Read by Theme discussion

(Sorry for not getting this up sooner, folks! I've been swamped by NaNo over the past month!)

Polling for December's theme has ended, and the winner is An Author You've Never Read!

So now it's time to choose a book for you to read in the upcoming month! Any book written by an author whose work you've never previously read is acceptable, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, popular or obscure.

If you want to discuss the book with others who have chosen it, remember to create a new thread in the proper folder and attach the book to it!

If you won't be able to read a new author this month for whatever reason, you can still head on over to the Theme Rebels folder and tell us about what you're reading instead.

If you can't think of any interesting authors whose work you haven't read before, you can always ask for suggestions in the thread below, take a look at our group shelves, or take a look at our members' shelves (along with many other options on the site!). If all else fails, there's always the "Pick It For Me" feature.

And don't forget to vote for January's theme. The poll for February's theme will appear on December first.

Happy reading, everyone!

I'll be reading since the movie's just come out (I want to read the book before I go to see it).

I'll probably also be reading (the new American Girl series) and (since I want to see the movie soon).


I might also be reading these, which have to go back to the library in a few weeks:

I have several on my December list already that are for book clubs or I'm just trying to get off my TBR:
and which is an advance reader's copy.

Hoping food/drink wins for Jan, and since I already found a book for it, it's the second in a series, I'm thinking of reading the first one for Dec, new author

For December I have , , and on the list.

I'll read The Stormchasers (Jenna Blum) for Read by Theme and Booklovers, the book club I created.

I've a couple for December

and

I will be starting with "A Simple Amish Christmas" by Vanetta Chapman. I had downloaded it onto my Nook awhile back and wanted to wait forbthe holidays to read it.

November was so crazy busy at work that I wasn't able to read anything in November, so I am going to read which I was planning on reading for November's theme, but will work for December.

Paula wrote: "For December I have , , and on the list."

I would make sure you have books 2 & 3 in the Chaos Walking series. It's that good.

In December my goal is to finish the three books I am currently reading. The two new author books for December are and I am also reading .

I have a lot of books by authors I have never read on my list this month...

Three books on my currently-reading shelf are from the authors I never read before. Hope I'll manage to finish this month!

I think I am going to read

Jayme wrote: "Paula wrote: "For December I have , , and on the list."

I would ..."

The friend that recommended it to me said pretty much the same thing. =)

My first book for December will be Tail Spin. After that I'm not sure since I have a lot of books I haven't read from new authors I haven't read. So I'm set for this month!

Alison wrote: "My first book for December will be Tail Spin. After that I'm not sure since I have a lot of books I haven't read from new authors I haven't read. So I'm set for this month!"

I love Catherine Coulter's FBI series!!!! I am on the waiting list to get her latest Backfire.

I started "Written in Stone" by Ellery Adams this morning and discovered it was #4 in the series. I liked the start of it but wanted to know what came before so I downloaded the first in the series, "A Killer PloT" to my nook and am reading it. I will be a little limited in my activities next week due to minor surgery, so hope to read all four of the series by this time next week.

This theme is very easy for me. I read books by authors I've never read previously most of the time. My first December read is The Valley of Silent People by Greg Sarwa who I've never read before. I started it in November, but it applies to this theme.

I've been changing my mind about how to categorize the book as I go. Right now I think it's magical realist.

Since I'm trying something for this month, is not a real challenge, I'm going to start first with , and and leave for later. They are all by authors I haven't read before.

I picked up at the library today for this theme. I got goosebumps when I read the jacket!

I'll also have on the go for another group ... but it totally qualifies for this one too!

Siobhan wrote: "I'll be starting with some Huxley: . It's been sitting on my shelf for years - time to dive in."

Oh, and

I'm going to readShanghai Girls and The Fault in Our Stars (since I've been wait listed for it at my library for a month and couldn't read it for last months theme).


Update: I wound up reading and this month instead. I'm still wait listed for The Fault in Our Stars?

I'll probably read

I'll be reading Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

For this theme, I decided to read and actually just finished it (a-ma-zing). I'm currently listening to . Now I'm planning to move onto and . Yes, it's my first Gaiman. No, I don't know what took me so long. But now I'm glad, because it works for this theme! :)

new author, probably will not finish it this month.
already read a few of her books before.
I want to start a new book but do not know what to start.

I was already reading Anna Karenina before the month started, but I'll count it since I've never read Tolstoy before this. Don't know what else I'll be reading, but I have a couple of library books that are by authors I've never read, so I should have at least two or three more by month's end. Plus, in a couple of days, I'll be pretty much done with school for the semester, so lots of extra reading time headed my way! :D

I'm starting with and then will go with . Got both of these books through the library in audiobook format.

I've actually read books by Ann Rule's daughter (Leslie Rule) which were nonfiction - ghost books and some of my favorites. Ann Rule does true crime books instead. I'm looking forward to compare the two.

Pretty much everything I am reading this month is an author I have never read. I specifically picked Horns by Joe Hill for this challenge, but I am also reading The Second Sex and The Catcher in the Rye.

I am now reading The Stockholm Octavo which is a first novel. So all of this book's readers have never read Karen Engelmann before. What do I think? This is my idea of a fun read.

Im going to read Napoli, Donna Jo's "Smile".

I'm reading "Happy Families", a book of short stories by the Mexican author Carlos Fuentes, translated from Spanish by Edith Grossman. I'm also reading a novel, The Indian Clerk, by David Leavitt. These are both new-to-me authors, and I may "Leavitt" at that!

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I read Tarzan a couple of years ago. It was an interesting read.

Just finished by Pam Crooks. I have several of her books on my TBR pile and thought this challenge was a good time to pull one out. Gave it 4 stars. Pretty well done western.

I'm still reading The Stockholm Octavoat home, but I took my Kindle on mass transit today and read The Midwife's Revolt, a Net Galley by another author I haven't read previously. It takes place during the period of the American Revolution (before, during and after). There are some well known historical figures. I'm enjoying it.

I'm reading an unusually high number of sequels right now so none of my current books are new authors to me! The first book that will meet that requisite is: The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson. Another group I'm in read it as their book club book the month I had surgery so I missed it but they were raving about it being one of the best books of they've read in ages. I'm interested to crack it open!

I'm also waiting for and from the library right now - those will both be new authors for me :)

I am reading The Apothecary by Mailed Meloy. It looked very cute for this time of year and since in my other group its A Christmas Carol, I w
anted something not so wordy....

I am reading Ender's Game.

Janet wrote: "I am reading Ender's Game."

Excellent choice!

Sorry to say i never finished the book theif which was my book from last month. Great book so far its just been a busy time (and i am reading too many books at once). I promise to pick up next months theme... and make sure whatever offer i read is an author who is new to me. Two for one for my birthday month.

I'm reading The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow by Joyce Magnin.

I'm moving on to , , and . I'm only adding one book for those with more published because after the first one they're no longer new authors but I'm still reading them.

I'm reading my year twelve study texts but I'm actually quiet exited for them. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Jane Eyre Two Brothers Year of Wonders Galileo Selected Poems The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif

I'm currently reading by Roald Dahl. I've never before read anything by him. I definitely want to read the rest of his books.

EDIT: Finished The Witches last night and gave it four stars. Now I'm reading .

I just finished Norse Code – Greg van Eekhout (2 stars)

This near apocalyptic tale of saving the world from destruction during a war between the Norse gods and mythological beings was lacking in character development and clear plotting, in my opinion. Don't think I'll look for others by him.

Anja wrote:
EDIT: Finished The Witches last night a..."

I really liked Room; very different style of writing.

Just finished . Good character development but probably not an author I will read again. Starting The Turn of the Screw . Hope I like it because I have a lot of Henry James on my TBR list

Linda C wrote: "Anja wrote:
EDIT: Finished The Witches last night a..."

I really liked Room; very different style of writing."

I'm also enjoying it. It makes the story seem less depressing and intense when seen through Jack's eyes, but still very much enjoyable.