Feed Me – the Best of RSS

December 9, 2010

This week’s book review has been delayed due to circumstances outwith my control, lets gloss over the fact that the latest upgrade of my favourite online game was released on Tuesday shall we. While waiting for the review to arrive may I suggest you consider exploring the world of RSS, Really Simple Syndication, feeds. There are so many fantastic websites and blogs out there for the book lover it can be quite a chore to keep track. The good news is that a lot of them now use RSS. Spending a little time learning how to use this powerful tool means you will never miss an update from your favourite site again.

First you need to learn a little about the technology, what software to use and how to set it up. The following two links are a good place to start.
I use a free piece of software called Feed Demon to view my subscriptions and I find this a most convenient way to read/track the 92 feeds I am currently subscribed to. Listed below are the book related websites that have their own dedicated feeds and I currently follow. Every one of them is worthy of your attention in my opinion.
Authors

Neil Gaiman http://journal.neilgaiman.com/
Stephen Fry http://www.stephenfry.com/
Joe Abercrombie http://www.joeabercrombie.com/
George R R Martin http://grrm.livejournal.com/
Andy Remic http://andyremic.wordpress.com/
Michael Marshall Smith http://michaelmarshallsmith.com/blog/
Mark Chadbourn http://www.jackofravens.com/
Jonathan Maberry http://jonathanmaberry.com/
David Moody http://www.djmoody.co.uk/
Adam Christopher http://www.adamchristopher.co.uk/
Sam Stone http://sam-stone.blogspot.com/
Mike Shevdon http://shevdon.com/
Simon R Green http://simonrgreen.co.uk/
Charlie Higson http://www.charliehigson.co.uk/
Scott Sigler http://www.scottsigler.com/

Book Reviews

The Speculative Scotsman http://scotspec.blogspot.com/
My Favourite Books http://myfavouritebooks.blogspot.com/
Mad Hatter http://booktionary.blogspot.com/
NextRead http://nextread.co.uk/
A Dribble of Ink http://aidanmoher.com/blog/
Pornokitsch http://www.pornokitsch.com/
Dark Fiction Review http://darkfictionreview.net/
Temple Library Reviews http://templelibraryreviews.blogspot.com/
Walker of Worlds http://www.walkerofworlds.com/
Occasionally Horrific http://horrificjam.blogspot.com/
The Eloquent Page https://www.theeloquentpage.co.uk/
The Wertzone http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/
The Spy Reader http://www.thespyreader.com/
Kamvision http://kamvision.blogspot.com/
Unbound! http://hagelrat.blogspot.com/
Fantasy Cafe http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/
Floor to Ceiling Books http://floor-to-ceiling-books.blogspot.com/
Genre Reader http://fantasybookreviewer.blogspot.com/
Follow the Thread http://davidhblog.wordpress.com

Publishers & Publishing

Orbit Books http://www.orbitbooks.net/
Pyr http://pyrsf.blogspot.com/
Solaris http://solaris-editors-blog.blogspot.com/
Black Plastic Glasses http://www.blackplasticglasses.com/
Eos Books http://outofthiseos.typepad.com/blog/
Abaddon Books http://abaddonbooks.blogspot.com/
Angry Robot Books http://angryrobotbooks.com/
Constable Robinson Publishing http://www.constablerobinson.com/

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