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I’m excited about the Faker book discussion, too!

Preordering is the best bet, whether through Amazon or your local bookstore.

I’m not sure it counts as brilliance—I’m more “Theamelpos” and less “Delphi”—but one tip for occasionally getting an early look at new books: Befriend your local librarian and independent bookstore staff. These book professionals often receive advance copies of upcoming books (sometimes called advance reading copies/ARCs or galleys or uncorrected proofs) for free. (It’s a marketing practice some publishers use to encourage early book reviews and/or orders). Many of them LOVE to share the books with enthusiastic readers. Especially if you also preorder a copy or promise to write a book review.