posted in announcementsYesterday was my birthday, which is why this post didn’t happen sooner. (I did have an awesome birthday, though. Hell yeah fondue!)
This is a farewell post. It gets pretty tl;dr and contains my thoughts on yaoi book blogging as a subculture so continue at your own risk! Read the rest of this entry »
Friends, if I wanted to be honest, I would say I have been in a reading slump all year long. I have read a whopping 46 books and various manga series, and I just marvel at all the other people reaching triple digits going, “that used to be me! O, sad bygone days where I used to READ BOOKS!”
I should probably count the fanfic I’ve been reading since tons of it often turns into me reading 50,000 word fics in one long stretch when I should be sleeping, but! BUT. I don’t really review fic, I squee over it so that’s right out AND ALSO most of it is Real Person Fiction with Adam Lambert and Sparkles (like this) and you know, I have a reputation to—oh wait nevermind, no I don’t I am totally a pariah! HELL YEAH ADAM/KRIS FOREVER. \o/
Meanwhile, I am not sure what’s wrong with me besides being fluctuating interests, various Life!Fail as well as attempts to go back to school and finish out my degree which is like trying to make a snowman in Miami during July (ADMISSIONS: FEEL FREE TO GET A GENITAL RASH AND BE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR DAYS). I imagine that I am filled with weird desires to read what everyone else is reading so I can talk about it with them, but if I am not interested, well! What am I supposed to do? I’ve acquired a bunch of books that are boring me! HILARIOUSLY TRUE STORY.
Also, Nerds Heart YA is an issue. Because I am going back to school this is going to be nigh impossible for me to host. I am very sad about this, but I thought I would put out feelers to see if anyone else would be interested in getting it together. It’s really not that much work—figuring out the books was the hardest part, matching books and readers so people get to read new books the second hardest, and making sure everyone read and posted on time the third. Last round we only had one issue, and it was disappointing but I expected at least one default, but it can be avoided with some EPIC WHIP CRACKING, I am sure. I am willing to walk people through things and be available via e-mail because by then I will have e-mail on my phone! And, you know, I don’t think that you have to be widely read to host this, because it is about finding new books and reading them. Because fuck guys, I am not widely read in YA. I just pretend to be, and also use big words.
So there’s that. Interested parties can e-mail me at ya.fabulous@gmail.com and if there’s more than one I am totally playing matchmaker. If there are zero, uh, well, Nerds Heart YA will be on hiatus until 2012 and we can host it amid shock and horror that I actually acquired a real degree. >.>
POSITIONS FILLED and the world rejoiced, etc, etc.
posted in announcementsI have so many things I should be doing, like finishing up my comprehensive round-up of the first round of Nerds Heart YA decisions. Internet, I am pretty wordy so I am having some issues, but maybe that post will be along soon. I have also been attempting to read a book, titled How to Buy a Love of Reading and I can safely say I expected one thing and have quite honestly been given another, and am curious as to why the publisher thought this book might have crossover appeal. To me, yes, but I like thinky books, although I’m less a fan about books about rich white people with problems. I have problems, rich white people! LET ME SHOW YOU. They totally trump yours! I am struggling to feed myself; you’re complaining your kid is fat—as a teenager! Why, let me cry you a river.
Well, let’s hope it gets better! Because this book wasn’t published as YA, this is a great opening to say: I am going to start posting some bookish content and all my reviews here! Yes, even the reviews for books that aren’t published as YA novels. THIS ISN’T A BIG CHANGE: I read mostly YA lit, anyway, because I am awesome and have great taste in books! Books not published as YA will have their reviews clearly marked, as will other content I end up cross-posting? One day I will figure out the best way to take part in the book community. FREE ADVICE: it is not through OpenID and I know through personal and painful experience.
In closing, why couldn’t Twilight have been about Edward and Jacob’s doomed love? *sob*
posted in announcementsValentina has made her decision between her two titles, My Most Excellent Year and The Opposite of Invisible. Go read and check out which book she chose.
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Back in April when the School Library Journal unveiled their Battle of the Books tournament, I had a dream. With the help of a lot of awesome YA bloggers as well as book bloggers who simply want to read more YA, our tiny book tournament made up of titles we think that deserve more attention has come to fruition. We have judges, we have a bracket, we have a schedule, and now we’re going to start reading. It’s going to be super fun for us and have the added bonus of exposing some lesser-known YA titles to those that wouldn’t have seen them, otherwise.
Becky has all the information in her Presenting Nerds Heart YA introduction post. To follow along with our progress, we elected to have a Twitter account rather than start a new blog. We can be found at nerdsheartya on Twitter, or if you don’t have a Twitter account, our RSS feed.
Because they are awesome, I must link all our judges again. Thanks, guys, for making my idea feasible and fun. Book bloggers are fantastic, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.