Things You'll Need:
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Step 1
Buy a journal, notebook or electronic assistant and use it for your list.
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Step 2
Join the public library, even if you go there just to browse.
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Step 3
Subscribe to book-review magazines or newsletters. Scan them for books and authors that interest you.
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Step 4
Read the best-seller lists to gain even more suggestions.
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Step 5
Investigate award-winning authors and books. Prestigious awards such as the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and the Booker Prize signify worthy literary accomplishments.
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Step 6
Read up on favorite topics and peruse the books' bibliographies (usually found in nonfiction works), adding titles to your list.
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Step 7
Discover your favorite authors and note their other works.
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Step 8
Join a book group and get referrals from other readers.
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Step 9
Audit or take a class at the local college or adult education program, or visit an Internet chat room or newsgroup. All can offer good pointers to worthwhile reading.












Comments
triciagoss said
on 2/2/2009 I'm totally going to do this. Thanks!
motherNN said
on 10/13/2008 Looked up a few facts: try "Atlantic Monthly" book review mag or on-line; and for the edgy, hipper crowd, "3AM magazine on-line". I hope that helps :)
motherNN said
on 10/13/2008 To boshog: I don't know about magazines but the book, "Book Lust" by Nancy Pearl, is great for finding a book to read for "every moment, mood and reason". FYI
Because we avid readers only have so many hours in each day ;)
boshog said
on 11/26/2007 what is a good book review magazine?
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Keep a list of what you've read; that way you can find books by authors you've enjoyed in the past.