Friday Question #151 - New-to-You Author

Happy Friday, readers!

What new-to-you authors have you read so far in January?

Colleen Hoover - Verity
Fredrik Backman - A Man Called Ove
Radiance - Alyson Noel
The Guernsey Literacy and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
Murder With Oolong Tea - Karen Rose Smith
Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin
The Davenports - Krystal Marquis
The Dollhouse Murders - Betty Ren Wright
Murder in a Cape Cottage - Maddie Day
Currently reading -
The Scandalous Hamiltons - Bill Shaffer
Counterfeit Love - Crystal Caudill

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So far the only new authors are Robyn Peterman, Prince Harry, & Rebecca Regnier.

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I read Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien. I just started reading cozy mysteries, and she’s the first author I read from this genre.

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Bernard Cornwell was a first for me. I listened to 1356 on trip. I enjoyed the historical fiction and look forward to reading the rest of this series.

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Every book I got from BookishFirst, so far, was a new author for me. Now I have some favorites.

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Promise Boys by Nick Brooks - discovered right here on BookishFirst

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Krystal Marquis who wrote The Davenports. Great historical romance author…well at least her debut novel was

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You read all those books in one month?

Kristin Harmel was a new author for me. so was the author of the book I won from bookishfirst, Stephen Amidon

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Yes. I’m currently on my 24th book (The Book Spy by Alan Hlad). I’m an avid reader and usually spend four or five hours a day reading.

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I wish I could do that! I have so many books piled up around the house, waiting for me to read; it’s more than I can read in a lifetime

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R.F. Kuang- Babel
Katy Hays- The Cloisters
Genna Rose Nethercott- Thistlefoot
Heather Fawcett- Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeires
Gabrielle Zevin- Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Kim Michele Richardson- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Mona Awad- Bunny

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I still intend to fit this into my reading schedule.

Laura Engel - You’ll Forget This Ever Happened

Laura Spence-Ash - beyond that, the sea

So far the only new authors are Robyn Peterman, Prince Harry, & Rebecca Regnier.