Tag: reading habits

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How to Plan for Your 2024 Reading Challenge

Readers love a good challenge. We don’t just want to read books, we want to be strategic about how we tackle our ever-growing TBR lists. As 2023 comes to a close, we’re…
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How to Stay Informed and Push Back Against Book Bans

Book bans and attempts at censorship are currently spreading across the U.S. and are disproportionately impacting diverse titles and authors from historically marginalized communities. Both as publishing professionals and as readers ourselves,…
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20 Bookish Stickers for Decorating Your E-Reader

Want to know what a NetGalley member’s favorite accessory is? Their e-reader, of course! Like any good accessory, an e-reader can be customized with stickers to show off your reader personality—from favorite…

17 Ways to Celebrate National Book Lovers Day

We’ll take any excuse to celebrate our love of the written word, and National Book Lovers Day (August 9) gives us a great one. Here are some of our favorite ways to…
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Join the #NetGalleyBingo Summer Reading Challenge!

Want a fun way to reach your NetGalley goals this summer? Tackle your TBR pile and boost your NetGalley stats with #NetGalleyBingo! ​​How to Play —NetGalley Bingo will run from August 1,…
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Dos and Don’ts for Reading Outside

Summer’s almost here, and it’s the perfect time of year to take your reading into the great outdoors. There are any number of places to read outside: the beach, the park, or…

Tips for Starting a Buddy Read

Buddy reads are incredibly popular in the book community. They allow you and a friend to share in the experience of reading the same book together and discussing it. Essentially, they’re mini-book…
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12 Ways to Support Your Favorite Authors

Have you ever finished a book by your favorite author and immediately wished they had another one publishing soon? Us too! Luckily, there are small ways that readers can support authors that…

Tricks to Make Time for Reading

Bookworms love a good challenge. Personally, I always try to read more books than I did the year before. Adding books to my TBR is the easy part, while finding more time…

A Beginner’s Guide to Audiobooks

Listen up, readers: We know the world of audiobooks can be intimidating. You may not know where to find them, what to look for in a narrator, or if they’ll fit into…

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