Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

We have favorite writers, sometimes due to our age or to current events or interests. Which writers do you have special appreciation for?

In the past I have been in literary love with these writers:
The Brothers Grimm (Collected by)
Dr Seuss
Eudora Welty
Jane Austen

Now I have an appreciation for
Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Jeanette Winterson

Some of my favorite authors include:
Michael Connelly
Lisa Gardner
Harlan Coben
Karin Slaughter
Alex Kava
Blake Crouch

I've loved Markus Zusak for years now, and I love re-reading his books.

A recent favorite is Ali Hazelwood. I eat her romances up!

I love female horror writers like:
Laura Purcell
Isabel Cañas
María Fernanda Ampuero
Fernanda Melchor

Oh, there are so many! The oldest ones include Jane Austen and Thomas Hardy. Some more current favs are Isabel Allende, Louise Erdrich, Barbara Kingsolver, Percival Everett, and James McBride.

My current favourites:
Terry Pratchett - going through the Discworld reread at the moment
Joseph Brodsky - I finished his full poetry collection earlier this year

Vavita wrote: "I love female horror writers like:
Laura Purcell
Isabel Cañas
María Fernanda Ampuero
Fernanda Melchor"

I must keep these in mind for next October! I devote October to horror.

My favourites are Haruki Murakami, George Orwell, Daphne du Maurier, Margaret Atwood, Ruth Ozeki, and Ira Levin.

J.K Rowling
Janet Evanovich
Suzanne Collins
Laurie Gilmore
Terri Ann Browning

Adrian Tchaikovsky
T. Kingfisher

Jane Austen, John Steinbeck, and Abby Jimenez are my top three!

Jodi Picoult
Sophie Kinsella
Carmen Reid
Lindsey Kelk
Katherine Appegate
Ann M. Martin
Stephen King
Clare Swatman writes Women's Fiction and also uses the pen name C.L. Swatman for thrillers.
Catherine Ryan Hyde
Sheila Norton
Shari Low
Laura Pearson
James Caine
Leah Cupps
Miranda Rijks
Louise Guy
Ruby Speechley
Samantha Tonge
Victoria Scott
Suzy Turner
Theo Baxter
M.A. Hunter