True Blood fans, you have Charlaine Harris to thank for the highly addictive series; it’s based on her wildly popular Sookie Stackhouse novels. The latest edition, Dead in the Family, is out May 4. We gave the Southern native a quick quiz on some of her favorite books — including the one she wishes she could read again and again.
What’s a book you’ve faked reading?
Moby Dick. I gave it a tremendous try, but I don’t think I ever finished. Oh, The Magic Mountain, too.
What was your favorite book as a child?
Jane Eyre.
What’s a book you’ve gone back to and read over and over?
Pride and Prejudice.
What author (living or dead) would you most like to meet?
I know most of the living writers I’d wanted to meet, which is one of the great things about my job. I would have loved to have met Shirley Jackson.
What’s a book you wish you could experience again for the first time?
Caught Stealing by Charlie Huston.
What fictional character would you most like to marry?
Ha! Hmmm. Mr. Rochester? Darcy? Nope. Oh, I know! Bones, from Jeaniene Frost’s books.
Sorry, Charlaine. I am with you on most things in your books, but marry Rochester? He was a controlling dickhead who imprisoned his wife when she became inconvenient.
I like her tastes. Love Jane Eyre and P&P and would definitely marry either Darcy or Rochester. =)
Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre are my 2 favorite all time books. I knew I liked her for some reason!!
I would totally marry Bones as well…or maybe ERIC!!!
YAY!! Another P & P re-reader. I have what I call my “annual reading” every autumn. It seems like she is mentioned on nearly every writer’s favorite author list – for good reason!
I just discovered Jeaniene Frost’s books last week & would love to date/marry Bones as well!
WELCOME to the club! I love the Night Huntress series
I AM SO EXCITED TO READ SOOKIE BOOK 10! And I was excited to see that she liked Charlie Huston’s Caught Stealing. I haven’t read that one yet but LOVED the Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death, a GREAT novel! See you in San Francisco on May 11th!!! And thanks sooo much for the Sookieverse!
I love this book quiz. I think it’s wonderful and simple. The best question is “what book do you wish you could read again for the first time” that’s a beautiful question to ask someone it really shows the magic of reading.
mmmm Bones…. or Spade….or any of the Brothers…. but mostly Eric…yes Eric *sigh*
Bones! Me too! Or, should we say, Crispin?
Charlaine, You’ll have to get through me to get to Bone! haha. lol.
LOVE Charlaine!
She’s got great taste in men.
Jeaniene Frost’s Bones is a hot one!
Great answer, Charlaine! Love me some Bones, and he has the same personality as Eric.
I love anything Jeaniene Frost writes and Bones is one fine man.
what books do Sookie read throughout Charlaine’s series?