Book-related blogs?

Hi! I run a book-related blog called "Booktastic" (http://booktastic.today.com) and I was just wondering how many of you also have book-related blogs. Please reply to this with a link to your blog if you've got one, as I'd love to check out some other people's reading/writing/library related stuff!

Au Res.
Mrs. Hall

booktastic.today.com
moviephile.today.com

Were you aware there was a "webring" just for LT-related review blogs? BooksANDBlogs

My blog's at http://btripp-books.livejournal.com!

 

No, I didn't know about that! I just went and added myself. Thanks!

well I have two blogs that are currently sucking the life out of me (please forgive, I've been working on blog related stuff for the last few hours. :)

http://www.myfriendamysblog.com
http://thefriendlybooknook.com

There's also an LT group (Bloggers) for LTers to showcase their blogs, contests, and such if you're interested.

My blog's at http://www.caramellunacy.blogspot.com

Mine is http://inbedwithbooks.blogspot.com.

I'm at http://worducopia.blogspot.com Looking forward to checking yours out, univershall, though it will have to wait until tomorrow I'm afaid!

lovemybooks - I had to laugh at your post. I remember when I first discovered this site and someone was mentioning that having a blog was a great way of getting books! however, this person also mentioned that having a blog was ALOT of work! I remember laughing and thinking "how much work can it be?" - I am not laughing quite as loudly now.

You are so right! Having a blog is almost like having a full time job.

However, I figure that I have met so many great people (booklovers, authors. publishers) and I have saved at least $5000.00 in books. So, the investment is worth it.

But, it IS a lot of work.

You're so right. It is a ton of work but also a ton of fun, especially if you are computer challenged like I am. Just trying to learn how to do things takes up so much time. Learning how to do links will be the death of me! It is fun though, to read other blogs and see what people are reading. It has certainly expanded my book wish list, which could now paper the great wall of China!
Anyway, Halluniverse, I am at
http://www.kayespenguinposts.blogspot.com if you want to check it out . I'd love to have visitors.
Kaye

My book blog is Rose City Reader. I'm in the Blogger group here on LT, but I didn't know about BooksANDBlogs webring. I have no idea what a webring is. I will go look now.

Although I do get several review copies of new books because of my blog, the focus of Rose City Reader is not new books. As it says on the blog description, I am a "compulsive 'list' reader" and blog about all kind of books, new and old. My focus is on books from "must read" lists like the Modern Library's Top 100 Novels or prize winners like the winners of the National Book Award.

I looks forward to checking out all of your book blogs and hope to see you at mine! Please leave a comment if you stop by.

My book blog is here:
Fashionista Piranha: http://fashion_piranha.livejournal.com

I gotta admit, it's been really tough keeping it updated this semester! School has been kicking my butt :-p

I blog about books at http://badgerbooks.blogspot.com, but my regular blog takes up more time, so I usually only post a review about once a month.

My blog is Booklorn.com. And I also run (and am currently behind on updating) Here Be Reviews.

Reply to 7: Thanks! I hope you aren't offended when you check it out... I've been in a bad mood and ranting about things lately!!

Oh, and thanks for all the replies, guys! I've added you all to my blogroll (which appears, inexplicably, on BOTH sides of my page) - one can never get too much publicity, eh wot? ;)

My blog is The Tome Traveller's Weblog, here's the link:

http://thetometraveller.blogspot.com/

I only just started mine last week, but it's going really well so far and I've already met a ton of absolutely wonderful people. It's definitely its own little world (and like a second job)!

http://betweenpages.wordpress.com

After accidentally deleting my blog last Monday, I've started a new one:

http://booksbound.blogspot.com/

I'm over at A Reader's Respite...love to meet new people, so feel free to stop by and say hello!

Michele

I'm at The Fickle Hand of Fate, love to have you stop by!

if you're looking for penguins #19 stop in and visit me see address at message #9
I think i will be busy this week visiting lots of new blogs I haven't seen. Nice to "meet" you all.

Kaye

RE #18:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would still be crying.

My blog, Shhh I'm Reading, is at http://shhhimreading.blogspot.com/

Sweet. I've added all of you between this message and my last message to my blogroll. Yay for Reading blogs!

I'm Wrighty's Reads at http://www.wrightysreads.blogspot.com/
I've only been doing this a couple of months but I'm having lots of fun. I'm not getting nearly as much done as I would like to though (on the blog and in my house!). Everyone has been really generous and very helpful. There sure is a lot to learn! I'm visiting blogs every chance I get and I'm amazed by the awesome work you all do.

RE #18 & 22:
I'd still be crying too! How awful!

Yikes. Deleting blog... whaaaaaaah. :(

I'm part of two groups that review at:

http://www.BookforKids-Reviews.com

http://www.PageInHistory.com

Only reviews and news in the case of history. Book giveaways to begin next year.

My blog is Devourer of Books and is at http://www.devourerofbooks.com.

I've been keeping track of (most) my reading at Experiments in Reading. I've definitely been getting better over the years.

Ya'll might be interested in Here Be (Book) Reviews, which has quite a few LTer participants.

My book blog is, oddly enough, at the cleverly-named Fyrefly's Book Blog. :)

Okay, I've added all of you who posted since my last message to my blogroll as well. And I joined "Here Be (Book) Reviews", too! (As did thirty of you as well, apparently).

P.S. Any of you who visited my blog in the past couple days... I just updated the look. If you could drop by again and let me know what you think of the new look (if it's an improvement or not an improvement) I would greatly appreciate it! :)

http://booktastic.today.com

P.P.S. Happy Thanksgiving!

Universehall --

I like the new look of your blog a lot -- good layout. The organization makes it easier to find stuff and the page is less crowded than before. Good stuff.

But your font is HUGE. If you want it to be that way, that's great. But did you want the Large Print version? It takes a lot of time to scroll through an entry. :)

I have a book blog also, it's called Popin's Lair and you can find it here

http://proudbookworm.blogspot.com

^_^

I've got a fairly modest book blog that I'm trying to turn into something more robust. I read a lot, but for some reason have to force myself to write about the books I read...

Colleen
Foreign Circus Library

>31 RoseCityReader: I don't see a bigger font. On my computer it's actually on the small side...

mine, too. Maybe chickapee has gremlins.

Can someone blogging @ today.com tell me what the blogging platform is? It looks like Wordpress.

I'm asking because I have another today.com blog waiting in the HereBeReviews.com queue while I figure out how to get category filtering to work on it.

>REPLY to #31: Uh... I'm a little confused. On my computer, on both Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer, the font shows up pretty small... So I don't really know why it's showing up really big on your computer. Most perplexing! But if I can figure out how to fix it, I will...

>REPLY to 36: I believe that they are owned or associated with Wordpress in some way.

P.S. I'll add those of you who posted after my last message to my blogroll as well. This is fun!

> 31 - Oh, and thanks for checking out my page and the feedback! I appreciate it! :)

http://booktastic.today.com

I like the layout too, very clean but also attractive.

I'm over at Medieval Bookworm. I love blogging, but it definitely takes a lot. I've slowed down since grad school, that's for sure.

hi everyone I am loveing your blogs!!! Mine is www.mindofabibliophile.wordpress.com I have just started it so it is a little slow but I am working on it! I would love to have visitors! I have added most of your blogs to my blogroll as well, if you are not on there I will be adding more!

RE 31: I have no idea why only bookstastic's blog looks big on my computer. Must be a gremlin, but it's the only one that loks big.

I have a book blog question for those who use blogger for their blog: How do I get a list of my reviews to either run along the side or under a different tab? I have my blog archive, but that lists all posts by date. I woul dlike a list of only book reviews, in alphabetical order. I can't figure out how to do this.

I would appreciate any help on this, but I don't want to impose on anyone to write lengthy instructions. A link to a help page or something? Anything?

Apologies for duplication to anyone also a member of the Blogger group, because I am going to cross-post this.

Hi # 41 I'd like a little help in that direction too. Thanks to anyone who knows.
On another note, today I launched the Sweet Saturday recipe sharing. So come on over to
http://www.kayespenguinposts.blogspot.com and sign up. I think it will be a lot of fun.

>41 RoseCityReader: & 42

I'm on WP, not blogger, but I maintain a separate page of reviews alpha by author. I have to update it myself, though, I don't know if there's a way to do it automatically.

There also might be a solution by tagging "A authors", "B authors", etc. You might try going to a blog where you've seen the sort of thing you're after and leave a comment for the blog owner asking how they did it.

Yes -- every time I see a blog that has a separate page for reviews, I think, "Oh, yeah! That's what I want" then forget to leave a comment with my question. Sometimes I have the concentration of a gnat. ;-)

41, and 42: I don't think there's a specific function for that, but I've done two things: 1) I tag all reviews as "reviews;" my list of tags appears on the side bar of the blog. The second thing I did was a little more time-consuming (and anal, really). I created a second blog with 24 entries, one for each letter of the alphabet and X-Z. Then I alphabetized all my reviews by author's last name and then liked to the specific review. Then, on the sidebar of the main blog, I have links to each of the review pages. It took me about an hour to complete. But that's just me. Check it out for yourself:

http://agirlwalksintoabookstore.blogspot.com

I'm at RobAroundBooks - Come along and say hi sometime :o)

I'm at S. Krishna's Books

I review a lot of contemporary fiction, chick lit, women's fiction, historical fiction, and some non-fiction thrown in for good measure!

#45:

Wow! That is a lot of work, to creat a completely separate blog. But it makes sense because you have so many reviews.

I just created a link list that runs along the right side of my blog that lists my reviews (alpha order by title). They link to the review posts on my blog. But if the list gets too long, I'll have to figure out something more fancy, like Kasthu's extra blog.

I blog about creative thinking and books are a big part of it. Check me out at:

http://crossroadsofimagination.blogspot.com/2008/11/twilight-reflections.html

I'm new to blogging, but I love to read other blogs about reading and books. I've started to check out many that have been listed here...

Here's mine!

http://beckyworkman.blogspot.com/

I started my blog in August and I'm loving it so far!!

http://www.readingwithmonie.com/

I'm new to blogging as well, having just started in October. Reading & reviewing are taking up a lot of my spare time, but the blog is starting to come together. I'm finding it loads of fun and a great learning experience figuring out how everything works!

Feel free to stop in and check out my blog at

http://never-without-a-book.blogspot.com/

It may take me awhile, but I promise to visit yours and add you to my blogroll too! I've saved lots of blogs in 'My Favorites' list and plan to transfer them to my blog eventually, too.

Mine's at: http://agirlwalksintoabookstore.blogspot.com. I began in January, and blogging is addictive! Also, the book blooging community is fantastic.

My blog is http://librarygirlreads.blogspot.com

I've been pretty random about getting it updated lately with holiday travel and a seven week old little girl. I'm really hoping to get more reading and reviewing done in the new year when things settle down a little.

I love seeing everyone's book blogs!

I blog at www.losthillsbooks.com--reviews, book events, etc.

Whew! I just went back and added all of you who have posted links since my last post (38) to my blogroll. Again, whew!! Now I have the longest blogroll in the world! :) (Let me know if I accidentally left you off... I should have everybody who posted a link to their blog on here.) Thanks for making this such a successful exercise! - Mrs. Hall

http://www.booktastic.today.com

I'm at http://lyzzybee.livejournal.com - just the book reviews; although the blog has a few running training notes they are friends only!

i am at both

Mind of A Bibliophile

and

Mind of A Bibliophile

Both are pretty much the same but I am trying to figure out which one I like most....

It is mostly reviews.

When you are discussing the two blogs, do you call them "The" and "NotThe"? ;-)

"Universehall": I really like your layout and the layouts of your postings, alot. Mine is very simple and just reviews at:

http://nobsbookreviews.blogspot.com

I only post every 10 days which keeps it from being too time consuming. However, my other blog that's "just for fun" takes alot of my time! But it is fun!

Hi,
My blog LibrarysCat Books is where I review many of the books I read. I have two other blogs where more specific books are reviewed:

The Newbery Project http://newberryproject.blogspot.com/
Holocaust Resources http://neverforgetresources.blogspot.com/

Stop by and check them out.
LibrarysCat

My blog is http://fearandloathingny.blogspot.com/, where I discuss books among other things, and have a list of what I'm reading, and what I've read this year.

I'm over here:

http://www.bookoholic13.blogspot.com/

I use it to do quick reviews of the books I read and to follow the rest of you! :)

FYI, since I've just moved to Blogger, the only posts now are links to my old blog.

Hello.

My blog is about learning more about the world, but in doing so, I also write a lot about books. It is called Walking Toward Wisdom, and you can find it at http://www.walkingtowardwisdom.blogspot.com. I hope you enjoy it.

I've also started a new blog about films called Walking Toward Wisdom in Film. You can find that one at http://www.walkingtowardwisdominfilm.blogspot.com.

Thanks!

I also blog about the books I read: http://debbiesworld.wordpress.com/.

#41 & 42: I created posts labeled "Book Reviews 2008" and "Book Reviews 2009" and then added links to those posts in a link-list across the top of my blog. Once I post a new review, I edit the Book Review post by adding a link. You can see what I mean over at Foreign Circus Library

Mine is http://andreasbooknook.blogspot.com

Oh my! There are so many fabulous book bloggers out there. I don't know that I could necessarily count myself among them, but I'll drop my name in here as well:

write meg!

I blog about books, cooking, writing... and throw a healthy dash of my incredibly amateur photography in there, too! :)

I'd have to agree with #68 - I can't say my blog is the best book blog out there, but I to try make it more than just a review blog. I can't wait until spring so I can blog more on going to book sales (and some used and rare bookstores), winter is reading time...

http://www.madnessabides.com/

I always seem to be thinking of great ways to improve and expand my blog - it is just the implementation of those ideas that keep getting put off somehow. Guess that’s not necessarily a bad thing though as I always have new and fresh things on the horizon :)

I do have a book blog that is fairly new but growing each day. Sometimes I spend so much time blogging that I don't read as much as I should. I just posted my first Early Reviewer book review yesterday (as well as on LibraryThing of course). I hope to check out some of the book blogs listed in this message thread!

http://findyournextbookhere.blogspot.com/

I've been blogging about books for about a year now. I'm at http://trishsdiary.wordpress.com. It's called Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin'?

My book blog is at:

NoBSBookReviews

I have just posted my review of The Economist Book of Obituaries, both there and on LT

Mine is:

http://aprilperlowski.livejournal.com

Wow - look at all the new blogs!

My blog is Minds Alive on the Shelves. I review a range of things, new and old, lots of ARCs, lots of thrillers and mysteries, and I chat about book news and other things related to reviewing and blogging. Today I posted a cute picture of a bunny! Yes, it is related to books, but you'll have to check it out to see how.

My blog is at http://aartichapati.blogspot.com

I haven't been reading as much lately, so it's sometimes a long time between entries- but I've gotten better!

I have spent way too much time looking at these Blogs! Wow! Some of them, I will link to on my own blog here:

http://theherculesnotes.blogspot.com/

Right now, it needs a serious update, and I have 10 reviews in draft form that need to be finally posted.... Yikes, I am behind. I need to also go join that webring thingy....

Here's mine:

http://bornreader.blogspot.com/

Except for a short post today, it hasn't been updated in awhile, but my goal this year is to start reviewing books and posting regularly.

I love to read and write and so when I discovered I could write reviews, I went crazy with it and have done really well. Then I thought a blog must be next. I SEE WHAT YOU ALL MEAN! It is SO time consuming and I work full time currently as a reading teacher! I started my blog a week ago and I must say, although what I have done so far is something I am proud of, (for me) I have to say I KNOW NOTHING about what I am doing...so much I don't know! From putting in pictures, copy and paste URLs correctly, grab butttons (?), etc...but I do have some reviews and writing of my own thoughts as well as a contest so am trying to now balance my time so I can read, review, and keep up with it. I visited many of the blogs listed here and hope some of you will visit mine....if nothing else to try for the contest to win a signed copy of CREEPERS! as it ends next Friday night!...and thank you, will be checking back! Bingo at http://bookinwithbingo.blogspot.com

It's massively incomplete, but I'm hoping to add to it when I have time...
A good start, hopefully :)

http://tometombfidelity.blogspot.com/

(yes, of course it means something ;))

I have a bookish blog, which means it's not strictly for book reviews, but also tea and various other subjects:

http://queengata.blogspot.com

I started blogging in Oct. I love it but it sure is a whole lot of work. Mostly book reviews, an occasional recipe and lots of penguin pics! Come on over and visit me at

http://kayespenguinposts.blogspot.com/

Wow, so many new blogs to discover! Mine is here:

http://shereadsandreads.blogspot.com/

Mine is also a book-ish blog. Mostly books, but other things crop up as well from time to time.

http://www.mismatchedstories.blogspot.com

I don't have a book blog per se, but I do review paranormal non-fiction books on my website, Theresa's Haunted History of the Tri-State. It can be found here:

http://www.freewebs.com/paratheresa/bookreviews.htm

I haven't gotten to review too many books, but one of the authors, Leslie Rule, DID sign my guestbook!

I feel a little too self-aware posting this here, but at the beginning of the year I started a site to track my progress on a goal I've set for myself: not to buy a single book this year in hopes of getting rid of the mountain of books that I haven't read. The stack is sitting in my bedroom and threatening to take over the place, so I figured I'd better do something about it. Then my idea kind of morphed a bit, and the result is this: http://www.outsideadog.com/ .

I have a book blog. My web address is http://cherylsbooknook.blogspot.com

Holy cow! I hadn't been back to Librarything much since my last post on here, assuming the run of new blog offerings was mostly over... Boy, was I wrong! I've gone back and added the twenty-something (!!) blogs that have been added since last post to my blogroll. If you posted on here, at least one of your blogs should have a link on my site! Check it out: if you aren't on there, or if I've listed you more than once by accident, please let me know...! -- Mrs. Hall

http://booktastic.today.com

Re: #80 - Lady Gata, I enjoyed your blog. You are not, by any chance, the Gata from the Benson chat group?

P.S. To everyone: I just wanted to add that I couldn't help but notice the one thing that all these different and varied book blogs have in common - they all have creative names!

I've just posted my first ever author interview on my blog, inspired by the blogs on the blogring etc!

An interview with Linda Gillard, author of three great published books including Star Gazing, shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Romantic Novel of the Year: http://lyzzybee.livejournal.com/353618.html

And Linda interviews me! http://lyzzybee.livejournal.com/353833.html

Coming soon will be an interview with Catherine O'Flynn, author of Costa-prize winning What Was Lost
Liz / LyzzyBee

Plugging my mom's blog:

http://whattoreadtochildren.blogspot.com/

She posts monthly, listing books for various ages that are good to read to your kids. She's a firm believer that you should be reading aloud to children from a very early age, and that it should continue until the kids start running off with the books to finish them on their own, because they just can't wait for the end. :) (Not that I /EVER/ did that. >.>)

You are very fortunate to have had a mom who read to you. I just checked out her blog and she has a lot of interesting things to say.

If you have an interest in children's books, I just posted a review of Little Skink's Tail by Janet Halfmann. Absolutely adorable and educational at the same time.
http://kayespenguinposts.blogspot.com/

I don't read many children's books, unless you include YA in that grouping. :)

And yes, I am VERY lucky to have such a wonderful mother. She's always been an inspiration, along with my father. Even if he does think the genres we read are 'weird'. (He's into history, biographies, westerns, and mysteries. Me and my mom are into fantasy and scifi.)

Also, if you're interested, click through to her other blog in her profile. She's a secondary ed teacher, and just started a blog where she talked some about her views on education. It'll be a more general purpose blog, but might still interest people here.

"...Richer than I you can never be,
For I had a mother who read to me."

The Reading Mother by Strickland Gillilan

94: Oh, I like that. :)

Wonderful words!

My BOOKIN' WITH BINGO blog will be a month old Monday! It seems much longer. I have had such fun and have met many great people. I have 5 author interviews done and ready to post, am on my third contest with 4 more giveaways to post in the next month. PLEASE come by and visit as I'd love the input and comments. Getting the HTML computer stuff is still a challenge. I put thinks up and they look fine and I check them from some other computer like at work, and there is all this HTML garbage that doesn't show even when I sign out at home. Ahh, any hints, will be happy for help! Come visit and win one of 5 copies now of THE LITTLE GIANT OF ABERDEEN COUNTY...and lots of ways for multiple entries and a mystery prize for one lucky winner! Thanks..keep those book blogs blogging!
http:bookinwithbingo.blogspot.com

Hey folks! Just an update. After finally getting all of you added to my blog list on booktastic.today.com... I'm moving! Yes, I finally got tired of Today.com - I didn't like the new "universal" format for the page, or the fact that despite being a "paying" blog they more or less made it impossible for me to ever get paid...

So, I'm moving! Booktastic no longer (it was already taken) - I am now Book Sandwich. -- Mrs. Hall

http://booksandwich.blogspot.com

P.S. Oh, I forgot to mention... Anybody who was on my blog list before will be getting moved to my blog list now! I've transferred half the list to my new blog site and will be transferring the rest soon.

I started a blog this year, as part of my promise to myself to review more. The content is the same as what I post in my LT and in "75 in 2009," but I like keeping it in a separate place.

http://bibliobeau.blogspot.com/

>36 anysia: I can tell you for sure it's hosted by wordpress.

Wow so many blogs. I have a blog at blogger.com. I can't get to it right now but I will post it later. I didn't realize that there were so many different places to have blogs.

Okay here is the address:

http://bookandmoviechat.blogspot.com/

I really have to post a lot of my reviews on there. I have been trying to keep up with it but I don't have that much time. I don't know how you guys are getting books from doing the blog, I love seeing all the reviews on the blogs.

I'm also trying to use a blog to prompt my writing of reviews. Mine is called "Sketches Among the Ruins of My Mind"

http://sketchesamongtheruins.blogspot.com/

I tend to spend most of my time reading nonfiction with a current heavy emphasis on WWII Russia.

It does contain a few other items as well. Not too many reviews right now, but there are several drafts in process. I hope to write more in the future.