This week was the wonderful BBAW, and I enjoyed every second of it! Unlike last year, I actually put aside extra time for blogging this week and was able to participate in all the activities – the spotlight on blogs that weren’t nominated, the book blogger interview, the meme, the book that was recommended to me specifically by bloggers, and my goals for my blog over the next year. A huge thank you to Amy for doing an amazing job with this!
I also won the BBAW award for Best Cultural Review blog, which was absolutely thrilling!
Early this morning, I announced the details and sign-ups for my Clear Off Your Shelves Challenge – check out the posts and sign up if you are so inclined! I think it’ll be a lot of fun, and it’s my first time hosting a challenge, so I’m looking forward to it!
This coming weekend is the National Book Festival in Washington, DC and there are a lot of bloggers coming into town and meeting up, so I should have a great post about it next week!
Books I’ve read this week:
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12 comments:
I've always wanted to go to the National Book Festival. Just fly up Friday night and fly home after the festival. Why couldn't I do it? :-)
I have two questions, first how on earth can one person read that many books in one week and have a life? are you a speed reader or do you do a lot of scanning? And second, what do you do with all the books you read? don't they pile up fast? I am impressed, and I love your blog because you read different books, not the same books that everyone else is reading. Since we have lived all over the world, I also like the fact that I can find multicultural books here.
Rebecca
I don't know how you read so much in a week! Wow!
I hope to get a chance to meet you in D.C. I'll be there with The Girl, Serena, and her mom.
--Anna
Diary of an Eccentric
I loved every minute of BBAW too, but it was exhausting! I wish I could join everyone in DC next week - I'll be thinking of you.
Congratulations on the award! Many of the books you read, I have on my TBR book pile and a few are arriving via mail.
Mine is here: http://rundpinne.blogspot.com/2009/09/sunday-salon.html
Congratulations on the award! BBAW was a lot of fun. I'm still catching up on the BBAW posts in my Google Reader, not to mention discovering new blogs. I'll probably be doing that for awhile now.
Your challenge sounds so inviting. One I could use too, except I'm not joining any more challenges this year. I had to drop several earlier this month as it is, and so I will have to forgo it. It's a great idea though!
Enjoy the National Book Festival! Sounds like it will be fun.
I am in awe each week that I visit how many books you manage to read in just 7 days! Do you give lessons in speed reading?
Congrats on the award - and the successful upcoming challenge. It sounds like a great one!
Sure wish I lived close enough to the DC area to attend the National Book Festival. I look forward to seeing lots of photos on the blogs.
I seriously cannot believe you read 12 books last week.
I agree with Jen--how on earth did you manage 12 books in a week? You are my HERO! I'd be glad to finish more than my usual 2-3.
Carey
I look forward to your review of the Nick Hornby!
Ruined looks good. Can't wait to read that one. I started Holly's Inbox but then it was due back at the library. I got about 100-130 pages in but wasn't hooked so just turned it in.
It's amazing how much you can read in a week (you have probably heard that before ;) -- especially next to all your BBAW activities! Wow.
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