Welcome back to the New Authors reading challenge! I’m hoping everyone is still enjoying this reading challenge as we head into our seventh year.
For those new to the New Author Challenge, the whole idea started when I first started reviewing and 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 that first year. I loved finding these new characters, worlds and cultures, so I want to help others find new ones as well. Since 2006, I’ve tried over 150 different authors I may not have tried otherwise and I have found some really 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, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 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, 2015 through December 31, 2015.
- 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 short stories/novellas or 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. 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?
Twitter: If you tweet your review, make sure to include the hashtag #NewAuthorsRC2015!
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Participants:
Want to join in? Sign in below and don’t forget to tell us how many you’re going for!
Reviews:
When you’re signing in with Mr. Linky, please leave either your name or your blog name followed by the author you tried – i.e. Jackie (Melissa Marr) or Literary Escapism (Melissa Marr). Please do not add wrap-up posts here. If you would like to add a wrap-up post, please leave a link in the comments. Mr. Linky will be added on January 1st.
This looks like fun!
I’m hoping to read 15 new authors!
This looks like so much fun! I’m going to try and read 25 new authors!
I’m in! I’ll try for 50 new authors this year – however, since I don’t blog (anymore), I’ve linked my Goodreads shelf. Thanks for hosting!
Really excited to start on this challenge! I’ll be aiming for 25 but if it’s going good I might push for 50. I guess it depends.
Gonna go for 15. I’m sure I’ll pass it, but I have a lot of books from my tbr to get thru also!
This sounds like a fun challenge. I’m aiming for 15.
I’ve gone for 15 to fit neatly alongside the other challenges I’m participating in. Gone for a mix of modern and classic authors that have passed me by.
Lucy Brown recently posted……Onwards to 2015
I am sure I sign up for this one with 25 new authors….to start.
Will there be a link?
There should already be a link on the page. Let me double check it.
Yes you are signed up already. *grin*
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I’m joining this year and I’m going to try 15 new authors. Thanks for hosting!
Thank you for hosting! I’m aiming for 12 new authors right now but I might try to read more!
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I plan to participate in this challenge again this year. I’m going for at least 25 new authors.
I’m joining this year with a goal of 15 new authors!
I’m going for 50 new-to-me authors again! Here’s my first review: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2015/01/wars-trophies-by-henry-morant.html (Henry Morant)
This is what I get for thinking. I thought I’d already put a post here for this challenge. Oops. I’m hoping for at least 15 new authors for the year.
Holli
You did sign up, you’re not crazy. I had an issue with Linky Tools, but now it’s fixed. *grin*
Jackie recently posted…Interview: Daniel José Older
I would very much like to take part in your reading challenge, and am signing up for 15 new authors in 2015. Here is my sign-up link: http://kingmagu.blogspot.no/2015/01/reading-challenges-2015-new-author.html
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Jewel Kats: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2015/01/the-princess-panda-tea-party-by-jewel-kats-illustrated-by-richa-kinra.html
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Linky Tools should be working now, so please be sure to use the widget above for your reviews. *grin* It’ll be a pretty list come December.
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Thank you for fixing the linky and adding my links.
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