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Blogging about all things books! I review every book I read and tell you how it is. Topics include book reviews, book lists,book recommendations, reading challenges, reading group guides, and how books play a part in my daily life.
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Bookworms Carnival: A Great List of Africa Book Recommendations
Better late than never right? Welcome to the Bookworms Carnival where today you will get a great list of recommendations of picture books, middle grade fiction, young adult and adult fiction and non-fiction books that are set in Africa or have an A...
Upcoming Bookworms Carnival on Books with a African Focus
Wanted to give you a heads up that I am hosting an upcoming Bookworms Carnival this coming Monday. What is the Bookworms Carnival and why should you care? A blog carnival rotates among different hosts who gather links on a particular topic from a w...
Guest Posting at the Book Blogger Appreciation Week Blog: On Blogging Friendships and Utah Bloggers
I’m thrilled that Amy from My Friend Amy asked me to guest post not only about the friendships we create through blogging but also about the wonderful community that we have here in Utah. Go check it out at the Book Blogger Appreciation Week ...
Book Blogger Appreciation Week: Books I Would Have Never Read Had it Not Been For Book Bloggers!
Book Bloggers Appreciation Week (BBAW) is an annual celebration to recognize the hard work and contribution of book bloggers to the promotion and preservation of a literate culture actively engaged in discussing books, authors, and a lifestyle of rea...
Book Blogger Appreciation Week: Blog Talk Radio Show Recording
Last night I participated in a Blog Talk Radio show hosted by Miriam Parker with other panelists Amy from My Friend Amy, Katie from Babbling About Books and More, Adam from Letters on Pages, and Kathy from Bermudaonion to talk about BBAW, blogs, and ...
Reader Spotlight, The BBAW Edition: Meet Issa aka Austenfan from Reality Bites . . . Fiction Does it Better
Book Bloggers Appreciation Week (BBAW) is an annual celebration to recognize the hard work and contribution of book bloggers to the promotion and preservation of a literate culture actively engaged in discussing books, authors, and a lifestyle of rea...
Book Blogger Appreciation Week: “Best” is Such a Hard Word
Book Bloggers Appreciation Week (BBAW) is an annual celebration to recognize the hard work and contribution of book bloggers to the promotion and preservation of a literate culture actively engaged in discussing books, authors, and a lifestyle of rea...
Reading & Blogging Review for June, July and August (A Housekeeping Post)
Well, if this isn’t an overwhelming post then I don’t know what is! I usually do these posts monthly but I never managed it all summer. So this is basically my what did I do over my summer vacation post! And really, in all honesty t...
Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW) – Wow . . . Thank You!
Book Bloggers Appreciation Week (BBAW) is an annual celebration to recognize the hard work and contribution of book bloggers to the promotion and preservation of a literate culture actively engaged in discussing books, authors, and a lifestyle of rea...
Ten Reasons Why Book Blogger Appreciation Week is So Cool!
It’s coming! Book Blogger Appreciation Week! Ten reasons why I’m excited for the second annual BBAW: Amy from My Friend Amy is the wonderful brains behind the whole thing and if that’s not enough to make it super cool then I don&...
Bloggiesta Wrap-Up: In Which We Pat Ourselves on Our Backs and a Few Win Books!
Sorry folks that I didn’t post the Bloggiesta wrap up sooner! I think I went into a self-induced comatose state after it was over and then had a bit of a staycation. But I promised that I wouldn’t post anything on my blog until I got ...
Nerds Heart YA Book Tournament: I Know It’s Over vs. Feathered
I’m judging in the first bracket in the Nerds Heart YA book tournament and the two books I read were Feathered by Laura Kasischke and I Know It’s Over by C.K Kelly Martin. Feathered is about two teenage girls who take the spring break trip ...
Bloggiesta: The Finish Line!
You made it! Thank you everybody for partying during Bloggiesta - the blogging marathon with a fiesta flair! I hope you had a great time and not only learned lots but got much accomplished! Thank you SO much to everybody who participated. We h...
Bloggiesta Pinata Time!
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Bloggiesta, Update #1: In Which I Reveal the Sad State of the Maw Books Blog
I’m almost embarrassed to reveal to you my current bloggy to do list for the Bloggiesta, the blogging marathon party that started this morning. But here it is. Considering that I’m hosting the darn thing, I’ll be thrillled to g...
Bloggiesta! Let’s Begin the Festivities!
Welcome to the first edition of the Bloggiesta! A party like none other! Led by our mascot . . . Pedro! Plan. Edit. Develop. Review. Organize. (Seriously, is that not the coolest. Jill thought he needed a name and @SlowTrav on Twitter ca...
Bloggiesta! The Unveiling of a New Upcoming Blogging Event
Are you ready to party again?! So, we’ve had the 24 Hour Read-a-thon, 48 Hour Book Challenge and the Mystery Read-a-thon recently and if you’re like me then you still have piles of books laying around and blog posts to be written. My ...
The Nerds Heart YA Tournament = Awesomeness
I’m sure you’ve heard by now about the Nerds Heart YA Tournament, but if not let me fill you in on the details. Conceived and organized by the awesome Renay, the Nerds Heart YA is a book tournament (similar to SLJ’s Battle of the ...
Video Chat: The BookExpo America Box Arrival (aka: lot’s of fun books!)
You wouldn’t believe it from my lack of posts (I swear I’m planning on it!) but I did in fact go to BookExpo America in New York City last weekend. It was my first visit to both BEA and the big city (squeezed in a bus tour on Sunday afte...
48 Hour Book Challenge - It is Finished!
Finished! My 48 hours are up for the 48 Hour Book Challenge. I feel like it ’s still early for a Sunday night and I’m actually not all read out. Probably because I actually haven’t devoted that many hours to actual reading (my hus...
48 Hour Book Challenge - 12 Hours to Go
I’ve got less then 12 hours to go for the 48 Hour Book Challenge and I must admit that I feel like I’m doing terrible. I only was able to read for a few hours yesterday and had intentions to do some amazing reading. Why I decided to r...
48 Hour Book Challenge, Hour 21-ish Update
Well, after I went to bed late last night, slept in this morning and then headed off to a family party, I find that it’s now 5pm and I haven’t even touched a book today for the 48 Hour Book Challenge hosted by Pam at MotherReader. But I...
The 48 Hour Book Challenge - And It Begins
For the next 48 hours, I’ll be participating in the 48 Hour Book Challenge hosted by Pam at MotherReader. So when I really should be writing posts about BookExpo America (because really I’m going to be the last one to write about it), I...
The *iwasiwasinnewyorkatbeawithnatasha* Giveaway!
Oh how I wish I could magically transport every single one of you to New York City to attend BookExpo America! I’m having a blast (well, I’ve prescheduled this post but as of Thursday afternoon I was having a blast and hadn’t left...
Book Expo America!
(This post is sticky, scroll down for newer posts. Or at least I think it’s sticky.) If you’re visiting today from or as a result of BookExpo America - welcome! I’m thrilled and excited to be a part of this fantastic trade show...
BookExpo America & the 48 Hour Book Challenge - What You Need to Know
This is a bit of a housekeeping post. Many of you may (or may not) know that I’m heading out to New York City to attend BookExpo America, the North American publishing premiere trade show on May 29th-31st. To say I’m excited, is an un...
The LA Times Festival of Books, Part 2: In Which I Meet Awesome Book Bloggers
If you had told me a year ago that I would be willing to shell out a couple hundred bucks and book a flight to go down to the LA Times Festival of Books with the intention of meeting people that I only “knew” online, I would have told you...
The LA Times Festival of Books, Part 1: In Which We Vlog
As many of you know, I flew down to Los Angeles over the weekend to not only attend the LA Times Festival of Books but to also meet some amazing bloggers! I had a BLAST and hope to share my experience with you in a series of blog posts and at least...
Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon: And It’s Over, The Final Update!
Ah, it is over. My only question is this: do we have a date for the next 24 Hour Read-a-thon?! I really, really thought I’d totally stay awake! But I totally passed out for at least an hour and half sometime after midnight and then fell...
Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon: Update #4
Events of Note I just woke up. Cuddling with husband on couch and then BAM! Out cold. Thought this update was going out two hours ago. My body had other plans. The Stats Book Currently Reading: Down to a Sunless Sea by Mathias B. Freese Books...
