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Prolific Authors – 2 Books

Way back in December of 2011 (and again every other December since), we’ve taken a look at the authors I have read the most, dating back to high school.  This year, since I’ve far surpassed my reading output of any year on record, I thought it would be nice to take a deeper dive into those books I’ve read through August. Since our last check-in, I’ve read an additional 60 books from 54 different authors. There shouldn’t be much movement over the past 2 years, but it’s time to take another look and see if my “favorite” authors have changed much in that time span.  Today, we start things off with the 35 authors I’ve read twice.

Max Barry

An Australian author, I’ve enjoyed the two novels of his I’ve read, Jennifer Government and Company.

Laura Caldwell

I have no idea how I came across the work of this local author, but I must have enjoyed it enough to go back for seconds.  Unfortunately, she passed away last year.

The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay – Michael Chabon

Michael Chabon

Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, the most recent of  the two works of his I’ve read.  I have another, Wonder Boys, waiting in the to read pile, so he rise up some day.

Matthew V. Clemens

The co-author, with Max Allan Collins, of the final two chapters of the Reeder and Rogers trilogy.

Felicia Day

The first author here that I’ve happened to meet in person.

Cameron Dokey

She makes the list based on two entries in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series.

Diane Duane

Living in Ireland, she is responsible for a Star Trek: The Next Generation book and a Spider-Man novel, of all things.

Warren Ellis

The comic writer, currently in exile after being called out for abusing women, makes the list thanks to two prose novels.

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Book 4 (of 52) – Silent Witness

Silent Witness – Rebecca Forster

In the second entry of the Josie Bates saga, Archer’s past comes back to haunt him as he is arrested for the murder of his deceased wife’s child.  While Josie struggles to learn the truth, both about that fateful day at the amusement park where the boy died and about Archer and his past, she worries that her relationship will not survive the trial, regardless of the outcome.

I read the first part of this series 8 years ago, when I got it for free.  At the time, I said “I’m not sure if I’m willing to throw down cash for the next in the series.”  Well, eventually, I found a good deal on the entire series, so here we are.  I don’t recall much of the previous outing, so I can’t compare Forster’s writing to see if it improved.  But now that I own the entire thing, I’m sure I’ll dive back in at some point, probably without the 8 year wait.

 

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2013: The Year In Books

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With another year coming to an end, it is time to take a look back at the 18 books I read over the past year, 6 overall less than last year but the same total if you exclude the graphic novels.  Of those 18, 5 were non-fiction and, of the 13 novels, 5 were TV show tie-ins.  Only 3 of the books came from the “to-read” drawer, and 7 were e-books, which was a new category for me last year.

 

A majority of the books I read this year were by authors I’ve never read before.  The 11 authors that I read for the first this year were:
Alan Sepinwall
Joe Hill
Rebecca Forster
Sarah Silverman
Kimberly McCreight
Andrew Gross
Ben Mezrich
Tina Fey
Ron Rapoport
David Mack
Dustin Diamond

The ghost writer for Richard Castle was the only author I read multiple times in 2013.

The five books that I read this year that were released this year were Richard Castle’s Deadly Heat, Kimberly McCreight’s Reconstructing Amelia, Brad Meltzer’s The Fifth Assassin, Warren Ellis’ Gun Machine, and From Black Sox to Threepeats, edited by Ron Rapoport.

Finally, the breakdown by month.  Being off again for most of December certainly helped pad the total a tad bit.

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Book 8 (of 52) – Hostile Witness

Hostile Witness - Rebecca Forster

Hostile Witness – Rebecca Forster

I wasn’t sure what to make of this book at first.  The only reason I downloaded it was because it was free, but my initial impression was not good.  But, Rebecca Forster’s style eventually won me over.

Hostile Witness tells the tale of a lawyer who takes on a case that may ruin her.  In some ways, it does ruin her, although I don’t know if she, or the author, realize it.  While I did ultimately enjoy the book, I’m not sure if I’m willing to throw down cash for the next in the series.