Authors I Want To Read More Of

In a few days time, I have a post going up about my most read authors so far. I’ve read multiple books from a lot of different authors so I’m not going to share all of them in that post otherwise we’ll be here forever. Because of that, I thought it might be nice to talk about five authors I’d really like to read more of.

I should mention that all of these authors I have read at least two books from already and that none of them made the top read list. Let’s go.

Daphne Du Maurier

As I’m writing this post, I’m currently in Cornwall, which is where Daphne Du Maurier lived so it’s only fair that she was first on this list. I’ve read four of her books already and she’s one of my favourite authors, so I think I should read some more.

What am I reading next? Frenchman’s Creek.

Laurie Halse Andersen

I recently just met Laurie Halse Andersen and she was honestly the loveliest author ever so I really want to read more of her books now. I’ve read two already—Speak and Wintergirls.

What am I reading next? The Impossible Knife of Memory.

George Orwell

I have a bit of a hit and miss relationship with Orwell. I absolutely loved Animal Farm, but I hated 1984 when I first tried it and never ended up finishing. I’ve read three of his books in total, but I am going to get through them all someday.

What am I reading next? 1984…again.

Melina Marchetta

I’ve read three Melina Marchetta books already and I loved all of them so it seems only natural that I read more of hers.

What am I reading next? Looking for Alibrandi.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Ah good ol’ Fitzgerald! I’ve read three of his books already, not including my rereads of Gatsby but I really love them. I know some people really aren’t fans, but I think he had such an interesting life and I’m interested seeing that in his books.

What am I reading next? The Beautiful and Damned.

What are some authors you'd like to read more from in the future?

Book Shame #5

Book Shame is a monthly post here on A Book So Fathomless where I pick out four books from my TBR jar, talk about them and then challenge myself to read them before the next post.

I know this is a little early in the month, but I’ve already finished my four books from last month so I figured there was no point waiting.

I liked Who Could That Be At This Hour by Lemony Snicket, and you can see my review here. Unfortunately, I didn’t love Charlotte Gray or Castle Dor as much as I’d hoped. I didn’t techanically read The White Queen but I was doing research on the series and everyone recommends starting with The Lady of the Rivers (which I already own) so I’m going to start that this weekend.

I picked out four really great books for April. I really love that I don’t tend to pick YA novels out of my TBR jar, which means I pick up things that I might not otherwise read for months.

The Mirror Crack’d Side to Side by Agatha Christie

I’m trying to read 12 Agatha books this year and so far I’ve only read one, so I’m happy to have picked this one out. This is one of her books that I know literally nothing about.

The Keys to the Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson

I love me some Maureen Johnson. Seriously, I adore everything I’ve read by her. Again, no idea what this is about.

Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

It’s been a while since I’ve read any Orwell, but this is probably the book of his that I am most excited for. Also, I’ll be visiting Paris and London in a few months so this should be a really interesting read.

The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene

I’m not even going to try and pretend that this isn’t the book I’m most excited for. This a re-read for me as I went through a massive Nancy Drew stage when I was younger. I’m so excited to return to one of my favourite characters.

I’m genuinely excited for all of these. They are all reasonably short books so hopefully I can get through them quite quickly.