OTHER AUTHORS
Chat about other authors...
(as if they exist!)
(as if they exist!)
posted by Ridley at 3:38 PM
Monday, October 16, 2006
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25 Comments:
Hey Hornedhopper- Ridley is much too big a person for that! He just can't write fast enough for us!
Steel Trapp, my first "big thriller" aimed at YA readers (but adapted from a Roland Larson novel that didn't get published) is now on the Disney Books schedule. Very exciting!
R
I want Lou Boldt back!
I agree - patiently awaiting next Lou Boldt!
Dawn
So how does one get to this mysterious virtual universe where your SF hang out, or is it a secret? Is there an initiation? If so, can we do without feather boas? I'm very ticklish...
Really liked Larry Niven's Ring World stories. Also big fan of Clarke and Heinlein (?).
worthog1Hornedhopper, Thanks for the tip. Will keep an eye out.
Two of my other favorite authors have books coming out this month: Nelson DeMille's 'Wild Fire' and Carl Hiaasen's 'Native Girl'. With no Boldt to read, try these.
Sorry guys, Carl Hiaasen's new book is Nature Girl, not Native Girl as I originally said. It is supposed to be released 11/14, but I was 'talking' to a friend in Australia where it has already been released. DeMille's Wild Fire is supposed to be out today.
Ridley, do you have any clue into the magic workings of publishers and when and where they are going to release books?
Geez, I live in Miami, so I think Miamians should get first crack at Dave's, Carl's, Tim Dorsey's, and Jeff Lindsay's books.
Hey guys, Hope everyone voted. I just finished my first T.Jefferson Parker, "The Fallen" and really enjoyed it. Thanks to whoever I got that name from (maybe Carol?) I would definitely read more.
Dean- I saw "Thirteen Moons" today and almost bought it, but really need to make a bigger dent in my TBR pile first, It looked good though. Also wondered if you had heard of a book by a guy named Richard Marinick "Boyos". He evidently spent 10 years in prison, which is where he learned to write. It's set in the Boston area. My husband read it, and he doesn't usually read fiction. He said it was good, but gritty.
KJ- I just bought Lehanes "A Drink Before The War", cuz I saw it at B&N and it said it was a first in a series. Is that the series you read?
Ridley- Last, but of course not least, I saw an end cap at our new B&N that said"First in a series". I looked, but no Ridley. So, I got a copy of "Undercurrents" and put it out. Who knows, maybe someone will discover you that way!
Oh yeah- Carol, enjoy "House" tonight!
Dean are you talking about Nightfall? I thought that it needed a different ending too. Great minds....But I do love John Corey too! He is luvable.
I just finished my second Lee Childs book, and they're definitely growing on me. I guess I'm just a sucker for series characters...
I've just finished Lehane's "Darkness, Take my Hand". Very dark.violent but good. Actually had some dreams about it. Had to stop reading so late before bed. I decided to read Janet Evanovich's "Seven Up" next to cleanse my palate so to speak. Always good to laugh out loud and lust after Morelli!
Pam, I can't tell who I lust after more in Stephanie's world, Morelli or Ranger. Whew, it suddenly got hot in here.
Lehane hasn't said definitely that he will not write anymore Kenzie/Gennaro books, but he hasn't said he will either.
I am currently reading Robert b. Parker's 'Hundred Dollar Baby'. typical Spenser book, quick and entertaining. I have on deck (how's that metaphor Dean?) 'Brother Odd', by Dean Koontz, 'Nature Girl' by Carl Hiiasen, and 'Next' by Michael Crichton.
Well I am a recently newbie published author and I don't know what the heck to do next lol. I am glad to see my work in print and published, but I am trepidation about whether it is going to be successful or not. Either way, I am committed to writing a sequel lol. And I have three other plots I am working on. The sequel to my recently published novel (which is not yet available in the book stores but available for purchase through my publisher) and a third novel that is more inspirational and spiritual.
Hornedhopper - I used to have a dog named Wort that everyone in the family dearly loved, and sometimes it slips out as a exclamation. Guess maybe I ought to try Wilbur, since he is our current favorite, or 'the worms', 3 kittens who are siblings and get into everything.
I just finished robert B. Parker's Hundred-dollar Baby. Typical Spenser, so it's a quick, entertaining read. I am now onto Carl Hiaasen's Nature Girl. I don't know whether to read Brother Odd by Koontz, or Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille. Why do these writers always publish new ones at the same time?
Dean, Pam, don't have much in the way of sports, since none of my teams are doing well. Although the Dolphins seem to be picking up steam. Shaq isn't playing because he practiced without his knee brace - Grrrr, the U of M football team is going to a bowl game - I think it is the Canker Bowl.
12/10/2006
Carol
Just bought Greg Isles new book "True Evil", at Sam's (for my boys to give me for Christmas. That and a cd, The Fray) I really wanted a 300$ Coach purse, but my Father's voice keeps running thru my head about "starving children in Africa" so I couldn't justify it. Go figure.
Ridley- what I really want under the tree is a book by YOU! Promise me next Christmas! (Or maybe my birthday in May?)
Hornedhopper, I am glad you think our dog makes a good exclamation. Unfortunately she died several years ago. We have a new dog, Wilbur, that thinks he is a 70 lb lap dog, so my exclamations for him are usually unprintable.
We also have 8 cats, one of which my daughter calls a witch because she is so independent, and three others who are siblings (2 male, 1 female) and we call them 'the worms'. They are into everything.
But I will probably still use Worthog1 as an exclamation until the others mean as much to me.
Hey Dean- Matsuzuka huh? Pretty cool. Ought to be fun to watch.
Going to read Robert Crais's Two Minute Rule next, and wait for Christmas. I always like to save something good to read for Christmas afternoon, when all the craziness is over. Most likely the Isle's book. Can't wait. We aren't traveling, and just plan to cook, read, listen to music and probably watch whatever movies the boys get.
How about everyone else- how do you guys spend your holidays?
It's just my husband, daughter and myself. I find it amazing that for someone who can sleep until 3 in the afternoon, my daughter still gets up the earliest on Christmas. We always have cinnamon rolls for breakfast and then said daughter distributes the gifts. We have a lot of fun watching our 8 cats and 1 dog, go thru the wrapping paper, so it doesn't get cleaned up right away. I cook our traditional turkey dinner, although this year I am going to splurge and get a cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory for dessert. Worthog1! it is crazy at dinner time if we don't lock the animals up. But they get some turkey too, although the three worms (3 sibling kittens) eat anything. After dinner we usually play with one or more of the toys I bought for the other two. Then it's bedtime.
New author Ted Bell has four books featuring character Hawke. My doctor recommended him, so I will give him a try, after Hiaasen, Koontz, and DeMille.
Pam - Two Mnute Rule was very good, I thought, although I love Elvis Cole books best...
Jamester- I agree, Elvis is best. Did you see that there is a "Joe Pike" book slated for release in Feb? I think it's called "The Watchman" or something similar. It's definitely on my list to buy. Looks like '07 should be a very good year!
I just finished Hiaasen's 'Nature Girl'. I just love the way Hiaasen has South Florida down pat.
On to 'Brother Odd' by Dean Koontz.
Just finished 'Brother Odd' by Dean Koontz, the third book in his Odd series. Vary good, although I like the first book, 'Odd Thomas' the best. Now I am about 1/3 of the way thru 'Wild Fire' by Nelson DeMille with my favorite lead charecter, John Corey. Very good so far.
Carol, I just finished Wild Fire. Loved it! I listened to it on my iPod on my commute to work. The narrator, Scott Brick, does a great job.
I'm now working on Nature Girl.
1/27/07
Slyeyes, you should enjoy that one too. Haven't read a DeMille or Hiaasen (and Ridley) I haven't liked yet.
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