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Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Book Blogger Appreciation Week


Well, I'm coming in right at the deadline oops. Anyhow this year's Book Blogger Appreciation Week is already getting started. Registration closes tomorrow, so hopefully you have already registered if you plan to do so! The actual week of BBAW is September 13th through the 17th. You can read all the details on the BBAW website here.

Last year I was nominated for Best YA Review blog and Best Eclectic Book Blog both of which I made the short list for. Personally I find Best Eclectic Book Blog (which is considered a Niche Category) to be the best fit for me so I would love to be up for it again this year!

Here is the description for Best Eclectic Book Blog from the BBAW website:

This blog doesn't specialize in any one book genre. It is known for consistently excellent reviews, recommendations, analyses, and other content in a variety of genres.

I would like to offer up these 5 posts for submission:


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

BBAW Reading Meme!


I'm horrible and haven't participated yet in any of the BBAW festivities, but this I can do, I'm going to do it!

Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack?

Er yes, I kind of snack all the time. I usually always have something to drink usually water. But I like to have something crunchy to snack on. I've tried ice cream and that's rather hard to do!

Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you?

It horrifies me, no way would I do that!

How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ears?

I use Post-It Page Markers!

Laying the book flat open?

Sometimes I will if I'm going to pick it back up shortly

Fiction, Non-fiction, or both?

Usually fiction but I like certain types of nonfiction too!

Hard copy or audiobooks?

Hard copies. I really want to try more audio books, I definitely will need to work on my concentration and patience skills to make it work though!

Are you a person who tends to read to the end of chapters, or are you able to put a book down at any point?

Depends on the book. If the chapters are short I will go until a chapter break, if not just until I need to stop reading.

If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop to look it up right away?

Um no... usually never. :/

What are you currently reading?

The Summertime Sound

What is the last book you bought?

The Essential Guide to Bollywood

Are you the type of person that only reads one book at a time or can you read more than one at a time?

Depends. Some books take longer and if I have the urge to get more reading done I will set it aside and read another book or two and then go back to it. I prefer to just read one at a time though.

Do you have a favorite time of day and/or place to read?

I guess the morning bus, no distractions and for some reason I read better and faster in the morning than on the way home.

Do you prefer series books or stand alone books?

I like both!

Is there a specific book or author that you find yourself recommending over and over?

Willow by Julia Hoban, favorite of the year! And also The Season by Sarah MacLean and Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols!

How do you organize your books? (By genre, title, author’s last name, etc.?)

Oh my goodness, they are all over the place! But in the little space I do have to organize, sort of by author and genre...

Monday, September 14, 2009

BBAW Giveaway: Gemma Doyle Trilogy!


So... usually I like to giveaways of books I've read and that was the plan here as well but I was planning it for the summer and it's SO NOT the summer anymore. I thought what better time to host this awesome giveaway than during Book Blogger Appreciation Week! So here we are!


How to enter to win one of two paperback sets of the Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray!

Leave a comment letting me know what you like(d) most about Book Blogger Appreciation Week, if you don't know what BBAW is click the link and join in the fun!

For 1 additional entry blog (sidebar is fine) or tweet (@reply me @mint910) about this contest and leave a separate comment here linking to your post or tweet (only one entry total).

The giveaway is open to addresses within the U.S.

Two winners will receive a paperback set of the trilogy.

Please leave a way for me to contact you if you are the winner!

The giveaway will end September 28th at 11:59 pm Central Time.

Monday, September 07, 2009

Book Blogger Appreciation Week!

I'm sure most of you have heard about Book Blogger Appreciation Week put together by the lovely My Friend Amy! Well guess what, the shortlists are out and it's time to get voting! I'm really excited to share with you that I have ended up on the shortlists for two categories! I can't believe it!!!!!

I was nominated for Best YA Review Blog! Can you believe it wow! There are so so many people worthy of this so I cannot believe it! Go checkout the shortlist to see who else was nominated!

I was also nominated for Most Eclectic Taste which is also really exciting! I've always tried to keep an open mind about things and my tastes are pretty far reaching, at least I think, so it's exciting to think that other people agree!

So a big THANK YOU to everyone! So now it's time to vote, the polls are open from now until Saturday September 12 at 11:59 PM EST! So go make your opinions known and vote! And then September 14th-18th is the official Book Blogger Appreciation Week! Can't wait for the celebration to begin!
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