Goodreads Authors/Readers discussion

Because this folder is about supporting Goodreads authors, what better way than to recommend one for other members to discover.

Please list the author's name, book, genre, and any relevant links.

(For this thread, you must recommend someone other than yourself.)

I nominate Vicki Tyley and her book "Thin Blood," a very cool and suspenseful thriller. She's had quite a some success with the book recently, hitting #6 of the Amazon Bestseller list of paid Kindle apps only today. The book is very quickly crawling its way up to the top, it seems, and it is definitely worth a read.

http://www.amazon.com/Thin-Blood-eboo...

Hi there! I'm new to this list and just finished a book by a Goodreads author last night, Gregory Gerard's memoir In Jupiter's Shadow. It's a fabulous book, and really interesting to me from a writer's perspective in how it's put together... it is holding me in the space of the book many hours after finishing it. Highly recommended.

I recommend Jaleta Clegg with a big ol'!!!
Her book, Nexus Point is an edge of the seat, awesome science fiction read.

Only one? There are so many great ones I've read! Today I'll recommend one of my favorites: Johanna Moran, author of The Wives of Henry Oades. This is historical fiction that is based on a true story. Johanna's writing is truly brilliant and I found the story captivating.

I'll go with one I'm currently reading: Being Light.

It's a humorous lit fiction set in England.

http://www.amazon.com/Being-Light-ebo...

I recommend Michelle Hoover The Quickening This is a really great book!She also has a discussion group
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/3...

I'd have to recommend Darcia Helle, The Cutting Edge, hilarious, well-written laugh a page.
But just as riotous is Christy Stewart,Loath Letters. so I'm torn. I lean towards Stewart only 'cause she's single

BUT, there is one that stands above all -- or below, depending on your perspective: D W St John. Anyone who gets 7 one-star reviews in one day can't be all bad. he's also a publisher, and his site is an excellent read for anyone who wants to call themselves a writer.

j

Technothriller: Crescent Rising by Zack Hamric is a great, fast-paced summer read.

I would recommend The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf, a story of a supposed child abduction seen from several points of view, and Jubilee by Eliza Graham, another story of a child's disappearance in the past, how it affected the family and seen from different points in the family's history.

I have read many excellent works by Goodreads authors. Here are a few poetry collections.
Forms of Intercession

Case Walking: An AIDS Case Manager Wails Her Blues: Poems

My Kind of Animal

The Underwater Hospital

I would recommend
by Lisa Unger.

Jaimey Grant's books are excellent. I am recommending two: . I am about a third of the way into "Deception" and enjoying it very much. "Betrayal" is my favorite of her books thusfar.

I second Sharon's nominiation of Jaimey Grant's novels. They are very good, though I haven't gotten the chance to read Deception yet D:

A great travel around the world adventure that will make you want to pack your bags and leave tomorrow.

Horror/Mystery/Comedy: "The Wedding Gift" by Kathleen McKenna
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85...

Heart-wrenching family drama: "Simons Choice" by Charlotte Castle
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/86...

Comedy: "You Can't Polish A Turd" by George Fripley
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/86...

Literary adventure: "Missio" by Tim Roux
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85...

Great idea, Vincent. I recommend Glorious by GR member, Bernice L. McFadden. I was completely taken with this book and had a hard time putting it down.Glorious

~Tricia

Thanks, Tricia! :)

Although I've never read it, I've heard a ton of good reviews for Todd's book:

If you like historical fiction that is less "fantasy" and more reality, I highly recommend Kate Quinn's Mistress of Rome. I will add a warning, however. It is about a Jewish slave girl and a gladiator in 1st Century Rome, so don't pick it up expecting fluff.

33 A.D. and The Synthesis are two more good ones.

I really enjoyed Take the Monkeys and Run by Karen Cantwell. It is a fun romp of a book with a great mystery thrown in. The novel reminded me of an updated Lucy and Ethel caper. Truly, a great read.

The Righteous is the best book I've read this year so far.

I'm really liking The Dead-Tossed Waves this series. This is the second book.

Hey check this author out.

I've read some great books by other GR authors. Here are a few:







Discontents

One of my favorite books that I've read this year was written by a Goodreads Author:


Pulled by Amy Lichtenhan

These are my favourites by Goodreads Authors in 2011:


A Kind of Intimacy by Jenn Ashworth


Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum


His Other Lover by Lucy Dawson


The First Days by Rhiannon Frater


The Zombie Fallout Series by Mark Tufo


White Flag of the Dead series by Joseph Talluto

Another author I've recently read is:


Spare Change by Bette Lee Crosby

It is definitely a book I would recommend.

Recently read the horror story, The TakeOver, by Jack Drew. Very entertaining book.

http://tinyurl.com/bs62slg

Steven Jamesand the Patrick Bower's Files have been a recent favorite.

Three of my favourites!

Patricia


by J Gunnar Grey
by Abu Zubair
by an Indian

If you like historical fiction, I recommend GR author Judith Arnott's The Forest Dwellers. It's really good.

Sheila

that's Judith ArnoPP, sheila. thanks for the recommendation :))

Sheila wrote: "If you like historical fiction, I recommend GR author Judith Arnott's The Forest Dwellers. It's really good.

Sheila"

I have not read your book yet, hope to add you here after I do!

I would warmly recommend Dorina Stanciu.Her debut novel really impressed me. And it's only 99cents, a full-lenght novel with a very interesting subject!
You can find it at:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Girl-of-Dracul...
or
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-girl...

Patricia wrote: "Sheila wrote: "If you like historical fiction, I recommend GR author Judith Arnott's The Forest Dwellers. It's really good.

Sheila"

I have not read your bo..."
Thanks, Patricia. I really hope you do both things - like it, and recommend it! All the best,
Sheila

If you like a fast paced, exciting thriller, try Cardsharp: A Vincent Ward Adventure

It's a short read but very enjoyable.

:-)

I'm going to be doing a review of this. Haven't read it yet, but it sounds like a great read: Swirls: The Outsiders #1

Also doing a book giveaway for it December 4th - 12th. Drop by my blog to enter!

http://www.wordsoftheworlds.blogspot.com

I'm heartily recommending Valerie Sherrard. All her books are good (she writes mostly YA), but I particularly enjoyed and

Songs From the Other Side of The Wall

I would like to recommend LightMasters: Number 13 by author M.G. WELLS because it was a very unique, exciting and interesting story.

M.G. Wells
Light Masters: Number 13

I would like to add Monica Marlowe to my list!
Specifically, 'Finding Felicity'

Worth a read.

"The Silver Mist" by Martin Treanor is awesome! It was not what I was expecting...but it was a touching, sometime humorous read and was a story to stay with you for a long time. I loved it!

The Silver Mist

I recommend Ellen Ghyll's Chicken Feed. It's a warm and very funny look at what we in the U.S. would call flea markets. (It'd make a terrific miniseries!)

The Heart of a Fox