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Written by Katia Tannus on 2025-01-20 at 22:13

Hey guys, I'm new to mastodon! I want to make friends on #bookstodon, but I don't know where to start. So can you please introduce me on here? #booktok #books #reading #introduction

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Written by David Zaslavsky on 2025-01-20 at 22:18

@butterface Welcome! Honestly I don't know how to make friends here either, most of my book-related interactions are one-offs with random people, but I wish you good luck!

If you haven't already made an introduction post (check the #introduction hashtag for examples) then that'd be a good way to start.

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Written by Pat on 2025-01-20 at 22:23

@diazona @butterface #20books is a fun wsy to start. One by one, in separate posts, post photos of the covers of each of 20 books that affected you profoundly. No comments needed, just the photo. You might get some interesting responses.

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Written by David Zaslavsky on 2025-01-20 at 22:41

@patrascan @butterface I guess that's as good a way to start as any, but personally I hate that trend with a passion. There are (or maybe were?) so many people doing it that it clutters my feed, and the posts are pretty much devoid of content so I get nothing useful out of them, except on the very rare occasion that one of the covers looks interesting.

Of course nobody (except your server admin) gets to tell you what you're allowed or not allowed to post here, so if you want to do it, don't let me stop you! I would just ask that if you do this, please mark the posts with a hashtag ( #20books or #20books20days or whatever people are using) so those like me who don't want to see those posts can filter them out.

[#]books #bookstodon

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Written by Pat on 2025-01-20 at 22:44

@diazona @butterface connecting with someone whose passion for a certain book can be a wonderful experience. It can lead to a lively exchange of ideas

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Written by Neia masks 🍵🌙 on 2025-01-20 at 22:44

@patrascan@ohai.social @diazona@techhub.social @butterface@mastodon.social Maybe say how the books impacted you? Then there's a lot more to spark those conversations!

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Written by chiasm on 2025-01-20 at 22:46

@neia @patrascan @butterface @diazona

I made some friends off that 20 books thread, so your mileage may vary!! Feel free to say what you want about any book you post about.

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Written by Croutons for breakfast 🌮 on 2025-01-21 at 02:34

@diazona

but personally I hate that trend with a passion.

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Written by Chroniques autistes 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-20 at 22:40

@butterface Welcome! Read, boost the posts with #bookstodon and comment? It’s the best way to make friends. 😊

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Written by Katia Tannus on 2025-01-21 at 00:03

@adelinej it's a pleasure to meet you

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Written by Michelle on 2025-01-20 at 22:58

@butterface welcome!

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Written by Kim Possible on 2025-01-20 at 23:47

@butterface Hello and Welcome. I recommend connecting with the Bookstodon group: @bookstodon.

Though shortened in posts, all groups end in @ a.gup.pe (with no spaces). So, to get to the Bookstodon group, just typing @ bookstodon (with no space) won't take you there. You need to type out the whole thing, unless you are replying to a post.

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Written by Doreen32128 on 2025-01-21 at 00:03

@butterface Welcome! #books

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Written by Anthony Arblaster on 2025-01-21 at 00:34

@butterface Hi there. Welcome 👋

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Written by Karen Dorman on 2025-01-21 at 01:02

@butterface

Check out and follow @bookstodon

Guppe accounts are groups with a single interest

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Written by Alan Langford on 2025-01-21 at 01:21

@butterface I started by following some writing-related hashtags, then I watched which hashtags they were using and followed those. Some I resonated with some I didn't, some went into my filters.

That's the great joy of Mastodon for me, I can curate a positive experience.

You can also pin an introduction post (or pin more than one) so that people who see your profile can get an idea of who you are and then hopefully follow you.

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Written by Croutons for breakfast 🌮 on 2025-01-21 at 02:36

@butterface

I use @ramblingreaders to track what I've read and post their link to the book.

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Written by Chirayu :verified: :twit: on 2025-01-21 at 03:39

@butterface Follow @skaeth for starters

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Written by S. Kaeth on 2025-01-21 at 04:20

@mountdiscovery @butterface Aww, thank you!

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Written by Ferdi Groenewald :verified: on 2025-01-21 at 03:54

@butterface welcome, the best way is to use hash tags and interact with users as frequently as possible, maybe look at who uses what hash tags? Have fun! :)

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Written by Stuart Celarier on 2025-01-21 at 04:11

@butterface Welcome. I am currently reading Figuring by Maria Popova. Great read, well written, totally recommended.

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Written by …might work for coffee… on 2025-01-21 at 07:33

@butterface

I am not much in it, but there are servers just for literature and somewhat on topic like https://literatur.social https://bookstodon.com and bookwyrm is similiar to goodreads

https://bookwyrm.social/

https://fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-network-for-people-who-enjoy-reading/

And they are all connected and you can interact with them :)

The group system a.gup.pe was already mentioned. And while there is a lot of expected USpol noise currently, I am sure it will become better.

I recommend following many like @Emerenz Mostly German tho

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Written by Emerenz schreibt on 2025-01-21 at 07:44

@mwfc thank you for recommending us! Literatur.social has mostly German speaking users, but I also boost lots of English writers. A very warm welcome to, @butterface 💛

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Written by astroPug on 2025-01-21 at 07:45

@butterface

Hello and welcome!

I’m currently reading Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer, and will probably make my way through the Southern Reach trilogy.

What are you reading?

I should add: a lot of authors and also literary magazines post on the mastodon server wandering.shop, so if you’re curious, I’d pop over to another browser tab and put in wandering.shop to see who’s posting in their timeline.

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Written by Paul. on 2025-01-21 at 08:41

@butterface Using the hashtag is a good start. Welcome, and follow @bookstodon :-)

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Written by Danny Garside on 2025-01-21 at 09:15

@butterface

One angle that folks don't seem to have mentioned in the replies yet might be to follow some #Bookwrym accounts.

[#]Bookwyrm is like #goodreads but #opensource and on the #fediverse, so you see a post when people review/comment/finish reading etc.

To get you started, here's mine: https://bookrastinating.com/user/da5nsy 👋

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Written by sebastian büttrich on 2025-01-21 at 09:41

@butterface

welcome - and you are already doing the first thing right - hashtags.

use and follow the ones that you like, and follow the people posting things that interest you.

from there on, it s a #snowball effect :)

there is also a form of groups -

e.g.

A Fediverse discussion group all about books and reading -

@bookstodon

you share with that group just by including it in your post.

and there s more:

https://fedi.directory/?s=books

[#]booktok #books #reading

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Written by Rev. Roger BW 😷 on 2025-01-21 at 13:49

@butterface Welcome!

@alicemcalicepants is always worth reading, and I post links to my blog book reviews here.

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Written by Dr Alice Violett on 2025-01-21 at 14:00

@RogerBW @butterface aww, thanks 😊

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Written by Neil Hopkins on 2025-01-21 at 14:25

@butterface Hi Katia! Welcome to Mastodon - I’m always happy to chat about books (and music and role playing games!) and I post reviews over on my blog. What sort of books do you like?

https://dogwoodtales.blogspot.com/search/label/%23books

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Written by Sally Strange on 2025-01-21 at 18:14

@butterface May I humbly recommend following my Bookwyrm account, @SallyStrange@bookwyrm.social

I post regularly about the books I read; generally I read about 1 nonfiction book and 2-3 fiction books per month. Heavy emphasis on 20th century history, science, and scifi.

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Written by 🌀 𝖊 𝖓 𝖆 𝔯 𝔤 𝔢 𝔦 𝔞 🌀 on 2025-01-21 at 19:52

@butterface hi and welcome!!! what book are you reading right now? im reading The White Mosque by Sofia Samatar and it's FANTASTIC so far, definitely recommend!

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