Some of my favorite "classic" authors include:

[drama] Count Leo Tolstoy, ("Anna Karenina")

[drama/comical] Charles Dickens ("Great Expectations," "Hard Times")

[romantic comedy] Jane Austen ("Pride and Prejudice," "Emma")

[drama] Ernest Hemingway ("A Farewell to Arms")

Some of my favorite more "modern" authors include:

[comedy/satire] Christopher Buckley ("Thank you for Smoking," "The White House Mess")

[comedy/satire] Douglas Coupland ("Generation X," "Microserfs")

[philosophy] Jostein Gaarder ("Sophie's World," "The Solitaire Mystery")

[drama] Elizabeth Berg ("Talk before Sleep" "Range of Motion")

[drama] Barbara Rogan ("A Heartbeat Away" "Rowing in Eden")

Unfortunately, I never read too many Jewish books, because the few I had read were boring and very poorly written. Recently though, I began reading Rabbi Akiva Tatz's books. ("Anatomy of a Search," "Living Inspired," and "WorldMask.") I also love reading Reb Aryeh Kaplan's books, my favorite being, "If You Were G-d." These were the first books that actually challenged me to think.. about who I *really* am, where I came from and what my purpose is down here. When I read books like this, I actually feel that I am gaining something from my reading and I am not just reading for fun, or to gain useless knowledge. I am reading and gaining something meaningful out of it that I can apply to life and to my relationship with Hakadosh Baruch Hu.

Also, if you know of any other good books I may like, please, please, email me... I love trying new authors!!! Thanks :)