I also use Goodreads. It is cool for various reasons, but as for finding what books are in a series, I’ve had to use BARD and Goodreads to piece everything together. Karen Kingsbury has written a boatload of books; It could just be me, but BARD doesn’t always do a great job of identifying if a book is part of a series…sometimes but not always, etc. I prefer to read her books in order of publication, however, I want to read books of a series one after the other. On Goodreads, when the title is searched for, reference to what book this is in a series (i.e. first, second, fifth…book in the series). I use the iOS app and access Goodreads via Chrome on my computer. It may just be me, but sometimes I have issues, but I always do what is needed. I will also mention that I use Google Search and Bookshare to find such things if needed. Katrina From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2026 2:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Bard question I also use goodreads.com for this purpose. I usually do a search for an author or main character’s name along with the word ‘series’ and goodreads will show the books in a series in the proper order. You can also get reviews and other info there. Good to know about the fantastic fiction site. I will have to try it out. Pam From: 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2026 1:12 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: Bard question Evan, Thanks for mentioning Fantastic Fiction, I had not gone there. Here is their About info and then the link to their home page: About Fantastic Fiction With over 200,000 members and nearly <https://www.similarweb.com/website/fantasticfiction.com/> 25 million pageviews a month, we're one of the world's most popular book information websites.
On our site you'll find pages for over 60,000 authors, with books listed in chronological order and grouped within series. We keep every page up to date making sure we list the latest books and anything upcoming - often long before they're announced on the author's own website. Discover new authors Fantastic Fiction can help you discover new authors and books: * The "Visitors also looked at" section on our author and book pages shows a list of other authors and books that our visitors are looking at. * If you like to read books in a particular genre, then we have 27 genre pages where we list all the new and upcoming books. * If we discover an author praising a book in a book's blurb, then we'll add that book to the author's page as a recommendation by the author. You can see all the books an author recommends near the bottom of the author's page. Become a member It's free to <https://www.fantasticfiction.com/users/signup/> sign up and become a member of Fantastic Fiction: * "Follow" authors and get an email alert whenever we add a new book and when a book is published. If you prefer not to receive emails you can opt out - we show the new and upcoming books by all the authors you follow on a single page, so you'll never miss a book. * Keep a list of the books you want to read and get an email alert when they're published. * Keep a list of the books you've read. You'll be able to see all the books on a single page, grouped by author. You'll also see a "tick" by the book's title on every page on our site where the book appears. So, on an author's page, you'll see ticks by all the books you've read by them. * If you've added books that are in a series, then we'll show you the next books to read all on a single page. * We'll show you recommendations based on the authors and books you've added. Fantastic Fiction is privately owned and operates independently of any author, publisher or bookshop. If you like what we're doing, then please help us grow and mention our site to your friends! Thank you for visiting, The Fantastic Fiction Team https://www.fantasticfiction.com/ Richard, USA, he only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." -- Alan Watts (1915-1973) My web site: <https://www.turner42.com> https://www.turner42.com From: 'Evan Reese' via VIPhone <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2026 10:07 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Bard question There's also Fantastic Fiction to get series in order. I don't suppose they have everything either, but I've been there a few times, and they have quite a lot. Evan On 1/16/2026 12:57 PM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone wrote: Other than www.bookseriesinorder.com <http://www.bookseriesinorder.com> one could try Amazon.com but without knowing the publisher, or searching for the author's web site, it is hard to track down what has been published. Not everything gets an audio book, and sometimes, BARD doesn't get all the books in a series. Richard, USA, he only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." -- Alan Watts (1915-1973) My web site: <https://www.turner42.com> https://www.turner42.com From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Eric Caron Sent: Friday, January 16, 2026 9:04 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Bard question Hi folks, I think BARD is a great service, but the catalog errors are not only increasing but include author and series issues. For some time I sent errors to my local library. And after some time they basically recommended I look up series and author info on other sources. I was told many of the issues would be fixed in BARD 2.0. So far this is not happening. I’ve even asked for series info on the app and been given completely different series info. I’m hopeful BARD will eventually address these errors as it makes it difficult to follow a series, or even get notified of new books in a series. Part of the issue is that a series can have multiple series names, in the app. Sources of places to easily get the info is appreciated, and unfortunately needed. Eric Caron On Jan 16, 2026, at 11:57 AM, 'Evan Reese' via VIPhone <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: This also works when you are looking at new books. If you see a book by an author you want to check what other books BARD has by, just swipe up or down until you see all books by such-and-such author and double tap on that, and you'll get a list of any others if there are any. Evan On 1/16/2026 10:39 AM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone wrote: When in your Bookshelf, and focus is on a book, but it is not open, flick up with one finger through the various options, like all books in mysteries, all books by x author, etc. Double tap on the one you want. Note, because of some catalogging mistakes, it may miss some books in a series or even by that author. I double check book series by going to www.bookseriesinorder.com <http://www.bookseriesinorder.com/> and searching for an author. It doesn't have everyone, but it is pretty darn good. Richard, USA "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." -- John Wesley My web site: https://www.turner42.com <https://www.turner42.com/> (sent from my iPhone 16 pro) On Jan 16, 2026, at 4:19 AM, Arnold Schmidt <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: there is a way, from within the bard app, to have it search for other books by a given author. I just don't remember how to do it. Anybody remember? 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