Some readers have no issue finding books to read. They have no trouble finding authors or mining genres for hidden gems. But other readers need help. They enjoy reading but aren’t sure what book to tackle next. Or they just need a little encouragement to keep reading.
In any case, reading recommendations are a great way to grow your personal reading list. Or to help suggest books to a fellow reader. But what are the best ways to ask for book recommendations? Or methods that you can successfully suggest a great book to someone else?
“You shouldn’t tell another grown-up what to read, or when, or how. Unless they ask, even the best book recommendation—with everything it telegraphs about your opinion of the reader—can feel like the literary version of unsolicited advice: unwelcome, unwanted, unhelpful...Readers want to discover what they want to read, and they want to discover it for themselves.” —I’d Rather Be Reading, Anne Bogle