Top Ten Tuesday – Mainstream Popular Authors that I Still Have Not Read

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Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, this week’s prompt is Mainstream Popular Authors that I Still Have Not Read (Submitted by Rissa).

This took a bit of research. There are so many popular authors that I haven’t read, so I based my list on authors that I have seen on Instagram a lot and then a few classics!

Popular On Instagram:

Colleen Hoover – I don’t have any plans to read her books, they just don’t sound like my sort of thing.

Taylor Jenkins Reid – I have Carrie Soto Is Back so hopefully some time soon!

Rebecca Yarros – Fourth Wing is on my Christmas list!

Jodi Picoult – I have been tempted to look at a couple of her books. Maybe one day…

Alice Oseman – I have seen Heartstopper around, but I have never read a graphic novel and don’t have any immediate plans to start. Pictures aren’t my thing. I like words – you know where you are with words!

Alice Hoffman – I really want to read one of her books – maybe next Autumn/Halloween.

Classic

Ian Fleming – maybe one day. I feel like I would like his books despite the fact that I have little interest in the films.

Margaret Atwood – I really do need to read one of her books.

David Baldacci – he was one of my Granddad’s favourite authors so I would like to make time to read one of his books.

John Le Carré – I want to read one of his books at some point, again another maybe one day!

What authors haven’t you read?

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50 thoughts on “Top Ten Tuesday – Mainstream Popular Authors that I Still Have Not Read”

  1. Claire 'Word by Word'

    Oh too many to mention, I’m less focused now on which authors I haven’t read, because of the different genres I’m less interested in, than which countries have I not read?
    I like read around the world and judge my year’s reading by how many countries I’ve visited through their literature. This year it’s going to be quite a few from Latin America thanks to a subscription with Charco Press.

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  2. Janette

    There must be loads of authors that I haven’t read but of the ones on your list, I haven’t read any Colleen Hoover or Alice Oseman and don’t think they really appeal to me. I have read at least one book by all of your other authors though.

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  6. deanne01

    My husband really enjoys David Baldacci’s books. I’ve only read one,.his Christmas one which is not written in his usual genre. I’m not too sure I’d be interested in his thrillers though. Hope you enjoy his writing when you get a chance to try it.

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      1. deanne01

        I know what you mean. I was close to my grandmother, but she passed away when I was in my early 20’s and there are so many things I can think of now that I wish I had talked to her about and asked her about.

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      2. Emily Jane Post author

        Granddad was full of secrets. We did try to get them out 🤣 he passed away a year and a half ago (in May), my gran the previous December. I saw them weekly until COVID hit. When I was still living at home and was little we used to see them a lot more, but when I moved out and had my son, weekly was all we could realistically fit in.

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      3. deanne01

        I’m sorry for your losses. Yeah they were a whole different generation and a lot of things they didn’t talk about, especially the war. I can’t think of anything covid actually improved.

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      4. Emily Jane Post author

        Thank you. Yeah. And my family is so interesting – my mum is doing a family tree.

        My oldest son was 2 when we went into lockdown so we were able to spend quality time with him 🤔

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  8. Nicole @ NewBookCatsREADS

    Fabulous list – looks like your TBR is stacked! Similarly, I have no plans to read Hoover’s books either since I am generally not a fan of romances, but Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is a great book. I have not read any other of her books, so I might not be the most credible source but her world-building is spectacular! Enjoy!

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  9. 1girl2manybooks

    I read a Colleen Hoover book forever ago, over a decade now and didn’t love it and they just do not seem my thing at all, so I’ve no interest in trying any others. I adore Fourth Wing so I hope you enjoy that one! I also don’t really read graphic novels at all but I have enjoyed the Heartstopper volumes that I have read so far.

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    1. Emily Jane Post author

      I’ve only read a couple of blubs and they don’t grab me.

      I have seen that so many people love Fourth Wing so I hope that I can get it for Christmas and then get to read it!!

      My concentration levels just won’t take reading pictures 😂

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  15. iloveheartlandx

    Margaret Atwood and Taylor Jenkins Reid were on my list this week too. Alice Oseman has done quite a few regular prose novels too, so maybe if you’re interested in her work but aren’t really a graphic novel person, then one of those might be worth checking out? Jodi Picoult is one of my favourite authors, though I do have to admit, I prefer her older stuff compared to some of her more recent stuff: if you’re looking for somewhere to start, the ones I always recommend most are: My Sister’s Keeper, The Pact, Nineteen Minutes or Plain Truth, those are my favourites of hers.
    My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2023/11/14/top-ten-tuesday-446/

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    1. Emily Jane Post author

      Graphic novels I have never considered. I can’t even read comics so I don’t think they are for me. I didn’t even think to look at whether she has done anything else!

      I’ll have to have a look at those Picoult ones. I can’t do anything too sad though.

      Have a great week!

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      1. iloveheartlandx

        Fair enough! Yeah she’s published four full length novels and I think a couple of novellas so if you want to try her stuff. there are other options than just the graphic novels.
        Hmm, that could be tricky, a lot of her novels can get quite sad!

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      4. Emily Jane Post author

        Tried and tested. It’s a nightmare when a sad moment suddenly happens – A Court of Frost and Starlight was a bad one 🙄 that made me quite upset.

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    1. Emily Jane Post author

      Excellent. After seeing Colleen Hoover everywhere the past few years I thought that I was in the minority for not reading her stuff but actually it’s a bit of a mixed bag!

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  18. Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense

    I’m definitely not great with keeping up with super popular authors who’ve gained quite a following on social media. Taylor Jenkins Reid is an author that I was kind of interested in previously, but can’t see myself reaching for her now. Hope you enjoy any of these you decide to pick up.

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  20. Dedra @ A Book Wanderer

    Yeah, Hoover is a mixed bag for me, I’ve enjoyed some but not others. I’ve enjoyed most of Reid’s books, except I wasn’t a big fan of Daisy Jones or Evelyn Hugo. I actually adore Oseman, and I’m not a big graphic novels reader, either. I’ve only read The Handmaid’s Tale by Attwood, but I’d recommend it! Happy reading!

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    1. Emily Jane Post author

      I briefly considered looking at Verity then decided against it.

      Ooo they are the two big ones. I keep meaning to try both, but I my head got turned by a signed Carrie Soto Is Back. I just need to find time to read it!

      I would like to read The Handmaid’s Tale. I haven’t even seen it on TV though.

      Happy reading too!

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