Top Ten Tuesday: Ten authors new to me this year whose books I plan to stalk

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I could have gone on and on, but I'm sleepy. 

c.j.'s selections                         ten ten ten
one		Jennifer Niven  Niven is a certified genius.  Her YA debut was so emotionally striking and powerful that I literally sat up for hours after, re-reading bits, painting, processing.  I can't imagine anything she touches not being gold.
two		Zen Cho  It's a rare person who can mix Victorian delicacy and elegance with a bone-dry wit and whimsy.  Her first novel is a dazzling historical fantasy that recalls the childlike wonder of Diana Wynne Jones and prose reminiscent of Jane Austen.
three		Kerstin Gier  Gier's writing is whimsical, dryly funny, and sweet all rolled up in one.  It's like a less dark version of a Tim Burton movie with a little Labyrinth thrown in.  I can't wait for the sequel--and in the meantime, I can read the gem trilogy!
four		Marie Rutkowski  I came to the Winner's party late, but Rutkowski has me as a fan forever.  Her book is one of the most intricately plotted, stunningly written novels I've ever read.  No YA-basher could continue to bash after reading her work.
five		Nicola Yoon  How can one person be so charming and so poignant at one time?  Yoon captured my heart with Everything, Everything, and I can't to see what kooky, heartfelt sophomore novel she has in store.
six		Kate Elliott  How did I not realize this amazing human existed before now?  Probably because her other works are in the adult world--and I'm totally eager to gobble up all her past works, because her YA debut is the very best in sword and sorcery.
seven		Adam Silvera  Silvera simultaneously broke my heart and made me want to read everything he's ever written.  Except this was his debut so now I have to wait.  Whine whine whine.
eight		Naomi Novak  After reading Uprooted, I was convinced of Naomi Novak's literary greatness.  She spins a fabulous story, her plots and twists bend the conventions of the genre, and her language is as pretty as her book cover.
nine		Libba Bray  For some reason it took me approximately forever to read The Diviners, but I lashed through it (and then Lair of Dreams) in less than a week.  Her writing is so rich, her stories sweeping and grand, her characters devilishly likable.  Time to go back and read her early stuff.
ten		Stephanie Kuehn  Charm & Strange is exactly what it promises, not to mention it's written with a style worthy of any MFA.  I happen to have Complicit right on my shelf, ready to go, and I'm sure it'll be just as darkly profound.