Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, this weeks Top Ten Tuesday lists websites, apps and organizations that aren't book blogs.
1. The Guardian books: Book news, reviews and interviews - The Guardian book section is awesome because it covers a diverse group of authors and book news. The blog is also a very worthwhile read.
2. Publishers Weekly: International news website for all things in the book industry.
3. The Millions: An online magazine that covers books, art and culture. I love their variety of book lists and reviews.
4. Paris Review: One of my favorite things about the Paris Review is that every author interview they've ever published is available online. The Kurt Vonnegut interview circa 1977 is especially worth a read.
5. Bookshelf Porn: I love a good bookshelf and this site is literally like porn for book lovers.
6. Goodreads: I like Goodreads because it helps me keep track of what I read in an organized way (by date, page number, publication year, etc.). I don't use it too much to interact with other readers - I mostly tweet for that kind of stuff.
7. Book Cover Archive: I'm a big fan of cover art. This site is an archive of book designs that are awesome.
8. wurdle: I've had this one on my iPhone for awhile - basically you create as many words as you can in a certain amount of time. The bigger the word, the higher the score.
9. Sporcle: "Mentally stimulating diversions," Sporlce is a site of quizzes that cover many different topics. My favorite is the literature and language sections.
10. Flashlight Worthy Books: Not all these recommendations can be trusted (I learned that the hard way) but there are many lists that have introduced me to noteworthy books.
I love the bookshelf porn site. And I waste so much time on Goodreads, which is really addicting. Great list!
ReplyDeleteGreat list, I have never heard of a few of these. They look like fun and I will be checking them out.
ReplyDeleteGreat choices! Some of these, I already follow and others are brand new to me!
ReplyDeleteYay, Guardian books! I follow them on twitter, and they're always tweeting really really interesting things that I want to read. Also LOVE bookshelf porn... I want to live in a house made out of bookshelves (and sort of need to...)
ReplyDeleteI forgot about Wordle and great tip about Sporcle. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteSome of these I've never heard of. I am learning more and more as I check out today's lists.
ReplyDeleteI'd forgotten about Paris Review. A great site!
These are fantastic, and I follow several on Twitter. Just discovered bookshelf porn, and you KNOW I love that.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting some new-to-me sites.
Looove bookshelf porn. thank you!
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