Reading and author to zero!
That is a term that I was not familiar with, until I saw a lot of booktubers talking about it, and even though I don't like following trends and I definitely am not one to go with the crowd, I thought this was quite an interesting concept.
What does it mean exactly? I have to be honest and say that the term itself is weird to me, it doesn't sound right, but the point of it is to read all the books that author has ever written, thereby reading them to zero.
It's something that I've done over the years, without even realizing there was a label for it. Have I ever told you how much I despise labels of any kind? That's a whole other post for a whole other day, anyway, back on track.
I think the only author I have ever read close to zero, is Nancy E. Turner, the author of my favorite book of all time These is My Words!
I only have one of her books left to read and I haven't because I knew there were no others, and I didn't want it to end, but I may just get through it this year and thereby close this chapter. The book I have not yet read, but do have on my bookshelf, is The Water and the Blood.
Nancy E. Turner is a fantastic writer and her books won a special place in my heart. I may get rid of books here and there, but this collection will stay on the shelves forever.
I don't have any other authors that I have read to zero, but I do have a few I would like to, the first one coming to mind being Phillipa Gregory. Over the years I have read many of hers and have many more on my shelf waiting to be read. Every time I go by a thriftbook store, and I see one I don't have, I grab it.
We were at my local thrift store yesterday afternoon, and I saw one that I don't have in my stack, so I immediately grabbed it. The Favored Child.
Another author I want to read to zero is Alison Weir who writes amazing historical fiction.
Others on my list are:
Francine Rivers
Ken Follett
Janette Oke
Do you read authors to zero or have done so in the past? I would love to know!
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