Musing Mondays 3-9-2009

This is my first time participating in this weekly meme hosted by Rebecca at Just One More Page.

Todays topic is New Authors. What is your policy when it comes to new authors? Do you feel comfortable purchasing a book or do you prefer to borrow new authors from the library? How often do you try out a new author?

I had never really thought about this in these terms before. Usually when I am going to buy a book, I look for those authors that I am familiar with (I only keep books by certain authors, so if I am going to buy it - it is usually from one of them). Not knowing the author has not stopped me from purchasing a book though, if the blurb appeals to me.

I have been reading a lot of new authors this year though - 24 so far. I have been getting a lot of ARC's and most of them are by new-to-me authors. I even joined the New Author Challenge over at Literary Escapism. I already have a couple of new favorites (Karen Rose, Ted Dekker, Lisa Dale, Cormac McCarthy) and I am sure that I will discover many more this year!

How many new authors have you read this year - and how did you like them/find them?