I read according to mood and time of year.
Isabel Allende Llona (The House of the Spirits - La casa de los espíritus)
Gabriel García Márquez (Cien años de soledad) - One Hundred Years of Solitude)
John Steinbeck (Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, Tortilla Flat)
Sandra Cisneros (The House on Mango Street)
Fun, light reading ..
Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum novels)
JD Robb ("In Death" series)
I read many more genres (and have a large pbook collection), but not many make a lasting impression as those above for various reasons.
Plus, my recent discovery of indie authors since being gifted my Sony.
If I name dropped my list would be too long (see my sig).. but, of those I tend to choose those who take an active part in MR and venture to other areas of the forum. I've discovered a love of short stories, urban fantasy, steampunk/cyberpunk, an extended range of sci-fi, and well.. whatever. The authors on MR have enticed me to give most anything a try (especially those books without DRM and at reasonable prices to try new-to-me authors.)