We, here at The Chrysalis Books, Reviews, and Everything Written (BREW) Project, are utterly committed to searching for the best creators and their content. Once we’ve found the excellent ones, spreading the word about our finds is what comes next on our to-do list.

Earlier this week, we’ve written about what makes blogs great. We’ve also given you a run-through of the best blogs so far based on Feedspot’s list.

Also in that post, we cited that one of the bases for determining the best blog listing is Detailed.com’s number of mentions data. Now, with this post, we’re going to expound on that.

What is Detailed.com’s Best Blog List’s Basis

The list started as an internal quest of Detailed.com’s founder to determine his own site’s ranking among other sites. That site no longer exists now, and the parameters he used then no longer apply now. (PageRank is no longer being used because Google has come up with a different algorithm. Alexa.com has also announced that it’s retiring the site in May 2022.) However, the premise still remains – that there are other means for determining a site’s rank other than the number of social media followers.

There are 2 main factors that Detailed.com’s best blog list takes into account – the results of its 8-bit crawler’s findings and the use of Twitter’s API in determining a brand’s number of mentions. Unrelated mentions are not included in the 7-day rolling period data that’s updated every 24 hours.

With the method, aged domains don’t have the sole monopoly in the lists. Meanwhile, newer sites can still rank high on the list if they keep on being relevant to their target audiences.

The Best Book Blogs

Without further ado, here is Detailed.com’s list of top book blogs based on the number of mentions.

  1. Book Riot (which is also Feedspot’s #1)
  2. London Review of Books
  3. Reedsy
  4. Smart Bitches Trashy Books
  5. Epic Reads
  6. BookBub
  7. Under the Covers Books Blog
  8. For Reading Addicts
  9. BookTrust
  10. Brightly
  11. Ebook Friendly
  12. Off the Shelf
  13. The Chrysalis BREW Project
  14. The Bookish Elf
  15. The Uncorked Librarian
  16. LoveReading
  17. Waterstones
  18. Hooked to Books
  19. The Literary Edit
  20. Literary Ladies Guide
  21. She Reads Romance Books
  22. Travelling Book Junkie
  23. The Bibliofile
  24. Everyday Reading
  25. Wottaread
  26. LoveReading4Kids
  27. Reading Group Guides
  28. Read It Forward
  29. Arlene’s Book Club
  30. Maryse’s Book Blog
  31. Amazon Book Review
  32. Nose in a Book
  33. Lovely Audiobooks

We are part of the list

Also in our earlier post, we announced that we’ve made it to Feedspot’s list of the best global as well as Australian book blogs.

We’ve got better news today.

GOOD NEWS # 1: Yes. The Chrysalis BREW Project is now part of Detailed.com’s Best Book Blog list! In fact, we’re #14 on the leaderboard.

BREW is #13 in Detailed’s list of best book blogs.

GOOD NEWS # 2: Our blog has retained the #27 spot on Feedspot’s Best Australian Book Blogs, too.

BREW is #27 on Feedspot’s list of best Australian book blogs.

GOOD NEWS # 3: Finally, the blog’s rank improved from #255 to #150. That’s a quantum leap, as far as we’re concerned!

BREW has climbed from #255 to #150 in Feedspot’s list of best (global) book blogs.

All for you

We are happy yet truly humbled by these recent developments.

With you – our dearest creators and audiences – in mind, we are making things better every day to provide the best possible service ever. These accomplishments are all because of you and for you.

How we can help you today? What can we do to make your day better? Let us know. If you’re a bit shy, you can use our contact form or email us at info@thechrysalisbrewproject.com.

Together, we can.

By The BREWer

As a caterpillar goes out of its dark cocoon, grows its wings, and flies high up in the sky, I acknowledge my role in the entire process of the written word's metamorphosis through The Chrysalis BREW Project. I believe that beauty and goodness exist in everything and everyone - may we let that emerge and shine in each word we read, concoct, write, or share.

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