Today I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl which is all about lists. Since lists are one of my favorite things this is one of my favorite linkups! Today's topic is New to Me Authors I Discovered in 2021.
1. Patti Callahan - This author has been on my TBR for ages but I absolutely couldn't resist Once Upon a Wardrobe. I'm so glad I didn't as it was one of my favorites for the year.
2. Jacqueline Frost - I have had heard raves about this cozy author for quite some time and I really enjoyed Twelve Slays of Christmas
3. James Anderson - I picked up The Affair of the Blood-Stained Egg Cosy mostly because of the title but ended up really enjoying it.
4. Oscar Wilde - While The Picture of Dorian Gray wasn't a book I really enjoyed I am glad I finally took the time to read it.
5. Kate Quinn - I have heard nothing but raves for Kate Quinn's books and I finally broke down and read The Alice Network. It broke my heart but I really enjoyed it.
6. Anne Bogel - I used to really love Anne Bogel's podcast so when I came across a copy of her book I'd Rather Be Reading at the library I had to pick it up.
7. Larry Loftis - One of my goals for 2021 was to read more nonfiction and I really liked The Princess Spy by this author.
8. Julia Kelly - Kelly's historical fiction with gorgeous covers have been catching my eye for quite some time so I made The Last Garden in England one of my first reads for 2021.
9. Katherine Arden - The Bear and the Nightingale was every bit as magical and fairytale like as I wanted it to be.
10. Winnie Archer - I do love a cozy mystery series and I love bread so I'm not sure what took me so long to pick up the first in Archer's Bread Shop Mystery series, Kneaded to Death, but this is definitely a series I will be continuing.
What authors did you discover in 2021?
So many authors, so little time--it's a joy to expand the reading horizon by trying new authors. It's one of my favorite things to do!
ReplyDeleteKate Quinn is on my list, too. Loved The Rose Code, so will give The Alice Network a try. I also enjoyed Anne Bogel's book.
ReplyDeleteI love Anne Bogel. I catch her podcast now and then and really enjoy it. Kate Quinn made my list today too--why did I wait so long to try her books?! You have several author authors on your list I would like to read, Katherine Arden and Patti Callahan among them. I think I have The Princess Spy on my TBR to read. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love Katherine Arden and that whole trilogy.
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Great list of authors. I really want to read Winnie Archer's series, too.
ReplyDeleteI've read both books you mentioned with Kate Quinn and Anne Bogel as authors. Loved them.
ReplyDeleteSome great new to you authors. I have been meaning to try Katherine Arden's book.
ReplyDeleteSo many great authors here! I love Katherine Arden and Kate Quinn. I definitely want to read more of Jacqueline Frost. I have also read books written under Patti Callahan Henry. I am not sure why she uses two different names?
ReplyDeleteNow I'm even more eager to read Once Upon a Wardrobe. Will it ever get here?!
ReplyDeleteBogel's is on my TBR. So glad to see you discovered the book
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful list. I tried my first Quinn novel last year, it was the Rose Code and I loved it.
ReplyDeleteA lot of these authors are on my still-need-to-read list as well. I REALLY wanted to read ONCE UPON A WARDROBE last year, but it just didn't happen. This year for sure!
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT (on a Saturday)!
Katherine Arden. 🤗
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