The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to their own blog.
The question this week is:
Do you use social media to keep up with your favourite authors?
(submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)
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I certainly do and publishers as well, especially on Twitter. I love it if I get a reply or a retweet, it’s very exciting and makes it all worthwhile! In fact it’s so exciting I sometimes take a screenshot on my phone. 😂 Here are some of my favourites:
![Screenshot_2018-07-12 Ivan Brett on Twitter Wow Check out this glowing and generous review of #TheFloorisLava from Nicki_[...]](https://thesecretlibrarysite.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/screenshot_2018-07-12-ivan-brett-on-twitter-wow-check-out-this-glowing-and-generous-review-of-thefloorislava-from-e281a6-nicki_....png?w=246&h=210 "Screenshot_2018-07-12 Ivan Brett on Twitter Wow Check out this glowing and generous review of #TheFloorisLava from Nicki_[...]")
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I follow a few!
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I could probably follow more! 😂
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I love these screen shots. It is so exciting when an author replies to you.
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Thanks it’s so exciting! 😀
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I don’t follow many but do tag them on posts for books they authored. Generally, I’ll follow those on Twitter that follow me. Much prefer their newsletters.
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I love newsletters Jo! They can be really exciting with sneak peaks etc! 💜
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I follow them (it’s a real kick when they follow back 😂) and I take screenshots too 😂
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Excellent glad I’m not the only one who does that! 😂
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I have a separate list on twitter for authors and publisher’s versus readers, I’m generally more interested in readers tweets, but occasionally there are authors who share interesting threads, like currently Hanif Kureishi, in a bittersweet reality – he was hospitalised after a fall in Rome in Jan 6, and is semi paralyzed – is sharing short threads of stories from his hospital bed, with the aid of his wife.
I’m less interested in an author reading my reviews, thinking they might do it so is awkward, given the honesty I strive for. I did have the author Maud Newton, author of Ancestor Trouble leave a comment on my blog recently and I was slightly alarmed when I saw it initially. I think of authors as being overly sensitive whereas publishers are a pretty hardy breed. I write for readers first and tell myself that’s all who see what I write. 🤔🤣😘
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I’m know what you mean it’s quite daunting sometimes!
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Now, I feel like I’ve missed out on remembrances by not taking screen shots of my interactions. It’s both disconcerting and exhilarating when an author gives you a shout out, isn’t it? Excellent post, Nicki! Love the exchanges 😊
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Thanks and you’re right about it being exciting and disconcerting!
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Definitely Nicki. I follow my favourite authors and publishers on Twitter and Instagram. If they have a blog, I follow that as well. I’m genuinely delighted when sometimes they follow me back.
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Me too Lynne, it’s so exciting!
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I also love it when I get reply to tweet from author or publisher. It makes the day worthwhile to all efforts we put in writing review.
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Yes it’s amazing isn’t it!
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I follow authors through their blogs then social media.
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Interesting I follow a few but they don’t really post much on their blogs.
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I use Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Instagram is my #1 spot where I connect with my favorite authors, I like to find out what they are coming out with next and chatting about the books they have already published.
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Instagram is very popular with authors!
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It sure is. Instagram is full of authors for sure.
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Wow these are great authors. I’m even excited to read the Tweets and see you mentioned so I can imagine how it is for you!
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Aww thanks Inge! Some of them are a few years old now, but they still get me very excited! 😂
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Oh taking screenshots! This reminds me of my fangirling days like 10 years ago 🙂
My hop: https://laurieisreading.wordpress.com/2023/01/22/book-blogger-hop-january-20-26/
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It doesn’t happen so often now so it’s nice to have them! 😂
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I follow some of them as well! I love the screenshots.
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Thanks!
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If they’re still alive, it’s so much fun to follow them! I do prioritize following publishers though, so much awesome news when you least expect it hahah
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It’s all great fun! 😀
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I do follow a few on Twitter and Facebook, but not a lot. I get a lot of my author information from blogs.
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I’ve signed up for a few newsletters as well which are full of more personal information and sneak peeks of forthcoming books.
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Yes, I get several newsletters from some of my favourite authors. I forgot about that.
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