Writing Reading Watching TV Riding my bike Floating in swimming pools Eating out
Music
Liz Phair
Bree Sharp
Switchblade Kittens
Fall Out Boy
No Doubt
Shakira
Old School Madonna
Aerosmith
Juliana Hatfield
Eminem
Whatever else you send me
Movies
Star Wars—A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back
28 Days
Cold Comfort Farm
Sean of the Dead
Reality Bites
Land of the Dead
Some Kind of Wonderful
Napoleon Dynamite
Television
House
Weeds
America’s Next Top Model
Dexter
House Hunters
Everyday Italian
Life
Gossip Girl
My Super Sweet Sixteen
The Office (BBC & US version)
Books
YA Humor:
There are dozens of ultra talented new humorous YA writers out there...
too many for me to keep up with! Ask your local bookseller or librarian for recommedations...here are just some I've enjoyed:
Anything by Louise Rennison
Anything by Susan Juby
Anything by Michele Jaffe
Anything by Rachel Vail
Anything by Sue Townsend
Anything by Judy Blume
Anything by Paula Danzinger (loved her as a tween!)
YA Sci-Fi/Fantasy:
There are so many great new talented sci-fi/fantasy writers out there--
I could never keep up! Below are just a select few I love, but there are many, many more I've enjoyed!
Anything by Tamora Pierce
Anything by Susan Cooper (loved her as a tween!)
Anything by Mary Stewart (hers are more romancey)
YA Historical:
These are historicals I loved as a tween:
"The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Spear
"Christy" by Catherine Marshall
The Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace (the high school years)
Animal Stories:
"All Creatures Great and Small" by James Herriott
"My Family and Other Animals" by Gerald Malcolm Durrell
Classics:
"Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
"Cold Comfort Farm" by Stella Gibbons
"Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell
"The Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Orczy
"Lorna Doone" by RD Blackmore
Romance:
Here are some romances I've enjoyed/admired, though the list is far from complete:
"Ashes in the Wind" by Kathleen Woodiwiss
"Gentle Rogue" by Johanna Lindsay
The "Born In" trilogy by Nora Roberts--
"Born in Fire, Born in Ice, Born in Shame"
"A Rose in Winter" by Kathleen Woodiwiss
Memoirs:
Here are some memoirs I've read lately and loved:
"Happy Birthday or Whatever" by Annie Choi
"Hyperchondriac" by Brian Frazier
"Plan B" by Anne Lamott
Mysteries:
I love mysteries! Here are some of my favorites:
The No 1 Ladies Detective series by Alexander McCall Smith
Anything by Agatha Christie
The "Miss Silver" series by Patricia Wentworth
Anything by Ngaio Marsh
Lord Peter Wimsey (especially with Harriet Vane) series by Dorothy Sayers
The Spenser series by Robert B Parker
Other authors whose work I enjoy reading:
Stephen King, Carl Hiaasen, Jasper Fforde, Megan Crane, Liza Palmer, Sophie Kinsella, Marian Keyes....
Books on Writing:
"Bird By Bird" by Anne LaMott
"On Writing" by Stephen King
Anything not on this list doesn't mean I didn't like it...
there are just too many books I DID like to list!
Heroes
Margaret Sanger, Joan of Arc, Anita Loos, Lisa Simpson, Cyndi Lauper, Nigella Lawson, Princess Di, Audrey Hepburn, all the writers above under Books!
About me:
I'm the author of books for children, YA, and adult readers.
Most of my time is spent over at my website, http://megcabot.com, so be sure to stop by!
UK, New Zealand, and Australia fans, visit www.megcabot.co.uk.
Check out these books, now in stores!
Be sure to keep an eye out for these books, coming soon to a store near you!
MY BOOKS FOR KIDS:
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls: Moving Day - in stores now!
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls: The New Girl - in stores August 2008
MY YA BOOKS:
Forever Princess - in stores December 2008
Airhead - in stores May 2008
Avalon High Manga--Homecoming - in stores July 2008
Avalon High Manga - Coronation
Jinx
Avalon High
Pants on Fire
How to be Popular
All American Girl
Ready or Not
Teen Idol
The Princess Diaries series
The Mediator series
The 1-800-Where-R-You series
Nicola and the Viscount
Victoria and the Rogue
MY ADULT BOOKS:
Queen of Babble Gets HitchedIn stores July 2008
Queen of Babble in the Big City
Queen of Babble
Big Boned
Size 14 is Not Fat Either
Size 12 is Not Fat
The Boy Next Door
Boy Meets Girl
Every Boy’s Got One
She Went All the Way
And the list goes on... for a complete list, click here.
Hi thanks for the add! Airhead and Being Nikki are my favorite books! I cant wait for Runaway to come out! jw do you know when it will come out?! thanks again! -Tracy
Hey Meg, I just wanted to say i just finished Being Nikki and I loved the book. When I was reading it I forgot that it was YOU writing it and not Em. I was so hurt at the end. I felt like I was seriously in her shoes. It was upsetting. I was crying almost. I cant wait till Runway. Im heading over your normal site and double check the release date for that. It was a good sequel, cant wait for the third. (I cant believe it went down like that, its gonna bug so bad :[ ) *tears*
Just wanted to let you know that my new book is finally out; Who Does She Think She Is? A Girlfriend's Guide to Surviving a Break Up Before She Has a Break Down. This witty self-help book chronicals my involvement in some bad relationships and how I survived. To order a copy for yourself or a much needed girlfriend visit my myspace page or go to my personal website at www.cjdomino.com
OMG! Thanks for the add! You're one of my favorite authors! I absolutely LOVE your book 'Size 12 Is Not Fat' it's amazing. One of my favorite books. :)
