Who is your favorite author and why?

I started reading and listening to a guy named Robert Greene. His wrote some controversial books, most notably the “48 laws of power”. People think the book is about manipulating others. I see it as a guide for life. As much as I don’t want to admit it, I’m still naive at life, even at this age, due to life circumstances. This book opened my eyes. This author is like a life coach for me. He teaches me things that I’ve failed to learn growing up. Listening to his talks on YouTube, it all makes a lot of sense.

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I am starting to re-read the Aubrey-Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian, and they are truly wonderful. The characters age and grow through their lives and through the books.

Douglas Adams - Hitchhiker's Guide series. Very funny and great speculative fiction at the same time.

I read a fair amount of detective fiction; Tana French, P.D. James come to mind.

Jane Austen might have been my favorite if only she had written more. Her books are also great re-reads and I seem to find something new every time.

John Le Carre for cold war spy thrillers.

Alan Furst for WWII era thrillers.

Then there's science fiction, but this list has gone on far enough!