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Illness, and blog aims

Posted in BBAW by Fern on September 18, 2009

So I’ve missed out on a few days of BBAW, which is something of a shame. Unfortunately, I’ve been under the weather somewhat and I’ve spent the last few days lying in bed or staring at a television screen while guzzling cold and flu tablets. I’m glad to say I’m feeling a lot better today, but I’ve missed out on some of the fun and now I have a feedreader backed up rather too many entries.

Thank you so much to all those who commented on my interview with Deb and my other posts! It means a lot and I’ll get round to reciprocating that ASAP.

Today’s BBAW meme is to write 50 words or less about what you love most about your blog and then 50 words or less about where you hope to be in a year’s time. This is a really good one for me as I’ve been thinking a lot this week about where I could go with blogging and the things I could do. BBAW has given me a lot of inspiration and I now have a lot more ideas about what I’d like to do in the next 12 months and I’ll probably write a post on it fairly soon.

And so, without further ado, it’s onto the meme:

What I love most about my blog is looking back at entries I wrote a while ago and seeing what I thought about books at that time and how time has changed my recollections.

In 12 months’ time, I’d like to be posting more often, commenting more on other people’s blogs (and generally more involved in the community) – and reading a lot!

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BBAW – Blog recommendations

Posted in BBAW by Fern on September 14, 2009

Today (as probably everyone reading this post already knows) is the start of Book Blogger Appreciation Week! Today’s meme is to share favourite blogs that perhaps didn’t make it to the shortlist. First, though, I’m going to kick off with a list of new blogs I’ve discovered from reading other people’s recommendations (though I’m sure there’ll be more to come!):

And now for a few of my favourite book blogs:

  • The Bluestocking Society – if I had to count how many books I’ve read or wanted to read after seeing them on Jessica’s blog, I’d have to borrow a few extra hands ‘cos I haven’t got enough fingers. She also does amazing work on the Book Blog Guild.
  • The Book Lady’s Blog – a few people have already mentioned the hilarity of Rebecca’s Adventures in Bookselling series and I have to agree. I also love how chatty she is and her posts never fail to interest me.
  • The Boston Bibliophile – I don’t share all of Marie’s tastes (I’m not interested in graphic novels, for example), but her reviews are always interesting and I’ve picked up a few books I wouldn’t normally have gone for after reading them.
  • Restless Reader – not maniacally active, but it was the first book blog I started to read and for that reason, it deserves a place in this list.

Share your recommendations here or in the comments!

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