Discovering new stories

The places I go (IRL) to discover new releases, creative writing tutorials from Story Box Hub, and a few books I'm currently diving into.

Always browsing bookshelves

I read a lot, but I am also quite fussy about what I read. I really wish I was one of those people who could devour anything and everything. I do try lots of different books, and am open to giving almost anything a chance, but over the years I seem to have become more picky about what sticks.

What that means is that I seek out a lot more reading material than I eventually end up finishing. I often have a very large to-be-read pile, which I whittle down after careful consideration. But where do I find these books?

There are many online places I go to read blurbs, reviews, and suggested reading lists, but I’ll leave those for a future newsletter. For now, I’ll share some of my real world book haunts—the places I spend hours browsing bookshelves, hunting for new reads.

#1 My public library(ies)

I am a member of more library branches that I care to admit, and usually max out my loans at each. Sometimes I worry all the librarian’s must hate me, because I’m in and …