Never Too Old For Y.A. & N.A. Books discussion

1. Simone Elekeles
2. Luaren Burnholdt
3. L.J.Smith
4. Lisa Desrocher
5. Cassandra Clare
6. Melissa Marr
7. Josephine Angelini
8.L.A.Weatherly
9. Jenny Han
10. Elizabeth Scott

Lets see for YA authors they would be:
Sarah Dessen
Lisa Schroeder
Richelle Mead (for none YA too!)
Melissa De la Cruz
Casandra Clare
Elizabeth Chandler
Tera Lynn Childs
Jennifer Echols
Lauren Oliver
Becca Fitzpatrick

I am sure I could name a few more too, lol.

Michelle Rowen
Richelle Mead
Rachel Vincent
Lauren Oliver
Gayle Forman
Amanda Hocking
Ally Carter
Cassandra Clare
Andrea Cremer
Becca Fitzpatrick
Suzanne Collins
Ally Condie
Veronica Roth
Meg Cabot
Kiersten White
J.K. Rowling
Stephenie Meyer
These are not YA but love them too
Victoria Laurie
Charlaine Harris
Jeanine Frost
Sophie Kinsella
Lisa Lutz

I've got a mixture of authors from various genres...
Cassandra Clare
Becca Fitzpatrick
Andrea Cremer
Josephine Angelini
Veronica Roth
JK Rowling
Beth Revis
Paullina Simons
Isabel Allende
Jane Austen....are just a few to name

For me these are the best authors:
Cassandra Clare
JK Rowling
Stephenie Meyer
Lauren Kate
Becca Fitzpatrick
Michelle Zink
Suzanne Collins
Richelle Mead
Sophie Kinsella
Meg Cabot
Audrey Niffenegger
LJ Smith
Melissa Marr
Marian Keyes

And a lot more! Just named a few that I love :)

Bentley Little is my favorite. He's in the same genre as Stephen King. Other than that I don't have favorite authors, but favorite books/series.

My top 10 authors (not all YA, not in order):

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Brandon Sanderson
3. Margaret Weis
4. Laini Taylor
5. Scott Westerfeld
6. Suzanne Collins
7. Neil Gaiman
8. Rick Riordan
9. Terry Pratchett
10. Jane Austen

Stephenie Meyer
Suzanne Collins
Julie Kagawa
Kristin Cashore
Maria V. Snyder
Veronica Roth
Stephanie Perkins
Lauren Oliver
Sarah Dessen
Samone Elkeles
Neil Gaiman
James Dashner
Marcus Zuzak

JR Ward
Laurell K. Hamilton
Shelly Laurenston
Kelley Armstrong
Cassandra Clare
Suzanne Collins
Veronica Roth
Becca Fitzpatrick
PC Cast
Richelle Mead

My fav authors are a big mix
Roald Dahl (my fav author of all time)
J.K Rowling
C.S Lewis
Judy Blume
V.C Andrews
Anne Rice
Cassandra Clare
PC Cast
Suzanne Collins
Jane Austen
L.M Montgomery
Dave Pilkey
Stephenie Meyer
Becca Fitzpatrick
Maggie Stiefvater
Alyson Noel
Danielle Steel
wow that is alot but not all of them.

ohhh and if I didnt add Roger Hargreaves my little boy would be toally crushed!

Becca Fitzpatrick
Stephenie Meyer
J.K Rowling
Melissa Marr
L.J.Smith
Lauren Kate
Eden Maguire
Jessica Verday
Maggie Stiefvater
Kami Garcia

10 of my favourite YA authors not in order!

Cassandra Clare
Nicholas Sparks
JK Rowling
Stephenie Meyer
Rick Riordan
Anne Gracie
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Bree Despain
Carrie Vaughn
Kelly Creagh

Whoops, I guess I wrote more than 10.

Richelle Mead (I LOVE books)
Patricia Briggs
J.R. Ward
Darynda Jones
PC Cast
Rachel Vincent (Shifters is one of my fav series)
Janet Evanovich
Jeanine Frost
Charlaine Harris
Cassandra Claire

Some include (in no particular order):
-Ellen Hopkins
-Kelley Armstrong
-Richelle Mead
-PC Cast
-Lisa McMann
-Rachel Hawkins
-Kristin Cashore
-Ann Brashares
-Patricia McCormick
-John Green
-Scott Westerfeld
-Meg Cabot
-Melissa Marr

Adriana wrote: "1. Simone Elekeles
2. Luaren Burnholdt
3. L.J.Smith
4. Lisa Desrocher
5. Cassandra Clare
6. Melissa Marr
7. Josephine Angelini
8.L.A.Weatherly
9. Jenny Han
10. Elizabeth Scott"

11. Becca Fitzpatrick

For 2011 - James Dashner, Veronica Roth, Deborah Harkness, Lauren McLaughlin, Ransom Riggs, Heather Dixon, Brian Selznick, L.J. Smith, Meg Cabot, Kelley Armstrong :)

Kyra Gates
Amanda Hockin
Stephanie Myers
Alex Finn
Nicholas Sparks

As I've just started reading YA, you'll have to hear with me...
Raine Thomas
Sarah Dressen
Nicholas Sparks

Those are the three that I have read... but would love to read more... as I just said.. just starting to get really into the genre...

Sorry, one more...

Cassandra Clare, absolutely love her!

Stephanie Meyer as well...

In no particular order....
Rachel Caine
Kami Garcia
Ally Carter
Stephanie Meyer
Lili St Crow
Richelle Mead
Maggie Stiefvater
pc and kristen cast
Melissa De la cruz
Alyxandra Harvey

I cant believe I forgot to put Claudia Gray on my list...all of her books are awesome and some of my very favs. She is an amazing writer.

OMG - And I forgot Pam Jenoff and Lauren Kate on mine...

(alphabetical order)

Kelley Armstrong
Cassandra Clare
Suzanne Collins
Andrea Cremer
James Dashner
Jeaniene Frost (adult)
Julie Kagawa
Richelle Mead
Kiersten White
Moira Young

Probably will update this soon. I just base this from my favourite books;)

Here it is:

Cassandra Clare
Melissa Marr
Richelle Mead
Rachel Vincent
Ally Carter
Meg Cabot
Sophie Kinsella
Charlaine Harris
Kelley Armstrong
Laurell K. Hamilton
P.C. Cast
Alyson Noel
Chloe Neill
Suzanne Collins
Patricia Briggs
Megan McCafferty
Karen Chance
Kim Harrison
Jenna Black
Kieran Scott
Rebecca Maizel
Jaye Wells
C.C. Hunter

...sorry...I got carried away...XD

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Ann Brashares
3. Darren Shan
4. Suzanne Collins
5. Richelle Mead
6. Lois Lowry
7. Scott Westerfeld
8. Veronica Roth (looks promising!)
9. Ellen Hopkins
10. C.S. Lewis

I have to add Julie Kagawa to my previous list...brilliant storyteller!!!

In no particular order:

Richelle Mead
Cassandra Clare
Lauren Oliver
Becca Fitzpatrick
Bree Despain
Veronica Roth
Suzanne Collins
Jessica Shirvington
Isobelle Carmody
Stephenie Meyer

Not in any order:

1. Simone Elekeles
2. Becca Fitzpatrick
3. Lauren Kate
4. Lisa Desrocher
5. Cassandra Clare
6. Stephenie Meyer
7. Josephine Angelini
8.L.A.Weatherly
9. Andrea Creamer
10. Sophie Jordan

1. Lauren Oliver
2. Stephanie Perkins
3. Veronica Roth
4. Julie Prestsater
5. Sarah Ockler
6. Scott Westerfeld
7. James Dashner
8. Sarah Dessen
9. Suzanne Collins
10. Lauren Barnholdt

Kyra Gates (Myself)
Stephanie Myers
Amanda Hocking
Alex Finn
Allison Cassata
TR Graves
Nicholas Sparks
Christopher Pike
Pittacus Lore
Greg Cox
Danny McBride
Alyson Noel
Morgan Rice

YA
JK Rowling
Richelle Mead
Rebecca Maizel
Stephanie Meyer
Jennifer Donnelly
Stephanie Perkins
Cassandra Clare
Not YA
Paulo Coelho
Anne Rice
Dan Brown

Kristin Cashore
Laini Taylor
Franny Billingsley
Sarah Prineas
E. Lockhart (but only for not for the boyfriend books--I didn't like those that much, but this one! Oh! This has got to be one of my most favorite books ever.)
Megan Whalen Turner
JK Rowling
Sarah Dessen

YA authors:
Kelly Creagh
L.J. Smith
Amelia At-water Rhodes
Lois Duncan
Julie Hearn
R.L. Stine
Kelley Armstrong
Mary Hooper
Stacey Kade
J.K. Rowling

Non- YA
Dan Brown
Steve Berry
Terry Deary

My favorite authors are(not in order)
Jane Austen
C.S.Lewis
Tamora Pierce
The Bronte Sisters
Shephenie Meyer
J.K.Rowling
Georgette Heyer
Cassandra Clare
Julie Kagawa
Suzanne Collins
Andrea Cremer
Veronica Roth

1. J.K Rowling
2. Becca Fitzpatrick
3. Nicholas Sparks
4. Richelle Mead
5. P.C & Kristin Cast
6. Sophie Kinsella
7. Nora Roberts
8. Elizabeth Chandler
9. Gayle Forman
10. Wendelin Van Draanen

YA
Richelle Mead
Rachel Vincent
Julie Kagawa
Cassandra Claire
Andrea Kremer
PC & Kristen Cast

Non YA
Darynda Jones
JR Ward

Repeat Rachel Vincent and Richelle Mead

Karen Marie Moning
Kevin Hearne

1. Cassandra Clare
2. Becca Fitzpatrick
3. Kami Garcia
4. Stephanie Meyer
5. Rachel Vincent
6. Rachel Hawkins
7. Suzanne Collins
8. Lauren Kate
9. Melissa Marr
10. Maggie Stiefvater

This is definitely NOT in order. And not all YA

Cassandra Clare
Patrick Rothfuss
J. R. R. Tolkien
Cinda Williams Chima
T. A. Barron
Jonathon Shroud
Michael Scott
Sir Thomas Malory
Emily Dickinson
Caitlyn Brennan
Charles Dickens<--All Time Fave even if I haven't read everything. :)

OMG How could I forget Cornelia Funke!!

(no particular order, and not all young adult)
Patricia McKillip
Lois McMaster Bujold
Diana Wynne Jones
Jane Austen
JRR Tolkien
J.K. Rowling
Rick Riordan
Eoin Colfer
R.L. LaFevers
...and too many others to pick just one (sigh)

1. Terry Brooks
2. James Patterson
3. Holly Black
4. Melissa Marr
5. Julia Kagawa
6. Tamara Peirce
7. Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
8. Elizabeth Haydon
9. R.A. Salvatore
10. Darren Shan

I can think of a ton more but those are just some of my favorites to date...

Ellen Hopkins
Patricia McCormick
Neal Shusterman
Carol Plum-Ucci
Paolo Bacigalupi
Lauren DeStefano
Kody Keplinger
Rachel Ward
Suzanne Collins
Alex Flinn (?)

1. J.K Rowling
2. Richelle Mead
3. Suzanne Collins
4. Cassandra Clare
5. Maggie Steifvater
6. Becca Fitzpatrick
7. Stephen Chbosky
8. Lauren Kate
9. Markus Zusak
10. Stephenie Meyer

Oh my, I left of Patricia Briggs! Silly me

Emily Dickinson
Cassandra Clare
J.K. Rowling
Rick Riordan
Becca Fitzpatrick
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Simone Elekeles
Jonathan Stroud
Diana Wynne Jones
Darren Shan

Here are my faves not necessarily in that order

1. Suzanne Collins
2. JK Rowling
3. Julie Kagawa
4. Veronica Roth
5. Sarah Rees Brennan
6. Tamora Pierce
7. Rachel Vincent
8. Jus Accardo
9. James Patterson
10. Melissa Marr

10 was so not enough lol
But some of my favs are:

Jana Oliver
Lilith Saintcrow/Lili St Crow
Darynda Jones
JR Ward
Cassandra Clare
Michelle Rowen
Chloe Neill
Jeaniene Frost
Seanan McGuire
James Patterson