Congratulations to all who made the Book Blogger Appreciation Week awards longlists! I'm very happy to see some of my top picks on the list.
Through the longlisting process, I've found some fabulous new book blogs and reconnected with some old favorites.
The voting was very difficult, with five posts to read from each blog entered, which was something like 145 blogs in one of the categories. That's a lot of reading -- and then having to vote for only five. I had more of a 'top 20' list when I finished and it was extremely difficult to narrow it down.
I found it a bit stressful! I'm glad I joined in the process, though. I enjoyed the introduction to many new book blogs and an opportunity to see where my own blog stands amongst them.
Join me in admiring the excellent work of these longlisted bloggers -- best of luck to them in the shortlisting process! (The shortlists come out later this month.)
My top picks for Best Literary Fiction Book Blog
Shelf Love is a strong contender and always sets the bar high in terms of quality of reviews and of books read.
Caribous Mom manages to be literary, approachable, and inspiring with an always friendly tone.
The New Dork Review of Books is one of my favorite new discoveries -- engaging, funny, and what a title, eh?
Inside Books didn't make the longlist but I thought it deserved to for very well written and insightful book discussion.
My top picks for Best Written Book Blog
My Porch deserves to win for being completely brilliant and engaging and insanely smart.
Tony's Reading List gets points for a creative and humorous approach including book-based screenplays and short stories featuring authors and characters.
Sasha and the Silverfish glows with energy and sass -- I like the 'reading journal' approach and the immediacy of the writing.
What You Read wasn't longlisted but should have been! Can I use the word 'engaging' one more time?
Please keep in mind that there were dozens of other blogs that I would have loved to have voted for -- including many of my very favorite blogs that didn't enter BBAW and so aren't in contention. It's their own darn fault too!
Good luck, everyone!
Photo credit: The Guardian
I actually found and started following you through BBAW - so here's some appreciation for you too!
ReplyDeleteLyndsey
Thank you so much for including Shelf Love in your list of picks--and in such good company! All the blogs you mention were either previous favorites or ones that caught my eye during the voting process.
ReplyDeleteTeadevotee, Thank you! I have added a bunch of blogs to my reading list thanks to BBAW and now you're on it.
ReplyDeleteTeresa, Your blog is always an inspiration and a pleasure to read! There are some good ones out there, aren't there?