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Valentine's day is just around the corner, and everyone is thinking of what to do for the ones they love. I, for one, LOVE authors. And, what do you know, February also happens to be Love an Author Month! (Check out this post at Go Teen Writers if you don't believe me).
To show my love and appreciation for authors, I've decided to highlight some of my favorites in a series of posts.
In no particular order, here some authors you should love on:
I've been a Dekker fan for years. Having started with his young adult series, The Lost Books, I was immediately hooked. Since then I've read both his Thrillers and Fantasies, and I keep coming back to his books for their mind blowing plot twists.
Ms. Hale writes for adults, teens, and children, but I've come to love her for her YA Fantasy series, The Books of Bayern. I've read it several times for its lovable characters and creative world.
I recommend: The Goose Girl
She's written over 85 books for both adults and teens. My favorites of hers are her young adult books that explore the lives of your average Christian teenage girls.
I recommend: The Christy Miller Collection, Volume 1.
I'll admit to only reading one series by Ms. Croggon, but I was absolutely blown away by it. That would be her YA High Fantasy series, The Books of Pellinor.
I recommend: The Naming
Check out these authors and their writing! And show some love for YOUR favorite authors by purchasing one of their books, writing a positive review, telling your friends about them, etc. Authors work extremely hard to create stories for us to enjoy. Let's show them how much we appreciate them this month!
The first 3 are some of my favorite authors! Haven't read any by the last one, but she sounds pretty cool. Gotta love fantasy after all :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I recently started reading the Outlaw books by Ted Dekker. Have you read those?
Alexa S. Winters
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Really? That's awesome!
DeleteI've read Eyes Wide Open and Outlaw. Have not read the rest yet, but they all sound amazing. Did you know his daughter is about to publish her first book? It's a dystopia, called The Choosing, and it looks very promising!
I didn't know that! I'll have to check it out.
DeleteI've only read Eyes Wide Open, but I just got Water Walker from the library.
I haven't read any of these authors, but Hale's The Goose Girl has been on my radar for a while.
ReplyDeleteThat is definitely one of my "comfort books." Who knows? I may even reread it for The Fairy Tale Challenge!
DeleteI've read some of Shannon Hale's books, but not any from the other authors. My favorite book from Shannon's collection is Princess Academy, though I was immensely disappointed in it's sequel. :/
ReplyDeleteI should check out Alison Croggon's books... Fantasy is just my thing. :D
Katie Grace - A Writer's Faith
Hmm. I remember loving Princess Academy, but I don't remember much about the sequel. I think there's a third one coming out soon, so maybe that will jog the memory. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI've never read any of Ted Dekker's writing, but I just heard about him for the first time a couple of days ago, and his books seem so interesting. I also haven't read any of Shannon Hale's books, but I really want to. I need to read The Goose Girl NOW.
ReplyDeleteYES. Go find a copy, start reading, and don't come up for BREATH until you finish!! I loove that entire series.
DeleteGreat post! Most of these are new to me, so I will definitely add them to my list of recommended reads. I saw you have a part 2, so I'm going to go check that out...
ReplyDeleteTressa @ Wishful Endings