Book Expo America is taking place this week in New York, so you know what that means for us bloggers left at home--it's Armchair BEA time! We're kicking the week off with "interviews." Each blogger is choosing from a list of ten questions and posting the answers on his or her own blog. If you want to read more about your [...]
Jenny Q (the blogger behind Let Them Read Books) has started a new blog at It's All In the Details. On this blog, she shares advice with writers of historical fiction. She interviews bloggers who read historical fiction in her regular feature, Reviewer Spotlight. My interview was posted today! Jenny had some great questions, so head over to see what I had to say! Thanks for the opportunity, Jenny! You can also read more on my About Me page. I have an affiliate relationship with Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, my local independent bookstore located in downtown Asheville, NC. I will receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase merchandise through links on my site.
Today for Book Blogger Appreciation Week, I have the pleasure of interviewing Nancy from Amusing Reviews! I started blogging 2008 because it involved one of my favorite things to do; writing about myself and my perception of life around me. Somehow, seeing my work on the computer validates me. In my little reality, I trick myself into thinking someone agrees with me. Because I'm that stupid. Earlier this year, I decided to combine another of my favorite pastimes, reading, and started blogging about books. I discovered that there are two kinds of people; readers and non-readers. Non-readers just don't get us. Not only that, non-readers can't stand to NOT irritate the crap out of us readers. They feel the need to engage us in conversation. With the understanding that the non-readers believe us to be freaks of nature, I gave my regular site a sister, and Amusing Reviews was born. What I didn't understand is that there is an amazing community of book bloggers which validates me further and I have had a blast entering this new world, getting to know some amazing authors who have as warped sense of humor as I do and have turned into dear friends. My niche is not the kind of books I choose but my explanation of books. I add a lot of myself to my reviews, have no problem giving warnings of inappropriate content (particularly Young Adult fiction), and, I'll be honest here, I think I am hilarious. I am validated in this opinion every time I read one of my posts and laugh at myself. Lest you think I'm completely crazy, let me assure you that I have diagnosed my disorders many times. I have a master's degree in psychology and work as a high school counselor for a local school…
As part of the ongoing Armchair BEA festivites, I had the pleasure of interviewing Charlotte's Library. I love the answers she gave to my questions, so please read on, even if your reading taste isn't similar! Can you please tell my readers a little about your blog? My blog is somewhat specialized--I generally review science fiction and fantasy (sff) for children and teenagers, with a smattering of other children's books. About three times a month I publish lists, with blurbs, of the new sff releases for kids and teens. Every Sunday I do a roundup of middle-grade sff reviews and news from around the blogging world, and on Tuesdays I try to review time travel stories. I saw your TimeSlip Tuesday feature and it sounds interesting. Which book(s) got you interested in time travel? I've loved time travel stories for as long as I can remember. Some of my favorites from when I was young are The Story of the Amulet by E. Nesbit, The Ghosts by Antonia Barber, and Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer. Have you ever been or do you think you'll ever go to BEA? I've never been to BEA, and I'd like to go someday. I did get to go to ALA Midwinter last January,and found it tremendously exciting to rush from booth to booth seeing what ARCs were on offer. That was a much smaller affair, of course, than BEA, which might be too much for me, what with meeting authors and all. I would probably end up hiding in a corner, surrounded by more ARCs than I could carry....But I would like to go next year! I would have gone this year, but my husband got his way paid to go to Ireland to play music at a prestigious event. That was a once-in-a-lifetime…