New Author Challenge

Now I have to do this one for sure.  I know I'll be reading a lot of authors I have not previously read and have  already done so.  To participate in this one go to Literary Escapism.  I will pick 15 to start with, but may go over as I often think I will for most of my challenges.   Below are the details copied from the blog:

Here are the guidelines:

1. The challenge will run from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.
2. Since this is an author challenge, there is no restriction on choosing your novels. They can definitely be from other challenges. However, the authors must be new to you and, preferably from novels. Anthologies are a great way to try someone new, but only a third of your new authors can be from short stories/novellas or anthologies.
3. I want this to be an easy challenge, so you can pick to do either 15, 25 or 50 new authors. It all depends on how fast you read and how adventurous you want to be.  If you reach your goal halfway through the year, don’t stop. Any new author you try can be added to Mr. Linky. We all want to know about your new experience.
4. After reading your new author, write your review and then come back here and add your link to Mr. Linky. Make sure you include your name and the author, but adding the title is completely up to you.
5. Bloggers or Non-Bloggers alike are welcome. You don’t have to have a site to participate. You can link up via Facebook, GoodReads or even Amazon if you’d like.

Once you reach your goal, you don’t have to stop. Any new author you try, go ahead and head back here and add it to the list. Introduce us all to whoever you find. Afterall, there’s no reason to stop trying new authors, right?

Twitter: If you tweet your review, make sure to include the hashtag #NewAuthorsRC2014!

Here is my progress on this one:

1. The Sugar Queen--Sarah Addison Allen
2. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe--Fannie Flagg
3. The Gospel According to Larry--Janet Tashjian
4. The First Eagle--Tony Hillerman
5. The Perks of Being a Wallflower--Stephen Chbosky
6. Gone Girl--Gillian Flynn
7. Divergent--Veronica Roth
8. Number the Stars--Lois Lowry
9. The Fault in Our Stars--John Green
10. The Night Circus--Erin Morgenstern
11. Heaven is For Real--Todd Burpo
12. The Lemon Orchard--Luanne Rice
13. Through a Glass Darkly--Karleen Koen
14. Gods in Alabama--Joshilyn Jackson
15. Jacob Have I Loved--Katherine Paterson
16. The Paris Wife--Paula McLain
17. Of Poseidon--Anna Banks (first book by author)
18. Witch Season: Summer and Fall--Jeff Mariotte
19. Reconstructing Amelia--Kimberly McCreight
20. Selfish and Perverse--Bob Smith
21. Dying to Please/To Die For/Killing Time--Linda Howard
22. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society--Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
23. Brownies and Broomsticks--Bailey Cates
24. He Loves Lucy--Susan Donovan
25. The Red Tent--Anita Diamant
26. Cinder--Marissa Meyer
27. Pomegranate Soup--Marsha Mehran
28. Harlem Redux--Persia Walker
29. The Wednesday Letters--Jason F. Wright
30. The Postmistress--Sarah Blake
31. Mystery of the Dark Tower--Evelyn Coleman
32. Orange is the New Black--Piper Kerman
33. Summer Kittens--Janice Bennett/Valerie King/Martha Kirkland
34. Hatchet--Gary Paulsen
35. Where the Wild Things Are--Maurice Sendak
36. Because of Winn-Dixie--Kate DiCamillo
37. My Friend Rabbit--Eric Rohmann
38. Rapunzel--Paul O. Zelinksy
39. Cinderella 2000--Mavis Jukes
40. Ella Enchanted--Gail Carson Levine
41. The Hundred-Foot Journey--Richard C. Morais
42. A Single Shard--Linda Sue Park
43. Made From Scratch: A Memoir--Sandra Lee
44. Dream Tide--Robin Lee Hatcher
45. Pardon My French--Catherine Hapka
46. Heart and Salsa--Suzanne Nelson
47. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch--Jean Lee Latham
48. Fallen--Lauren Kate
49. All Night Long--Jayne Ann Krentz
50. Wild--Cheryl Strayed
51. Cooked--Jeff Henderson
52. This is Where I Leave You--Jonathan Tropper
53. Bitter is the New Black--Jen Lancaster
54. The Maze Runner--James Dashner
55. And Then You Die--Iris Johansen
56. Tangled--Emma Chase
57. The Black Opal--Victoria Holt
58. Julie and Julia--Julie Powell
59. Tangled Vines--Janet Dailey
60. Little White Lies--Gemma Townley
61. A Touch of Crimson--Sylvia Day
62. The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams--Rhonda Hayter
63. The Gates to Witch World--Andre Norton
64. Three Tales of My Father's Dragon--Ruth Stiles Gannett
65. Blue Bloods--Melissa de la Cruz
66. Dead End Dating--Kimberly Raye
67. Magical Kittens--Donna Bell/Catherine Blair/Joy Reed
68. Daddy-Danielle Steel
69. Curiosity Thrilled the Cat--Sofie Kelly
70. Sprinkle With Murder--Jenn McKinlay
71. Fruit of All Evil--Paige Shelton
72. The Memory Quilt--T.D. Jakes
73. The Memory Keeper's Daughter--Kim Edwards
74. Switch--Megan Hart
75. Suicide Blonde--Darcey Steinke
76. Killer Crullers--Jessica Beck
77. Unbroken--Laura Hillenbrand
78. Fleece Navidad--Maggie Sefton
79. The Chocolate Castle Clue--Joanna Carl