Book Bloggers International is a labor of love by three book bloggers. Check out their profiles below:
Lost in Books is an eclectic blog, as I am an eclectic reader. One look at my Goodreads categories and you will see that much. I read pretty much everything, although I most often find myself reading fantasy/paranormal, YA, mysteries, and world literature. I am very big into world literature and world cultures fascinate me. So much so, in fact, that I have a bi-weekly feature called Take Me Away Saturday in which I highlight a country or culture from around the world and share fiction, nonfiction, and children's books that give a glimpse into them.
I love the book blogging community. I have met some very cool people thanks to blogging, which is one of the inspirations for creating Book Bloggers International. I wanted a place where book bloggers (and anyone else interested) could easily find each other and get to know each other better. I discussed my rough idea with Tasha and Tif and they loved it. Then they each came up with their own amazing ideas for it and BBI was born. They are awesome and I am extremely lucky to be running BBI with them, as well as to call them my friends.
Now, a few fun facts about me:
What is the name of your book blog?
How long have you been blogging?
What genres do you write about most, and why?
What's your earliest memory of reading?
What was the first book you read over and over?
What book have you re-read the most?
What's your favorite place to read?
Do you have any reading accessories you can't do without?
Finish the sentence: My bookshelves are...
My TBR pile is...
What's a book that's changed your life?
One book you like that no one else seems to?
How about a book that you dislike and everyone else seems to love?
What's one book that intimidates you?
If you could go to any literary destination, where would you go?
How about non-book related hobbies? What do you do when you don't feel like reading?
What's your favorite book to movie adaptation?
Tell us a bit about your book blog. What makes it unique?
What are 3 of your must-read blogs?
What is your reading personality? (via quiz at http://www.bookbrowse.com/quiz/)
Becca
I blog at I'm Lost in Books, where I have been blogging since 2009. I also began Book Bloggers Do It Better, a discussion community on Google + exclusively for book bloggers (or both authors who are also book bloggers) this year. I have been very humbled by its popularity and growth and I have learned so much from everyone.Lost in Books is an eclectic blog, as I am an eclectic reader. One look at my Goodreads categories and you will see that much. I read pretty much everything, although I most often find myself reading fantasy/paranormal, YA, mysteries, and world literature. I am very big into world literature and world cultures fascinate me. So much so, in fact, that I have a bi-weekly feature called Take Me Away Saturday in which I highlight a country or culture from around the world and share fiction, nonfiction, and children's books that give a glimpse into them.
I love the book blogging community. I have met some very cool people thanks to blogging, which is one of the inspirations for creating Book Bloggers International. I wanted a place where book bloggers (and anyone else interested) could easily find each other and get to know each other better. I discussed my rough idea with Tasha and Tif and they loved it. Then they each came up with their own amazing ideas for it and BBI was born. They are awesome and I am extremely lucky to be running BBI with them, as well as to call them my friends.
Now, a few fun facts about me:
- I can sing.
- I'm learning how to knit and I suck at it so far.
- I am borderline obsessed with Egyptology.
- I sketch.
- In addition to loving world lit, I also love ethnic food- Indian, Thai, Japanese, Greek, Egyptian, Caribbean, Vietnamese, Brazilian, Mexican, Ethiopian. I'm making myself hungry now.
- I've been practicing yoga since 2002. I don't do crazy contortionist things, but I keep myself flexible.
- I wish I could get paid to read!
Tasha
What is the name of your book blog?
I have two: Truth Beauty Freedom and Books, and The Project Gutenberg Project
How long have you been blogging?
Hm, about five or six years I'd guess.
What genres do you write about most, and why?
I love romance and mystery, and some sci-fi/fantasy (as long as it has romance). I'm just really interested in romance and mystery, I don't know why.
What's your earliest memory of reading?
Probably my dad reading to me when I was little. My favorite book was The Aligator Song.
What was the first book you read over and over?
Either The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart or Here Comes the Sun by Emilie Loring. I would reread them every summer.
What book have you re-read the most?
No idea! I think it's a toss-up between Night Train to Memphis by Elizabeth Peters and The Secret Circle by LJ Smith.
What's your favorite place to read?
Outside.
Do you have any reading accessories you can't do without?
A lamp? Probably my cell phone because I like to live-tweet books.
Finish the sentence: My bookshelves are...
Dusty.
My TBR pile is...
Theoretically endless.
What's a book that's changed your life?
Maybe Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.
One book you like that no one else seems to?
Every book? lol Probably The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn.
How about a book that you dislike and everyone else seems to love?
Seraphina. Sorry, guys, just don't get it.
What's one book that intimidates you?
Anna Karenina, or really any Russian tome.
If you could go to any literary destination, where would you go?
Tough question! I'd love to go to the Shakespeare festival in Utah, or Scotland.
How about non-book related hobbies? What do you do when you don't feel like reading?
Mainly write or watch TV. I also love to hike and ski.
What's your favorite book to movie adaptation?
I'm thinking Rebecca.
Tell us a bit about your book blog. What makes it unique?
Is it unique? Thanks! ;) Probably my posts on art is what makes TBFB unique; that and the different kinds of books I read. For the PGP blog, I only review books in the public domain and try to read ones I've never heard of, so there're a lot of "lost classics" on there.
What are 3 of your must-read blogs?
You should definitely check out Tif's and Rebecca's blogs!
What is your reading personality? (via quiz at http://www.bookbrowse.com/quiz/)
I'm an eclectic reader. Shocking!
Tif
What is the name of your book blog?
How long have you been blogging?
My first post went live in May 2007 and I have been writing ever since.
What genres do you write about most, and why?
I read just about anything and everything! I tend to lean towards fairy tales, paranormal, and literary fiction.
What's your earliest memory of reading?
Reading in bed with a flashlight under the covers! I had a tendency to revisit favorites, often including The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner or Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
What book have you re-read the most?
I think it is a tie between the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Where's your favorite place to read?
I prefer to read in my oversized chair, but I am truly happy anywhere that I am reading.
Do you have any reading accessories you can't do without?
.My favorite Harry Potter bookmark! I can’t even remember how long I’ve had it!
Finish the sentence: My bookshelves are... currently packed away into many, many boxes as we prepare for multiple moves in the next couple of years.
My TBR pile is... growing on a daily basis!! So many books, so little time!!
One book you like that no one else seems to?
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West -- I know that everyone loves the musical (I do too!), but I rarely meet anyone who loves this book as much as I do!
How about a book that you dislike and everyone else seems to love?
Anna Karenina
If you could go to any literary destination, where would you go?
Hogwarts, of course!
How about non-book related hobbies? What do you do when you don't feel like reading?
My favorite hobby is going on adventures with my husband and kids. I also love photography and writing.
What's your favorite book to movie adaptation?
Hands down, the Lord of the Rings trilogy!
Tell us a bit about your book blog. What makes it unique?
I review a little something for the entire family! Being a mom to two and an eclectic reader in general, reviews and conversation expand beyond the usual genre lines.
What are 3 of your must-read blogs?
I regularly read a number of blogs, so this one is hard to narrow down! Besides the blogs of Becca and Tasha, I also recommend We Be Reading, It’s All About Books, and There’s a Book.
The quiz can’t even decide which I am. This is the response that I got . . . “Your responses showed you fitting equally into all four reading personalities: Involved Reader, Exacting Reader, Serial Reader, Eclectic Reader.” What does this say about me REALLY?!?
Carolina (Caro)
Hello there! My
name is Carolina but you can always call me Caro. I am originally from
Colombia, but moved to Canada for my grad studies in 2009…I am still not used
to the cold. Besides books, I love science; if you don’t love science you do
not go into science, believe me. Here are some facts about me:
What
is the name of your book blog?
How
long have you been blogging?
I posted my first post on June of 2011,
but it was only in September of the same year that I started reviewing and
posting regularly, so I guess we can say almost 3 years now.
What
genres do you write about most, and why?
I know I gravitate mostly around
fantasy, because it takes me quite away from my "work" reading which
are mostly scientific articles. But since I joined the Sword and Laser book
club I've been more in contact with SciFi. I am trying to read more nonfiction
lately though.
What's
your earliest memory of reading?
Reading with my mom, I was probably around 5. She is the
one who thought me how to read.
What
book have you re-read the most?
I don’t re read a lot to be honest, but there are 2 books
that I have actually re read: Momo by Michael Ende, and The Little Prince by
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Where's
your favorite place to read?
During summer I really like a
rocking chair I have on our terrace, but living in Canada, reading outside is
not a year-long option sadly. I have 2 favorite spots around the house: 1. a
papasan in our living room, which sometimes I have to compete with my cat for;
2. a red chair that is in our office. If you want, you can see both on my
reviews, I usually have a picture taken on where I've been reading each book.
Do
you have any reading accessories you can't do without?
Lately I’ve started marking my notes or quotes with post
its, but before that I didn’t really have any particular reading accessories
Finish
the sentence:
My
bookshelves are…: freshly organized…but I know it won’t last
long!
One
book you like that no one else seems to?
Oh I can never come up with an answer for this one…let’s
see, maybe The Goldfinch, I mean a lot of people liked it but not a lot of them
around me. Only one friend of mine finished it; it was okk, because he liked it
so we ended up discussing it at length!
How
about a book that you dislike and everyone else seems to love?
The Book Girl
(http://www.thebookgirlreads.com/) once reviewed and giveaway a copy of Jersey
Angel. Her review made it seem like a very nice YA, non fantasy book. I was
lucky enough to win a copy...and I was struck by how much I disliked the book.
I can't even...
If
you could go to any literary destination, where would you go?
Middle Earth
How
about non-book related hobbies? What do you do when you don't feel like
reading?
I cook, mostly bake. I recently re started doing cross stitching.
Oh and video games with my boyfriend
What's
your favorite book to movie adaptation?
I was very happy with Gone Girl, and I liked the LOTR
adaptation. I do think The Hobbit didn’t need to be a trilogy!
Tell
us a bit about your book blog. What makes it unique?
Oh I am afraid that is still a work in progress. I’ve
been told that my scientific side shows in some of my reviews, so I am going to
go with that for now ;)
What
are 3 of your must-read blogs?
Besides the ones from everyone here at BBI, I would say Estella’s Revenge by Andi, River City Reading by
Shannon and lately I’ve been reading Ashley Riordan’s blog is
not only about books, but she does have a wonderful BookTube channel. 
