Or so Adele says. If you haven't stopped in at Persnickety Snark for the last couple weeks then you have been missing out. As part of her Blogger Inquest series, Adele interviewed a group of YA book bloggers about their experiences online. She presented us each with 21 questions and left it up to us to choose the 8 or 10 we wanted to answer most. We took it from there and she's been posting the results. I, for one, have read each interview with rapt attention. I love finding out how people got into blogging and how they go about running their blogs, crafting reviews, and participating in the ever growing book blogosphere. Today's my day and I hope you stop by to say hi, give Adele a little love, and find out how I go about writing a review of a book I'd like to marry if legally possible. See you there!
This year really came through reading-wise. Initially, I didn't know what to expect. And I think I was a little surprised to find myself feeling a strong pull right from the beginning of the year to published books. I tried quite a few new-to-me authors with more abandon than I have in recent years—something I'm proud of and hope to continue. Not all of them worked in just an Angie-like way, but regret never entered the room. I passed them on. To the Little Free Libraries in my neighborhood, to the used bookstore down the street that I love, to my own public library in donations. Someone will love them. It didn't have to be me. And I loved giving them that little push along their way to the homes of the people who would soak up their words and hold them tight. What a gift books are. How much I need them and how grateful I am at the end of this year for the ones that came and continued on their way—but most especially for the ones that came to stay. And so, as has long bee...

Woohoo! I can't wait to read it. I've been totally loving that series.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw you today, I wished I remembered to tell you how much enjoyed this interview over at Persnickety Snark's! Great job! :)
ReplyDeleteI left a comment there but I wanted to leave one here as well. Thank you so much for the shout out! I can't believe I'm lucky enough to earn regular visits from you. :)
ReplyDeleteEmily, it was a great idea, wasn't it? Each one has been so good. I love that she did herself as well!
ReplyDeleteSuey, oh, I'm glad you did! It was so great seeing you suddenly there. Hopefully we'll run into each other again sometime soon.
Chachic, are you kidding? I love your blog. And it's so refreshing to have the perspective of more international bloggers.
I loved your interview! It was definitely "you."
ReplyDeleteThat was such a nice interview. And thanks for mentioning me :)
ReplyDeleteCool interview. Good questions. Good answers.
ReplyDeleteThanks to everyone for reading the interview. Angie is a great interview subject, full of wisdom and awesomeness!
ReplyDeleteAlicia, ah, I'm glad. You always wonder how it will come across to people reading it.
ReplyDeleteTrisha, you are most welcome. Thanks again for SOME GIRLS ARE.
Heidi, glad you enjoyed it! The questions were definitely fun to answer.
Adele, thanks for having me, you lovely hostess you.