Top Ten Tuesday (3): Authors I'd Love to Have Over for Thanksgiving!

This week's Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and The Bookish, is all about which ten authors you'd love to have over for Thanksgiving dinner! My choices are all authors that I am grateful for and would love to meet/see again. Check it out!

1. Beverly Cleary - if you've been reading my blog for awhile, you probably know that I credit Beverly Cleary (and my mom) for getting me into reading. Ramona is my favorite, and I will always be grateful, so I'd love to have Mrs. Cleary over to say thanks, and to chat about Ramona!

2. Beth Hoffman - I had the honor of going to dinner with Beth while at BEA in May. I would love to spend more time with her! Her novel, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, is one of my all time favorites and Beth was one of the first authors that reached out to me after I reviewed her book. She showed me how grateful and gracious authors are, and I am so thankful to know Beth.

3. Jen Lancaster - She's one of my favorite authors, as many of you probably know, and she would definitely crack everyone up at Thanksgiving dinner! I'd love to meet her someday. I'm grateful to Jen for making me laugh so hard.

4. Chuck Palahniuk - You probably already know this, but I'm a liiiittle bit obsessed with Chuck. I met him at BEA, and he was so sweet. I'd love to have him over so I could talk to him more and get into his strange and bizarre (but totally sweet) head! I'm grateful to Chuck for screwing with my head and making me say, "huh?!" every time I read his work! Seriously, it's fun and makes me think!

5. Meg Cabot - She's probably on a lot of lists, but I would really love to meet her someday. I am grateful to Meg for writing The Princess Diaries, one of my top five favorite series ever. I cried when I finished the last book because I grew up with the series.

6. Ellen DeGeneres - She's technically an author... see, I just reviewed her book. Who WOULDN'T want to have Ellen over for Thanksgiving?! I'm grateful to Ellen for always making me laugh.

7. Alicia Bessette - So I could beg her to write a sequel to Simply From Scratch (now titled A Pinch of Love), a freaking amazing book that you should all read! Seriously though, I am grateful to Alicia for melting my heart with this book. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next! Plus, I am dying to know why the title was changed. I would love to chat with her!

8. Harlan Coben - Because my mom loves him and I would totally invite a guest for my mom... because I am thankful for my mama above anything else. :)

9. Kathleen Kole - How I adore Kathleen! She has become a great friend of mine on Twitter after I reviewed her novel, Breaking Even, and I would be so happy to meet her someday! I am grateful to have found both a caring friend, and a great writer, in Kathleen.

10. Allie Larkin - Allie and her novel, Stay, are simply amazing! I have met Allie twice now, because she is local, and she is so sweet and cool. I am grateful for Allie because she loves dogs and promotes animal rescue! I would love to see her again someday.