Who's your favorite author? What is the latest book you've

[Blue_Roses]

read from your favorite author?

Okay, I know for readers this is a broad question, since I like so many, but lately I have been a Robert Ludlum fan, reading, "The Hades Factor," and I also like John Grisham's novels. His latest read for me was, "The Summons," and even though it's not his favorite for me, I like his writing style.

Who's your favorite?

[Robeson]

1. Gore Vidal. And I've read 'em all...

...interestingly, his second book of memoirs is to come out soon, or so he recently said on CSPAN.

[IntravenousDemilo]

2. Stephen Leacock

Ever since 1973, when I was in Grade 9 and first read Nonsense Novels. I haven't read any Leacock in a while, because I've kind of committed it to memory. But I'm still more fond of short fiction than longer forms, and that's partly because of Leacock. I keep meaning to go to the Leacock museum in his house in Orillia, about an hour or so north of Toronto, but I don't have a car, and I don't feel like staying overnight.

My favourite novel, though, is Turvey, a darkly comic picaresque work by Earle Birney, who is better known as one of Canada's pre-eminent poets. Again, I discovered this author in high-school, and I was plenty happy to go to a poetry reading by him in the late 80s, where he signed my dog-eared paperback. He admired the well-thumbedness of my copy and smiled.

I'm surprised, given your handle, that your favourite author isn't Tennessee Williams!

[RebelOne]

3. Stephen King and Dean Koontz

I have King's latest book "The Cell." Haven't started to read it yet, but I read an excerpt and it looks like it is going to be another excellent King novel.