Hi friends! Happy Wednesday. I hope your Christmas season is going wonderfully. We’ve got our tree up, the house all decorated, and presents bought. I’m also looking forward to continuing my tradition of taking the last two weeks of the month off social media. Don’t get me wrong I love chatting with readers and sharing with them but taking those two weeks off helps me enjoy the stillness and being more present for Christmas. To focus on our Savior and the blessing of His birth on earth.
I’ll have a lovely friend guest posting on December 28th in keeping with that tradition, but she’s fantastic and I know you’ll all enjoy what she shares.
In the meantime, I’m excited to share about reader resources in today’s post. I often share about writing, but I thought it would be fun today to share online free reader resources. I’m a writer but I’m also an avid reader so I’m going to share the top places online that feed my reader’s heart.
First up, is my favorite reading blog. Reader and writer resource pioneer, Carrie Schmidt runs the ever-successful and super helpful blog Reading is my Superpower. If you haven’t visited it, you’re not only missing out on book reviews but lots of creative fun for readers. Carrie features First Line Fridays and Top Ten Tuesdays along with giveaways and sharing a big piece of heart for Christian fiction. I hope you’ll check her blog out. You won’t be disappointed.
Next up, is my favorite Facebook group for readers. Avid Readers is spearheaded by author Tricia Goyer and is a great go-to resource for book recommendations. You just post a question asking for whatever type of book you’re looking for based on genre, topic, by a certain author…and you’ll get lots of helpful replies. They have fun reels, interviews, and lots more. If you’re looking for a place to hang out and discover new books, Avid Readers is the place to be.
Lastly, no list of reader resources is complete without a bookstagrammer. Mandy of turquoiseavenue is a wife, mama, and booklover. She runs #turqooiseavenuereads
where she shares reviews and gorgeous pics of clean reads and Christian fiction. Drop by and check out her beautiful page.
Thanks so much for joining me today!
Reader Question: What is your favorite reader resource?
Merry Christmas,
Dani
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What a super idea to take the last two weeks off of December. Imputing quiet into our lives is a great idea especially at this hectic time of year.
Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!
So glad you like the idea. Merry Christmas to you too 🙂
I use www. Ereaderiq.com to track Kindle book price drops. This free website allows you to track by title (you set the price) or author. The website alerts you via email when a title on your watch list has dropped to the desired sale price on Amazon. You can turn off the email notifications and just check your notifications daily on the website. (It’s available in the US and UK). It is legitimate and has saved me so much money when the book is not available from the library.
Oh wow. That’s wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing about it!
Merry Christmas!
My favorite reader resource is the FB group you mentioned, Avid Readers of Christian Fiction. I have discovered so many new authors and books that I will not live long enough to read them all!