Pre-BEA: Bloggers Conference This year, the Bloggers Conference was actually one of my highlights of the whole convention! I was a speaker with Jeremy West at the Design 101 panel.. and it was amazing! Just the idea of speaking at the conference was a huge […]
Hi everyone! BookExpo America is ALMOST here! Squee!! Today I thought I’d share my schedule with everyone! This was compiled from the official BookExpo America entries and a master spreadsheet I got from an awesome Goodreads user. I’ve entered all the books/authors I’m interested in […]
If you’re attending BookExpo America, you’ve probably caught wind of some of the exclusive publisher/blogger parties. These special parties are invite only. You hear about bloggers attending the “Harlequin Breakfast” or “Macmillan blogger happy hour”, etc. Then you start feeling bad about yourself and/or your […]
I can’t think of the last time I thoroughly enjoyed the second book in a trilogy. I have loved a few second books in series that have more than three books (I’m thinking Crown of Midnight and Scarlet). But when was the last time I […]
Last week, it came up in conversation with someone that I was a book blogger. So, naturally, her next question was: “What are some of your favourite YA books?” I had a total “deer in headlights” moment. Favourite books? Uhh.. well, surely I have some. […]
I am absolutely THRILLED to invite Jessica Verdi on the blog today. I adore both of her books and fangirled like crazy when I met her at BookExpo America last year. Today she’s here to talk about her latest book, The Summer I Wasn’t Me. […]
Hi Ashley! First of all… I LOVE your site. It’s awesome and very pretty and fresh. I came across it while searching for “etiquette” questions about book blogging. I’m having a hard time finding my answer. LOL My question is: Is it okay to have […]
Recently, a self-published author sent me a copy of her newest book because she thought it “fit the focus of my blog.” I agreed to read/review the book without reading the synopsis carefully. The book really isn’t my type of novel, but I gave it […]
Here are some of the things I see when I visit other blogs: Bloggers hosting guest posts from authors, and the way it’s written makes it seem like the author and blogger are close friends (and this post is not part of a blog tour) […]
I have so little desire to review “popular” or “hyped” books if I agree with the majority. I usually feel like I have nothing to add to what thousands of people have already said. I recently encountered this problem when I sat down to review […]