“It’s interesting that your habits have changed on (re-reading). Is it that your reading horizons expanded with adulthood so you had access to more books TBR, or was it more a question of awareness of a wider range of books in which to be interested? It sounds as though your recent rereading is pretty much all blog-driven.”
My answer to her question about my change in re-reading habits was that I think it’s more the second – realizing there was more reading material, and a wider variety of it, out there. But her remark about my recent re-reading appearing to be blog-driven was what really got my attention. On reflection, she’s not wrong. Two of my re-reads this year were done with groups of other book bloggers, and one was a reissued book read specifically for review purposes. The other two re-reads were spurred by Banned Books Week; that’s not a blog-specific activity, but I did blog about it.
However, when I think about it, I’m not sure how much of my reading isn’t blog-driven nowadays. I review every book I read, and some books are sent to me specifically for that purpose. I occasionally participate in themed or group reading with other book bloggers. And it’s been the case for quite a while now that most of the information and recommendations I get about what’s worth reading tends to come from book bloggers. My reading interests have broadened, I have a bigger TBR collection than I ever imagined possible, and book blogging has played a huge role in both of those developments. At this point, I don’t think I’d want it any other way.
However, when I think about it, I’m not sure how much of my reading isn’t blog-driven nowadays. I review every book I read, and some books are sent to me specifically for that purpose. I occasionally participate in themed or group reading with other book bloggers. And it’s been the case for quite a while now that most of the information and recommendations I get about what’s worth reading tends to come from book bloggers. My reading interests have broadened, I have a bigger TBR collection than I ever imagined possible, and book blogging has played a huge role in both of those developments. At this point, I don’t think I’d want it any other way.
How “blog-driven” is your reading, and how do you feel about that?
Speaking of blog-driven reading: In between the leftovers, football games, and holiday shopping, the Thankfully Reading Weekend will return this year, hosted by Beth Fish Reads and Jenn’s Bookshelves, from Friday, November 26 through Sunday, November 28! From the announcement post:
“There are no rules to the weekend, we’re simply hoping to devote a good amount of time to reading, and perhaps meeting some of our reading challenges and goals for 2010. We thought it’d be fun if we cheered each other on a bit.
During the weekend, come back and link any Thankfully Reading Weekend posts to the Mr. Linky we’ll put up (on Jenn’s Bookshelves) on Friday, November 26. Feel free to link as many posts as you’d like. On Sunday will put up another Mr. Linky for your wrap-up posts
We’ll also be checking in on Twitter using hashtag #thankfulreading. Join in for the weekend or for only a single day. No rules, no pressure!”
“There are no rules to the weekend, we’re simply hoping to devote a good amount of time to reading, and perhaps meeting some of our reading challenges and goals for 2010. We thought it’d be fun if we cheered each other on a bit.
During the weekend, come back and link any Thankfully Reading Weekend posts to the Mr. Linky we’ll put up (on Jenn’s Bookshelves) on Friday, November 26. Feel free to link as many posts as you’d like. On Sunday will put up another Mr. Linky for your wrap-up posts
We’ll also be checking in on Twitter using hashtag #thankfulreading. Join in for the weekend or for only a single day. No rules, no pressure!”
I’ve signed up – I’d be very thankful to spend some time reading during Thanksgiving weekend!
The inaugural Independent Literary (Indie Lit) Awards – chosen and conferred by book bloggers – will be announced in February 2011! Panels of book bloggers will read and evaluate the best books of 2010, as nominated by book bloggers, to choose the winners in five literary categories: GLBTQ, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction, and Speculative Fiction. The Indie Lit Awards site explains the process:
- Titles are collected via nominations by literary bloggers in each of the categories. To see the nomination lists or to add a title to them, please see the specific genre page.
- Nominated titles will be tallied and the top 5 nominated titles from each category will be placed on a Long List.
- Long List titles will be read and voted on by the panel and the judges of each category.
- The top 2 titles from the Long List will be placed on a Short List.
- The winners from each category will be chosen by the judge and panel of each category from the Short List titles.
I’m excited to be a panelist in the Non-Fiction category. While I haven’t read as much nonfiction this year as I have in the past, I do like to mix it into my reading pretty often. The other panelists are:
Nominations in all categories will close on December 15, and right now, the Non-Fiction category has barely enough titles to make a Long List, so we need your help! Please visit the Non-Fiction category page on the Indie Lit Awards site to nominate your top nonfiction read of the year. You may repeat a nomination for a book that’s already listed, but you may only nominate one book, and it must have been published this year (2010). Additional nomination rules are listed on the page. While you’re there, be sure to share your nominations in the other categories, too!
Have a great reading week!
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