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Author Love
What writer have you been loving lately?
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What writer have you been loving lately?
Oh, good call. I love Jasper Fforde. I love the Thursday Next books, and I've been reading his Nursery Crimes series, too. So much fun to read.
It's a comic book series, but I've also been loving Bill Willingham's Fables series in a big way, too. I cannot wait for volume 9 to come out next month!
Nick Hornby! I've been reading his collections of essays on books/reading ("The Polysyllabic Spree" and "Housekeeping Vs. The Dirt"). Good stuff.
I'm ashamed to admit that Nick Hornby is one of those writers that I've always meant to read, but haven't gotten around to yet. I might have to finally check him out this year...
I went on a total Douglas Coupland bender this spread and read 4 or 5 of his books. I absolutely love them, and "Hey, Nostradamus" is quite appropriate given the recent Virginia Tech incident. And Generation X was as good as the hype.
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Leah / May 14, 2007 3:38 PM
The last series that I read in one go was Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next books. She's a Literary Tech agent in the UK in an alternate reality.
She pops in and out of great novels fighting crime. For anyone who is a serious reader, this is a very fun romp through your library.
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