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bookgazing) wrote2009-09-07 11:01 am
bookgazing) wrote2009-09-07 11:01 am
BBAW - Everybody Deserves a Cheer
The Book Blogger Appreciation Week voting is officially open now. I’ve voted my little heart out for all the categories of blogs I read and like Amy have realised just how impossible it would be for me to follow every book blog in existence (but y'know let's give it a good go shall we). I was uber-happy to see some of the people I nominated make it through to the shortlists (although most of them were not in the categories I nominated them for).
Nymeth especially should be doing a little happy dance, because I think she may just be the blogger who made the most shortlists.
However while tons of bloggers went through, I can quickly see that not every blogger I nominated made it this year. In an effort to really celebrate everyone the first BBAW mass post is about giving a cheer for all those book bloggers you love who didn’t make a shortlist. Oh gawd this is going to involve a lot of thinking and a lot of linking:
Estellas Revenge – Andi is about to launch a new business and begin the (not always pleasant because of sickiness) task of bringing new life into the world, while helping to raise her boyfriends two kids and finding time to read. Awesome is not quite the word.
Eves Alexandria – This blog was one of my first experiences of British book blogging. Four years later I’m still reading the posts of these women with stupendous brains. They're especially good company when it’s Orange prize time.
Classical bookworm – Sylvia is a fellow participant in the ‘Year of Readers’ who posts the best bookish picture stories I’ve ever come across.
Of Books and Bicycles – Dorothy and her husband Hobgoblin undertake book related trips that I love to read about. She has a light touch and an eclectic taste in books.
Worducopia – Ali is just so cool. She’s open minded and strives to bring change about in the world.
Bookgirl’s nightstand – Illiana is another blogger I’ve been following for a few years. She makes the cutest book journals (my mum has one) and is an avid crafter, and one of my favourite pick me ups are her posts about what she’s been doing recently.
Care’s Bookclub – Care is genuinely nice. She’s always commenting here and her rating system is cute as a button (she uses pie pieces).
Fledgling – I just recently found out about Zetta Elliott’s blog and I love it. Favourite post here . She also led me to the ‘Writer’s Against Racism’ series which I’m starting to get into.
Readergrlz – If you don’t know of readergrlz you must go over there now. They’re a teen book group, which interacts with teens in the real world. Right now they’re discussing Graceling and they just snagged a famous author to be their writer in residence.
Reviewer X – Steph has been busy lately with school, but I look forward to seeing her come back soon with more publication stories and opinions (and I see from Twitter she may be back real soon so yay!).
Reading in colour – Miss Attitude’s regular feature is ‘Male Monday’, where she features YA books with black male protagonists, which is such a nice addition to all the great recommendations offered at GuysLitWire. I think she’s going to be a blogging force in years to come.
Yannabe – Kelly was a great judge during Nerds Heart YA, loved reading her posts. I think it’s great that she lets other people pick which book she will read sometimes and then follows through.
The Bookling – Peta is recreating a real life version of ‘Alphabet Weekends’ and she’s taking part in my poetry challenge, what’s not to like?
Litlove – You will have heard me go on and on about how much I admire this blogger before. So let me just say she is educated, knowledgable and not above amusing us all with funny stories about her family.
I was going to mention maree from justaddbooks as well, but I kind of think she made a shortlist...Anyway maree is a regular participant in Weekly Geeks and use the deeply dorkified Spock button, which I love. Oh and sometimes I think our reading tastes were seperated at birth.
Oh and just to say how did I suddenly get up to 20 followers? Hi new followers, hope you’re enjoying my blog and I’ll be checking in with you all soon. Now quick, shoot off and vote in BBAW.
Nymeth especially should be doing a little happy dance, because I think she may just be the blogger who made the most shortlists.
However while tons of bloggers went through, I can quickly see that not every blogger I nominated made it this year. In an effort to really celebrate everyone the first BBAW mass post is about giving a cheer for all those book bloggers you love who didn’t make a shortlist. Oh gawd this is going to involve a lot of thinking and a lot of linking:
Estellas Revenge – Andi is about to launch a new business and begin the (not always pleasant because of sickiness) task of bringing new life into the world, while helping to raise her boyfriends two kids and finding time to read. Awesome is not quite the word.
Eves Alexandria – This blog was one of my first experiences of British book blogging. Four years later I’m still reading the posts of these women with stupendous brains. They're especially good company when it’s Orange prize time.
Classical bookworm – Sylvia is a fellow participant in the ‘Year of Readers’ who posts the best bookish picture stories I’ve ever come across.
Of Books and Bicycles – Dorothy and her husband Hobgoblin undertake book related trips that I love to read about. She has a light touch and an eclectic taste in books.
Worducopia – Ali is just so cool. She’s open minded and strives to bring change about in the world.
Bookgirl’s nightstand – Illiana is another blogger I’ve been following for a few years. She makes the cutest book journals (my mum has one) and is an avid crafter, and one of my favourite pick me ups are her posts about what she’s been doing recently.
Care’s Bookclub – Care is genuinely nice. She’s always commenting here and her rating system is cute as a button (she uses pie pieces).
Fledgling – I just recently found out about Zetta Elliott’s blog and I love it. Favourite post here . She also led me to the ‘Writer’s Against Racism’ series which I’m starting to get into.
Readergrlz – If you don’t know of readergrlz you must go over there now. They’re a teen book group, which interacts with teens in the real world. Right now they’re discussing Graceling and they just snagged a famous author to be their writer in residence.
Reviewer X – Steph has been busy lately with school, but I look forward to seeing her come back soon with more publication stories and opinions (and I see from Twitter she may be back real soon so yay!).
Reading in colour – Miss Attitude’s regular feature is ‘Male Monday’, where she features YA books with black male protagonists, which is such a nice addition to all the great recommendations offered at GuysLitWire. I think she’s going to be a blogging force in years to come.
Yannabe – Kelly was a great judge during Nerds Heart YA, loved reading her posts. I think it’s great that she lets other people pick which book she will read sometimes and then follows through.
The Bookling – Peta is recreating a real life version of ‘Alphabet Weekends’ and she’s taking part in my poetry challenge, what’s not to like?
Litlove – You will have heard me go on and on about how much I admire this blogger before. So let me just say she is educated, knowledgable and not above amusing us all with funny stories about her family.
I was going to mention maree from justaddbooks as well, but I kind of think she made a shortlist...Anyway maree is a regular participant in Weekly Geeks and use the deeply dorkified Spock button, which I love. Oh and sometimes I think our reading tastes were seperated at birth.
Oh and just to say how did I suddenly get up to 20 followers? Hi new followers, hope you’re enjoying my blog and I’ll be checking in with you all soon. Now quick, shoot off and vote in BBAW.