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Top Ten Tuesday - Authors that Should Write a Book Together

10/13/2015

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This weekly frenzy of listing is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
What a fun topic! This week we had to pick authors that should pair up and write a book together. This was a fun one to scour my shelves for. The only problem is that now I really, really want these books to exist. Which is kind of difficult, since half of the authors I picked are dead. . .​
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Jane Austen & L.M. Montgomery
I think Anne of Green Gables needs to visit England. And dance at a ball or two. Gilbert Blythe with a British accent? Yes, please!

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Sarah Addison Allen & Georgette Heyer
Heyer's Regency England setting would be a very interesting combination with Allen's magical realism.

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Jasper Fforde & P.G. Wodehouse
Can you just imagine what this book would be like? Wodehouse's brand of craziness would ensue with a minotaur or two thrown in for good measure.

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J.K. Rowling & C.S. Lewis
​I want more Harry Potter books, period. But if I could get them with the deeper level of symbolism and meaning that the Chronicles of Narnia contained, I would be in heaven!

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Bill Bryson & A.J. Jacobs
​Combine one of Jacobs' crazy antics with Bryson's narrative style. Or better yet, have them both participate and tell about their adventures in alternating chapters!
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Monika @ Lovely Bookshelf link
10/13/2015 01:19:16 pm

Ohhh Rowling and Lewis is a great pair! Love that.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
10/15/2015 08:19:20 pm

Wouldn't they create an awesome book? I'd love to read it!

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Lindsey link
10/13/2015 03:48:09 pm

What great combinations! I love all of these. :)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
10/15/2015 08:20:16 pm

Thanks, Lindsey! :)

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Lisa @ Captivated Reader link
10/13/2015 06:51:49 pm

I like the mix of authors you've selected this week.

Here's a link to my TTT post for this week:
http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2015/10/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-author-duos.html

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
10/15/2015 08:20:36 pm

Thanks, Lisa! :)

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Kat link
10/14/2015 01:27:18 am

Rowling and Lewis? Yes please!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
10/15/2015 08:22:22 pm

Wouldn't that be such an awesome book?! :)

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Dawnie link
10/14/2015 08:38:19 pm

Rowling and Lewis and Austen and Montgomery are fantastic ideas! Such a fantastic mixture!
Great list :)

My TTT: http://booksbeautifylife.blogspot.de/2015/10/top-10-tuesday-top-10-author-duos-i.html

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
10/15/2015 08:22:56 pm

Thanks, Dawnie! I'd love to read those books, if only they existed! :)

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Emily link
10/14/2015 10:30:44 pm

Very good matches! I love the Austen & Montgomery combo - that would be so interesting! Fforde and Wodehouse are such a great match too.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
10/15/2015 08:23:37 pm

If only these books could really exist! :)

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Jade Louise link
10/15/2015 08:26:09 am

I've read a lot of these TTT's today, but J.K. Rowling and C.S. Lewis are 100% my favourite pairing!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
10/15/2015 08:24:19 pm

Thanks, Jade! I only wish I actually could read a book they had written together! :)

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