Tuesday Thinger: A Look At LibraryThing Author

Welcome to another week of Tuesday Thingers! We always love to hear from regular participants as well as new people.

Today's question: Last week, I asked about your favorite areas of Library Thing, some that you were familiar with, some that you were curious about, and some that you had never really looked at. It was great to look at all the different areas, and I even learned that sometimes it pays to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page . . . I learned that there were links that I had completely missed! Yikes!

One person mentioned that they wanted to learn more about LibraryThing Author. I happened to stumble upon this great page within the site that has some great information on it about LT Authors, becoming a LT Author, and how readers can use the section to learn about their favorite authors, the books they read and what inspires them.

Did you know that there are 1497 authors participating in LT Authors? If you haven't checked it out, head over for a moment and see if you can find out something new about an author! If you don't have time to go snooping, have you ever looked at the LT Author page before? Did you know that it is for authors and readers alike? Have you ever looked up a favorite or new author on LT to see what they read and if they have left any comments or reviews themselves? Have you ever told an author about LT Authors and encouraged them to check the site out?

My Answer: I had NO idea there were so many authors participating in LT Authors! It was fun to browse and find a few names I was familiar with. I just learned that Kelsey Timmerman, author of Where Am I Wearing? has recently added Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron to his library - I saw a lot of reviews for that book about a month ago - it was fun to see that an author I've read has read that one too!

I also took the opportunity to look up Christine Blevins - the author of Midwife of the Blue Ridge. I received a copy of her book when she asked for a few people to review it in the groups section. I loved her book and periodically look to see what she's got in her library, and to see if she has another book coming out. It was fun to see that she has a few of the books that one of my book clubs has read over the past few years.

Recently, I have told two different authors about LT, hoping they could use it as a way to reach readers and bloggers. We'll see what happens!

~ Wendi

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