How to Create Your Own Reading List

Posted by Anonymous , 9/4/2007 Tags:CreateOwnReadingList

Story Highlights

Introduction So little time, so much to read. Making a list of books to read for pleasure is a

Adjust font size:
Desrease font
Enlarge font

Introduction

So little time, so much to read. Making a list of books to read
for pleasure is a lifelong process.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Steps

1

Step One

Buy a journal, notebook or electronic assistant and use it for your list.
2

Step Two

Join the public library, even if you go there just to browse.
3

Step Three

Subscribe to book-review magazines or newsletters. Scan them for books and authors that interest you.
4

Step Four

Read the best-seller lists to gain even more suggestions.
5

Step Five

Investigate award-winning authors and books. Prestigious awards such as the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and the Booker Prize signify worthy literary accomplishments.
6

Step Six

Read up on favorite topics and peruse the books' bibliographies (usually found in nonfiction works), adding titles to your list.
7

Step Seven

Discover your favorite authors and note their other works.
8

Step Eight

Join a book group and get referrals from other readers.
9

Step Nine

Audit or take a class at the local college or adult education program, or visit an Internet chat room or newsgroup. All can offer good pointers to worthwhile reading.

Tips & Warnings

  • You will find out about more books than you can possibly read in one lifetime, so focus your list from time to time, according to your interests.
  • Going to France? Read guidebooks, historical novels, cookbooks or whatever interests you most about the country: gardening in Provence, winemaking in Burgundy, etc.
  • Don't get overloaded. Take suggestions from people whose opinions and taste you trust.

Overall Things You'll Need

  • Newspaper Subscriptions
  • Spiral Notebooks
  • Magazine Subscriptions
  • Journals
  • Palm Handheld Organizers
Comments
Tools: |