Resources

Note: If you know of a notable link relevant to book bloggers and writers, that should be listed but isn't, please let me know.

Blogger/Reader/Writer Resources
BOOK CONVENTION LISTS & INFO -

• List of Science Fiction Conventions
• List of Multigenre Conventions (United States)

BOOK RELEASE INFORMATION -

• Literary Escapisms "New Release" list (Excellent! The most extensive list of Upcoming book Release information.)

BLOGGER/READER NETWORKING -

• Audiobook Jukebox [audiobook reviews online]
• Book Blogger Directory [recommended]
• Book Blogs
• BookTrib
• Goodreads [recommended]
• Library Thing
• NetGalley
• Networked Blogs [Facebook]
• Pocket After Dark [Simon & Schuster online book community]
• Poken [collect and share social media]
• Shelfari

BLOG DESIGNERS -

• April Showers Blog Design Studio
• Beautiful Blog Designs (Includes extensive list of designers)
• Blogger Boutique
• Designs by Sarah
• Dreamy Blog Designs
• Lala's Designs
• Parajunkee Design (Excellent!)
• Use Your Imagination Designs

BLOG TOURS -

• Book Lovin' Bitches Ebook Tours
• Book it Forward ARC Tours by Dark Faeire Tales
• Nuture Your Books Virtual Book Tourz

BLOG TUTORIALS -

• Beautiful Blog Designs: Blog Tutorials
• Parajunkee's View: Book Bloggin 101 [best]
• Parajunkee Design: Tutorial [best]
• The Cutest Blog on the Block: Blog Secrets & Tutorials

GIVEAWAYS -

• Goodreads Giveaway page(must be a member)
• BookTrib's "Weekly Giveaway" page (must be a member)

MISCELLANEOUS -

• LibriVox [Free Audio Books]
• Poken [collect and share social media]
• Romance Trading Cards
• The Author Pro [Author PR Services & Book Marketing]

PUBLISHERS -


RESOURCES FOR WRITERS -

• Agent Query [database of literary agents]
• A Newbies Guide to Publishing [Blog]
• Children's Book Councel
• Horror Writers of America
• HyperGrammer [online punctuation resource]
• International Thriller Writers, Inc.
• Locus Magazine [The magazine for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Field]
• Mystery Writers of America
• NaNoWriMo [National Novel Writing Month]
• NaNoWriMo YWP [National Novel Writing Month - Young Adult Program]
• Passionate Pen [resource for Romance writers]
• Peirs Anthony's Internet Publishing
• Preditors & Editors [guide to publishing]
• Publishers Marketplace
• Query Tracker
• Romance Writers of America
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America
• Smart Writers
• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
• Society of Illustrators
• The Purple Crayon [for writers of children's books]
• Write 4 Kids [for writers of children's books]
• Writers Beware [Blog]
• Writers Beware [site]
• Writer's Dreamtools
• Writers Weekly [freelance writing ezine]
• Writers Write
• Writing.com
• Writing World
• Yellowpalooza.com [writers/illustrators for children's books]
• Young Adult Fantasy Guide