Book Rant's 2021 Reading Challenge - hosted by bookrantpodcast

Read a debut novel
Doesn't have to be the only work they've ever published. You can read Terry Pratchett's first book. Or you can read a book published this year by an author who has never published anything else. 
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Gryffindor Edition by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Gryffindor Edition

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

350 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes

Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art

Rebecca Wragg Sykes

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative slow-paced
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

The Charm Offensive

The Charm Offensive #1

Alison Cochrun

358 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

Middle-earth Universe

J.R.R. Tolkien

336 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy literary middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo

Cattywampus

Ash Van Otterloo

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ middle grade adventurous emotional fast-paced
Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

Of Fire and Stars

Of Fire and Stars #1

Audrey Coulthurst

389 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

Stalking Jack the Ripper

Stalking Jack the Ripper #1

Kerri Maniscalco

325 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical horror mystery young adult dark mysterious medium-paced
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio

358 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Girl of Ink and Stars

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

228 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

Dune #1

Frank Herbert

680 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced