Some Favourite authors / books:
Patrick O'Brien
Isaac Asimov
Gerald Durrell
Iain Banks / I M Banks. RIP
Terry Pratchett
A. E. Smith
J. D. Robb
Alexander McCall Smith
Lion Outwitted By Hare
The Singing Chameleon
The Heroes
Norse Myths & Legends
New Scientist (ok, it's a periodical not a book)
Tom Sharpe
The Sacred Book of the Werewolf
Dan Brown