Yup! You read that right! If you are member of the book blogging community, which is to say you spend time in your life reading books and posting about them on the internet than you, my friend, are a winner! There are no losers in book blogging. And if you feel so inclined, snag one of these badges and let everyone know!
In case you didn’t have a chance to check them out before, here are the five blogs that were shortlisted for Best Romance Review Blog:
Babbling About Books and More
Gossamer Obsessions
Racy Romance Reviews
Reading Adventures
The Book Binge
The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards committee is so pleased to announce that the winner of Best Romance Review Blog is:
Congratulations! On behalf of the BBAW committee, we applaud your work and thank you for all you do to make the book blogging community a better, more interesting place.
In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are
the links to the five wonderful blogs nominated for Best Spiritual/Inspirational or Religious Book Review Blog:
2 Kids and Tired Book Reviews
A Novel Menagerie
Callapidder Days
My Friend Amy
Semicolon
The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards committee is so pleased to announce that
the winner of Best Spiritual/Inspirational or Religious Book Review Blog is:
Congratulations! On behalf of the BBAW committee, we
applaud your work and thank you for all you do to make the book
blogging community a better, more interesting place.
I want to sincerely thank everyone who voted my blog as most Altruistic Blog. I considered declining this award, but someone on the Awards Committee reminded me that the community has spoken.
What I really want to do is point out to you the amazing work my fellow nominees do and introduce a new kind of recognition to BBAW.
Color Online is a blog run by “Susan” who personally inspires me tremendously. From the About page:
We are a community organization dedicated to empowering young women. We operate a library and offer support to young girls at local non-profit in Detroit. Our blog focuses on women writers of color. Founded in September 2005, my vision was to engage reluctant and non-readers. We were a lit studies group. To call us a book club is not only limiting but it fails to describe what I envisioned for us: a collective that explored the arts and made a connection between all art forms and our lives, a community where we encouraged one another and discovered our voices, a space where girls felt empowered by experiencing a cultural, political and a spiritual awakening.
Guys Lit Wire ran a book fair for boys who are incarcerated in the LA County Juvenile System. They had no books so Guys Lit Wire worked to get them some. This is something I believe in one hundred percent.
Dawn of She Is Too Fond of Books walked 60 miles over 3 days to raise funds for breast cancer awarness and treatment. Dawn really took this project seriously, devoting a great deal of her blog time to it and writing with gut wrenching honesty about the experience.
Natasha of Maw Books Blog ran a Darfur Awareness Campaign where she blogged on Darfur for a month. She continues to review books about important social justice issues on her site.
And then there was me. To be honest, I had no idea why I was nominated for this. Sometimes I blog about Compassion International, I used to write for a social justice blog and I still occasionally share links about things I find, but I don’t consider that enough to land me in this company. So when I realized I had won this, I knew I wanted to shake things up.
I am now introducing the BBAW Recognition of Excellent Service for Others. I am passing this onto each of the shortlisted blogs in this category because they do all serve others. And I want to encourage you to check out their work and join in with it.
I don’t think altruistic blogs need an award for what they do…just as book bloggers don’t need an award. What they need is exposure so that others can learn about the need and join in the cause. So it is my sincere hope that you will check out these blogs, learn about what they are doing and join in their powerful fights against illiteracy, disease, and social injustice.
And a very special thank you to Carolyn who made this badge at the last minute for me!)
In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are the links to the five wonderful blogs nominated for Most Altruistic Blog
Color Online
Guys Lit Wire
Maw Books Blog
My Friend Amy
She Is Too Fond of Books
The Book Blogger Award Week committee is so pleased to announce that the winner of Most Altruistic Blog is:
Congratulations, My Friend Amy. On behalf of the BBAW committee, we applaud your work and thank you for all you do to make the book blogging community a better, more interesting place.
In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are the links to five fabulous memes/carnivals/events that were nominated for Best Meme/Carnival/Event:
24 Hour Read-a-thon
Booking Through Thursday
In My Mailbox
The Sunday Salon
Weekly Geeks
The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards Committee is excited to announce that the winner of the Best Meme/Carnival/Event is:
Congratulations to In My Mailbox! On behalf of the BBAW Awards Committee, we want to thank you for such a fun meme! We appreciate that this meme gets people excited about books they’ve received, makes people aware of books coming out, and just generally celebrates books!
A blog is made up many posts and some communicate to us more than others. The following posts were shortlisted in the category Best Blog Post:
This Blogging Thing Reminds Me of High School (Hey Lady, Whatcha’ Readin’?)
On Fantasy and Why I Read It (Things Mean a Lot)
Write the Words of My Heart (My Friend Amy)
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker (Maw Books Blog)
The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards Committee is happy to say that yes….
This Blogging Thing Reminds Me of High School resonated with the most of you!
Congratulations Hey Lady! Whatcha’ Readin’? for writing such a memorable post for our book blogging community!!!
We would hate for you to miss any of the books that were shortlisted for Best Book Published So Far In 2009, so below is the list of books that bloggers think were the best this year:
Because I am Furniture by Thalia Chaltis
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly
The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards Committee is thrilled to announce that the Best Book Published So Far In 2009 is:
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Congratulations, Kathryn! Thank you for writing a book that so many of us have enjoyed! Those of us who have read The Help hope your busily writing your next novel!
We would hate for you to miss out on *any* published author blog, but in particular the five that were shortlisted for Best Published Author Blog. In case you missed them, here are the links:
Beth Kephart Books
Neil Gaiman’s Journal
Maureen Johnson Blog
Meg’s Diary
Scobberlotch
The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards Committee is pleased to announce that the winner of Best Published Author Blog is:
Congratulations, Neil Gaiman! On behalf of the BBAW committee, we thank you for your efforts on your blog. Your efforts make our community more dynamic!
There are so many fantastic challenges out there, but only five could get shortlisted. In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are the links to the five blogs nominated for Best Challenge:
Once Upon a Time at Stainless Steel Droppings
Everything Austen at Stephanie’s Written Word
Take a Chance at Find Your Next Book Here
The 100+ Reading Challenge at J.Kaye’s Book Blog
War Through the Generations
The Book Blogger Awards Week Committee is excited to announce that the winner of Best Challenge is:
The 100+ Reading Challenge at J.Kaye’s Book Blog
Congratulations, J. Kaye! On behalf of the BBAW committee, we appreciate the work that you do to make the book blogging community an actual community, particularly through your 100+ Reading Challenge.
In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are the links to the five wonderful blogs nominated for Best Speculative Fiction Blog:
Bibliophile Stalker
Dribble of Ink
Scifiguy.ca
The Book Zombie
The Galaxy Express
The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Award committee is so pleased to announce that the winner of Best Speculative Fiction Blog is:
Congratulations!. On behalf of the BBAW committee, we applaud your work and thank you for all you do to make the book blogging community a better, more interesting place.
We hope you didn’t miss any of the blogs shortlisted in the Funniest/Most Humorous Blog category. They will slay you with their humor and keep you coming back for more. In case you missed the links to the five blogs nominated in this category, here they are:
A Reader’s Respite
books i done read
Fizzy Thoughts
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
The Book Smugglers
The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards Committee is thrilled to announce that the winner of Funniest/Most Humorous Blog is:
Congratulations, Smart Bitches! We want to thank you for keeping us laughing and keeping us entertained. We wouldn’t have as many crow’s feet if it wasn’t for you!
In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are links to the five wonderful blogs nominated for Best Graphic Novel Review Blog:
Things Mean a Lot
Warren Peace
The Book Smugglers
Jog Likes Comics
Stuff as Dreams are Made On
The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards committee is so pleased to announce that the winner of Best Graphic Novel Review Blog is:
Congratulations! On behalf of the BBAW committee, we applaud your work and thank you for all you do to make the book blogging community a better, more interesting place.
If you haven’t checked out the blogs that were shortlisted for Best Design, you really should! These designs are something we can all emulate in how they’ve set up their blog. In case you missed the shortlisted blogs for Best Design, here they are:
A Novel Menagerie
Becky’s Book Reviews
Book Blather
Booking Mama
The Story Siren
The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards Committee is really excited to announce that the winner of Best Design is:
Congratulations, The Story Siren! On behalf of the BBAW committee, we thank you giving us a lovely blog design to look at, drool over, and admire!
In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are the links to the five wonderful blogs nominated for Best New Blog:
Beth Fish Reads
Galleysmith
Scifiguy.ca
Steph Su Reads
The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards committee is so pleased to announce that the winner of Best New Blog is:
Congratulations! On behalf of the BBAW committee, we applaud your work and thank you for all you do to make the book blogging community a better, more interesting place.
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