Comments on: 7 Current Writers I’m In Love With

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:10:39 +0000

It may not be your type, but I love Barbara Kingsolver, especially her essays. She writes a lot about nature and she says some stuff that will really make you thing.
And also, you should never apologize for Harry Potter, it IS amazing!

By: Noble

Noble — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:45:51 +0000

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By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:02:56 +0000

Absolutely correct regarding William Gibson, who remains a true visionary writer and a personal fave to this day. What people often miss with his newest works is that “the future truly is NOW.” This era IS the science fiction age of which we always dreamed as children, complete with personal communicators (iPhone?), high-tech weaponry (“Don’t tase me, Bro!”) and a fulltime International Space Station (Beam me UP!). Gibson is simply brilliant in his insight that recognizes the fact that we are currently living inside the “sci-fi” idiom, and every one of our lives tells of a fantastic journey.

By: Dawnie

Dawnie — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:06:28 +0000

Oh, my! What an impressive list of authors!!! I didn’t see my favorites here, tho, so just had to share: I devour John Sandford. I have read every single Davenport book in sequence. I often wait for him to have a few releases before picking him up again because I go thru them so quickly and am hungry for the next… Dennis LeHane KNOCKS my socks off! Cannot believe Shutter Island is just now being made into a movie and don’t believe for one second they will capture it properly. That book made me a die-hard LeHane fan. I can only read him in small doses, tho, because his stories are quite depressing, but truly, he rocks! Am putting Karin Slaughter on this list but have to admit, I’m a little more than over her vicious doom & gloom. Reminds me of a more gruesome “Murder, She Wrote” entity – I mean, c’mon, how many horrific, gory, ghastly crimes can be committed in one tiny little town??? Lastly, I bow my head to Jennifer Haigh. A relatively newbie (just 3 novels, I believe), she tells quite the poignant nitty gritty real life tale. I admire her voice and wish I could echo it.

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7 current writers I’m in love with : i tell stories — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:02:10 +0000

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By: Mel

Mel — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:04:55 +0000

Great post, and great comments! My must-read list just grew much longer.

Gotta second the rec for Mary Doria Russell. The Sparrow and its sequel, Children of God, are sublime. I haven’t read her other two books yet; I’m saving them for later.

Connie Willis: Doomsday Book made me lose sleep because I couldn’t put it down. Another good one of hers is Passage, but keep Kleenex/a hanky handy. (It’s not mawkish, but it’s quite moving.).

James Tiptree’s (aka Alice Sheldon) sci-fi stories/novellas are amazing in every sense of the word.

Happy reading to all.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:58:12 +0000

Great list. I have to say John Grisham is one of my favorites as well. Along with Terry Goodkind, Robin Hobb, Bernard Cornwell, and Jack Whyte. Lately though I've been on a new-to-me author binge, trying to expand my horizons. One really good one I've just discovered is James Ross. His Lifetime Loser reads like a Grisham novel, so I was really pleased to find it.

By: Mark Lancaster

Mark Lancaster — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:52:51 +0000

All great recommendations here.

I’d like to add Michael Marshall Smith whose Only Forward zapped me to a truly magical future (cat zones and colour reactive walls that email you to thank you for walking past them!).

His second novel Spares addresses the impending cloning questions but also has the most horrific scene I’ve ever read in a novel.

The style is qwirky, dreamy, amusing with stimulating ideas imo.

By: Chris Walton

Chris Walton — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:41:18 +0000

If you like Gibson you could try Iain M. Banks. Gibson rates him very highly.

By: maxrael

maxrael — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:31:38 +0000

i’d like to recommend Greg Egan. i read Diaspora which was fantastic, and am now reading Permuation City. Mind-blowingly good stuff.