This week’s Top 10 Tuesday theme is 2017 New-To-Me Authors. As often as can, I try to include on my reading list authors I have not read. It’s easy to stick to the tried and true, but you really miss out on some wonderful books if you don’t expand the horizons a bit. I am sure that many of the authors on my list will be familiar names to my readers, but I had not read them before 2017. My bad! 😉 How about you? What new author did you read and love this year?
Top New To Me Authors of 2017
Karen Barnett — The Road to Paradise
Christine Dillon — Grace in Strange Disguise
Michelle Griep — 12 Days at Bleakly Manor
Debra E. Marvin — The Case of The Clobbered Cad
Joanna Davidson Politano — Lady Jayne Disappears
Amy K. Sorrells — How Sweet The Sound
Ann Marie Stewart — Stars in The Grass
Which new-to-you author did you discover in 2017?
What a thrill to see The Cad on your list, Beckie! I hope you all realize what an encouragement it is (Especially as I do blood, sweat and tears to work on the next one!). But I don’t envy bloggers who attempt to make lists! So many books, so many options and of course we all have different tastes. Bravo for pulling these down to ten! And thank you for the honor and for your support of Christian Fiction! You know… this is the first time I’ve seen Claire Wong and her book. With my nose in so many circles, I wonder how I’ve missed her!
Wong is published by Lion Hudson (England) and is distributed by Kregel in the US. I like reviewing for these publishers because it exposes me to authors I would never have seen before. Check her book out!
Lion Hudson published a series by my buddies Lisa Karon RIchardson and Jennifer AlLee! I agree it’s important to keep a wide range of publishers. I noticed that one of the big awards in Christian Fiction this year had winners from small presses and not just the big five (or whatever they are now!) Thanks!
It is exciting to see recognition for books that may not get the notice they deserve.
12 Days at Bleakly Manor was a fantastic read! I loved how she combined her own story with that of Dickens. Can’t wait for the next one this year 😀
My TTT: http://www.momwithareadingproblem.com/2018/01/ttt-129-new-authors-read-2017/
Me too! Thanks for sharing your link.
I love that you included the pictures of the authors. Sometimes the book covers get all the visual attention in the blogging world. There are a lot of books I am not familiar with on this list that I will investigate and learn more about.
Hope you choose one to read. Thanks for stopping by!
Like you, I discovered Joanna and Karen this year. But, somehow I missed them for my list! Ah! Here’s my list that made it to 13: https://thegreenmockingbird.wordpress.com/2018/01/02/top-ten-tuesday-top-13-new-to-me-authors-i-read-in-2017/
I had to revise mine after I visited another blog. I had missed a couple too!
I’ve yet to read any of the authors you shared in your TTT post this week… Time to explore some more new to me authors!!
Here’s a link to my TTT post this week:
http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2018/01/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-new-to-me.html
Thanks for sharing your list. I hope you find an author you’ll love from mine.
what a great group of authors & books!
They sure are! I’ve enjoyed your lists. Hopefully, now that the holidays are over, I can actually comment. 😉
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very excited to see ‘Grace in Strange Disguise’ there. Thank you. And in such good company.
Looking forward to the next book!
so am I. The first draft is done. On to the editing.
🙂