One author I might stick in my suitcase each year (well, one of her books) is Jodi Picoult. I find her books compelling, but I also find them too similar in style to read in quick succession, so one per holiday could work out well. I was given her latest, Nineteen Minutes, for my birthday, so that could well be the first book in my holiday pile.
See Jodi talking about it - in Rome, no less - here:
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