{"id":11870,"date":"2011-06-09T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=11870"},"modified":"2011-05-31T16:15:29","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T22:15:29","slug":"what-is-the-next-book-after-this-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/what-is-the-next-book-after-this-one\/","title":{"rendered":"What IS the Next Book After This One?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Series.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11935\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Series.jpg?resize=171%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Series.jpg?resize=171%2C300&amp;ssl=1 171w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Series.jpg?w=280&amp;ssl=1 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/a>Ever discover a series and wonder in just what order to read the books? The books themselves often neglect to list them, or, \u00a0they&#8217;ll \u00a0list them, but\u00a0in some random order.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The library catalog, alas, doesn&#8217;t always list the actual volume number. Author websites are often so cluttered and junked up with graphics, it takes several clicks to get where you want to go.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fictfact.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">FictFact Track Your Series\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>is a great website for finding a simple listing of the titles in a series. (It also seems more up to date than another standby, <a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.kdl.org\/libcat\/whatsnext.asp\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>KDL&#8217;s What&#8217;s Next<\/strong>?<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>You can register if you want to be notified when books are released. You can\u00a0also\u00a0add book ratings and then browse through lists of the most popular series (Young Adult, Science Fiction, Paranormal are some of the many categories). If you find something you like, recommendations for\u00a0 similar\u00a0series are\u00a0given.\u00a0(One of my favorites is &#8220;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fictfact.com\/series.aspx?series_id=668\" target=\"_blank\">Coffeehouse Mysteries<\/a><\/strong>.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll find yourself losing track of time as you go from link to link and find more authors you want to check out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever discover a series and wonder in just what order to read the books? The books themselves often neglect to list them, or, \u00a0they&#8217;ll \u00a0list them, but\u00a0in some random order. \u00a0The library catalog, alas, doesn&#8217;t always list the actual volume number. 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