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New Authors Challenge

Challenge yourself to read a certain amount of books by new-to-you authors

Levels:

• Curious – 1 new authors
• Fascinated – 2 new authors
• Addicted – 3 new authors
• Obsessed – 5 new authors
. Super-obsessed- 6 authors
. Off the Charts- 10 authors

Have fun and list the books and authors names that are new to you!

I'm in!

Shut Up & Read AUGUST 2016 NEW AUTHORS CHALLENGE

New Authors Challenge

Challenge yourself to read a certain amount of books by new-to-you authors

Levels:• Addicted – 3 new authors


Completed: 4/3

Bec McMaster 8/2
Tess Gerritsen 8/5
Jacqueline Woodson 8/11
Philip Pullman8/26

I'm branching out into other authors and those authors are all new to me. will that work?

Chakara wrote: "I'm branching out into other authors and those authors are all new to me. will that work?"

Yes.

I'm in! For a goal of obsessed. :)

1. Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire
Urban Fantasy
-Will absolutely continue the series. Loved it!

2. The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Si-Fi Hugo Award winner
- Very different but I think I will finish the series.

3. Planetfall by Emma Newman
Si-Fi
- Disappointing ending but I may check out more works, since I loved the first part.

4. Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) by Ann Leckie
Si-Fi Hugo Award winner
Confusing, but I liked it. Will read more.

5. Binti (Binti #1) by Nnedi Okorafor
Si-Fi novella Hugo Award winner
Disappointing. Might try another book since she is so highly praised.

6. Cat Pictures Please by Naomi Kritzer
Si-Fi short story Hugo Award winner
It was cute so I will likely read more works.

1. Seeds Planted in Concrete - Bianca Sparacino - 5 stars
2. Your Soul is a River - Nikita Gill - 4 stars

Leigh wrote: "Chakara wrote: "I'm branching out into other authors and those authors are all new to me. will that work?"

Yes."

oops I meant genres.

Took me two months to finish but, happily, I found new authors and series to read. Yea!