Recently NPR aired a Guilty Pleasures episode where writers talked about the books they loved but were embarrassed to be seen reading. It got me thinking about all those books I love but don't necessarily want other people to know I love them. Given that the holiday season is filled with eating the foods we... Continue Reading →

Compare/contrast international covers. Which do you like best? (From Weekly Geeks) I have always loved beautiful covers, so much that I've picked up many books just because of the covers. If I have to give you a list of covers I like, it would most definitely never end. So I will list down the covers... Continue Reading →

Is your wishlist as big as your TBR pile? What books are topping your list? Are there any new releases that you are counting down the days for? Share a handful of titles and be sure to share why you want to get your hands on these books! And if another blogger is responsible for... Continue Reading →

I could not take part in Bloggeista because I didn't have enough time on the weekend, but this Weekly Geeks is exactly about that, cleaning up the blog in the shortest time possible. Broken Links: I don't think there are any broken links on my blog. If have come across any, please do let me... Continue Reading →

I haven't done a meme in a long time and love doing memes. So I thought I would do a previous Weekly Geeks - How do you handle a book? I think they are fun questions. How do you choose what to read? Is it random or planned? Based on your mood, challenges, titles, covers,... Continue Reading →

Book blogging, as a concept, is essentially pretty simple: If you have Internet access and an opinion about a book, you can be a book blogger. However, actually maintaining a book blog is much more complicated -- our blogs are labors of love that require a lot of time, energy and devotion. For this edition... Continue Reading →

Hello Ms. Hale, I love all your YA books, not that I have read any, but I have seen the beautiful covers and read the blurbs and I know I will love them whenever I get the oppurtunity to read them. I really loved your post on How to be a Reader and it made me... Continue Reading →

Ask your readers to ask you questions about any of the books they want. In your comments, not in their blogs. I was looking at the past weekly geeks topics when one topic really jumped at me. I have seen people do this of course, but I think it applies to me the most now.... Continue Reading →

1.If you are an American citizen, share what the Fourth of July means to you and how you celebrate it. Do you think of it as the true start to summer? 2.If you are from another country, other than the United States, share what national holidays are significant to your country. Are any of them... Continue Reading →