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5 of your favourite authors? Any genre? ??☕

5 of your favourite authors? Any genre? ??☕

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Missy

Kristen Hannah, David Baldacci, Lucinda Riley, Lisa Scottoline, Greg Ike’s. I could list 20 more??

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Amy

Kristen Hannah, Diane Setterfield, Pat Conroy, Nora Roberts, Sue Monk Kidd, Amy Tan, Rebecca Wells, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Laurel K Hamilton, Kim Harrison and so many more!

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Kelly

Jonathan Kellerman, Faye Kellerma, Kay Hooper, Christine Feehan, Deborah Harkness.

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Staci

Kurt Vonnegut, J.D Salinger, Albert Camus, Mary Shelley, James Patterson…among many others!

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Heather

Agatha Christie, Deborah Harkness, Emily Bronte, Nora Roberts, J.K. Rowling… to name a few.

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Hannah

Liane Moriarty. Richard Paul Evans. John Grisham. Ernest Hemingway. Virginia Woolf.

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Irena

Sherrilyn Kenyon, Philippa Gregory, Michelle Moran, Jaqueline Carey, and Emily R King.

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Brent

Lee Child
Jeffrey Deaver
J. K. Rowling
Neil Gaiman
Michael Pollan

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Tracey

Nora Roberts/JD Rob. I’m counting them as one because they are the same person.
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sharon Sala
Susan Mallery
Nalini Singh

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Linda

David Baldacci.
Jeffrey Archer
Tim Tigner
Hugh Howey
Sarah MacLean
James Patterson – WMC

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Cassandra

Mariana Zapata, Jk Rowling, Michael Crichton, Patricia Cornwell, Sarina Bowen

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Jessica

J.D. Robb
Patricia Cornwell
Karin slaughter
Linda Castillo
Kay hooper

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Cynthia

William Shakespeare
Terry Pratchett
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Ray Bradbury
Victor Hugo

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Donna

Stephen King, John Grisham, Patricia Cornwell, Sue Monk Kidd, and Karin Slaughter.

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Rohen

Charles Dickens, JRR Tolkien, TS Eliot, Sir Terry Pratchett, Walter Moers

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Darla

Stephen King, Fitzgerald, Joyce Carol Oates, Poe, Mo Hayder, so many more.

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Mariette

J.K. Rowling
Cassandra Clare
Suzanne Collins
Veronica Roth
Sarah J. Maas

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Nicola

@Stephanie @Blake @Amelia James Patterson, Danielle Steele.

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Emma

Annie Murray, Jk Rowling, James Patterson, sir Terry Prachett, Enid Blyton

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Steva

Lee Child ,Linwood Barclay,Jeffrey Deaver ,Jo Nesbo,James Patterson.

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Angela

David Mitchell, Margaret Atwood, Cressida Cowell, Laline Paul, Ali Shaw.

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Kimi

Nalini Singh
Darynda Jones
Dianne Duvall
J.R. Ward
Sherrilyn Kenyon

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Caylynn

Rick Riordan
Maggie Stiefvater
Cinda Williams Chima
Leigh Bardugo
Laini Taylor

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Tika

Philip Pullman
Trudi Canavan
J K Rowling
Rainbow Rowell
Sarah J Maas

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Patience

V.S Naipaul, Peter Abrahams, Gabriel García Márquez, Jean Rhys, George Lamming, Stephen King.

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Jamie

Neil Gaiman, Laini Taylor, Maggie Stiefvater, J.R. Ward, Colleen Hoover

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Donald

James Patterson Nora Roberts Nevada Barr John Grisham Sue Grafton

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Kathy

@Stephanie, @Blake

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Judith

John Sandford, John Steinbeck, J K Rowling, Adrian McKinty, J A Jance

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Donald

Like John Sandford who’s also from Iowa

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Emma

Harlan Coben, Linwood Barclay, Susan Lewis, Rowan Coleman, Lee Child.

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Emma

Danielle Steel, Jane Costello, J K Rowling.

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Heleen

J.K.Rowling…. Leigh bardugo, uhm mostly fantasy or detectives I think

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Bijuri

Rabindranth Tagore, Haruki Murakami, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ruskin Bond, Amitav Ghosh

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Jay

James Patterson
Chris Carter
Peter James
Peter Robinson
Leigh Russell

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Yvonne

Victoria His lop
Mandasue Heller
Martina Cole
Helen Black
Milly Johnson

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Alice

J.K Rowling, Daphne Du Maurier, Sarah J Maas, V.E Schwab, and C L Taylor.

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Helen

Stephen King, James Herbert, Richard Adams, CS Lewis, Joanne Harris.

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Samir

Dan Brown
John Grisham
Paulo Coelho
Daniel Steel
Paul Auster

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Charles

Dean koontz stephen king. R.a.salvatore. terry brooks. Brian keen.

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Marta

James Patterson, Jodi Picoult, Anna Todd, Elizabeth Gilbert

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Louise

Jane Austen, Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh, Kate Angell, Seanan McGuire

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Alexandra

Pc cast
John green
Julia Kent
Allison janda

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MaryLou

Kristin Hannah
Cormac McCarthy
Donna Tartt
Margaret Atwood
Tom Rob Smith

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Chloe

Giovanna Fletcher
Carrie Hope Fletcher
Tom Fletcher
JK Rowling
Gregory Maguire

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Csilla

Neil Gaiman
Ray Bradbury
Agatha Christie
The Strugackij-brothers
Douglas Adams

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Loretta

Chevy Stevens
Erika Marks
Rosalind Noonan
Susan Mallery
Diane Chamberlain

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Amanda

JK Rowling
Ellen Hopkins
Diana Gabaldon
Laurell K Hamilton
Diane Harkness

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Sara

Kelley Armstrong
Stephen King
Stephen Laws
Simon Clark
Tad Williams
Cassandra Clare

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Isobel

JAN Karon, Louise Penny, @Jacqueline Winspear, Ken Follett, Patrick Taylor, not necessarily in that order.

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Harriett

J.R.R Tolkein
J.K Rowling
@Carole
JD Robb/Nora Roberts
@Jenny

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Miranda

John green Nicholas Sparks Colleen hoover and John Kerry Rowling

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Aimie

Paulo Coelho
Lee Child
Sophie Kinsella
Jeffrey Archer
James Siegel

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Matt

Simone R Green
Jasper Fforde
Jim Butcher
Douglas Adams
Agatha Christie
Neil Gaiman
J D Robb

Oh. Sorry. Five is a bit limiting! ??✌️

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Lea

Elizabeth Peters/Barbara Michaels
JRR Tolkien
Mercedes Lackey
Donna Andrews
Piers Anthony

I have many many more favorites

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Sara

Sarah J Maas. Randi Cooley Wilson. Anne McCaffery. Mercedes lackey. Tamora Pierce….nope I don’t have a fav genre….

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Michelle

Jodi Daynard, Anne Perry, David Baldacci, Charles Finch, Emily Brightwell, Laurie King, Alexander McCall Smith, Charlie Cochrane, and Victoria Thompson. Couldn’t just have 5!

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Heidi

James Patterson
Catherine Anderson
Dean Koontz
Debbie Macomber
Nora Roberts
Robin cook

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Monica

Sue Grafton RIP
Kathy Reichs
Jeffrey Archer
Diana Gabaldon
Janet Evanovich…. and so many more!

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Denise

Karen Kingsbury
Michael Connelly
Sandra Brown
Vince Flynn
Stuart Woods
Danielle Steel

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Lesley

Sharon Kay Penman
Ken Follett
Charles @Gillian
Anne Rice
William Shakespeare
and on…and on…??

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Gillian

It tagged me when you wrote Dickens! ??

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Lesley

Gillian Sara Dickens ?
Hi! Sorry about that, however, pretty great name…??

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Gillian

I think so too!!

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Lysa

Neil Gaiman. Poppy Z Brite. Stephen King. Brian Jacques. Erik Larson.

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Rea

I’ve never read Brian Jacques but the others… OH HELL YES.

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Rea

Anne Rice. Neil Gaiman. Stephen King. JRR Tolkien. D. Fischer.

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Alana

Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Piers Anthony, Jeffrey Deaver, Mary Higgins Clark…Sherrilyn Kenyon, J.R. Ward, Linsay Sands, John Saul, Christopher Pike.
.Okay, so that was two sets of five lol.

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Alana

I could probably go one more at least, if I was standing in front of my bookcase lol.

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Chantal

Sylvia Day
Evie Hunter
EL James
Aleatha Romig
Susan Lewis

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Linda

Carol Shields, Ken Follett, Yuval Noah Harari, Jodi Picoult, Haruki Murakami

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Asma

Agatha Christie
Guillaum Musso
Paolo Coelho
George Orwell
Dostoevesky

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Dion

Chevy Stevens
Jodi picoult
Stephen king
James Patterson
Jason f Wright

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Carrie-Lynn

Ted Dekker, H. Y Hanna, Harper Lin, Emilie J. Howard and David Ramos

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Marissa

@Chinelo
@Anna
El James
@Chinelo
@Sylvia

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Michelle

Jodi Picoult
Anita Shreve
Liane Moriarty
Alice Hoffman
Judy Blume

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Gina

John Sandford, Dorothy Garlock, Nora Roberts, Sandra Brown, Jackie Collins.

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Wini

J K Rowling, Cassandra Clare, Maria V Snyder, Christopher Paloni, JRR tolkien

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Holly

Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Joe Hill, J.K. Rowling, Ken Follett

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Jeanette

Cathy Kelly, Katie Fforde, Patricia Scanlan, Elizabeth Noble, Sinead Moriarty. There are more lots more

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Stephanie

Jk Rowling, Rainbow Rowell, Sarah J Mass, Stephen King , Judy Blume

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Misty

John Steinbeck, James Patterson, Diane Gabaldon, JK Rowling, Edgar Allan Poe

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Sierra

Jennifer Lynn barn
Sarah h mass
Joe ambassador
Pierce brown
Morgan Rhodes

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Donna

Emma Scott
Brenda Novak
Colleen Hoover
Gillian Flynn
Kim Holden

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Natalie

Chaim Potok
Naomi Ragen
Jodi Picoult
Jennifer Weiner
Liane Moriarty

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Eleanor

Joanne Harris
Kate Morton
Terry Pratchett
George RR Martin
JK Rowling

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Ashley

Nora Roberts, Nicholas Sparks, Sarah Dessen, Susanna Kearsley, B A Paris (only read one of Paris’ so far but it was great!)

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Ayame

Sarah J Mass, Laurell K. Hamilton, Anne Rice, Stephan King, and Louisa May Alcott

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Josie

James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell, Jodi Picoult, Rowan Coleman, Anne Rice

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Liz

Sarah j maas
Cassandra Clare
Tahereh mafi
Jk Rowling
Laini Taylor

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Sharon

Sandra Brown, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Amanda Quick, Patricia Cornwell

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Amanda

Jeffrey Deaver
Lori Foster
Kathy Reichs
Jonathan Kellerman
Lisa Jackson

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Judith

I couldn’t finish the latest Jeffrey Deaver thot it was boring

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Amanda

@Judith interesting? Good to know, thanks!

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Stephanie

Jill Shalvis Karen Marie moning. Larissa Ione. Gena showalter anya bast

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Mya

Rick Riodan
(used to be legendary)

Matt Myklusch

Marissa Meyer

Shannon Messenger

Eoin Colfer
(He’s okay to read)

Fantasy

Adventure

Romance

Dystopian

Sci-Fi

Anything with any kind of magical element really.
Sometimes I’m fine even without it.

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Sherri

Anne Lamott, James Herriot, Louisa May Alcott, Jan Karon, Sherman Alexie

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Kat

Maggie Stiefvater, Cornelia Funke, JK Rowling, Michelle Paver and Winston Graham

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Meghan

Julie Kagawa and Margaret Atwood

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Chloe-Ann

Janice hardy, John Green, Lisa Heathfield, J.K Rowling and Sarah J Maas. I actually have a tattoo on my arm quoting one of her books.

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Kim

David Baldacci
James Patterson
Nora Roberts
Stephen King
Lisa Gardner

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Rebecca

David Eddings, Barbara O’Neal, Tamora Pierce, Carolyn Haines, Elizabeth Moon.

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Daryana

Rainbow Rowell, Nora Roberts, James Patterson, J.K. Rowling, Nicholas Sparks

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Isobel

Rainbow Rowell is from Omaha, where I live. Before her books she wrote for our local newspaper. I always enjoyed her articles.

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Hannah

John Grisham. Richard Paul Evans. Virginia Woolf.Ernest Hemingway. Liane Moriarty.

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Eileen

Robert B. Parker, Brene Brown, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Dan Brown, Ken Follett

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Johanna

I love Julia Spencer-Fleming!

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Eileen

@Johanna Me too! I got several members of our book club hooked on her books too.

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Johanna

Have you read Morag Joss? I love her too

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Veronica

Tracy Chevalier, Jodi Picoult, Chris Bohjalian ,Geraldine Brooks and Eric
Larson . ( Hard to keep that number to
only five !) ??

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Johanna

Jodi Picoult, Alice Hoffman, Sophie Hannah, Tana French and Anita Shreve

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Judith

Tana French is excellent I keep waiting for her new Dublin Murder Squad to come out.

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Johanna

Me too! I’ve loved all of her books. I feel the same way about Sophie Hannah so if you haven’t read her books you should

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Judith

Thank you will give her a try as soon as my tbr list has shortened a bit.

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Scott

Dale Mayer, Kim(berly) Fox, Piers Anthony, Jasmine Walt, Mercedes Lacky. (These are living/writing authors)

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Gay

Charles deLint, Christopher Fowler, Louise Penny, David McCullough, Lynne Olson

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Lola

Tom Wolfe, Stephen King, Chaim Potok, Norman Mailer, Ann Rice,

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Cheryl

CJ Box, Camilla Lackberg, Jodi Picoult, Lee Child and Matthew Quick

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Barbara

Anita Shreve, David Guterson, Elizabeth George, Nevada Barr, & Jodi Picoult

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