tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post4323132207064730398..comments2024-01-07T02:13:14.908-05:00Comments on The Broke and the Bookish : On Your Favorite Authors’ Writer RelativesJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772938036847330151noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-9564942405828624232013-12-23T18:38:19.233-05:002013-12-23T18:38:19.233-05:00Oh, I love Joe Hill's work! I would have read ...Oh, I love Joe Hill's work! I would have read him even if he wasn't King's son, but I did pick up Owen King's book of short stories because he was King's son (though he doesn't write horror). I've also read Owen's wife, Kelly Braffet. Her newest, SAVE YOURSELF, was pretty fantastic. <br /><br />Some other writerly relatives Kathy Reichs and Kerry Reichs - they write very different genres but I enjoy them both. Michael Palmer and Daniel Palmer are both wonderful as well - dad (Michael) wrote medical thrillers and Daniel writes general thrillers. I know I've run across others in my reading but these are the only ones coming to mind at the moment.Becky LeJeunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030931605009567165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-2146964306196753762013-12-23T13:31:49.357-05:002013-12-23T13:31:49.357-05:00I have to say, I wondered the same thing when I he...I have to say, I wondered the same thing when I heard that Joe Hill was Stephen King's son - that bit about whether or not he's famous because he's a good writer (which he is; I thought NOS4A2 was one of the better books I read this year) or because his dad is, well, THE writer. I have still come to no conclusions, other than asking myself if I would still have read the Joe Hill even if he HADN'T been horror celebrity progeny. To which the answer is yes. So that's...something.Chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00215208937693642069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-35597184414723611362013-12-20T05:32:16.458-05:002013-12-20T05:32:16.458-05:00I'm ashamed to say I had no idea that Stephen ...I'm ashamed to say I had no idea that Stephen King's son was a writer! I'll need to check his books out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-88489866637074850052013-12-19T22:41:20.025-05:002013-12-19T22:41:20.025-05:00I just recently read Horns by Joe Hill. I picked t...I just recently read Horns by Joe Hill. I picked the book up because a co-worker recommended it. She told me about the plot and that he's Stephen King's son and I was intrigued by both. I think that's the only book I've read by a famous author's relative, but I did see that Janet Evanovich's niece, Stephanie, has a book out. The plot didn't really sound quite up my alley, though.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065930972046877154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-77847375826477939432013-12-19T15:48:37.665-05:002013-12-19T15:48:37.665-05:00Outside of Joe Hill, I don't think I have read...Outside of Joe Hill, I don't think I have read any books by relatives of authors. I don't think it would encourage or discourage me to read their books.Pamela Dhttp://www.readingisfunagain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-88346553804935841392013-12-19T14:08:43.847-05:002013-12-19T14:08:43.847-05:00I read Heart-Shaped box a while ago, and really en...I read Heart-Shaped box a while ago, and really enjoyed it. I need to read more of his. It did make me interested to know it was his son, but the book also sounded up my alley which is why I read it. Great post!Lisa Mandinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691593776280004137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-9523447581158252822013-12-19T13:57:37.223-05:002013-12-19T13:57:37.223-05:00Joe Hill actually has a huge following at this poi...Joe Hill actually has a huge following at this point, going back to his first novel, Heart-Shaped Box (which is terrifying) as well as the comic series Locke & Key (amazing). I'm sure having Stephen King as a father helps get an agent and contract, but the success really is all his. Huge amount of talent (I love his writing). FWIW, Tabitha King is a novelist as well as a poet (horror/mystery, I believe), and another son, Owen King, is also a writer, with a first novel (Double Feature) published this past year. What a family!<br /><br />I recently picked up a fantasy trilogy by the son of a favorite author, and in that case, I'll admit it was strictly the family connection that made me do it! <br /><br />I guess knowing someone is related to an author I like might pique my curiosity, but the topic and genre has to appeal to me or it's just not going to work.<br /><br />So glad to hear you enjoyed NOS4A2! I can't wait to see what Joe Hill writes next.Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasieshttp://www.bookshelffantasies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-13693196031090388112013-12-19T12:42:45.777-05:002013-12-19T12:42:45.777-05:00I've never picked up a book by a person relate...I've never picked up a book by a person related to an author I like, but I just may pick this one up, now that I'm aware his son is writing. Talk about a hard act to follow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com