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10 Books by Dead Authors 2025

secretaltruism Host

5 participants (37 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Many books we pick today and suggestions we get for new reads are from authors and influencers on social media or new releases that everyone is talking about. When an author is no longer around, fewer people become aware of the book and pick it up to read. So let's try to read 10 books this year that were written by an author who is now dead. Try to read #OwnVoices as always. And if you manage to find a book that was published after the author was dead, maybe check if the author actually wanted that book to be published.

Challenge Books

All books added
Rememberings by Sinéad O'Connor

Rememberings

Sinéad O'Connor

288 pages • 2021 • 14 editions

nonfiction autobiography memoir music emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

Discworld #3

Equal Rites

Terry Pratchett

7h 27m • 1987 • 120 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Magic for Marigold by L.M. Montgomery

Magic for Marigold

L.M. Montgomery

274 pages • 1925 • 16 editions

fiction classics historical middle grade emotional lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

Winnie-The-Pooh #1

Winnie-the-Pooh

A.A. Milne

145 pages • 1926 • 166 editions

fiction childrens classics short stories adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Black Opal by Victoria Holt

The Black Opal

Victoria Holt

384 pages • 1993 • 6 editions

fiction mystery romance mysterious fast-paced
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Catch-22 #1

Catch-22

Joseph Heller

453 pages • 1961 • 165 editions

fiction classics historical literary dark funny slow-paced
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

103 pages • 1937 • 352 editions

fiction classics historical dark emotional sad fast-paced
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

273 pages • 1818 • 2.2k editions

fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

Oliver Sacks

400 pages • 2007 • 57 editions

nonfiction music psychology science informative reflective slow-paced
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Lonesome Dove #3

Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry

960 pages • 1985 • 56 editions

fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional sad medium-paced