Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.
The rules are simple:
Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want. Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post. Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists. Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.
This week’s topic is Books I Loved that Made Me Want More Books Like Them. I thought I’d celebrate some of the lovely blog tour organisers and publishers who have introduced me to books by authors I might not otherwise have come across, authors who have now become firm favourites. Links from the titles will take you to my reviews.
Philip Kazan – The Black Earth (discovered thanks to Anne at Random Things Tours) and The Phoenix of Florence
Louise Beech – Maria in the Moon (yes, Anne at Random Things Tours again) and Call Me Star Girl
Tom Benjamin – A Quiet Death in Italy (discovered thanks to Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources) and The Hunting Season
Jean Fullerton – A Ration Book Childhood (another discovery courtesy of Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources) and A Ration Book Daughter
Jim Kelly – The Great Darkness (the lovely team at Allison & Busby) and The Mathematical Bridge
What Cathy Read Next... 
This is such a fun twist on this topic! I love the way that blog tours can help you read outside of your comfort zone and discover some hidden gems.
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Which one of these was your favourite?
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I think The Black Earth by Philip Kazan because that led me to read his next book, The Phoenix of Florence, which I adored – and still hope he will write a sequel to. Also because it made me search out his previous books – Appetite and The Painter of Souls – although unfortunately these are still languishing in my TBR pile.
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It’s wonderful that you can thank those who brought these books to your attention. I wish I kept better records so I could thank others.
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As I only act as tour host for a couple of blog tour organisers and a small number of publishers, that made it easier.
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A Ration Book Childhood sounds interesting! My grandfather still has one of the ration books his parents used during the war.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-loved-that-made-me-want-more-books-like-them/
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It’s a lovely series, especially if you enjoy historical fiction set in WW2 London. There’s a wonderful Christmas one in the series as well.
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brilliant list!
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Great list! I agree, as book reviewers, we get introduced to so many amazing authors!
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Bologna and Florence: two places I need to visit, three books I need to read. All of these through blog tours? That sounds amazing!
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Great topic! I stopped doing blog tours in 2020 because they just got to be too overwhelming and stressful for me, but I definitely found some great books and authors because of them.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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I used to sign up for too many but I’ve since tried to be much more disciplined. Plus I only work with two blog tour organisers now who know the kinds of books I like so I get less tempted. Well, that’s the theory anyway…
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great list, you’ve included so many good books!
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Great list. I agree, I have discovered authors I never would have picked up on my own if it hadn’t been for a blog tour.
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