Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
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4: A book by an author you discovered in 2015
- What are you reading this week? The Fiery Cross - the fifth book of the Outlander series.
- Who is the author?
Diana Gabaldon
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Yes, I could have chosen a book by Rainbow Rowell but ultimately I wanted to continue with the Outlander series.
Read Desire Line by C. Baker Kline. Discovered her when I read the Orphan Train. Enjoyed this book and loved that it took place in Maine. I felt like I was back in my Maine high school
- What are you reading this week? The Sky is Everywhere - Who is the author? Jandy Nelson
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Yes, many, many, many authors.
Q: What are you reading this week?A:
Q: Who is the author?
A: Our dear Jojo <3
Q: Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
A: Oh, sure! I discovered so many authors I can't even remember 50% of them, but Jojo
What are you reading this week?Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances (but I plan on spreading this out over a few weeks as it's short stories, while I read other books)
Who is the author?
Neil Gaiman I read The Graveyard Book last year and loved it, so I'm planning to read a few more by him this year (I already read Coraline for the Book Riot Challenge).
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week? Kurt Vonnegut, although I do plan on reading a few of his this year.
- What are you reading this week? What the Dog Ate- Who is the author? Jackie Bouchard
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week? Yes! I discovered Blake Crouch last year, and I would love to keep reading his books. I also discovered D. M. Pulley last year. She wrote my favorite book of 2015- The Dead Key. It is her only published book, but her second one comes out in August. I can't wait!
What are you reading this week?I just finished reading The Husband's Secret
Who is the author?
Liane Moriarty
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Yes, I'm sure. I've read many authors for the first time last year; however, I chose Liane Moriarty because I only heard about her and her book, Big Little Lies, because of the 2015 challenge.
- What are you reading this week? I read Cassandra - Who is the author? Christ Wolf
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
I wish I had.... This is now two books by this author that I did not enjoy.... but read them for other challenges.
- What are you reading this week?One Plus One
- Who is the author?
Jojo Moyes
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
I discovered a few other authors last year, but this was the only one I really liked.
@BabitexWhich book by her destroyed you?! That's a pretty big statement. I'd like to know so I can stay away from the tear jerker. I just read one and I will be thinking about it long after. May take me a year or more to read one again. They also destroy me.
- What are you reading this week? The Iron Warrior
- Who is the author?
Julie Kagawa
I blasted through the first books in the Iron Fey series (and all the in-betweens) in 2015 and loved them. I was super-excited when I saw that this one would be out, and I've been saving it for just the right time.
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Kristin Hannah and Ken Follett were both authors I read for the first time in 2015, so there's loads to choose from there, but I know they will be around waiting for me.
What are you reading?Sudan
Who is the author?
Ninie Hammon
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Giovanna Fletcher, Alexia Prak. They are the two authors apart from Ninie Hammon who's books that I read for the first time last year and I fell in love with their writing.
What are you reading:
ThawWho is the author:Bryan Dunn
Is there a another author you could have chosen for this week:
Yes Lee Child,J.D. Robb,Michael Connelly just to name a few.
What are you reading this week?Hunger
Who is the author?
Michael Grant
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
In theory yes, but this is the only new author from last year with other books at the library!
For this challenge, I read Winter by Marissa Meyer, thus completing the Lunar Chronicles series that I started last year
I'm reading Dance and Dream by Javier Marias.I read books by so many new-to-me authors last year. Happily, I was able to fit my favorites into other weeks of the challenge.
What are you reading this week? I read The Husband's SecretWho is the author? Liane Moriarty
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week? Probably, but I chose this one because I really liked Big Little Lies.
- What are you reading this week? The Husband's Secret- Who is the author? Liane Moriarty
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week? Jojo Moyes or Laini Taylor
What are you reading this week?It works out really well that this is the book of the month, since I was planning on reading it anyway. I've chosen Attachments
Who is the author?
Rainbow Rowell. I read Eleanor & Park last year as my book set in high school for PopSugar, and I really liked it. I started looking at plot summaries online for her other books, and this one really stood out.
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
There were quite a few. Liane Moriarty was a main one. I read two of her books last year, and really enjyoed them both espeically Big Little Lies. I also considered Lisa Genova, but I'd already read something of hers this year and I'm trying to avoid repeating the same author as much as possible.
A few other possibilities were: Anita Shreve, William Landay, Amy Tan, Lisa See, or Barbara Delinsky.
- What are you reading this week? The Spirit Master- Who is the author? Keisha Keenleyside
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week? There are a few but I can't think of their names off the top of my head.
- What are you reading this week?
- Who is the author?
Cassandra Clare
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
So many! Sarah J. Mass, J.K. Rowling (yes I've never read anything of her before last year), Rainbow Rowell, Jenny Han, Brandon Sanderson, Marissa Meyer, F. Scott Fitzgerald, ...
What are you reading this week?The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Who is the author?
Haruki Murakami
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Yes, Gaiman, Neil, Patrick Rothfuss, and Yōko Ogawa are just some of the authors I discovered in 2015 and loved.
This is the sixth challenge I completed. I chose to read Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by David Sedaris. Last year I read one of his other books, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls. I enjoyed that one, so I had high hopes for this book and I was not let down! Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk is a collection of short stories about personified animals. I was laughing out loud the whole time reading this. While it was a little vulgar at times, I still loved it. My favorite read of 2016 so far, and maybe a new fav of all time. I am so excited to pick up more Sedaris books.
What are you reading this week?- Dodger Who is the Author- James Benmore
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week? Karen Maitland
Victoria Schwab
Terry Brooks
Terry Goodkind
What are you reading this week?Chess Story
Who is the author?
Stefan Zweig
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Because of Goodread challenges, I read a number of wonderful writers last year for the first time:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Margaret Atwood, Wilkie Collins, Elena Ferrante, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kathleen George, Susan Jane Gilman, Georgette Heyer, William Kent Krueger, Madeleine L. Engle, Erik Larson, Harper Lee, M Malliet, Emily St. John Mandel, Kate Manning, Carson McCullers, David Nicholls, Carl Nordgren, Tea Obreht, Barbara Pym, Lori Rader Day, Georges Simenon, Graeme Simsion, Amy Stewart, Evelyn Waugh, Virginia Woolf, It's exciting to try new authors!
I am reading this out of order because it wasn't released in time and it just became available at my library.- What are you reading this week?
The Swans of Fifth Avenue
- Who is the author?
Melanie Benjamin
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
I could have chosen Gillian Flynn because she is the other author I discovered in 2015 but I enjoyed Melanie Benjamin more and The Swans of Fifth Avenue seemed more interesting to me than another Gillian Flynn novel.
- What are you reading this week? The Apprentice- Who is the author? Tess Gerritsen
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week? Yes, many, but this author was the most memorable.
I read The Book of Night Women by Marlon James. Last year, he blew me away with A Brief History of Seven Killings. Others suggested I read Night Women to get more of his talent. They were right. It was a devastating novel.
No other author fit the bill quite as nicely as James did.
Progress Post:- What are you reading this week?
Big Little Lies -
- Who is the author?
Liane Moriarty
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Patrick Ness
What are you reading this week? i'm reading The Husband's Secret- Who is the author? Liane Moriarty
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Yes, Edith Wharton, Gillian Flynn, George Orwell, Terry Pratchett
What are you reading this week?
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
Who is the author?
Christopher Moore
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
I plan to read more from Lawrence Hill this year if I can get my hands on the books
What are you reading this week?The Door Into Summer
Who is the author?
Robert A. Heinlein
I read By His Bootstraps last year and loved it.
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
I've been working my way through The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, I would probably count one of them.
Finally reading
, have been waiting for a while to get it on Overdrive.
What are you reading this week?this week I read Streets on a Map: Journey Through Changes by Dale Harcombe
Who is the author?
the novel is written by Australian author Dale Harcombe
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
I'm discovering new authors everyday I have a whole list of them
What are you reading this week?The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
Who is the author?
As is well known by now, Robert Galbraith is the pseudonym of JK Rowling. I'm sorry the Harry Potter books weren't around when I was young enough to enjoy them, but I understand the hype more with the Comoron Strike series. She really is a remarkable storyteller and I'm invested in the overarching story of the series.
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Some of the other remarkable authors I read in 2015 (although most of them haven't yet written a second novel) were Nathan Filer, Mary Ann Shaffer, Abigail Tarttelin and Sara Baum. To name a few...
What are you reading this week?I am reading Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Who is the author?
Gillian Flynn lol
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Oh yeah, definitely. Just none that I can think of off the top of my head lol
- What are you reading this week?- Who is the author?
I just finished High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
I discovered other authors in 2015, for example Patrick Modiano (2014 Litterature Nobel Prize) or Yukio Mishima
- What are you reading this week? Lone Wolf- Who is the author? Jodi Picoult
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week? sure, almost everything I have read this year
I picked
by Pierce Brown. Other possible authors include: John Scalzi, Brandon Sanderson, Jasper Fforde, Dan Simmons, Sarah J. Maas, Laura Frantz, Laurine Snelling, Sarah Dressen, Joel Rosenberg, Patrick Rothfuss, David Estes.
Right now, I am reading Suddenly Last Summer by Tennessee Williams. Another author I could have chosen for this one was Naguib Mahfouz.
What are you reading this week?The Score. I enjoyed the previous two books in the Off-Campus series.
Who is the author?
Elle Kennedy.
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Colleen Hoover - but I'll fit in a book by her in another week.
Progress Post:- What are you reading this week?
Cress
- Who is the author?
Marissa Meyer
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Several! I am always finding new authors. It's part of what I love about reading in general. :-)
- What are you reading this week?The Fellowship of the Ring
- Who is the author?
J.R.R. Tolkien
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Yes, several, although no one from the top of my head right now. I still find it pretty shameful that I only started reading Tolkien last year.
Progress Post:- What are you reading this week? Faithful Place by Tana French
- Who is the author? Tana French
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week? Yep, there are a couple others I could have picked!
What are you reading this week?The Secret Chord
- Who is the author?
Geraldine Brooks
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Helene Hanff comes to mind, Elizabeth Strout, Emily St. John Mandel, Brene Brown--I read a ton of new authors in 2015.
What are you reading this week?Murder Fir Christmas
Who is the author?
Jim Lavene & Joyce Lavene
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Caridad Piñeiro
Mod
Pretty Baby
- Who is the author?
Mary Kubica
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
I read a lot of new authors in 2015 but I wanted to pick one that I hadn't read a lot from. Many of authors led me to read more by them just in 2015 alone so I picked Mary Kubica since I had only read one by her so far. Some of my other favorites were Jojo Moyes, Margaret Atwood, and Jack Kilborn.
What are you reading this week?The Master Magician
Who is the author?
Charlie N. Holmberg
Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Yes, it's been awhile but Colleen Hoover and Rainbow Rowell were new to me last year.
I'm reading Honor by Elif Shafak
There was no other author I wanted to read for this question, but I did DNF the book I picked before
The Gaze. And picked this one instead, thoroughly enjoyed it!
Around the Year in 52 Books
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A Gathering of Shadows (other topics)
Catch-22 (other topics)
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- What are you reading this week?
Dark Places
- Who is the author?
Gillian Flynn
- Is there another author you could have chosen for this week?
Yes! I originally had Under the Net by Iris Murdoch on my list (fell in love with her after The Sandcastle), but I wasn't able to get ahold of a copy. However, I totally flew through Dark Places, so I regret nothing!