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New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2020

 I encountered some incredible new authors in 2020, a few of them in interesting ways! We read Leslie Gray Streeter's memoir in our book club because one of our members knows her sister and brother-in-law, and we even got to meet her over Zoom. I heard of Gretchen McCulloch's book because a former colleague of mine reviewed it on LinkedIn. I saw someone talking about Junauda Petrus' book on Twitter, commented about how awesome I thought it was, and my husband bought it for me for my birthday! I won Amy Meyerson's second book, The Imperfects, through an Instagram contest, and it came with the sweetest note from her. Overall, I love being open to new bookish experiences and authors, whether it be debuts, new-to-me books, books in translation, or classics. Check out my list--I recommend them all!

Happy Top Ten Tuesday over at That Artsy Reader Girl!


Top Ten New-to-Me Authors I Read in 2020

  1. Charlotte Lucas
  2. T. Kingfisher
  3. Gretchen McCulloch
  4. Leslie Gray Streeter
  5. Amy Meyerson
  6. Junauda Petrus
  7. George Eliot
  8. James Baldwin
  9. Marra B. Gad
  10. Tim Madigan

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Lydia said…
You read some great authors last year!

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January 26, 2021 at 1:20 PM
Leslie @ Books Are The New Black said…
I hope you read some more great authors this year, like last year!

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January 26, 2021 at 4:16 PM
Judy Krueger said…
James Baldwin is a favorite of mine.
January 27, 2021 at 1:22 PM
RS said…
Wow - those ARE some cool ways to encounter new authors! Especially winning a contest and getting a note from the author with it. That sounds like a keepsake.
January 31, 2021 at 12:16 AM
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