I spoke about the authors who I discovered in 2021 in a previous post, so I thought I would mix it up this week and share some of the authors I hope to discover in 2022.
Ruta Sepetys
Are you tired of me talking about how excited I am to read Ruta Sepetys? It just needs to happen already. I have this feeling that when I read Salt to the Sea, I am going to fall down the rabbit hole of reading all of her books. I have a signed edition of The Fountain of Silence, which I would love to get to soon, and I Must Betray You comes out in February and sounds amazing!
Isabel Allende
I recently heard Ashley from The Bookish Realm speak about Violeta by Isabel Allende and I just loved the way she spoke about it and I have a feeling it will be something I love. It is the author’s 2022 release and it actually comes out today! I added A Long Petal of the Sea to my TBR when it first came out and remember being intrigued by it. She also has an extensive backlist that I can explore!
T. Kingfisher
T. Kingfisher is an author who I saw everywhere in 2021. I have really been getting into horror, so both The Hollow Places and The Twisted Ones are calling out to me. Nettle & Bone is her 2022 release and it seems to getting some buzz already. I am fascinatedby the fact that her novels are horror fantasy, which is not a genre I have really explored.
Constance Sayers
I will be reading A Witch in Time for my 12 Challenge, and I just have this feeling that I am going to love it. Constance Sayers has only one other published novel, The Ladies of the Secret Circus, which I am also curious about. It seems as though Sayers’ novels are written for me- the synopses for both of them have so many of my buzzwords.
Ashley Winstead
I meant to read In My Dreams I Hold a Knife last fall. It seemed as though everyone was reading and loving it at the time! I really want to get to it this year and then also try both of Ashley Winstead’s 2022 releases. Fool Me Once is actually a romance and The Last Housewife is another thriller. I always love when authors explore different genres!
Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor is an author who I have been meaning to read from for years now! All of her premises appeal to me and I am always here for a shorter SciFi. I am thinking that I will start with Noor because I do have the audiobook, though the third book the Akata Witch series comes out in October, so it would be great to read the first two before then. Honestly, I just want to read it all!
Emily Lloyd-Jones
Look how amazing these covers look together! The Bone Houses has been on my TBR for years and something about it has always called to me. It is a Ya horror fantasy and I think there are zombies? I am so ready for it! I want to finally read it before The Drowned Woods comes out in August. I know that Emily Lloyd-Jones has a few other books as well!
Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich is an author whose work I just know I am going to adore! I own a copy of The Night Watchman and The Plague of Doves, so I want to read those first, Though her newest release, The Sentence, really appeals to me. Erdrich is another author who I can see myself falling down a rabbit hole with and wanting to read a lot of her backlist.
Jennifer Saint
The covers for Ariadne and Elektra are beyond gorgeous! I have actually preordered a copy of Elektra, which comes out in April. I really should read Ariadne before that! I am so in the mood for some Greek mythology.
Victoria Lee
A Lesson in Vengeance was one of my most anticipated books of 2021 but I just never got to it! I heard mixed things, but I have been seeing more and more positive reviews lately! I have also heard that her Feverwake series is incredible.
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I’ll vouch for Ruta Sepetys & Isabel Allende!
Love that! I’m reading Salt to the Sea next!
Some great authors here! I haven’t read any of these but the civers look gorgeous!
I love a good cover!
Nice twist on the topic. Isabel Allende is on my “to discover” list this year, too! I’ve waited too long to read her.
Same! I hope we both fall in love with her work.
omg I haven’t read any of these but they look so good
Right!? I am so excited about them all!
I’ve only read Emily Lloyd-Jones from your list.
Did you enjoy it?
I did. It wasn’t a favorite, but still good.
Violeta sure looks interesting.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-new-to-me-authors-i-discovered-in-2021/
I cannot wait to read it!
I also want to check out Allende. Her books always sound so interesting. Great list!
They really do!
I’ve only read Emily Lloyd Jones and Victoria Lee from your list and enjoyed them both, hope you do! 👍
I really enjoyed The Fontains of Silence a few years back! Here is my post-https://paigesofbook.wordpress.com/2022/01/25/top-ten-tuesday-favorite-new-to-me-authors-of-2021/
I have heard so many good things about all of her books!
Ruta Sepetys is amazing and I loved The Bone Houses. I hope you enjoy reading books from all these new to you authors.
That makes me so happy to hear!
I read The Hollow Places earlier this year, and need to check out more of her work!
I love Nnedi Okorafor, also need to read more of her works!
And I recently bought Ariadne, so that one is high on my TBR!
My post!
I saw a lot of people read The Hollow Places last year. I need to get to it!
So glad you discovered Okorafor. She was a major discovery for me as well, but in 2020.
Here is my post: https://wordsandpeace.com/2022/01/25/top-ten-new-to-me-authors-i-discovered-in-2021/
I haven’t had much luck with Ruta Sepetys books but I still plan on checking out her latest one as I like the synopsis. Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/2021-reading-year-in-review/
It really does sound like a good premise!
Ruta Sepetys is incredible! I hope you’ll get the chance to read her!
I think I’m reading Salt to the Sea next!
Some of these I read last year too but they didn’t make my list. There were so many! I really can’t wait for Elektra because I loved Ariadne!! Sepetys has always been a favorite but I’m so behind on her books!
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Ha! All of these are authors I’m hoping to get to in 2022, too. Hope you get to each author and enjoy them!!
Amazing! I hope we both love them all!
I met Ruta Sepetys at the Hay Festival a few years ago. She was so lovely and I bought a signed copy of Salt to the Sea. The book is AMAZING and I hope you enjoy it. I haven’t read any of her other work yet but I must.
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Such a great approach to the topic! I see several here that I love. I’d like to read the new book by Isabel Allende, but if you’ve never read her before, you’re in for such a treat if you explore her backlist. (I just gave a family member The House of the Spirits this past year, and she loved it).
I love that! So many are people are telling me how much they adore her work. Makes me even excited about it!
Several years ago I read Paula by Isabella Allende, it’s a memoir about her time caring for her daughter when she became sick and eventually passed away.
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Wow. That sounds heartbreaking. I didn’t realize she had a memoir. I will have to look into it!
I love hearing that! I have heard I will need tissues when I read it!
I’m really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the ladies of the secret circus, on the fence about picking that one up
I am so intrigued by the premise but I haven’t heard much about it. I will definitely post a full review when I read it!
Great post! I got a couple of authors on here that I would also lie to discover, like Emily Lloyd-Jones, Victoria Lee, and Jennifer Saint!
I’ve never read an adult novel by Isabel Allende, but one of my favorite book series growing up were by her. I don’t remember the English title, but something along the lines of the Eagle and the Jaguar? I was obsessed as a kid/teen!
I didn’t realize that she wrote YA! I just looked it up and it is called Eagle and Jaguar!
Glad my memory didn’t fail me entirely hahaha I have no idea if it would hold up now, but 15 years ago, I liked it haha
Ariadne is wonderful, I didn’t know she had another book coming out!
I’m so excited to get into her work! How gorgeous is the cover for her new book? I love it!
I adored Ariadne and can’t wait for Elektra and you’re right, the covers for both are gorgeous 😍
Salt To The Sea has been on my tbr forever too and I didn’t know Ashley Winstead had two books out this year. I’ll have to look them both up. Been meaning to read her 2021 release for ages but my library never got it in (I tend to borrow thrillers more than buy them for some reason).
So happy you loved Ariadne!
I keep meaning to read her 2021 release as well! I find it strange that it wasn’t made into an audiobook, which is how I normally read my thrillers!
Wasn’t It? That’s odd. I don’t think I’ve actually seen it in store thinking about it which is odd. Maybe they’ll release an audio book when the paperback releases.
I looked it up and the audiobook is coming out on March 8th!
Nice one
I’m really interested in reading Jennifer Saint too. Hoping to get to at least one of her books this year
I keep seeing Ariadne everywhere!