Saturday 11 January 2014

2013 NEW AUTHORS TO ME SUMMARY

Go Eva!
This year saw me read 156 different books and a staggering 76 were from authors I haven't previously read.

Without flicking through my notes; from memory :-

Standouts - Terry Shames, John Florio, J.W. Nelson, Gregory Widen, Alan Furst, Wiley Cash,

Notables - Rob Kitchin, Barry Lancet, Susan Koefod, David Corbett, Joseph HansenLeif G.W. Persson,

Disappointments - Camilla Lackberg, Seeley James, Tom Robbins,

Viva Las Vegas!
JANUARY to MARCH - 18 newbies

APRIL to JUNE -13 newbies

JULY to SEPTEMBER - 16 newbies

OCTOBER to DECEMBER - 29 newbies

2014 will I think see me reading a lot less new authors as I try and concentrate on clearing down some of the unread mountain.

 Ok, I have flicked through my notes........other 5 star discoveries were Bill Pronzin, Jon Bassoff , Malcolm Mackay, J. Sydney JonesPeter Leonard

Compelling!

1930's prohibition!

Wartime intrigue!

10 comments:

  1. Col - I'm glad you had so many good experiences with new-to-you authors. It sounds as though you've certainly been motivated to keep testing new reading waters...

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    1. Margot thanks - I don't want my reading to get stale!

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  2. Col: I agree with Furst as a standout and would have moved Lancet up to standout.

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    1. Bill cheers, I definitely want to read Barry Lancet's next book. Maybe he then moves up a notch?

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  3. Out of 76 books by new authors, it must have been hard to pick. Some I haven't read yet that I hope to read soon: Terry Shames and Rob Kitchin. Bill Pronzini is great and Alan Furst too. Although I have read a lot more Pronzini. I am looking forward to your next year where you read more of what you have already read (authors that is, not books) and I am sure some of those authors will be new to me.

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    1. Definitely a struggle to choose here and I definitely need to get back to Pronzini this year.

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  4. I've never really thought of the new-to-me count till the last part of 2013, but it is such an interesting direction to look at. I liked reading yours, and should go and do some counting of my own.

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    1. Moira, I like pulling together stats and summaries. I enjoy other people's as well, can we expect a report soon please?

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  5. Col, I'm the tortoise to your hare—hopefully, I'll catch up, hopefully...

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    1. Prashant, the tortoise got there first in the end, keep plugging away pal!

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