I learned to read before I started kindergarten. I could
read my Little Golden Books to myself at five, was inhaling Madeline
L'Engle, Judy Blume and Roald Dahl in elementary school, moved up to Ray
Bradbury and S E Hinton, and again, Judy Blume in junior high and then on
to Phillip K. Dick, Heinlein, Mary Stewart, Asimov and more others than I
can mention by high school.
In addition to my 3 or 4 movies, I try to read at least one book a week. I usually make it. Following is a list of a few of my favorite authors. Books by most of them can be purchased in your local bookstore or from Amazon.com
Romance
Patricial Nell Warren
Mary Renault
Armistead Maupin
Marion Zimmer Bradley (The Catch Trap)
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Tanith Lee
Ray Bradbury - The Illustrated Man! The Martian Chronicles! Something Wicked This Way Comes! Brilliant man, dazzling work...
Terry Pratchett
Marion Zimmer Bradley (The Mists of Avalon)
Murder Mysteries/Suspense
Jonathan Kellerman
Faye Kellerman
Ed McBain
Mary Higgins Clark
John Sandford
and my most favorite suspense/crime fiction writer in the world:
James Ellroy. Read his work. Go to a library or bookstore and get one of his books today. Here's a list to get you started: LA Confidential, The Big Nowhere and The Black Dahlia. While you're at it, rent the movie version of LA Confidential. Great 1950's film noir atmosphere, great looking costumes, great looking men like Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Guy Pearce, and did I mention Russell Crowe? ... what else do you need to know?!?!
Horror
Stephen King
Dean Koontz
John Saul
I'll be adding more as I think of them... :}
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