How do you find authors?

Sriad · Post by **Sriad** » 2003-01-20 12:26am

When I was looking some stuff up for an earlier post, I wondered to myself why I ever picked up a particular author's work. The author in this case is Diana Wynne Jones. We go way back; the first of her books that I read was, I think, in the third grade or sometime like that. I tried to remmember why I read her instead of any of the other authors on the shelf.
These days I mostly choose what books I read based on anthologies, awards, and reccomendations from boards like this one. What about the rest of you?

Raxmei · Post by **Raxmei** » 2003-01-20 12:39am

I lurk on rec.arts.sf.written. That's where I get most of my recommendations. I also get some books off my sister.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-01-20 01:30am

I look for who authors I like consider to be their inspiration.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-01-20 02:06am

I look at the summaries, look for something interesting, then read. If it sucks, I won't bother.

kheegster · Post by **kheegster** » 2003-01-20 05:35am

Normally the cover and title does the first bit of attraction, then I read the summary to see if it's interesting. But there are so many books that I've heard of but haven't read, so I seldom read anybooks that I have never heard of beforehand.

Darth_Shinji · Post by **Darth_Shinji** » 2003-01-20 10:01am

Same method as Exonerate and kheegan really. Though some of the better series I have read come from threads in this forum and SB. Thats how I found three of the best fantasy and science fiction novels I ever read. So really looking for myself and keeping an ear out is how I find stuff.

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2003-01-20 11:39am

Generally, I just stumble accross an author in the good old vast library of books my family has, or take other people's recommendations.

gravity · Post by **gravity** » 2003-01-22 09:47am

Usually because they're reccomended to me, either in real life or on a forum like this. Sometimes I just pick up something off the shelf, but that's relatively rare nowdays.

When I was a kid and went to the library a lot, I used to just pick stuff up that looked interesting.

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2003-01-22 09:55am

I started way back with things that caught my eye in the library....then after demolishing all 100 or so hardy boys novels in a month I moved onto real books....LotR's was one day of reading and I've been gaining speed ever since....
From Asimov to Zahn......

Frank_Scenario · Post by **Frank_Scenario** » 2003-01-22 10:55am

I judge books by their covers.