Ten Authors I REALLY Want To Meet

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Top Ten Tuesday is a blog meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

Ah yes. Meeting the people behind the books we know and love. Now when I read this week's topic I took the "REALLY" really seriously. Because these are authors that I don't just want to have a fly-by book signing chat. Honestly with a few, I have "met" at signings. I awkwardly grinned goofily without actually speaking as they made small talk with a deranged looking me in front of them. Needless to say, it was great and I have awesome social skills when it comes to authors I admire. But I want to REALLY meet them. I want to get a coffee and talk about the weather, the latest episode of something, and of course their books. 

Meeting Neil Gaiman is a dream of mine. It would probably be the biggest fangirling moment of the bunch. I just appreciate his work so much, and it would be an honor to grab coffee with him. Plus I don't know what it is about his calm voice, but I would probably fall asleep happily listening to him read a receipt or something. His audiobooks are a go-to thing to make me happy.

So I have met Pierce Brown. He signed my book and talked about his friendship with Teen Wolf actress Holland Roden when he saw my Teen Wolf shirt, and it was awesome. He just seems like such a cool dude, and it would be awesome to hang out and talk with him. And maybe I would try to convince him to giving me a copy of Morning Star right now... Maybe?

Who won't want to meet the person who seriously defined their childhood and created some of the best characters ever? I'm sure she gets asked about her characters and the creation of the Harry Potter world all the time, but I would love to talk about it with her. Particularly everything Remus and Neville.

Have you seen Vlogbrothers? He just seems like such a genuinely nice guy. I would love to kick back and listen to his views on life and laugh at his quirkiness. Which I could just do by watching his vlogs...but in person is better!

I met her for like half a second at a signing, but wow she seems like a person that I would love to chat with! Holly just seems like a fun person with such an amazing imagination, and I was pretty much obsessed with her in high school. I read Tithe sooo many times that my copy is pretty much worn out. Not that I would mention that, because I would want to appear at least a bit cool.

So I am reading The Wrath and the Dawn right now, and what I really need is for Renée to describe people and food to me. It's a weird request but I love her descriptions of those two things. Wecould people watch in a coffee shop and she could describe the barista's eyes and the muffins. I will be the one sitting in giddy awe.

Purely selfish I-love-your-books-tell-me-everything reasons. I would just really love to pick her brain about how she came up with everything. 

I would just love to meet him. I would even a fly-by signing at this point! I just love his books, and I would love to sit and talk with him about them. I would probably bother him about Shade's Children so much that he would hate me.

Any person who creates books as hilarious as the Ashbury/Brookfield books has to be amazing! The Year of the Secret Assignments is one of my favorites since I was in high school, and I would love to meet the women who created all of the books!

To write a book like Ready Player One, you have to be this biggest nerd ever, and I would love to talk with the nerd and just, well, nerd out together. He brings the old school video games, and I will bring 80s movies. It would be amazing!


Now I am going back to working on a final paper! Who are some authors that you want to meet? Would you want to meet any of these authors? What would you talk to them about?

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  1. JK Rowling was on my list too! I have a feeling that she will be on a lot of lists today!
    My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/12/top-ten-tuesday-4/

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    1. Yeah she had such a big impact that it doesn't surprise me! I think anyone would love the chance to meet her.

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  2. Love your choices, totally agree with you on JK, John Green and Holly Black. Such incredible authors and such wonderfully nice people!
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    1. Thanks! They do seem like just great people. I mean who won't want to hang out with nice talented people?

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  3. I absolutely love that you chose J.K Rowling because she's such an amazing writer and she seems like a pretty great person.
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    1. Thanks! She does really seem like a great person. I feel like that is a top ten goal of the whole generation that grew up with HP: meet JK Rowling!

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  4. J.K Rowling seems to be on everyone's list including mine :) You picked some great authors. I do like Holly Blacks books. Susan Ee and John Green I really need to read.

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    1. Rightfully, everyone totally wants to meet her! It would amazing! I would probably bring my stack of Prisoner of Azkabans (I collect different cover) for her to sign. And yes you should totally read Susan Ee's Penryn and the End of Days (last book came out today!) and John Green's Looking for Alaska. Good books!

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  5. Wonderful list. J.K Rowling and Sarah J. Maas are gonna be some busy people based on the lists I have seen. I bet Holly Black is cool. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Haha yes they are! We should all just start getting in line now. Can't say whether or not I would want to meet Sarah J Maas yet because I haven't read her books yet. (Throne of Glass is sitting at the top of my physical TBR pile and yet it never gets read!) Holly Black does seem cool. I think she would be fun. Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. Sign me up for coffee with Neil Gaiman too. Also, I'd love to hear more about Remus from J.K. Rowling. He's one of my favorites. Great list!

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    1. I know, right! That would be the best cup of coffee I would ever experience! And yes, more Remus is good for everyone. I would give my soul to have a Marauders series just to get more of him!

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  7. Both Neil Gaiman and John Green would be fun to meet in real life!! Nice list.

    Here's a link to my TTT post for this week: http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2015/05/top-ten-tuesday-ten-authors-i-really.html

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    1. Thanks! Yeah I think they would be really great to meet. Actually I wouldn't mind hanging out with them together? Like I think they would get along. So that would be a cool experience too!

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  8. I would looooove to meet Jaclyn!! I totally freaked out when I met Garth Nix!

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    1. She would be amazing to meet. I would love to meet Garth Nix! Very very jealous of you right now.

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