Authors I Haven’t Read but I Want to

This week’s prompt is a fun one. There are so many authors I haven’t read yet and want to. I could probably create a part 2, 3, 4, and 5 to this post. Narrowing down this list was really hard, but I did it. Here are my top ten authors I haven’t read but I want to:

Ali Hazelwood

Sally Hepworth

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Gabrielle Zevin

Ruth Ozeki

Colleen Hoover

Alice Oseman

Sara Zarr

Jaclyn Moriarty

Nicola Moriarty

I’ve heard such great things about all of these authors. In a couple of cases, I’m hoping greatness runs in the family (the two Moriartys are Liane Moriarty’s sisters). Either way, I’m really excited to read every one of these authors. Now the real question is which book by each of these authors should I read first? I already know the answer for half of them:

If you’ve read any books by the other five authors, please tell me which book I should read first in the comments.

What about you? Which authors haven’t you read but want to? Do we have any in common?

21st Century Books I Think Will Become Classics

This week’s prompt is hard. Classics can be so subjective. There are a lot of classics that everyone agrees on and then there are some that scholars still debate whether they deserve the classification of “classic.” When I think of classics, I think of books that are timeless, books that multiple generations have read and/or enjoyed. I don’t think of books that have more literary merit/value than other books. Reading and the enjoyment of reading all depends upon the reader.

Here are my top ten predictions of which books will become classics from the last 21 years:

I know some of my choices may be weird. There are probably other books that would be better than mine. I only listed books I’ve read, though. The other books that may be better choices would be word of mouth only. For that reason, I didn’t put them on my list.

What about you? Which books published in the last 21 years do you think will become classics? Do we have any in common?

I’ve been learning in DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) that life is full of dialectics, or two opposing truths. In this case, the two opposing truths are: 1) I don’t agree with JKR’s stance regarding trans people, and 2) I still love Harry Potter.