12 New To Me Authors 2025

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10 participants (52 books)

01 Nov 2024—31 Dec 2025

Overview

12 months to read 12 books by 12 new TO ME Authors.  For clarification: they are authors that you have never read before.  They don't need to be a new author or debut books. 
Books should be read in 2025, but you can start making your list now.

Challenge Books

All books added
Bloody January by Alan Parks

Bloody January

Harry McCoy #1

Alan Parks

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Fourth Wing

The Empyrean #1

Rebecca Yarros

650 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars #1

Sara Shepard

304 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery young adult mysterious fast-paced
Portretul lui Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Portretul lui Dorian Gray
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Oscar Wilde

Portretul lui Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

320 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy horror funny slow-paced
Bătrânul din Lună by Grace Lin

Bătrânul din Lună

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon #1

Grace Lin

224 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Un dulce miros de moarte by Guillermo Arriaga

Un dulce miros de moarte

Guillermo Arriaga

185 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction thriller dark emotional medium-paced
Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor

Filthy Animals

Brandon Taylor

329 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Salvador by Joan Didion

Salvador

Joan Didion

108 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction essays history politics dark informative tense slow-paced
The Collector by John Fowles

The Collector

John Fowles

320 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction classics thriller dark tense medium-paced
The Country of Marriage by Wendell Berry

The Country of Marriage

Wendell Berry

53 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging reflective slow-paced