Best Authors of 2020

[Girish, The Good cop]

A year end round up of sorts. A brilliant book becomes a calling card for the author whose other works (sometimes less known) we seek out. We may end up doing a serial reading or add their books to our TBR.

Who are the authors whose works most impressed you in 2020 and why?

[Nathan]

1. The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks.
Why? It is cathartic!

2. The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum.
Why ? I like disturbing/depressing novels.

[Ahtims]

I discovered Aruna Chakravarti . ( Jorasanko, Suralakshmi Villa)

[Ahtims]

rediscovered Arthur Conan Doyle via his Sherlock Holmes...may read his historical fiction too.

[Girish, The Good cop]

@Nathan just added Iain Banks today! adding both authors to my list though not for the same reason.

have you tried Norwegian authors? they can write some really dark books.

[Girish, The Good cop]

Though I read many good books in 2020- I think the two authors I fell in love enough to get their lesser know books
1. Ali Smith
2. Hilary Mantel (esp after Beyond Black)

on safe bets this year
1. Raymond Chandler
2. Margaret Atwood

[Nathan]

@Girish : Do you have any specific authors in mind[Those which you have read?] = )

[Akanksha]

Susanna Clarke (what a legend!) and Donna Tartt (whom I had been saving for years for I don't know what).
Rediscovered Victor Hugo as I finally read Les Mis.
Also Rainer Maria Rilke.

[Girish, The Good cop]

you can try Jo Nesbo and Karin Fossum.
you can also try the millenium series by Steig Larsson (if you haven't already)

[Girish, The Good cop]

Akanksha wrote: "Susanna Clarke (what a legend!) and Donna Tartt (whom I had been saving for years for I don't know what).
Rediscovered Victor Hugo as I finally read Les Mis.
Also Rainer Maria Rilke."

Haven't read any of them

[Nathan]

Girish wrote: "you can try Jo Nesbo and Karin Fossum.
you can also try the millenium series by Steig Larsson (if you haven't already)"

Thanks! I have finished Larsson series[3 books]. Disliked the David Lagercrantz continuations- dropped it there.

I will check out Jo Nesbo & Karin Fossum = )

[Gorab, TheGunman]

David Mitchell
Because of the brilliant narration in Cloud Atlas.

Thinking of picking one more by this author in December :)

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Nathan wrote: "Girish wrote: "you can try Jo Nesbo and Karin Fossum.
you can also try the millenium series by Steig Larsson (if you haven't already)"

Thanks! I have finished Larsson series[3 books]. Disliked th..."

I was thinking of continuing Millennium series...

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Gorab wrote: "David Mitchell
Because of the brilliant narration in Cloud Atlas.

Thinking of picking one more by this author in December :)"

have you decided which one are going to read?

[Nathan]

@Em lost in books: I would suggest Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy if disturbing novel suit your fancy.

Or maybe James Rollins
I loved the standalones and Sigma Series.

Millennium continuations were not up to the mark although the millennium series itself had too many glaring loopholes!

[Gorab, TheGunman]

Em Lost In Books wrote: "have you decided which one are going t..."

Utopia Avenue
hows Cloud Atlas going? Have you crossed Sloosha's?

[Ahtims]

I forgot to mention Lucy Foley ( author of The guest list and the hunting lodge ).. 2020s favourite psycho thriller author discovery

[Nathan]

Oh yea, I have added those to my TBR. Yet to read them. Lucy Foley. :D

[Archita]

Heather Morris
Madeline Miller
Arundhati Roy

[Ahtims]

Madeline Miller was my 2019 discovery

[Girish, The Good cop]

Gorab wrote: "Em Lost In Books wrote: "have you decided which one are going t..."

Utopia Avenue
hows Cloud Atlas going? Have you crossed Sloosha's?"

David Miller is definitely mine this year too!

[Girish, The Good cop]

Archita wrote: "Heather Morris
Madeline Miller
Arundhati Roy"

Arundathi Roy - Loved her God of Small Things. Haven't read the others.

[Charu]

I discovered this book The Tonic by Mayur S Sarfare. I think it was an eye opener kind of a book. Definitely my best read of this year.

[Gorab, TheGunman]

Charu, you may want to use the promotions folder.

[Charu]

Okay. Would do!

[Leena]

Im not sure whether the following would be categoried so, nevertheless these books really stood out for me. I'd strongly recommend these :

This year I read 2 books of relatively new authors
1. As the Stars Fall by Steven Lee - truly brilliant. poignant love story that had
me in tears.
2. The Stepdaughter- Georgina Cross I believe its her debut novel and the simplicity of the crime and the pace really appealed to me. .
3. Wildflower Graves- Rita Herron - an extremely fast paced, fabulous mystery novel.
3. Blinking Lights- by Rosie Claverton. a most surprising Christmas gift part of my Advent Calendar read. Brilloint novella, 100pages of simple who dunnit.
4. A very Lucky Christmas By Lilac Mills. Funny and sad - caught me.by surprised.

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Nathan wrote: "@Em lost in books: I would suggest Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy if disturbing novel suit your fancy.

Or maybe James Rollins
I loved the standalones and Sigma Series.

Millennium continuation..."

Will fit Blood Meridian to one of my 2021 challenge. I have heard some really good things about it.

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Loved. Malice by Keigo Higashino and Blindness by José Saramago.
Friends recommended other works by both authors, so i am looking forward to reading more of them.

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Forgot to add Tana French. If i have to pick one author and recommend to everyone it would be her.

[Arpit]

I discovered Dorothy Gilman as part of my 'around the world' challenge. This year I read two of her books from Mrs. Pollifax series which are detective thrillers set in different countries.

[Girish, The Good cop]

all new books to me Leena! Will check them out and add to my list.

Tana French has been on my list

[Leena]

Tana French has been on my list for so long, but I just keep putting her off (:

[Leena]

oh ! where does one list the greatest disappointments?

[Girish, The Good cop]

Leena wrote: "oh ! where does one list the greatest disappointments?"

You can list it here as well I guess :D