Resources

New to the book world? Already a reader, but need more resources to find fantastic books? Know about all of these sites but want to have a place where it is all organized for you? Whatever brought you to this page, I’m glad you’re here… let me see if I can be of some service to you.

Book/ Reading Organizing Sites
Looking for a place to organize your reading? Try one of these helpful sites.

GoodReads*
LibraryThing*
Shelfari 

*Check out these helpful articles about how to utilize GoodReads and which book organizing site my readers prefer and how to use LibraryThing. 

Swap Sites
Already spending too much money on books? Can’t always get to your library? Book swapping is a great way to get rid of books you no longer want and get new ones to read!

PaperBackSwap
BookMooch
Bookins
Swap.com
eBook Fling 

New to swapping? Not sure how if it’s worth it? Read this and this for more information.

Fun Book Sites
As if reading weren’t fun enough on it’s own, there are some sites that make it even better!

Book Crossing :: Write a message in a book, send it out into the world, and watch as it gets found and sent again and again!
Your Next Read :: Type in a favorite title and this site will give you 8 similar titles.
BookMovement :: Need help finding the top book club choices? Use this site.

Book Blogs

Is this a comprehensive list of all of the great blogs? Absolutely not. I HIGHLY advise looking at their blogrolls to find similar blogs and using my tutorial on Twitter for beginners to find more amazing book blogs. I’m not going to reinvent the wheel; we spent over a month putting together an awesome group of bloggers to judge the Indie Lit Awards, so that is where I am directing you. You will find a blurb about each blogger organized under the genre that they specialize in. Enjoy!

Book Bloggers with Quality Blogs who Specialize in the following genres:

Biography/ Memoir
Fiction
GLBTQ
Mystery
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Speculative Fiction