2023 New Authors to You Challenge

[Christine]

#5. Cheryl Strayed (gm)

#6. Alex Michaelides (gm)

#7. Martha Hall Kelly (gm)

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Well, I'm not halfway through October yet, and have already surpassed my initial goal . . . looks like I'm moving it up to level 6, (a stunning debut) with 25+ new authors read in 2023!
(my first 20 authors can be found in this comment: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
21. Tammy L. Gray ~ My Hope Next Door (finished 11 October)
22. Heidi Main ~ A Nanny for the Rancher's Twins (finished 22 November)
23. Stephanie Landsem ~ Code Name Edelweiss (finished 27 November)
24. Lee Tobin McClain ~ Secret Christmas Twins (finished 30 November)
25. Sheila Roberts ~ On the Way to Christmas: Three Stories (finished 6 December)
26. Rosemarie Naramore ~ The Happiest Season (finished 31 December)

[Loraine]

Kate wrote: "Well, I'm not halfway through October yet, and have already surpassed my initial goal . . . looks like I'm moving it up to level 6, (a stunning debut) with 25+ new authors read in 2023!
(my first 2..."

Way to go Kate!

[Sarah]

Congrats!

[Christine]

#8. by Abbi Waxman (gm)

[Karen]

I would like to thank everyone in this group, as of this month I have found 80 authors new to me!

[Loraine]

Karen wrote: "I would like to thank everyone in this group, as of this month I have found 80 authors new to me!"

Great Karen! I hope they have all been good ones!

[Karen]

Loraine wrote: "Karen wrote: "I would like to thank everyone in this group, as of this month I have found 80 authors new to me!"

Great Karen! I hope they have all been good ones!"

Thanks, Loraine! The majority have been and ones I will continue to read. Based on books currently selected for ongoing challenges, looks like I will add about 20 more as well. So wonderful to find!

[Karen]

Progress: 105/25+

76. Sarah Loudin Thomas (10/23/23)
77. Gina Welborn (10/28/23)
78. Hazel Taylor (10/29/23)
79. Amelia Cobb (8/27/23) (9/20/23) (9/20/23) (9/22/23)
80. Dana Mentink (11/17/23) (11/24/23) (11/26/23)
(12/21/23) (12/21/23)
81. S.J. MacIver (11/18/23)
82. Debby Mayne (11/20/23) (12/15/23)
83. Roxanne Rustand (12/24/23)
84. Margaret Daley (12/16/23)
85. Jennifer Rodewald (11/24/23)
86. Amelia C. Adams (11/26/23) (12/15/23)
87. June Foster (11/30/23) (12/18/23)
88. Carol James (12/4/23)
89. Faith Quinn (12/8/23)
90. Kimberly Rose Johnson (12/14/23)
91. Katy Lee (11/21/23)
92. Susan Page Davis (11/7/23) (11/20/23)
93. Angela K. Couch (11/7/23)
94. Susan M. Baganz (11/19/23)
95. Melody Carlson (11/23/23)
96. Liz Johnson (9/15/23)
97. Kat Lynne (12/18/23)
98. Carol Cox (12/10/23)
99. Debby Lee (12/18/23)
100. Angela Ruth Strong (12/18/23)
101. Brenda Clemmons (12/19/23)
102. Susan Leigh Carlton (12/19/23)
103. Jordan Taylor (12/21/23) (12/25/23) (12/25/23)
(12/25/23)
104. Sandra Orchard (12/31/23)
105. Carrie Fancett Pagels (12/26/23)

[Loraine]

#47 Sandra Orchard
#48 Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
#49 Joy Ohagwu

[Loraine]

#53 Kate Moore
#54 Amy Rafferty
#55 Jane Porter
#56 Brynn Stewart

[Loraine]

#57 Maddie Day
#58 Jessie Gussman
#59 Kate Hewitt
#60 Laura Rollins
#61 Victoria Alexander

[Beth]

I did almost as well as last year - who knew there were so many inspirational/Christian writers out there? I have a new one already to start; she was recommended by my sister just today - Francine Rivers. Downloaded a title to Libby.

1 Lauralee Bliss - Escape From Amsterdam
2 Jackie Zack - A Christmas to Remember
3 Liz Tolsma - Daisies are Forever
4 Pepper D. Basham - The Mistletoe Countess
5 Lisa Childs - Justice Overdue
6 Donna Alward - Danger Next Door
7 Linda Ford - Christmas Bride
8 Lacy Williams - A Cowboy for Christmas
9 Michelle Aleckson - Hidden Ranch Peril
10 Christina Miller - Finding His Family
11 Lesley Ann McDaniel - Benefit of the Doubt
12 Jenna Kattric - Her Expiration Date
13 Mandi Blake - Rescued by the Hero
13 Jennifer Pierce - Runaway
14 Kari Trumbo - Rodeo Sabotage
15 Lara Lacombe - Silent Witness
16 Susan Gee Heino - Grave Secrets
17 Shirley Jump - After She Vanished
18 Beth Carpenter - Kidnapped in Alaska
19 Jennifer Brown - Rescue on the Ridge
29 Megan Besing - Expired Hope
30 Jacqueline Adam - Targeted Witness
31 Latisha Sexton - In the Midst of the Storm
32 Marilyn Turk - The Escape Game
33 Loretta Eidson - Pursued in the Wilderness
34 June Foster - Danger at Cranberry Cove

Beth - ;)
in Calgary

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

I blew this one out of the water. My goal was 26+ and I read 49 new to me authors. Lots of great finds!

[Loraine]

Staci wrote: "I blew this one out of the water. My goal was 26+ and I read 49 new to me authors. Lots of great finds!"

Wow - great job!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Loraine wrote: "Staci wrote: "I blew this one out of the water. My goal was 26+ and I read 49 new to me authors. Lots of great finds!"

Wow - great job!"

Thanks Loraine!

[Loraine]

I did 61 and was totally shocked!

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

I ended the year with 26 new-to-me authors. Not too shabby I think!

[Karen]

Like Staci and Loraine, I blew this one out of the water. My goal was 26+ and I read 105 new to me authors. Lots of great finds!

[Lynnette]

I finished with 95, some I’ll probably never read again but many I’m excited to explore further.

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Way to go Loraine, Kate, Karen & Lynnette!

[Maggie]

Reading throughout a whole year makes a huge difference in how many new authors one encounters! I expected to be at Level 2: Looking for new (6-10 new authors). But in the end I ended up at 63! This put me in the Level 6: A Stunning Debut 25+ new authors.

[Sarita]

Final count

1. Rachel Scott McDaniel

2. Amy Clipston

3. Jane Kirkpatrick

4. Lisa Phillips

5. Randy Alcorn

6. Angela Ruth Strong

7. Janice Cantore

8. Jennifer Chastain

9. Jennifer Deibel

10. Amanda Cox

11. Marilyn Turk

12. Ramona Richards

13. Indrajit Garai

14. Hannah Linder

15. Julianne Donaldson

16. Megan Besing

17. Emilie Haney

18. Janine Rosche

19. Susie Finkbeiner

20. Deborah Raney

21. Terri J. Haynes

22. Laura Conaway

23. Valerie Fraser Luesse

24. Holly Varni

25. Amanda Barratt

26. Jennifer Rodewald

27. Sarah Monzon

28. Susan Anne Mason

29. Steffani Webb