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#1 Jenni L Walsh
General Market#2 Sarah Hamaker
#3 Diane Carlson Evans
#4 Jayna Breigh
#5 Mark Sullivan
General Market#6 KyLee Woodley
#7 Ane Mulligan
#8 Patrick Taylor
#9 Amanda Tero
#10 A.M. Heath
#11 Mimi Matthews
#12 Lynn Vincent
#13 Sara Vladic
#14 Rhonda Dragomir
#15 Jill Lynn
#16 Sandra Kay Vosburgh
#17 Carol Baldwin
#18 Geraldine Brooks
#19 Andrea Christianson
#20 John Donohue
#21 Amanda Peters
Debut, some foul language#22 Lisa Jordan
#23 Corrie ten Boom
#24 Erma Ullrey
#25 Sarah May Warren
#26 Marie Benedict
#27 Victoria Christopher Murray
GM#28 Jurica Pavicic
GM Some foul language & sexual content#29 Niall Williams
GM#30 Abbey Downey
#31 Bruce Holsinger
GM Some foul language and sexual content#32 Christen Krumm
#33 Keira D'Amato
I'm in. Level 3: 25-40 new authors1. Nancy Mehl
2. Amy Clipston
3. Tricia Goyer
4. Linda Goodnight
5. Abigail Wilson
6. Susan May Warren
7. Michelle Ule
8. Kelly Irvin
9. Pamela Griffin
10. Melissa Ferguson
11. Jennifer Mistmorgan
12. Gabrielle Meyer
13. Valerie Hansen
14. Emma Miller
15. Karen Kingsbury
16. Carla Laureano
17. Kim Vogel Sawyer
18. Terri Blackstock
19. Kerry Johnson
20. Richard Paul Evans
21. Kristin Billerbeck
22. Diann Hunt
23. Angela K. Couch
24. Leslie Gould
25. Angela Carlisle
26. Connie Queen
27. Philip Gulley
28. Laurie Alice Eakes
29. Kaye Dacus
30. Dee Henderson
I’m in!January - December 2025
Level 1: 1-10 new authors
1. Faith Blum:
2. Andrea Renee Cox:
3. Bailey Gaines:
4. Grace A. Johnson:
5. Katja H. Labonté:
6. Rachel Leitch:
7. Erika Mathews:
8. Kellyn Roth:
9. Kristen Heitzmann:
10. Carla Laureano:
Level 2: 11-25 new authors
11. Sandra D. Bricker:
12. Stephanie Grace Whitson:
13. Renee Ryan:
14. B.F. Randall:
15. Amanda G. Stevens:
16. Patricia PacJac Carroll:
17. Hope Callaghan:
18. Tessa Harris:
19. Sara Brunsvold:
20. Megan Elaine Davis:
21. A.H. Gabhart:
22. Mark Anthony Waters:
**Christian Fiction with lots of profanity. So much wrong with this book. I should have DNF’ed it after the first few pages.
23. Annette M. Irby:
24. Christine Dillon:
***FYI: This book can be hard to read at times, dealing with cancer***
25. Carrie Padgett:
Level 3: 25-40 new authors
26. Susan Sleeman:
27. T.I. Lowe:
28. Tamelia Tumlin:
29. Cami Checketts:
30. Shanna Hatfield:
31. Marina McCarron:
(07/10/25) GM - foul language & content32. Linda K. Rodante:
33. Travis Thrasher:
34. Jovie Grace:
35. Suzanne Woods Fisher:
36. Melanie Dobson:
37. Ina Garten:
So disappointed in the profanity and repeated use of Oh my God. 38. Granger Smith:
39. Jenny Goebel:
40. Anne Wilson:
Level 4: 41-60 new authors
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Maybe I should just do 50 new authors but why not—60 new authors, here I come!
Over the last several years I have read approximately 40 NTM authors each year. Wondering when or if I am going to run out of new authors to try. I will start with level 2
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(1/9) Doug Veeder2
(1/11) Marybeth Skwarczynski3
(2/28) Kate Goodwin4
(3/2) Myra Johnson5
(3/10) Walt Larimore6
(4/29) Alicia Gilliam7
(6/19) Angela Bell8
(8/14) Sally Bayless9
(8/17) Scarlet Ingstad10
8/19) C.O. Wyler11
(9/3) Barbara Tucker Ketchum
I'm in for Level 3: 25-40 With 2 of those being debuts.
1. Janette Oke (as a single author)
2. Beth Wiseman
3.Angela Elwell Hunt
*4.Amanda Wen
New author and debut
*5.Jolina Petersheim
6.Stars of Alabama
7.Lisa Tawn Bergren
8.T.I. Lowe
9.* Lulu's Cafe
10.Susan May Warren
11. Jamie Ogle
I am in for level 2 (11-25 new authors).
I'm in! Level 2 probably.1. Tracy Baack
2. Carina Taylor
3. Julie Milo
4. Brittany Larsen
5. Meg Easton
6. Ash Kelly
7. Mindy Killgrove
8. J.P. Sterling
9. Milla Holt
10. Camilla Evergreen
11. Rose Fresquez
12. Crystal Walton
13. Amanda P. Jones
14. Laura Langa
15. Kaylee Baldwin
16. Ciara Knight
17. Martha Fouts
18. Gigi Blume
19. Larissa Hommes
20. Leah Blair
21. Abby Greyson
22. Martha Hutchens
23. Rachel John
24. Wendy Klopfenstein
25. Belinda Mary
26. Leah Dobrinska
27. Mary Henderson
28. Bekah Overbey
29. Alena Auguste
30. Christina Sinisi
31. Ashley Funk
32. Sarah May Warren
33. Sarah Adams
34. K. Leah
35. Mollie Rushmeyer
36. Faith Carter
I'm but I'm not sure of what level I end up with. As I never set a goal of how many new authors to read. I just like seeing how many I end up with.
I'm in! Level 1: 1 - 10 New to me Authors
1. Lucy McConnell
January 26, 2025
2. Christina Suzann Nelson
April 9, 2025
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I love this one! I'm in for Level 2.1. Angela Bell-
2. Ginny Dye -
3. Vanessa Riley -
4. Lauraine Snelling -
5. Naomi Rawlings -
6. Alexa Verde -
7. Molly Zenk -
This is one of my favorites. For the last two years I've had over 100. I'm in for Level 4: 40-60 new to me authors.Progress: 66/60
1. Renee Riva -
(1/5/25)2. Denise Weimer -
(1/5/25)
3. Gayla K. Hiss -
(1/11/25)
(1/16/25)
4. Marie Higgins -
(1/21/25)5. Rebecca Hartt -
(1/21/25) 6. Jerusha Agen -
(1/24/25)
(7/10/25) 7. Amanda Tru -
(1/26/25)
8. Sandra Merville Hart -
(1/30/25)9. Kate Angelo -
(1/31/25)
10. Shannon McNear -
(1/31/25)11. Sandra Ardoin -
(2/1/25)12. Sherri Wilson Johnson -
(2/2/25)
13. Marlene Bierworth -
(2/6/25)
(2/9/25)14. Tina Radcliffe -
(2/13/25)15. Jordyn Redwood -
(2/14/25)16. Melissa McClone -
(2/14/25)17. Jennifer Lamont Leo -
(2/27/25) 18. Ronie Kendig -
(3/1/25)
19. Courtenay Burden -
(3/2/25)
(3/2/25)
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(3/9/25)
(6/2/25)20. Chelsea Michelle -
(3/3/25)
21. Angie Thompson -
(3/5/25)22. Candice Sue Patterson -
(3/5/25)23. Sommer Smith -
(3/12/25)
(4/19/25)
(5/19/25)
24. Danielle Grandinetti -
(3/16/25)25. Heather Kaufman -
(3/19/25)26. Susanne Dietze -
(3/20/25)27. Kathleen Y'Barbo -
(3/20/25)28. Mesu Andrews -
(3/21/25)
29. Marybeth Mayhew Whalen -
(3/22/25)30. Beth Wiseman -
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31. Lisa M. Prysock -
(3/22/25)32. Amy Walsh -
(3/27/25)33. Chautona Havig -
(3/28/25)34. Elle E. Kay -
(3/29/25)
(4/21/25)
(8/29/25)
35. R.J. Griffith -
(3/31/25)36. Marion Ueckermann -
(4/2/25)37. Penny Zeller -
(4/3/25)38. Anna Grace -
(4/11/25)39. Amity Steffen -
(4/19/25)
(5/9/25)
(8/16/25) 40. Pamela Ferguson -
(4/22/25)
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(4/24/25)41. Jody Hedlund -
(4/28/25)42. Liz Bradford -
(4/30/25)
43. Sami A. Abrams -
(5/17/25)
(6/27/25)
44. Dionne Haynes -
(5/25/25) 45. Lorana Hoopes -
(5/27/25)46. Jonathan Thomas Stratman -
(6/2/25) 47. Jane M. Choate -
(6/11/25) 48. Shannon Redmon -
(6/13/25)49. Natalie Bright -
(6/20/25) 50. Maggie K. Black -
(6/22/25)51. Kendra Warden -
(6/24/25)52. Rhonda Starnes -
(6/28/25)53. Tari Faris -
(6/30/25)54. Elle Rush -
(7/13/25)55. Lisa Wingate -
(7/19/25)56. Susan Sleeman -
(8/2/25)
57. Amanda Devon -
(8/14/25)58. Leslea Wahl -
(8/2/25)59. Terry Toler -
(9/2/25)60. Kelly Pulley -
(9/4/25)
(9/4/25)61. Arabella Penrose -
(9/4/25)62. Frederick Forsyth -
- General Market (9/5/25)63. Charlie H. Campbell -
(9/5/25)
64. Jared Morrison -
- General Market (9/6/25)65. Debra Ullrick -
(9/6/25)
66. Richard L. Mabry -
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67. Jo Grafford -
68. Carlene Havel -
69. Anne Adams -
70. T.K. Chapin -
71. Taylor Caldwell -
72. Steve Demaree -
73. Christine Sterling -
74. Jennifer Youngblood -
75. Kenneth Winter -
76. Ace Collins -
77. Mark Goodwin -
78. Lorri Dudley -
79. Susan G. Mathis -
80. Kathleen Denly -
81. Blossom Turner -
82. Kathleen Fuller -
83. Jennifer Pierce -
84. Emily Quinn -
85. Belle Calhoune -
86. Hannah Alexander -
87. Mindy Steele -
88. H.L. Wegley -
89. Dwight L. Moody -
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I'm in for Level 1. Progress: 10/10
1. Paige Shelton - The Cracked Spine - Jan 3
2. Julia Buckley - Death in a Budapest Butterfly - Jan 5
3. Rachel Fordham - Beyond Ivy Walls - Jan 10
4. Lauren Wolk - Echo Mountain - 1/13
5. Robert Thorogood - The Marlow Murder Club - 1/18
6. Laurie Cass - Lending a Paw - 1/22
7. Nancy CoCo - All Fudged Up - 1/24
8. Carla Laureano - The Broken Hearts Bakery - 2/1
9. Kristen Perrin - How to Solve Your Own Murder - 2/2
10. Louis L'Amour - Lando - 2/4
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So glad you found the Goodreads group Margaret! This is where we started and members are active. It's a great place to connect with CF readers. Welcome!
I'm in for Level 2: 11-25 new authors!1. Remembering Christmas by Dan Walsh
2. Holding the Fort by Regina Jennings
3. The Lacemaker by Laura Frantz
4. The Number of Love by Roseanna M. White
5. Love Letter to the Editor by Robin Lee Hatcher
6. A Cowboy for Katie by Debra Clopton
7. Courting Trouble by Margaret Brownley
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I'm in with fiveupf=date as 7/4/2025:
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I would like to plan for Level 2: 11-25 New Authors
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Level 1 (1-10 new-to-me authors)04) The Burning of Rosemont Abbey by Naomi Stephens 5+*
03) All That Really Matters by Nicole Deese 5+*
02)The Man with No Face by Peter Turnbull 2.5* (mainstream, clean)
01) Emma's Hero by Carrie Walker 5*
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I am in. Level 2! I think January 2025
Charles Todd
February 2025
Dale Cramer
Carla Laureano
Jannette Oke
March 2025
Renee Ryan
Karen Kingsbury
Tamera Alexander
Lauraine Snelling
Melissa Tagg
Sandra Byrd
Heather Woodhaven
Jamie Ogle
D.I. Hennessey
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Forgot to post…Completed Level 1…Moving on to Level 2Level 1: 1-10 new authors
1. Faith Blum:
2. Andrea Renee Cox:
3. Bailey Gaines:
4. Grace A. Johnson:
5. Katja H. Labonté:
6. Rachel Leitch:
7. Erika Mathews:
8. Kellyn Roth:
9. Kristen Heitzmann:
10. Carla Laureano:
So happy to see many of my author friends and colleagues on these lists. Enjoy their books! :)MaryAnn Diorio
I'm in for trying Level 2: 11-25 new authorsProgress: 13/11+
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Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë 2/25/252.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 4/4/253. The Green Ember S.D. Smith 6/6/25
4. And Then There Were None Agatha Christie 7/15/25
5. Pygmalion & Other Plays George Bernard Shaw 7/17/25
6. The Book Thief Markus Zusak 7/20/25
7. Batyr Nursen: fengslet, torturert, kastet ut av tre land Stig Magne Heitmann 7/22/25
8. The Phantom of the Opera Gaston Leroux 7/27/25
9. The Maze Runner James Dashner 8/1/25
10. The Midnight Library Matt Haig 8/26/25
11. Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow Jessica Day George 9/2/25
12. The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare 9/8/25
13. The King of Elfland's Daughter Lord Dunsany 9/11/25
Mod
Hi Staci,I am Clueless, but I have a selfish interest in signing up.
So please help me out.
Mod
I am Clueless, but I have a selfish interest in signing up.
So please help me out."
Hi John. This is a thread to record books read by new to you authors. Does that help?
Guess I forgot to post…Completed Level 2…Moving on to Level 3Level 2: 11-25 new authors
11. Sandra D. Bricker:
12. Stephanie Grace Whitson:
13. Renee Ryan:
14. B.F. Randall:
15. Amanda G. Stevens:
16. Patricia PacJac Carroll:
17. Hope Callaghan:
18. Tessa Harris:
19. Sara Brunsvold:
20. Megan Elaine Davis:
21. A.H. Gabhart:
22. Mark Anthony Waters:
**Christian Fiction with lots of profanity. So much wrong with this book. I should have DNF’ed it after the first few pages.
23. Annette M. Irby:
24. Christine Dillon:
***FYI: This book can be hard to read at times, dealing with cancer***
25. Carrie Padgett:
Completed Level 3…Moving on to Level 4Level 3: 25-40 new authors
26. Susan Sleeman:
27. T.I. Lowe:
28. Tamelia Tumlin:
29. Cami Checketts:
30. Shanna Hatfield:
31. Marina McCarron:
(07/10/25) GM - foul language & content32. Linda K. Rodante:
33. Travis Thrasher:
34. Jovie Grace:
35. Suzanne Woods Fisher:
36. Melanie Dobson:
37. Ina Garten:
So disappointed in the profanity and repeated use of Oh my God. 38. Granger Smith:
39. Jenny Goebel:
40. Anne Wilson:
Christian Fiction Devourers
Books mentioned in this topic
The King of Elfland's Daughter (other topics)Taken (other topics)
Checking the Facts (other topics)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (other topics)
The Rules of Falling for You (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Dee Henderson (other topics)Faith Carter (other topics)
Mollie Rushmeyer (other topics)
Jared Morrison (other topics)
Richard L. Mabry (other topics)
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LEVELS:
Level 1: 1-10 new authors
Level 2: 11-25 new authors
Level 3: 25-40 new authors
Level 4: 40-60 new authors
Level 5: 60+ new authors
This year, debut novels will be tracked in this challenge as well. You can include in your general new to me author list and write debut next to it or have a separate debut list for your tracking. Or not identify which novels are debut novels. Tailor as works best for you.
Who's in?