Sunday, March 3, 2013

This Week's Bookish Finds

It's that time of week when I share some fun things from around the net -- I hope you find these links as interesting as I have!
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1. Pay to Browse? -- Shelver wrote about this ludicrous idea floating around in which some bookstores are talking about charging customers to browse their shelves. I get that the digital age makes it increasingly difficult for brick & mortar stores, but I am convinced this would cause more problems than it would solve.

2. Real Men Read YA -- I am borrowing this one from Kay of It's a Book Life's list last week because I am so in love with this blog and so happy she pointed me toward it. I read the very first post and then just kept reading more. Luckily it's a pretty new blog, so it didn't take me that long! My husband and I both read YA (and non-YA), so I really love this guy's perspective and his candor. His blog is funny and unique and definitely one of my new favorites.

3. Speaking of YA, On Reading YA: Target Audience, Purpose, Darkness, and Prejudices over on Christina Reads YA is a fabulous argument for why children's and YA lit has value for people of all ages. So if you have ever been irritated by people who turn their nose up at it or claim the only books worth reading are adult books, do yourself a favor and read it too. Christina put into words very eloquently what I wish I could have said the first time I encountered YA-hate. YA is not for everyone and that's fine, but don't make me feel bad about enjoying Harry Potter or The Hunger Games!

4. And lastly, I spotted The Ultimate Comedy Library: 57 Books Every Comedy Fan Should Read over on SplitSider. I clearly do not need any more books on my TBR list, but I'm a big fan of humor on audio, so I bookmarked this list for the next time I need an audiobook for a car trip or decide to give multitasking a try and listen while doing chores, working out, etc.
Have a good week everyone :)

8 comments:

  1. I am eternally grateful to you for introducing Real Men Read YA to me. I love male perspectives on YA. They are often times insightful and hilarious. I was following one blog - Hitting on Girls in Bookstores - for a while, but he hasn't posted lately. Thanks!

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    1. You're so welcome Kristin -- I hope you enjoy his posts as much as I do! I also just found out his blog was nominated for Best Noob Blogger for Book Blogger Twitter Con -- he definitely got my vote!

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  2. Great finds this week!

    Thanks for mentioning me. I love his blog so much and I'm glad you are enjoying it. :)

    I just recently got into reading comedy books thanks to Tina Fey. I will have to check out this list and grow my TBR pile even though I probably shouldn't.

    When I have a few minutes I am totally going to check out that On Reading YA post. It sounds very interesting.

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    1. Thanks Kay! And you're welcome :) And the TBR issue is such a book blogger problem! There are definitely much worse problems to have...

      When you have the time, that YA post is long, but it is so worth a read. It's sometimes hard as an adult to defend our love of YA, and this is an excellent argument that doesn't devolve into desperate pleas to understand where we're coming from (which certainly wouldn't help our case!) -- rather, it's a well supported and intelligent argument!

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  3. Loved the links - especially the comedy books. And excellent idea to listen to these on audio!

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    1. Humor is my #1 genre of choice on audio -- I hope you find a few good suggestions on the list!

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  4. The idea of making customers pay to browse is so sad - it would completely ruin the bookstore experience, which is one of the most valuable things book stores have to offer against ereaders!

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    1. Exactly! I can't tell you how many times I've gone in "just to look" and ended up buying something anyway. An admission fee would mean I never would have even entered the store, because I wouldn't pay "just to look"!

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