The Book Shelf discussion

If you are interested in having your book read in the monthly book read, hit reply and

1 - Provide the name of the book
2 - Provide the genre.

All books will be selected in the order in which they were provided. I plan to double up book reads. For Instance, for the month of July, we are reading a paranormal and a sci-fi novel.

I will do all the advertizing, create an event a week prior to the first of every month when the event begins.

1 - No genre will be turned down
2 - I will have multiple book reads going for multiple genres :)

The author who recommends the book is in charge of leading the book read, asking for reviews, and group discussions.

On reviews I recommend:



JULY BOOK READS:

(romance)

and


Pearl (Sci-fi Anthology)

Angela wrote: "If you are interested in having your book read in the monthly book read, hit reply and add your book. I will select one from the group and create an event a week prior to the first of every month w..."

Here's my book Angela: BloodMarked
Thanks!
Lu J Whitley

I would recommend this sci-fi anthology made by The Dragon's Rocketship Facebook group. I have a story there called Pearl.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Thanks!

Noted! Thank you! :)

I'll keep mine off the list, unless you're allowing anthologies that I contributed to.

Timothy wrote: "I'll keep mine off the list, unless you're allowing anthologies that I contributed to."

I am allowing :) Add away!

- In space, fate rests in the hands who created the craft. Wits and creative risk separate life from death while navigating the three-dimensional sea or marooned on an alien planet. The trust between captain and crew unifies a mission. And sometimes, the final take-off is the hardest.
- Sci-fi collection of five short stories

How about paranormal romances?

Ariel wrote: "How about paranormal romances?"

Anything! :) Bring it on!

Oooh! WE CAN CHOOSE MULTIPLE GENRES EVERY MONTH!

I'm adding my Dolor and Shadow to the list :)

Genre: Fantasy


I'll follow it up with a Q/A with Giveaway of the signed paperback after the book read ends:)

September read.

Timothy wrote: "I'll keep mine off the list, unless you're allowing anthologies that I contributed to."


Yes :) Send them over.

Already did, thanks Angela.

Angela wrote: "If you are interested in having your book read in the monthly book read."

How does the monthly book read work? Is there an online group who reads and discusses these works? I published my first book several months ago, and while there have been hundreds of downloads, only a handful of reviews have come back, providing a mere suggestion of what I can do to improve my writing as I work on the second book of the series. It would be great if there was a venue for us new indie authors to receive more feedback.

One of the things I commit to when reading a book is to leave a review. I make a particular point of trying to write an extended review when I know the book is by an indie author.

One of the things I commit to when reading a book is to leave a review. I make a particular point of trying to write an extended review when I know the book is by an indie author.

I wanted to ask the same question as Michael, Angela. How do readers get hold of the book? Do the authors send out a pdf file to those interested? It's a great idea.

I have one soon two also. Calla's Curse and Calla's Curse: Kindred Crimes

Michael wrote: "Angela wrote: "If you are interested in having your book read in the monthly book read."

How does the monthly book read work? Is there an online group who reads and discusses these works? I publ..."

Basically, you recommend your book. All BOOKS WILL BE READ, they are announced in order that they are received and we cover multiple genres per month. So a romance and a fantasty/sci-fi will be announced each month. The author of the read is in charge of organizing it.

In turn, I do the advertizing for you :) I will blast it out and notify the 400+ members of the book shelf of the read :)

DM me for additional questions or post them here :)

I am on holiday from 22 June to 25 June :)

-Angela

Timothy wrote: "One of the things I commit to when reading a book is to leave a review. I make a particular point of trying to write an extended review when I know the book is by an indie author."

Excellent! Yes! AUTHORS! Don't be afraid to kindly request reviews. Things you should ask them to say

1 - What did you like about the book
2 - What surprised you about the story
3 - What other books/authors did the book remind you of.

For more information look at Naked Truths About Getting Book Reviews

Sylvie wrote: "I wanted to ask the same question as Michael, Angela. How do readers get hold of the book? Do the authors send out a pdf file to those interested? It's a great idea."

This is up to the author. As an author, me personally? I would offer the eBook for free and hand out coupons for smashwords. It's up to the author and if you, as an author, come up with an idea, I will be happy to spread the news with the advertizing :)

Robert wrote: "I have one soon two also. Calla's Curse and Calla's Curse: Kindred Crimes"


Got it! :)

I also want to add a memo here, everyone! I am on vacation next week, but will be back in time to announce the next books for review! :) I plan to do a romance and a fantasy/sci-fi read! DM me with questions!

Depending on the number of people who are reading for review, I could afford to give away two or three copies of my books in kindle format...

Angela wrote: Basically, you recommend your book. All BOOKS WILL BE READ, they are announced in order that they are received and we cover multiple genres per month. So a romance and a fantasty/sci-fi will be announced each month. The author of the read is in charge of organizing it..."

Count me in, Angela. This sounds like a great way to publicize my first novel and hopefully get some more feedback on how I can improve.

Book: The Orthogonal Galaxy
Genre: Sci-Fi

Thanks!

Thanks Angela. Does this mean that interested people contact me for a copy? I could only send kindle e-books but like Timothy I couldn't commit to an indefinite number.

Sylvie wrote: "Thanks Angela. Does this mean that interested people contact me for a copy? I could only send kindle e-books but like Timothy I couldn't commit to an indefinite number."

That is absolutely fine :) We or you could hold a drawing prior to the book read :)

Michael wrote: "Angela wrote: Basically, you recommend your book. All BOOKS WILL BE READ, they are announced in order that they are received and we cover multiple genres per month. So a romance and a fantasty/sci-..."


Saw your post and noted :)

Timothy wrote: "Depending on the number of people who are reading for review, I could afford to give away two or three copies of my books in kindle format..."

I think a drawing prior to the first day of reading is the best way to go :) It should also draw in more readers :)

If you are interested in doing a drawing, let me know and I can help.

That might work for me too. How do you organise a drawing? Thanks.

Sylvie wrote: "That might work for me too. How do you organise a drawing? Thanks."

Mostly we make the announcement and direct people to this location where they have to "reply" to enter the drawing. We close the "polls" at a certain time and date and I draw a name or three (or however many you want) and we announce the results :)

Angela wrote: "Sylvie wrote: "That might work for me too. How do you organise a drawing? Thanks."

Mostly we make the announcement and direct people to this location where they have to "reply" to enter the draw..."

Thanks Angela. I could manage five kindle e-books. I should mention I'll be away in Australia from 3rd September to 16th October so it would need to be before or after those dates.

If you wait a little while, say a month- I hate deadlines. I'll be able to do some of the first Calla's Curse and some of the second. I'd need some help with the second in that my publisher wants me to bring it down to 5th to 8th grade level. My own poll said they wanted the adult book. So I need an unbiased beta reader.

Sylvie wrote: "Angela wrote: "Sylvie wrote: "That might work for me too. How do you organise a drawing? Thanks."

Mostly we make the announcement and direct people to this location where they have to "reply" to..."

Thank you, Sylvia :) I'll be sure to work around your off/on dates :)

Robert wrote: "If you wait a little while, say a month- I hate deadlines. I'll be able to do some of the first Calla's Curse and some of the second. I'd need some help with the second in that my publisher wants m..."

I can post out something on 1 July with your need for a beat reader :) I'll also create a thread for you on this.

Jeff wrote: "Here is mine:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1..."

Your will be the August read :)

Timothy wrote: "
- In space, fate rests in the hands who created the craft. Wits and creative risk separate life from death while navigating the three-dimensional sea or ..."

Yours will also be the August read :)

Cool... Thanks Angela. That gives me time to setup a giveaway. (edit) apologies to those who saw multiple posts earlier, the app glitched

Thank you Angela.

Robert wrote: "Thank you Angela."

You are all very welcome :)

Is this list still open?

Title: Falaha's Journey
Genre: Science Fiction, Epic

Jeno wrote: "Is this list still open?

Title: Falaha's Journey
Genre: Science Fiction, Epic
"

Absolutely. Keep adding and readers can proceed to do book readings in the order in which they are listed :)

If you would like to lead up your own book reading, let me know when and I will put out the announcement and details for you :)

Angela wrote: "If you are interested in having your book read in the monthly book read, hit reply and

1 - The Drago Tree
2 - literary fiction
The Drago Tree

All books will be selected in the order in which ..."

Angela wrote:

1 - Asylum
2 - Contemporary-romance. Asylum

Angela wrote: "If you would like to lead up your own book reading, let me know when and I will put out the announcement and details for you"

I want to see how others are doing it first. Because if there are no readers, only writers, what's the point? Sadly, this is the experience I get in most clubs.

Is there any interest in Historical fiction here? I have a second book coming out in October, but as of this week I have bought back the rights to the first book from my mainstream publisher, so am now able to organise things myself. (My books are set in Scotland)

Margaret

Jeno wrote: "Angela wrote: "If you would like to lead up your own book reading, let me know when and I will put out the announcement and details for you"

I want to see how others are doing it first. Because if..."


You can speak to Lu J Whitley and Alexandar Tomov to ask about how their readings went.

From what Lu said, she has had little to no response. It was because of this that I brought in AVBC (Aurelia). She has a good reader following with her book club because her approach is so unique.

What I recommend for authors is this:

Your website followers are already interested in your work. Your newsletter subscribers, Twitter followers, and Goodreads fans are already interested in what you write. When/if you want to do a book reading through the Book Shelf, notify your fans/readers/subscribers about the event and I recommend running a giveaway along with it. As an example, Dolor and Shadow is currently being read through AVBC this month. I contacted all my readers/fans and notified them of the signed paperback giveaway I am holding for AVBC members only.

Margaret wrote: "Is there any interest in Historical fiction here? I have a second book coming out in October, but as of this week I have bought back the rights to the first book from my mainstream publisher, so am..."

Yes. There is :) The Index lists all shelves in alphabetical order.

Here is the link for Historical Fiction: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Hello, all!

I'm reviewing old threads where I see author activity, but not reader activity and I am gathering feedback.

Authors: Have any readers responded to the book reads you have organized?

Readers: Are you interested at all in reading groups of this nature or are you more interested in forming your own book read?