Weekly Link Round-Up

This is the last day of my self-imposed exile from blogging, and you wouldn't think that I've been gone at all, thanks to being able to write and schedule posts ahead of time. I don't know what I'd do without it. Without further ado, I'm going to share quite a few links with you, and I certainly hope that you find one or two worthwhile.

Bookish News & Other Fun Stuff

• Welcome to the Judd Library website. You can see the layout of the place, the shelves... just about anything and everything you'd want.
• Is your blog carbon neutral?
• 100 All-Time Best Historical Fiction books.
• Questions that authors are never asked.
• The name says it all: Bookshelf Porn!
• For any of you who love the character of Lisbeth Salander as much as I do: her connection with Pippi Longstocking.
• The No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People.
• The Revamping of Penguin Classic book covers.
• Sotheby's to auction knockout collection of first-edition books.
• The Shallows: This is your brain online.
• Evidently my favorite author, Craig Johnson, is the greatest thing since sliced bread in France. I won't be happy until he's better than that here in his own country. Here's an interview with Johnson.
• Organizing Books.
  

e-Books & e-Readers

• The Barnes & Noble eReader for iPad.
• The loneliness of the unshared e-book.
• Further Thoughts of a Novice E-Reader.
• Publishers Pine for Universal E-Book Format.
• The Fast Company Guide to E-Readers.
• When I Buy a Book, I Expect to Own It, Not Rent It.
• An Updated Review of Nook.

Blogging Tips

• So, you wanna be a book blogger...
• Keyboard Shortcuts for Posting with Blogger.
• Conducting an author interview.
• Seven Things You Should Always Ask a Writer.
• Elevate Your Writing By Using Well-Positioned Quotes.
• How to Achieve the Same Benefits of a Guest Post by Leaving a Blog Comment.
• Writing & Building Content: Be Yourself.
• Tips for Better Vlogging.
• What's the best way to respond to comments on my blog?

Around the Water Cooler in the Book Blogosphere

• Wendy of Musings of a Bookish Kitty wants to know about our book buying habits.
• Nicole of Linus's Blanket asks Are Books Originally Published in Trade Paperback Lesser Books?
• Elizabeth Spann Craig of Mystery Writing Is Murder talks about the fine art of commenting.
• Michele Emrath of Southern City Mysteries has two posts that I enjoyed: The Write Comment and How Do You Blog?

New to My Google Reader

• Book Nut
• Life Is a Patchwork Quilt
• People Reading
• Corpus Libris
• Stuck in a Book
• Reading at the Beach
• Amy Reads
• Alison's Book Marks
• Beatrice
• 51 Stories

Hopefully you found a blog or an article or two that tickled your fancy. Don't forget to stop by next week when I'll have a freshly selected batch of links for your surfing pleasure!