what are we reading?

[wolf]

[Originally posted by snapdragon072985
I was just wondering if you all just stick to the author you know.

I'm not like a lot of people ... i read anything and everything. sometimes i find out about new authors because a friend recommended him/her, other times i'll take a chance because i liked what was written on the back of the book, or i saw an interview with the author, or amazon.com's recommendation bot told me i'd like it (i've actually purchased several books this way that i've been happy with). But yes, I do also stick with authors i know...

Well anyways since I brought up the subject. Who are your favorite authors anyways?

Harlan Ellison
Andrew Vachss
Mercedes Lackey (sometimes - earlier stuff is better)
Robert Heinlein
Andrew MacDonald
Tom Clancy
Jerry Ahern
Tanith Lee
Larry Niven
Terry Pratchett
Stephen King
Anne McCaffrey
Michael Marshall Smith
M.R. Sellars
Jonathan Gash
Dick Francis
Jonathan Cain
Walter Farley
J.K. Rowling (yes, really)
Marion Zimmer Bradley
(there are TONS more. I didn't feel like getting up to look)

I myself don't really have a favorite author I just read anything I like.

That then naturally brings up the question ... what DO you like? And of the authors you've read and enjoyed ... have you ever read more than one of their books? Have you bothered to find out if they've written anything else?

What leads you to choose the books you have read?

Do you buy in a bookstore, dept/discount store, online or supermarket? Or do you still use the *gasp* library?

(incidentally, I don't use the library a whole lot, because I much prefer being able to read at my own pace, and well, I'm also very acquisitive with respect to books ...)