Five favourite authors

[skipper734]

I find it interesting the lack of female authors in all the lists. I can't think of any female Authors that I read apart from Patricia Cornwall. It bothers me that I may have been missing something, probably not.

 

[JCL - the new kid in town]

I find it interesting the lack of female authors in all the lists. I can't think of any female Authors that I read apart from Patricia Cornwall. It bothers me that I may have been missing something, probably not.

I read a Cornwall book once and was very disappointed considering the number of best sellers she's had, maybe I got unlucky. However there are a few female writers I like such as karin slaughter and tess gerritsen

 

[catfish]

I find it interesting the lack of female authors in all the lists. I can't think of any female Authors that I read apart from Patricia Cornwall. It bothers me that I may have been missing something, probably not.

Daphne du Maurier is sublime & just missed out on my top 5. Sara Paretsky is well worth a read as are Laura Lippman and Sue Grafton.

 

[Pevenseagull]

I love Confederacy of Dunces - have you read Modern Baptists by James Wilcox?

I'd never heard of it, just read a little about it ..... should turn up in time for Wednesday on the beach .... cheers.

 

[Canonman]

Graham Greene, Henri Charriere, Simon Winchester, Paul Brickhill

 

[m20gull]

Hemingway
Hardy
Spike Milliigan
Ian Stewart
Richard Feynman

 

[m20gull]

... Paul Brickhill

Bother! Knew there was one name I was thinking of.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Magnus Mills
Mick Jackson

 

[mikeyjh]

John Steinbeck
Martin Amis
Bill Bryson
Simon Reeve
Garrison Keillor

Realise that some of these haven't written a huge amount but wish they would. Passing mention for the likes if Dan Brown, Peter James, Lee Child - in the same way that one shouldn't be embarrassed about reading hello magazine even though the Guardian is far more satisfying....

 

[Weatherman]

Does nobody else on NSC love Conn Iggulden's Caesar and Ghengis Khan books? Shame

Yes brilliant books

Conn Iggulden
Lee Child
Stephen King
and two locals
James Herbert RIP
Peter James