1. Jane Austen- I know she's dead, but this about wish fulfillment, right? Think what her dry wit could do with this world of ours as fodder. Until the second coming, when I'm certain Miss Austen will return from her retirement, I'll have to make do with the wonderful mash-ups Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters or Pride and Prejudice and Zombies in lieu of new material.
2. Margaret Atwood- I'm a new convert and haven't even read everything of hers, but I know I want more. I don't even care what the subject matter is, her words are like crack to me. The only reason I haven't picked up the rest of her titles is that they're rarely in the thrift shops. Hard to part with, I'd wager. But if pressed, I'd demand something paranormal, just to see what she'd do with the genre.
3. Jennifer Crusie- Okay, I know she's probably working on another collaboration with Bob Mayer, but what I want is highly specific: a sequel to Faking It, the single best contemporary romance book I've ever read. Seriously, it's worth breaking down the preconceived notions about the genre to read that book. I heart the Goodnight family more than words could express.
4. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.- What a loss to the world! I love his work, even when it makes me cry over the awfulness of human nature. Because it always showcases our strange, superstitious beauty with the same ink.
5. Neil Gaiman- I love you, Neil. My life would be so much bleaker without this man's golden prose. As it is, my life has been pretty bleak since his last release. So get writing! Something big!
6. H.P. Lovecraft- Why? Because I want him to describe the unspeakable horror, for once, for all. And I'd like to see what he'd write novel-wise, given the chance.
7. Charles Fort- I'm really on a roll, commanding so many of the dead to rise and write! And to him, well, I'm sure it'd be nothing he hadn't seen before. I'd love to see what he'd make of all the weirdness in our proof- and logic-hungry times.
8. Susanna Clarke- She made an epic seem cozy! Who does that? Who can? I want more, more, more!
9. Clive Barker- Even though he's written books I've been iffy about, he's never made a total wrong turn.
10. Caitlin R. Kiernan- Pleeeeeeease?! I heart Emmie and am desperate for more ghoul shenanigans!
5. Neil Gaiman- I love you, Neil. My life would be so much bleaker without this man's golden prose. As it is, my life has been pretty bleak since his last release. So get writing! Something big!
6. H.P. Lovecraft- Why? Because I want him to describe the unspeakable horror, for once, for all. And I'd like to see what he'd write novel-wise, given the chance.
7. Charles Fort- I'm really on a roll, commanding so many of the dead to rise and write! And to him, well, I'm sure it'd be nothing he hadn't seen before. I'd love to see what he'd make of all the weirdness in our proof- and logic-hungry times.
8. Susanna Clarke- She made an epic seem cozy! Who does that? Who can? I want more, more, more!
9. Clive Barker- Even though he's written books I've been iffy about, he's never made a total wrong turn.
10. Caitlin R. Kiernan- Pleeeeeeease?! I heart Emmie and am desperate for more ghoul shenanigans!
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