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Top Ten Tuesday was created by\u00a0The Broke and the Bookish\u00a0in June of 2010 and was moved to\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl<\/a>\u00a0in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.<\/p>\n

Previous Top Ten Tuesday Topics<\/h2>\n
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These could be authors that have passed away, who have retired from writing, who have inexplicably gone quiet, or who might just not be able to keep up with how quickly you read their books!<\/em><\/p>\n

Good evening all and welcome to another Tuesday\u2026 it has been (another!) tricksy week for me: having caught a \u2018flu type bug off my daughter (or possibly brought it home from my boss at work) I had the best part of last week off. And whilst I did go back to work for Friday \u2013 last revision session before exams for my Year 11s \u2013 it was such a mistake! I was both brain dead and voiceless. My daughter found my attempts to read How To Train Your Dragon<\/em> \u2013 which requires much yelling as a plot point \u2013 highly entertaining! And I won\u2019t disclose which part of me started bleeding over the weekend\u2026 but that hurt enough to warrant a trip to the hospital for antibiotics!<\/p>\n

Still, on the mend now and this week\u2019s topic to turn my thoughts to is authors who I\u2019d like more from\u2026. the easy route here, as a reader who loves the classics, would be to go down that route! Who wouldn\u2019t want to see Jane Austen\u2019s take on social media? Or Mary Shelley\u2019s imagination spliced with our AI technologies! Dickens\u2019 response to the cost-of-living crises\u2026 It is quite scary to imagine how similar some of our concerns are to theirs, how little the world has progressed in some ways.<\/p>\n

But let us turn our thoughts to contemporary writers instead, those whose books I love but from whom I have heard very little recently. Of course, the fact that I have not been aware of them may not mean that they have stopped writing; it may reflect more on my not being up to date!<\/p>\n

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Honourable Mention: <\/h2>\n

Kate Atkinson\u2019s Jackson Brodie Series<\/h2>\n
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I know that Atkinson has written since, but her last Jackson Brodie novel was in 2019 I think \u2013 Big Sky<\/a><\/em> \u2013 and it felt like a swansong, a beautifully crafted (what else would you expect of Atkinson) farewell\u2026<\/p>\n

But the good news is that book six in the series is due out in August this year! Death at the Sign of the Rook<\/em>!<\/p>\n

China Mi\u00e9ville<\/h2>\n
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It is with regret that I have to come to terms with the fact that Mi\u00e9ville was unlikely every to return to the world of Bas-Lag\u2026 but we didn\u2019t seem to hear much from him at all since the early 2010s\u2026 Kraken, Embassytown<\/em>, Railsea<\/em> and then nothing\u2026 and in researching this post I discover that he plans to release two novels in 2024 and 2025!<\/p>\n

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Tana French<\/h2>\n
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Similarly to Kate Atkinson, I am aware that Tana French has published in the years since The Trespasser<\/a><\/em> in 2017. I am actually reading The Hunter <\/em>now! <\/p>\n

However\u2026 I did so love the Dublin Murder Squad, the shifting narrative points of view between the novels, the police procedural, the tension of her interviewing and dialogue\u2026 I\u2019d love to find that there was another in the pipeline, but The Trespasser<\/em> <\/strong>again<\/strong> felt like a farewell!<\/p>\n

Patrick Rothfuss<\/h2>\n
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This is an obvious one for fantasy readers, to the point where Rothfuss has become synonymous with a failure to complete a series! And the first two books were sublime within the genre but I think most fans are now resigned to the fact that the title The Doors of Stone<\/em> is possibly all we will ever get,,,<\/p>\n

Philip Pullman<\/h2>\n
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The His Dark Materials<\/em> trilogy holds a very firm and steady place in my heart\u2026 and the follow up trilogy, even is it is a strange beast jumping from being a prequel to His Dark Materials<\/em> in the first novel and a sequel in the second was also gripping. <\/p>\n

I am <\/strong>invested in the character of Lyra Belacqua and want to see her reclaim that childish joy and energy from the original series\u2026 but the phrase \u201ctitle and publication date TBC<\/em>\u201d does not fill me with much faith!<\/p>\n

Francis Toon<\/h2>\n
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I loved the evocative narration of Toon\u2019s first debut novel, Pine<\/em>, released back in 2020\u2026 It was all isolated forests and abandoned houses in the woods and something stalking the town\u2026<\/p>\n

But I\u2019ve not heard of anything more from her at all\u2026 #sadface<\/p>\n

Patrick Ness<\/h2>\n
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We\u2019ve not had a significant substantial novel from Ness since Burn<\/a><\/em> in 2020, have we? <\/p>\n

Surely it is about time, because everything Patrick Ness has written is gold!<\/p>\n

Frances Hardinge<\/h2>\n
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Unraveller <\/a><\/em>came out in 2022 which is\u2026 not exactly far away in time, but I have loved Hardinge\u2019s weirdness, her otherworldliness, her twisted fairytale gothic sensibilities\u2026 let\u2019s hope we get another such tale from her soon!<\/p>\n

Andrew Michael Hurley<\/h2>\n
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It\u2019s been five years since Starve Acre<\/a> <\/em>terrified and disturbed us all\u2026 or me anyway. A shocking depiction of awful grief and the most sinister final scene I have read in a long time\u2026.<\/p>\n

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I am sure that there are so many other authors who I have loved and lamented \u2026 please let me know who you wish we had a new book from this year\u2026<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Themes<\/h2>\n

May <\/strong>28:\u00a0<\/strong>Books I Was Super Excited to Get My Hands on but Still Haven\u2019t Read
June 4:<\/strong>\u00a0Books I Had VERY Strong Emotions About (Any emotion! Did a book make you super happy or sad? Angry? Terrified? Surprised?<\/em>)
June 11:<\/strong>\u00a0Bookish Wishes (List the top 10 books you\u2019d love to own and include a link to your wishlist so that people can grant your wishes. Make sure you link your wishlist to your mailing address or include the email address associated with your e-reader in the list description so people know how to get the book to you. After you post, jump around the Linky and grant a wish or two if you\u2019d like. Please don\u2019t feel obligated to send anything to anyone!<\/em>)
June 18:<\/strong>\u00a0Books on My Summer 2024 To-Read List
June 25:<\/strong>\u00a0Most Anticipated Books Releasing During the Second Half of 2024<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n