You may have noticed my new feature, 2021 Release Radar... interested in the blogger secrets behind that series? Read on! This year, I'm determined to stay on top of new releases by doing what I do best... data! I've compiled a spreadsheet of all my anticipated books of 2021 and I'm ready to share it with you. This list has been assembled through a couple of methods: first, subscribing to Publishers Weekly's Kids Bookshelf newsletter, where they post deal reports months or years in advance for newly acquired books. This allows me to track upcoming books and know what I should be watching for in coming years, although this is the first year I can do so with any accuracy, having only been a subscriber since late 2019. Secondly, the Goodreads YA Releases of "____" Month lists are, if not entirely accurate, fairly complete repositories of upcoming releases. I'm also considering scouring Edelweiss listings and publisher's catalogs for some of the fall months, which are looking a little sparse elsewhere. As for my data categories, I've attached a photo of my headers, but I'll describe them in more detail below. Title, author name, publisher, and release date are all for convenience. I typically sort my list in chronological order by date, but occasionally if I want to know which titles I plan on requesting, I'll make use of the filter system I have set up. Google Sheets allows me to create views of the sheet that filter by publisher, so I can see them individually.
Then, I have some variable categories. Each book gets assigned to one of these, and the Total in column K assures me that I've categorized them all. As of right now, I see there's two books I haven't sorted. To Buy, Library, and Book Box let me know how I'm going to read. Certain authors are on my autobuy list, some books I want to try before committing to, and some have been chosen as Owlcrate books--the only book box I subscribe to. All ARCs automatically get listed as Library, even if the author would usually be on my auto-buy list, because I want to ensure I review the book before buying it. Have ARC and To Request are blog-oriented categories that don't have any bearing on the Total, and so aren't part of that cell's function. Briefly: the colors in column 1 help me know which month a release is. I like to use alternating highlights to help me read digitally, so I can't code the whole row by month, but having the little color boxes help me differentiate between the end of one month and the start of another when all the titles start to run together. I read around 150 books in 2020, so I'm sure you've noticed that I'm definitely not going to make it through this whole list in 2021. I do aspire to try most of it, but of course I also prioritize backlist reads, so we'll see how I do. Hopefully this spreadsheet helps me keep track of this year's blog features and new reads, even if I don't make it through the whole list. I'll spare you my entire set of books to watch, but again, I'll attach a few photos if you want to see how the filters work. Furthermore, any current newsletter subscribers will receive a free copy of this sheet (as well as my Shelf Index, for tracking the books you own) in my next monthly newsletter! If you're interested in subscribing, go ahead and reload this blog in a new tab, or email me at [email protected] with the subject line "newsletter." Thanks for reading, and I hope you all enjoy this Blogging Mechanics post!
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