Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week theme Books I Can’t Believe I’ve Never Read but I feel like I did a variation on that not too long ago. I have had this post half written in draft for weeks so I decided to go with this theme instead. I do see myself doing variations on this theme on occasion in the future too!
Have you ever noticed how many authors there are with the same first names. There are a proliferation of books who are written by people named Susan (however it is spelt) or Elizabeth or Jane or Kate or Victoria. Today, I am focussing on the name Jane! So here are ten books written by author's whose first name is Jane.
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Jane Austen - Hand's up if this was the first Jane you thought of when I said what my theme was this week!
Jane Harper - I am a long way behind on Jane Harper's books but I do like their Australian setting.
Jane Lovering - A recent favourite author. I have read a number of her books over the last few years.
Jane Tara - I read this book club a couple of years ago.
Jane Harrison - This book tells of the arrival of British settlers from the point of view of the Indigenous people who witnessed, and then suffered because of it
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Jane Yolen - A while ago I was reading a lot of fairytale retellings and this was a good one!
Jane Sanderson - I liked this book because it was set in both Adelaide and Sheffield which are both places I have listed
Jane Harris - I don't know why I haven't read more by this author.
Jane Smiley - I liked this book but I didn't love the abridged audio.
Jane Yang - This is one that is on my Kindle.to read.
Do you have any other authors named Jane that immediately come to mind?
I honestly haven't noticed. I think my reading is so all over the place based on my mood, that I haven't looked at the author's names enough to pay attention.
ReplyDeleteKristin @ Book Sniffers Anonymous
I didn't realise that there were so many authors with the first name. I suppose it's because I think of the first and second name together.
ReplyDeleteI would have got stuck after Jane Austen 🤣
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-cant-believe-ive-never-read/
I notice when, in the app I use as a book organiser, I have to enter the authors name and as I type it brings up authors already entered. It’s rare for it to pull up a unique name.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your #TTT
Great job finding so many Janes. From this list, I've read Austen and Smiley. I'm not sure I could think of any other Janes at the moment.
ReplyDeleteHere's my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/a-author-names-alphabet-challenge/
Ha! Fun idea. The only one I am familiar with is Jane Austen.
ReplyDeleteYes, some first names are quite common for authors!
ReplyDeleteJane Yolen and Jane Smiley and Jane Austen! I wonder how common "Jane" is among today's parents.
ReplyDeleteJane is one of my favorite names. :) This is a fun post!
ReplyDeleteI had to think - no, I'll be honest I had to consult Goodreads - and came up with Jane Johnson & Jane Jesmond
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize there were that many "Janes" who were authors. I have read books from 4 of them, and also Jane Johnson. An interesting idea and I look forward to seeing more in this series.
ReplyDeletethis is a fun twist on the topic! My TTT
ReplyDeleteSmiley, Austen and Harper are the only Janes on this list that I've read.
ReplyDeleteI just did a quick search on books I've read and didn't come across any Janes (doesn't mean they aren't there). This is a fun TTT topic. Have a great week!
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