Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Read in 2020

The first four of my new-to-me authors got me to try things I would rarely read or that might have put me off at antohter time.

1. Anna Burns–I loved her creative way of naming her characters.
2. Susanna Clarke–got me to read a sort-of fantasy novel.
3. Matt Haig–got me to read another sort-of fantasy novel, albeit about a library.
4. Edwindge Danticat–got me to enjoy short stories.

The other authors wrote the type stories I normally enjoy, though Denis Johnsson’s book was darker than I normally read. I realize when it comes to fiction I tend to stick to female authors. It was good to read more male fiction writers this year–as you can see several in this list are men. I value their perspectives.

1. Lucy Foley
2. E.M. Forester
3. Denis Johnson
4. Antoine Laurain
5. Judy Leigh
6. Colm Toibin

I went with authors who have already published a second or subsequent book.