Non HF Authors

[pat]

Who do you read when you dont want HF? I tend to go for chick lit type books, or 'family' ones. Some of the authors I look out for are:

Marian Keyes
Freya North
Erica James
Cathy Kelly


Who else tickles your taste buds?

[boswellbaxter]

My favorite living authors of non-HF are Anne Tyler and P. D. James. I also read a fair amount of history and biography these days, but my reading's based more on the subject than on the author.

[Volgadon]

Short stories, usually. My favourites are Saki and Plum.

[EC2]

I tend to bit and bob a great deal and not stick with one author. But I do enjoy

Jodi Picoult
Terry Pratchett
Janet Evanovich
Katie Fforde

[Alaric]

If I'm not reading historical fiction I usually read historical non-fiction or political non-fiction. If I'm not reading that I'm reading that I often read sports-based stuff, but I rarely read things that fall under general fiction with the exception of someone like Dickens. So I don't I really have a particular favourite non-historical author.

[amyb]

Before I discovered HF I read Dean Koontz, Anne Rice, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King and, Danielle Steele when I was younger. I also like reading about true crime stories from Anne Rule.

[Ash]

I'm rather an eclectic reader: I swing from sci fi/fantasy, general fiction,classic lit, non fiction history and psycological mysteries, depending on my mood. I am a big fan of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, also Kate Atkinson, Jill Paton-Walsh, Timothy Findley, Isabel Allende, Margaret Atwood, Ursula Hegi, Ruth Rendell and Iain Pears.

[Misfit]

I really don't care for my fiction these days unless it's set in another century. If I'm not reading HF I'm into a historical romance.

[donroc]

An occasional mystery, but mostly I am doing research either for my WIP or for other stories to be written.

[lindymc]

Each new Janet Evanovich when it comes out; Dorothea Benton Frank, Anne Rivers Siddon, Cassandra King, Jan Karon.

[Misfit]

Dorothea Benton Frank


I had completely forgotten about her. Love her low country books. Very funny.

[princess garnet]

I've ventured into the realm of fantasy by reading Greg Keyes and Alma Alexander.

[Carine]

It's been quite a while since I read something than HF, but if I remember correctly the last books non HF I read were by Katherine Kerr (fantasy) and Robin Cook (medical thriller).

[LCW]

I haven't read much non-HF fiction lately but ages ago I read some Nora Roberts and remember really liking them. I also have a Jodi Picult (sp?) novel here to read at some point.

[MLS859]

I'll read Rosina Lippi (Sara Donati's "real" name) and Gail Dayton (fantasy) and, sometimes between historical fiction novels, I'll read a romance -- but only the historical ones -- or vampire novels (like Colleen Gleason's Gardella Chronicles). I'm not into very much of anything that's contemporary.

Lynn

[diamondlil]

I read anything from a wide variety of genres. I think it helps me not to get into reading slumps.

[pat]

I read anything from a wide variety of genres. I think it helps me not to get into reading slumps.


I agree. I find that if I read all HF for a while or all 'other stuff' then I get bored and I dont enjoy what I read.Therefore if I read other stuff, auto-bios and lite reading I enjoy getting back into HF, and vice versa.

(At the moment I have an auto-bio waiting for me at the library about a dancer, another one of my passions!)

[Telynor]

I tend to read everything that catches my interest. Result -- huge TBR piles!

Thrillers -- Elizabeth George, Ann Rule (NF), Martin Cruz Smith, Joseph Kanon
Science Fiction and Fantasy -- Lois McMaster Bujold, Kate Elliott, Julian May, Catherine Asaro, Barbara Hambly, CJ Cherryh, Robert Heinlein,
Cooking -- Anthony Bourdain, Michael Ruhlman, really, just about anything....
Clothing and Costume history
Art -- latest read is about Jack Vettriano
And of course, lots of history and biography

[sweetpotatoboy]

Favourite fictional authors outside of HF are Anne Tyler, Jane Gardam, Patrick Gale, Anthony Trollope, Jonathan Kellerman and others... a real mixture.

[Ash]

I can't believe I forgot to mention: I read travel narratives almost as frequently as I read Historic Fiction and History non fiction. And if you think about it, travel and history often merge (at least if its good travel narrative) so it makes sense. I love how a good narrative will lead me to maps, and lead me to history books, which will later lead me to more travel narratives. And since traveling overseas has gotten so expensive, I can enjoy the vicarious trip

I used to love Paul Theroux but his African Safari was so bitter and arrogant that I no longer read him. I do love Jason Elliot, Colin Thurbon, Eric Newby and Patrick Fehmor, but I've read a ton of other books that whet my appetite for more. I like Bill Bryson, but in small dosages (and think his early work was far superior)

[diamondlil]

I used to read travelogues quite regularly, but I haven't read one for a number of years. I do have a couple here to read too.