Book Blogger Appreciation Week
31st July, 2009 by Christina - 4 Comments
If you haven’t noticed the Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW) button on the sidebar, I’m rather impressed that you’re able to read this site. I mean, that button is HUGE! And I love what it represents.
BBAW is September 14-18, 2009 and is the brainchild of Amy Riley of My Friend Amy. So what is BBAW?
A week where we come together, celebrate the contribution and hard work of book bloggers in promoting a culture of literacy, connecting readers to books and authors, and recognizing the best among us with the Second Annual BBAW Awards. There will be special guest posts, daily blogging themes, and giveaways.
The awards are sort of like the Bloggies of the literati. Or the Oscars for the book-nerds. With less fancy dresses. I might wear sequined gowns in honor of supporting bookish behavior every day that week. After all, if you look at the pictures I put up here from time to time, I clearly have enough black cocktail dresses (two more haven’t been showcased yet!) so it stands to reason that there’s a formal gown or two lurking in the closet. Sadly, no limo ride and red carpet.
Now, I’ll admit this because I’m not modest. I’m totally gunning for a few awards. I’d be happy with just one, but the three I’m pushing for because I have no shame:
- Best Name for a Blog (Hello, Stacked! Get it? Get it? Sigh…)
- Best New Blog (Stacked has been going strong since December 2008)
- Best General Review Blog (Because clearly I cannot focus on any one genre of books)
So go nominate your favorite blogs (i.e. ME). You have until August 15. And really, it doesn’t need to be for me (it does)–there are some absolutely fantastic blogs out there. I’m not a big commenter, but there are plenty that I follow regularly and have nominated because they have amazing content and have inspired me.
If you’re a book blogger and haven’t already, go register on the site to join the Book Blogger Directory. It’s really easy to add the BBAW banner to your site, so do that too and then participate. BBAW is a great way to bring the book blogging community together to spread our love of literature. (Twitterati should also follow @BBAW.)
