Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is My Favorite Books by My Favorite Authors, with the prompt: Pick your ten favorite authors and your favorite book written by each one of them.
For me, the challenge is narrowing the list down to just one title per author — because if I love an author, there’s a good chance that I love MANY of their books. So, I’ll be highlighting one terrific book for each author on my list — not necessarily my one and only favorite, but one that I think is particularly great!
1. A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows by Diana Gabaldon: As I tend to do, I’m starting my list with a book from the Outlander world. If forced to pick an actual favorite, I’d probably have to go with the first Outlander book, since it’s our introduction to these amazing characters and their lives. But, to change things up, I’m highlighting this novella, which perhaps isn’t as well known. It provides an emotional backstory for events in a key character’s life, and fans of the book series absolutely should read this one!
2. The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer: I’ve loved every single book I’ve read by Meg Shaffer. The Lost Story was my first, and I was blown away! (review)
3. The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King: There are so many Stephen King books I could include! I’m picking The Eyes of the Dragon because it has such a unique feel — a fantasy tale, but with plenty of King twists. I’ve returned to this book several times already, and have enjoyed it each time. (review)
4. Sprig Muslin by Georgette Heyer: Of all the Heyer books I’ve read and loved, this is the one that really made me laugh. It’s delightful. (review)
5. Sunshine by Robin McKinley: McKinley’s version of a vampire story is unique and wonderfully written. I’m due for a reread! (review)
6. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry: I loved the mix of the story-within-a-story and the contemporary romance aspects. (review)
7. The Women by Kristin Hannah: Any of her recent historical novels could have been my pick for this list. The Women was especially powerful and stayed with me long after I finished reading it. (review)
8. The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See: Again, an author with so many books that I loved. This one in particular introduced me to a culture and community that I’d never encountered before, and I found it fascinating. (review)
9. City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong: I picked this book because it’s the first book in the Rockton series, which quickly became one of my all-time favorite series. But there are so many others I could just as easily have picked, including first books from the Stitch in Time and A Rip Through Time series, as well as her stand-alone horror and romance books. (review)
10. Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan: I’ve loved everything this author has written… and her first novel was especially memorable. (review)
Have you read books by any of these authors? Do we have any favorites in common?
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You’ve got great authors on this list! My favorite King is The Stand but he has lots of good ones. And I like your pick for Gabaldon. The Island of Sea Women was a fantastic read.
It’s so hard to pick just one King novel! The Stand is amazing (I should reread it), but there are just so many that I’ve loved!
Kristin Hannah! I love so many of her books and completely forget her on my list. The Women was so good. I also love Diana Gabaldon and Lisa See! Great list!
Thanks! So hard to narrow down to just 10 authors and just one book each!
I should have had Stephen King on my list really, I do have Emily Henry though.
Thanks for sharing your #TTT
Both are so good — very hard to choose just one of their books!
The Women. Wonderful book.
Loved it.
The Island of Sea Women is memorable!
I had a hard time choosing between that one and several of her other books!
Fab list! I put Great Big Beautiful Life on my list too!
Her books are all so good, but I especially loved this one!
I have Diana Gabaldon and Stephen King on my list as well! Glad to see some shared favorites 🙂
So nice to have favorite authors in common!!
Happy to see Robin McKinley mentioned. Not surprised to see Diana Gabaldon, lol.
Robin McKinley’s books have been coming up a lot for me lately in several different contexts! I think I’m going to see which audiobooks my library has in their collection — I’d love to revisit some of her stories.
I loved Eyes of the Dragon, too when I read it! One of my 5-star reads from King. I love the way he writes fantasy sometimes.
Also, love the Rockton series. Kelley Armstrong is such a phenomenal writer!
Rockton is just so immersive! I feel like I could read books set in that world forever.
I couldn’t agree more! I need to jump on that spinoff series that you’ve been reading.
I’m curious about The Lost Story.
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The Lost Story is really worth checking out! Thanks for sharing your link!
I can’t believe I forgot Meg Shaffer! I love her writing…
All three of her books have been amazing! Can’t wait for more!
I still have to read her newest, but I LOVED her first two books.
For a moment there I wasn’t sure whether I’d even heard of that Outlander novella, but I must have read it because I know I’ve read the collection/anthology it appears in! I think I’d pick Voyager as my favourite Outlander/Gabaldon!
I love Voyager too, especially the earlier chapters about Jamie after Culloden. (Gotta be honest, I could do without big parts of the sea voyage!)
I’ve somehow only managed to read books by two of these authors so far – Kelley Armstrong (whose books I majorly need to start playing catch up with) and Stephen King. I actually haven’t heard of that particular title by him and will definitely need to look it up. A couple of Meg Shaffner books have definitely caught my eye and I’ve been tempted to start Outlander for a while now (basically since I saw its villian highlighted as a memorable one 😂). Kristin Hannah and Emily Henry are authors I especially need to get to as well. There are just so many books calling to me 🙈
It can be so hard to keep up!! Gotta be honest, the Outlander villain may be memorable, but not at all in a “love to hate” way, just pure hate. (The books definitely evoke strong feelings!)
Honestly I don’t mind that as long as they’re well crafted and interesting to learn about 😂
I’m sure picking one Kelley Armstrong book was tough! And I love seeing Sunshine on your list. I just cataloged my M’s and shelved it, so it’s fresh in my mind😁
It’s been quite a while for me since I read Sunshine, and I’ve always meant to go back for a reread (and while I”m at it, I’d love to reread a few of her other books too!)
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