September is a wonderful time of the year to be a book blogger. Shoot. Any time of the year is a good time to be a book blogger, but in September the lot of us come together and spend a week celebrating the new and not so new book bloggers in our community. There are [...]
BBAW Is Coming!
4 Aug By 7 Comments
You may have already seen other posts about Book Blogger Appreciation Week this September 14 – 18. This is an event brought to life by Amy at My Friend Amy. The idea was born after she read a rather scathing article about book blogs on The Huffington Post. It debuted last year and was a [...]
A Conversation with Erika Mailman
6 Apr By 9 Comments
In February of 2008 I read and reviewed The Witch’s Trinity by Erika Mailman. Little did I know then that she would be the first author to email me after I posted my review. That started an email conversation that I really enjoyed and ultimately sparked my idea to feature her and her novel on [...]
Announcing the BBAW Book Blog Reader’s Contest Winners!!!!
19 Sep By 3 Comments
Joshua Henkin and I had a great time reading and reviewing all of the wonderful entries in our “I read book blogs because…” contest (click here for the original post). This contest was open to all of our wonderful book blogs readers who do not write for a blog themselves. On Monday, over 50 entries [...]
And the Winners Are…
18 Sep By 10 Comments
As I mentioned over the weekend, I’m presenting several of the wonderful BBAW 2008 Awards. This afternoon, I’m pleased to announce the winners of the Best Fantasy/Sci-fi/Horror/Spec-fic Blog and Best Historical/Historical Fiction Blog. As a recap, here are the nominees: Best Fantasy/Sci-fi/Horror/Spec-fic Bog Fantasy Book Critic OCD, vampires, and amusing rants, oh my! Stainless Steel [...]
BBAW: Philippa Gregory Scavenger Hunt Second Chance Winner
17 Sep By 6 Comments
Since Alyce so quickly won the Philippa Gregory Scavenger Hunt on Sunday, I decided to hold a second chance drawing for a second copy of The Other Queen with the caveat that I will get the second chance winner’s book signed if at all possible (I don’t know whether there will be any restrictions on [...]
I Heart Your Blog
16 Sep By 14 Comments
I don’t where to start with this post. My life has been enriched so much by so many blogs. Here is a list of blogs I love to share with people: Devourer of Books Jen, I love ya! You said that I helped you get started. What you don’t know is that you are what [...]
BBAW: Best Historical/Historical Fiction
14 Sep By 7 Comments
Historical fiction became a passion of mine almost from the second I cracked open The Other Boleyn Girl a year ago last spring. I’m absolutely thrilled to have the honor of highlighting each of these nominees and announcing the winner on Thursday. Each one of the following nominees helps make history come alive every day: [...]
BBAW: Best Fantasy/Sci-fi/Horror/Spec-fic Blog
14 Sep By Leave a Comment
It is somewhat ironic to me that I will be presenting the BBAW award for the Best Fantasy/Sci-fi/Horror/Spec-fic Blog. It encompasses the genres I tend to shy away from. Just recently through my Expand Your Horizons Challenge, I’ve begun to delve into books in these areas. These are the five most nominated blogs in this [...]
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