While I hope my book reviews move you emotionally, in this case I’m talking about a change in location.
I love reviewing books for so many reasons:
- I love to read
- it fills a need for teachers, parents, and readers
- it shines a light on excellent books that may be overlooked
- it pushes me to read widely – which is important as a writer
I have been reviewing books on my blog for a couple of years now. But over time I’ve noticed a shift in how people engage with book reviews.
I’ve been sharing book reviews informally on social media for a while. I noticed that social media review get more reach than do blog posts. Reading will happen no matter where I share, but if I want to reach readers and shine a light on good books, I need to go where the people are.
After a lot of thought (and some handwringing) I have decided to shift to reviewing books on my social media accounts – primarily Instagram. My account is open, so you can view it without creating an Instagram account, though I do reshare to Twitter and Facebook as well.
I will still do some larger book review posts – like my yearly holiday season list of books for all ages and lists that cover topics that aren’t addressed other places.