As I said last week, I’m not a big Pinterest user.

I’ll often look at a new-to-me author’s Pinterest account to see if I want to follow it.

• If it’s posting bookish information such as character portraits or pictures of the book’s setting, then I might follow.
• I might follow if they’re posting about their hobbies … if our hobbies are similar.
• But if their account is mostly repining things I’m not interested in, then I’m unlikely to follow them.

I usually find their Pinterest accounts as links from their author website. If I put my marketing had on, I think the content an author pins (or posts) should be relevant to their readers. It shouldn’t be dominated by their own hobbies or interests, especially if those things are not interesting or relevant to their readers (*cough* US politics *cough*).

It may be the way I’ve trained the algorithm, but I find Pinterest is mostly links to blog posts. On that basis, I prefer Instagram (which is more visual, as Pinterest was originally intended to be), or Facebook (where it’s much easier to follow the link).

What about you? Do you follow authors on Pinterest?

Who are your favourite Christian authors to follow?

Like most social media networks, Pinterest is driven by an algorithm, which means it shows you the content you regularly engage with.

I tend not to visit Pinterest to look for bookish information, so I rarely find it. Instead, my Pinterest feed tends to be filled with recipes (sometimes useful), home renovation ideas (rarely useful), or fashion (pretty but not useful as most of the clothes aren’t available in New Zealand and the seasons are wrong).

This is where hashtags come in handy. If I was looking for bookish information on Pinterest, I’d have to use bookish hashtags like #AmReading or #ChristiFic or #ChristianRomance.

However, I tend not to use Pinterest a lot.  My go-to social media network is Facebook, with Twitter and Instagram taking turns at second place. I find a lot of bookish content on Instagram. I’ve obviously trained that algorithm better.

What about you? Are you active on Pinterest? Do you use it for bookish information?