Writer. Contributing Editor at The Discarded Image. Digital Content Strategist. Here's where I publicly explore the books I'm reading, the projects I'm working on, and other current interests. Book Blogger Appreciation Week
So you probably already know that hundreds of readers, authors, bloggers, and publishers are celebrating this week as Book Blogger Appreciation Week. Â I’ve had my hands so full lately that I haven’t been able to participate as much as I wanted to. But in honor of all my fellow blogging friends, some of whom put an enormous amount of effort into their blogs, I do want to take a moment to mention some of the blogs I read and why. Â Some of them were nominated for BBAW awards, but to me they are all winners. Â I hope you’ll find a few new blogs in this list, and through them, a lot more great books!
Iliana at Bookgirl’s Nightstand might be the very first book blogger I ever encountered. Â After reading her enthusiastic reports of books purchased, read, and loved for several months, I was convinced that other book lovers would be interested in what I was reading, too, eventually leading me to create my own blog. Â So you might consider her my bloggy godmother!
The first author blog I recall reading was Kate’s Book Blog. Â Kate Sutherland is a talented fiction writer, and every one of her posts is an intelligent discussion of the process of writing or a favorite book or author. Â I especially love the posts where she pulls out a teaser quote from a book or an online article, which almost always makes me want to read the rest of the piece (and is always as thought-provoking as she suggests). Â These posts inspired my own Well Said series of quotes, usually by writers about the craft of writing.
Sherry’s Semicolon is another one I’ve been reading for years. Â She reads a ton, writes thoughtful reviews, and often agrees with my proclamations about the “best” books! :o) Â Her Saturday Review of Books is a major weekly clearinghouse of reviews.Â
Carrie at Books and Movies is a prolific blogger and also one of the nicest (which is saying something, considering the overwhelming friendliness of the book blogosphere). Â She reads a wide range of books, always writes fair reviews, and is raising four adorable readers who no doubt will follow their mom’s footsteps and become book bloggers one of these days!
Beth Fish Reads is one of my more recent finds. Â In addition to reviewing lots of books, she does great author interviews, supports independent publishers and bookstores, takes part in lots of reading challenges, and is a fellow participant in the Literary Road Trip.
Annie at Reading is My Superpower claims to read “all the books,” and from the number of posts she writes, I believe her. Â She provides a synopsis and brief review of every book she reads, and her critical thinking comes out even in these short posts. Â And if you need another reason to read her, one of her all-time favorites is Sigrid Undset’s Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy! Â Great minds…
And finally, Kim at Sophisticated Dorkiness is a journalism student and avid reader.  She’s really good with all the tech details of running a blog and gladly shared her skills with everyone who participated (or just lurked, like me!) in her Blog Improvement Project.  One of my favorite of her ideas was doing joint reviews with her sister, who doesn’t exactly share her taste in books–their comments to each other  were a great way to experience the book!
That’s all I have time for today, though I am leaving out dozens of other great bloggers who inspire me. Â Please visit these fellow book bloggers and tell them I sent you!
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