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Yes, just like those “specially marked” boxes of cereal that held a coveted prize when you were a kid, today’s blog post is “specially marked” with a bonus blogger interview! I’m excited to be interviewing Jenn from Jenn’s Bookshelves! I met Jenn at BEA, and we were both on Team Twinkie in our “Game on [...]
I’ve had several giveaways running over the past week or so; here, in a combined post, I’ll announce the winners:
First up are two copies of Rachel Simmon’s The Curse of the Good Girl (my review). A copy of this smart and practical book will be going to:
#6 – Sandy
#14 – amandasue
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Next is an MP3 Audio [...]
The latest assignment from BBAW Central is to Show Us the TBR Pile!
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I’m really fortunate because not only am I too fond of books, but the same can be said for my husband and each of our kids. In their honor, I’m sharing my “to be read” and my “to be fed!”
“Stop reading and make [...]
One of my favorite themed posts from BBAW 08 was the interview exchange. I interviewed My Friend Amy, the founder of Book Blogger Appreciation Week. This year I’m excited to be interviewing Harmony from Harmony Book Reviews! This is one of those “I don’t know how she does it” stories – Harmony is a teen, [...]
Woo-hoo; it’s Monday! Day One of BBAW! A suggested blogging topic has been posted for each day this week; today we’re encouraged to write a post thanking and spotlighting your favorite blogs that didn’t make the shortlists.
I’ll start with the easy part – thanking each and every person who spends time sharing their love of [...]
This morning I read a wonderful post over at Maw Books, in which Natasha not only recognized the other bloggers on the shortlist with her, but gave links to the posts she submitted to the nominations panel. As I’ve been working my way thru my Google Reader this afternoon, I saw similar posts at Savvy [...]
Get online and rock the BBAW vote!
The 2009 Book Blogger Appreciation Week shortlists are up! We have until Saturday, September 12 to vote in FIFTEEN “best of” blog categories (nonfiction, cultural, literary, etc.), plus other superlatives (best design, most chatty, best blog post, etc.).
When you scroll down past the voting poll, you’ll find a [...]
I can’t say it better than the Queen of BBAW, My Friend Amy herself. The following is her royal proclamation … I have a short “helpful hint” at the bottom:
Last year over 400 blogs came together to celebrate the art of book blogging during the first ever Book Blogger Appreciation Week! I am so pleased [...]
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