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The Corner Newsstand
(This week on Creativity’s Corner)
- Tuesday I reviewed Dark Star by Bethany Frenette and signed up for the Cinder read-along.
- Wednesday I wondered where all the post-apocalyptic and dystopian FANTASY books were.
- Thursday I gushed about Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier.
- And Friday I introduced my new blog Obsessed with Creativity and talked about the Harry Potter Project in a vlog (which rarely happens, so catch it while you can!)
Behind the Desk
(My life behind the scenes)
This week went by SO FAST! Geez! Not much happened IRL, but as I mentioned above I started a new blog (Obsessed with Creativity) and it is TOTALLY Kristilyn’s fault.
Around the Corner
(Blog posts I found awesome since the last post)
- Jamie (Perpetual Page Turners) discussed the over-use of love triangles (and how they’re okay when they’re done well).
- Kristilyn (Reading in Winter) had a great post on how to write guest posts. She also launched a new blog recently (A Winter Crafter) and sang a really pretty song that you should go listen to on it.
- Amanda (On a Book Bender) wrote a beautiful ode to her reading companion.
- Gaby (Queen Ella Bee Reads) talks about why the local library is the BEST THING EVER. I totally agree with her!
- Felicia (Geeky Bloggers Book Blog) reminded us to check out our RSS feeds once in a while – they might break without you noticing!
- Kat Howard (Strange Ink) wrote a blog post that is the exact opposite of my Read Faster post from a week ago, asking us to be okay with the fact that there is always going to be some “important” book we haven’t read.
- Both Seanan McGuire and Maggie Stiefvater wrote really thought-provoking posts on rape in literature.
- Alexa (Alexa Loves Books) announced the Book Blogger Love-a-thon sign-ups. I really want to join in, but it’s the day before my birthday and I don’t know what I’ll be doing yet. You should go join though!
- Oh and did you know they’re doing a mini-Bloggiesta Feb 2-3?
GoodReaders’ Digest
(Books I’ve read in the past week and books I plan to read next. Also includes stats for the Unbreaking the Shelves Challenge)
Read:
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- The Assassin and the Pirate Lord by Sarah J. Maas
Currently Reading:
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (re-read)
- Cinder by Marissa Meyer (re-read)
- Dark Frost by Jennifer Estep
Challenge Updates:
Bingo Squares crossed off this week:
- O1: (1 Re-read) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Seriously Series books read:
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- The Assassin and the Pirate Lord by Sarah J. Maas
Yay for starting a new blog! I accept all responsibility.
I forgot about Gaby’s post about the libraries! I loooove my library! And that post on Strange Ink FREAKS ME OUT … seriously, my anxiety comes out when I read things about all the great books I’ll never get to read. Are vampires real? Can I just get bit by one so that I have ALL THE TIME to read everything?
Have another great week, Anne!!!
I think we just have to stop thinking about it in terms of “how much can I read before I die” and start just asking “what am I going to read next?” It’s the only way to get out of the vicious cycle of depression lol.
I saw Maggie Stiefvater’s post on literary rape and thought it was quite good. I also read someone else’s. David James’s? They all bring up some very valid points about how women and girls are portrayed in books.
I saw that, too … I agree with Maggie — I mean, there are so many other things that be done in a book besides rape. It just seems like an unnecessary thing for an author to write about in most situations.
I agree, especially in a book that’s not *meant* to focus on rape. I mean, there are some that that’s the driving force, and okay, I get it, it’s something we need to talk about. But the other one – Seanan McGuire’s article – was talking about how someone asked her WHEN she was going to have her strong female characters raped in her non-rape-centric books. THAT makes me very stabby!