SLCLS Genre Study discussion

I admit that I do not limit my reading to clean reads, but I do have a few authors that I really like: Georgette Heyer (regency romances) and Orson Scott Card (Science fiction, fantasy, and historical fiction) are a couple of my favorites.

Who are your favorites and what genres do they write in?

I absolutely love Susanna Kearsley. ANYTHING she has written. She writes Historical Fiction with an element of time travel that is just fantastic.

I like Josi Kilpack and Melanie Jacobson. Mystery and romance!

I agree with Heather! Susanna Kearsley is one of favorite historical fiction writers.

I have read Betsy Brannon Green. She has been one of my favorite authors. I also like Clair Poulson. Another would be Mary Higgins Clark. The books that I have read from these authors have been clean read mysteries and enjoyable.

I like Carla Kelly, her older regencies were fun to read.

Sonja wrote: "I have read Betsy Brannon Green. She has been one of my favorite authors. I also like Clair Poulson. Another would be Mary Higgins Clark. The books that I have read from these authors have been cl..."
I agree, Sonja. Betsy Brannon Green is also one of my favorites. You might also try Josi Kilpack's culinary mystery series with Sadie Hoffmiller. Quite delightful!

Thanks for suggestions of authors to try. I love/like these: Brandon Sanderson - science fiction and fantasy. Mary Higgins Clark - all her books use the same basic formula, but they are clean and some of them are quite good (I've read 14 of them). Jan Karon - I've only read her Mitford series. Imogen Robertson - these are mostly clean, historical fiction, maybe a couple of profanities and they deal with murders. Patricia Briggs - pretty clean fantasy/romance, despite the crazy cover art on her Mercy Thompson series, which is the only thing of hers I've read. Connie Willis - Science fiction. Jasper Fforde. What I've read of John Steinbeck has been pretty clean.

I wouldn't say that Jasper Fforde, at least his Thursday Next novels are clean. There are several characters that have, what could be considered by some to have, vulgar names.

I like Carla Kelly. She is an interesting author.
I also like Julianne Donaldson. She is very good.
I have enjoyed Ron Carter's series Prelude to Glory about the American revolution.

Guess it's been too long since reading Fforde. Sorry about that. I think you could say the same thing about Card. At any rate, I just found out I am not supposed to be a member of this group. Sorry. Leaving now.

I think that sometimes that is the difficulty with recommending clean reads. I often don't notice, language, so I've recommended Fforde to someone and she was appalled at the language.

I also like Lynn Austin, Deeann Gist, and Siri Mitchell

I, too, do not limit my reading to "clean" reads. But in gleaning my bookshelves for "clean" authors to recommend, I am having difficulty remembering which are clean and how clean they are. I would love a discussion on what denotes "clean" in other fiction. I have dozens of questions/comments in that regard.

Oh, and I like Maria Semple and Shannon Hale. Both are hilarious.

Ooh, Nancy Turner. Can't believe I forgot to mention her.

I think that "clean" reads could mean - little swearing, intimacy issues are hardly mentioned and if they are it is very brief. I enjoy reading Betsy Brannon Green books. I think that they could qualify as clean reads. Her latest ones have been a little annoying in the beginning but the mystery is picking up and more enjoyable.

I like Josi Kilpack, Betsy Brannon Green, and Diane Mott Davidson.

I read the Mitford series by Jan Karon with never ending enthusiasm. These books are clean, since the main character is the priest in a small parish.