A conversation I was having the other day on Twitter reminded me how much I treasured the book blogger community. There are fewer book bloggers around now than when I started, but I’d like to encourage people to visit them, especially since you are more apt to find less well-known books by looking at blogs, books you might really enjoy, but might otherwise never find.
“Who has time to cruise all these sites?!” I hear you cry.
“No one,” I answer. “That’s why there are feed readers.”
At the bottom of this post, there will be a list of blogs. I encourage you to add more in the comments so I can keep updating the list. I want to know ALL THE BOOK BLOGS! But first, a few words about feed readers. If you’re like me, you get a lot of email you just don’t care about. So you don’t open every piece. Instead, you read the subject lines in your mail program, read what seems important or useful, and toss the rest. That’s how feed readers treat blogs—like mail. You don’t run from blog to blog, your feed reader presents you with a list of posts that have been made since you last opened it. You read the ones you are interested in and forget the rest. So if a blog post has the subject line:
Top Ten Romantic Comedies of the Year
and that’s one you want to read, you click and read it. I encourage commenting while you’re there, so blog writers know you appreciate their content but if you don’t have anything to say, that’s fine…just pop back to your feed reader to see what else is out there you want to check out.
My favorite feed reader is dead simple, but it is in the process of being transferred back to its original owner (who’s developed the newest version) so it’s not available right now. It’s NetNewsWire for Mac and it’s so basic it’s not even funny. But there are a ton of feed readers out there to choose from. This is Feedly. As you can see, it gives you a glimpse of the content and you decide what you want to read.
Now, for the list! Please do add more in the comments! And add some (or all) of these to your own feed readers to feed your reading addiction.
A Willaful Woman https://willaful.wordpress.com/ (romance)
Ana Coqui: Immersed in Books https://www.anacoqui.com/ (romance)
All About Romance https://allaboutromance.com/ (mostly romance, but other books, too)
Bea’s Book Nook https://beasbooknook.blogspot.com (mystery and romance)
Book Binge http://bookbinge.com/ (romance)
Book Riot https://bookriot.com/ (all kinds of book-related content)
Book Bub Blog https://www.bookbub.com/blog (all kinds of books)
Book Blog from Signature Reads https://www.signature-reads.com/ (all kinds of reads)
The Booklist Reader https://www.booklistreader.com/ (all kinds of books)
Crime Fiction Lover https://crimefictionlover.com/
Crimespree Magazine http://crimespreemag.com/
Criminal Element http://www.criminalelement.com
Dru’s Book Musings https://drusbookmusing.com/ (mostly cozy mysteries)
Fantasy Book Critic http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/
The Geeky Blogger http://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/ (romance)
The Good The Bad and The Unread https://goodbadandunread.com/ (mostly romance)
Instalove https://instalove.wordpress.com/ (mostly romance)
Kaetrin’s Musings https://www.kaetrinsmusings.com (romance)
Kirkus Reviews https://www.kirkusreviews.com/ (all kinds of books)
A Little Bit Tart, A Little Bit Sweet http://tartsweet.com/ (romance)
Literary Hub https://lithub.com/ (all kinds of books)
Love in Panels http://www.loveinpanels.com/ (romance and comics)
The Misadventures of Super Librarian http://wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/ (mostly romance)
Miss Bates Reads Romance https://missbatesreadsromance.com/
Mystery Fanfare http://mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/
Mystery People https://mysterypeople.wordpress.com/
Mystery Playground http://www.mysteryplayground.net/
Natasha is a Book Junkie https://natashaisabookjunkie.com/ (romance)
News from Locus Magazine http://locusmag.com/ (sff)
Off the Shelf https://offtheshelf.com/ (all kinds of books)
Omnimmystery News http://www.omnimysterynews.com/
Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist http://fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com/
The Rap Sheet http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/ (crime fiction)
Red Hot Books http://redhotbooks.com/ (romance)
Romance Junkies http://romancejunkies.com/
Romance Novel News http://www.romancenovelnews.com/joomla/
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/ (mostly romance)
Smexy Books http://smexybooks.com/ (mostly romance)
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Blog from B&N https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy
Tor.com https://www.tor.com/ (fantasy, sci-fi, horror)