Reader Mailbag: Best Books/Series/Author Read in 2018
In the December 2018 newsletter I asked the readers what the favourite book they read in 2018 was, or what was the best series or author they got introduced to.
Here were the responses:
Order of Rachel A. Marks Books
Rachel A. Marks is an author of paranormal romance and fantasy novels. She writes the Dark Cycle series. In addition to being a novelist, Rachel is a cancer survivor, artist, surfer and dirt bike rider. She enjoys watching re-runs of Buffy and Smallville, and was voted “Most Likely to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse.” Rachel is married with four kids. (more…)
Order of Robert Irvine Books
Robert Irvine is an American author of mystery novels. He writes the Moroni Traveler series, which critics considered to be anti-Mormon, due to the shenanigans that went on involving the church in the series. Robert also has written as R.R. Irvine, Val Davis, Peter Heath, Peter H. Fine and Peter Heath Fine. Robert studied anthropology and archaeology at the University of California at Berkeley. He lives in Northern California. (more…)
Order of David Bell Books
David Bell is an American author of suspense novels. He is a USA Today bestselling author. David’s work has been translated into many different foreign languages. In 2013, he won the Prix Polar International de Cognac for best crime novel by an international author. He is an associate professor of English at Western Kentucky University where he directs the MFA program in creative writing. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, David now resides in Bowling Green, Kentucky with his wife, writer Molly McCaffrey. (more…)
Order of Peter Lerangis Books
Peter Lerangis is an American author who specializes in young adult and child fiction. He is perhaps best known as the author and creator of the 39 Clues and Seven Wonders series of books. His books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list numerous time as well as having been awarded by numerous publications. (more…)
Order of David Levithan Books
David Levithan is an American author of young adult novels as well as being an editor. David began working at Scholastic when he was 19 years old, and still works there. He says he enjoys editing just as much as writing, if not more. Many of his works feature strong male gay characters. (more…)
Order of Layla Reyne Books
Layla Reyne is an American author out of San Francisco, California that specializes in what she calls “adrenaline filled romance”. She has written the popular series Agents Irish and Whiskey as well as Trouble Brewing and Changing Lanes. (more…)
Order of Chris Holm Books
Chris Holm is an American author of crime, horror and fantasy novels and short stories. He writes The Collector and the Michael Hendricks series. Chris began life in Syracuse, New York – his mother from a family of police officers, his father from a line of sci-fi/fantasy geeks. He wrote his first story when he was six years old. It was entitled The Alien Death From Outer Space, it was three pages long, and got him sent to the principal’s office. His more recent short fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and The Best American Mystery Stories. Chris and his wife, writer/editor/reviewer Katrina Niidas Holm, live in Portland, Maine. (more…)
Order of Matthew J. Kirby Books
Matthew Kirby is an American author of YA fantasy novels. Matthew was born in Utah, and grew up across the United States. He majored in history as an undergrad, going on to study for his M.S. in school psychology. Matthew spends ten months of the year working with students, and spends the remainder of the year writing. He lives in Utah with his wife. (more…)
Order of Alyssa Day Books
Alyssa Day is the pen name of American author Alesia Holliday, who uses this pen name to write paranormal and contemporary romance novels. She writes the Warriors of Poseidon series, and is a New York Times bestselling author. Alyssa is a multiple-time finalist for RITA awards, and her novels have won several awards. Alyssa has always loved Atlantis, the supernatural and lost civilizations; she even told her mother that one day she’d find Atlantis. (more…)