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Authors I First Read in 2022

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Happy Tuesday y’all! January is grinding to an end. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? I’m not sure, but it sure has been a strange month. This week, Jana over at That Artsy Reader Girl is asking us to share new authors we found in 2022. Like last year, I debated if I should focus on debut authors or just ones I read for the first time in 2022. While looking through the books I read last year, I discovered many of my favorite reads of 2022 were books by authors I first read in 2022. So you can consider this a part two of my favorite reads of 2022.

Cover images of books by ten authors I first read in 2022

All titles link to Goodreads.

Now, let’s look at ten authors I first read in 2022!

Courtney Summers

  • Book I Read in 2022: Sadie
  • Genre: YA, Thriller, Contemporary
  • Books Published: 10+

Kate Quinn

  • Book I Read in 2022: The Rose Code
  • Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery
  • Books Published: 20+

Pamela N. Harris

  • Book I Read in 2022: When You Look Like Us
  • Genre: YA, Contemporary
  • Books Published: Debut, with one planned for 2023

Sara Ackerman

  • Book I Read in 2022: Radar Girls
  • Genre: Historical Fiction
  • Books Published: 5

Laila Sabreen

  • Book I Read in 2022: You Truly Assumed
  • Genre: YA, Contemporary
  • Books Published: Debut

Emily Henry

  • Book I Read in 2022: Book Lovers
  • Genre: Romance
  • Books Published: 10+

Esi Edugyan

  • Book I Read in 2022: Washington Black
  • Genre: Historical Fiction
  • Books Published: 10+

Catherine Hernandez

  • Book I Read in 2022: Scarborough
  • Genre: Contemporary
  • Books Published: 7, plus one planned for 2023

Valerie Burns

Katherena Vermette

  • Book I Read in 2022: The Strangers
  • Genre: Contemporary
  • Books Published: 20+

And that is ten authors I first read in 2022. Have you read anything by any of these authors? What are some authors you first read in 2022?

Cover images of books by ten authors I first read in 2022

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36 thoughts on “Authors I First Read in 2022”

  1. Great list, Pam! I’m hoping to read Washington Black this year cos I’ve had that book on my shelf for ages. I’m also hoping to *finally* read one of the Emily Henry books! 😂 I also read Quinn for the first time last year. I need to read a full length novel by her asap!

  6. Glad you found so many good reads in 2022! I haven’t read anything by Kate, but do see the authors books quite a lot on various lists. 🙂 Thanks so much for visiting my wesbite today.

  9. I think Kate Quinn is the only author I have read from your list–I really enjoyed The Rose Code too when I read it. Several of the authors you mention are ones I’d like to try someday–and even have books of theirs on my TBR shelf! Thank you for sharing!

  12. I have read Emily Henry but none of the other authors. I hope you discover more new authors this year too 🙂 Have a great week.

  14. Nice list, Pam. I have read 5 of these authors, so that means 5 more to check out. I hope my TBR shelf doesn’t grow too much today.

  15. I adore Emily Henry. I have Sadie as an audiobook to listen to, I’ve had it a while, I always hear really excellent things about it. I also haven’t read Kate Quinn yet and I know a lot of people who really love her books and they seem like books I would enjoy so I must try to squeeze her in.

  19. I read my first Katherena Vermette book in 2022 as well, and was blown away by her writing! And I keep seeing Kate Quinn on everyone’s list, and it’s making me feel like I’m missing out – she’s definitely going to be an author I read in 2023.

  21. I enjoyed Emily Henry’s books! Great list and thanks for visiting my TTT!

  22. Great mixed list – I like seeing a mix of genres! I’ve read several and add one to my TBR, Sadie sounds really good. I love finding new authors and this week is certainly adding to my TBR with every visit! Thanks for the visit.
    Terrie @ Bookshelf Journeys

    1. I’ve had The Alice Network on my TBR for ages. I hope to get around to reading it this year.

  28. I’ve only read Book Lovers and Washington Black but really liked them. Several others are on my TBR and others look intriguing. I hope you find even more new-to-you authors you like in 2023!

  29. I’ve only read Book Lovers from your list, but several others are on my tbr. While I did enjoy Book Lovers, Beach Read still remains my favorite of Henry’s books, with People We Meet on Vacation coming in second. I read my first story by Quinn last year, too, but it was her short story Signal Moon. I really enjoyed it. I need to read more by her, as well. Happy reading!

  30. Kate Quinn is on my to-read list and I hope I will this year.. the only author I have read on your list is Emily Henry… and I did enjoy her writing
    Here is my TTT

  31. Looks like you’ve got a great list. I haven’t read any of these but I have Emily Henry on my TBR. I hope you’ll get to read some great ones this year too 😉

  32. Ahh, I’ve gotta get to Emily Henry one of these days. I feel like almost everyone who’s interested in that genre and has tried one of her books walks away happy, which bodes very well.

    What’s the bonus content in Sadie like? (if that’s the edition you read) Her books mostly don’t click with me but this was a pleasant exception and I’m curious about anything extra I can get.

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