Saturday, September 02, 2006

Other Book Blogs

Looking for a good book? Memphis Reads is just one of the hundreds of blogs that have been developed in recent years to connect readers to books.


I. Local Book Blogs (Memphis; Shelby County, TN; West Tennessee; Northern Mississippi; Eastern Arkansas).

Maggie Reads
Book reviews and notes from the Library Lady of Como, Ms. Her "Mission...Not Impossible...Make Mississippi Read!"

The Next Big Blog
"Random thoughts of author Johanna Edwards," author of The Next Big Thing and Your Big Break. Ms. Edwards was formerly the producer of WYPL's "Book Talk," a nationally syndicated radio show produced by the Memphis Public Library & Information Center.

Please use the comments section of this post to contribute links to your favorite local book blogs. All entries will be considered although some may not be included in this directory.




II. Library-Sponsored Blogs Aimed at Adult Readers

A Librarian Told Me So
Twinsburg Public Library (Ohio)

BookFix
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library

The Buzz
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library (Indiana)
Includes reviews written by customers.

h2o lib blog
Waterboro Public Library (Maine)

Henderson Libraries Novel News
Henderson District Public Library (Nevada)

MADreads
Madison (Wisconsin) Public Library

Papercuts
Topeka and Shaw County (Kansas) Public Library

Reader to Reader Blog
Arlington, Texas Public Library

Turning the Page
The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (Ohio)

WPL Book Club
Waterloo Public Library (Ontario, Canada)

Please use the comments section of this post to contribute links to your favorite library-sponsored book blogs. All entries will be considered although some may not be included in this directory.




III. Selections from "Literary Blogs for Book Lovers" compiled by Jessica Brilliant Keener (first published in her article "Getting The Word Out," Boston Globe, May 2, 2005). The annotations were written by Ms. Keener.

Backstory
Authors share secrets and truths about their writing.

Beatrice.com
Salient author interviews, reviews, and more.

Bookreporter.com
Hundreds of features, reviews, and author interviews.

Readerville.com
Discussions and book groups for any genre.

Bookninja.com
A Canada-based blog.

Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind
Sarah Weinman, crime fiction columnist for The Baltimore Sun, blogs for mystery and suspense lovers.

Girlfriend Cyber Circuit
Features exceptional female authors. Once a month, several authors tour at 18 blog sites.

Grumpy Old Bookman
Michael Allen of the United Kingdom blogs about books and publishing.

JanuaryMagazine.com
Author interviews, profiles, book reviews, publishing news.

Maud Newton
For literary tastes.

Moorishgirl.com
Literary news, commentary, book reviews, author interviews.

The Elegant Variation
Mark Sarvas's Los Angeles-based blog for the literary.

Please use the comments section of this post to contribute links to your favorite literary or genre-fiction book blogs. All entries will be considered although some may not be included in this directory.

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Comments:
Hi,
I would love to be included in a local book blog list.

I review a book each week for the local newspapers in NW Mississippi through Northwest Community College.

Thank you, Maggie

www.maggiereads.blogspot.com
 
Hi, I'd like to suggest a new book blog: "Pop Goes Fiction" at http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com. It's by Readers Advisor Lora Bruggeman and focuses on popular & genre fiction with read-alikes and suggestions for further reading.

--Bill Pardue
 
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