My Favourite Authors

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Happy New Year! It‘s time to start our first #AuthorAMonth read of 2025, Dorothy L Sayers. I had actually not heard of her before nominations, so she‘s new to me. Have you chosen your book yet?

Please be sure your 2024 form is complete if you want to be eligible for a prize. I‘ll be announcing winners this Saturday. The link is in a recent post under this book title.

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LitsyEvents

My Favourite Authors | Thomas Costley

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Here is the big announcement #AuthorAMonth readers! Here are our 2025 authors!

The most votes went to Leigh Bardugo this year, then Kate Quinn, then Octavia Butler, so she is included as a repeat author.

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LitsyEvents

My Favourite Authors | Thomas Costley

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Welcome to November #AuthorAMonth readers! Time to pull out our Sarah Addison Allen books. What are you planning to read?
#AuthorAMonth is a no pressure, no commitment Litsy challenge The goal is to celebrate the works of a particular author each month. Authors were chosen through polls by Litsy participants. Read as many as you like, skip months when needed, it‘s entirely up to you!
See original post for prize info.

peaKnit One of my favorites! 3mo

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LitsyEvents

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How‘s your July reading been #AuthorAMonth readers? We‘re more than halfway through our month with RF Kuang.

August brings us Sarah Waters. You may want to put in your holds or place your orders soon.

Happy Reading!

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LitsyEvents

My Favourite Authors | Thomas Costley

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It‘s December, time to pull out our Yoko Ogawa books for #AuthorAMonth. What are you planning to read?

#AuthorAMonth is a no-pressure, no-commitment Litsy challenge. The goal is to celebrate the works of a particular author each month. Authors were chosen through polls by Litsy participants. Read as many as you like, skip months when needed, it's entirely up to you!

There will be some prizes sent at the end of the year⬇️

LitsyEvents see original post for details: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2510486 2y

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Graciouswarriorprincess

My Favourite Authors | Thomas Costley

I am torn between 2 and 3. What house would you chose?

BookishTrish 2 or 3. 5y

Graciouswarriorprincess @BookishTrish 👍🏻🥰 5y

vlwelser 2 definitely. Margaret Atwood all day. And Stephen King kind of weirds me out. 5y

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Graciouswarriorprincess @vlwelser 👍🏻🥰 5y

PaperbackPirate Hard to choose, but 2!
5y

Graciouswarriorprincess @PaperbackPirate 👍🏻🥰 5y

Jeg House 2 5y

Graciouswarriorprincess @Jeg 👍🏻🥰 5y

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Andrew65

My Favourite Authors | Thomas Costley

Here today‘s discussion prompt posted by @ljuliel Please feel free to contribute and repost.

Today‘s Question :

Can you name an author that‘s an immediate purchase when they release a new book, plus you‘ve read every other book they‘ve written already ?

#KeepLitsyActive. @ljuliel

Cinfhen, Crazeedi, TheBookHippie, MrBook, OriginalCyn620, TrishB, Sarah83, Tove_Reads, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, EadieB, gradcat

ljuliel @andrew65 ♥️ 5y

Andrew65 Jane Casey, Peter James (Roy Grace Series), Peter Robinson, Chris Kuzneski, L J Sellers (Wade Jackson Series), Linwood Barclay, Harlan Coben, Fiona Barton, James Becker, James Twining, Ann Cleeves , Peter May, James Rollins, David Baldacci, Sharon Kay Penman, Ken Follett to name but a few! 5y

Andrew65 @ljuliel 👍😊 5y

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Butterfinger Rita Sepetys, Cassandra Clare, and Marie Lu 5y

Andrew65 @Butterfinger Will have to check out Rita Sepetys, I don‘t know her. Or Marie Lu. (edited) 5y

wanderinglynn Neil Gaiman, Patrick Rothfuss, Darynda Jones, Charlaine Harris, Kevin Hearne, Patricia Briggs, Ilona Andrews, Sarah Addison Allen 5y

Lizpixie Oh god yes. Karin Slaughter, Tess Gerritsen, Elizabeth George, Kerry Greenwood, Kathy Reichs, Peter Robinson, Ann Cleeves, Kate Morton, Linda Fairstein, Martha Wells, Leigh Bardugo, Laurell.K.Hamilton(yeah I know), Erin Morgenstern, Jay Kristoff, George.R.R.Martin, Stephen King, Nicola Upson etc. 5y

Soubhiville Yep! I‘d be surprised if there are any Littens out there who would say no! Mine are Jacquiline Carey, Patrick Rothfuss, and Chris Bohjalian. There are a couple others who are auto buys but I haven‘t read all of their back lists. @ChrisBohjalian 5y

Andrew65 @Soubhiville How did I forget Patrick Rothfuss! Can‘t wait for August 2020 and the new book in the Kingkiller Chronicles! The Doors of Stone. @wanderinglynn (edited) 5y

Andrew65 @Lizpixie A lot of similar tastes! 5y

TheBookHippie Jason Reynolds, Jaqueline Woodson, my best bibliophile friend and I have read every Danielle Steel book she‘s written til now ...so we keep buying ! 🤣 otherwise it‘s collecting copies of favorites 5y

Cinfhen Daniel Silva!!!! I‘ll read EVERY Gabriel Allon novel!!!!!! I think the series is almost at book 20

Daniel Silva GABRIEL ALLON Novels 1-4

EadieB Peter May, Elly Griffiths,Adrian McKinty, Jane casey, Robert Goddard, Peter Robinson, Ian Rankin, Harlan Coben, Linwood Barclay, Ken Follett, Ann Cleeves, James Rollins, Karin Slaughter, Robert Harris. (edited) 5y

Andrew65 @EadieB How did I forget Robert Goddard! 😔 5y

EadieB @Andrew65 Also Robert Harris! 5y

OriginalCyn620 I think Liane Moriarty is the only auto buy whose entire backlist I‘ve read. I still haven‘t read Nine Perfect Strangers though. Megan Miranda is one who is also making my auto buy list, as well as Karen M. McManus. 5y

Andrew65 @EadieB I must be ill today! 😂 5y

Andrew65 @OriginalCyn620 I was a bit disappointed with Nine Perfect Strangers. 5y

CaroPi Well I will not see new books but my goal is to own all the books from Roald Dahl 5y

TrishB Soooo many! Stephen King, Sharon Penman, Elizabeth Chadwick, Karin Slaughter, Mark Lawrence, Lisa Gardner, Karen Rose, Peter James, tired brain can‘t think of anymore at the moment! 5y

wordslinger42 Terry Brooks! 5y

Crazeedi @Andrew65 I've read two of Sepetys book, shes excellent this one most recently , I learned of her from litsy of course!

Salt to the Sea

Crazeedi Harris is excellent, I look for Donna Leon, Lucinda Riley, Elly Griffiths , Louise Penny, more that I cant think f right now 5y

Andrew65 @Crazeedi My library has this one and @Butterfinger

The Fountains of Silence

(edited) 5y

Andrew65 @Crazeedi Enjoy most of these and love Lucinda Riley. 5y

Crazeedi @Andrew65 haven't read that one but this one is excellent too, I want to read the one you mentioned

Out of The Easy

Crazeedi @Andrew65 I'm waiting for the next sister!! 5y

Crazeedi I know there are other authors I love, but I've also found so many new ones on here! Oh, Martin Walker is still writing Bruno series I think 5y

Andrew65 @Crazeedi The Sun Sister was Published on Halloween in the U.K. 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks for the tag Andrew! 5y

Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 👍 5y

Andrew65 @TrishB A great list! 5y

gradcat @Andrew65 Yup, yup & yup! All of Elizabeth George (too numerous to list), + all of Martha Grimes (ditto), + all of the Jackson Brodie series by Kate Atkinson, of which I just bought the latest not too long ago...

Big Sky

Crazeedi @Andrew65 no!!!! I didnt know!! Thanks I'll look to see if its here!! 5y

Crazeedi @Andrew65 just checked, and it's not on any of the library sites I borrow my ebooks from. Amazon has for regular price, coming from UK, so I guess I'll check maybe in a while to see if price drops 5y

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La_Cori

My Favourite Authors | Thomas Costley

⭐️Jane Austen (classics, my Queen!👑)
⭐️Ken Follett (historical fic & mistery)
⭐️Niccolò Ammaniti (general fic)
⭐️Patrick Ness (ya/lgbt/sci-fi)
⭐️Zerocalcare (graphic novels)

@britt_brooke

britt_brooke Well done! 6y

juliegumdrop If I wanted to read something by Ammaniti, what should I read first? What‘s your favorite by him? 6y

La_Cori @juliegumdrop my first Ammaniti's novel was "I'm not scared" and it's a good book to discover his writing style.. My favourite is "Steal you away". I hope you'll read one of them and you'll like it! ? 6y

juliegumdrop Thank you!! 6y

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BookNAround

My Favourite Authors | Thomas Costley

These were the eleven (yes, I'm a rebel who can't follow the rules) I thought of as I sat down to write out the list. I did try and discard classics since everyone already knows of them but since Austen is my favorite, I had to include her no matter what. #top10authorrecommendations

robinb ❤️ Austen & Quinn! 7y

Sarah83 Jasper 😍 7y

monogamist_reader Nice handwriting! 7y

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Librarybelle

My Favourite Authors | Thomas Costley

@jenniferw88 tagged me for the #10authorrecommendations prompt. Thank you! In no particular order, here are the 10 authors I thought of right away...a mixture of classic, mystery, historical and nonfiction authors, representing the many facets of my reading interests.

Anyone wish to play too who has not been tagged? Join in!

Andrew65 I enjoy M C Beaton's work, especially Hamish! 7y

Librarybelle @Andrew65 I've read all of Hamish and am still working on Agatha Raisin. I have a soft spot for Hamish, so he's my favorite of the two, but Agatha is cantankerous enough for me to consider her a very, very close second. 7y

Andrew65 I'm about four off finishing the Agatha Series (up to date) and can't help liking her. 7y

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Librarybelle @Andrew65 I'm not quite halfway through Agatha's series...some of the scrapes she gets in are hilarious! 7y

Andrew65 @Librarybelle Most Definitely, can leave you laughing out loud. M C. Beaton close to making my list. 7y

Abailliekaras I just bought a Louise Penny after she was recommended on Two Crime Writers and a Microphone. Looking forward to it! 7y

Librarybelle @Abailliekaras I absolutely love her books! I hope you enjoy it! 7y

SilversReviews Nice List. I have only read Louise Penny. 7y

Librarybelle Thanks, @SilversReviews ! 7y

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TrishB

My Favourite Authors | Thomas Costley

#10authors
How hard is this!! Today's list.
@Cinfhen @Andrew65

Kalalalatja 👏👏👏 7y

RadicalReader @TrishB what has been your all time favorite book of 2017 that you‘ve curled up with and why? 7y

TrishB @RadicalReader so far probably Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb as it was the final one in a series of 9. It was awesome, sad and the end of an era. 7y

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Andrew65 Agree with many of yours. (edited) 7y

Cinfhen I love your choices, especially Ms. Hoffman!!! 7y

LeahBergen A marvellous list!! 7y

Cathythoughts I really must try Karin Slaughter! She‘s getting pushed up TBR 7y

TrishB @Cathythoughts they can be quite graphic - but the storylines are brilliant. The Grant County/Will Trent ones are amazing 👍 7y

Cathythoughts Thanks , that‘s helpful. I‘ll try the first one. 👍 7y

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Balibee146

My Favourite Authors | Thomas Costley

Here are my #10authorrecommendations
I showed you mine, now you show me yours 😁

That-Bookish-Hiker George Orwell 😍😍 I forgot to put him on my list. 7y

Balibee146 @That-Bookish-Hiker i keep seeing beloved authors on other lists too! 😁 7y

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bookish_wookish

My Favourite Authors | Thomas Costley

I didnt even know that my casino did this!! I wonder how many good authors i missed!!! 😑

LorieL Looks like a great event! 7y

bookish_wookish hoping they do another one so i could go! @LorieL 7y

MoMogrl I wish I had known that! I totally would go. 7y

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bookish_wookish they have some other authors coming but theyre reality stars and im not big on that lol @MoMogrl 7y

MoMogrl @bookish_wookish yeah that's not really my thing either. 7y

minkyb What! Why did I not know this. I am only 1 1/2 hrs. away. I would have loved this! 7y

bookish_wookish Yesss! @minkyb 7y

minkyb Holy cow it is FREE! 7y

bookish_wookish Yup! You buy the book there but the panel is free! @minkyb 7y

minkyb Somehow, buying the book would not seem to pose a problem! 😂 @bookish_wookish 7y

bookish_wookish im going to stalk their website now! @minkyb 7y

minkyb Good! 7y

bookish_wookish ill let you know if i find anything good! @minkyb 7y

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JazzFeathers

My Favourite Authors | Thomas Costley

#AwesomeAutumnBooks #FavoriteAuthors

I know l've already posted most of them, but well, the are my favourite authors

- JRR Tolkien
- Agatha Christie
- David Gemmell
- Langston Hughes
- Sherman Alexie

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