The Blogs I Follow via RSS Feed

Yesterday when I was giving my talk to RASSL and I hit Rule 6: Read about books (RSS feeds), I do as I always do and mention the key blogs I think anyone who is helping leisure readers should be getting an RSS feed on:

• Early Word
• NPR Books
• RA Online (for the RA Rundown posed each Monday)
• and of course RA for All

They also wanted to know about a few more.  In fact, this is a question I get often, "What RSS feeds do you subscribe to?" I normally do not like forcing my personal preferences on others, but I have received this question often enough that I feel I should share it.

So here is a list of many (not all) of the other blogs and web pages for which I get the RSS feed.

• Audiobooker (audio books)
• Blogging for a Good Book (Williamsburg (VA) Public Library)
• The Book Case (blog of Book Page Magazine)
• Book Group Buzz (book discussion blog from BookList)
• Book Riot (book blogger network)
• Book Feed from the Guardian UK
• Books on the Nightstand (a book lovers podcast; rss feed reminds me to listen)
• The Browsers Corner (Berwyn Library staff recommendations)
• Criminal Element (crime fiction)
• Graphic Novel Reporter
• io9 (sf, fantasy, horror in all media)
• January Magazine (Canadian literary magazine)
• Media Bistro's Galley Cat (from the publishers to writers and book buyers)
• The Millions (general interest for readers)
• No Shelf Required (library focused info on eBooks)
• RA 763's Blog (my students' annotations)
• Reading the Past (historical fiction)
• Shelfari (which is actually a re-posting of the Amazon Omnivoracious blog)
• Smart Bitches, Trashy Books (romance)

I check these feeds, among a bunch of others, daily.  Some days I only read the headlines and "mark all as read," while other days, I read much of the content in detail.  The point is, I log into one place (my Google Reader), and the information comes to me.  I don't have to hunt and peck for anything.  I have no excuse NOT to be informed.

Why not make it your New Year's Resolution to do a better job on staying up on the latest news in the book world?  Subscribing to the feeds for these resources is the easiest way to do that.