Top Ten Tuesday used to be a weekly post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, but was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl. “It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” This is definitely something I can understand and want to participate in.
Wow, this week’s prompt is a really great one, and it’s all about my top ten new-to-me authors I discovered in 2024. While I love reading books by the authors I love, I’ve also encountered some really great authors that I hadn’t read anything by. So I am frequently intrigued by a debut author, or even an author that everyone else seems to love but I haven’t read anything by yet. Here are my top ten new-to-me authors I discovered in 2024:
- Vivian Shaw. She popped onto my TBR with a novella that made me curious to read the series from the beginning in preparation for reading her newest book in the Dr. Greta Helsing world in 2025.
- Anna Rasche. The Stone Witch of Florence really caught my attention, and I love how her personal knowledge of gemstones was woven throughout the novel to make it a fascinating historical read.
- Jessie Garcia. I was unaware of this author until I read The Business Trip, and I’m so glad that I got the chance to read an advanced copy of it, because it had so many twists and turns to make it an exciting story.
- Beth Kander. How could I not find it incredibly humorous that she turned the fearsome Jewish creature of folklore, the golem, into a love interest. She won my heart right then and there. Her snarky sense of humor ensures a great read, too.
- Maiga Doocy. She landed on my radar with her quirky, cozy fantasy with a dash of queer rom-com. If you’re a fan of cozy fantasy but haven’t read Sorcery and Small Magics, you might want to jump on that.
- Ryan Graudin. As for her ability to write a fantastically whimsical historical fantasy that takes place in 1920s Paris, and kept me hanging on every word.
- Nicholas Pullen. In a complete genre change, his unique brand of gothic historical horror/fantasy pulled me in without tipping me over the edge into nightmares.
- P.H. Low. They earned a spot on this list with These Deathless Shores, a fabulous dark take on Peter Pan and the Lost Boys. It was one of those books that I couldn’t tear myself away from, and simultaneously, didn’t want to rush through and miss even a tiny bit.
- A.R. Vishny. With Night Owls, Vishny brings a creature from Jewish folklore through time and into the present day. I fell in love with the characters and the story, and loved reading an unapologetically Jewish story. Bonus points for her use of a different folklore creature other than a golem.
- Amy Leow. In this Nepali-inspired epic fantasy, she ensured the best possible success of her debut novel, The Scarlet Throne. The characters are various shades along the spectrum of morally gray, but it felt like the author is building up to something even more mind-blowing in the next book of the series.
Have you read any of these books? What did you think?
Categories: Top Ten Tuesday
Leah's Books 
Apart from Ryan, I don’t think I recognize any of these authors. Glad you discovered some great new voices in 2024… hope this year is full of more great new stories and author discoveries. 🙂
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Thank you! Here’s to a great year of new discoveries for both of us!
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Yes, Night Owls was amazing – it definitely deserves more attention.
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Ahhhh I’m so glad to see that you’ve read it! Hopefully some more people read it.
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It looks like you found some wonderful authors last year.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/authors-i-read-multiple-times-in-2024/
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I really did! Can’t wait to check out your post – I love how you always put a nice spin on it.
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Definitely hoping to jump on Sorcery and Small Magics in 2025!
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Ooooh, I hope you do! I loved it so much.
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I’ll have to look into Ryan Gaudin’s books! A whimsical historical fantasy sounds wonderful 🙂
If you’d like to visit, here’s my TTT: https://thebooklorefairy.blogspot.com/2025/01/top-ten-tuesday-new-to-me-authors-i-discovered-in-2024.html
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The Enchanted Lies of Céleste Artois had me really loving the whole historical fantasy vibe. I hope you love it.
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Great list! I love seeing how excited you are about discovering these authors—it’s always fun to find new favorites. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
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Thank you! I always get so thrilled about finding a new favorite author, and then proceed to push all my friends to read it. And it’s so cool to see everyone else’s posts and be introduced to new books and authors!
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Nicholas Pullen’s work sounds so good!
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It really is! I highly recommend it, and think you’ll enjoy it.
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Oh my gosh these covers are gorgeous!! I need to read Sorcery and Small Magics, and Night Owls looks fabulous as well!
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Thank you! I highly recommend both of those books – they’re fantastic in different ways.
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Great list! I haven’t read any of these yet, but a few of them are on my TBR. Have a great week!
My TTT
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Thank you! These are all favorites of mine, and I hope you enjoy the ones on your TBR when you read them!
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Glad you enjoyed these authors. Here is this post https://paigesofnovels.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/top-ten-tuesday-new-to-me-authors-of-2024/
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Isn’t it fun discovering new favorite authors?
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I haven’t read any of these authors. I am busy right now updating my list of reviewed books and it is painfully obvious to me that I don’t often read the same author over and over. There are just a few authors I make sure to read everything they publish based on my previous reading experiences.
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I like to stick with my favorites, but find a balance between reading my existing favorite authors and discovering new ones.
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I haven’t read any of these authors before, but I’m glad you enjoyed them. It’s always fun to discover new writers to love!
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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I should read The Business Trip sometime.
Here is our <a href=”https://www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/top-ten-tuesday-new-to-me-authors-i-discovered-in-2024/“>Top Ten Tuesday.</a>
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You should! It was a little over the top, but so twisty and enjoyable.
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A great looking list. I’ve not read from any of them but they look good!
Here’s to finding more great new authors this year!
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
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Haha, there doesn’t seem to be too much overlap in our reading tastes, which makes it even more interesting to visit your lists!
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☺️ thank you. I think I am more Mystery than anything judging by the books I have read in recent years 😂 I do try to read different genres though 😂
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I love the look of Grave Importance! I’ve just finished reading The Undying of Obedience Wellrest which is about gravediggers and reanimating the dead so this fits my current mood nicely!
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Oh wow, that does fit in nicely! I’m really excited about Grave Importance since I really loved his previous series.
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