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I like to use Novelist, Goodreads, and Book Riot for readers' advisory. My library's catalog has a "new in" section that features new and popular titles, so I often refer to that. I also get a lot of great book suggestions on TikTok. There are a couple great creators who review and recommend books.

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Apart from tools like NoveList and platforms like Reddit, Goodreads, Storygraph and Fable, I like to follow book influencers on Tiktok and Youtube to keep abreast of what's popular.

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I ask friends, family and coworkers for recommendations quite often. I also employ Google and Goodreads for reviews, and I look for awards and book clubs the book may have earned or belong to.

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Good Reads, Google, Catalog, and Coworkers. 

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Good Reads, Google, Catalog, and Coworkers. 

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I love NoveList and especially its feature "For Fans Of...". I also love Goodreads to help get a more reader-based view of certain titles. Using review blurbs from book covers is also a great way to find authors with similar titles to the book in hand.

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I use NoveList Plus a LOT for book recommendations. I often also have patrons who are looking for romance recommendations, and they often have a wide range of tastes as far as level of sexual content is concerned. For these, I highly recommend allaboutromance.com. This website features a Sensuality Rating System that ranges from "Kisses" to "Burning", which can be extremely helpful when a patron wants a romance novel but wants no or low sexual content. It's one of my favorite genre-specific resources that I've found.

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Novelist

Goodreads

Fantastic Fiction

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Our catalog uses the You Might Like feature, which is connected to NoveList. It's really helpful.

As a children's librarian, I also like The Yarn podcast to discover new books and authors.

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I use Novelist's "you might also like" on our OPAC and review journals the most. I work in a system with a Collection Services Department that sends out new books as the items roll in. We set them aside for a few hours so that staff at my branch can leaf through them before they go out for holds or onto the New shelf. I feel so busy and distractable these days. Having printed materials, like the monthly ALA Booklist Reader at our branch is so helpful for me. We have staff making read-alike bookmarks and lots of themed displays. All the research that goes into these resources helps all of us with RA.

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Goodreads, Storygraph, Fantastic Fiction, "You might also like" tab in catalog

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Goodreads, Storygraph, Fantastic Fiction, "You might also like" tab in catalog

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The "You Might Also Like" option in our catalog, GoodReads, Novelist, Google search.

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1. Novelist

2. Fantastic fiction

3. Good reads

4. Book riot

5. what should I read next

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novelist

awards lists

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1. Novelist

2. Book Riot

3. Goodreads

4. Fantastic Fiction

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Literature Map

Novelist Plus

Goodreads

Reddit threads

Library newsletters

Book store recommendations

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Podcast: Whoa!nance: Romance, Feminism and Ourselves 

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Podcast: Whoa!nance: Romance, Feminism and Ourselves 

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Goodreads

Novelist

Coworkers' suggestions

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Novelist

Goodreads

What comes in through the bookdrop ;)

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Novelist, library catalog

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Novelist, goodreads, staff picks and curated lists!

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fantasticfiction.com

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Fantastic Fiction, Novelist, Goodreads, and Google search.

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Fantastic Fiction, Novelist, Goodreads, and Google search.

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Novelist

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Novelist is my go to.

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Novelist and Fantastic Fiction, observing other customers and what they take out

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Good Reads

What's Next Database

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My library's web site has a section where one can search for similar items, so I used that constantly, but I also use Goodreads and NPR once in a while.

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My library's web site has a section where one can search for similar items, so I used that constantly, but I also use Goodreads and NPR once in a while.

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Good Reads and Library Journal magazine are my current favorites to use! 

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Good Reads and Library Journal magazine are my current favorites to use! 

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"Good Reads ", Literature Map, Novelist website, NZ national Radio book reviews, Guardian News website book reviews, NZ Geographic book reviews, other art/science magazines and popular podcasts.

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It's a resource that has never failed me, whether it was for personal use, as a book buyer/manager for a small chain that became omnipresent in airports throughout the US, or for patrons at the library.

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I would suggest people use the NY Times best seller list, review best sellers on Amazon, consider books that were made into motion pictures, and get suggestions from book clubs who usually have avid readers.

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what's next database to help search books by an author and series titles, etc.

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Fantastic Fiction and Good Reads are my go-to sites.

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Fantastic Fiction and Good Reads are my go-to sites.

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Best Sellers - Books - The New York Times

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The New York Times Best Sellers are up-to-date and authoritative lists of the most popular books in the United States, based on sales in the past week, including fiction, non-fiction, paperbacks, children’s books, audiobooks, graphic books and more.

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Goodreads

Fantastic fiction

Storylines

Sapling

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Library catalogue, newly purchased titles added to database, Goodreads and Fantastic Fiction and will try some new websites now. Thanks.

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Goodreads, Google, Award Lists, Podcasts (Read This), Publication newsletters, The Guardian and other news sites, our own library catalogue

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Goodreads, Google, Award Lists, Podcasts (Read This), Publication newsletters, The Guardian and other news sites, our own library catalogue

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Good reads, Booklist Magazine, Library Journal Magazine, School Library Journal, Book Page, Booklist Reader, New York Times best sellers.

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Fantastic Fiction

Literature Map

Local radio network and magazine recommendations

Local book club picks

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Novelist, CBC Books, New York Times Book Review, Guardian Books

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Novelist, CBC Books, New York Times Book Review, Guardian Books

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Good Reads

Who writes like

Other staff

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AustraliaReads

Good Reads Magazine

Readings Book Store

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Literature Map, colleague's recommendations, friends and family recommendations, Goodreads, article / reviews in Arts and Literature sections of newspapers etc.

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Literature Map, colleague's recommendations, friends and family recommendations, Goodreads, article / reviews in Arts and Literature sections of newspapers etc.

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Booker Prize

Stella Prize

Womens Prize

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Literature Map, Good Reads, Good Reading Magazine, newspaper reviews, Chat GPT

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The Guardian, GoodReads, SMH, The Saturday Paper, Good Reading Magazine

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The Guardian, GoodReads, SMH, The Saturday Paper, Good Reading Magazine

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I like goodreads, meetnewbooks and AI

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who else writes like

literature map

goodreads

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Sydney Morning Herald’s ‘The Booklist’ e-newsletter

The Guardian’s ‘Bookmarks’ e-newsletter

Your Kid’s Next Read Facebook page

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booktok

bookstagram

goodreads

fantastic fiction

webpac suggestions

bookbrowse

publisher emails

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1. Goodreads reviews and tags for all types of books

2. Gale Literature for reviews and read-alikes (my library Canterbury Bankstown subscribes to it)

3. Library Thing / Fantastic Fiction - oldies but goodies

4. BorrowBox top book charts for kids

5. The Canterbury Bankstown Library catalogue for kids

6. Readow AI - it gets straight to the point!

7. Worlds Without End for Scifi/Fantasy/Horror - which I find challenging to recommend

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Friends, family, colleagues and library patrons are great resources for reading recommendations. Also Literature Map, Meet New Books and Read Up Next.

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I use Literature Map and Goodreads quite a lot. Have used Whichbook in the past and have just rediscovered Better Reading.

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Fantastic Fiction

LoveOzYA

GoodReads

Literature Map

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Goodreads

Booktok

My coworkers

Good Reading magazine

Newspaper reviews

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General

https://thenerddaily.com/books/

https://www.themarysue.com/category/books/

Australian Resources

https://www.betterreading.com.au/

https://www.yourkidsnextread.com.au/about/

Australian publishers such as - Penguin, Text, UQP - Google 'Australian publishing houses' and sign up to their newsletters

https://amplifybookstore.com/

https://www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/introducing-new-australian-fiction-2024/

Australian libraries - follow on social media e.g @waggalibrary on Insta or Facebook share Staff Picks every Sunday and Top Reads/borrowed items at the end of each year ☺️

Local book store catalogues

https://www.readings.com.au/reviews

Australian Awards

https://abiawards.com.au/

https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/nsw-literary-awards

https://stella.org.au/

https://www.perpetual.com.au/wealth-management/milesfranklin/news-and-information/

https://www.theage.com.au/culture/books/audacious-enthralling-the-age-book-of-the-year-shortlists-announced-20250430-p5lvaz.html

https://www.readings.com.au/the-readings-prize

https://cbca.org.au/

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I follow several influencers on social media for suggestions. I also use romance.io to find specific romance books. I like that I can find a book based on steam level, time period, type of relationship, story, location and heroine and hero and format.

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Good Reads

Fantastic Fiction

What to Read Next- Book Lists

Fantastic Fiction

Staff and Library Borrowers suggestions

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'Read This' podcast by Schwartz Media (Australian based)

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'Read This' podcast by Schwartz Media (Australian based)

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I follow many local bookshops on social media and take note of their posts about what has been popular or their staff picks

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I follow many local bookshops on social media and take note of their posts about what has been popular or their staff picks

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Staff book reviews and our Library Book Group are great sources.

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Staff book reviews and our Library Book Group are great sources.

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I subscribe to various publisher newsletters for new releases across genres. I agree that we need more Australian suggestions.

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Someone else already mentioned it but I love Becky Spratford's RA for all blog! Becky presented a couple of webinars for us last year.

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Someone else already mentioned it but I love Becky Spratford's RA for all blog! Becky presented a couple of webinars for us last year.

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I also use The Storygraph rather than Goodreads. It goes without say that I LOVE NoveList, too.

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Training Library Workers To Help Leisure Readers

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https://www.whichbook.net/ - I love this because you can search by your current mood/emotion! As well as by world map or character/plot.

Also: BookRiot, Fantastic Fiction, #Bookstagram, The StoryGraph

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Ra for all blog https://raforall.blogspot.com/ (plus Ra for all horror)

Fantastic fiction https://www.fantasticfiction.com/

Goodreads

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Training Library Workers To Help Leisure Readers

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Barnes & Noble

New York Times Best Seller's List

Booklist

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I use a local bookstore for inspiration, Goodreads, Booktopia, my library website and app, Borrowbox for new releases. I also watch reviews through TikTok , Facebook, Instagram and also Podcasts. In this section of learning I would have liked to see more resources from other countries other than USA. Could you add more to your resource list from Australia and Great Britain?

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Goodreads, Fantastic Fiction

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1. My Mother (She and I have similar tastes in books)

2. BookTok

3. GoodReads

4. SuperSummary

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Kirkus reviews

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NPR Books We Love, Goodreads

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I generally refer to BookTok, GoodReads, and trusted friends/authors

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LGBTQ Reads is excellent at highlighting books on themes as well as new releases

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LGBTQ Reads is excellent at highlighting books on themes as well as new releases

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Brightly | Helping Parents Grow Lifelong Readers

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Find great books for kids, reading strategies, age-specific book lists, exclusive author content, and more.

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Are there tools you use for readers’ advisory that is missing from my favorites list? Add your suggestions to this discussion board. And check the board to see what your fellow learners recommend.

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Are there tools you use for readers’ advisory that is missing from my favorites list? Add your suggestions to this discussion board. And check the board to see what your fellow learners recommend.