If you enjoyed fan fiction by Manniness, you might also enjoy these published works:
Fiction:
Historical Suspense/Horror: The Last Legend by K. Writerly @ k_writerly or kwriterly.com The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova Eaters of the Dead, retold by Michael Crichton
Supernatural Suspense/Romance: Without Wings by K. Writerly @ k_writerly or kwriterly.com No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
Fantastical: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Tom’s Midnight Garden by Phillipa Pierce The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud The Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman
Epic Adventure: The Viking by Edison Marshall (out of print – check you local university or library for a copy)
Comedic Drama/Chick Lit: Watermelon by Marian Keyes
Modern Literature: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingslover (although I love everything that she has done, this one is particularly subtle and poignant)
Non-fiction: The Adventure of English by Melvyn Bragg Tales of a Female Nomad by Rita Golden Gelman (yes, the children's book author) Feminism is for Everyone by Bell Hooks (real feminism; not the man-hater pop culture crap that's out there) In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson