I’ll be joining Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl for Top Ten Tuesday again this year.

This week’s topic is: Bookish Discoveries I Made in 2025. This is a tough one for me. The prompt suggests websites, shops, new authors, etc., but I struggled to come up with more than just new-to-me authors. And I already shared all of the new-to-me authors I found in a separate post. So here is what I came up with (and yes, a few special authors are included).

Audio ARCs from Net Galley

To be fair, audio ARCs on Net Galley have been around for a couple of year, but I hadn’t requested any until mid-2025. At this point, I have finished two of them (review to come for the second), and have two more that I’ll be reading in February. There aren’t as many titles available, and they have much shorter turn-around times, but it helps me since I have a harder time with sight reading these days.

Natalie Cana

I found the Vega Family Love Stories series by Natalie Cana this year and fell in love with her books. The stories follows siblings as they find their happily ever afters, and includes some of my favorite tropes: enemies to lovers, second-chance, and secret relationships. I am completely invested in this exuberant family. The entire trilogy received 5 stars from me and I’ve added her to my list of authors I automatically add to my TBR. I am anxiously awaiting her next release (and kind of hoping it will be more of the Vegas… there are more siblings and cousins!).

Favorite/Like-Minded Authors on Threads

There was a time that I didn’t really follow any authors on social media. Then I started following quite a few on Instagram (mostly found through We Need Diverse Books). But I have truly found so many like-minded authors (many who have been favorites of mine for a while) on Threads. I’ve actually interacted with authors like Aiden Thomas and Matthew Hubbard, and regularly follow authors like Beth Revis, Veronica Roth, Chip Pons, and so many more.

Lex Croucher

So far I have only read one book by Lex Croucher, but I loved it. A twist on a classic with a (almost entirely) queer cast, full of adventure and humor. I was hooked by their writing style from the start and have added all of their other books to my TBR.

Pride & Pages Book Club

This was another Threads find and is a tremendous source of LGBTQIA+ recommendations. They send out newsletters with recommendations in several categories and include new releases and backlist titles. I subscribe to the Sapphic, Achillean, and Bi versions and have found so many titles to add to my TBR.

Timothy Janovsky

I have also only read one book (so far) by Timothy Janovsky, but it was amazing and I can’t wait to read more. Full of love, joy, humor, and heartache, his books are right up my alley!

Oregon Digital Library Consortium

With my out of state library cards expiring (and both no longer allowing nonresident cards), I had to find a local option. My city’s library is tiny and does not offer digital options (ie no audiobooks), but our neighboring city allows us to get a free card with them and they belong to the Oregon Digital Library Consortium, which includes most of the rural and small city libraries in our area (we do not have a county library system here any longer). The collection is pretty small, but at least I still have options until I’m able to get access to a larger library again.

Chloe Liese

Chloe Liese is another author I found in 2025 and have added all of their books to my TBR. I started with her Bergman Brothers series and was immediately entranced by the large, loving, mischievous family. While the series title is slightly misleading as there are two sisters as well, the series follows each other the seven Bergman children as they find their true love. This family is wildly athletic with professional soccer and hockey players, but the stories also embrace characters with disabilities, ranging from Ulcerative Colitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis to Deafness and Autism

Libby Magazine Subscriptions

I’ve always preferred physical magazines because I like to pull out articles to save, but have had to turn to digital versions for financial reasons. I love that Libby offers digital subscriptions that automatically drop the newest issue of the magazine into your shelf when available. Yes, the magazines are limited by what your library offers, but I am able to access almost all of my favorites.

Roshani Chokshi

Through the Rick Riordan Presents imprint, I found Roshani Chokshi through her Pandava series featuring Aru Shah and was immersed into a fantasy world centering around South Asian mythology, featuring 3 teenage girls (and their friends) who have to save the world, while starting high school and figuring out life.  I’m looking forward to reading her other fantasy books as well.