Book Blogger Hop

It is time for another Book Blogger HOP! (no idea why there is underlining - can't find it in the code!). And it is a special week because there is a great opportunity to get an eARC of a new book.

So head over to Crazy-for-books and check it out.

Blog Hop Friday

It is Friday!! And time for another HOP! Visit Crazy-For-Books and link up your response to the question, then blog about it on your site, then visit some phenomenal bloggers!

This week's question comes from Sarah who blogs at Writer, Reader, Dreamer:

"What is your favorite book cover?"

One of my favorite book covers is Oh!: A mystery of 'mono no aware' by Todd Shimoda. I really do not think the beauty of this book can be translated to the eye without holding it in your hands. The inside is equally as beautiful with high quality paper and lovely illustrations by the author's wife.

I reviewed this book here (the cover looks more the way it looks in real life on my review page).

Another book cover that I love is What I Loved by Suri Hustvedt. It reminds me of a Dali painting that I also find enchanting.

I reviewed this book here. It was one of my favorites this year.

I am trying desperately to get everything I have read over the last few months reviewed.

Please hop around and see how I am coming along! And I plan to visit as many people on the list because it has been a while since I have participated.

Book Blogger HOP

This week's question/topic comes from:

Anne @ My Head Is Full of Books

Post a link to a favorite post or book review that you have written in the past three months.

And your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to COMMENT ON THAT PERSON'S POST! Spend some time getting to know each other's blog and writing!

Note: If you have already commented on this person's review, find another one that you haven't commented on! The point is to read a post on their blog that isn't a HOP post! :)

The Book Blogger Hop is a weekly meme hosted by Crazy-For-Books. If you hop on over to her blog, you can find Mr. Linky and link your HOP post to the other 300 who link up every week. It is always fun to see the different books and blogs which are highlighted each week.

My Answer:

I think you might enjoy What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt. I liked it alot and it was outside my normal reading genre. Great question and great challenge!

Blog Hopping Time Again

ABOUT THE HOP:

In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list at Crazy-For-Books!!

The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don't have time to Hop today, go back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! And go back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added!

This week's question comes from Sarah Reads Too Much!

Do you judge a book by its cover?

Is this a bad thing? Oh, right, my mother always told me "you can't judge a book by its cover"! Well, then I have to confess that sometimes I do. Especially if I am wandering around the book store with no particular book in mind. I just walk up and down the aisles and - all of a sudden, I am drawn in by a cover! Now I don't just willy-nilly buy the book, I do have sense enough to read a little and decide if it is for me - but the awful truth is that I probably would not have picked it up without the cover.

If you are visiting from the Hop, welcome and I hope you will take a look around. This past week I posted reviews on Knit in Comfort: A Novel and The Eternal Ones. I also participated in a brand new meme - Table Talk Tuesday hosted by CMash Loves to Read.

Wishing you a wonderful Labor Day weekend filled with lots of fun, lots of reading, and of course, LOTS OF HOPPING!

Blogger Hop Friday - raining and reading The Hunger Games

ABOUT THE HOP:

In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list at Crazy-For-Books!!

The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don't have time to Hop today, go back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! And go back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added!

This week's question comes from Books Are A Girls Best Friend!

Do you use a rating system and if so, what it is and why?

I do not use a rating system. I usually end each post with the publication information and my recommendation. I always like it when people DO use a rating system - with one quick glance I can see if they liked it or not. I often think about creating one, but haven't yet - then I would have to decide how to rate each book??#@

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend. I just finished The Hunger Games and have started the next book, Catching Fire. Don't be like me and wait forever to read them as the first book was really good. I had to stay up way past my normal bedtime last night just to see what was going to happen. I really appreciate all of the reviews and the excitement surrounding these books over the last few weeks. Your words or praise really encouraged me to read the books. Soon it will be Mockingjay time for me. (All on the borrowed Kindle, I might add.)

Have you read them? Did you love them? Which book was your favorite?

Book Hop Friday!!

ABOUT THE HOP:

In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list at Crazy-For-Books!!

The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don't have time to Hop today, go back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! And go back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added!

This week's question comes from Libraryscatbooks - Hey, that's ME!

How many blogs do you follow?

I started following people using Bloglines. Then Google Friend and Google Reader came along and I follow some blogs through both of these services as well. Altogether I follow just under 100 blogs. I think I wanted to ask this question to see how many everyone else follows and is able to keep up with over time. I do look through all of the new posts each day, comment on some, and just read others. I am thinking I could manage more and I am waiting on your responses to decide just how many more! Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.

Also, check out the Crazy Cozy Box GIVEAWAY 2 at Lori's Reading Corner. It is a chance to win a box full of books!

Book Blogger Hop (August already)

The Book Blogger Hop is a place just for BOOK BLOGGERS and readers to connect and share our love of the written word. This weekly BOOK PARTY is a chance for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!

So, BOOK BLOGGERS!
1. Grab the logo
2. Post about the Hop on your blog
3. Add your link and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list at Crazy-for-Books!

The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don't have time to Hop today, go back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added! There are over 200 links every week!!

In order to add your link to the list, your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews. If your blog does not meet these requirements, it will be deleted from the list.

RULES:

1. Enter your book blog link in the Linky List
In your link, please state the main genre that you review: eclectic, contemp. fiction, ya, paranormal, mystery, non-fiction, etc. Please do not list every genre you review - if you are review a variety, please put eclectic! The Hop gets jumbled up if the title is too long, so please limit to one genre. I will be limiting the number of characters in the title to ensure the Hop doesn't look messy! Thank you!
Example: Crazy-for-Books (literary fiction)

2. Post about the Hop on your blog. Spread the word about the book party! The more the merrier! In your blog post, answer the following question (new question each week!).

This week's question comes from Michelle from Michelle’s Book Blog! (waiting for her blog link!)
How many books do you have on your 'to be read shelf’?

I, too, really do not have a TBR shelf. Instead there are books all over my house - I mean, really, it is out of control. But I rather like it. My real problem is all of the books that I have read and need to review.

I have another blog devoted to Holocaust resources and I get many of these materials from Interlibrary loan, which means I have limited time to get them read and reviewed! I am WAY. BEHIND. So the TBR pile just keeps growing - and will until I get caught up!

Book Blogger Hop

Visit Crazy-For-Books and Link to the Blog Hop!

Post about the Hop on your blog. Spread the word about the book party! The more the merrier! In your blog post, answer the following question (new question each week!). I have to thank my friend, Lori, for this week's question! I was drawing a blank and she came up with this fab question! If you have a question that could be used in a future Hop, leave it in the comments! Thanks!

This week's question comes from Chelle! Sorry, but I don't have you blog name to link to! Leave your link in the comments and I'll definitely add it in!
Do you listen to music when you read? If so, what are your favorite reading tunes?

2. Visit other blogs in the Linky List! Make new friends! Follow new book bloggers! Talk about books! Rave about authors! Take the time to make a quality visit! Check out other posts and content, make a new friend! Don't randomly follow someone if you never intend on actually following them! No spamming please! (Please do not leave your link and not visit other blogs - it's just not cool and not in the spirit of the Hop!)

ANSWER: I do not listen to music while I am reading because I usually read outside on the back porch!

I also hope that you will visit Shaynie's blog and read an interview that I did with her about my other blog Holocaust Resources! She was so sweet to show an interest in my personal passion. Hope you will hop by!

Book Blogger Hop

1. It is time again for the Book Blogger Hop - Visit Crazy-For-Books to participate.

2. Post about the Hop on your blog. Spread the word about the book party! The more the merrier! In your blog post, answer the following question (new question each week!). I have to thank my friend, Lori, for this week's question! I was drawing a blank and she came up with this fab question! If you have a question that could be used in a future Hop, leave it in the comments! Thanks!
Who is your favorite new-to-you author so far this year?

2. Visit other blogs in the Linky List! Make new friends! Follow new book bloggers! Talk about books! Rave about authors! Take the time to make a quality visit! Check out other posts and content, make a new friend! Don't randomly follow someone if you never intend on actually following them! No spamming please! (Please do not leave your link and not visit other blogs - it's just not cool and not in the spirit of the Hop!)

My favorite new-to-me author this year is Per Petterson, a Norwegian author, that I first read as part of Black Sheeps' Scandinavian Reading Challenge. The book I read and loved was Out Stealing Horses. Click on the title to check out the review. He has a new book coming out soon which was reviewed by The Black Sheep Dances. It is entitled I Curse the River of Time. I cannot wait to read it!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Book Blogger Hop

Here we are again at Friday's Book Blogger Hop thanks to Crazy-For-Books!


RULES: (in hopes of simplifying things for everyone!)

1. Visit the post at Crazy-For-Books and enter your book blog link in the Linky List (be sure to include how long you've been blogging and what genres you review!).

If you have been blogging 3 months or less, please note that you are a NEW blogger!
If you post about the Hop on your blog, please link directly to your Hop post (don't forget to answer this week's question - see below!).

2. Visit other blogs in the Linky List! Make new friends! Follow new book bloggers! Talk about books! Rave about authors! (Please do not leave your link and not visit other blogs - it's just not cool and not in the spirit of the Hop!)

3. Post about the Hop on your blog! Spread the word about the book party! The more the merrier!

4. In your blog post, answer the following question (new question each week!):
TELL US ABOUT THE BOOK YOU ARE CURRENTLY READING!



Hello and TGIF both for the blog hop and the weekend. I am currently reading Adam and Eve: A Novel by Sena Jeter Naslund. I am really enjoying the book and it has pushed others to the side. As always, I am reading Holocaust books for children (you can check out my reviews for these at my other blog, Holocaust Resources). The book centers on Lucy and Adam, who both find themselves in an isolated Eden somewhere in the Mid-East. Adam is a tiny bit mental, but takes care of Lucy who is carrying information which could change the face of modern religion. I am about half way through the book and things are beginning to heat up! Look for my review sometime in the near future.

In other Florida news, Tropical Storm Bonnie is causing some problems with the oil clean up. And it will potentially rain, and hard, the whole weekend. Sounds like good times for reading!

Book Blogger Hop

It's the Book Blogger Hop! This week, we're supposed to talk about what book we're looking forward to reading. And my choice is...

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. I have read the two previous novels in the series and just cannot wait to read this one. I know, I know - it has been out for.e.ver! It's just that my first two are in paperback so I am holding out for that.

I really did love the first two and read them so quickly that I actually reviewed them together. If you haven't started these check out my review. I hope you get interested. Unfortunately the author died shortly after the books were published, but I read somewhere that there are some unfinished manuscripts that might continue the story. Tied up in legal proceedings of course, so who knows.

If you have read this final book, leave me a post telling me if you liked it as well as the first two. Did it tie everything up for you? Did you learn everything you wanted to learn about the characters? I have not read but a few reviews which seem a bit mixed. If you have no spoilers I would love a link to your review.

I hope you have a wonderful Friday. Although I do not have to go to work today, I will be spending the day with my mother who is 84 years old and in the hospital with pneumonia. I will take a book of course!

Book Blogger Hop

Please visit Crazy for Books to add your link! It is a wonderful way to find new book blogs to read. I hope that you will also leave a link for me so I can come visit you if I have missed your link on the original post. Happy Friday to all! Here are the basic instructions:

ABOUT THE HOP:
In the spirit of the Friday Follow, I thought it would be cool to do a Book Blogger Hop to give us all book bloggers and readers a chance to connect and find new blogs that we may be missing out on! So, I created this weekly BOOK PARTY where book bloggers and readers can connect to find new blogs to read, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start PARTYING!!

Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.

If you start following someone through the Hop, leave a comment on their blog to let them know! Stop back during the week to see other blogs that are added! And, most importantly, the idea is to HAVE FUN!! Back to the top to visit Crazy for Books!

Friday and Book Blog Hop

Crazy for Books hosts a regular Blog Hop and this week it is a Book Blog Hop!!! She provides a Mr. Linky place for everyone to sign in and over the week participants try to visit as many blogs as possible. Perfect way to find new blogs to read...for that matter, a perfect way to find new books to add to our wish lists! Be sure to check it out! And if you are visiting here for the first time, Welcome!

Book Blogger Hop

If you are coming by from the Blog Hop, I hope you will visit often. This is my favorite meme of the week - I guess next to my own Sunday Sidelines which allows us the freedom to talk about anything we want - not just about books. Of course, books are what bring us to the computer. I want to share what I am reading and I want to know what you are reading. And how you like said book.

I also have a specialized book blog called Holocaust Resources where I review K-12 Holocaust resources. I hope that one day educators will use my blog to search for books they plan to use in the classroom with their students. I feel very strongly that this is increasingly important as Holocaust survivors are becoming older and fewer. Please stop by and perhaps you will learn some small something that you did not know about the Holocaust. I always do!

Again, thanks for stopping by!