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Red Queen by Victoria AveyardAn Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenMy Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine WargaThe Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey
YA Debuts 2015
440 books — 3,094 voters
Caraval by Stephanie GarberThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasWintersong by S. Jae-JonesGilded Cage by Vic JamesBlood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves
YA Debuts 2017
214 books — 1,424 voters

Cruel Beauty by Rosamund HodgeAlienated by Melissa LandersStolen Songbird by Danielle L. JensenThe Murder Complex by Lindsay CummingsSnow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
YA Debuts 2014
360 books — 1,389 voters
Baby by J.K. AccinniIt Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyTagged by Joseph M. ChironHeart of Oak by David CookAlien Species Intervention by J.K. Accinni
First New Author Books
305 books — 394 voters

Red Queen by Victoria AveyardAn Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirAkarnae by Lynette NoniMy Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine WargaThe Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey
2015 Debut Author Challenge (MG/YA/NA)
162 books — 391 voters
Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda BellezaForest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. DaoCaraval by Stephanie GarberThe Black Witch by Laurie ForestFrostblood by Elly Blake
2017 Debut Author Challenge (MG/YA/NA)
165 books — 122 voters

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne YoungChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiEverless by Sara HollandThe Queen's Rising by Rebecca RossWhat Goes Up by Wen Baragrey
2018 Debut Author Challenge (MG/YA/NA)
111 books — 120 voters
Skeleton Tree by Kim VentrellaForget Me Not by Ellie TerryBraced by Alyson GerberThe Ethan I Was Before by Ali StandishPrisoner of Ice and Snow by Ruth Lauren
Middle Grade Debuts 2017
54 books — 112 voters

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanThe Black Witch by Laurie ForestThe Dry by Jane HarperOne of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManusConversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
2017 Debut Fiction Authors
93 books — 109 voters
The Rat Prince by Bridget HodderSticks & Stones by Abby CooperThe Last Boy at St. Edith's by Lee Gjertsen MaloneBounders by Monica TeslerThe Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price by Jennifer Maschari
Middle Grade Debuts 2016
48 books — 89 voters

Chasing Crazy by Kelly SiskindFlirting with Fame by Samantha JoyceThe Heir and the Spare by Emily AlbrightWithout Borders by Amanda HegerNecessary Risk by Tara Wyatt
2016 Debut Romance
19 books — 73 voters
The Return of the Knights by Gregory KontaxisHall of Smoke by H.M. LongThe Witch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecThe Goddess of Nothing At All by Cat RectorThe Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth
Best Upcoming Fantasy Debuts (2021)
33 books — 69 voters

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiArrowheart by Rebecca SkyRoad to Eugenica by A.M. RoseThe Timingila by Shon MehtaEverless by Sara Holland
YA Debuts 2018
33 books — 41 voters
The Black Witch by Laurie ForestA List of Cages by Robin RoeOne of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManusCinder by Marissa MeyerLegend by Marie Lu
Best YA Debut Books
35 books — 39 voters

Gravespell by James TrevinoMonster Claw Ranch by Avery HartNot Your Typical Love Story by C.R. AverettMadder Lake by Katie WuThis Treacherous Night by M. Stevenson
2027 Debuts
13 books — 11 voters
Trouble in Nuala by Harriet SteelDirty Metal by Allison LaMotheThe Jills by Karen ParkmanArab Jazz by Karim MiskéAn Epitaph for Jezebel by L. Divine
The 52 Book Club's Mystery Genre Challenge - #26 A "New-To-You" Author
29 books — 2 voters

Jessie Slaymaker's Non-Existent Love Life by Jo Iles
Debut Novels December 2013
1 book — 1 voter

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