Maybe it's me, or maybe we're heading into the dog days of summer. I could actually keep up with the posts in my Google Reader, and since I subscribe to 600 blogs (give or take a dozen) that must mean summer has sung her siren call. I'm not complaining. It's nice to open up the old GR and not see that I have over 1000 unread posts!
Let's see how that's affected the links I was able to gather, shall we?
Bookish News & Other Stuff
- I never tire of looking at photos of bookstores around the world: 9 of the Most Amazing Bookstores in the World.
- I love how this article begins: "There is a definite art to filling bookshelves."
- Kicking back with a good e-reader.
- I also never tire of looking at photos of bookshelves: Book Lovers Never Go to Bed Alone.
- Martha Stewart just earned a couple of Brownie points: instructions for making Waterproof Book Covers. It's a good thing....
- Even though I don't do it anymore, I still like reading about Marginalia.
- Not that I'm weird or anything, but I don't like book lights that clip to the book. I like mine fastened to my head somehow. If I were able to figure out how to do that with this model, I might get my own series on the Syfy channel.
- I guess you can make a living by stealing and reselling books. At least these two men in Seoul, South Korea did.
Blogging Tips
Around the Water Cooler in the Book Blogosphere
- Margot at Confessions of a Mystery Novelist would like to know which mystery author got us hooked on reading mysteries.
- Hilarious cartoon about Digital Book Signings on Type M for Murder.
- Kris on Not Enough Books will be showcasing a new feature called Strut Your Shelves. I'm hoping lots and lots and lots of folks participate!
New to My Google Reader
- Awful Library Books
- Feed Your Reading Habit
- Books Love Me!
- LindyLouMac's Book Reviews
- Whispering Gums
- Man of La Book
- BookBound
That's it for this week. I'm going to bed now and read more of the latest book in one of my favorite series, The Morland Dynasty. Hopefully we'll get a bit more rain tonight because one of my favorite things to do is to lie in bed and listen to it rain. (A rare occurrence here in the desert!)
Hopefully a link or two has tickled your fancy. Don't forget to stop by next Friday for another fresh batch of links for your surfing pleasure. See you then!
Cathy - Thanks, as always for this link roundup, and thanks so much for mentioning my blog post; that's awfully kind of you.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for mentioning my blog and my new feature as well! I appreciate it and hope to get some people to help me with it, thanks to you!
ReplyDeleteThe picture of the bookshelves from the NY times article, that's exactly how I want to build my bookshelves in my library! Or rather..I would prefer to pay somebody to build them to look like that. I don't have the tools, nor do husband and I measure correctly. haha! If push comes to shove..I will build them myself though.
Wow, my home library room was posted on a website! I submitted the picture and they accepted it!! Here's the link http://bookshelves.tumblr.com/page/3 Mine is the one with the little rocking chair and settee.
ReplyDeleteForgot to say that the link I posted is to the site you listed as Book Lovers Never Go To Bed Alone. I love that site and was happy to see it in your link Round-Up.
ReplyDeleteA great list as always. Love bookstore and bookshelf pictures as well.
ReplyDeleteSeven new blogs??? Yikes, you are making my reader overflow!
ReplyDeleteMargot-- You have such a marvelous blog it would be criminal not to shine a spotlight on a post or two!
ReplyDeleteKris-- Bookshelves can become an obsession. Ask me how I know! LOL
Dee-- And I'm glad that I've "met" someone whose shelves are represented on that site!
Amy-- I thought I wasn't alone! :)
Beth-- It might just resemble mine then! LOL