Book Blogger Hop April 23, 2010

This meme is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy For Books.  [Check out her new header, buttons and rating buttons!]  I have the button on the sidebar in case I miss posting.  This is a fun meme where lots of  book bloggers and readers connect to find new blogs to read.  It's a great way to network with other bloggers and make new friends!  Your blog should  have  content related to books,  including, but not limited to book  reviews.
Here are some of the blogs I visited this past week.

Elle at Media Molly - the site may qualify as "new" but looks like she has jumped right into the blogging world with no problem!

Leanna at  Daisy Chain Book Reviews - another new site who looks like she'll do just fine! Based out of Ireland - I hope Leanna will post some lovely pics of Ireland.

Anna at Brimful Bookshelves - great name and another nice banner!

Simcha at SFF Chat - Lots of Sci Fi and Fantasy here!  And a great little reader pic and quote on the sidebar. Based in Israel!

Carrie at In the Hammock - wonderful Vintage designs at her blog.

Alexandra at Stories from my Bookshelf - check out reviews of lovely Christian stories. Also check the inspirational bookmarks she makes!

Well I just learned that the blog hop linky connects through any of the posts. SO you can add your link here if you want and it will appear on all the lists!

Here are the rules from Crazy for Books:

Please use the following format when entering your link below (be careful - I don't always have time to go in and edit your link!!):

NAME OF BLOG (How long you've been blogging; what genres you PRIMARILY review)
I know a lot of us read all different genres, but if you had to choose ONE OR TWO genres that you review more often than others, what would they be??

Blogger Friends Helping Each Other!

So nice to have blogger friends help out!
I just wanted to say "Thank You" to Stella at Ex Libris who directed me to Mindful Musings who had posted the very simple fix for my comment issue!
Stella has also told me where to find the progress bars for my challenges and where to add the Wibiya widget toolbar which is very cool! Soon I will work on updated my challenges!

Book Blogger Hop April 16, 2010

This meme is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy For Books.  I have the button on the sidebar in case I miss posting.  This is a fun meme where lots of  book bloggers and readers connect to find new blogs to read.  It's a great way to network with other bloggers and make new friends!   Your blog should  have  content related to books,  including, but not limited to book  reviews.

I met some lovely bloggers last week!
Teresa at Teresa's Reading Corner A variety of book posts at a very clean, streamlined site!

Priya at The Plum Bean Project  I love the explanation of the blog name. :)

Angel at Reading Angel  I am jealous of her gorgeous banner -even if it wouldn't fit me! She has a wonderful Followers Giveaway going on till April 30th.

Karen at For What Its Worth  Willing to speak her mind! She also has a nice Pass it on HEA contest ending  4/18.

Twizzle at Just One More Paragraph Carpe Diem she says! There are several giveaways on the sidebar and an Awesome Giveaway of The Art of Racing in The Rain with Swag Bag!

and
Porcelaine at Literary Lolita She has an interesting site and Thoughtful Points to ponder! Several giveaways on her sidebar too.

Jody at With a Good Book Check out the Monthly Book Club!

I didn't find this blog at Blog Hop but went to see a review of The Maze Runner.  Sara at Along for the Ride has a wonderful meme that she follows called Daily Dose Monday and the pics she has are wonderful - please take a look!

Good #Readathon Break - Check out Some Magical Photos!

I was online a bit today cheering for #Readathon before I realized I had to finish my taxes.*

At one point I went to check out a review of The Maze Runner at Along for the Ride.

As always, I have to look around when I visit a new blog.  Sara follows a meme called Daily Dose Monday that features inspiring/magical images.  I thought the pictures she has posted are just wonderful! I got her okay to post about it and I encourage you to go take a look! I'm not planning on adding another Monday meme here but I may visit Sara's just to see her latest collection of pics!



*The taxes may not seem a big deal but for me I have to review two business profit and loss accounts and make sure entries are in the correct catagories because my assistant (my sweet daughter - and yes I paid her) is not a trained bookkeeper.  Then I have to figure out mortgage interest, look up interest paid, check car records for allocation, and calculate depreciation. That goes into a spreadsheet for each company. Then I have my numbers so I can do my Company taxes which I have to complete before I do our personal taxes. Now ask me: Why in the world do I wait till the last weekend? For 2010 it will be three business. Oh Sigh!

Book Blogger Hop April 9, 2010

At least I am getting this posted on Friday!

This meme is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy For Books.  I have the button on the sidebar in case I miss posting.  This is a fun meme where lots of  book bloggers and readers connect to find new blogs to read.  It's a great way to network with other bloggers and make new friends!   Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.

Her are some of the nice bloggers who visited me last week.  I finally got to visit Curling back today.:
readerbuzz
Stephanie at Curling up by the Fire
Thank you for visiting me - it was nice to meet you.

I have trouble popping in to visit without reading and commenting on at least one other post - maybe a review or something that catches my eye.  So it will take me a long time to visit lots of blogs!  LOL

I am thinking of changing my blog name when I see all these lovely and cute names. Mine reflects my naturally serious persona!  I will have to try to come up with something that reflects the less serious side of me! There sort of is one...hidden under the proper Capricorn.

A Blog Discovery - Not Quite A Book Blog but an Author: Paul Levinson

I came upon a "new to me" blog last week that I didn't include in my Friday Book Bloggers Discoveries Meme because the blog is more a TV blog than a book blog.  The blog is Paul Levinson's Infinte Regress.

I don't watch much TV so that doesn't get me but what was interesting is Paul's new book:

New New Media

I happen to think the cover is Very Cool!  Even better this book looks very interesting.  Here is the product description listed at Amazon:

YouTube, blogging, Wikipedia, Twitter, Facebook, Second Life and other “new new media” are transforming just about every aspect of our culture from the way we elect Presidents to how we watch television. New New Media details the benefits, opportunities, and dangers of these transformations.

There is a link to a free Chapter on Twitter in Paul's sidebar!

In addition to several nonfiction books, Paul has also published five fiction books including The Plot to Save Socrates.

From Publishers Weekly:

In this light, engaging time-travel yarn, Levinson (The Silk Code) ponders the problem of saving someone who refuses to be saved, in this case Socrates, the Athenian philosopher condemned to death in a shameful moment for democracy. ....

If you visit Paul's blog site - you will see a picture of a man on a ladder in a BIG library! I just LOVE that picture and want to steal it!  I won't of course.... but I want to!  LOL

Thanks Paul for lettimg me tell a little about your works here!

RAIN GUTTER Book Shelves From RaisingOlives.com!

Check out these really neat RAIN GUTTER BOOKSHELVES with a tutorial to build them from Kimberly at Raisingolives.com

I saw this picture while surfing blogs this week and I couldn't wait till Friday to post it with the Blog Discoveries.  I think it is just so wonderful it deserved its own post!!  Kimberly (who must be super busy raising 9 really good looking children!) has many other craft ideas and great information at her site.  Thank you Kimberly for letting me share this link!

A Book Blogger's Discoveries 10/16/09

This ia another meme at J. Kaye's Book Blog"!

Again, these may not be new blogs for J. Kaye but they are all new ones for me that I got to visit this week!!
Rundpinne
Blog Business World
Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My! - Great playlist!
Revenge of the Book Nerds
My Life in Not So Many Words
Bookfan
So Many Precious Books, So Little Time
Novel Challenges
Seed Thoughts
Some of My Favorite Books
Violet Crush
Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell

Book Bloggers Discoveries

This ia another meme at J. Kaye's Book Blog"!

These may not be new blogs for J. Kaye but they are all new ones for me that I got to visit this week!!

Booktumbling.com
A BookLover's Diary
I Love to Read (Read With Tea)
Found Not Lost
Cheeky Reads
Patricia’s Vampire Notes
He Followed Me Home …. Can I keep Him?
Reading Extravaganza
Valet Reader
Thoughts of a Sojourner

AND one I really need to follow!!
100 Mile Fitness Challenge