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This week it's new to me authors that I discovered in 2020. I didn't read a massive amount of fiction or new authors last year and quite a few are ones I'd already tried books by, but I did get a list together.
1) Michael Bond
I read a ton of Paddington books for all age groups last year and I just love that bear! It cheered me up during a rotten year overall. It makes me wish I had read them as a child and I'm not sure why I never did at the time.
2) Jenny Lawson
Jenny's books about her struggles with mental health issues were perfect for when I was struggling to deal with the Covid stuff. I recognised some issues that I was dealing with and it was a really big help.
3) Allie Brosh
I loved the look of her drawings and had this book on my TBR for ages before I got round to reading it. Again, reading about the struggles other went through helped me get a grip on dealing with my own problems.
4) Michael McBride
Two of my favourite things in horror are isolated snowy places and Sasquatches which brought me to a couple of his books which have both! A couple of tense and scary stories that led me to download a pile of his work for future enjoyment.
5) Spencer Quinn
A hapless PI and his canine narrator sidekick was something I wanted to read and I liked this first prequel short story. I have a few in the series on Kindle and I'll probably want to try at least another one in the series.
6) Camille Picott
I read an excellent zombie prequel which features an MC with an endurance running background, and I really enjoyed it. I've already downloaded the first novel in the series and look forward to reading more from this author.
7) Brian Moreland
Another horror author that came onto my radar. I read a prequel story to a full length novel he has written and I'm certainly intrigued by that story and a few others that I grabbed. I hope this will be another horror author to enjoy.
8) Lora Powell
This was another short zombie offering that I found free and it was enjoyable. I certainly plan to go ahead and read the full length novel. You know me, I can never resist the urge to read new zombie stuff!
9) Robert Barnard
This was another zombie book that was lurking on my e-reader for a while. The story kept me interested and I liked a lot of the characters. I certainly wouldn't avoid trying more stuff by the author and maybe a sequel.
10) Caleb Cleek
Another zombie book that lurked unread for a time. I did like the characters and there was plenty action in it. I was curious enough to read the sequel in the future and would try more work by the author in future.
