Back in the days before Kindle, by I found new authors by browsing in a physical bookstore – and the bookstore owner often recommended titles. Of course, that was back in the days where it was easier to find a Christian bookstore, and where the owner/operator knew the stock and the customers. I lived in a smallish city that had three Christian bookstores – now there is one.

This was why it was so difficult to be a successful author if you weren’t published by a traditional publisher who could get books into shops and libraries.

I now live in a bigger city that doesn’t have a single Christian bookstore, so even if I wasn’t a Kindle reader, I would have to become a mail-order shopper.

Now, in the era of Kindle and self-publishing, I mostly find new authors through promotions or recommendations from other authors.

My two most reliable sources are:

• The daily email newsletter from BookBub
• The excellent twice-weekly email newsletter from FaithReads
• The members of the Avid Readers of Christian Fiction Facebook group.

What about you? How do you find new-to-you authors?

Have you found any on my website? If so, let me know in the comments.