It’s Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week.
Today’s question is:
Do you buy and/or read books from debut authors?
We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post or in a comment on the blog post shared in our Australasian Christian Writers Facebook Group. Or, if you’re feeling wordy (like me), write a blog post and link to it in the comments.
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Iola Goulton is a New Zealand book reviewer, freelance editor, and author, writing contemporary Christian romance with a Kiwi twist. Iola lives in the beautiful Bay of Plenty in New Zealand (not far from Hobbiton) with her husband, two teenagers and one cat.
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Iola Goulton is a New Zealand book reviewer, freelance editor, and author, writing contemporary Christian romance with a Kiwi twist. Iola lives in the beautiful Bay of Plenty in New Zealand (not far from Hobbiton) with her husband, two teenagers and one cat.
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If people don’t buy and read debut author’s books, that author will never get another book contract. Something for anyone who never buys debut books to consider.
As a debut author, I hope the answer to this is yes. )i(
LOL! Best wishes for your debut 🙂
Yes I do read books from debut authors, normally it will be because of recommendation. Sometimes its because of the look of the book and blurb. The other way is due to winning a book. I would say I read more debut authors by publishers like LI, Barbour etc. Also in booksets.
Winning a book is a good way to find new authors!
Yes I do and I’ve found some real gems that way. Among Christian writers, I’ve really enjoyed debut novels by Adele Jones, Dorothy Adamek, Jenny O’Hagan, Adam David Collings and David Rawlings. In the mainstream market, my favourite debut novels include ‘Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet’, ‘Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’, and ‘Elizabeth is Missing’. However, I’ve also found some where the writing and/or story just aren’t up to scratch. If I haven’t heard of an author, I usually go to Amazon and click on the ‘look inside’ link so I can read a bit first.
I use the “look inside” to decide whether I want to buy as well.
Yes, the Look Inside feature is essential!
Yes. If I’m in a bookshop I will search firstly (is that a word? ) by the Cover, then the blurb on the back and if I am still interested I will flick through the pages. So it could be a well-known author or a debut author. However, if I see a book by an author I am familiar with – especially an author from one of the writer’s groups I am in, like Australasian Christian Writers (wink, wink), I look at that one first – and I am excited because I ‘know’ the author.
Firstly is definitely a word 🙂
And I agree – I’m always more interested when I “know” the author. That’s why bookstalls at writer’s conferences do so well out of me!
Yes, I do. In fact, David Rawlings book ‘The Baggage Handler’ is currently sitting on my TBR pile. I had the fun of being part of the survey group to help choose the cover!