Wondering what to read next? Here are a few ideas on working out which book is next on your list!
Go to the section where you found the last great book you read. Is there a sequel? Has the author written other books?
Ask the Teacher Librarian for a recommendation.
Hit up a ‘Read Alike’ List. Lots of them online…
Look at some links below and search online for suggestions from review sites, and award lists.
Find a regular podcast to listen to, from sources who read and recommend titles in the genre you like to read.
LINKS TO BOOK SUGGESTIONS
Read Alike List: If you liked ____, they try ___
BookBrowse: Another read-alike site.
Goodreads: sign up, and it will tell you what you are likely to enjoy.
What Should I Read Next?: Type in a book you liked, and get more like it.
Gnooks: Enter some author names and get a suggestion!
LikeWise: Book Suggestions based on liked reads.
Amazon is good for checking out the “What Other Customers Bought” bar…
TasteDive: Suggestions based on what you read.
Fancy reading a book set in Paris? Mexico? Or on a particular theme? Try WhichBook!
A commercial site, so reviews are paid for, but honest: Goodreading Magazine.
Another commercial site, but great author interviews and reviews: Better Reading.
Check out the Older Readers category in the CBCA Notables and Shortlists - usually the most popular / award winning titles are in these lists - and they are guaranteed to be Australian.
CBCA’s Reading Time blog looks at nearly every new release…
An old site no longer being updated, but if you are hunting for interesting and elusive YA books, you can literally start here at InsideaDog, and you would be reading for 100s of years….