The Book Club
ARC Reader Tips
Practical ARC reader tips from the Reading Room: how ARC teams work, deadlines, writing honest reviews, handling DNFs, and staying grounded as an ARC reader.
If you have been invited to join a street team or an ARC team and were not sure which was which, you are in…
Romance moves faster than almost any genre. New releases land every week, series run long, and plenty of readers finish a book in one…
You sent off a dozen NetGalley requests and heard nothing back. If that is what sent you looking for a NetGalley alternative, you are…
A free book sounds like it must come with a catch. If you have been wondering whether ARC books are free, and what the…
How to say no to an ARC without the guilt: when to decline, a kind way to word it, and how to step back…
You wrote the review and Amazon won’t post it. How to leave a review on Amazon as an ARC reader, and what to do…
How to read an ARC on your Kindle, Kobo, or phone: get the BookFunnel EPUB onto any device with Send to Kindle or the…
Reviewing without spoilers: talk about feeling and mood instead of plot, and a simple review shape you can copy for any book you loved.
Book review photography made simple: use daylight, a plain background, and a few phone tricks to take lovely book photos for your reviews.
How to start a Bookstagram as an ARC reader: set up your account, post real photos, and find your people, all in one easy…