What author have you discovered online?

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I have discovered several authors thru Bookaccino: Ivan Doig, Terry Pratchett, Tom Robbins, Greg Iles

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I discovered Kay Hopper and what a find!!! Her books kept me on the edge of my seat and up all night until I finished everyone. I got the 411 from the Bookreporter itself.

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Chris Bohjalian, J. Robert Lennon, Bret Lott, Billie Letts.

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Nick Hornby, Katharine Weber, Haruki Murakami, Amy Bloom

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Somehow I missed Raymond Carver when he was still alive and writing. I came across his name in a review of a new book of his stories published recently by his wife. When I did a little more research, I found out that the rumor mill indicated his editor practically rewrote each of his stories in order to make it publishable. Intrigued by all this, I ordered 5 of his story collections (from Amazon.com, of course) and have been reading them. It's too early for a verdict since I like some of the stories quite well but others appear to have been "edited" beyond recognition.

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I found a Tom Robbins' website quite by accident one day and discovered Switters. What more can I say.

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There's an author from New Orleans named Nicholas Barnes. He's got two books out - "Thresholds" and "The Lost Writings of Steve Garvey." I came across his site one day while searching for books about New Orleans. I've read Thresholds and it's the freshest, edgiest novel I've read in years. Maybe too intense for some, but for me it was a welcome change from the dirdge of mainstream publishing. You guys need to start finding out about people like this instead of reviewing all the same books everyone else does.

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I discovered the poet Thom Gunn in an e-zine I get from tipworld, today's poem. He is a wonderful poet!

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I have read about a number of authors, and then decided to read their novel(s). The most recent being author Alan Jacobson. I decided while waiting to read his latest novel, The Haunted, I would read his first novel, False Accusations.

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Zadie Smith

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BUNN

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I discovered Diana Gabaldon, who has 4 hugely adverturesome historic fiction novels that have a little time travel plus a sprinkling of romance to spice up the action. My Internet friends at a message area kept raving about her books. I might never have read them, since they are classified as romance.

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I discovered Jeffery Deaver when The Book Report had a short review of his book The Bone Collector. I read the book and could hardly put it down. I told everyone about it (usually two or three times). I would get upset when those I told about the book didn't immediately read it. Actually, Jeffery Deaver may owe me some money for promoting his book so vigorously.

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Adventures of a Suburban Mystic: A True Story of Spiritual Transformation and Supernatural Encounters by Lyn Halper, Ph.D., a transpersonal psychologist and a professor of Religious Studies at Rockland Community College/SUNY. She has done extensive fieldwork with mystics, holy men, and psychics. Both the Light and the Dark side of mysticism are presented with honesty and stark realism.

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I remember reading about James Patterson on a message board. I tried one of his books and was hooked. I've read all the Alex Cross books. They are great!