I am joining in on this weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. Each week there is a different top ten list topic and a bunch of bloggers weighing in. Head on over there to see more of the great blogs participating.
Authors are rock stars. This week’s topic was a fun one to think about, but really difficult for me to figure out. There are so many great authors out there and I am sure there are a lot that deserve more recognition, but I couldn’t come up with more so you are stuck with my top six. The authors I listed are ones that might have some recognition already, but I felt like they could use some extra love and recognition. These authors are in no particular order.
Diana Abu-Jaber is an Iraqi-American author. She writes beautiful and lyrical prose. I first heard of her while attending the Key West Literary Seminar a few years ago. She was part of the panel of authors there to talk about food writing. Her memoir The Language of Baklava tells of a childhood growing up in America with a dad who dreamed of someday moving back to Iraq. Her novels are must-reads.
Elizabeth Kostova is the author of The Historian which is one of my all-time favorite books. She also writes beautiful prose and the subject matter of her books is so intriguing. I loved The Swan Thieves as well and cannot wait for more from this amazing author.
Camilla Läckberg is a mystery writer from Sweden. I absolutely love the Fjällbacka series. This is a series of books set in the very north of Sweden. Her characters are interesting and likable people and I am thrilled when I find out there is another book to read. I first discovered this author in one of my trips to Spain. She was a bestseller there with her first book The Ice Princess. In the US, her books have not been available for long. I believe that only the first two books in the series have come out here, but not to worry, there are UK editions of all 8 books so they will be here soon.
Kristin Cashore is the author of the Graceling trilogy. Maybe I am stretching it a bit here. All three of the books in the trilogy received a ton of recognition and praise. However, I think she deserves more. These books are AMAZING!!!!
Carolina Garcia-Aguilera is a Cuban-born American writer. I love her mystery series starring the protagonist Lupe Solano. I devoured this series when I found it and was really disappointed that there weren’t more books. I hope there are more to come in the future.
Matthew Quick recently received some much-deserved recognition when his book The Silver-Lining Playbook was made into a movie. However, I think this author deserves even more. His young adult books are amazing. I recently read Sorta Like a Rock Star and was very impressed with the ability he had to get inside a teenage girl’s mind and deliver such a realistic voice.
Boy21 is one of my favorite books that I read last year.
What authors do you think deserve more recognition? Did I forget someone obvious? Please comment below and share your thoughts.
I loved The Historian and BOY 21! I'll have to check into the other ones now… thanks for posting!
I love the layout of your blog and how you presented your list! I have read some Cashore. The rest are ones to explore. Thanks!
I haven't read Graceling, but I've heard great things about it. After seeing Silver Linings Playbook, I definitely want to read it now! Great list 🙂
Here's my Top Ten!