SIX AUTHORS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH
When it comes to featuring characters that feel like they could be real people or someone you’d like in your life or forming lists about character lists as they relate to us, well, that I fail at. I’m not sure why because I do love good characters. However, I am not always brilliant at remembering what is loveable about any given character (after reading the book). Plus, I have a sense that I’ve cobbled together lists of families who would be fun to break bread with or characters who would be (and are) amazing friends. Instead of that type of relationship list, I’m going to share a list of five authors to have a conversation with. Because sometimes it would be amazing to “pick” the minds of some of these creatives.
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SIX AUTHORS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH. A list of #authors to share conversation with. #TTT #TopTenTuesday #BookList #GoodAuthors Share on XMost of these are authors we cannot have a conversation with, but still, since storytelling is a about hopes and dreaming, we’re going with this. Let’s see who makes the list.
FIVE AUTHORS to SHARE a CONVERSATION WITH
JANE AUSTEN
Who wouldn’t wish to chat with the author who created kind, cool dudes like Col. Brandon or Mr. Knightley or impetuous and smart heroines like Emma Woodhouse or Anne Elliot? I mean, while I don’t think I’d last in her timeframe, I’d also share the conversation with her back in her time. Browse on Goodreads
HESTER BROWNE
I feel like we don’t hear much about this British author. At the time though I did love her contemporary novel The Runaway Princess. Browse on Goodreads
CHARLES DICKENS
I haven’t read a novel by Dickens (or any classic author) but asking him what inspired so many of his novels would be interesting. He wrote some extremely interesting and complex characters and brilliant stories, too. Browse on Goodreads
HOLLY JACKSON
I just recently read A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, and it really impresses, so chatting with the author about the concept and the ideas would be fun. Though, as with any of these authors, asking the questions I’d want to would probably get lost since I would likely be too tongue tied to remember what I want to ask. Browse on Goodreads
C.S. LEWIS
Lewis wrote, from all that I understand, many amazing books. I’ve only read three (I think) of his Narnia books and I adored them so reading more by him is something I do plan to do. Just have to actually read them now. Browse on Goodreads
BECKY WADE
Reading My Stubborn Heart was the first contemporary romance novel I read (in my early days here) and it did reignite my love of the genre. Since then, I’ve come to adore novels by Becky like Stay with Me or Meant to Be Mine. Browse on Goodreads
Who would be the authors to share a conversation with that would make your list? What types of relationship connections and lists did you curate this week? Comment all of your thoughts in the comments section. Let’s chat!
Linking up with That Artsy Reader Girl August 20: Relationship Freebie (Pick a relationship type and choose characters who fit that relationship as it relates to you. So, characters you’d like to date, be friends with, be enemies with, etc. Bookish families you’d like to be a part of, characters you’d want as your siblings, pets you’d like to take for yourself, etc.)
For me, the top author would have to be Agatha Christie. She wrote so many well-loved mysteries, and I want to finally figure out the greatest mystery of all–what happened to her during the ten days she was missing?
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
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Oh, yes! I haven’t read hers, but I LOVE the stories she created… and for sure! Those ten days would be a great conversation. :)
Charles Dickens would be an interesting guy to talk to for sure.
For sure! He wrote so many interesting characters. :)
I’m the same way. I always have trouble with character prompts because while I love a good character, my memory just isn’t good at really REMEMBERING all their details. Glad I’m not the only one who struggles with this :)
Great list of authors. They would definitely be interesting to chat with.
Happy TTT!
Susan
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I’m glad not to be alone, too, Susan! Thanks for making me feel less of a bad reader. ;)
Great list! I would love to speak with Jane Austen and Holly Jackson 😍
Both would be so fun! :)
Talking to Jane Austen is one of my bookish dreams, she is so witty and i think fun too
Well said! I agree. She is witty and because of this, I think she’d be fun. :)
Which Narnia books have you read? I reread the series every few years. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe is a favourite reread of mine for March when winter seriously feels like it’s never going to end. :)
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
I’ve read the three that were adapted as a feature film. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a favorite, but I still enjoyed Prince Caspian and Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Still plan to read the rest, too! Just have to make the time. :)
Love that you came up with this topic! I’ve recently started reading more of Charles Dickens and I’d be curious to talk to him too.
His characters (as I know them from British productions) are amazing. So discussing the “how” and “why” of them would be so fun. :)
This is a really cool topic idea! I always wonder what the author is like when I’m reading a really twisted psychological thriller or mystery, or even some horror writers. It wouldn’t surprise me to discover that people like Stephen King and Karin Slaughter are probably super normal. But I do think it would be really fun to sit down and chat with Leigh Bardugo.
Great questions and points, Leah! I too have wondered that. How do some of these authors come up with some of these twisty mysteries!? Most of the time they are fun, but sometimes they do get a little “extreme.” :D