| My Favorite Books: Travel to Other Worlds |
| I have been an avid reader since my Grandmother taught me how before I started kindergarten. I am a true addict and cannot imagine being without reading material. I will read anything if stuck, even milk cartons and cereal boxes! That's not to say I don't appreciate excellence in literature when I find it. Here are some of my favorites - most of which I have read many, many times. Historical fiction with memorable characters has always been a magnet but mysteries, thrillers and some science fiction with good plots also get my vote. These never get old. |
| Mary Stewart |
| Mary Renault |
| Louis Lamour |
| Thomas B. Costain |
| Georgette Heyer |
| Catherine Cookson |
| Dick Francis |
| Virginia Lanier |
| Dana Stabenow |
| Diana Gabaldon |
| Daniel Silva |
| Nevada Barr |
| Rita Mae Brown |
| Stephen Hunter |
| Lee Child |
| James Lee Burke |
| Vince Flynn |
| Will James |
| Since I am also addicted to horses, reading horse-themed books has always been part of my life. In primary school my teachers used to get annoyed that I only wanted to read books with horses in them. My mother was listening to a lament about this one day and put the matter to rest in her usual practical way. She asked my teacher how my reading aptitude was doing. The teacher happily related that I was two grades ahead of my class in reading. To which my mother responded "Well, perhaps reading horse books is not so bad, then?" So, some of my favorite Horse-Themed Books and Authors: |
| Thomas Perry |
| Marguerite Henry |
| Walter Farley |
| Mary O'Hara |
| Rutherford Montgomery |
| Jilly Cooper |
| Zane Grey |
| Patricia Leitch |
| C. W. Anderson |
| Enid Bagnold |
| And more recently... |
| Jody Jaffe |
| Rita Mae Brown |
| Carolyn Banks |
| Laura Crum |
| Kit Ehrman |
| Kathleen Herald |
| Laura Hillenbrand |
| John Lyons |
| Mark Rashid |
| Jane Savoie |
| Lynn Palm |
| Alois Podhajsky |
| Bill Dorrance |
| Ray Hunt |
| Jack London |
| Stephen King |
| Dean Koontz |
| Jim Kjelgaard |
| Tom Clancy |
| John Lescroart |
| Brad Thor |
| Leon Uris |
| Patricia Briggs |
| Charlaine Harris |
| Patrick Taylor |
| Nicholas Evans |
