The Sword and Laser discussion

Back in July I stumbled upon Tor.com's 2020 Debut Sampler. It reminded me that I keep telling myself I'm going to read more new authors and then completely fail to do so unless they end up being book picks here.

In an effort to help me change that habit I decided to make a list of debut works for this year. If you're interested in helping me track down more or just want to checkout the list you can find it here.

A Memory Called Empire was a debut, too.

I also saw on Tor debut author Karen Osborne’s Architects of Memory.

Oh, and Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis.

Matthew wrote: "Back in July I stumbled upon Tor.com's 2020 Debut Sampler. It reminded me that I keep telling myself I'm going to read more new authors and then completely fail to do so unless they end up being bo..."

I read The Seep and gave it five stars, but I'd probably give it 4 today. Something about it really struck me.

I have Docile and Finna on my shelves to read....

It says 3 stars, Jenny. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Thanks for the suggestions Trike. I've added them to the list.

I enjoyed Finna. It's an interesting take on a portal fantasy and might make a good pairing with this month's pick for anyone that burns through it quickly or has already read it.

Jenny’s post on Quick Burns today led me to discover that If, Then is a debut novel.

Trike wrote: "Jenny’s post on Quick Burns today led me to discover that If, Then is a debut novel."

(In 2019, yes, but new to you in 2020!)

Jenny (Reading Envy) wrote: "Trike wrote: "Jenny’s post on Quick Burns today led me to discover that If, Then is a debut novel."

(In 2019, yes, but new to you in 2020!)"

Time expands as you get older. Therefore to me anything written since 1991 is new.

Also, when someone my age says something happened “the other day” they mean that it occurred any time between last Tuesday and 1985.

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