Each week, The Broke and Bookish host a Top Ten Tuesday based on a certain bookish topic. Other bloggers are able to participate and post their own top ten list based on the topic.
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is freebie, so I chose to do an old topic I’ve missed, Top Ten Authors I’m DYING To Meet, instead. I’ve met a lot of authors like Stephanie Perkins, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, Michelle Hodkin, and Rainbow Rowell already, but I want to meet more of my favorites that never seem to come around to my area!
So here’s my list in no particular order:
1. Laini Taylor
I NEED TO MEET LAINI TAYLOR ALREADY. I love, love, love her Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy. I want an opportunity to meet Laini and crazy fangirl over her.
2. Mary E. Pearson
I’m so sad that Mary E. Pearson isn’t going on tour again for The Heart of Betrayal. Hopefully she’ll go on tour one day so I can finally meet her and talk to her about The Kiss of Deception in person.
3. Maggie Stiefvater
Maggie Stiefvater already came to NYC during BEA in 2014, but I didn’t meet her because I was feeling so tired after BEA and my overprotective parents didn’t want me out all day. However, I WILL (hopefully) meet Maggie one day and get her to sign all ten books I have of hers.
4. Huntley Fitzpatrick
Huntley Fitzpatrick was supposed to be at an event in NYC, but things happened and she couldn’t show up, aka I sadly couldn’t express my love for My Life Next Door. Hopefully she’ll come to NYC soon so I can finally meet her!
5. Kasie West
Kasie West’s Split Second was one of the two books I gave a five star rating to in 2014. Yes, I loved Split Second that much. The only problem is that I’ve never met Kasie West since she never came to my area before. Hopefully one day I’ll meet her!
6. Sherry Thomas
I absolutely adored Sherry Thomas’ The Burning Sky (I’ve sadly not read its sequel yet). I’ve also talked to Sherry a few times on twitter and she’s just so sweet! The problem is, I haven’t met Sherry Thomas yet, but it looks like this year is the year to meet her as she’ll be in my area later this year.
7. Kelly Armstrong
I adore every single Young Adult book this woman writes (except for Sea of Shadows since I’ve never read it yet). I haven’t read Kelley Armstrong’s adult books yet, but hopefully will sometime soon. I just hope Kelley will come to my area soon so I can flail all over her!
8. Rachel Hawkins
I was a fan of Rachel Hawkins before I started blogging and discovered her Hex Hall trilogy. Although I got my copy of Rebel Belle signed because a friend was kind enough to get it signed for me, I still want to meet Rachel in person.
9. Katie McGarry
Both Pushing the Limits and Dare You To are two of my favorite books, ever. Just rereading some of the parts that made me cry in those two books the first time that I’ve read it still makes me cry to this day. I’ll love to meet Katie in person and tell her that.
10. Lisa Kleypas
I love, love, love Lisa Kleypas’ historical romances. I reread it over and over again. I’m not sure if Lisa goes on tours, but hopefully she will one day and she’ll magically be in my area!
And now, I want to know, what are the top ten author’s you are DYING to meet?
I badly want to meet Susan Ee and Kasie West! Favorite authoooors <3 I met Marie Lu last year and that really made me happy! Shocks, Laini Taylor too! I want to see her pink hair gracing our country haha but seriously she's a fantastic writer and I like her trilogy! <3 Hope you meet them soon, Kelly!
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I’m sure I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know, but Maggie is amazing, kind, funny, awkward, and super cool. I got to interview her at the Decatur Book Festival last year and she was so much fun! I hope you get to meet her soon! :)
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Maggie Stiefvater is the coolest person!! This is a good theme, now I’m going to think about it, and maybe do a post on it myself some time.
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I would love to meet Shannon Hale and Marissa Meyer! I’d also love to go to BEA. I’m hoping to make it this year!
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I’d LOVE to meet Susan Ee or Malinda Lo!
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Ughh great picks! I’m dying to meet these ladies as well, especially Maggie Stiefvater!
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I’m dying to meet all a lot of them too!
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There are so many authors that I would love to meet! I’ve actually never met an author before, and I’m almost afraid to meet them, though. I think I’m afraid I would make a fool of myself I think!
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I’m in a very nice place called Canada where no author ever goes ;P I would hate to have to pick my top ten because that would be like picking my top ten favorite books of all TIME. IMPOSSIBLE! [I have, however, met Katie Mcgarry and she has the cutest accent in the world!]
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Oooh, Katie McGarry! I think I’m going to meet her this May. I’m so excited. She is scheduled to attend a Teen Book Fest, and I am going!!
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I want to meet Laini Taylor SOOO badly!! She’s my favorite author of all time!
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Laini Taylor: yes, I want to tell her in person how BEAUTIFUL her writing-style is.
Maggie Stiefvater; to beg her to save us from the pain that’s probably going to happen.
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Lovely topic choice! From this batch I would LOVE to meet Mary E. Pearson and Rachel Hawkins as well! LOVED their books!
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I’d love to meet Sarah J. Maas, Samantha Shannon and A.G. Howard! Well, and tons of other authors, but these are on top op my list! But then there’s your list, soooo many good authors! And I just want to meet them all (is that too much to ask? haha)
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I haven’t been to any author signings or meetings, so I think I would really enjoy meeting any author haha. But YES Laini Taylor and Maggie Stiefvater! I haven’t read any of the books by the other authors though! Nice list and TTT topic Kelly!
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I so want to meet all these authors too! I actually met Kelley Armstrong a few years ago, she’s super duper nice!! Maggie Stiefvater and Laini Taylor, I’m dying to meet to! This is an awesome list :D
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GAH! I STILL haven’t read Pivot Point and Split Second…. what is wrong with me?! I seriously need to just become a professional book reader. WHY CAN’T I BE THAT?!
Ahem. Anyway. Definitely want to meet her, Huntley, and Sherry! I wouldn’t mind meeting Rachel either! I’ve only read Hex Hall, but I have the whole trilogy to read… someday. Haha.
Great list of authors girl! Shoot- you’d have more luck meeting them in NYC, then I would in Nashville!
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OMG OMG! Excellent excellent list. Not one of those authors have been on tour in my country so I have not yet had the chance to meet them, damn. But hopefully someday I will travel and found some in my way hahaha. my ttt<3
*squee* before i got heavily involved in the world of YA/NA…historical romance was my epic love for more than 15 years…and Lisa Kleypas was my world O.o i almost got all copies of her works…but i can’t get a hold of her two very very early ones coz they are rare in print anymore and the ones sold online are hella pricey! and i do want to meet her but i don’t see that happening in my country ever!
then i also want to meet Laini Taylor, Leigh Bardugo, Susan Ee, Jandy Nelson, Colleen Hoover, Maggie Stiefvater, Sarah J. Maas, Rainbow Rowell and Marissa Meyer and actually many more but top ten it is. I STILL CAN’T GET OVER THE FACT THAT YOU ALSO LOVE LISA KLEYPAS KELLY….LIKE THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST AWESOME FACT ABOUT YOU LOL! SERIOUSLY!
I got to meet Laini at YALLfest and she was AMAZING! I’d love to meet Maggie, Kelley, and Rachel :)
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Yay :D Amazing post sweetie. <3 I am dying to meet Maggie Stiefvater too. Sigh. She has written so so many amazing books and she seems pretty awesome :) I hope you will get the chance to one day meet all of these awesome authors. <3 Thank you for sharing Kelly :)
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Maggie is an absolute gem. She’s witty and fun. I hope you get to meet her one day.
I too would love to meet Kelley Armstrong. I’m the opposite of you though. I’ve read her Adult stuff but not her YA selection. I’ve been meaning to remedy that but it’s just not happening yet.
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Oh my god, you haven’t met Maggie yet? I didn’t know that! I thought you have! She is such a delight in person!
And Kasie West is the ultra-sweetest person you’d ever meet! Hopefully, she makes a trip to NYC for events!
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Oh my goodness, how terrible am I? I haven’t read a book by ANY of these authors yet, although a lot of them are on my TBR list. There’s nothing for it, I have to get reading! Authors I would love to meet would be Michael Grant and Malorie Blackman for sure. Maybe Anne Tibbets as well.
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I would love to meet Laini Taylor too. Great post.
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I’d love to meet Laini Taylor and Lisa Kleypas too!
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I am dying to meet Katja Millay and Karen Marie Moning. I actually get to meet Katja next week (woot!). I also want a redo of when I met Richelle Mead at RT a couple years ago. I was a total dork.
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