Today’s fave is Tom Wolfe, the author of non-fiction pieces, like The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, the amazing book, The Right Stuff (which was highly influential to me, and I’ve read it four or five times), novels Bonfire of the Vanities, A Man in Full, I Am Charlotte Simmons, etc.
Truly a writer with a unique and crazy style, he punches it up with crazy run-ons, exclamations, and funky witticisms. In fact, John Updike once said Wolfe’s novels weren’t literature at all, but flashy...
Let’s talk about John Irving. Of course he is the literary giant who authored The World According to Garp, The Cider House Rules, The Hotel New Hampshire, and my favorite novel of all time, A Prayer for Owen Meany.
These are not thrillers, like the works of most of my other favorite authors, but worlds filled with funny, flawed, complex characters—some of whom are extreme oddballs—but all possessing a deep humanity. I think this is what makes Irving so special to me. He is able to create...
Today’s favorite author is Nelson DeMille, who, sadly, passed away in September 2024. He wrote so many great thrillers, such as The General’s Daughter, Plum Island, Up Country, The Cathedral, By the Rivers of Babylon, etc. My personal favorite is the series featuring retired NY detective John Corey, who works with the FBI’s anti-terrorism task force, and who is as wisecracking as he is brilliant (and flawed.) Corey will have you laughing and rolling your eyes as he saves the world from...
Today I want to share the brilliance of favorite author Michael Connelly.
Michael Connelly is the author of the Harry Bosch series (24 books and counting), the Lincoln Lawyer series, Renee Ballard, and more. While I find all of his books compelling, I am most drawn to Harry Bosch.
Harry, like all of Connelly’s protagonists, are driven by a deep sense of morality. For Harry, it’s always about doing right by victims. He even has a motto: Everybody counts or nobody counts.
Connelly’s writing...
Today’s favorite author is the incomparable James Lee Burke.
JLB is the author of the outstanding crime fiction series featuring 25 Dave Robicheaux books, Hadacol Boogie being released this month. Another dozen or so feature the Holland family.
The Robicheaux series is set in south Louisiana, with much of the action taking place in New Orleans. Robicheaux is smart, tough, extremely loyal, and somewhat flawed by impulsiveness. His best friend Clete is one of the greatest characters I’ve ever...
What better way to start an author website than paying homage to the authors that have given me so much inspiration. So here’s the first of My Favorite Author series:
John Sandford
John Sandford (real name John Camp) is the author of the “Prey” series of 36 crime fiction books (#36 Revenge Prey comes out this April.) The series features Lucas Davenport, a smart, tough, and not always squeaky clean, law enforcement officer. Lucas’ daughter, Letty is the main character of another series of...