Readers, Writers, Books, and Blogs Presentation

Today I am finally getting around to reposting Rebecca Vnuk ad Karen Kleckner Keefe’s presentation on the best blogs for RA librarians.

I love this program, and not just because Rebecca and Karen are some of my dearest library friends and not because I am listed twice [although those are very good reasons], but because it is the only place where we, the public library workers who help leisure readers each and every day, can go to find the most relevant blogs for us.

So much of the book-centric blog-o-sphere is publisher and book store centered. This presentation is led by library people for library people. And these women are straight shooters. If the blog is listed here it is because it is well done and useful.

Please use the link to watch the presentation AND make sure you save the handout because these are all sites you will use.

For the original post from Booklist Online, click here.

Readers, Writers, Books, and Blogs. Vnuk, Rebecca (author).   FEATURE.  First published April 13, 2015 (Booklist Online). While working on a “Library 2.0” initiative in 2008, I was shocked to find virtually no one on staff followed any library blogs. Karen Kleckner Keefe and I had just created the Shelf Renewal blog, and as we were getting the word out, we realized that not many librarians were investing their time following blogs. So we created a “virtual tour” of about 50 different library or book-related blogs, “Readers, Writers, Books, and Blogs.” We have presented this program at various library conferences over the past six years (we’ve dropped some blogs and added others), and the most recent update was videotaped at the RAILS offices here in Illinois. You can view the session on YouTube, and the handout appears below. Readers, Writers, Books, and Blogs   Presented by Karen Kleckner Keefe and Rebecca Vnuk for Booklistand RAILS, February 26, 2015. General The Booklist Reader: http://www.booklistreader.com  Early Word: http://www.earlyword.com  Library Reads: http://libraryreads.org  Indiebound: http://www.indiebound.org  Entertainment Weekly: http://www.ew.com/books  Men Reading Books: http://menreadingbooks.blogspot.com  No Shelf Required: http://www.libraries.wright.edu/noshelfrequired  Book Riot: http://bookriot.com  The Millions: http://www.themillions.com Publishing  GalleyCat: http://www.adweek.com/galleycat  Nathan Bransford: http://blog.nathanbransford.com Readers’ Advisory RA for All: http://raforall.blogspot.com  Reader’s Advisor Online: http://www.readersadvisoronline.com/blog  Blogging for a Good Book: http://bfgb.wordpress.com  Lesa’s Book Critiques: http://lesasbookcritiques.blogspot.com  Genres Romance and Women’s Fiction Smart Bitches Trashy Books: http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com  Liz and Lisa (formerly Chick Lit Is Not Dead): http://www.lizandlisa.com/blog Smexy Books: http://smexybooks.com  Historical Fiction Reading the Past: http://readingthepast.blogspot.com  Horror RA for All: Horror: http://raforallhorror.blogspot.com  Graphic Novels  Comics Worth Reading: http://comicsworthreading.com  No Flying, No Tights: http://noflyingnotights.com  Mystery  The Rap Sheet: http://therapsheet.blogspot.com  Cozy Mystery List: http://www.cozy-mystery.com  In Reference to Murder: http://inreferencetomurder.typepad.com  Stop You’re Killing Me: http://www.stopyourekillingme.com  Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal Wicked Lil Pixie: http://wickedlilpixie.com  SF Signal: http://www.sfsignal.com  Locus Online: http://www.locusmag.com  YA Forever Young Adult: http://www.foreveryoungadult.com  Guys Lit Wire: http://guyslitwire.blogspot.com  The Hub: http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub  Overall Book Nerdery  Kent District Library’s What’s Next: http://ww2.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp ShelfAwareness:   http://www.shelf-awareness.com  Flashlight Worthy: http://www.flashlightworthybooks.com  Podcasts That Stack of Books: http://www.thehouseofpodcasts.com/that-stack-of-books NYTBR: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/books/books-podcast-archive.html Bookworm: http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/bookworm  Books on the Nightstand: http://booksonthenightstand.com  New Yorker Fiction Podcast: http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner Selected Shorts:   http://www.selectedshorts.org  Slate’s Audio Book Club: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/the_audio_book_club.html  Circulating Ideas: http://circulatingideas.com/  Tumblr Master List: http://mashable.com/2014/03/13/tumblrs-for-readers  Maud Newton: http://maudnewton.tumblr.com