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Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books by New Authors I Read in 2022

By Kasey | January 24, 2023 - 7:00 am |December 10, 2022 Blogger's Favorites, Lists, Middle Grade 8-12, News and Fun, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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Top Ten Authors New to Me that I Read in 2022

2022 was a great year for me in terms of finding debut authors whose books I loved and finally trying books by authors that I’d had on my TBR for a while. For this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, I’m sharing the top ten best books by new authors (or new to me authors) I read in 2022.

Out of the 171 books that I agreed to review in 2022, 121 of them were authors who were new to me. That doesn’t include the backlist titles that I read, which I am not doing a good job keeping track of right now. I would … Continue reading →

2022 Summer Reading Recap

By Kasey | September 27, 2022 - 7:00 am |September 14, 2022 Blogger's Favorites, Lists, News and Fun

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For the last couple of years, I’ve been trying to post seasonal lists of the books I can’t wait to read. I love doing that, but I also want to post some kind of recap at the end of the season where I can talk about which books turned out to be my favorites that sort of thing. I’ve been struggling to find a format that feels satisfying to write up and read about, so here’s my first attempt: my 2022 Summer Reading Recap.

First, if you missed my most-anticipated summer release list, check it out to see what books started on my list. I also posted this Top Ten Tuesday list of backlist titles I hoped to read this summer, so I’ll include those in this check-in.