Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge is where Tara @ 25 Hour Books and I shamelessly plug each other, share the fantastic posts, giveaways, or whatever else we’ve found and loved by other awesome bloggers (or authors!) during the week, and talk about the books we plan on reading in the coming week.
Announcement!
DOIN’ IT DIRTY 2.0 IS COMING! (Yes, YES!) We’ll be putting up the announcement and sign up this week, so watch for it!
On a Book Bender Recap
- Review: Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson (7) — Wanna start calling someone ‘haircut’ now.
- Top Off Tuesday — The O reveals the prize.
- Kelly Reviews: Vampire Miami by Phil Tucker (8) — A dark and dangerous broke world.
- In Denial: Blogging Slumps — Yes, I’m kinda in one.
Amanda Around the Blogosphere
- FBNLT: Amanda and Kelly review: Jungle Fever
- FBNLT: Amanda Reviews: Clan Rathskeller (More Iron Druid!)
- FBNLT: Amanda and Kelly review: A Tentacle for Every Hole (What every GLA should be!)
Meanwhile, in Amanda’s World
Business THINGS are HAPPENING! Please help support me by doing any or all of the following:
- Follow me on Twitter (@amshofner)
- Like me on Facebook (Language Management, LLC)
- Go to my DIY page and check out my Through a Visitor’s Eyes FREEBIE.
- If you like Through a Visitor’s Eyes, please help me spread the word about it. (Also, I have more products coming. Watch for those.)
- Get my blog posts in your feed reader. My next post is set for Feb. 1st and it’s all about COMMUNITY.
- Sign up to be on my newsletter. Subscribers are set to receive exclusive content not available on my website. (Sign up is in the sidebar!)
And in other news! The boyfriend’s SIL and brother’s baby was born yesterday. I’m officially an unofficial aunt!
Around the Book Blogging Community
- Maureen Johnson released THIS and it is awesome. Seriously. Go read it.
- Kevin Hearne is hosting a giveaway. I plan to enter this. Yes, I do!
- Jess (Gone with the Words) started a new feature where she reads our favorite books. Up first? MINE. Storm’s Heart by Thea Harrison.
- Alexa (Alexa Loves Books) asks us how many books we can read at one time.
Search Terms
silly giraffes — Oh, you know those giraffes. So silly.
everything coming out of books — EVERYTHING IS COMING OUT OF BOOKS! RUN!
neighbor window — I am CONVINCED my What the Giraffe Shifter? post gets the most search term hits.
Goodreads Stats
Read in 2013 (9)
- Tricked by Kevin Hearne (8)
- It was a Kevin Hearne kind of week! (Also, this review inspired a discussion post for this week. It’ll make you think, but it will be fun. I promise.)
- Clan Rathskeller by Kevin Hearne (8)
- FBNLT review.
- A Test of Mettle by Kevin Hearne (8)
- FBNLT review. (Soon.)
- Just One Day by Gayle Forman
- YES, I AM READING THIS ONE!
- The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
- Had to recheck this one out of the library, but I’ve got it and am determined to finish.
- The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
- At what point should this book come off my currently reading shelf?
Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal January 27, 2013 at 12:05 am
I can’t wait for Doin’ It Dirty!
*dances*
Amanda @ On a Book Bender January 27, 2013 at 10:01 am
I am EXCITED! We shall READ! And DRINK! And go on PEEN SAFARIS!
Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal January 27, 2013 at 10:22 am
*gets my #PeenSafari fingers ready*
Amanda @ On a Book Bender January 27, 2013 at 11:18 am
#BestSixMinutesOfOurLives
Mary @ BookSwarm January 27, 2013 at 7:30 am
Holy cow, girl! For a blogging slump, you’re really rockin’ out the posts!
Amanda @ On a Book Bender January 27, 2013 at 10:02 am
Perhaps we have a different definition of blogging slumps? I’ve felt a general apathy towards my book blog, and… yeah. I may be creating posts, but *shrugs*
Kristilyn (Reading in Winter) January 27, 2013 at 11:56 am
Yay for Doin’ It Dirty! I might have to try and sign up this year. :)
And congrats, again, on becoming an unofficial auntie!
Hope you have a good week. :)
Amanda @ On a Book Bender January 27, 2013 at 5:15 pm
You should! It will be FUN!
And thanks! :)
Smash Attack January 27, 2013 at 2:28 pm
I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Just One Day! I need to mentally gear up for that one. :) T is reading the latest Hearne book. I need to catch up!
YAY for DOIN IT DIRTY! And thanks so much for the visitor worksheets. So damn helpful.
Amanda @ On a Book Bender January 27, 2013 at 5:18 pm
Technically my review won’t be up until the 18th, but…. *points*
I’m glad you like the visitor worksheet! For the next full-length Bloggiesta, I think I’m going to see if I can host a challenge that would be very similar, but more geared toward bloggers, specifically. It shall be fun. :)
Stephanie January 27, 2013 at 2:29 pm
I’m all Amandaed out now! I have all your On a Book Bender stuff coming and now all of you Language Management, LLC stuff too. I loved and saved the Through a Visitor’s eyes check off list. I’m going go through it once I get over my own blogging slump! :) Thank you so much!
I hope you can get past that apathy. I know sometimes it can be really hard. :(
Amanda @ On a Book Bender January 27, 2013 at 5:19 pm
Now you will never miss a thing, Stephanie! The apathy is hard. It makes it very easy to put things off. By admitting to it, though, I feel like that was a step in the right direction. Maybe that’s all I need to start moving along. Well, that and reading. I haven’t been doing enough of that lately.
Amy @ bookgoonie January 28, 2013 at 6:04 am
Woohoo! Gets wish. Doin It Dirty 2.0 Baby!!!! May have to treat myself to more Sinners on Tour.
Amanda @ On a Book Bender January 28, 2013 at 10:23 am
It’s going to be FUN!
Sarah (saz101) January 28, 2013 at 8:57 pm
I totally read ‘silly giraffes’ as ‘sexy giraffes’.
NOWHERE BUT HERE (O)__(O)
Amanda @ On a Book Bender January 28, 2013 at 9:28 pm
You know what they say, Sarah. “Long necks, long peen.”
Nikki Steele January 29, 2013 at 10:33 am
Congratulations on all the businessey business news! I’m getting the same stuff set up right now and it’s cray cray handling all of the tiny details and stacking of timelines and ack.
At least we have silly giraffes to hold at the end of the day…
Amanda @ On a Book Bender January 29, 2013 at 10:54 am
Thank you! I went through a little re-branding at the beginning of the year, and now I’m trying to pull that throughout all aspects of my business. It’s tough. You’re so right: all the tiny details.
I love my silly giraffes. :D