We are excited to link up with Top Ten Tuesdays, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week, I am featuring my favourite authors and my favourite books of theirs. I’m so excited!
Top row (left → right):
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
James Baldwin
Charles Dickens
Elizabeth Acevedo
Junji Ito
Bottom row:
C. S. Lewis
Tiffany D. Jackson
Naoko Takeuchi
Margaret Atwood
Madeline Miller
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Book: Mexican Gothic
Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Genre: Horror, Historical Fiction, Gothic, Mystery
James Baldwin
Book: The Fire Next Time
Author: James Baldwin
Genre: Nonfiction, Classics, Essays, Race, History
Charles Dickens
Book: Great Expectations
Author: Charles Dickens
Genre: Classics, Fiction, Literature, Historical Fiction
Elizabeth Acevedo
Book: With the Fire on High
Author: Elizabeth Acevedo
Genre: YA, Contemporary, Fiction
Junji Ito
Book: Fragments of Horror
Author: Junji Ito
Genre: Manga, Horror, Graphic Novels, Comics, Short Stories
C.S. Lewis
Book: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Author: C.S. Lewis
Genre: Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Childrens
Tiffany D. Jackson
Book: Monday’s Not Coming
Author: Tiffany D. Jackson
Genre: Young Adult, Mystery, Contemporary, Thriller
Naoko Takeuchi
Book: Sailor Moon, Vol. 1
Author: Naoko Takeuchi
Genre: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Comics, Romance
Margaret Atwood
Book: The Handmaid’s Tale
Author: Margaret Atwood
Genre: Fiction, Classics, Dystopia, Science Fiction
Madeline Miller
Book: Circe
Author: Madeline Miller
Genre: Fantasy, Mythology, Fiction, Historical Fiction
QOTD: Do you agree with any of my choices?
I love so many of these authors, too: Lewis, Atwood, Dickens, Acevedo, Miller. Great list.
My TTT: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2026/05/ttt-favorite-audiobooks-for-road-trips.html
Thank you! I’m happy to hear we have some similar favs!
With the Fire on High was a good book. The Handmaids Tale was an interesting listen. The narrator had such a monotone way of delivery that you really felt the hopelessness.
Oh I haven’t listened to the audiobook for THT but I did listen to the audiobook for The Testaments, which was really great!
While I’ve heard of these authors, I’ve not read any of their books.
Here’s my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/favorite-covers-for-murder-on-the-orient-express/
Thanks for checking out the post!
A great looking list. I’ve only read Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens but want to read more. Again with CS Lewis I’ve only read The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe 🤔
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2026/05/26/top-ten-tuesday-favourite-books/
I read those two during Christmas time, they’re great winter reads!
I hope you have a great week as well!
Love that you’ve included the author headshot!
Thanks for sharing your #TTT
Glad you enjoyed it! Have a great week!
Great Expectations is my favourite Dickens too.
I’m glad you enjoy it! It’s my favourite book.
I don’t know that I’ve read anything from James Baldwin yet, but I’ll have to look him up.
I hope you do, he’s great!
Maybe this will be the summer I will read James Baldwin!
Highly recommended!
I never read horror but I loved Mexican Gothics!
So good!
What a fantastic list! I agree with many of your choices, though I didn’t include them in my own list! Happy to see Mexican Gothic here! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it!
I love Madeline Miller, though I don’t know if I could pick a favorite between Circe and The Song of Achilles 🙂
Oh definitely, it’s a difficult task!
Quite a few of these are new to me. I have read The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Have a good week!
Thanks, you as well, Cindy!
I love seeing other readers choices for this meme. My list however would not include any of these authors.
Happy reading!
I fullheartedly agree with The Chronicles of Narnia! Such childhood nostalgia 🙂
My List:
https://thegentlechapter.blog/2026/05/26/top-ten-tuesday-five-star-reads/
Definitely! It’s such a wonderful read.
Mexican Gothic was such a good read.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
OMG that twist in Monday’s Not Coming had me shook!
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2026/05/26/top-ten-tuesday-ten-historical-fiction-novels-that-are-on-my-tbr/
Wasn’t it incredible!?
I love Acevedo and Jackson SO MUCH. Monday’s Not Coming and Alledgedly are my favorites by Jackson, except I also love Grown so much. Both are such incredibly talented writers.
For me, my favorite Elizabeth Acevedo book is definitely The Poet X! I adored that book when I read it!