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Discussion: Finding New Books
One of the things I’ve never struggled with since becoming a book blogger is finding new books and new authors to read. I mean, I’ve had to close my submissions twice in order to catch up with the absolute deluge of requests that have flooded in. In addition to that, I of course find new books from the recommendations of other reviewers, book tours companies, NetGalley and general Goodreads browsing. But I’m curious: how do you personally come across new books?
Do you mostly find them when you’re browsing online or in a bookstore? Are they mostly recommended to you by friends? Or are you a fellow blogger and find lots of interesting books from the reviews of other book bloggers?
Let me know in the comments below!
Poll: What is your biggest book dealbreaker?
We all have dealbreakers for books, as we do with most things in our lives. One of the biggest dealbreakers for me (one of the only things that will actually make me put a book down) is poor grammar and spelling. I get that a lot because I read a lot of self-published works but I have to remind myself that self-publishing is no excuse for multiple editing slip ups. I’m talking about run-on sentences, no commas, basic grammar errors, etc. I don’t mind one or two words that have minor misspellings because even professionally published books have those on occasion. But when it’s one or two per page? That, my friends, is a dealbreaker. So what are your dealbreakers for books?
Lazy Sundays: The Comeback
Well, last week I had a nice little vacation in real life where I finally, finally got my act together. So tomorrow things are going back to normal, starting with a review of Sophie Perinot’s Medici’s Daughter. I’m so excited to get back into things and I just wanted to thank you guys for sticking with me this long. You’re all awesome.
The Best and Worst of October 2015
October has been a bit of a rough month. Posting has been sparse but I’m hoping to get back on track sometime in mid-November or December at the very latest. Because my posting has been erratic, my total pageviews this October was 4,902 with 3,646 of those being unique views. I’m still getting a lot of search engine traffic but I’m definitely wanting more of my regular readers back when I finally give you guys some new content to read.
So what were the best posts this month?
1. The Day an Author Suggested I Kill Myself
2. How to Read 100 Pages in an Hour
3. Why Girls Hate Game of Thrones—A Rebuttal
4. The Hunger Games and Ancient Rome
5. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
My badly behaving author post has once again gone to the top of the most popular list. For whatever reason, it seems to have gained traction on some Facebook group or something similar because I received a lot of referrals from Facebook. This happens on occasion as someone new discovers the bad behaviour of said author so it’s not that surprising. It’s just odd that there were so many views from this particular rediscovery. As usual, the other four on the list are pretty predictable.
Then what were the worst posts this month?
1. Early Poll Results and Future Changes
2. Books that Should be Made into Movies (Part One)
3. The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
4. Discussion: Your Christmas/Holiday Plans
5. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
Some of these are quite a bit dated, like my discussion post and the poll result post but it’s kind of surprising to see a book by Kelley Armstrong here on the list as she is quite popular. Although to be fair, this is one of her older books. The same goes for The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. That one’s a classic for me but it is old so I can see why the review isn’t that popular. As usual, none of these posts will remain on the list next month.
Well, that was my October. How was yours?
Lazy Sundays: Still Alive
Well, this week took a lot out of me. I got even sicker and couldn’t get to the doctor so I was pretty desperate by about Wednesday. Then overnight I suddenly started feeling better. Maybe it was the good sleep I had that night or maybe this stupid cough has finally run its course but now it’s Sunday and I’m actually feeling like myself again.
So sorry for the disappearance again but I’m back! And finally healthy!
How was your Sunday?