Do you do a research on the author of the book you are currently reading?

I have to admit that I do like to find out a little about the author of a book - I think that it can make a difference to your perception of the book. I read a lot of books by authors that I already know - like classics ( the Bronte sisters, Dickens, Hardy, Jane Austin etc) so I have researched all of these in the past also Daphne Du Maurier is a favourite of mine. At the moment I am reading The Last Song by Nicholas Spark and this the second of his books that I have read. He is a 45 year old American writer, and an acting Christian

I always do that every time I read some books. Last time I was reading a book by Paulo Coelho and I researched about him. I also made a research on Stephanie Meyer and J.K. Rowling when I was reading their books. I like learning stuff about the authors of the books I read.

The recent book I've just finished is "Confessions of a Pagan Nun." It's my second time to read that one, but it's the kind of book that leaves you wanting to know more. I researched the author's other works (which is what I commonly search anyway), and I look for reviews. I do this to almost all the books I read.

Yes i have done...I used to read a lot of story books. But now i have been reading a lot of better yourself books and i have been also doing researh on the authors like...Norman Vincent Peale, Dr. joseph Murphy etc.

Yes I do research because when we read somebody's ideas we tend to know regarding his personal life. So, I like to know abot the author of the book which I read. Sometimes this feeling comes to my mind how can he write such a good book?This query makes me research about his personal life.