Two people stand smiling beside a fast-flowing river on a sunny day. Trees line the opposite bank, and bare branches hang into the top of the photo.
A collage of logos and text for book discovery and literary advocacy organizations. It includes Book Riot, KiBooka (Kids' Books by Korean Americans and Korean diaspora), Queer Liberation Library, Reading Ahead, the words "LITERARY ACTIVISM," and the phrase "WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS" with "DIVERSE" in rainbow colours.

I often talk to my friend (a retired educator) about books and book recommendations, so decided to ask her where SHE finds out about books.

In addition to word-of-mouth recommendations from friends and family, here are the most common ways that Julie finds books to read:

Librarians - "The most recent example is a list of recommended adult graphic novels the librarian printed and handed to me."

Book Riot - https://bookriot.com/

Literary Activism (part of Book Riot) for books that have been/are banned - https://bookriot.com/category/literary-activism/


Queer Liberation Library - https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org/


We Need Diverse Books - https://www.diversebooks.org/


Kibooka - https://kibooka.com/


Reading Ahead - https://vickipalmquist.substack.com/

POLL: What about the rest of you? How do YOU find books to read?