My intention for today was to write a quick book review but I’m going to save that for another day when I’m feeling a bit more inspired. I think the heat is wearing me out and Summer has just started. I remember I used to love Summer and would spend hours running around in the heat, going to the pool, eating popsicles, and playing outside. As I got older I would dream about beach vacations but now give me cool weather!
Maybe I need to indulge in more Scandinavian crime fiction to imagine cool settings. Anyway, this post is not about the heat although here’s the weather forecast in case you are wondering why I’m grumpy!
So the other day I received the Algonquin books catalog and it made me think that I don’t get many book catalogs anymore. I understand that companies need to save pennies and want to be more green but it’s so nice to have a paper version isn’t it? I like to highlight items, fold corners, make notes, etc. and that’s kind of hard to do on an online version.
I used to have a favorite mystery books catalog which is no longer produced – the store who published it went out of business – but it had the best selections. Lots of classics mysteries and not just focused on the new and exciting titles of the moment.
So now I sign up for lots of electronic newsletters and wanted to share some of those with you. I’d love to hear of some of your favorites because I think I’m missing out on a bunch!
- Bitter Lemon Press newsletter. The best crime & romans noirs from faraway places.
- Bookreporter newsletter. Lots of great info on new books, contests, interviews, etc.
- Graphic Novel Reporter newsletter. Same as Bookreporter but for graphic novels.
- Berkley Prime Crime newsletter. They tend to feature more cozy mysteries but I’ve found some gems.
- Alma Classics newsletter. I love their tag line, “A publisher with soul.”
Alright tell me which ones you get and which ones I need to be subscribing to!
Thank you for this! I’m glad you mentioned Graphic Novel Reporter. I had no idea it existed, and I can’t wait to sign up for the electronic newsletter.
I get absolutely no newsletters, but am pretty excited about the ones you have recommended!
Andi @ Estella’s Revenge – So glad to hear you’ll be checking it out. I bet you are going to love it. I don’t read it all the time as I go through phases with graphic novels but it’s a great source!
Sandy – you gotta sign up for some but be warned you’ll be adding more books to your lists 🙂
Thanks for the links, I hadn’t heard of these newsletters. The one I am subscribed to is The New York Times book review.
I’m loving the summer, I just wish I didn’t have to go to work during these hot months. I find myself staring out the window at work imaging myself at the beach! Happy weekend 🙂
Bookworm – Oh, I’ve forgotten about the NY Times. Thank you for reminding me of it. I don’t have a window at my office but I do have some pictures of pretty places we’ve visited so I can imagine being there 🙂
I love getting paper catalogs in the mail, too! I do get a few email newsletters as well–but you can carry the paper ones around and look at them during your lunch break or on the bus…. Sorry to hear the heat is so intense–I’ve been hearing about it on the news and I know how totally miserable it is and zaps all your energy. Strangely we are having ‘coolish’ (though here July cool is 80!) weather about which I am not going to complain as I love it. Usually the Fourth is too hot to actually enjoy, but I think I might be able to leave my air off until next weekend. Quite a treat for Nebraska in summer!