Which authors are on your bookshelf?

Mariesoleil · January 10th, 2007, 06:21 AM

So come on tell me which authors you have on your bookshelf. I'll start:

Jill Barnett
Suzanne Brockmann
Sandra Brown
James Lee Burke
Dan Brown
Liz Carlyle
Jennifer Crusie
MaryJanice Davidson
Jude Deveraux
Suzanne Enoch
Janet Evanovich
Gaelen Foley
Lori Foster
Diana Gabaldon
Julie Garwood
Rachel Gibson
Emilie Giffin
Sue Grafton
Tami Hoag
Linda Howard
Joan Johnston
Donna Kauffman
Sophie Kinsella
Lisa Kleypas
Lynn Kurland
C.S. Lewis
Johanna Lindsey
Julia London
Robert Ludlum
Katie MacAllister
Teresa Medeiros
Judith McNaught
Karen Marie Moning
Carla Neggers
Audrey Niffenegger
James Patterson
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Julia Quinn
Kathy Reich
Anne Rice
Luanne Rice
Karen Robards
Nora Roberts
Meryl Sawyer
Alice Sebold
Paullina Simons
J.R. Ward
Sue Ellen Wellfonder
and a few others

kassy68 · January 11th, 2007, 08:34 AM

Harlen Coben
Jonathan Kellerman
Stuart McBride
John Harvey
Peter James
Karin Slaughter
Tami Hoag
John Sandford
Tess Gerritsen
Patricia Cornwell
Simon Kernick
Michael Connnolly
Val McDiarmid
and basically anything with serial killers or murder mystery going back to Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes classics

southernbelle · January 11th, 2007, 03:39 PM

Isabel Allende
Judy Blume
Betsy Byars
Roald Dahl
Dorothea Benton Frank
Ferrol Sams
Nicholas Sparks
Rebecca Wells

I still have a lot of the books from when I was a little girl and I like to re-read them. Has anyone else read the childhood series Mrs. Piggle Wiggle?

Laurent · January 11th, 2007, 03:44 PM

I have tons of books and that's what a lot of people tend to give me as gifts. I couldn't name all the authors I have because I mostly read something depending on if the topic appeals instead of who the author is, however . . .

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Originally Posted by Mariesoleil

Sue Grafton

I LOVE Sue Grafton - I have all the Kinsey Millhone books she's written so far. She's the only author I actively seek out.

LynnieD · January 11th, 2007, 04:43 PM

Representing the White Trash sector of GR, here are my authors:

Jackie Collins
Dr. Bernie Siegel

Thats about it.

kassy68 · January 11th, 2007, 04:53 PM

Sue Grafton is brilliant - forgot to put her on my list. I have a problem parting with my books - always think I will reread them - and I do some of them. What does anybody else do with their read books ?

Mariesoleil · January 11th, 2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Laurent

I have tons of books and that's what a lot of people tend to give me as gifts. I couldn't name all the authors I have because I mostly read something depending on if the topic appeals instead of who the author is, however . . .

I LOVE Sue Grafton - I have all the Kinsey Millhone books she's written so far. She's the only author I actively seek out.

I love Sue Grafton as well and have all her Kinsey books as well. I wonder when she'll be coming out with T. It's been a while since she came out with a book and nothing on there is nothing on her website that lets on about an upcoming release.

**Edited to add that I saw on the Sue Grafton forum that T is for Trespass will be coming out in December 2007**

Laurent · January 11th, 2007, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by kassy68

What does anybody else do with their read books ?

I keep them. The ones I love, I re-read over and over again. I'd love to have floor to ceiling bookshelves with one of those ladders that you can move on tracks.

Mariesoleil · January 11th, 2007, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Laurent

I keep them. The ones I love, I re-read over and over again. I'd love to have floor to ceiling bookshelves with one of those ladders that you can move on tracks.

I would love to have those kind of bookshelves as well Laurent

Regarding my books, I'm the same as Laurent. I keep the ones I love and I re-read them. It drives my boyfriend crazy because there are books everywhere in this place lol. I have three bookshelves that are packed double and I have some in closets, in the shelves over my computer desk, on my nightstand. The ones I don't like I put in a box to bring to the Used bookstore. Actually I have more than 100 in a box right now that I should go bring.

kassy68 · January 11th, 2007, 09:55 PM

I know that I should give some to the charity shop but its soooo hard parting with most of them - apart from a few doozies which were a mistake. I want to keep them all but am running out of room !!! Built in book shelves would be wonderful, especially with a wee ladder on wheels to get around them

southernbelle · January 12th, 2007, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by LynnieD

Representing the White Trash sector of GR, here are my authors:

Jackie Collins
Dr. Bernie Siegel

Thats about it.

I love Hollywood Wives!!! When I was reading it, I always pictured Elaine Conti as Goldie Hawn.