Lilian Jackson Braun
the The-Cat-who.... woman. I can't believe she's in her eighties. Anyhow, I've read detective novels since I was about this big and I like hers very much. If anything, at least they're original. |
George Orwell
We're getting to the classics now. Obviously 1984, which is still very scary, but my favourite is actually Animal Farm. It's.... I don't know. Clever? |
William Shakespeare
I'll admit it, it was a school requirement. But I loved it and I read more. My favourite play is Richard III, mainly for the character of Richard III, who's just eeeeeeevil. Now I'd really like to see a live theatre performance. That'd be great. |
Maj Sj�wall/ Per Wahl��
Swedes, but I know for a fact they've been translated into most languages. They wrote 10 Beck-novels together, and I love the anti-glamourous atmosphere in those. The series is titled Story of a Crime. Not your average detective novel it isn't. Maj Sj�wall wrote another detective novel with T. Ross around 1990. (Wahl�� died in 1975). |
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Armistead Maupin
He's the man. Wrote the Tales of the City books (6 of them) from the 1960s on, plus two novels. Only thing to know is, if you start reading the first Tales of the City novel you'll want them all. So remember to budget for them - I had to. |
Robert Rodi
Yes it is a cheesy thing to say but he was the first author to make me laugh out loud. I especially like Fag Hag (I say, shocking!) and Kept Boy (still giggling). |
Jonas Gardell
Swedish. I doubt very much he's ever been translated. His fiction is mainly about religion and homosexuality. I find his writing fascinating. Try Passionsspelet. |
Ola Klingberg
Another Swede. He's only written one novel so far (Onans Bok) but it's brilliant. About power in a relationship, religious dilemma, and the fear of AIDS. |
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Helen Fielding
She was first, right? I'm not going for the pseudo-intellectual bullshit. Yes I've read my classics, and yes Bridget Jones' Diary made me laugh. And the sequel too. |
Isabel Wolff
Granted The Trials of Tiffany Trott reminded me strongly of Bridget Jones. But her second novel (The Making of Minty Malone) was very good. |
India Knight
Naughty, naughty girl. She REALLY makes me roar. For one, her girls are nothing like Bridget. "About what happens after the 'happily ever after'" |
Nicole de Buron
French. Probably the funniest descriptions of teenage daughters and balding husbands out there. |
Mike Gayle
Meant to be Helen Fielding for blokes. I see the point. But what I like in his tone is not the comedy, it's the openness. |
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