Keeping track of all the book novelties is not so easy. Their number is so large that you can get confused in the assortment and miss something really worthy of attention. To constantly monitor information about new books and find out in time about the release of the one you have been waiting for, choose one source of information or use several resources at once.
Instructions
Step 1
Seek tips from the media. Many quality magazines and newspapers have a section where you can read annotations on recently published books. Programs of this type appear on radio and television. Here you will find not only a brief description of the book, but also its analysis. After listening to several programs, you will be able to understand which critic's position is closer to you, whose opinion you trust more - and follow the releases constantly.
Step 2
If you would like to receive more information and read a more detailed analysis, refer to specialized publications. Among the media that write exclusively about literature, you can find publications that are devoted only to prose or poetry, or combine both types of art, talk about Russian and world literature, consider all genres or just one. So, the magazine "Arion" is devoted to poetry, "Continent" writes about poetry, prose, journalism. In "Foreign Literature" you will find information about new products written by foreign authors. The Seeker is about detective stories, while Star Road is about science fiction.
Step 3
You can find out if the book you were waiting for is on sale directly at the point of sale. In bookstores, as a rule, new items are displayed, and posters with their advertisements are often displayed. Many stores compile lists of new products and hang them in the literature departments of the corresponding direction.
Step 4
For more timely information, use the Internet. There you can find the official sites and blogs of those authors that interest you. They will probably announce the book at least a few days in advance. You can also find online diaries of people who are simply fond of literature. Many of them love to share their joy about buying a new volume. Check out the communities dedicated to this topic. For example, the Russian book community ru-books.livejournal.com, the journal of recommendations chto-chitat.livejournal.com, detskoe-chtenie.livejournal.com about books for children, etc.
Step 5
There are Internet resources dedicated to literature. On the sites https://www.prochtenie.ru/, https://www.litblog.ru/, https://knigo.ru/, etc. you will find announcements, book reviews, reviews.
Step 6
You do not have to check the information on numerous sites, but subscribe to the newsletter. Then the news about the release of the expected book will come to the e-mail. You just need to register and leave your email address. Such an opportunity is available on the websites of many publishing houses, for example, "Azbuka", "AST".
Step 7
Similar services are provided on the resources of online bookstores. There you can subscribe to news about publications by the same author, genre, published by a specific publisher or within the same series.
Step 8
If you read books in electronic format - on a computer or e-book, use the mailing lists of sites where such books can be bought. For example, on www.elkniga.ru you need to register by entering your e-mail. After logging in, select the author whose work you are interested in. On the page with his brief biography, click on the phrase "Receive e-mail messages about new books by this author." In addition, in the account settings, you can select the "Subscribe to new arrivals" item and define the parameters by which information will be selected.
Step 9
If you are interested in the work of a particular author, it will be useful to follow his live performances. At them he will surely inform all those present that the book is being prepared for release. In addition, speeches are often an advertisement for a new work - the author reads excerpts from it to draw the attention of potential buyers to the book that has recently appeared in stores. Performances are announced in the lit-afisha.livejournal.com community.
Step 10
Not only ordinary readers, but also experts are interested in really curious and high-quality novelties. Therefore, you can find out about the release of the book by reading the shortlists of literary awards. Of course, prizes are rarely awarded, but with their help you can navigate the stream of literature that has been published over the past year.
