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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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

448 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

14 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 1965 (editions)

nonfiction classics true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Ο δούκας κι εκείνη by Julia Quinn

Ο δούκας κι εκείνη

Bridgerton #1

Julia Quinn

416 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X

544 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography history informative reflective medium-paced
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Hello Beautiful

Ann Napolitano

383 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

We Are Okay

Nina LaCour

234 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Road to San Giovanni by Italo Calvino

The Road to San Giovanni

Italo Calvino

160 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir challenging reflective slow-paced
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes by Maya Angelou

All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #5

Maya Angelou

224 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Not in a Million Years by Sophie Ranald

Not in a Million Years

Sophie Ranald

364 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Fourth Wing

The Empyrean #1

Rebecca Yarros

512 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced