Toni's favorite authors to read...
Here are a few of my favorite authors. I tend to like general fiction, comfort fiction, humorous, feel-good fiction, often set in England or Ireland, or in middle America.... Check back, I’ll keep adding to it…and it is in no particular order!
Author Name |
One book (of many) |
Why I like her… |
Website (if I know it) |
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Mapson, Jo-Ann |
Bad Girl Creek |
Real characters that make me like them |
www.joannmapson.com |
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Karon, Jan |
At Home in Mitford |
Comfort food in a book |
www.mitfordbooks.com |
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Pilcher, Rosamunde |
Winter Solstice |
an all-time favorite |
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Berg, Elizabeth |
The Pull of the Moon |
Emotional honesty |
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Samuel, Barbara |
No Place Like Home |
You are there |
www.barbarasamuel.com |
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Fforde, Katie |
Life Skills |
Humor in England |
www.katiefforde.com |
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Hall Page, Katherine |
The Body in the Bog |
Catering/pastor’s wife/whodunit |
www.katherine-hall-page.org |
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Landvik, Lorna |
The Tall Pine Polka |
Wish I had written it |
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Fielding, Helen |
Bridget Jones Diary |
Edgier than the rest, but fab |
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Grafton, Sue |
A is for Alibi |
She is up to R now, mystery |
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| Baumbich, Charlene Ann | Dear Dorothy, Slow Down You're Wearing Us Out! | Adorable 80-something farm wife, book two in a series. |
www.welcometopartonville.com
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Ray, Jeanne |
Eat Cake |
Delicious humor |
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Binchy, Maeve |
Circle of Friends |
Especially early works |
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Quindlen, Anna |
One True Thing |
A fan for years |
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Thayer, Nancy |
Three Women at the Water’s Edge |
All of hers are worth reading |
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Kingsolver, Barbara |
The Bean Trees |
Opens my eyes |
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Lamott, Anne |
Blue Shoe |
Writing book is great too |
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Tyler, Anne |
Ladder of Years |
No list complete without her |
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Shreve, Anita |
Sea Glass |
Ditto |
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Trollope, Joanna |
Other People’s Children |
Smart |
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Shields, Carol |
Unless |
Well-written and life-changing |
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Crusie, Jennifer |
Crazy for You |
Witty, entertaining |
www.jennycrusie.com |
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Read, Miss |
Village School |
Dozens, sick day treat |
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Trigiani, Adriana |
Big Cherry Holler |
The titles alone do it for me |
www.adrianatrigiani.com |
| Matlock, Curtiss Ann | Sweet Dreams at the Goodnight Motel | Warm, funny, a cast of characters you will feel at home with | www.curtissannmatlock.com |
| Hendricks, Judith Ryan | Isabel's Daughter | Feel like I just lived the book |
www.judihendricks.com
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| Rice, Luanne | Cloud Nine | Romance, with real character drive |