Book Blogger Hop III

It's that time of the week again, where folks go around and hop from book blog to book blog, seeing what others are reading and maybe picking up a new person to follow along with here and there. I've had a great time with this, and am always looking forward to finding a few new people who share my rather odd book tastes!

The Hop is hosted by Crazy for Books, and is such a great idea!

There's always a question and today's is "Where is your favorite place to read?"

I read in a lot of places, basically anywhere that I'm standing or sitting around idle. I hate waiting without at least the ability to hop online and read the newspaper. My most common reading location is probably my bed, since I always try to read for at least 30 minutes before I go to sleep. However, if I had to pick a favorite, it would be outside, sitting on a porch or under a tree on a pleasant spring or fall day. I love having the breeze, a good drink, and an excellent book!

If this is your first time here, hello! If you're coming back, welcome back! Stick around and have a cup of The Book Stew!

Book Blogger Hop II

It's Blog-hopping time again! Thanks to Crazy-for-Books for hosting!

First of all, thanks to all of you who stopped by last weekend. That was a lot of fun! I tried to get around and make some comments here and there, and I definitely found some new book bloggers to check in on!

The Hop is designed to give folks a chance to jump around to other book-related blogs and see what's out there. With so many folks over the internet all sharing their love of books, it's easy to get lost. The Hop gives you a central place to explore from, every weekend.

So if you're here for the very first time, welcome! It's good to see you! Have a cup of Book Stew and join in the discussion. If you're of a comics persuasion, you can even get in on a little Panel Patter.

This weekend's question--what do you like to drink while you read?--is an easy one for me. Wherever I am, you'll find me with an iced or hot tea in my hand, depending on the weather. Give me sweetened or unsweetened, I don't care. I'll take fancy brewed, solar, or instant. If it's tea, I'll drink it!

See you around the Hop!

Book Blogger Hop

I'd heard about the Book Blogger Hop before, but I don't always have a lot of time. I decided to make some time for it this weekend. For those visiting The Book Stew for the first time, welcome!!

The hop is a way for folks to go around and randomly hit up other book bloggers and see what they're writing about. As I'm in a transitional reading state--and also a bit of a transition in terms of how I want to use The Book Stew--I figured this might be a good thing for me to participate in this weekend.

The question for this weekend is a pretty good one: How do you promote your book blog?

Honestly, I don't really do a lot. I will tweet when I get a new review up, the same as what I do for Panel Patter, where I post reviews and things on comics. I keep the two separate because I feel like there's a different audience for comics and "book book" (as I like to call them), though perhaps that's not as true as it used to be.

There are so many good book blogs out there (and I hope to add a few to my RSS after this weekend!) I just don't know where Book Stew fits in. I tend to read older books as a rule, and I don't read primarily from a certain genre. I think that hurts me when I'm trying to find a place in the larger book-blogging world.

But hey, part of the advantage to having your own blog is that you can do whatever you'd like! :)

So anyway, welcome again to those stopping by from the Hop, and I hope you find a review or two that interest you. Please come by again, we're always open and always serving!