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Do you use social media to keep up with your favorite authors?
(submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)
I do! I didn’t used to, but when I started my blog (my first book blog) in 2016, I started an Instagram account for books (bookstagram, but I didn’t realize that was a thing until right around when I started my blog) and the world of indie books became apparent! Sure I’d heard of self-published books, but didn’t realize indie and small press books were a thing, or that there was a whole community both of bloggers and on social media where authors and readers can connect directly and build working relationships and friendship.
I’m picky about who I follow, but I’m also picky about what I read, so it works out well, as I get many of my eARCs and upcoming release updates this way! I have gotten to a point where I basically exclusively read indie books and a good 90%+ of my yearly reads in the last year or two were either books I saw recommended or reviewed on social media by people I follow, or were eARCs I got through social media connections.
Books Less Travelled 
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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Same! I love keeping up with the latest WIP news and writing updates, plus some have blog tours or other events that they announce there that I like to join when I can.
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