Top Ten New-To-Me Authors I Read In 2017

Top Ten Tuesday is currently hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week is all about the new authors we read in 2017. I discovered some new favorites this year, and I finally read an author I've been hoarding for years. Here are ten authors I read for the first time last year (and the books I read by them).

Rachel Caine

I met Rachel Caine at a book signing last year, and I wound up loving her reading style. I'm glued to her Stillhouse Lake series. I need to go back and read the books I've been missing out on.

Grady Hendrix

Paperbacks from Hell is one of my favorite books from last year. It's a fun, gorgeous, witty, informative book on the history of the horror genre. I'm glad I grabbed a copy of My Best Friend's Exorcism because deciding not to read Grady Hendrix was a mistake.

Algernon Blackwood

Algernon Blackwood is probably my favorite discovery of 2017. I have several of his stories lined up for this year.

Todd Keisling

After reading and loving The Final Reconciliation, I was excited to read some more short work by Todd Keisling in his Ugly Little Things. He's an author I will continue to follow.

Edith Wharton

I may be cheating by adding Edith Wharton to this list. I DNFed Ethan Frome in a previous year. I really enjoyed her writing in Summer, though. Summer must have been quite the scandalous book back its day, too. I have a collection of her ghost stories on my shelf that I look forward to checking out.

Sarah Pinborough

This is the most shocking entry on my list. I've been buying books by Sarah Pinborough since the days of Leisure Horror, but I think this is the first book by her I've actually read. I have no excuses.

Richard Chizmar

It's possible I've read some short stories by Richard Chizmar, but this is the first longer work (albeit only novella length) I've read. I look forward to reading more of Chizmar's work.

Mercedes Yardley

Mercedes Yardley is another author I will continue to read. I have another book or two by her on my kindle I need to read. I love the imaginative quality of her writing.

Ira Levin

I finally read Ira Levin this year. Rosemary's Baby was a treat, and at some point I need to read more of his work.

Kim Liggett

I'm excited about discovering Kim Liggett. I haven't had much success with Young Adult Horror, but Kim Liggett is one to watch. The Last Harvest was straight up horror which is not something I usually find in the YA world.

Are these authors new to you or have you been wise enough to read them long before now?