Which author would I love to have dinner with?
This is a loaded question for an aspiring author, and the list will certainly shift like a tide depending on the moment. As of right now, four come to mind for specific reasons: I wish to hear how they transform their introspections and extrospections into poetic stories. These stories reveal the inner workings of people; their motivations and capabilities as well as their shortcomings.
Jane Austen
Langston Hughes
Toni Morrison
J.R.R. Tolkien
