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Which books or authors are you most looking forward to reading in 2021?

Bookish Question #160 | Which books or authors are you most looking forward to reading in 2021?

All the books 🙂

Unfortunately, time doesn’t allow me to read all the books. Oh, to have Hermione Grainger’s time turner!

Instead, I’ll have to content myself with the novels I know about … which isn’t many. I do know some of my favourite authors have books releasing in 2021, such as:

Prince of Spites by Roseanna M White (releases 16 February)

Is it Any Wonder by Courtney Walsh (releases 6 April)

Dusk’s Darkest Shores by Carolyn Miller (releases 20 April)

Hidden in her Heart by Milla Holt (releases 29 March)

Let it Be Me by Becky Wade (releases 4 May)

There are also a few authors that I’m sure (or I sincerely hope) will be releasing books in 2021, including:

Book #5 in the Grace series by Christine Dillon

Book #2 in the Luella Linley series by Meredith Resce

Book #2 in the Collective Underground series by Kristen Young

There are also some books from debut or new-to-me authors I’m looking forward to reading:

When Stars Rain Down by Angela Jackson-Brown

Summer’s Out at Hope Hall by Pam Rhodes

What about you?

What books are you looking forward to reading in 2021?

Do you read more or less Christian fiction than five years ago?

Bookish Question 106 | Do you read more or less Christian fiction than five years ago?

Less. Or should that be fewer?

Whatever. I’ve been recording my books read on Goodreads since 2010, and have set (and achieved) my target number of books read each year since 2011. My target this year is 150 books, which is a lot less than the 201 books I read in 2014.

So, yes, I’m reading less Christian fiction than I did five years ago.

But that’s because I’m reading fewer books overall than five years ago, not because I’ve consciously moved away from reading Christian fiction. If anything, a larger proportion of my fiction reading is Christian fiction.

However, I am also making more of an effort to read books on writing craft or marketing this year. If I stick with that, it might further reduce the number of Christian novels I finish in 2019.

What about you? Do you read more or less Christian fiction than you did five years ago?

Are you a reader or a writer or both?

Bookish Question #49 | Are you a reader or a writer or both?

I’m both, although it took me several years and hundreds of book reviews to admit I actually am a writer. I write in three main areas:

Book Reviews

I have 1,000 posts on my original book review blog, Iola’s Christian Reads, although they aren’t all book reviews. I have dozens more here, and at blogs such as Australasian Christian Writers and International Christian Fiction Writers. I used to guest review at Suspense Sisters Reviews, but the blog was closed, so I’ll be reposting those reviews over the next few months as well.

If you want to know what I read, sign up for my newsletter in the box on the right, and I’ll send you a list of my favourite authors.

Writing about Writing

I’m also a freelance fiction editor, so I write about writing, editing, publishing, and marketing at my website, Christian Editing Services, and at Australasian Christian Writers.

Contemporary Christian Romance

I’m also writing my own fiction … kind of. I’m currently in the pre-editing procrastination phase. I’ll get there!

So are you a writer, a reader, or both?

Let me know in the comments, or pop over to Australasian Christian Writers and join the conversation!