Debut Author Challenge







I've been very sparing this year and only selected 69 books (yes, that is sparing for me) but reserve the right to modify this list any way I choose in the coming year. 



Without further ado, the Mod Podge Bookshelf list of 2013 Debuts for the 2013 Debut Author Challenge! 

Books in YELLOW I own
Books in Grey I've Read (9)


45 Pounds (More or Less) by K. A. Barson

After Iris by Natasha Farrant

All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry

Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn

The Beautiful and the Cursed by Page Morgan

Begin Again by Sumayyah Duad

Being Henry David by Cal Armistead

Belle Epoque by Elizabeth Ross

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

Chantress by Amy Butler Greenfield

City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster

The Different Girl by Gordon Dahlquist

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos


Dualed by Elsie Chapman

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell


The End Games by T. Michael Martin

The Falconer by Elizabeth May

The Flame in the Mist by Kit Grindstaff

Harken by Kaleb Nation


The Hidden Summers by Gin Phillips 

If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin

In the After by Demetria Lunetta

In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters

Infinite Sky by C. J. Flood

The Key & the Flame by Claire M. Caterer

Leap of Faith by Jamie Blair

Let the Sky Fall by Shannon Messenger

Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans

The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd

Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson

Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowan

The Midnight Dress by Karen Foxlee

MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza

Nobody But Us by Kristin Halbrook


Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

The Oathbreaker's Shadow by Amy McCulloch

Pantomime by Laura Lam

Parched by Melanie Crowder


The Path of Names by Ari B. Goelman

The Ruining by Anna Collomore

Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff

The S-Word by Chelsea Pitcher

The School For Good & Evil by Soman Chainani

Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddlemen

Solstice by P.J. Hoover

Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton

Splintered by A. G. Howard


Starstruck by Rachel Shukert

The Storyteller by Antonia Michaelis

Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson

The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Sure Signs of Crazy by Karen Harrington

The Symptoms of My Insanity by Mindy Raf

Taken by Erin Bowman


Taste Test by Kelly Fiore

That Time I Joined the Circus by J.J. Howard

Through the Bomb's Breath by Peggy Eddleman

Tides by Betsy Cornwell

Uses For Boys by Erica Lorraine Scheidt

Vengeance Bound by Justina Ireland

When the World Was Flat (And We Were In Love) by Ingrid Jonach

The Wig in the Window by Kristen Kittscher

7 comments:

thetravelingreader said...

You picked such awesome books. I'm especially glad for reading this post because I got to see some really awesome covers. Might want to give the challenge a try. :)

Good luck! ^_^

- Mauie (The Traveling Reader)

Stephenie said...

Wow! Awesome books. I may have to take this challenge! :D

Anita Grace Howard said...

Wow, thank you so much for including Splintered in your list, Gabrielle! I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

P.S. I'm also good pals with Anna Banks, and expect her book Of Poseidon to be every bit as wonderful as it's gogeous cover. :)

Kasie West said...

Thanks for including Pivot Point on your list. :) Your list is awesome and those covers are amazing. I can't wait to get my hands on these books as well.

Jeanette Pekala said...

I love how you are supporting debut authors. It's hard at first for them to make a name for themselves. Thanks for sharing these amazing titles.

Karen Harrington said...

Thanks for including Sure Signs of Crazy on your list. There are so many great books here, a few I've already had the pleasure of reading.

Happy Reading!

Kit Grindstaff said...

I only just saw this list, and The Flame in the Mist as part of it! Thanks so much, Gabrielle. I'm honored to be in such great company, quite a few already read and loved.