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New 2 U Authors: 2013
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17 so far; more than I expected to accomplish all year!New-to-U- Authors
January 1 - December 31, 2013
LEVEL: Come What May = Let's see how many I read.
17/?
1. Jill Shalvis: The Sweetest Thing - 2.03
2. Laura Lee Guhrke: Wedding of the Season - 2.08
3. Vicky Dreiling: How to Marry a Duke - 2.09
4. Kate Collins : Mum's the Word - 2.12
5. Melody Carlson: Back Home Again - 2.16
6. Tracy Anne Warren: The Husband Trap - 3.05
7. Aravind Adiga: The White Tiger
8. Ally Condie: Matched
9. James Cain: The Postman Always Rings Twice
10. T.H. White: The Once and Future King
11. Sara Bennett: Led Astray by a Rake
12. Chad Harbach: The Art of Fielding
13. Lisa Genova: Still Alice
14. Patrick Taylor : An Irish Country Doctor
15. Jeff Shaara: Rise to Rebellion: A Novel of the American Revolution
16. Sally MacKenzie: Surprising Lord Jack
17. Stephen Chbosky: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
update to post 51up to 20!!!! YAY!!!!! still going strong :)
Neat, BJ Rose and Catherine! I need to update mine.
thanks Lisa Kay....I have a minor problem with these challenges though! they are sooooo addictive, and I keep adding more books to my list! it is growing faster than I can read! lol
Imagine that? I have the same problem, Catherine. LOL! **waves hi**
New-to-U- AuthorsJanuary 1 - December 31, 2013
LEVEL: Come What May = Let's see how many I read.
20/?
1. Jill Shalvis: The Sweetest Thing - 2.03
2. Laura Lee Guhrke: Wedding of the Season - 2.08
3. Vicky Dreiling: How to Marry a Duke - 2.09
4. Kate Collins : Mum's the Word - 2.12
5. Melody Carlson: Back Home Again - 2.16
6. Tracy Anne Warren: The Husband Trap - 3.05
7. Aravind Adiga: The White Tiger
8. Ally Condie: Matched
9. James Cain: The Postman Always Rings Twice
10. T.H. White: The Once and Future King
11. Sara Bennett: Led Astray by a Rake
12. Chad Harbach: The Art of Fielding
13. Lisa Genova: Still Alice
14. Patrick Taylor : An Irish Country Doctor
15. Jeff Shaara: Rise to Rebellion: A Novel of the American Revolution
16. Sally MacKenzie: Surprising Lord Jack
17. Stephen Chbosky: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
18. Valerie Bowman: Secrets of a Wedding Night
19. Gaelen Foley: The Imposter Bride
20. Yvonne Lindsay: A Father's Secret
New 2 U Author ChallengeTime Span: January 2013 - December 2013
Level: Risk Taker = 15
Completed: 5/15
I haven't decided yet if I date back, maybe if I have some free time ~
July
1. ✔The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany 01.07.2013 4 stars
2. ✔ The Restorer by Amanda Stevens 04.07.2013 4 stars
3. ✔ The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen 08.07.2013 5 stars
4. ✔ Across the Universe by Beth Revis 12.07.2013 3 stars
5. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
6. ✔The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl 19.07.2013 3 stars
7. Nexus by Ramez Naam
8. The Night Itself by Zoë Marriott
9. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
10. The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
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August
11. Nation by Terry Pratchett
12. Wide Awake by Shelly Crane
13. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
14. Ali and Nino: A Love Story by Kurban Said
15. Tears of the Desert: One Woman's True Story of Surviving the Horrors of Darfur by Halima Bashir
16. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
17. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
18. The Archived by Victoria Schwab
19. Tau Zero by Poul Anderson
20. The Woman in the Dunes by Kōbō Abe
21. Legend by Marie Lu
22. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
23. The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
24. Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
25. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
September
The Shambling Guide to New York City by Mur Lafferty
This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel
Icons by Margaret Stohl
Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick
Daughter of the Sword by Steve Bein
Adaptation by Malinda Lo
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke
Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
One Day by David Nicholls
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Pantomime by Laura Lam
Welcome to the challenge, Christine! Man-oh-man! I need to do some updating on this one.
well...just checked my post(51)...and I'm up to 22 new autors so far!
yeah, well...I keep going to the booksshops...and finding them! :) is there a support group?
**hee hee** I don't know, but if you find one, let me know.
Don't know how I missed this one, but I'd love to jump in here with the Come What May level, just to see how many new authors I will read in 2013 :) I'll come back later and fill in the new-to-me authors I've read since January. NEW 2 U AUTHORS, 1/1 - 12/31/13
NEW AUTHORS READ TO DATE: 138
JANUARY - 13
1. Ronda Rich - The Town That Came A-Courtin', finished 1/2
2. Everett Peacock - The Parrot Talks In Chocolate (The Life & Times of a Hawaiian Tiki Bar #1), finished 1/2
3. Cleveland Amory - The Cat Who Came for Christmas, finished 1/5
4. R.J. Palacio - Wonder, finished 1/6
5. Gilbert Morris - What the Cat Dragged In (Jacques & Cleo #1), finished 1/8
6. Vicki Myron - Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, finished 1/11
7. Rebecca Gober - Night Marchers (Night Marchers #1), finished 1/21
8. Elizabeth Peters - Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1), finished 1/24
9. Terry Brooks - Armageddon's Children (Genesis of Shannara #1), finished 1/26
10. Richard Rollins - Guide to Pennsylvania Troops at Gettysburg, finished 1/28
11. Erica Bauermeister - The Lost Art of Mixing, finished 1/29
12. Paul Pilkington - The One You Love, finished 1/29
13. Sean Pidgeon - Finding Camlann, finished 1/31
FEBRUARY - 14
14. Ellery Queen - And On the Eighth Day..., finished 2/2
15. Debbie Viguié - The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23 Mysteries #1), finished 2/5
16. Nicole Krauss - The History of Love, finished 2/6
17. Jennifer Egan - A Visit from the Goon Squad, finished 2/12
18. Adam Hart-Davis - Why Does a Ball Bounce?: 101 Questions You Never Thought of Asking, finished 2/15
19. Raymond Khoury - The Last Templar, (Templar #1), finished 2/19
20. Evelyn David - Zoned for Murder (Sound Shore Times #1), finished 2/21
21. Ron Benrey and Janet Benrey - Dead as a Scone (Royal Tunbridge Wells #1), finished 2/22
22. Rod Hoisington - One Deadly Sister (Sandy Reid #1), finished 2/24
23. Ruta Sepetys - Between Shades of Gray, finished 2/25
24. Laura Bradford - Hearse and Buggy (Amish Mystery #1), finished 2/25
25. Melody Carlson - Three Days: A Mother's Story, finished 2/26
26. Amber Dermont - The Starboard Sea, finished 2/27
27.Elizabeth J. Duncan - The Cold Light of Mourning (Penny Brannigan #1), finished 2/28
MARCH - 8
28. Mary Lou Kirwin - Killer Librarian, finished 3/3
29. Alison Atlee - The Typewriter Girl, finished 3/6
30. Michael Brooks - 13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time, finished 3/8
31. Patricia Cornwell - Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta #1), finished 3/20
32. Nicola Upson - An Expert in Murder (Josphine Tey #1), finished 3/24
33. John Lawton - Black Out (Inspector Troy #1), finished 3/27
34. Jana Deleon - Trouble in Mudbug (Ghost-in-Law #1), finished 3/29
35. Tasha Alexander - And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily #1), finished 3/31
APRIL - 10
36. Joan Johnston - A Stranger's Game (Bitter Creek #7), finished 4/2
37. Bob Harris - The International Bank of Bob: Connecting Our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time, finished 4/5
38. Richard Castle - Heat Wave (Nikki Heat #1), finished 4/6
39. Perri OShaughnessy - Keeper of the Keys, finished 4/14
40. Juris Jurjevics - The Trudeau Vectors, finished 4/16
41. Michael Connelly - The Black Echo (Harry Bosch #1), finished 4/19
42. Thomas Ayres - That's Not in My American History Book, finished 4/20
43. John Jackson Miller - Lost Tribe of the Sith: The Collected Stories, finished 4/27
44. Gregg Hurwitz - You're Next, finished 4/29
45. Lucy Arlington - Buried in a Book (Novel Idea #1), finished 4/29
MAY - 11
46. Ali Brandon - Double-Booked for Death (Black Cat Bookshop #1), finished 5/3
47. Joel Osteen - I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life, finished 5/4
48. Jacqueline Sheehan - Lost & Found (Rocky Pelligrino #1), finished 5/7
49. Helen Simonson - Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, finished 5/9
50. J.D. Robb - Naked in Death (In Death #1), finished 5/12
51. Cynthia Robinson - The Dog Park Club (Max Bravo #1), finished 5/14
52. David Levithan - The Lover's Dictionary, finished 5/15
53. Lani Diane Rich - The Fortune Quiltt, by Lani Diane Rich, finished 5/16
54. Luis Carlos Montalván - Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him, finished 5/17
55. Mary Roberts Rinehart - The Yellow Room, finished 5/18
56. Stephen W. Sears - Gettysburg, finished 5/19
JUNE - 13
57. Jane Isenberg - The "M" Word (Bel Barrett #1), finished 6/1
58. Glenn Beck - The Overton Window, finished 6/1
59. Kathleen Ernst - Old World Murder (Chloe Ellefson #1), finished 6/1
60. Marybeth Smith - Fall Girl, finished 6/4
61. Laurie R. King - The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell #1), finished 6/11
62. Carlos Ruiz Zafón - The Angel's Game (Cemetery of Forgotten Graves #2), finished 6/13
63. P.D. James - Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh #1), finished 6/15
64. Arthur Golden - Memoirs of a Geisha, finished 6/18
65. Eli Brown - Cinnamon and Gunpowder, finished 6/19
66. Sue Miller - The Senator's Wife, finished 6/22
67. Avery Aames - The Long Quiche Goodbye (Cheese Shop #1), finished 6/24
68. Amanda Lee - The Quick and the Thread (Embroidery Mystery #1), finished 6/26
69. Julie Klam - Friendkeeping: A Field Guide to the People You Love, Hate, and Can't Live Without, finished 6/30
JULY - 8
70. Lily Koppel - The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story, finished 7/2
71. Frank McSherry - Civil War Women, finished 7/8
72. David Ebershoff - The 19th Wife, finished 7/10
73. Chris Grabenstein - Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak #1), finished 7/13
74. Marie-Thérèse Browne - Olga: A Daughter's Tale, finished 7/18
75. Nickolas Cook & Lewis Carroll - Alice in Zombieland, finished 7/20
76. Gaston Leroux - The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Joseph Rouletabille #1), finished 7/26
77. Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars, finished 7/28
Well, it won't all fit into one post, so here's part 2:
NEW 2 U AUTHORS, 1/1 - 12/31/13
AUGUST - 16
78. Mary Simses - The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe, finished 8/2
79. Callie Smith Grant - The Dog Next Door: And Other Stories of the Dogs We Love, finished 8/3
80. Rachel Astor - Bridesmaid Lotto (McMaster the Disaster #1), finished 8/4
81. Sam Roberts - Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America, finished 8/5
82. Dick Wolf - The Intercept (Jeremy Fisk #1), finished 8/5
83. Jason Letts - The Synthesis (Powerless #1), finished 8/8
84. One Coffee With (Sigrid Harald #1), by Margaret Maron, finished 8/15
85. Empire (In Her Name: Redemption #1), by Michael R. Hicks, finished 8/15
86. The Scavenger's Daughters (Tales of the Scavenger’s Daughters #1), by Kay Bratt, finished 8/16
87. Ill Wind (Weather Wardens #1), by Rachel Caine, finished 8/17
88. Unsolicited (Booklover’s Mystery #1), by Julie Kaewert, finished 8/18
89. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, finished 8/20
90. The Honour of the Knights (Battle for the Solar System #1), by Stephen J. Sweeney,
finished 8/21
91. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, by Ayana Mathis, finished 8/23
92. Embrace the Grim Reaper (Grim Reaper Mystery #1), by Judy Clemens, finished 8/26
93. The Xibalba Murders (Archeological Mystery #1), by Lyn Hamilton, finished 8/29
SEPTEMBER - 16
94. Candy Apple Red (Jane Kelly #1), by Nancy Bush, finished 9/1
95. Good Eggs, by Phoebe Potts, finished 9/1
96. Simply Irresistible (Lucky Harbor #1), by Jill Shalvis, finished 9/2
97. You Only Die Twice (Britt Montero #7), by Edna Buchanan, finished 9/5
98. Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead (Rai Rahotep #1), by Nick Drake, finished 9/6
99. Drop By Drop, by Keith Raffel, finished 9/7
100. The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman, finished 9/10
101. The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Titanic Tragedy, by William Seil, finished 9/12
102. Irreparable Harm (Sasha McCandless #1), by Melissa F. Miller, finished 9/17
103. Moloka'i, by Alan Brennert, finished 9/18
104. Groom Lake, by Bryan O, finished 9/19
105. Football for Dummies, by Howie Long, finished 9/20
106. The Driving Lesson, by Ben Rehder, finished 9/22
107. Cupcakes Aren't Just for Eating (Trixie Pristine #3), by Laina Turner, finished 9/24
108. The Bridgeman (Emily Taylor #1), by Catherine Astolfo, finished 9/27
109. The Soulkeepers (Soulkeepers #1), by G.P. Ching, finished 9/29
OCTOBER – 29
110. The Good Book Club (Jane Sunday #1), by Rick Dewhurst, finished 10/2
111. State of the Onion (White House Chef #1), by Julie Hyzy, finished 10/3
112. Daemon (Daemon #1), by Daniel Suarez, finished 10/4
113. Bring on the Blessings, by Beverly Jenkins, finished 10/5
114. As I Close My Eyes (Breaking Fate #1), by Sarah DiCello, finished 10/5
115. Life's a Beach Then You Die, by Falafel Jones, finished 10/7
116. The Screwball King Murder, by Kin Platt, finished 10/8
117. The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War, by Daniel Stashower, finished 10/8
118. The Dead Man's Knock (Dr. Gideon Fell #19), by John Dickson Carr, finished 10/8
119. Flesh of the God (Lieutenant Bak #7), by Lauren Haney, finished 10/9
120. Water (Akasha #1), by Terra Harmony, finished 10/10
121. If You Can't Stand the Heat (Poppy Markham #1), by Robin Allen, finished 10/11
122. Edited for Death (Amy Hobbes #1), by Michele Drier, finished 10/11
123. Cat on the Edge (Joe Grey #1), by Shirley Rousseau Murphy, finished 10/12
124. In for a Penny (Cleopatra Jones #1), by Maggie Toussaint, finished 10/12
125. Her Dear and Loving Husband (Loving Husband #1), by Meredith Allard, finished 10/12
126. Jedi Academy, by Jeffrey Brown, finished 10/15
127. Crazy in Paradise, by Deborah Brown, finished 10/15
128. Murder In Half Moon Bay (Jillian Bradley #1), by Nancy Jill Thames, finished 10/17
129. A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick, finished 10/18
130. Rigged For Murder (Windjammer #1), by Jennifer LeClair, finished 10/21
131. The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, finished 10/22
132. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure (Haunted Bookshop #1), by Alice Kimberly, finished 10/24
133. No Game for a Dame (Maggie Sullivan #1), by M. Ruth Myers, finished 10/25
134. Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl #1), by Eoin Colfer, finished 10/26
135. Cooking the Books (Sloane Templeton #1), by Bonnie S. Calhoun, finished 10/28
136. The Bughouse Affair (Carpenter & Quincannon #1), by Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, finished 10/30
137. Alone (D.D. Warren #1), by Lisa Gardner, finished 10/31
138. Infinite Sacrifice (Infinite #1), by L.E. Waters, finished 10/31 
NOVEMBER - 18
139. Defending Jacob, by William Landay, finished 11/1
140. Dreamland, by Kevin Baker, finished 11/3
141. Flat Water Tuesday, by Ron Irwin, finished 11/5
142. Artful Dodger (Maggie Kean Mis-Adventure #1), by Nageeba Davis, finished 11/7
143. The Glass Wives, by Amy Sue Nathan, finished 11/9
144. Halfway, by Stephanie Void, finished 11/10
145. The Highly Effective Detective (Highly Effective Detective #1), by Rick Yancey, finished 11/11
146. The Goodreads Killer, by Dave Franklin, finished 11/12
147. Acapella Blues, by Robert Bucchianeri, finished 11/15
148. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, by James Loewen, finished 11/16
149. If Fried Chicken Could Fly (Country Cooking School #1), by Paige Shelton, finished 11/17
150. Under Construction (Cartel #1), by Summer Ellis, finished 11/19
151. The Zero Game, by Brad Meltzer, finished 11/20
152. Thistle and Twigg (Thistle & Twigg #1), by Mary Saums, finished 11/21
153. Effected Intent, by Alan Ross, finished 11/22
154. Till the Cows Come Home (Stella Crown #1), by Judy Clemens, finished 11/26
155. Shift (ChronoShift #1), by Zack Mason, finished 11/29
156. Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant #1), by William Gibson, finished 11/30
DECEMBER - 15:
157. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green, finished 12/2
158. No Place Like Home (Camilla Randall #3), by Anne R. Allen, finished 12/5
159. Heresy (Giordano Bruno #1), by S.J. Parris, finished 12/6
160. The Grave Gourmet (Capucine Culinary #1), by Alexander Campion, finished 12/7
161. The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai, by John Tayman, finished 12/10
162. Blood Eagle, by Robert Barr Smith, finished 12/13
163. The Trinity Six, by Charles Cummings, finished 12/15
164. Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet, by Xinran, finished 12/16
165. The Secret of Zoom, by Lynne Jonell, finished 12/17
166. One Imperfect Christmas, Myra Johnson, finished 12/17
167. Candlelight Christmas (Lakeshore Chronicles #10), by Susan Wiggs, finished 12/19
168. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, finished 12/21
169. Flapjack (Case Files of Icarus Investigation #1), by Daniel Ganninger, finished 12/22
170. The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, by Jonas Jonasson, finished 12/27
171. Silent Hero: A Tribute to the Legend of Zelda, by Christine E. Schulze, finished 12/29
Neat, Barb! Welcome to the challenge.
Duration: 1/1/13 - 12/31/13Level: Devil May Care
January(view spoiler)
February(view spoiler)
March(view spoiler)
April(view spoiler)
May(view spoiler)
June(view spoiler)
July
Waking Hours
Trouble in Mudbug
Strike Zone
August
September
October
November
December
NBRC: New-2-UDuration: January - December, 2013
25/XX - Come What May
January
1. ✔ Not Quite Dating, by Catherine Bybee ★★★★✩ 1/13 audible.com (Not Quite #1)
2. ✔ Homicide In Hardcover, by Kate Carlisle ★★★★☆ audible.com 1/19 (A Biliophile Mystery #1)
3. ✔ Death on Tour, by Janice Hamrick ★★★★½ Library-PB 1/24 (Jocelyn Shore #1)
February
4. ✔ For the Love of Pete, by Julia Harper ★★★½☆ 2/4
5. ✔ Wallbanger, by Alice Clayton ★★★★½ Kindle 2/10 “buddy read”
6. ✔ The Devil and the Deep, by Amy Andrews ★★★★✩ PB 2/16
7. ✔ Undeniable, by Alison Kent ★★★★½ PB 2/24
8. ✔ Cut & Run, by Abigail Roux & Madeleine Urban ★★★½✩ audible.com 2/27 (Cut & Run #1)
March
9. ✔ The Devil You Know, by Victoria Vane ★★★★★ audible.com 3/10/13
10. ✔ Borstal Boy, by Brendan Behan ★★★★✩ audio-cassettes 3/17/13
11. ✔ Private Practice, by Samanthe Beck ★★★★½ Kindle 3/25/13
12. ✔ Come Home To Me, by Peggy L. Henderson ★★★★✩ Kindle 3/28/13
April
13. ✔ What Happens in Scotland, by Jennifer McQuiston ★★★★☆ PB 4/7/13 “buddy read”
14. ✔ Hearse and Buggy, by Laura Bradford ★★★★☆ PB 4/26/13 An Amish Mystery #1
15. ✔ On What Grounds, by Cleo Coyle ★★★★☆ PB 4/27/13 Coffeehouse Mystery #1
May
16. ✔ Death by Darjeeling, by Laura Childs ★★★★☆ PB 5/1 A Tea Shop Mystery #1
17. ✔ Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life,
by Sophie Uliano ★★★★☆ Library-Kindle 5/9
18. ✔ Handbags and Homicide, by Dorothy Howell ★★½☆☆ Library-PB 5/15
19. ✔ Scent to Her Grave, by India Ink ★★★★☆ Library-PB 5/25 A Bath and Body Mystery, #1
20. ✔ Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan ★★★★☆ audible.com & Library-HC 5/29 “buddy read”
June
21. ✔ A Deadly Grind, by Victoria Hamilton ★★★★☆ Library-PB 6/11 Vintage Kitchen Mystery #1
22. ✔ The Diviners, by Libba Bray ★★★★★ Library-CDs-to-iPod 6/11 The Diviners #1
23. ✔ Kidnapped Cowboy, by Lindsey Brookes ★★★½☆ Kindle 6/24
24. ✔ The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, by Rachel Joyce ★★★★★ 6/26 ODA
25. ✔ Mortal Words, by Kathryn Lasky Knight ★★★☆☆ HC 6/28
I've now read 21 out of my goal of 20+ :)
Lisa Kay wrote: "Imagine that? I have the same problem, Catherine. LOL! **waves hi**"ha ha Lisa Kay! the bigger problem is the fact that I keep finding(and adding and buying) books! I need a house for my books! lol
New 2 U AuthorsLevel: Devil May Care
Start - Jan. 1, 2012
Ends -Dec. 31, 2013
January
1. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
February
2. Peony in Love by Lisa See
3. Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
March
4. The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
5. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
6. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
7. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
8. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
9. Defending Jacob by William Landay
10. The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah
11. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
April
12. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
13. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
14. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
15. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
16. On Dublin Street by Samantha Young
17. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
May
18. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
19. The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
20. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
21. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
22. The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
June
23. The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin
24. Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson
25. We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
26. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
27. The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
28. Arcadia by Lauren Groff
July
29. Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
30. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
31. Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
32. Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
August
33. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
34. Divergent by Veronica Roth
35. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
36. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
37. The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian
September
38. Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
39. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
40. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
October
41. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
42. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
43. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling)
44. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
45. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
46. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
47. The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
November
48. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
December
49. The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
50. The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
51. In the Woods by Tana French
No new authors yet, Sarah? Sounds like a good challenge for you - welcome to it, BTW.
NBRC: New-2-UDuration: January - December, 2013
29/XX - Come What May
January
1. ✔ Not Quite Dating, by Catherine Bybee ★★★★✩ 1/13 audible.com (Not Quite #1)
2. ✔ Homicide In Hardcover, by Kate Carlisle ★★★★☆ audible.com 1/19 (A Biliophile Mystery #1)
3. ✔ Death on Tour, by Janice Hamrick ★★★★½ Library-PB 1/24 (Jocelyn Shore #1)
February
4. ✔ For the Love of Pete, by Julia Harper ★★★½☆ 2/4
5. ✔ Wallbanger, by Alice Clayton ★★★★½ Kindle 2/10 “buddy read”
6. ✔ The Devil and the Deep, by Amy Andrews ★★★★✩ PB 2/16
7. ✔ Undeniable, by Alison Kent ★★★★½ PB 2/24
8. ✔ Cut & Run, by Abigail Roux & Madeleine Urban ★★★½✩ audible.com 2/27 (Cut & Run #1)
March
9. ✔ The Devil You Know, by Victoria Vane ★★★★★ audible.com 3/10/13
10. ✔ Borstal Boy, by Brendan Behan ★★★★✩ audio-cassettes 3/17/13
11. ✔ Private Practice, by Samanthe Beck ★★★★½ Kindle 3/25/13
12. ✔ Come Home To Me, by Peggy L. Henderson ★★★★✩ Kindle 3/28/13
April
13. ✔ What Happens in Scotland, by Jennifer McQuiston ★★★★☆ PB 4/7/13 “buddy read”
14. ✔ Hearse and Buggy, by Laura Bradford ★★★★☆ PB 4/26/13 An Amish Mystery #1
15. ✔ On What Grounds, by Cleo Coyle ★★★★☆ PB 4/27/13 Coffeehouse Mystery #1
May
16. ✔ Death by Darjeeling, by Laura Childs ★★★★☆ PB 5/1 A Tea Shop Mystery #1
17. ✔ Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life,
by Sophie Uliano ★★★★☆ Library-Kindle 5/9
18. ✔ Handbags and Homicide, by Dorothy Howell ★★½☆☆ Library-PB 5/15
19. ✔ Scent to Her Grave, by India Ink ★★★★☆ Library-PB 5/25 A Bath and Body Mystery, #1
20. ✔ Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan ★★★★☆ audible.com & Library-HC 5/29 “buddy read”
June
21. ✔ A Deadly Grind, by Victoria Hamilton ★★★★☆ Library-PB 6/11 Vintage Kitchen Mystery #1
22. ✔ The Diviners, by Libba Bray ★★★★★ Library-CDs-to-iPod 6/11 The Diviners #1
23. ✔ Kidnapped Cowboy, by Lindsey Brookes ★★★½☆ Kindle 6/24
24. ✔ The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, by Rachel Joyce ★★★★★ 6/26 ODA
25. ✔ Mortal Words, by Kathryn Lasky Knight ★★★☆☆ HC 6/28
July
26. ✔ One Night with the Rebel Billionaire, by Trish Wylie ★★★½☆ Adobe Digital 7/4
27. ✔ Purchased: His Perfect Wife (Wedlocked!), by Helen Bianchin ★★★★☆ PB 7/11
28. ✔ The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern ★★★★★ Library-HC 7/16
29. ✔ Laura's Big Break, by Janet Elizabeth Henderson ★★★★☆ Kindle 7/17 “buddy read”
update to post 51...up to 26 new authors! woohoo!! :)
Lisa Kay wrote: "No new authors yet, Sarah? Sounds like a good challenge for you - welcome to it, BTW."As you can now see I have updated my post and in fact every book I have read this year have been new authors - except for three - the three books I read this year who I have read before were
by Khaled Hosseini,
by Alice Hoffman, and
by Charles Dickens. I had totally forgot I had joined this challenge until I came across it again today - oops.
Whoa. Very impressive. Both of you. ☺
New 2 U AuthorsLevel: Come What May
Start - Jan. 1, 2012
Ends - Dec. 31, 2013
113/XXX
January
1. Like So Much Hot Air by Kathleen Hayes, 1/1/13 ♥♥♥♥
2. Whistle Blowing by Ada Maria Soto, 2/1/13 ♥♥♥
3. Witchy, Witchy by Penelope King, 2/1/13 ♥♥♥♥
4. Fell by J.T Marie, 11/1/13 ♥♥
5. Before by Cambria Hebert, 11/1/13 ♥♥
6. Stolen Rapture by Denyse Bridger, 12/1/13 ♥♥♥
7. One Last Bite by Heidi Betts, 12/1/13 ♥♥
8. Foreplay by Jill Myles, 12/1/13 ♥♥♥
9. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton, 12/1/13 ♥♥♥♥
10. Advantage Crosse by West Thornhill, 12/1/13 ♥♥
11. Alex & Drew by Justin South, 13/1/13 ♥♥♥♥
12. A Wedding Story by Dee Tenorio, 14/1/13 ♥♥♥
13. Hallowing Eve by Alessia Brio, 14/1/13 ♥♥
14. Dark Addiction: Blood Witch Diaries by Alex de Campi, 14/1/13 ♥♥♥♥
15. Shower Sex for One by Mary Chi, 15/1/13 ♥
16. In the Barn by Selena Kitt, 15/1/13 ♥♥♥
17. Love's Passion by Mica Jade, 16/1/13 ♥♥
18. Desire Untamed by Pamela Palmer, 19/1/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
February - Nothing by a new author in this month
March
19. Tempting the Beast by Lora Leigh, 30/3/13 ♥♥♥♥
April
20. Darkness Dawns by Dianne Duvall, 10/4/13 ♥♥♥
21. Mail Order Mayhem by Kirsten Osbourne, 16/4/13 ♥♥♥
22. Sea Scoundrel by Annette Blair, 17/4/13 ♥♥♥♥
23. The Bride and the Brute by Laurel O'Donnell, 18/4/13 ♥♥♥
24. Loving Eliza by Ruth Ann Nordin, 18/4/13 ♥♥♥♥
25. Across a Moonlit Sea by Marsha Canham, 24/4/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
May
26. The Andreou Marriage Arrangement by Helen Bianchin, 3/5/13 ♥♥♥♥
27. Inked by Everly Drummond, 7/5/13 ♥♥♥
28. The Rancher by Kelli Ann Morgan, 10/5/13 ♥♥♥♥
29. The Christmas Catch by Ginny Baird, 15/5/13 ♥♥♥
30. Dark Knight in Disguise I by Sandra Ross, 16/5/13 ♥♥
31. How Beauty Met the Beast by Jax Garren, 16/5/13 ♥♥♥♥
32. Always A Bridesmaid by Carol Grace, 24/5/13 ♥♥♥
33. Kissing Santa by Aithne Jarretta, 26/5/13 ♥♥
34. Evren: Enter the Dragonette by Marian Tee, 27/5/13 ♥♥♥
35. Flashy Fiction and Other Insane Tales by Jen Wylie, 27/5/13 ♥♥♥
36. The Girl, the Ghost, and the Prince by June Stevens, 27/5/13 ♥♥
37. Unspoken by Kerrigan Byrne, 28/5/13 ♥♥♥♥
38. It's In His Kiss by Mary Leo, 29/5/13 ♥♥♥
39. Micah's Magick by Anya Bast, 31/5/13 ♥♥
June
40. Faelorehn by Jenna Elizabeth Johnson, 1/6/13 ♥♥♥♥
41. Out of Control by Kate Kelly, 2/6/13 ♥♥♥
42. Dancing with the Duke by Suzanna Medeiros, 3/6/13 ♥♥♥
43. His Mail Order Mrs. by Leeann Mackenzie, 5/6/13 ♥♥♥
44. Highland Song by Tanya Anne Crosby, 9/6/13 ♥♥♥♥
45. The Wedding Gift by Lucy Kevin, 11/6/13 ♥♥♥
46. Committed, Episode 1: Things Get Hairy by Anne Wentworth, 13/6/13 ♥♥♥
47. Running Hot by Stephani Hecht, 13/6/13 ♥♥♥♥
48. The Reiver by Jackie Barbosa, 13/6/13 ♥♥♥
49. Conquest: My Vampire Lover by Victoria Embers, 13/6/13 ♥♥
50. The Bride Wore Spurs by Sharon Ihle, 14/6/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
51. Demon's Offer by Tamara Clay, 14/6/13 ♥♥♥
52. The Texan's Promise by Margery Scott, 14/6/13 ♥♥
53. Lipstick and Leather: Three Sexy Cowboys, Three Sexy Tales by Cheyenne McCray, 16/6/13 ♥♥♥
54. The Awakening Society by J.M. Madden, 17/6/13 ♥♥
55. The Bride by Julie Garwood, 21/6/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
56. Double Dare by Rhonda Nelson, 21/6/13 ♥♥♥♥
57. Out of the Blue Nights of Death and Desire by Jack Gunthridge, 22/6/13 ♥♥♥
58. Love Lessons by Kari Lee Harmon, 24/6/13 ♥♥♥
July
59. Fury by Laurann Dohner, 2/7/13 ♥♥♥♥
60. Passion in Paradise by Hannah "Hank" Bradley, 4/7/13 ♥
61. They by Vincent Hobbes, 14/7/13 ♥♥
62. Caine's Reckoning by Sarah McCarty, 12/7/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
63. Omega Mine by Aline hunter, 19/7/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
64. Sin's Bite by Patricia Bates, 20/7/13 ♥♥♥
65. Seducing a Mermaid by Karli Rush, 21/7/13 ♥♥♥♥
66. Under a Falling Star by Fabian Black, 21/7/13 ♥♥♥
67. Blood Born by Joshua Grover-David, 21/7/13 ♥♥
68. After Sunset by Amanda Young, 21/7/13 ♥♥♥
69. Jungle Law by S.L. Armstrong, 21/7/13 ♥♥♥♥
70. Big Girls Do It Better by Jasinda Wilder, 22/7/13 ♥♥♥♥
71. Love, Tink by Elle Strauss, 23/7/13 ♥♥
72. Heart and Soul by Jeanette Grey, 24/7/13 ♥♥♥♥
73. Thrill of the Hunt by Nathalie Gray, 25/7/13 ♥♥♥
74. Midnight Storm by Eddie Lee, 25/7/13 ♥♥♥
75. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Visual Companion by Jude Fisher, 26/7/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
76. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - The World of Hobbits by Paddy Kempshall, 29/7/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
August
77. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, 07/08/13 ♥♥♥
78. Vampire Assassin by Samantha Warren, 13/08/13 ♥♥♥
79. Angelic by Gem Frost, 15/08/13 ♥♥♥♥
80. The Mating by Nicky Charles, 22/08/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
81. Only In Her Dreams by Christina McKnight, 25/08/13 ♥♥♥♥
82. One Less Warlock by Judith Post, 27/08/13 ♥♥♥
83. The Wanderer by A. Scott Boddie, 31/08/13 ♥
84. The Hook Up by Steven Kerry, 31/08/13 ♥
September
85. The Summons by Shona Husk, 01/09/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
86. Ethan's Mate by J.S Scott, 01/09/13 ♥♥
87. Not His Kiss to Take by Finn Marlowe, 10/09/13 ♥♥♥♥
88. One Night Stand by Marie Brown, 10/09/13 ♥♥♥
89. Their Virgin Captive by Shayla Black and Lexi Blake, 21/09/13 ♥♥♥
90. Comfort Food by Kitty Thomas, 22/09/13 ♥♥♥♥
91. Pack of Lies by Vanessa Vaughn, 25/09/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
92. Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan, 26/09/13 ♥♥
93. Beauty Dates the Beast by Jessica Sims, 29/09/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
October
94. Falke's Peak by Madison Layle and Anna Leigh Keaton, 04/10/13 ♥♥♥♥
95. Tempered by Fire by Ella Dominguez, 08/10/13 ♥
96. Damon by Teresa Gabelman, 11/10/13 ♥♥♥
97. Marked by Elizabeth Naughton, 13/10/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
98. Rees by Allyson James, 14/10/13 ♥♥♥
99. Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning, 14/10/13 ♥♥♥♥
100. Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks, 18/10/13 ♥♥♥♥
101. Feral Sins by Suzanne Wright, 19/10/13 ♥♥♥♥
102. When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy, 22/10/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
103. The Ghost Hunter by Lori Brighton, 26/10/13 ♥♥♥
104. Dolphin Dreams by Jules Jones, 28/10/13 ♥♥♥♥
105. Full Moon Mating by Stormy Glen, 29/10/13 ♥♥♥♥
November
106. Stealing the Wind by Shira Anothony, 03/11/13 ♥♥♥
107. Roan's Fall by Marisa Chenery, 09/11/13 ♥♥♥♥
108. Male of the Species by Kate Steele, 10/11/13 ♥♥♥
109. A Dillon Sandwich by Joyee flynn, 11/11/13 ♥♥♥
110. Maverick's Mate by Lynn Hagan, 18/11/13 ♥♥
111. Unexpected Mate by Toni Griffin, 22/11/13 ♥♥♥♥
112. Leap of Faith by Gabrielle Evans, 24/11/13 ♥♥♥♥
113. derecho by Quinn Cimarron, 24/11/13 ♥♥
December
Whoa, ❤Stephanie, you are rocking this challenge.
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...NBRC: New-2-U
Duration: January - December, 2013
25/? - Come What May
■ January - 5 ■
The Merlot Murders by Ellen Crosby - Jan. 7 ★
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton - Jan. 10 ★★★
Every Breath You Take by Judith McNaught - Jan. 20 ★★
The Cleaner by Brett Battles - Jan. 30 ★★★★
City of Thieves by David Benioff - Jan. 30 ★★
■ February - 12 ■
Liar by Justine Larbalestier ★★★
Divergent by Veronica Roth ★★★★
Law of Attraction by Allison Leotta ★★★★★
All The Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison ★★★★★
Alibi by Joseph Kanon ★★★
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Citizen Girl by Emma McLaughlin
Old World Murder by Kathleen Ernst
Fiddlers by Fiddlers
Snow Falling On Cedars / East Of The Mountains by David Guterson
If You Ask Me by Betty White
Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
■ March - 3 ■
The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
Lion Eyes: A Novel by Claire Berlinski
An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
■ April - 5 ■
The 7th Victim by Alan Jacobson
The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron
In the Heart of the Canyon by Elisabeth Hyde
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
Die For Me (Romantic Suspense, #7) by Karen Rose
■ May - 10 ■
Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath
Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes
Missing Child by Patricia MacDonald
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Misterioso by Arne Dahl
Once Upon a River by Bonnie Jo Campbell
Obit: A Mystery by Anne Emery
The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly
A Perfect Evil by Alex Kava
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
■ June - 14 ■
Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey
The Ranger by Ace Atkins
The Map of Lost Memories by Kim Fay
One Last Thing Before I Go by Jonathan Tropper
Seven Days From Sunday by M.H. Sargent
Whiplash River: A Novel by Lou Berney
Complication by Isaac Adamson
Head To Head by Linda Ladd
The Cold Blue Blood by David Handler
What Dies in Summer by Tom Wright
Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman
Murder in the Sentier by Cara Black
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever by Bill O'Reilly
The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro
■ July - 15 ■
Watch Them Die by Kevin O'Brien
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid
Nowhere to Run by Nancy Bush
Detective Inspector Huss by Helene Tursten
The Red House by Mark Haddon
Missing by Karin Alvtegen
The Bat by Jo Nesbø
Dead Sleep by Greg Iles
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran
Call Me Princess by Sara Blaedel
The Blackhouse by Peter May
A Killing in the Hills by Julia Keller
Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolin
Don't Look Back by Karin Fossum
■ August - 14 ■
Blind Sight by Terri Persons
Cold Granite by Stuart MacBride
The Stranger You Seek by Amanda Kyle Williams
At the End of the Road by Grant Jerkins
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James
At the End of the Road by Grant Jerkins
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
The Gingerbread House by Carin Gerhardsen
Evidence of Life by Barbara Taylor Sissel
The Dangerous Edge of Things by Tina Whittle
Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson
■ September - 11 ■
The Burning by Jane Casey
The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
Murder at Longbourn by Tracy Kiely
Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle
Body Count by P.D. Martin
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger, and Impulsiveness by Daniel G. Amen
Anatomy of Murder by Imogen Robertson
Death of a Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levine
Night Chill by Jeff Gunhus
Inside Out by Barry Eisler
>■ October - 7 ■
Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay
The Calling by Inger Ash Wolfe
Valentine by Tom Savage
Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connolly
The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Coel
The Surrogate by Tania Carver
Gone 'til November by Wallace Stroby
■ November - 5 ■
The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman
Gone 'til November by Wallace Stroby
Liar, Liar by K.J. Larsen
Where Shadows Dance by C.S. Harris
Help for the Haunted by John Searles
Lisa Kay wrote: "Whoa, ❤Stephanie, you are rocking this challenge."Thanks Lisa Kay :D
Sheila, whoa. Another impressive reader. I tend to read the same authors.Welcome to the challenge.
Thanks Lisa Kay. I was kind of surprised myself how many new authors I had this year. That explains why I never seem to get any series finished.
New-to-U- AuthorsJanuary 1 - December 31, 2013
LEVEL: Come What May = Let's see how many I read.
25/?
1. Jill Shalvis: The Sweetest Thing - 2.03
2. Laura Lee Guhrke: Wedding of the Season - 2.08
3. Vicky Dreiling: How to Marry a Duke - 2.09
4. Kate Collins : Mum's the Word - 2.12
5. Melody Carlson: Back Home Again - 2.16
6. Tracy Anne Warren: The Husband Trap - 3.05
7. Aravind Adiga: The White Tiger
8. Ally Condie: Matched
9. James Cain: The Postman Always Rings Twice
10. T.H. White: The Once and Future King
11. Sara Bennett: Led Astray by a Rake
12. Chad Harbach: The Art of Fielding
13. Lisa Genova: Still Alice
14. Patrick Taylor : An Irish Country Doctor
15. Jeff Shaara: Rise to Rebellion: A Novel of the American Revolution
16. Sally MacKenzie: Surprising Lord Jack
17. Stephen Chbosky: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
18. Valerie Bowman: Secrets of a Wedding Night
19. Gaelen Foley: The Imposter Bride
20. Yvonne Lindsay: A Father's Secret
21. Grace Burrowes: Darius: Lord of Pleasures
22. Laura Griffin: Untraceable
23. G.K. Chesterton: The Man Who Was Thursday
24. Raymond Chandler: The Big Sleep
25. Elise Hyatt: Dipped, Stripped, and Dead
Thanks, Lisa Kay!I only have 3 more new-to-me authors on my bookshelves, but there's always the library!
So, this thread made me curious as to how many new to me authors I've read this year. I thought there had been quite a few and I was right! So far, I have 24 and I'm reading two more now.New to Me Authors
Duration: 1/1/13 - 12/31/13
Level: What May Come
Completed: 34
January (3):
The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl & Agnete Friis
The Heart Speaks: A Cardiologist Reveals the Secret Language of Healing by Mimi Guarneri
Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
February (0):
March (5):
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Wool by Hugh Howey
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier by Ree Drummond
The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
The History of Us by Leah Stewart
April (5):
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Zero Visibility by Christine Conder & Erik Maxwell
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
May (2):
Xenocide by Larry Kollar
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
June (4):
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Practice: Applications across Disorders and Settings by Linda A. Dimeff & Kelly Koerner
Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha Linehan
July (5):
Kiera's Quest: Awakenings #1 by Kristy Brown
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Boy and Bot by Ame Dyckman & Dan Yaccarino
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin & James Dean
Origins: The Fire by Debra Driza
August (4):
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
September (2):
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
The Last Original Wife by Dorothea Benton Frank
October (4):
The Passage by Justin Cronin
My Story by Marilyn Monroe
Restoration of Faith by Jim Butcher
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
November (0):
December (0):
That is great, Kristie! Welcome to the challenge.
I'm joining this one! I'm going to backtrack to January 1 of this year so I can see how many new-to-me authors I have read this year. (view spoiler)
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Level: Come What May
Devil May Care1. Mercy - Rebecca Lim Aug 2013 *****
2.Exile - Rebecca Lim (Mercy #2)Aug 2013 *****
3. Muse - Rebecca Lim (Mercy #3) Aug 2013 *****
4.Fury - Rebecca Lim (Mercy #4) Aug 2013 *****
5.The Fault in our Stars - John Green July 2013 ***
6.Second Chance Summer - Morgan Matson July 2013 ****
7.My Life next door - Huntley Fitzpatrick July 2013 *****
8.The Blessed - (The Blessed #1)Tonya Hurley July 2013 ***
9. Passonata - (The Blessed #2) Tonya Hurley Aug 2013 TBR
10.Shadow and Bone (the Grisha #1_ Leigh Bardugo TBR
11.The Vicious Deep (The Vicious Deep#1) Zoraida Cordova TBR
12.Angelfall - (Penryn and the end of Days #1) Susan Ee - Jan 2013*****
13. World After - (Penryn and the end of Days #3) Susan Ee TBR
14. If I Stay - (Definitions) - Gayle Forman TBR
15.Ten things we Shouldn't do - Sarah Milynowski July 2013 ***
16.Lies Beneath - Ane Greenwood Brown - TBR
17. the Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey - Sept 2013 *****
18.The sea of Tranquility: A Novel - Millay, Katya TBR
19.Unbreak my heart - Melissa Walker - Aug 2013 ****
20. Between the Devil and the deep blue sea - April Genevieve Tucholke -TBR
NBRC: New-2-UDuration: January - December, 2013
33/XX - Come What May
January
1. ✔ Not Quite Dating, by Catherine Bybee ★★★★✩ 1/13 audible.com (Not Quite #1)
2. ✔ Homicide In Hardcover, by Kate Carlisle ★★★★☆ audible.com 1/19 (A Biliophile Mystery #1)
3. ✔ Death on Tour, by Janice Hamrick ★★★★½ Library-PB 1/24 (Jocelyn Shore #1)
February
4. ✔ For the Love of Pete, by Julia Harper ★★★½☆ 2/4
5. ✔ Wallbanger, by Alice Clayton ★★★★½ Kindle 2/10 “buddy read”
6. ✔ The Devil and the Deep, by Amy Andrews ★★★★✩ PB 2/16
7. ✔ Undeniable, by Alison Kent ★★★★½ PB 2/24
8. ✔ Cut & Run, by Abigail Roux & Madeleine Urban ★★★½✩ audible.com 2/27 (Cut & Run #1)
March
9. ✔ The Devil You Know, by Victoria Vane ★★★★★ audible.com 3/10/13
10. ✔ Borstal Boy, by Brendan Behan ★★★★✩ audio-cassettes 3/17/13
11. ✔ Private Practice, by Samanthe Beck ★★★★½ Kindle 3/25/13
12. ✔ Come Home To Me, by Peggy L. Henderson ★★★★✩ Kindle 3/28/13
April
13. ✔ What Happens in Scotland, by Jennifer McQuiston ★★★★☆ PB 4/7/13 “buddy read”
14. ✔ Hearse and Buggy, by Laura Bradford ★★★★☆ PB 4/26/13 An Amish Mystery #1
15. ✔ On What Grounds, by Cleo Coyle ★★★★☆ PB 4/27/13 Coffeehouse Mystery #1
May
16. ✔ Death by Darjeeling, by Laura Childs ★★★★☆ PB 5/1 A Tea Shop Mystery #1
17. ✔ Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life,
by Sophie Uliano ★★★★☆ Library-Kindle 5/9
18. ✔ Handbags and Homicide, by Dorothy Howell ★★½☆☆ Library-PB 5/15
19. ✔ Scent to Her Grave, by India Ink ★★★★☆ Library-PB 5/25 A Bath and Body Mystery, #1
20. ✔ Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan ★★★★☆ audible.com & Library-HC 5/29 “buddy read”
June
21. ✔ A Deadly Grind, by Victoria Hamilton ★★★★☆ Library-PB 6/11 Vintage Kitchen Mystery #1
22. ✔ The Diviners, by Libba Bray ★★★★★ Library-CDs-to-iPod 6/11 The Diviners #1
23. ✔ Kidnapped Cowboy, by Lindsey Brookes ★★★½☆ Kindle 6/24
24. ✔ The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, by Rachel Joyce ★★★★★ 6/26 ODA
25. ✔ Mortal Words, by Kathryn Lasky Knight ★★★☆☆ HC 6/28
July
26. ✔ One Night with the Rebel Billionaire, by Trish Wylie ★★★½☆ Adobe Digital 7/4
27. ✔ Purchased: His Perfect Wife (Wedlocked!), by Helen Bianchin ★★★★☆ PB 7/11
28. ✔ The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern ★★★★★ Library-HC 7/16
29. ✔ Laura's Big Break, by Janet Elizabeth Henderson ★★★★☆ Kindle 7/17 “buddy read”
August
30. ✔ Pies and Prejudice, by Ellery Adams ★★★½☆ Library-PB 8/10
31. ✔ Kyriakis's Innocent Mistress, by Diana Hamilton ★★★☆☆ PB 8/11
32. ✔ Prince of Montez, Pregnant Mistress, by Sabrina Philips ★★★☆☆ PB 8/12
33. ✔ Wrong Bed, Right Guy, by Katee Robert ★★★★☆ audible.com 8/16
Slowing down, but still found a few more...New-to-U- Authors
January 1 - December 31, 2013
LEVEL: Come What May = Let's see how many I read.
27/?
1. Jill Shalvis: The Sweetest Thing - 2.03
2. Laura Lee Guhrke: Wedding of the Season - 2.08
3. Vicky Dreiling: How to Marry a Duke - 2.09
4. Kate Collins : Mum's the Word - 2.12
5. Melody Carlson: Back Home Again - 2.16
6. Tracy Anne Warren: The Husband Trap - 3.05
7. Aravind Adiga: The White Tiger
8. Ally Condie: Matched
9. James Cain: The Postman Always Rings Twice
10. T.H. White: The Once and Future King
11. Sara Bennett: Led Astray by a Rake
12. Chad Harbach: The Art of Fielding
13. Lisa Genova: Still Alice
14. Patrick Taylor : An Irish Country Doctor
15. Jeff Shaara: Rise to Rebellion: A Novel of the American Revolution
16. Sally MacKenzie: Surprising Lord Jack
17. Stephen Chbosky: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
18. Valerie Bowman: Secrets of a Wedding Night
19. Gaelen Foley: The Imposter Bride
20. Yvonne Lindsay: A Father's Secret
21. Grace Burrowes: Darius: Lord of Pleasures
22. Laura Griffin: Untraceable
23. G.K. Chesterton: The Man Who Was Thursday
24. Raymond Chandler: The Big Sleep
25. Elise Hyatt: Dipped, Stripped, and Dead
26. John Scalzi: Old Man's War
27. Emily Hendrickson: Lord Nick's Folly
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