Help Me Stay On Top of Current Literature in 2013!
December 18, 2012 6:22 PM Subscribe
Help Me Stay On Top of Great Literature in 2013!
I am committed in the coming year to read the New Hotness in Books and stay current on what's seizing the Zeitgeist on the national shelves. Help me by offering your advice on the best sources to keep track of new developments in literature from all sources - bestsellers, indie, cutting-edge controversial, nonfiction, etc.
I am committed in the coming year to read the New Hotness in Books and stay current on what's seizing the Zeitgeist on the national shelves. Help me by offering your advice on the best sources to keep track of new developments in literature from all sources - bestsellers, indie, cutting-edge controversial, nonfiction, etc.
I always keep an eye on Amazon's Best Books of the Month. They aren't all always to my taste but a fair number of them are.
posted by something something at 6:28 PM on December 18, 2012
posted by something something at 6:28 PM on December 18, 2012
Best answer: The Millions. (Beaten in preview...heartily seconded!)
posted by gnomeloaf at 6:31 PM on December 18, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by gnomeloaf at 6:31 PM on December 18, 2012 [1 favorite]
The Millions, yeah!
posted by matildaben at 6:44 PM on December 18, 2012
posted by matildaben at 6:44 PM on December 18, 2012
Best answer: Some others:
The Times Literary Supplement
Indie Next List
New York Review of Books (not affiliated with the New York Times, but you could check their book reviews too...)
NPR's book section
Three Percent (review of translated books)
Bookslut (book review site)
Raintaxi (book review site)
If you've got any decent bookstores within driving distance, try periodically scanning their featured books tables or shelves. Also, if you read a book next year that you really like, Googling the title can turn up interesting blogs written by people with similar tastes to yours.
posted by Bufo_periglenes at 6:50 PM on December 18, 2012 [2 favorites]
The Times Literary Supplement
Indie Next List
New York Review of Books (not affiliated with the New York Times, but you could check their book reviews too...)
NPR's book section
Three Percent (review of translated books)
Bookslut (book review site)
Raintaxi (book review site)
If you've got any decent bookstores within driving distance, try periodically scanning their featured books tables or shelves. Also, if you read a book next year that you really like, Googling the title can turn up interesting blogs written by people with similar tastes to yours.
posted by Bufo_periglenes at 6:50 PM on December 18, 2012 [2 favorites]
MaudNewton.com.
posted by Sidhedevil at 7:02 PM on December 18, 2012
posted by Sidhedevil at 7:02 PM on December 18, 2012
Go directly to Vol. 1 Brooklyn. Then go to Arts & Letters Daily.
posted by mintcake! at 8:06 PM on December 18, 2012
posted by mintcake! at 8:06 PM on December 18, 2012
Conversational Reading
The Guardian Books Blog
posted by Monsieur Caution at 8:35 PM on December 18, 2012 [1 favorite]
The Guardian Books Blog
posted by Monsieur Caution at 8:35 PM on December 18, 2012 [1 favorite]
Oh, and:
Slate.com monthly books section
Los Angeles Review of Books
posted by matildaben at 8:46 PM on December 18, 2012
Slate.com monthly books section
Los Angeles Review of Books
posted by matildaben at 8:46 PM on December 18, 2012
Books on the Nightstand podcast
Oh, also on GoodReads you can follow people with tastes similar to yours and see what they're reading, and also browse lists of upcoming books in different genres.
posted by Asparagus at 7:00 AM on December 19, 2012
Oh, also on GoodReads you can follow people with tastes similar to yours and see what they're reading, and also browse lists of upcoming books in different genres.
posted by Asparagus at 7:00 AM on December 19, 2012
Best answer: Sign up for Library Journal's Prepub Alert newsletter to find out what new titles are coming up.
posted by exceptinsects at 10:52 AM on December 19, 2012
posted by exceptinsects at 10:52 AM on December 19, 2012
The Tournament of Books happens in March, but you can start early! The list for March 2013 was just published this morning.
posted by gladly at 5:57 AM on December 20, 2012
posted by gladly at 5:57 AM on December 20, 2012
Arts and Letters Daily
As a librarian, for reviews of new books I use Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews (my personal favorite: they are not afraid to get sassy!), and Booklist.
A more reader/book group/consumer-friendly magazine is Book Page.
posted by Calicatt at 11:30 AM on December 20, 2012
As a librarian, for reviews of new books I use Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews (my personal favorite: they are not afraid to get sassy!), and Booklist.
A more reader/book group/consumer-friendly magazine is Book Page.
posted by Calicatt at 11:30 AM on December 20, 2012
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posted by snorkmaiden at 6:26 PM on December 18, 2012