Book Blogger Appreciation Week - Community Spotlight

It's time to celebrate book bloggers again with Book Blogger Appreciation Week. Today everyone who wants to participate has been asked to share a few of the book blogs they really enjoy spending time with. This is always one of my favourite parts of the week.

In my BBAW blogger spotlight list from 2009 I focused on bloggers who were missing from the BBAW award short lists. This year I wanted to mention some of the people who I've started to get to know away from the blog (and that's been important, because maybe you've noticed I haven't been around much this year - I really miss it). These ladies might chat with me on Twitter (I always seem to be there now), work on book blog related projects and readalongs with me, or happily reply when I e-mail bomb their inboxes. I've met some of them in person. I've exchanged books and dvds with a few. Between them they've ensured that I never have to flail about for a book, music, dvd, sight seeing or fan-fic recommendation. And all of them make me happy just by being around whenever they have the energy.


subverting the text

things mean a lot

Iris on Books

cardigangirlverity

My Friend Amy

Amy Reads

Book Snob

A Striped Armchair

Bonjour Cass

The Book Smugglers

Necromancy Never Pays

Tales From the Reading Room

Medieval Bookworm

just add books


Over the last year these ladies have between them:

Moved to new houses, countries and cities
Landed new jobs
Returned to education
Wrote thesis' (thesi?) of wonder
Organised a wedding
Taken to exercise with a vengance
Raised money for charity
Helped kids navigate the world
Kicked against prejudice
Created their own ways of living with balance
Co-ordinated kick ass projects online and offline
Written a lot of great words
Charged off to see fantasies made real
Made connections with new people and pets

And that's just the stuff I know about.

Drinks and cake all round ladies. Cheers to your awesomeness.

I might have mentioned before that I am a typical Britisher stereotype when it comes to expressing emotions around people I haven't known for a billionty years, so what I like the most about BBAW is that it gives me a chance to get over that and throw out the love to all the people. Everyone else is doing it, so it seems ok. To any book bloggers who I've interacted with, who aren't on this particular list and to those who I really wish I was interacting with...I like you, ok!

*runs and barricades self in stationary cupboard*

Happy BBAW :)