Angieville

I've been looking forward to today ever since I got to meet and  swap interviews  with Jena from  Muse Book Reviews  last year during  Book Blogger Appreciation Week . This year I got paired up with another new-to-me blogger--Lisa from  Her Book Self . I've spent a fair bit of time browsing her blog now and it is excellent. She has both eclectic and discerning taste and I enjoy her take on books. I've already noted down several titles she recommends to add to my TBR. So please welcome Lisa to the 'Ville!  *** You ran a personal blog for quite awhile before starting up  Her Book Self . What prompted you to start a book blog and how has your approach to blogging changed, if at all? My personal blog started as a way to keep in touch with friends after college, but after connecting with so many of them on Facebook, my blog dwindled and posting updates was more of a chore than a source of enjoyment.  I started reading other people’s book blog...

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 !

Today I'm lucky enough to participate in the Book Blogger Appreciation Week Blogger Interview Swap ! That's a fancy way of saying today you get to read my interview with the lovely Jena of Muse Book Reviews . Jena and I were assigned the task of interviewing each other and (as was the idea) we'd never run across each other's blog before. We were both amazed by that fact as we have quite a lot in common, both in our background and in our reading taste, and I have to say it was a treat getting to know her and browse Muse Book Reviews . Without further ado, my interview with The Muse! *** How did you get started blogging and what was your goal when you started Muse Book Reviews? Several of my teacher friends asked me to keep them abreast of my reading when I left teaching. One night I decided a book blog was the best way to keep track of my reading and to share it with friends and family who were looking for book recommendations. Have you always been a reader or was there ...

I seem to be making the rounds lately! Today you can find me over at Jo's fantasy book blog Ink and Paper , where she so graciously posted a book blog interview with yours truly. Jo is a lovely hostess and let me natter on about which books got me into reading, which ones I recommend you read, and how I go about the blogging thing. Once again, we'd love to have you drop by.

For anyone interested, today I'm guest blogging over at Mrs. Magoo Read s. She interviewed me for her Blogger Profile feature and you're certainly invited to stop by and say hi. I'm also giving away a copy of Clockwork Heart by Dru Pagliassotti to one lucky commenter. You've probably heard me go on about this book before. In my review, which you can read here , I had this to say: This debut novel by Dru Pagliassotti is being billed as a steampunk romance/urban fantasy. And it is all of these. But it transcends each of them as well, making it IMO an incredibly enjoyable cross-genre read. I'm sitting here trying to think of someone I wouldn't recommend this book to and I'm coming up blank. Clockwork Heart delighted me. I went into it complacently, wanting to love some characters and hate others unreservedly, but Ms. Pagliassottii's multi-faceted characterization made that impossible. I was forced to sit up and care about all of them, to see their fla...