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Hi all,
I hope this is in the right board. My apologies if not!
I'm curious--how do you find new science fiction/fantasy books to read--both to inspire your own writing, and just for fun? My curiosity here is twofold. One, I'd like to know where to look myself! But also (maybe more importantly, as I hope to get something published in SFF some day), I'd like to know what outlets SFF readers trust to give them good potential books to read.
I'm hoping if we all share our experiences, and the thread gets long, we could have a decent sample size here, which could help the entire community of SFF writers understand their market better.
Okay, off the top of my head, here's every "book discovery channel" I can think of. Do you use any of these? Did I leave anything out?
[EDIT: As folks suggest things, I'll add them to the list below and try to keep a tally. My own "channels" are included in the tally below.]
Really curious to know what "channels" work for you.
Thanks everyone!
I hope this is in the right board. My apologies if not!
I'm curious--how do you find new science fiction/fantasy books to read--both to inspire your own writing, and just for fun? My curiosity here is twofold. One, I'd like to know where to look myself! But also (maybe more importantly, as I hope to get something published in SFF some day), I'd like to know what outlets SFF readers trust to give them good potential books to read.
I'm hoping if we all share our experiences, and the thread gets long, we could have a decent sample size here, which could help the entire community of SFF writers understand their market better.
Okay, off the top of my head, here's every "book discovery channel" I can think of. Do you use any of these? Did I leave anything out?
[EDIT: As folks suggest things, I'll add them to the list below and try to keep a tally. My own "channels" are included in the tally below.]
- Favorite author launches a new book - 3
- Recommendation from a friend - 4
- Browsing “New SFF” at the library - 2
- Browsing the SFF stacks at the library - 2
- Browsing the SFF stacks at a bookstore - 2
- Amazon "people who bought" recommendations - 1
- Barnes & Noble eCommerce recommendations - 1
- “eBook bundle” email newsletters
- Book reviews in SFF magazines - 2
- Enjoyed a short story, so you research the author, find their book(s) - 1
- Twitter - 2
- SFF Facebook groups - 1
- Googling something like “new [science fiction / fantasy] books” - 1
- Goodreads suggestion algorithm - 1
- Goodreads bookclub recommendations - 1
- Storygraph recommendations - 1
- Thru an Absolute Write connection - 5
- Author you like reviews a book - 2
- Ad in Locus or similar - 1
- Agent you want to query - 1
- Instagram - 2
Really curious to know what "channels" work for you.
Thanks everyone!
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