Through these last few months many friends have taken up reading to get them through lock-downs and the inability to be with others!
Reading books can take you away from where you are, just let the words sink into your mind. You could be travelling to India, Switzerland, Russia, the Historical Midwest or a thousand other places.
Review This Reviews.com has always had a wonderful group of writers that are willing and able to share their reading preferences with you. Everyone loves a good novel, autobiography, the latest How To, and so much more.
Sometimes we are drawn to a book because it has spent some time on the Best Sellers Lists of several Newspapers, The New York Times for example. Other times we are drawn to a book because other literary giants are endorsing this new Title or Author. Or if we are Amazon people, they also rate their books too!
There are several ways to find out what's trending in reading materials and also several places to find totally new authors and titles.
If you are a member of GOODREADS, you can sign up for their newsletters and see what others are reading. If you don't know about GOODREADS, then you can sign up here! You can also recommend books to friends who are also members of this reading community. I love Goodreads, because it helps me keep on track to reading a certain number of books a year. It's also a great place to leave a review and even follow an author.
Why would you want to follow an author? Well I can think of a few reasons. If you really like a book they have written and you are following them, you might be one of the first to know when a new title is coming out. You can sometimes join an authors night and hear what this person has to say about their own books, giving you insights that may not have come across at first reading. But most importantly you are part of the group of people who encourage an author to continue honing their skills in telling a story.
There are two more places that I love to find my next book to read. These are two places where you can get Advanced Readers Copies (ARC). These books have not yet been published, but are made available to avid readers. Their only conditions are that you leave a review for the author! Netgalley is one and Voracious Readers is the other!
Each of these sites are geared to new authors and new titles! You can sign up with them and they will want an indication of your preferences. Simple to do! Then just watch your email "inbox". It is that simple and that easy to do.
You will need an electronic book, Kindle or iPad to download the books. These are electronic books you will be receiving. Once you download them, you are free to start reading and enjoying a new author!
Facebook also has a page I love to find new books on. My Book Tribe has about 12,000 plus members. Quite often new authors and established ones will have book give aways that you might be interested in. If not, it's still a great place to find new titles and new authors.
Of course right here on Review This Reviews you can find lots of great books that have "our" stamp of approval. Just clicking on the Tab at the top for Books and a whole list will drop down for you! Read a review and then get your book, it's that simple.
Just remember, that reading can take you to places, when you have no where to go!
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