Blog Hopping...Sharing the Love!

Got myself involved in another "Blog Hop" again this week. The concept works just like Twitter's Follow Friday. You surf around the blogs on the list, looking to meet and follow new folks and likewise, get followers in return.

The Blog Hop question of the week is about favorite authors, who mine are and why I designate them so. There is a running list of my favorite authors to your immediate left. I won't cover all of them here, just a few, in no particular order.

1. Lois Lowry. I put her on this list because I have really enjoyed most of what she has written but even if I didn't, she gets on the list for one book, The Giver. An absolutely amazing novel, my favorite of all time. I don't want to start talking about The Giver right now because once I get started, I cannot stop. If you wanna chat about The Giver, take it to the blog comments below and I will talk your ear off. Or I guess eyes would be the better word choice for this format...

2. Neil Gaiman. Why Neil? American Gods, Stardust, Coraline, The Graveyard Book, Neverwhere...do I have to keep going? Gaiman is a genius, who maintains a pretty awesome blog as well. A writer I would love to just sit down with over a beer and just talk writing.



3. Christopher Moore. I am not permitted to read a new Chris Moore book in bed when it comes out. My wife banishes me to the couch until I have finished it. Moore's books make me laugh out loud. Not a snort, a chuckle, or an amused smile. It's belly laugh type stuff we are talking about here.

4. JK Rowling. I have to include Rowling in my list. The reasons are numerous, as are the things I could say about the amazing world she has created. I just hope she takes us back there some day.

5. C.S. Lewis. My life long love of reading began in that wardrobe and the magical land it opened up into. I don't only enjoy Lewis' fiction, but I am a huge fan of his non fiction as well, primarily Surprised By Grace, Mere Christianity, and of course, The Screwtape Letters. I put G.K. Chesterton in that same category, my enjoyment of his fiction is equal to my enjoyment of his non fiction.

6. Stephen King. I read IT for the first time when I was in fifth grade and I have been hooked ever since. What I love most about King is the way he writes people. The characters he creates in his novels are so life like and believable one feels like they really know these people. He is the master...pure and simple.

Well...I have many other favorite authors but it is late and sleep keeps blurring the laptop keys in front of me so that means it is time for bed.

Pop down to the comments section...feel free to opine about my author list or create one of your own. An author discussion in the comments section would be awesome!

Happy reading folks!