If You Like Jodi Picoult, Please Consider.....

Elizabeth Berg
Patricia Gaffney
Kaye Gibbons
Jane Hamilton
Alice Hoffman
John Irving
Sue Miller
Anna Quindlen
Carol Shields
Ann Patchett
Cathie Pelletier
Richard Russo
Anita Shreve
Nicholas Sparks
Lily Tuck
Anne Tyler
Eudora Welty

Looking For a Good Laugh?

Here's a list of humorous authors compiled by subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list

· Andersen, Susan
· Banks, Leanne
· Barnett, Jill Bewitching and Dreaming
· Bartholomew, Nancy light mysteries with romance
· Berg, Patti
· Bevarly, Elizabeth
· Bird, Sarah
· Cabot, Meggin
· Cabot, Patricia
· Carmichael, Emily
· Civil-Brown, Sue
· Colwin, Laurie
· Cooper, Susan Rogers light mysteries with romance
· Criswell, Millie
· Crusie, Jennifer
· Donovan, Susan new author, shows great promise
· Duncan, Alice
· Evanick, Marcia
· Evanovich, Janetlight mysteries with romance
· Fforde, Katie
· Fielding, Liz
· Finnamore, Suzanne
· Garwood, Juliehistoricals only
· Gibson, Rachel
· Grayson, Kristine
· Greyle, Katherine
· Heller, Jane
· Heyer, Georgette
· Hill, Sandra time travel and contemporary
· Holden, Wendy
· Howard, Linda recent romantic suspense
· Ivory, Judith
· Jones, Luanne
· Kenner, Julie
· Keyes, Marian
· Kistler, Julie
· Kurland, Lynn
· Lee, Karen
· Linz, Cathie
· McFadden, Corey
· Medeiros, Teresa
· Michaels, Kasey
· Michaels, Lynn Mother of the Bride
· North, Hailey
· Ortolon, Julie
· Phillips, Susan Elizabeth
· Quinn, Julia historical author
· Resnick, Laura
· Rice, Patricia
· Ridgway, Christie
· Schulze, Dallas
· Shalvis, Jill
· Sinclair, Linnea
· Wells, Robin
· Winters, Jill
· Wrede, Patricia C. & Stevermer, Caroline Sorcery and Cecelia
· Zigman, Laura

Please check with the Reference Staff for assistance finding books by these authors.

A.K.A. - Otherwise Know As

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Romance Author Pseudonyms http://www.fictiondb.com/RomanceDB/Default.htm

Science Fiction Author Pseudonyms http://www.hycyber.com/SF/author_pseudo.html

National Book Award Winners for Fiction

Looking for a good read? Here is a list of National Book Award Winners for Fiction.

http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/awards/adult/nba.htm

Learn more about the National Book Awards.