I read 38 new to me authors last year. Now, I could do a Top Ten Tuesday post with 38 different books, but I decided to narrow it down a bit by only including the new to me authors who I graded as either 4.5 or 5 out of 5 reads.
Here we go:
Erin Littekin - The Lost Daughters of Ukraine was so good. I am definitely intending to go back and read her debut novel! (my review)
Pip Williams - The Book Binder of Jericho - I haven't read Dictionary of Lost Words yet but I need to get onto it as we are going to go and see the play at the end of February.
Anthea Hodgson - My first book by this author was The War Nurses. I also listened to The Drifter which was great too.
Jane Lovering - I read The Recipe for Happiness. Lucky for me there is quite a backlist available from this author (my review)
Durian Sukegawa - Sweet Bean Paste was so good! (my review)
Lauren Westwood - I loved The Little Paris Toyshop so much. (my review)
Bonnie Garmus - I was a bit late to the party when it comes to reading Lessons in Chemistry. I am supposed to be going to hear her talk soon too. Must check when that is. (review)
Rebecca Yarros - I really enjoyed Fourth Wing, and have since read Iron Flame. I am curious to read more but all of the other books she has written look completely different from these two books.
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Kim Fay - Really enjoyed Love and Saffron by this author (my review)
Juliet Greenwood - The Last Train from Paris was really good and I will be trying to read more from this author's backlist as well. (my review)
Have you read any of these authors?
Sweet Bean Paste looks great!
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Lydia
It was really good Lydia!!
DeleteI've heard of a couple of these authors but haven't read any of them. Glad to hear you enjoyed them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Sarah.
DeleteGreat list! I haven't read any of these authors yet, but I also want to read Dictionary of Lost words.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading! Here's my TTT post this week.
I should read it in the next couple of months!
DeleteI haven't read any of these, but Lessons in Chemistry is on my shelf and Love and Saffron sounds great so I am adding it to my list!
ReplyDeleteI really liked Love and Saffron. I hope you like it to.
DeleteBookbinder was so good! She was on my long list but I cut it at 10. So many good authors! ~Carol @ ReadingLadies
ReplyDeleteI missed a couple I probably should have had on the list too Carol!
DeleteNice mix of books. I hope you discover a bunch more new to you authors this year! Have a great week! Cindy https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/01/top-ten-tuesday-new-to-me-authors-i.html
ReplyDeleteYou too Cindy!
DeleteYay for finding Yarros! I have loved her books for years now. I'm glad more readers are finding her.
ReplyDeleteDo you have one you would recommend Deanna?
DeleteI have a few of these on my TBR and hope to get to them soon. I hope you continue to enjoy these authors in 2024!
ReplyDeletePam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/authors-i-first-read-in-2023/
Thanks for stopping by Pam!
DeleteI can't believe I still haven't read Pip Williams yet.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe it either!!
DeleteI haven't read any of these authors/books, but almost all of them are on my TBR list. *Sigh* So many books, so little time...
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT!
Sigh indeed!!
DeleteIt's always great to come across a good new-to-me author. Thx for sharing these. I still mean to read Pip Williams and I loved Bonnie Garmus's book. Funny & serious too.
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun read for sure
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