Looking for a creative way to track your reading for the year? Introducing the NetGalley Reading Journal!
The
#NetGalleyReadingJournal
is a free digital PDF that you can download, edit, and customize to track your reading!
#NetGalley
#ReadingJournal
Today is a big day at NetGalley. We’re thrilled to celebrate the launch of two major enhancements to the NetGalley service: the NetGalley Shelf app and Audiobooks! 🎉🎧
As part of our commitment to raise awareness for books from marginalized/diverse voices, we've added a new Category to NetGalley for OwnVoices. This new Category is used to indicate books where the protagonist and the author share a marginalized identity.
Do you love finding your next read based on the recommendation of a booktuber? We do too!
Here are 20 diverse booktubers that you should be subscribed to:
#WeAreBookish
Do you love finding your next read based on the recommendation of a book influencer? We do too! Here we shared 20 queer bookish influencers of color that you should be following.
#WeAreBookish
@neilhimself
We love you
@neilhimself
, but we weren't ready for you! Unfortunately we had to disable your link, and we're in touch with your publisher.
me: i'm not going to request any more books until i get my ratio to 90% 💪🏽😇
**5 seconds later**
netgalley: you've been approved for 3 new titles! 🎉🎊
me:
NetGalley and We Are Bookish are currently unavailable due to a server outage. If you had previously downloaded books to the NetGalley Shelf app or another supported device, you can continue to read or listen during this time. Thank you for your patience!
Introducing... We Are Bookish, a new editorial blog for NetGalley members featuring book recommendations, author interviews, cover reveals, member spotlights, and more.
Here at NetGalley, we're thankful for all of the amazing work publishers do behind the scenes to provide reviewers, librarians, booksellers, educators, and media access to their books. Show your support with
#ThanksPublishers
this week!
Guess who's been clicking buttons on
@NetGalley
again and has a bunch of new approvals?? Guess the whole 'no requesting until I clear out my shelves' was doomed to fail from the start... 😅😂🙈
#bookbloggerproblems
Be advised there will be no April Fool's jokes from us tomorrow!
We'll just be looking back on our fond memories from last year when the squirrels took over and we rebranded as NutGalley for the day.
Do you love finding your next read based on the recommendation of a book influencer? We do too.
We shared 17 bookish influencers of color who review romance novels that you should be following:
From newly crowned royals to sweet romances to chilling mysteries, there is no shortage of incredible YA books being published by Black authors in 2023!
#WeAreBookish
rounded up 23 books that we can’t wait to dive into:
What's at the top of your TBR?
Login access has been temporarily disabled for all NetGalley accounts while our tech team investigates an issue. This also means members will be unable to download new books to the NetGalley Shelf app, although previously downloaded books should be accessible.
Are you ready to be one of the first to get an exclusive look at
@DennySBryce
’s debut novel?
#WeAreBookish
has an exclusive reveal of the cover and an interview:
We're so sorry for the frustration. Our team is aware that NetGalley is currently unavailable and actively working to resolve the issue. Thank you for your patience!
Thank you for your patience! The NetGalley website was restored early this morning, but some functionality may be limited. The NetGalley Shelf app is working. Our blog, We Are Bookish, is still unavailable. Please contact support with any questions:
Thank you for your patience during NetGalley’s service disruptions yesterday and today. The NetGalley site is currently operational. The cause appears to be a technical issue compounded by certain traffic patterns.
2021 may still be a few months away, but it’s never too early to start planning next year’s TBR pile! Here’s a roundup of some highly-anticipated books hitting shelves next year. Some are currently available for request on NetGalley:
Sometimes it can be difficult to make plans (2020, we’re looking at you!) and you've likely noticed our audiobook launch didn't happen as scheduled this week.
We're just waiting on a final detail, and we're as impatient and excited as all of you! Hoping for next week, but as this week has shown, we can't promise an exact date. Thank you for your patience & understanding! It'll be worth the wait 😉🎧
#FirstWorldProblems
is reading an Arc I really enjoyed from
@NetGalley
and having no one to talk to about it since it doesn’t come out for another month
With events being postponed as a precaution against spreading COVID-19, many authors and readers are feeling unsure of how to help the book community.
Here’s a list of ways to support authors during this unique time:
Raise your hand if you’ve ever experienced reviewers block! You sit down to write a review and come up blank. No matter what is causing your review writing block, you’re sure to find a helpful tip for battling it!
This month's NetGalley member spotlight is
@recitrachel
, a teen librarian and book blogger! Here she shares the key to book recs, NetGalley reads she's excited for, and how she's supporting authors and books during this time:
With the cancellation of many author tours, bookstore events, and conferences, the book community has turned to virtual events to stay connected and support each other.
Here,
#WeAreBookish
has started a list of virtual events to put on your calendar:
Make room readers, your TBR is about to be stacked!
#WeAreBookish
rounded up 30 books by Asian authors that you’ll want to read in 2023:
Which of these books is at the top of your reading list?
What is the NetGalley Shelf app? The NetGalley Shelf app is our first mobile app, available for free on both iOS and Android devices. This app makes it easier than ever for NetGalley members to start reading or listening to books they’ve been approved to access.
Audiobooks will be on NetGalley very soon! Now is the time to submit your recent reviews and increase your Feedback Ratio to improve your chance to be approved for audiobooks.
Representation matters and to make sure your TBR pile is as diverse as your reading tastes,
#WeAreBookish
rounded up 25 books by Asian authors hitting shelves in 2020:
Rachel Reid returns to the Game Changers series with The Long Game, a new installment in Shane and Ilya’s love story, which began in Heated Rivalry.
#WeAreBookish
has an exclusive reveal of the cover and an interview with the author:
#CoverReveal
Me: *requests Netgalley ARCs*
Me: Wow, I have a lot of ARCs to read for January and February releases, how did this happen? I need to control myself.
Also me: *Requests more ARCs on Netgalley*