My notes on what I liked about the post, from the announcement:
What makes a simple list of book recommendations into a really good Forum post โ and the sort of thing that might show up on very popular blogs?
Some ideas:
Explaining why the topic is important before suggesting books
Noting which books youโd recommend starting with (in this case, with a *)
Summarizing most of the books in enough detail that a reader could single out those that sound most interesting
Including links to reviews and summaries that might spare readers the need to finish an entire book
Including links to blog posts that are not books, but might help readers achieve the same goal (learning about progress) as the books on the list โ after all, the point of this post isnโt just to share books, but also to share useful sources of knowledge.
This post was awarded an EA Forum Prize; see the prize announcement for more details.
My notes on what I liked about the post, from the announcement: