The perks to living near and working in New York City is that it’s not very difficult to make your way to an author signing. For the most part, Books of Wonder does a fabulous job hosting authors I’ve always wanted to meet, and often I do head on over there to grab a book I’m interested in and get them signed. Not to mention the fact that if singular book signings are missed, there’s also NYC Comic Con, which hosts several publishing houses that tend to encapsulate numerous authors in a given day. And then, wonder of wonders, BookCon and BookExpo are back this year in New York! So yeah, lots of authors to meet, little time to do so!
I’ve been lucky, and I’ve met many authors I had been dying to meet. That said, there are still many other authors on my bucket list of authors, and it’s difficult enough to narrow them down, since I love meeting and seeing authors in a panel. That said, here’s my current top ten of authors I’d love to meet:
Top Ten Authors I Would Love To Meet
Laini Taylor (Blackbringer, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Lips Touch: Three Times)
Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson series, Alpha and Omega series)
Neil Gaiman (Neverwhere, Stardust, Sandman series, American Gods)
Kristin Cashore (Graceling, Fire, Bitterblue)
Juliet Marillier (Wildwood Dancing, Cybele’s Secret, Daughter of the Forest)
Tamora Pierce (Song of the Lioness quartet, Immortals series, just about everything from Tortall)
Robin McKinley (Hero and the Crown, Deerskin, Beauty, The Blue Sword)
Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles series)
Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn trilogy, Stormlight Archive, Steelheart)
Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate series)
Story and Somnomancy 
I would absolutely love to meet Maragaret Atwood. Massive fan of her books and find her writing style and dedication to her work massively inspirational!
If I could also pick somebody who isn’t still alive it would have to be George Orwell, I’m in awe of his intelligence.
Great post, jealous you get to meet so many awesome people!
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Oh gosh, if I had to add people I’d LOVE to meet who were no longer alive…I swear that list would be just as long as the list of authors I want to meet currently! George Orwell is a fabulous choice, most definitely. And Atwood! Handmaid’s Tale was honestly one of my favorite scifi books that I had to read in high school, that’s for sure.
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Oh, I’d love to meet Tamora Pierce, too. Some great books! My TTT
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I can’t believe I forgot about Laini Taylor and Marissa Meyer, but I want to meet them too!
Here’s My TTT
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Wow, Tamora Pierce, Brandon Sanderson and Robin McKinley would absolutely be on my wishlist, too!!
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I know right? They’re just awesome.
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I’m jealous! I hope you’ll get the opportunity to meet these fantastic authors! 🙂
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