Favorite american authors

[Alia_Atreides]

I would like to ask whats is your favorite author, but we would see all kind of names here, so lets close our options for now... I'll start with the americans, since they are probably the most translated authors, and most people here read in english, so chances are the most people have a favorite american author, even if they are not american (I'm not, by the way). Just remember, I'm not saying american writers are better than others, its just a start...
So who is your favorite american author?

I have two: J.D. Salinger and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Salinger is the author of "The Catcher in the Rye", famous romance. Other than that, he wrote many short stories, and its a book called "Nine Stories" - that has nine short stories - that is my personal favorite.
F. Scott Fitzgerald is the author of "Tender is the Night", "The Great Gatsby", and a few other romances. He was also famous for his short stories. All his books are great, but "Tender is the Night" is my favorite.

[flamealchemist]

Johnny Cash.

[martryn]

Most of my favorite authors are Italian, and the one I want to say I can't remember his name. Fitzgerald is one of my faves though, so I'll just say him.

[Ruri]

Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edith Wharton. ^_^

[peachesthegreat]

Stephen King is the best author EVER!!!!!!

[Sakura Kaijuu]

Ugh...I thought about it and I realized that my very favorite authors are all British...

But I thought about it more, and I came up with these:

Tamora Pierce (Tortall books, Circle books)
Ann Brasharas (Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants)
Bruce Coville (Juvenile Science Fiction -- What can I say? I love kids' books...:laugh )
Patricia Wrede (Dealing with Dragons books)

I think that's it...At least that's all I can think of right now...

[divinecomedian]

Frank Herbert
Anne Rice
Stephen King

Favorite American writers, and my three favorite period.

[less]

Fitzgerald was good. Only read "The Great Gatsby" though.

Another is Jonathan Safran Foer. "Everything Is Illuminated" destroyed me completely when I read it a couple of years ago. I actually fell in love with it, like a girl. I talked, nor thought about anything else for a good week, then I bought four more copies and gave them to friends and family.

That was trippy.

[Silver]

the guy who wrote eragon

[Kunoichi no Kiri]

James Thurber and Michael Crichton before he became a whore.

Just realized that a good deal of my favorite authors are English. x_X

[Pulp Fiction]

JRR Tolkien-Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
James Thurber-My Life and Hard Times
Stephen King- The Shining, Dark Tower Series,Cujo

[Sakura Kaijuu]

JRR Tolkien-Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
James Thurber-My Life and Hard Times
Stephen King- The Shining, Dark Tower Series,Cujo

I think you missed the point of the thread a little, Pulp Fiction... :laugh

[spirishman]

I've been getting into H.P Lovecraft lately. Just the world he creates and the mood of it all. The "cthuhlu mythos" is my favorite set of his stories, though. And garth nix. To me he's one of the more original authors out there that I've read. Good stuff.

[Alia_Atreides]

Just realized that a good deal of my favorite authors are English. x_X

Same for me. Guess I'll make a thread about that...

[Rotc Girl]

My favorites are:
Stephen King
Anne Rice
John Steinbeck
Patricia Cornwell

[snoph]

I enjoy Poe's work, it's always very interesting and strange

[The Pink Ninja]

martryn and less have taste. Fitzgerald is my favourate American author and "The Great Gatsby" is the finest book ever written.

GRR Martin is a great Fanatsy writer as is Robin Hobb.

[Hayate.G]

P.K Dick,
Edgar Allan Poe
Kathy Acker
Truman Capote

I think that's all since I usually tend to read English writers....cough cough

[BakaKage]

Edgar Allan Poe.
Sylvia Plath
Dean Koontz

I forgot to add: Robert Ludlum

[Vibracobra]

Faulkner. Hemmingway. Burroughs. Thompson.

Poe and Fitzgerald are cool too...

[reepa]

can't believe I even have AMERICAN AUTHORS which I like but here goes:

Robert E. Howard - This dude created Conan, so respect where it's due bitches.

John Steinbeck - Yeah I only know him through my English lessons cause he wrote the noval "Of mice and Men" buts the story ain't bad so I like it. :amuse

[Spooky_Bunny]

anne rice...

[Wolfshinobi]

L.J. Smith...

[Keme]

My favorites are R.L. Stine and Anne Rice.

[Endless Mike]

Dan Simmons.

I think he's American....

[TheBlindHyuuga]

Ray Bradbury
John Steinbeck
F. Scott Fitzgerald
and Edgar Allan Poe

[Iruka-kun]

Ann Rice
Edger Allan Poe
Terry Goodkind

[Anemone]

Stephen King and Edgar Alan Poe