You might reasonably think that because I'm an erotic romance writer, my favourite genre would be erotic romance, or maybe just romance in general. It's certainly true that I enjoy romance, erotic or otherwise, and I'm always open to reading a new one. You might also think that because I love horror films I would love horror novels. However, when I have spare time, I have other favourite genres I turn to.
For fiction, I'm a great fan of historicals. I'm particularly keen on Anne O'Brien and Philippa Gregory, although I tend to stick to the ones based on true stories - I'm less keen on alternative histories. I like to look up the true history behind each story as I'm reading it, since I'm well aware that as writers we have some license to elaborate.
As for non-fiction, I love biographies and autobiographies. I've read a lot of the autobiographies of the cast of "Little House on the Prairie" and quite a lot of other actors too, such as Burt Reynolds and Miriam Margolyes. I also discovered the writer Gavin Maxwell through a very well-written biography by Douglas Botting, which was impressive considering I knew nothing about him before picking it up.
I think I just love reading about people, past and present, and finding out the truth about them. I'm currently working through some new biographies of the Bronte sisters and those are always fascinating as opinions change year after year.
So what are your favourite genres?
Very cool. My daughter really enjoys memoirs. I'm big on thrillers right now, I guess. Though I do like clean romance. Which means, um, I may not be aware of any of your books? lol Happy reading and writing! My blog post is up - http://www.lyndonperrywriter.com/2022/02/todays-blog-challenge.html
ReplyDeleteI've never managed to get into thrillers, but I do read clean romance occasionally.
DeleteI like the idea of reading about the actual history while reading historical fictions; that seems like it would make both experiences richer.
ReplyDeleteI've always loved history - I'm trying to develop outwards as most of my knowledge is from the Tudor period.
DeleteI tend to run in cycles... I'll read JUST thrillers for a while... then I'll run through YA.... then mysteries, etc etc.
ReplyDeleteMy post is here if you want to stop by: http://jhthomas.blogspot.com/2022/02/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge_0459324450.html
Yes, I've been known to do that too.
DeleteI do love a historical fiction - Philippa Gregory is definitely a favourite, along with Alison Weir.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, I've read a few by Alison Weir.
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