first reads challenge

Another new one for me!

While I generally do tend to stay loyal to my authors I've always read (Nora Roberts, John Sandford, Kathy Reichs, Dean Koontz, etc.) due to the amount of books I read I'm pretty good at searching out new authors.  Thanks to the eReader more of my friends are reading which means even more recommendations for me!

The First Reads Challenge is all about reading books from authors you haven't read before (if you didn't figure that out already!).  b00k r3vi3ws is hosting this challenge and you can sign up here.  I'm going for the 'Lover' level.  I'm hoping I'll find 11-20 awesome new authors to read this year!

******Challenge Completed 3.7.13******

I've decided to go up another 2 levels to 'Fanatic' and read 25 or above

******Challenge Completed 3.18.13******

1. Y The Last Man: Unmanned - Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra
2. Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft - Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez
3. You Have Killed Me - Jamie Rich & Joelle Jones
4. Bone: Out From Boneville - Jeff Smith
5. Ash - Malinda Lo   
6. The Age of Miracles - Karen Thompson Walker 
7. Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr 
8. Bone: Tall Tales - Tom Sniegoski
9. Cold Light - Jenn Ashworth
10. Half-Blood - Jennifer Armentrout
11. Ghostopolis - Doug Tennepal 
12. Waiter Rant - Steve Dublanica
13. Bunny Drop, Vol. 1 - Yumi Unita
14. Antique Bakery, Vol. 1 - Fumi Yoshinaga
15. The Color of Earth - Kim Dong Hwa
16. Nodame Cantabile, Vol. 1 - Tomoko Ninomiya
17. My Neighbor Totoro, Vol. 1 - Hayao Miyazaki
18. Extraordinary - Nancy Werlin
19. The Bad Beginning - Lemony Snicket
20. Oracle of Seasons - Akira Himekawa
21. Amulet: The Stonekeeper - Kazu Kibuishi 
22. Yotsuba&!, Vol. 1 - Kiyohiko Azuma
23. Sorcerers & Secretaries - Amy Kim Ganter
24. The Shadow Door - Bannister & Nykko
25. The Promise, Part 1 - Gene Luen Yang
26. Forged in Grace - Jordan Rosenfeld  
27. The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky  
28. Luther: The Calling - Neil Cross  
29. Take What You Can Carry - Kevin C. Pyle
30. Wandering Son, Vol. 1 - Shimura Takako
31. Stolen - Lucy Christopher 
32. Black Jack, Vol. 1 - Osamu Tezuka
33. Fruits Basket, Vol. 1 - Natsuki Takaya
34. A Game of Thrones - George RR Martin
35. The Alchemyst - Michael Scott 
36. Midwinterblood - Marcus Sedgwick
37. Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell  
38. Tampa - Alissa Nutting
39. Batman: The Killing Joke - Alan Moore & Brian Bolland
40. Learning to Swim - Sara Henry  
41. Pretty Little Liars - Sara Shepard
42. Chibi Vampire, Vol. 1 - Yuna Kagesaki
43. Hot Gimmick, Vol. 1 - Miki Aihara
44. Love Hina, Vol. 1 - Ken Akamatsu
45. The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
46. Snow Flower & the Secret Fan - Lisa See
47. Lies Beneath - Anne Greenwood Brown