I'm curious about how many people on here use NetGalley too and for how long/ their feedback ratios/how often they get declined/luck with authors. If you get ARCs elsewhere, drop that in too!

I'll go first. I've been a user since 2021 with 583 titles approved till date and 138 declined. My feedback ratio stands at 95% and I'm proud of it 💪. For some reason lately I haven't been getting emails when I get declined a title, so I have to go into the website and check. I've never been auto approved by a publisher, but I do get emails from agents sometimes offering me "Read It" of e-ARCS. Aaand the only publisher that's never approved a single request of mine is Berkely. At this point I'm convinced they have me on a blacklist (though I wouldn't know why) and I've long since given up sending them requests.

Hey y'all! Just wanted to bring your attention to three free library cards you can sign up for to access new materials through Libby/OverDrive.

The first is available through the Queer Liberation Library. QLL aims to connect LGBTQ+ people with literature, information, and resources that celebrate the unique and empowering diversity of the queer community. With a QLL digital library card, users can access over 500 titles. You can sign up through this link.

The second card is available from the Literature Translation Institute of Korea and provides access to the Digital Library of Korean Literature, the world’s only multilingual archive of Korean literature and related contents. The collection includes Korean literature, journals, magazines, DVDs, and more translated into 51 languages. After signing up, you'll simply sign into Libby/OverDrive with the email and password you used for your account. Sign up here.

Finally, the third card is available through the Japan Foundation. This organization aims to promote international awareness and mutual understanding between Japan and the U.S. through cultural exchange. To apply, simply fill out the form on their site (linked here). Applicants must be 14 years or older. Confirmation emails are sent every Wednesday evening, containing instructions on how to log in to the system and begin borrowing eBooks.

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE I wanted to take a moment to add the information and resources others have shared in the comment.

Per @crybabybea, you can obtain a free account from the folks at the Organization of Autism Research at this link.

Via @Loyaute, the Seattle Public Library offers access to a collection of eBooks and audiobooks to teens and young adults ages 13 to 26 living anywhere in the U.S. through their Books Unbanned program, which can be accessed here. According to @courtwriteshalfdraft, Brooklyn Public Library and Boston Public Library also offer cards through this program which can be found here and here respectively. Additionally, I discovered that San Diego Public Library and LA County Library also participate in this program and can be accessed at these links: SD and LA.

@chelssicle has provided a link to the Canadian version of the Japan Foundation card linked here.

As a note, while some of these services indicate they are only available in the U.S. or Canada, some have had success obtaining an account.

Happy reading!!

Starting something light becuz I am in a bad reading slump 😭😭

One more mention about Lenore Dove and I'm gonna kill somebody🔪🩸☠️ Am I really the only person who dislikes her?

Okay so I just saw Bunny's post abou what everyone here does for work and it is so lovely to see how diverse this community is in terms of jobs. And a new question occurred to me: do you see your job represented in books often? Have you ever seen it? What did you think, was it done well, or did it annoy you? How could it be done better? I'm curious!

(This question brought to you by my grandparents who were doctors, and watched medical dramas with loud and angry commentary :D )

Hi everyone,

my queer bookclub wants to give queer horror a try. Specifically, we'd like to read stories about trans people (trans men, trans women, non-binary folks, anyone who isn't cis) written by trans people. I have a hard time suggesting titles; I can name several trans authors, but the MCs in their books are cis-gender, or maybe I'm not aware that an MC is trans in cases of books on my TBR. The books also need to have been translated and many I read aren't... (Edit: They need to have been translated to my language, it's not a challenge to read books translated to English or anything! Just throw your recs at me and I'll check if they are available in our language, and if not, I might still recommend them in case we have trouble finding translated works that meet our criteria 🙂) Any help is appreciated! Bonus points for non-binary MCs written by non-binary authors!

I've tried Margaret Killjoy in the past and don't get along with their writing (nothing against Killjoy, it's just not for me), so I'd rather not recommend a book by them 😅

So ngl I am pretty bad at recognising authors and celebrities ect but the name Chuck Tingle was familiar. Turns out I have read Bury Your Gays, hence why I recognised it but... all these other titles? Hello? Seems I have hit on two relatively normal ones first huh