If you could discuss a book with any author,

[secretlyevil]

dead or alive, who would it be? What would you say?

Me - Margaret Mitchell.

What really happened to Rhett and Scarlett?

[dorothyinAus]

I would love to discuss Nicholas and Alexandra with Robert K. Massie, but I'd probably pick Shades of Grey with Jasper Fforde or Bel Canto with Ann Patchett.

[BlackCanary]

I say Betty Smith. I would ask if Francie in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ended up marrying Ben.

[mayflowers22]

E.L James. I would ask when the movie's coming out.

[Myrrhine]

P. G. Wodehouse, but he could just talk about anything.

[imoan]

The Stand with Stephen King or Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (my Kindle's namesake)

[chicacocodrilo]

Luis Alberto Urrea, talking about everything he's written. Same goes for Sherman Alexie.

[AJL]

Jun 8, 2012 10:29:38 GMT -5 chicacocodrilo said:

Luis Alberto Urrea, talking about everything he's written. Same goes for Sherman Alexie.

Yes and yes! I have so many questions for Urrea about The Devil's Highway. As for Alexie, I've liked pretty much everything I've read by him.

[BookLover]

Jun 7, 2012 17:14:08 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

dead or alive, who would it be? What would you say?

Margaret Mitchell.

What really happened to Rhett and Scarlett?

This was my first thought. What were all the extra things her husband burned on her death?

[taylormillgirl]

That's easy. I'd chat about "The Handmaid's Tale" with Margaret Atwood, then fall to my knees and proclaim, "I'm not wooooooorthy!"

[lemondrop]

Isabel Allende is one of my favorite authors. I'd probably sit down and chat with her about any number of topics. I'd ask Tracy Chevalier about her writing and research process.

[MrsAxilla]

The Dark Tower series with Stephen King.

[charlatti]

Neil Gaiman -- I'd love to talk American Gods with him. I'd have to re-read to name my specific questions, but there's so much in that book I'd love to discuss.

[duckduck]

Lauren Winner-- I have such a girl-crush on her.

[ninjasinmypants]

Vonnegut - if anything just to play cards and smoke Pall Malls with...

[aurora]

I'd love to discuss a lot of different books with Margaret Atwood, though The Handmaid's Tale has been on my mind a lot lately.

But really, I think it would be fascinating to talk to JK Rowling. Not necessarily so much about the HP books, but more about her life. I just think she's such a talented and thoughtful artist that she'd be really interesting to talk to.

[libfish825]

Jun 8, 2012 10:29:38 GMT -5 chicacocodrilo said:

Same goes for Sherman Alexie.

Oh gosh, I subscribed to Alexie's twitter feed... I'm way too worried that I'd make an ass out of myself if I talked to him!


I'd have to go with Zora Neale Hurston or Jeffrey Eugenides. I do dig the subversive types.

[loveday]

Ditto on JKR. Also Rosamunde Pilcher. She has so much going on in her head, I wonder how she gets it all down on the page so beautifully.