Who Are Your Favorite Authors?

Misty brought up an interesting question at our last book club meeting.  A friend had asked her to list her five favorite books.

That might be a fun exercise for all of us.  I tried, but it's so hard cut cut it down.  It's like trying to list my five favorite friends!   I am afraid I can't even narrow down my favorite authors to five!  So, would anyone like to comment on either their favorite books, or favorite authors?   Shall we make it ten?

My Books (in no particular order)

1. Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
2. The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
3. A Sudden Wild Magic by Diana Wynne Jones
4. The Teacher's Funeral by Richard Peck
5. Okay For Now by Gary Schmidt
6. Michael O'Halloran by Gene Stratton-Porter
7. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
8. Good Hope Road by Lisa Wingate
9. Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Annie Barrows
10. Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

My Authors:

1. Orson Scott Card
2. Diana Wynne Jones
3. Lisa Wingate
4. Joan Bauer
5. Cynthia Voigt
6. Zilpha Keatley Snyder
7. Richard Peck
8. Gene Stratton-Porter
9. Robin McKinley
10. Katherine Paterson

Now it's your turn!