It’s the fourth year for the New Author Challenge and I’m hoping everyone is still enjoying this reading challenge. Last year I attempted to do more mini-challenges and wasn’t that successful. So this year I’m not going to promise that I’ll be more consistent with them, but I will say that I am going to attempt to do a few during 2012. So we’ll see if I can’t do better this year.
For those new to the New Author Challenge, the whole idea started when I first started book blogging. I didn’t know that many authors in my favored genre, so I went looking. I gave myself a goal of finding 50 new authors and ended up reading 56 the first year I did this. I loved finding these new worlds and cultures, so I want to help others find new ones as well. Since 2007, I’ve tried over 100 different authors I may not have tried otherwise and I have found some great authors.
The idea behind this is to find new authors that you’ve never tried before, not necessarily ones that are debuting. They can be in your genre of choice or be brave and try something new. You never know what you’re going to like until you try it. If you’re looking for some suggestions, you can check out the Author page here at Literary Escapism or the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Challenge pages. With over 1000 reviews posted, I’m sure there will be something there for everyone.
Here are the guidelines:
- The challenge will run from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.
- Since this is an author challenge, there is no restriction on choosing your novels. They can definitely be from other challenges. However, the authors must be new to you and, preferably from novels. Anthologies are a great way to try someone new, but only a third of your new authors can be from anthologies.
- I want this to be an easy challenge, so you can pick to do either 15, 25 or 50 new authors. It all depends on how fast you read and how adventurous you want to be. For me, I want to say I’m going to do another 50 new authors, but with two kids, I didn’t made my goal in 2011, so I’m going to be smarter and say 25. If you reach your goal halfway through the year, don’t stop. Any new author you try can be added to Mr. Linky. We all want to know about your new experience.
- After reading your new author, write your review and then come back here and add your link to Mr. Linky. Make sure you include your name and the author, but adding the title is completely up to you.
- Bloggers or Non-Bloggers alike are welcome. You don’t have to have a site to participate. You can link up via Facebook, GoodReads or even Amazon if you’d like.
Once you reach your goal, you don’t have to stop. Any new author you try, go ahead and head back here and add it to the list. Introduce us all to whoever you find. Afterall, there’s no reason to stop trying new authors, right?
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I’m very much looking forward to this challenge. I need to shake it up a bit in my reading selections.
Just posted links four new-to-me authors: Aimee & David Thurlo, Jennifer Donnelley, Herman Melville, and Courtney Milan. The last three are highly recommended.
I’m also four books behind on write ups, so I hope to be back soon.
I really enjoyed Carrie Bebris’s Pride and Prejudice spin off, Pride and Prescience. In fact, I have already ordered the next two books in the series!
This completes my 15 new authors for this year. I’ve enjoyed doing this challenge and will enjoy writing a wrap-up post soon.
Congrats on completing the challenge Grace, but don’t let this stop you from finding even more new authors!
Just tried my first new author! Optimistic about completing all 25 new authors this year :)
I have a question before joining the challenge. I would like to join. The challenge sounds great. If I join now, towards the end of March, can I count the 4 new authors I have read if I link up posts talking about them and what I thought about them? I think I could make 15 new authors this year if I can count those.
This is just such an awesome idea..
Thanks for offering us this challenge. Last year I went crazy and discovered a bucketload of new authors, some new to me and some actually new. It was so great.. So this year I need to consider my options..
Thanks
Shauni
Signing on for this challenge at 15 authors, since I have so many new authors in my TBR stacks…
A few days ago I left a comment asking if I can include any new authors I read Jan. 1 to today, since I am signing up so late. If so, great. But I decided to try for it anyway, whatever the answer.
Thanks, Tracy
Signing up for the 25 new authors. Very excited! I’ve been doing pretty good this year about picking up authors I’ve never heard of. Who knows. Maybe I’ll even venture to 50!
I just sgined up with 25 new authors but I hope to reach more than 25 new authors by the end of the year!
hey, looking forward to this challenge as a new author myself its great to see new authors being promoted in a fun way
Yay! I just completed the 25 New Author Challenge! I’m going to continue keeping track, and maybe I’ll even reach 50 by the end of the year!
I read my 50th new author today! :D
Yeah! Congratulations Angie!
I am glad to sign into this challenge with 10 new author as my goal…
Hi! I see this late but would love to join regardless. I’ve been reading numerous authors new for me, without being aware of your read-a-thon. If you permit me to utilize those from January 1st, that corrects a disadvantage. I didn’t review any of them. Write-ups would be fresh, exclusively to honour your rules. There don’t seem to prizes at stake.
If you permit the recently read authors in keeping with the time period, I’m in and have many to share! Please tell me if “we’re playing for anything”, or whether this is solely about reading. I love talking about authors, more interesting than reviewing individual novel after novel. Thanks!
Hello ‘Literary Escapism’!
My commitment post is up so please add it wherever you see fit, if it’s supposed to go anywhere. Either way, I bid fellow readers to enjoy my personal introduction. After all it’s for all of you! :) Let me know if there are any prizes or if this is all about reading. I’m cool with that; simply wish to be informed. If e-mail went out way at the start of this challenge, please send it. Thank you! http://cmriedel.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/fresh-author-challenge/
Hi LE. Thanks for the challenge! I already read some new authors for me this year, and I enjoy their books. BTW, I submit with my Goodreads profile since I always reviewing book I’d read with my native (Indonesia) on my blog. And sorry, forgot to set the amount. I plan to read 25 books by new authors. Thanks :)
I just linked up my 50 new author!
Woo Hoo!! And you still have two months to go Darlene. *grin*
For those curious, I’ll be posting the announcement for 2013 – NAC’s 5th Birthday – Thursday.
I posted my “Reading Challenges Wrap-up” post today.
I cannot link-up the review, so leaving the link in the comment:
http://inkquilletc.blogspot.in/2012/12/forgotten-books-mira-and-mahatma.html
I cannot create a new link to my review, so here is the link:
http://www.shelfari.com/books/26447783/Return-to-Marshalls-Bayou/reviews/3879549
as 2 other bloggers said, we can no longer post anything here with Mr Linky, maybe because you reached the number of links available, not sure.
here is my latest:
for the author Megan Mayhew Bergman:
http://wordsandpeace.com/2012/12/26/2012-69-review-birds-of-a-lesser-paradise/
hopefully this will be fixed to put the link to our recap posts
Sorry guys. Mr. Linky expired on me over the holidays and I just saw the message. It should be good now. If there’s any other issues, please let me know.
Here is my wrap-up post. I read 69 new aithors this year. http://srivallip.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/new-authors-challenge-2012-wrap-up.html
Happy new year to all! I was a rookie x10 when I joined and see my general blog got signed up. Change contestant #163 to: http://cmriedel.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/fresh-author-challenge/. I don’t see a closing post being required and am content to share here! :)
I aimed for 25 new names and have surpassed them to 33. My reviews are the following: #652, 655, 658, 660, 664, 670, 676, 677, 698, 702, 757, 758, 795-802, 905-912, 1085-1089, 1092. If there’s anything to know about a prize ect, let me know. I declare a done deal! :-)