Booking Through Thursday's questions for this week were suggested by Christine.
- How do you decide to read a book by an author you haven't read before? Reviews, either from the newspaper, Amazon (especially those reprinted from Booklist (ooh, it's online now!) or other library journals, or word-of-mouth from friends and bloggers.
- What sort of recommendations count most highly in making that decision? I do pay attention to the reviews from readers posted at Amazon, but I confess that I give more weight to the reviews from Booklist, which rarely lets me down. I'm always a little wary of buying picture books sight-unseen, so it's good to have a recommendation from them. I much prefer to see a book first, though, whether it is a children's or adult book.
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