As you’ve figured out by now, I’m a huge fan of reading. I like to read classics and books that have come out in the last ten-twenty years or so…but I also like to keep my finger on the pulse of new releases coming out. Here’s how I stay in the know:

Newsletters!

I subscribe to bookstore newsletters frequently, which often share what books are forthcoming, award-nominated, brand new, collectible versions, etc. You can tailor them to your tastes, too, with most of them, so you won’t get recommendations or release news for genres you don’t read. Here are the ones I subscribe to:

• Bookshop.org
• Barnes and Noble
• Books a Million
• Amazon
• Pango
• Illumicrate
• Fae Crate
• Bookbub

I also subscribe to publisher newsletters:

• Hachette
• Orbit
• Penguin Random House
• Tor
• Bramble
• Nightfire
• Crystal Lake Publishing
• Oliver Heber Books

There are actually more than that but I honestly can’t remember which ones. I delete them as soon as I get the information I need and was too lazy to do a search in the trash to find them all, tee hee.

Lastly, another way to learn about new books is to find where your favorite authors live on the web and subscribe to their newsletters! I am currently subscribed to:

• Kristopher Campa
• R.F. Kuang
• Victoria Aveyard
• Judy I. Lin
• Ava Reid
• Hannah Whitten
• A not-so-subtle push for you to subscribe to mine

Again, there are more authors I subscribe to, but I’m blanking out on who the rest of them are. But the coolest thing about subscribing to author newsletters directly is often you’ll find out things before everyone else in exclusive reveals. They also might share preorder campaigns or chances to get signed books, swag, or do meetups. Subscribing to an author letter is a huge way to support them.

I rely on newsletters more than I do going into bookstores to browse. Browsing the store used to be one of my favorite things to do, but I’m not careful with money and need more self-control. So I make wishlists and research pricing and look for used versions of new releases if I want to save money (Pango is great for this). I always look up book details (cover, description) online before I decide if I want to buy, and keep an eye on pricing as it fluctuates.

Readers, what do you do to find about new books?