"Outside a dog a book is man's best friend, inside a dog it is too dark to read!" -Groucho Marx========="The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid." -Jane Austen========="I don’t believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book."-JK Rowling========"I spend a lot of time reading." -Bill Gates=========“Ahhh. Bed, book, kitten, sandwich. All one needed in life, really.” -Jacqueline Kelly=========

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Book Tag Author: Firsts, Lasts, and Favorites

Book tag:
Author Firsts, Lasts, and Favorites

I saw this tag on Emma’s blog (Words and Peace), who herself saw it on another blog, so I decided to join. I'm super late to the party as this book tag originally circulated back in late 2024. Better late than never! Join in? Grab the logo, create a list, link back. (I couldn't figure out who started the tag. If is was you, let me know and I'll credit you!)

“The basic principle is to find some authors you’ve read multiple books from, picking out a favorite, the first book you read, the last book you read, and one still on your TBR“.

Here goes:

John Green
First: Looking for Alaska
Last: Everything is Tuberculosis
Favorite: The Anthropocene Reviewed
TBR: Hollywood Ending (coming Sept. 2026)

Maggie Stiefvater
First: Shiver
Last: Greywaren
Favorite: The Scorpio Races
TBR: The Listeners

Jane Austen
First: Pride and Prejudice
Last: Northanger Abbey -reread
Favorite: Pride and Prejudice
TBR: Love and Friendship