Dear Bookworms

So, readers, if you exist, I'd like to take the opportunity to tell you about a really great resource for both book lovers and writers. I'm sure you have heard of it but let me just rave for a second, ok?! I absolutely love goodreads. Their tag line is after-all:

Meet your next favorite book.

If you are a book lover like me than you completely understand that such a simple line couldn't be more accurate because a) books are our friends and b) you can never have too many favorite books. : )

Anyway, I wish there was a way that I could link my shelves to the side of my blogger (anyone know if that'd be possible?). I'm not even sure if this link to my goodreads will even work... if not it should just take you to the site where you can sign up and see what I've been reading. I try to keep my school readings up to date and my personal ones as well (although many of you can most likely relate to the feeling that you are too busy doing [or, Professor, grading?] homework to sit down and read a book for fun).

Regardless, something I've noticed about goodreads that seems SO fabulous is the fact that authors can also participate in this online world of literary lovers. It seems like a great opportunity to not only keep up with the reviews but also connect with your fans. And from what I've heard being accessible to your readers helps immensely when creating a, I'll call them family of readers. 

Another feature I love about goodreads is that everything is literary-ized (Gosh, as a writer you'd think I'd be able to find a real word to make my point, huh?). Most of the adds are for... you guessed it: BOOKS! And there is an entire section devoted to book quotes, well, mostly book quotes some author quotes and a few other random ones that people feel they need to add but shouldn't- this is a book site, folks, com'on! Also you create virtual shelves for your books. Some come standard, like Read, Currently Reading, and Want to Read. But you can make your own too, like Books I Read in High School or Books My Kids Love, etc, etc, etc. 

As all (it seems) great online tools these days do goodreads can hook up to your facebook so that you can show your activity on facebook or invite your facebook friends. Something I really like, though, is that you can recommend books to your goodreads friends. It really is like an online community for bookish nerds! And life, even online life, can't get much better than being surround by people who love books ; )

That's all for tonight, friends!

Jessica

ps We've kind of been taking our time reading our homework the past few weeks so I've been running out of subject matter. Hopefully you can appreciate the break, though. Coming soon though: Mrs. Dalloway & Shakespeare's Sonnets.