2007-01-29 22:58:21 · 13 answers · asked by Globetrotter 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Diana Abu-Jaber, author of Arabian Jazz, Crescent, and The Language of Baklava. She examines what it means to be Arab-American, especially post-9/11, and she often does it through food metaphors. The Language of Baklava is sprinkled with Lebanese recipes that'll make your mouth water.
Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, author of the Lupe Solano mysteries and two other modern (non-mystery) novels. These make a nice introduction via fiction to Cuban-American issues and the post-1959 history of Cuba, and Cubans in the US.
Ellen Glasgow, early 20th Century author from Virginia. Her novels Virginia and Barren Ground examine what it means to be Southern in the post-Civil War era, and challenge contemporary notions of women's roles.
2007-01-29 23:06:22 · answer #1 · answered by Rusting 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Margaret Mitchell: Gone With The Wind
Zora Neale Hurston: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice
L.M. Montgomery: Anne of Green Gables
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Little House on the Prairie
Sarah Dessen: The Truth About Forever
Laurie Halse Anderson: Speak
Joan Bauer: Hope Was Here
Stephenie Meyer: Twilight
Carolyn Meyer: Loving Will Shakespeare
2007-01-30 11:19:57 · answer #2 · answered by laney_po 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Daphne du Maurier - mesmerising neo-gothic novels and stories
- The Birds and other stories (became the
Hitchcock movie)
- Rebecca
- Jamaica Inn
- My Cousin Rachel
and many others...
Elizabeth Jane Howard - the Cazalet chronicles comprising:
- The Light Years
- Marking Time
- Confusion
- Casting Off
- these 4 novels were about an English family just before and during WWII - superb characterization
Colette - French writer - wrote some of the most beautiful prose
- any of her books of short stories are excellent - many take place in the music halls of Paris in the early part of last century
Barbara Vine - pen name of mystery writer Ruth Rendell - writes excellent psychological/mystery novels
- The Blood Doctor
- A Dark-Adapted Eye
- Asta's Book
All 4 of these women writers are completely different from each other but all fabulous in their own way. Any of these books would be worthwhile reading.
2007-01-30 14:00:28 · answer #3 · answered by drea376 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Carson McCullers, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Member of the Wedding, Reflections In a Golden Eye. Toni Morrison, Beloved
2007-01-30 07:08:34 · answer #4 · answered by Christop 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For YA books I love Stephenie Meyer's stories, Marianne Curley, Katie Maxwell and also enjoy reading J.K. Rowlings books.
A couple of my favorite romance authors are Pamela Britton and Sherrilyn Kenyon.
My favorite female fantasy writers are Wen Spencer and Patricia Briggs.
2007-01-30 10:08:27 · answer #5 · answered by DemonBookLover 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice, Emma
Robin Hobb Farseer trilogies and Liveships
Jacqueline Carey Kushiel series
Laurell Hamilton Merry Gentry series
2007-01-30 07:02:01 · answer #6 · answered by SteveT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Janet Evanovitch -- the Stephanie Plum novels -- hilarious
Ayn Rand -- The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged
Robin McKinley -- anything
Louisa May Alcott
Catwings by Ursula LeGuin
anything by Nancy Farmer
Daphne DuMaurier - all great gothic novels, esp. Rebecca
Helen Fielding's Bridgit Jones' Diary made me laugh out loud
and I love Laurie King's Mary Russell books
Too many to list! Great question...
2007-01-30 08:48:25 · answer #7 · answered by suzykew70 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you like romance, Carly Phillips...she wrote the Simply series.
If you like mystery, Sue Grafton..she wrote the ABC series and Barbara Michaels...she wrote a lot of books, and Laurell K Hamilton, she wrote a fantasy series. I could go on and on here, hopefully these are of some interest to you! :)
2007-01-30 08:00:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mary Higgins Clark-mystery author- "Moonlight Becomes You","Before I Say Goodbye" to many to list.
Beth Moore- Christian author- "Breaking Free",The Beloved Disciple", "To Live is Christ" lots more, all good.
2007-01-30 11:06:02 · answer #9 · answered by Texas Pineknot 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stephenie Meyer wrote Twilight and New Moon.
2007-01-30 10:44:13 · answer #10 · answered by elementalbabe16 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋