Who is your favorite author?

[megoapesnut]

Stephen king is my favorite writer.
Nobody says it like king.
Nobody.

What's your favorite King book?

Mine is Salem's Lot, by far. Second favorite would be The Stand. I really like Cell also.

[WannabeMego]

Mark Twain
Edgar Allan Poe
Ray Bradbury
Isaac Asimov
J.R.R. Tolkien

[TrueDave]

HG Wells and Alan Moore

[Duncan]

I'm into cozy mysteries, so M.C. Beaton (Marion Chesney) is at the top of my list, with the recent addition of Elizabeth Peters. Agatha Christie is up there, too, plus Lyndsey Davis, Ruth Downie & Spencer Quinn. Books on CD from the library are wonderful.

[fallensaviour]

What's your favorite King book?

Mine is Salem's Lot, by far. Second favorite would be The Stand. I really like Cell also.

I'd go with The Stand,Gunslinger series and Salems lot.

[Bill]

I loved Misery. My mom, being slightly evil, gave me that book while I was laid up with a cast from toes to hip, recovering from a shattered ankle as a teenager.
I cannot even watch that scene in the movie without literally writhing in pain.

[torgospizza]

I had a real prejudice against Neil Gaiman for years and years, until one day when I was bored I bought American Gods. I was wrong about him, so I bought Anansi Boys and he was still good. Read a few more, and now he's probably my favorite author if I had to choose one. Tolkien and China Miéville are up there, too--so far as SciFi/Fantasy goes. Robert E. Howard's "Beyond the Black River" is phenomenal.

[Megospidey]

John Grisham is probably my favorite fiction author. I love the whole world of law, and his novels never disappoint.

[Remco Monster]

Hunter S. Thompson, Charles Bukowski and J. Maarten Troost

[Merlyn1976]

Edgar Allan Poe
David Robbins
Douglas Adams
H.P. Lovecraft
Orson Scott Card
R.A. Salvatore
William Blake

[Adam West]

I'm going to go with J.K. Rowling. I realize it is an easy and trite choice but I really like her writing style and character development (especially minor characters). I still remember and this was pre-Harry Potter movie days I purchased "The Sorcerer's Stone" to read to my son (he is almost 16 but couldn't even read). He became bored fairly quickly and I couldn't put the book down. I never thought I would get hooked on what was considered a "kids" book. I do think the Harry Potter series will stand the test of time as well. Years later even after the last book; I am still looking forward to watching the last of the movie series.

[Gorn Captain]

Edgar Allan Poe, followed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Great authors and favorites, though it's very hard waiting for their next book to come out....

[J.B.]

Sadly, Pulp and Absence of the Hero are at work and thus missed the photo shoot.

[johnnystorm]

Rex Stout...love those Nero Wolfe mysteries!

[Bizarro Amy]

Neil Gaiman
Harlan Ellison
Stephen King
Erskine Caldwell
HP Lovecraft
Ray Bradbury
Orson Scott Card, specifically the Ender's books
I've been getting into Ayn Rand lately, as well

I also have a suggestion, although I haven't read it yet. My husband heard about a series of books in an NPR story. The author's name is Philip Kerr, and Nate's been devouring his novels. The one that's on the shelf nearby is called "Berlin Noir," and the cover says that it collects the first three stories about a character named Bernie Gunther. Nate said that's it's kind of a crime-noir, set in 1930s Europe. Just thought I'd pass that on.