Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

Famous Author You've Avoided
We all have them, those famous authors we avoid reading because we have opinions about what their books will be like, even though we haven't read them. Time to set aside your judgement and try a famous author you've avoided.
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The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

306 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Wanted Man by Lee Child

A Wanted Man

Jack Reacher #17

Lee Child

624 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious fast-paced
The Silver Key by H.P. Lovecraft

The Silver Key

Dream Cycle

H.P. Lovecraft

32 pages • first pub 1926 (editions) user-added

fiction classics horror adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

Warbreaker

Warbreaker #1

Brandon Sanderson

24 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
My Name Is Not Peaseblossom by Jackie French

My Name Is Not Peaseblossom

Shakespeare

Jackie French

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction young adult adventurous medium-paced
Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey

Same Time Next Year

Tessa Bailey

144 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction romance sports lighthearted fast-paced
Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper Volume 1

Heartstopper #1

Alice Oseman

263 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
In the Heart of the Fire by Dean Koontz

In the Heart of the Fire

Nameless #1

Dean Koontz

70 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction mystery short stories thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin

Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives

Better Than Before #1

Gretchen Rubin

320 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King

291 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction memoir reference informative inspiring reflective medium-paced