We’re back with another Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week’s topic is: Bookish Discoveries I Made in 2025 (New-to-you authors you discovered, new genres you learned you like, new bookish resources you found, friends you made, local bookshops you found, a book club you joined, etc.)
Today’s topic is rather broad so I thought I would narrow down the scope to make it easier for myself and focus on 10 new-to-me authors that I read in 2025. Some were debut authors, others had books that were sat on my TBR for years, and honestly, I can definitely more than ten because there were plenty of new authors whose books I loved discovering last year. So this might be tougher than I think it will be*! So, without further ado…
*future me says it was so much harder!
M.L. Wang
Hazel Mack
Robin Hobb
O. O. Sangoyomi
Stephen Graham Jones
Robert Jackson Bennett
Emma Hamm
Fredrik Backman
Matt Dinniman
Kalynn Bayron
Have you read from any of these authors? Were any of them new to you in 2025? Who were some your favourite new authors discovered last year?
dinipandareads 
Fredrik Backman was a new-to-me-author in 2025 as well!
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2026/01/27/top-ten-tuesday-2025-releases-i-did-read-in-2025/
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It’s so good when you discover a new author especially when they have a backlist to explore. I remember getting all of Robert Jackson Bennett’s books from the library in 2024 after reading The Tainted Cup. And you have all of Fredrik Backman and Robin Hobb too. So many amazing books to read 😃
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You have a few I want to read. The only author I’ve read is Fredrik Backman and I definitely recommend you read more from him.
Thanks for sharing your #TTT
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Great list! I cannot believe I still haven’t read Robin Hobb. Or Fredrik Backman! I’d love to at least check him off my list this year😁
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I’m glad you discovered so many new favourites. 🙂
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I didn’t read too many new to me authors last year.
One was a DNF.
2 Were autobiographical by Moon Unit Zappa and Geezer Butler so can’t really count.
The best was Vanessa Lillie with Blood Sisters. I read her new book this year.
I also started the Stella Rimington spy series
Gill
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M.L. Wang! I have read 2 of their books now and it is truly good. I haven’t kept track of new-to-me authors, pretty sure there were many because I picked up random books from KU last year 😅 I definitely suggest reading more books by Backman!
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