Top Ten Tuesday is sponsored by The Broke and The Bookish. Now, I try not to do too many extra posts when I’m doing the A to Z Challenge, but this is a topic I couldn’t pass up. I love to talk about my favorite authors! As well as promote some that I think need some love. The top this week is a hard one, how can I only pick 10? The instructions for today say that you could narrow it down to maybe just one genre, or make a list of 20 if you had to. I’m going to do my best to stay at 10, so just know that there will definitely be authors left off that are really, really awesome. These authors I’m going to share are ones that I either will pretty much auto-buy their books, or ones that not only have I loved one of their books, but they are really awesome to meet or talk to on social media. This is so hard!!!
1. Stephen King
This past year I got to be in the same room at the same time as Stephen King. Didn’t get to meet him personally, but still this was pretty exciting. For the most part I love all of his books. I’m not that into his Dark Tower series, I read all the ones up before he took that little break, and now I just need to read the others. I’m just not sure if I’ll be able to remember enough to get back into them without going back and re-reading the others, and I know that I’m not going to do that.
2. Dean Koontz
I would do almost anything to get to meet him. His love of dogs, and how he writes about them just makes him one of my favorite authors. While I’m a few books behind in his Odd Thomas series, and there was a recent book of his that was almost too “dense” for me, I still will pretty much buy and read all his books at some point. Well, I take that back. I don’t know that I’ll read his Frankenstein series.
3. Robert McCammon
I have almost all of his books. There was a time when his books were auto-buy for me. In doing this blog post I just saw that he has a new book coming out that they say is more like the way his book Swan Song was, which is one of my favorite books! So just added that on Goodreads!
4. Cara Lynn Schultz
Cara, and I call her Cara because we’ve met and hung out in person, like you see in this picture, was one of the first authors who I read their book from Netgalley. I read it, you see it in the picture there, Spellbound, loved it, and immediately found her on social media. We tweeted back and forth, etc. Then when I went to visit my sister in NYC for the first time, I kind of hinted asking if she might be willing to meet up some where so that I could meet her and get an autograph. And you know what? She did! We met over close to Bryant Park by the library where Carrie almost gets married in the Sex and the City movie. We went and had a drink at a little bar by the ice skating rink and talked and hung out for a long time! I will always be pushing her books, as I love the characters in them. They are totally people that I want to hang out with, they make me laugh when I read their conversations, and the stories are really unique as well. Plus I love all the NYC stuff she throws in, especially now that I’ve visited and can picture those places in my mind. (Please go buy her books if you haven’t read them yet!!)
5. Maggie Stiefvater
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I have loved all of her books I've read, I believe the first of which was The Shadow Children series. I got to meet her last year, which was very exciting. I am behind in her Missing series right now, but need to catch up! Oh my gosh, so many more I want to talk about: Michelle Madow, Tessa Gratton, Brenna Yovanoff, James Rollins, Steve Alten, Douglas Preston, Michael Grant, CJ Omololu, Jackie Morse Kessler, Kiera Cass, Kimberly Derting, Jennifer Brown, the list goes on and on. If you were going to do this, who would you pick? Could you easily narrow down to only 10 favorite authors? I know I didn't really do very well, but tried! If you have time, you should stop by and enter into my A to Z Challenge giveaway on any of the letter posts, like my R Post today.
I had difficulty getting to ten as I couldn't decide how to rate all the authors who wrote books I loved so I had to change it a bit!
I can't believe I forgot Maggie Stiefvater! And Jonathan Maberry…I freaking KNOW HIM (he taught my three year old to say "REDRUM" and sent the video to Stephen King. How could I forget him? What is wrong with me? Awesome list of authors!
Michelle @ Michelle's Minions
Oops, here's my TTT
Great List. I just read Splintered and loved it. I still need to read the rest of the series. Maggie's Raven cycle series is great as well.
Here is my TTT: http://jacquesbooknook.blogspot.com/2015/04/top-ten-tuesday-favorite-authors.html
Love both of those series. Thanks for stopping by!
Great list! I have some new authors to check out now!
Thanks! Hope you like them as much as I do!
Great list!
I just read Splintered by A.G. Howard and it was brilliant. I have a feeling she'll definitely end up on my future favorite authors list!
Yes, her whole series is soooo good! Thanks for stopping by!
Margaret Peterson Haddix made my list, too! I don't think I've loved every book by any of my favorite authors, but consistent entertainment and/or good books is enough to make the list, right? 🙂
True. Probably the only authors I've loved everything by are ones that only have a few books out so far. 🙂 Thanks for visiting!
Great list. It's amazing that you have met many of your favorite authors
I've kind of made it a goal of mine to meet as many authors as I can! They are my rock stars!
I haven't read many of the authors mentioned in your post this week (except for Dean Koontz and Stephen King), so I now have a few new authors to explore!!
Here's a link to my TTT post for this week: http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2015/04/top-ten-all-time-favorite-authors.html
Most of my other authors are YA, but not all, so hope you'll find one you like! Thanks for stopping by and I'll check out your post as well!
A.G Howard is an amazing author! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier.
Isn't she great! Thanks for returning the visit!
How wonderful that you've gotten to meet so many of your favorite authors! I'm hoping to read Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Maggie Stiefaver soon and I'm intrigued by A.G. Howard as well. Great list!
They're all my favorites so of course I highly recommend them all! Thanks for stopping by!
Oh my gosh, you have so many wonderful authors on your list! I agree with all of them! 🙂
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Thanks! I love them all, and even more! I'll be sure to check out your list as well!
So many great authors! I'm jealous that you have been able to meet so many of them.;)
I try to keep my eye out for author events in my hometown, as well as attending BEA and other book conventions and conferences when I can. Thanks for stopping by!
Hey! I'm jealous, you met Maggie! I don't read Stephen King yet, but I want 🙂 Nice to discover your blog 🙂
I've met Maggie several times. She tours a lot, at least it seems like it! And she's so great to meet. Hope you get a chance to read Stephen King, he's got some great ones! Maybe start with one of his books of short stories. Thanks for stopping by!
I have Rot and Ruin – in fact I've had it for ages. I have to carve out some time!
Stephen King – kicking oneself!!
Lynn 😀
You should totally pick up Rot and Ruin soon! I loved it. I still need to read the fourth book, but haven't gotten my hands on it yet. Thanks for visiting!
I've met a few of these authors too! So much fun!
They're all so cool, aren't they! Thanks for stopping by!
Stiefvater!! You're SO lucky to have met her so many times! I missed her at BEA the year she was there and I will forever regret it 🙁 She's one of my favorite authors and she DEFINITELY made my list this week too 😀 I still need to read Howard, King (*cringe*) but both are on my tbr shelf, and in my defence, I've seen a few of King's films. But I know it's not the same >.< Anyway, awesome list^^
Micheline @ Lunar Rainbows Reviews
She was at BEA both years I attended. In fact the first year I went, I got to see her on two different days. Once by herself and the other time with Brenna Yovanoff and Tessa Gratton. I love these authors, hope you can get to Howard and King soon! Thanks for visiting!
I love that Maggie was on so many lists!
Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings
She's so great! Thanks for stopping by and I'll check out your post as well!
Love AG Howard! I hope to read some of Stephen King's work soon. Thanks for visiting!
Wow, I can't believe so many people haven't read Stephen King! 🙂 He's got some great stuff. Thanks for returning the visit!
AG Howard – YES!!!! 🙂
She's awesome!
An impressive list, Lisa! I would definitely have Stephen King on mine, he is one of my go to authors. Also love Stiefvater and several others up there.
it is awesome that you have gotten to meet a lot of them!
Thanks! I love meeting authors, I will schedule trips around it! Thanks for stopping by!
Some really great authors here. I'm not sure who I'd name as my top 10. I'll have to give it some thought. 🙂
It was hard to pick just 10! Thanks for visiting!
Thanks for stopping by my TTT! I loved loved loved reading through your list, because of all the author interactions you've had! That was very cool. I always seem even more enamored with an author's work after I meet them. Hope you have a great week!
I get the same way about after I meet them or listen to them talk. I think maybe they spark an interest in a way that I have to see if I can tell what they were saying when I read their work. Thanks for returning the visit!
Nice! You've met (or been in the same room with) so many great authors. I read a lot of Stephen King in high school and college. His books are so disturbing, but they're also so compelling that I can't help myself! Dean Koontz was another one of my favorites from that period of my life. I also love Michael Grant and Margaret Peterson Haddix. Great list!
There's still a few I need to meet! Dean Koontz is one specifically! And last summer another one I really like, Steve Alten, was supposed to be at BEA, but then he cancelled. I was very disappointed. Thanks for stopping by!
Ohhh, I'm so jealous that you've met so many of them! Hope you get to meet the other ones as well! 😀 But such a great list, can't believe I forgot about Stephen King…
I always keep my ears open and my eyes peeled on authors' websites for when they might be somewhere I can meet them. Thanks for visiting!