I asked these authors what books stayed with them the longest…
I love hearing book recommendations. Whilst interviewing authors, recently, I decided to ask them what books have stayed with them the longest. Here’s what they said…
‘Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury’ – Morgan Greene
Here’s what Morgan Greene, author of Angel Maker, has to say about Ray Bradbury’s 1953 dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451:
‘Fahrenheit 451 is my favourite book and continues to stay with me now. I think that it toes that line between a great story with a brilliant central character and an eerily premonitory warning in the way that only really good dystopia can. Every time I read it I feel like it’s erring closer and closer to reality.’
‘The Power of Three by Diane Wynne Jones’ – Adrian Tchaikovsky
Here’s what Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time, says about Power of Three – the 1976 fantasy novel by Diane Wynne Jones.
‘There are a few, but probably Power of Three by Diane Wynne Jones. It was the first book I read that I remember explicitly teaching me something about storytelling – in this case how to pull a switch to force the reader to re-evaluate everything that’s happened before.’
‘You by Caroline Kepnes’ – Alesha Dykema
‘Ooh good question! It’s hard to narrow it down to one. You by Caroline Kepnes is definitely one. She executed such a unique and memorable character voice in Joe that he just sticks with you.’
‘The Beautiful Things that Awaits Us All by Laird Barron’ – Philip Fracassi
‘Laird Barron’s story collection, The Beautiful Thing that Awaits Us All is probably the most important book to me from a writing standpoint. It’s the book that pushed me into trying horror fiction after decades of writing non-genre books and stories, and it’s still the one I find myself going back to for inspiration. Barron is a singular voice and a generational great.’
‘Wool by Hugh Howey’ – Melanie Bokstad Horev
‘Wool by Hugh Howey. It was so intense and beautifully written—I carried it with me everywhere: lunch breaks, walks to the store… The suspense and worldbuilding completely blew me away. I love that feeling of being completely immersed in a fictional world.’