Listed in response to Amlan's similar post, in no particular order are some of my favorite authors. In fact this a stream of consciousness type of list where I made the additional effort of picking those that I have a) read on multiple occasions and b) will not hesitate to read yet again. And yes, this list also includes my favorite poets.
1. Vikram Seth
2. Amitava Ghosh
3. O.Henry
4. Ruskin Bond
5. Jeffrey Sachs
6. W. Somerset Maugham
7. Annie Proulx
8. Nadine Gordimer
9. Alice McDermott
10. Edna St. Vincent Millay
11. Ian McEwan
12. Munshi Premchand
13. e.e. cummings
14. Jane Austen
15. R.K.Narayan
