Category: Features

In today's Blogger Spotlight, we have a man of very few words in Grumpy Old Books by Noel Powell. Noel is proud of his unique selling point - the fact he's not young and bookish, he's just a grumpy old man who loves books. Something else unique about Grumpy Old Books is that he includes a summary of the author of the book he's reviewed at the bottom of each of his reviews. [caption id="attachment_1410" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pin me to Pinterest![/caption] What made you get into blogging? I got into blogging because I am mean with money. I love books so I signed up to NetGalley to get free advanced copies of books about to be published. All I had to was give an honest review. However to get the…

In today's Blogger Spotlight, we're shining a light on a blog I can really get behind. Everything Handheld run by Aaron is a blog all about books and gaming - two of my personal favourite hobbies. He features book and game reviews as well as other articles highlighting his two favourite hobbies. [caption id="attachment_1370" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pin me to Pinterest![/caption] What made you get into blogging? I have been reading fantasy and Sci-fi for over a decade after a dear family friend (who has now passed away) recommended the David Gemmel book 'Legend'. In a matter of months, I have polished off a large selection of David Gemmel's novels and was slowly falling down the rabbit hole of reading. Over the years, my thirst for reading has continued to grow…

In today's Blogger Spotlight, we're shining a light on Benjamin X Wretlind who writes books, does art and photography but also has a blog. His blog features short stories, articles on Kindle Vella, a regular newsletter and much more! [caption id="attachment_1331" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pin me to Pinterest![/caption] What made you get into blogging? I've always been a daily writer, and blogging seemed like a natural extension of that effort (at first, anyway). I'm also a learning and development consultant in my "day job," which means I love to teach and build course material that helps others learn. My first blog was in the old LiveJournal, which I started back in 2003 or 2004. The current iteration of my blog was started in 2012 to coincide with building a following for…

In today's Blogger Spotlight, we're shining a light on Bookshine And Readbows owned by Steph. Bookshine and Readbows is a book blog filled with book reviews, author spotlights, blog tours and much more! [caption id="attachment_1321" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pin me to Pinterest![/caption] What made you get into blogging? ​I've always been a prolific reader but had never even heard of book-blogging until my friend, the author J.J. Barnes, suggested it to me. She had already published a few books, which I had beta read before publication, and she persuaded me to give blogging a go. She even set up my original website for me! Once I got going, I fell in love with everything about book blogging - the blogging community, the author contacts, the blog tours, the opportunity to support new…

In today's Blogger Spotlight, we're shining a light on Monika Reads. Monika Reads reviews a wide array of books but also puts personal content on there including their love for books and poetry and short stories. [caption id="attachment_1298" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pin me to Pinterest![/caption] What made you get into blogging? I’ve always loved reading and writing. When I joined Twitter, I noticed that a lot of people had their blogs and for years I wanted to do the same, but I never had the courage. Part of it stems from the fact that English is my second language, I was born in Poland but moved to the UK in 2008, and even though I speak, read, and write fluent English, there was that nagging doubt at the back of my…