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Thing 20: Social Reading and Books

I did do this "thing" on a previous occasion but I wanted to do it again to discover more about the tools I already use and to see what else has been added since last time. I read the intro about Goodreads and some of the things that are possible when using it.  I was not aware that creating shelves would generate recommendations based upon the books on specific shelves.  Step one for me will be creating some shelves to reorganize my books onto.  Whenever I work on Cool Tools, I tend to get lost in the things I'm discovering and this was no exception. When I logged on to Goodreads today, I saw that one of my favorite authors has read a book that I just finished.  David Joy is the author and I ended up reading his responses to questions that readers asked him and I asked him if he has any new books in the works.  I have read all 3 of his fiction books, one having just come out in 2018.  He writes Appalachian Noir and one of the questions was asking him for recommendati