If the truth were known, I'm more interested in what I'll be cooking for Thanksgiving dinner than I am any links I found, but this is addictive: once you start gathering the things, it's almost impossible to stop! Let's see what caught my eye during the past week....
Bookish News
- Handmade reading and book-themed jewelry at The Well-Dressed Reader.
- A Russian cosmonaut blogs in space.
- Women who read the Twilight books.
- An interesting similarity in book covers.
- The Book Depository has over 11,000 FREE eBooks.
- A bookstore called the Armadillo's Pillow.
- Bring back the traditional bookshop.
- Overdue library books returned 50 years later.
- A small French town refused to let its bookstore die.
Around the Water Cooler in the Book Blogosphere
- Wrighty wonders about awards.
- Book Chick City is hosting the 2010 Thriller and Suspense Reading Challenge.
- All About {n} is hosting the 2009 Holiday Reading Challenge.
Social Media and Blogging Tips
- What Does Your Twitter Avatar Say About You?
- From Blog Comments to Social Engagement
- Has Social Media Made Us Lazy?
- School Employee Loses Job Over Vulgar Online Comment. (If you read the entire thing, you'll find stupidity plays a large role in his firing.)
- 5 Copyright Hazards to Avoid
- 11 Ways to Influence People Online and Make Them Take Action
- Funny!!! Stephen Fry on Twitter: Twillionth.
New to My Google Reader
- The Lipstick Chronicles
- The Book Chubi
- Blogging Around the States
- The Life (and Lies) of an Inanimate Flying Object
- ExUrbanis
- My Reading Room
- The Crowded Leaf
For all of us who celebrate it, have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I know I will because I have so much to be thankful for-- including all of you faithful readers. I truly appreciate all your support!
Greta stuff, I enjoyed the twitter thing. Hm didn't know that my once green avatar meant that
ReplyDeleteWow! A lot of work goes into these weekly links! Hope you visit my Sunday Salon
ReplyDeleteI've already checked out some of the links and even commented! Thanks for the nice round-up. And I'm always happy to see who you've added to your reader -- I usually visit each one you've listed.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading the suggestions in comments in the book cover article. But the school story? Don't all involved have better things to do?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cathy!
I loved the link to the Washington post article on Twilight "victims"!
ReplyDeleteI was SO Jenny in that article. I was not going to go for that "fluff", that "teenage vampire story", that book that must be completely devoid of any true literary quality.
And then my friend had me watch the Twilight movie last week....
Oh the humanity! I fell in love with that story! How can this be? I cannot be one of those grown women wanting to read Twilight books! All I can say is at least I have not resorted to thinking Pattison is hot. Good grief. Could they have picked anyone less like who they described in the book? Christopher Walken perhaps?
But, yes, I am now completely devoid of any sense and can't wait to see New Moon. You may now put me out of my misery, which is what I said I would need if this day ever came! lol
Blodeuedd-- Well...now you know! ;)
ReplyDeleteHarvee-- I'll be there bright and early tomorrow morning!
Beth-- Another person who can't resist checking out new blogs! :)
Susan-- Well...you know how it goes....
Rebecca-- I thought that article might strike a chord with someone! LOL