Fantasy Book Island
April 14, 2008
If you had all the time and money in the world, who would you invite for a book talk? I’ve had this conversation a few times, and I’m always surprised by the list of authors people think up off the cuff. Who would you choose?
It is kind of the old story of the kid in the candy store, right? Too many options! After more thought, I ended up with a list of authors whose books I have developed multiple book relationships with – Barbara Kingsolver, Martha Grimes and Charlaine Harris all came to mind. All very different styles, but authors from whom I would enjoy hearing more. (Amy B.)
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Carrie Watt | April 14, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Louise Erdrich, Alice Sebold and Michael Pollan (especially!) And, ah, how did you get those links in there?
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Ann Wahlstrom | April 14, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Sherman Alexie of “Reservation Blues”, “Flight” and “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”. If you heard him with Kerry Miller on “Talking Volumes” last September, you know how hilarious he truly is. Yet his books have such sadness…what an interesting character!
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Anna | April 14, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Mark Z. Danielewski cause “House of Leaves” was the weirdest book I’ve ever read.
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Judy | April 16, 2008 at 10:56 am
I’ve thought about this a few times, but I’ve always decided that I’d rather know the author through his/her books than in person. Although that only applies to fiction and other works of imagination. I wouldn’t mind talking to Michael Pollan (as Carrie knows, he changed my life–well, slightly. After reading his last book, Carrie and I signed up for a CSA.) or the guy behind the Cook’s Illustrated series, Christopher Kimball, I think his name is.
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Therese | April 17, 2008 at 2:53 pm
I’d love to see Sarah Waters, author of Fingersmith and Affinty. She’s from England, so it would take a little more money to get her here. Her novels take place in Victorian England and her novels are filled with period details. It’s the plotting and characters that haunt you later.
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Jennifer | April 22, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Judy Blume for sure….she’s an institution in kids & YA lit. Heard her on Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me! about a year ago….such the amazing background she has in terms of her books and censorship. I would love to also invite and talk with Jodi Picoult. The research into her books, the popularity they’ve gained and the plot lines make her super intriguing to me. And if I could talk more with Sara Gruen about Water For Elephants I’d be happy
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Carol J. | April 22, 2008 at 1:17 pm
I was going to say Judy Blume as well. And she is going to be here on June 12th at the Fitz as part of the Talking Volumes series (http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/ongoing/talking_volumes/). I thought she’d be interesting after reading Everything I Needed to Know about Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume, a great book of essays by different authors on their memories of reading Judy Blume.