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I loved Judy Blume when I was a girl - if I have a teenage daughter, I shall most certainly pass those books along. They helped me relate better with my parents, and generally discover relationships between people.

Hi all, Since another, recent, thread bemoaned the lack of decent fantasy chat in this forum, I thought I'd push the boat out and start a topic that might interest you... Please reply :p Okay, in my view the fantasy genre as a whole gets a massive slating from critics and readers alike...

I read a helluva lot of fantasy and would enjoy chatting about it a bit more, but there doesn't seem to be too much chat about specifics....

I'm hoping that the forthcoming Doctor Who series won't be made as cheaply! But in answer to your question, rarely are BBC productions termed lavish. Special effects are almost unknown :). I didn't think the Neverwhere series was that bad, but it's true I watched it a while ago and might be...

It got a fantastic write-up in the Sunday papers this weekend in the UK, and certainly made me want to rush out and buy. I have to say I am sorely tempted.....

I voted no. I am not a net addict. I used to be during university. However, now that I am working, my free time is somewhat limited in comparison and I'd rather be using it to do something more worthwhile than just browsing on forums and talking to people who, to be honest, I know little more...

I adore the way they look on my shelves, so I guess the cover-art and colour is what attracts me to part with cash. I also love broken spines on books (I know I'm likely to be on my own with that one) - to me, that shows how well-loved a book is.

German 'all in one' soup, with crusty bread. Can't get better than that. And thankfully we're cooling off here too - soup and hot chocolate here we come :)

He was mentioned in passing, but I'll highlight him again - the person who unfailing has me in stitches is Bill Bryson. My favourite is 'Notes From a Big Country', which is bite-sized essay-style writing that you can dip in and out of.

I love Charles de Lint and have read a couple. I really really enjoyed Forests of the Heart and The Little Country.

Mare's Milk - Barbara Esstman (a dreary non-entity of a book that was a waste of time reading). King's Dragon - the first in a fantasy epic that I just couldn't identify with. Can't even remember the author. Steven Erikson - another fantasy author that I struggled with... There's a...

It was indeed Ruby Ferguson who wrote the 'Jill' series (I'm also a pony mad obsessive). You can actually get copies of all her books from ebay - just type her name into the search engine, and you should get lots. That's how I brought the entire series a few months back.

Nancy, I can't comment on Russka, but if it's anything like London and The Forest (also by Rutherford) then it should be pretty good. As for historical authors I've enjoyed, I'd try any of the following: - Sharon Penman, for some fantastic books about the Plantagenet reign in England...

I brought and read this book a little while back, so bear with me if comments are a little vague. The main character was smart, sassy, not overwhelmingly beautiful, and easy to get on with. The magician guy who first saw her powers from the Guild is really well-written too (can't remember...

She wrote a series of twelve books about a girl called Jinny and her chestnut arabian mare, Shantih. Very very good for girls mad on horses. As I recall, one of the books in the series (Chestnut Gold) followed the theme of horses rising from lochs etc. Anyway, her books are thoroughly...

Well, I have little idea about rules and suchlike that poetry should follow, but the subject in your poetry is dear to my heart (and inspired a little, I feel, by the dragons that grace Robin Hobb's fabulous books). What I got from the poem was a sense of otherworldliness and vastness from...

I've also read it and enjoyed it. It was like reading several books all tied together by the virtue they were based in London over the ages.

For a giggle, some of Bill Bryson's travel writing is good stuff. I particularly enjoyed Notes From a Big Country, which was a series of bite-size essays on American life. In fantasy fiction, you might like to try Terry Pratchett or Robert Aspirin.

Robin Jarvis has written some pretty nifty books (The Deptford Mice trilogy and his Whitby Witches series are both great, although I remember them being a little scary in parts). Robin Swindells has written some awesome books - by far by favourite by him is Room 13.

Hmmm, shockingly, just 15 on the first and 5 on the second. Strikes me that the first list is a pretty comprehensive list of classics that *should* be read from the last century or so...