#AMonthofFaves: 5 New-to-Me Author Discoveries

#AMonthofFaves, hosted by Traveling with T, Estella’s Revenge, and GirlXOXO, continues. The prompts this month cover a wide variety of fun, end-of-the year-ish topics. Today's prompt asks about authors we discovered this year.

With all the talk about Anthony Trollope and his Chronicles of Barsetshire  on the blog this year, you might expect him to top my list. But while Mr. Trollope has  been added to my list of favorite authors, he's not a new discovery. I first read The Warden  over a decade ago and, shortly afterwards, began reading The Way We Live Now  with an online book group. Unfortunately, I fell behind schedule (it's 800 pages long) and put it aside. It remains on my shelf ... with a bookmark at page 322.

 5 Fave “New to Me” Author Discoveries, 2015

Elena Ferrante

The Neopolitan Novels  are beautifully written and intense, but her identity remains a secret.

Atul Gawande

Being Mortal  caused me to think about important end-of-life issues.

Nickolas Butler

Shotgun Lovesongs is unusual because the focus is on male friendships. 

 Bill Clegg

Did You Ever Have a Family is a debut novel that lived up to the hype. I loved it.

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me, a National Book Award winner, is one of powerful book!

Julie Mulhern

Let's make this 6 favorite author discoveries. I never knew cozy mysteries could be so much fun! 

Tell me  about your favorite author discoveries of 2015.