
64 Henning Mankell
65 Juliet Marillier
66 Cormac McCarthy
67 Sarah McCarty
68 Larry Mc Murtery
69 Judith McNaught
70 Richelle Mead
71 Stephenie Meyer
72 Jess Michaels
73 A.A. Milne
74 Karen Marie Moning
75 Lucy Monroe
76 Toni Morrison
77 Audrey Niffenegger (if for nothing else than The Traveler's Wife)
78 Kate Noble
79 Chuck Palahniuk
80 Christopher Paolini
81 James Patterson
82 Tamora Pierce
83 Edgar Allen Poe
84 Terry Pratchett
85 Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
86 JB Priestley
87 Annie Proulx
88 Philip Pullman
89 Mary Jo Putney
90 Anna Quinlan
91 Julia Quinn
92 Ayn Rand
93 JD Robb
94 Nora Roberts
95 J.K. Rowling
96 Carrie Ryan
97 Angie Sage
98 Lynsay Sands
99 Robin Schone
100 Alice Sebold
101 Lisa See
102 Erich Segal
103 Mary Anne Shaffer
104 William Shakespeare
105 Nalini Singh
106 Wilbur Smith
107 John Steinbeck (I'd recommend East of Eden)
108 Neal Stephenson
109 Rick Steves; Everyone needs a good dose of travel! :)
110 Anne Stuart
111 Albert Payson Terhune
112 Mark Twain
113 John Updike
114 Lynn Viehl
115 J.R. Ward
116 Connie Willis (especially for To Say Nothing of the Dog)
117 Emile Zola
118
119
120

I don't even know what number we are at now. My head was spinning from all the names.

Gregory Maguire
Jean M. Auel
Michael Crichton
Aldous Huxley
Anne Rice
J.R.R. Tolkien (Can't believe this hasn't been suggested)
H.G. Wells

I would add:
George R.R. Martin
Raymond E. Feist
C.S. Friedman
Melanie Rawn
Dennis L. McKiernan
F. Paul Wilson
Tom Clancy
Anne McCaffrey
Terry Brooks

I would add:

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Jacqueline Carey
Scott Spencer
Jim Butcher
H.P. Lovecraft
Bertrice Small
Roger Zelazny
Sharon Kay Penman
Rebecca Brandewyne

Some of these may already be on the list, but here is MY list:


William Shakespeare -- TOP OF THE LIST!!!

Virginia Woolf
Euripides
Sophocles
Dante Alighieri
Tennessee Williams
Toni Morrison
John Steinbeck
David Foster Wallace
Arundhati Roy

These are the first ten that came to my mind, but I'm sure I could add more!!!

Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Isabel Allende
Jimmy Buffet(for a good dose of humor)
Ernest Hemingway
Piers Anthony

Everyone should read at least ONE Jane Austen book in their lives lol.

I think Emma Donoghue. :)

I'd like to add
Sara Gruen
John Grisham
Nicholas Sparks
Jodi Picoult
Philippa Gregry