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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Reverie by Ryan La Sala

Reverie

Ryan La Sala

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud

Love After Love

Ingrid Persaud

409 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

The Bear and the Nightingale

Winternight Trilogy #1

Katherine Arden

322 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

Tristan Strong #1

Kwame Mbalia

496 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

The Last Mrs. Parrish

Liv Constantine

403 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Lady Upstairs by Halley Sutton

The Lady Upstairs

Halley Sutton

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

A Song Below Water

A Song Below Water #1

Bethany C. Morrow

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
You by Caroline Kepnes

You

You #1

Caroline Kepnes

422 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan

Wicked Saints

Something Dark and Holy #1

Emily A. Duncan

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #1

Tamsyn Muir

448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced