Tumblr has built itself as the center of a large creative community. You can find graphic artists, hilarious GIFs and talented musicians sharing their work. It’s also home to countless readers, writers and book lovers.

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If you’re a true bibliophile, Tumblr has lots of blogs to feed your love of the written word. Here’s a small sampling of its book bonanza.




Social media is a great way to stay connected to people you admire, and there are several intriguing authors active on Tumblr. It’s an especially busy platform for young adult writers. For instance, if you loved The Fault in Our Stars, take a look at author John Green's Tumblr thoughts.
Here’s just a handful of the great author-run Tumblrs out there:

Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, Neverwhere, American Gods, Stardust, Coraline)
Robin Wasserman (Seven Deadly Sins series)
Roxane Gay (Ayiti)
Jami Attenberg (Instant Love, The Kept Man, The Middlesteins)
Veronica Roth (Divergent trilogy)
Maureen Johnson (Shades of London and the Suite Scarlett series)
John Green (Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns)

While many individual authors have taken advantage of Tumblr as a way to share their thoughts, the publishing sector has built itself up as a great resource on the platform. Several well-known imprints offer readers of all stripes insights about the book industry, and spark conversations about reading.

Random House
HarperCollins
Chronicle Books
Scribner Books

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Independent bookstores are also a great resource for readers. Even if you don’t have an indie outpost in your hometown, you can still find more obscure new authors and titles, as well as plenty of Internet humor, by following the accounts of some famed U.S. stores.

Powell’s, Portland, Ore.
Strand Books, New York City, N.Y.
Open Books, Chicago, Ill.
Uncharted Books, Chicago, Ill.
Skylight Books, Los Angeles, Calif.
University Book Store, Seattle, Wash.
Politics & Prose, Washington, D.C.

Tumblr is great for figuring out the next title to read. If you don’t get enough ideas from the publishers or bookstores, luckily these accounts focus just on recommendations. Whether you’re looking for the popular titles or the indie authors, these Tumblrs will leave you with “so many books, so little time.”

Go Book Yourself
Bookstairs
Writers No One Reads
NPR Books

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Readers like a little art and a little humor in their Tumblr feeds, so here’s a handful of random book-related blogs to round out the list.

Bookshelf Porn
Pretty Books
Three Panel Book Review
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