This week’s Top Ten Tuesday at That Artsy Reader Girl invites us to share bookish discoveries we made last year. I thought I’d focus on writers. Of the 59 authors I read, 39 were new to me. Here are ten of those whose books I gave four stars to:
- B.K. Borison, Good Spirits (romantasy)
- Abiola Bello, Love in Winter Wonderland (YA romance)
- John Scalzi, Starter Villain (sci fi adventure)
- Kate McKinnon (yes, that one), The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science (kidlit adventure)
- Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time (sci fi)
- Emily Henry, Book Lovers (romance)
- Alexene Farol Follmuth, Twelfth Knight (YA fiction)
- Sylvie Cathrall, Letters to the Luminous Deep (romantasy)
- A. Kendra Greene, No Less Strange or Wonderful (nature essays)
- Sara Raash, The Nightmare Before Kissmas (romantasy)
I’ll definitely be checking out more books by these authors in the future.
How about you? Did you stumble across any authors last year whose books will hit your tbr list?
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BK Borison would have been on my list if I’d gotten the memo 🙂 Thanks for sharing your #TTT discoveries
Comment by Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out 01.27.26 @ 2:39 amI’ve heard many great things about Emily Henry’s books! I hope you find many more amazing authors this year . Thanks for visiting my blog!
Comment by Marwah @ The Booklore Fairy 01.27.26 @ 6:51 amI’ve been very curious about Good Spirits and The Nightmare Before Kissmas, people’s enthusiasm makes it very tempting!
Looks like a good list — I really liked Starter Villain, and quite enjoyed Book Lovers too.
Comment by Nicky @ The Bibliophibian 01.27.26 @ 7:41 amIt looks as though you found some great authors to enjoy. I hope you continue to enjoy their books.
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“John Scalzi, Starter Villain (sci fi adventure)”
I have mad love for John Scalzi’s books. I strongly recommend “When the Moon Hits Your Eye” – pure escapism.
Comment by Rebecca @ Top 100 Books 01.27.26 @ 10:13 pmKate McKinnon wrote a book?! I have to get on it! These look like great new author discoveries, I enjoyed many of them too!
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