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Scheherazade
09-30-2005, 04:47 PM
Please nominate the authors whose works you would like to read during the 2006 Author of the Month readings till October 7th.

(One nomination per member)

Please do not suggest too obscure authors (their works should be available in English on amazon to be nominated).



Book Club Procedures (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?p=57103#post57103)
Lady19thC
09-30-2005, 07:32 PM
Charles Dickens
tames
09-30-2005, 08:38 PM
Sir Walter Scott
shortysweetp
09-30-2005, 11:25 PM
Charlotte Bronte
Stanislaw
10-01-2005, 12:02 AM
Henry Sienkewicz (Author of The Teutonic Knights)
Satirical
10-01-2005, 12:52 AM
John Gardner
YellowCrayola
10-01-2005, 01:48 AM
William Faulkner. :)
chatnoir1311
10-01-2005, 07:58 AM
Choderlos de Laclos
Scheherazade
10-01-2005, 10:11 AM
Note that multiple nominations from the same member will be disregarded.
Jay
10-01-2005, 11:09 AM
Jeanette Winterson (how predictable was that? ;))
Nightshade
10-01-2005, 11:18 AM
Well I had trouble narrowing my long list to 1 but I think ive settled on L.M.Montgomery
and before I hear peels of scornful laughter I was going to nominate Burroughs Rice but decided that was a bit too OTT
yellowfeverlime
10-01-2005, 01:13 PM
Laurie Halse Anderson
crisaor
10-01-2005, 06:41 PM
James Joyce.
Stanislaw
10-02-2005, 12:31 AM
I was originally thinking of nominating, Mr. Douglas Adams, however, personally, I am a little douglas adamsed out for now, so I'll be sticking with Sienkewicz.
Erna
10-02-2005, 04:55 AM
H.G. Wells
Darlin
10-02-2005, 05:31 AM
George Eliot
samercury
10-02-2005, 09:22 AM
I was going to nominate Jane Austen but...

Lois Lowry
Taliesin
10-02-2005, 12:45 PM
Terry Pratchett
Nightshade
10-02-2005, 02:39 PM
ahh why didnt I think of that?!
Tailsin did you know they released the new discworld novel yesterday?
Thud! its a Vimes one too! :D
Jack_Aubrey
10-02-2005, 05:22 PM
Ian McEwan. As always.
yellowfeverlime
10-02-2005, 06:26 PM
ahh why didnt I think of that?!
Tailsin did you know they released the new discworld novel yesterday?
Thud! its a Vimes one too! :D
I already voted one, but edit your other post.
papayahed
10-03-2005, 10:08 AM
Ernie Hemingway
rachel
10-03-2005, 11:50 AM
Dickens please.

"you're not hard core unless you live hardcore". "jack black in school of rock
Taliesin
10-03-2005, 11:59 AM
ahh why didnt I think of that?!
Tailsin did you know they released the new discworld novel yesterday?
Thud! its a Vimes one too! :D
Yes.
And we have even ordered it!
NNoah3
10-03-2005, 06:49 PM
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Jay
10-05-2005, 02:05 PM
Anyone wants to nominate Angela Carter? *puppy dog eyes* pwetty pwease?
B-Mental
10-06-2005, 05:23 AM
Angela Carter....you owe me one Jay lol
ADLforApril
10-06-2005, 10:49 AM
Leo Tolstoy
Jay
10-06-2005, 03:11 PM
Angela Carter....you owe me one Jay lol
Thanks! :ladysman:
Nightshade
10-06-2005, 06:09 PM
ow about george macdonald anyone?
or maria edgeworth??
or hummm Agatha Christie??

Im just sugessting sugestions that someone might suggest;)
Scheherazade
10-07-2005, 06:22 AM
Nominations so far:

Charles Dickens

Sir Walter Scott

Charlotte Bronte

Henryk Sienkewicz

John Gardner

William Faulkner

Choderlos de Laclos

Jeanette Winterson

L.M.Montgomery

Laurie Halse Anderson

James Joyce

H.G. Wells

George Eliot

Lois Lowry

Terry Pratchett

Ian McEwan

Ernie Hemingway

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Angela Carter

Leo Tolstoy

Willa Cather.


Last day of nominations, folks!
Kaltrina
10-07-2005, 06:24 AM
Fyodor Dostojevski
Psycheinaboat
10-07-2005, 02:51 PM
I'm going with someone alive for once...
Gregory Maguire