Thirteen Things about Suzy Thirteen of my favorite authors! 1. Flannery O'Connor. (So amazing. Wise Blood is one of my all-time favorites! My email address is "peachicken," her pet name for the peacocks she raised, also referring to some of the symbolism she used in her writings...) 2. Gregory Maguire. (He is such a creative genius! Someday, hubby will whisk me away to see the Broadway production of the most popular of his works... I also got to go to a book signing of his - what a genuinely kind person!) 3. George MacDonald. (I grew up with his writings and they resonate within me. One of my favorites: The Lost Princess.) 4. Kobo Abe. (Everyone needs a sprinkle of existentialism to keep their feet grounded! Woman in the Dunes is fabulous. Also good: The Face of Another and The Box Man.) 5. J. K. Rowling. (Yup, I'm one of those silly groupies...) 6. C. S. Lewis. (If I was stuck on a desert island with only one book, it would have to be Till We Have Faces... I am also a big Narnia fan; even the Space Trilogy was pretty great.) 7. Jane Austin. (I am a sucker for sappy sweet Victorianesque novels.) 8. Donna Jo Napoli. (Remade, yet unique, fairytales are a big fave of this long-time-Disney girl. I know the "Little Mermaid" soundtrack by heart! Napoli puts a great edge to her work and makes her stories something else entirely. I love it! The Magic Circle is one of my favorites of hers. It is incredible.) 9. J.R.R. Tolkien. (So by now, you've figured me for a sci-fi/ fantasy girl. You are mostly right. I haven't gone so far as to read the Silmarillion yet, though!) 10. Joan Bauer. (I love her sense of humor. Hope Was Here and Stand Tall and a few of my faves.) 11. Shakespeare. (Technically, he is more playwright than author, but none other could portray the human predicament with such depth.) 12. Sylvia Plath. (The day I finished the Bell Jar, I crawled in between my mattresses and wept.) 13. Antoine de Saint-Exupery. (Every time I reread The Little Prince, something new jumps out at me. I think it will be relevant to me no matter how old I am. This book nourishes my soul. "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.") (Other 13r's: Lazy Daisy, Squashed Toad, Ladybug, Uisce, KDubs, Shelli, Kimmy, Jennifer, and Kelly... Leave me a link and I'll add ya!)