We all know that this blog is about reading and writing. I talk mostly about writing because that’s what I do, but reading is a huge part of that. I post book reviews weekly, sometimes more, and I talk about bookish things here and there.
Many times I have thought about starting a brand new blog solely for books and reading. I would stop posting book reviews on here and have a separate book blog.
Then I thought to myself, “That’s a lot of work.”
Between posting on here seven days a week, plus posting on Double Jump four days a week, having another blog where I would have to figure out another schedule seemed like a bit much. Plus, I would be obligated to post multiple reviews each week since that’s what the majority of the content would be.
And we all know how I sometimes struggle to read just one book a week.
So, I thought of the next big thing. Something that most people have been doing that I have yet to join in on.
I’ve created a Bookstagram!
Yes, I now have an account on Instagram dedicated to books.
My username on there is RachelP_Reads. Or you can just click on the word “bookstagram” above to get to my profile.
Don’t forget the underscore… It was originally RachelPReads, but I kept reading it as “Rachel Preads.” So I added the underscore in there for everyone’s convenience. (Actually, it was really originally RachelReads, but apparently, there are a lot of Rachels who enjoy reading on Instagram…)
This will certainly be a new little adventure for me and I’m sure it’ll be a lot of fun. I won’t be posting on there as frequently as I do on this blog, but I do hope to post at least a couple times a week.
So, I hope you’ll follow me on Instagram at RachelP_Reads. And, if you have a bookstagram, I can follow you back… I need friends on there.
Do you have a bookstagram or follow them on your personal Instagram? Let me know in the comments below!
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Very cool. Don’t do much visual stuff to garner an instagram account, but I see them everywhere. Good luck with it.
I don’t either, so we’ll see how this goes! π Thanks!
And you’re joining us for bookstagram chat right?
Uh, sure? I’ve actually never done a chat in Twitter before. When is it usually?
It’s a different date every month. I’ll tag you when we post. ^_^
Okay, sounds good!
Hi Rachel I too have an ig account! I’ll follow you sounds a real good one – mine is suzannebowditch and I share different images of my family, travels as well as writing π
Oh, cool! I’d love to see that. I’ll follow you. Thanks. π
Just found you π
Great! I’ll follow you back.
I actually have two blogs on my one wordpress site. One for reading/reviewing and one for writing and anything else I’m babbling on about. It works well – after the initial trouble getting it set-up. I’m not on Instagram – yet.
I love having the multiple blogs. I run this one and a video game blog, so I thought having a bookstagram would be easier to manage. π
Some day I’m really going to have to check out Instagram
I’ve only just started, but it’s not too bad. If anything, it’s a big community.
I struggled with this decision. Ultimately went with Pinterest but I’m not loving that so far. Instagram looks fun. Might try it. Sounds like you’ve got a good plan. π
I use Pinterest as well, but that’s more for fun. Instagram is fun too and it’s given me a chance to play around with my camera and new equipment. π
Good luck if you try it out!
I like books too. π
Books are good. π
Ah, I agree. They are.
Hey Rachel!
There are a few bookstagrams that I follow on instagram. Though there are innumerable accounts solely for books out there but I don’t follow many. This post is quite old so, I hope you already have found many fellow bookstagramers.βΊοΈ
I will follow you there. Good luck!ππ
Hey! I’m actually still trying to figure out Instagram as I go along, lol. But I have found a few cool accounts, mostly people from WordPress. I’ve followed you back. π
Yes, I just noticed!π
There are number of books related accounts. With time, I am sure, you will come across them; some of them are really cool.π
I’m sure I will! I just haven’t had a chance to take the time to really explore it.