Authors and books I love
I read almost as much as I write
Which is a lot. I like to read all different kinds of books: literary fiction, commercial fiction, speculative, historical, paranormal, romance, thriller, mystery, chick-lit, even genres within the YA (Young Adult), NA (New Adult), and Adult categories. And like any loyal book lover, I’m brainwashing my kids to love books too, so we read a lot of children’s books.
BOOKS
Here’s a glimpse at my favourites, in no particular order. Each struck me in a unique way, some appealing to the reader in me, some the writer, but all great reads….
The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (my absolute fav!)
The Disappeared by Kim Echlin
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Stinking Rich by Rob Brunet
19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult
The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
Harry Potter (all of them) by J.K. Rowling
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Moon Sisters by Therese Walsh
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Taker by Alma Katsu
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Fallen Beauty by Erika Robuck
Wool by Hugh Howey
AUTHORS
On the same note, there are author websites I gravitate to, filled with golden nuggets of educational and inspirational tidbits, well worth a gander. Here’s some of my go-to sites, in no particular order….