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Books: His Fair Assassin series
You know what I love? When an author takes time out of their life to talk to fans on Twitter. We had a whole conversation about having a Mexican night where I could wrangle details out of her. She also responded very quickly when I asked for an interview. Awesome author award goes to her!
Books: Prom & Prejudice, The Lonely Hearts Club, Take a Bow...
Once again, another author who actually tweeted me back via Twitter and complimented my blog in reference to what I said about her book.
Books: The Naturals - okay, I really can't list anything after that because that book is AWESOME.
She tweeted me back and I really had to resist from giving her a big virtual hug because her book is amazing.
Books: Something Like Normal, Where the Stars Still Shine
My interaction with her was quite a while ago, but I still remember feeling like I just talked to one of the nicest authors on the planet. It was also in my very early blogging days where I realized that authors were people too. She was just super nice.
Books: The Ghost and the Goth trilogy, The Rules
This woman gave me my first ever author interview. She was beyond nice, gracious, and wonderful. I also received an ARC of the fantastic The Rules after I interviewed her. I don't know her on some personal level, but although she's an amazing author, she seems like an amazing person as well.
Books: Under the Never Sky series
I remember having a Twitter interaction with her and thinking, "She is SO nice!"
Books: The Lunar Chronicles
I emailed her for an interview and she replied saying that she was really busy, but would get back to me as soon as possible. So not only did she actually reply, but throughout her busy schedule, she sent back the email full of interview answers.
Books: The Geisha series
She writes wonderful books and also participates in the Twitter author niceness. I had a very small interaction with her, but I follow her on Twitter and see she's very nice to a lot of her fans.
I WILL BE SEEING HER THIS YEAR! YAY!!!! From now until then, I will be training my self-control so that I will not tackle her for a hug. I like hugs.
Books: The Boyfriend App
I have her book in my library book pile which really resulted in my conversation with her. We had a short conversation about her book and my library and then she went inside HER library and gave a copy to them. Yeah, it's her book, but she didn't have to give them a copy, which is really nice and generous.
Books: Lots and lots of Amish titles
My mom reads lots of Amish books and while I can never keep track the titles, I like them as well. Way back when, my mom and I emailed her and I had a whole exchange with her and she REMEMBERED us! You win, Mrs. Fisher.
Books: The Thief series
She's the object of my sister's affection and way back when, I sent an email to her which she replied to. Replying to emails is something I love in a person.
Books: The Gallagher Girls. Heist Society series
I can rave about her all day long, which I probably do on a weekly basis anyways. However, I met her at a reading festival this year and I was so tongue tied, but I witnessed a great exchange between her and my sister. She also waved "hi" to us and told us to have a good day later when we walked by her. I really wanted to give her a hug...but did the whole "self-control" thing that I mentioned earlier.
Honorable mentions: Gail Carson Levine (author of Ella Enchanted and many others) when I met her at the reading festival, Victoria Schwab (author of The Archived) for more Twitter niceness, J.J. Howard (author of That Time I Joined the Circus) for being so nice on Twitter, Robin Benway (author of Audrey, Wait! and others) for more Twitter loving, and many other authors.
Who are some authors who have been nice to you?
I'm honored to be on your list. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love that you commented, one of the many reasons why you are on the list!
DeleteFun list! I haven't even heard of most of these authors, but I'm glad they're nice. Isn't it great when authors are fun and down-to-earth and just NICE? I love that since they're like my rock stars :)
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Yes, it really is great! It makes me want to read their books even more.
DeleteGreat list! It's always good to hear about nice people. I've interacted with Ally Carter, Shannon Hale, Heather Vogel Frederick, Melanie Dickerson, and Marissa Meyer on Twitter, and they've all been super nice. I've also emailed Heather Vogel Frederick, and she personally replied. That's one of my favorite memories.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's so nice! I love it when they personally reply :)
DeleteYOU ARE MEETING LEIGH BARDUGO!??!? *jealous face right here* Lucky! I can't wait to hear all about it. I'm sure it will be fabulous!
ReplyDeleteAh, authors...I have such a long list of authors who are so fantastic to meet and interact with online. I actually considered doing that for my topic this week, but decided to wait until the next freebie.
Fantastic topic, my friend!
Ems
My Top Ten
YES I CAN'T WAIT! It's for the Fierce Reads tour which is even more awesome. I have to drive a couple hours, but it IS in my state so I don't care.
DeleteOh, I can't wait to see your list then! Thanks, Ems :)
I saw a few of these just over a week ago when they were in town! I also love Suzanne Young and Fiona Paul who are both so sweet on twitter. :)
ReplyDelete~Sara @ Forever 17 Books
Aw good :)
DeleteI love this list! I totally agree with so many of them!!
ReplyDeleteGreat!
DeleteGreat topic idea! I agree, Marissa Meyer is so nice! I haven't read books by some of the authors on your list, so I'll have to look their books up now. One of my favorites is Jessica Brody, she is always so sweet! :) My TTT is Fictional Places I’d Love to Vacation: http://aliceinreaderland.com/2013/05/27/vacation/
ReplyDeleteAlice @ Alice in Readerland
Oh, Jessica Brody, she was nice, I forgot about her!
DeleteAlly Carter sure writes nice books... That's all I can say as I've never met her! I've read Jennifer Lynn Barnes' Every Other Day. It was really great ;)
ReplyDeleteAside from that, "You know what I love? When an author takes time out of their life to talk to fans on Twitter."
Totally. That's why I love some of the authors I do! Like Hayley Long, Sharon Sant (she's been a great friend since), Lil' Chase (just recently), Vanessa Curtis (especially as I saw she doesn't tweet a lot) & Louisa Reid (one of the nicest as she thanked me for talking to her about her book... I was gobsmacked!)
Amy Bookworm: TTT (the second ‘T’ isn’t ten I’m afraid, it’s three... but at least it isn't Thursday, eh?) on the meaning of reviews!
I've never heard of those authors, but I'll definitely check them out now :) I like to always read nice author's books.
DeleteI love it when authors take time out of their busy schedule to send you a tweet or email, it always makes my day! Also I can't believe that you will be meeting Leigh Bardugo! <33! Another great top ten list Sunny! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jasprit! And yep, I'm pretty dang excited :)
DeleteI've only met Ally Carter from your list, but I can share which authors I have met that were really nice! Let's see, first Cara Lynn Shultz, Maggie Stiefvater, Patrick Carman, Jay Asher, Heather Brewer, Roland and Marie Smith, Rachel Vincent, and Aimee Carter! And I could go on, I've only met a few I didn't think were nice. Oh yeah, more nice: Sarah Rees Brennan, CJ Omololu, and Jonathan Maberry!
ReplyDeleteI've only heard of a few of those, but now I'll be reading their books! I did hear Brennan was nice and I've been dying to read Unspoken so now it's more of an incentive!
DeleteI love all the author awesomeness over on Twitter...just wish I had more time for it. :( I remember having a very nice author interaction with Trish Doller awhile back, so I can attest that she is super nice. Also, I GET TO MEET LEIGH BARDUGO IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS!!!! We are the luckiest girls alive!!! :D Love your list, Sunny, and I hope you continue to have awesome author interactions!
ReplyDeleteWE ARE!!! Ah, I wish I could meet you as well, but hey, it's Bardugo ;)
DeleteLeigh Bardugo and Veronica Rossi are BRILLIANT at responding to their fans on Twitter. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to keep up with every tweet, but they always do such a great job. I do love it when authors take the time to interact with their readers. :) Great list, Sunny!
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