Awards Time

The past two weeks have been Crazy with a capital 'C'. I had a birthday, enjoyed a visit from my parents, and took a business trip to South Dakota (!). Needless to say, I've been a bit behind [my Google Reader has backed up to 450+ unread posts. No bueno]. I'm afraid these things almost got lost in the madness, but they made it out alive.

J.T. @ Bibliofreak honored us with the Humane Award. 

She states:

"This award is to honor certain bloggers that are kindhearted individuals. They regularly take part in my blog and always leave the sweetest comments. If it wasn’t for them, my site would just be an ordinary book review blog. Their blogs are also amazing and are tastefully done on a daily basis. I thank them and look forward to our growing friendship through the blog world."

J.T. is participating in our Back to School Reading Challenge, and I hope you are too!

I also got an email the other morning informing me we have been listed in the 101 Book Blogs You Need to Read. We appreciate the mention, and be sure to explore the list; there are some great blogs on there!

Vote for the BBAW Awards!

Exciting news! The BBAW panel of judges has spoken, and we have been shortlisted for the Best Collaborative Blog award!

What's next? You need to go vote! Visit here or click the button below to vote in this and many other categories. Voting ends Saturday, September 12th at 11:59 PM EST.


Thank you, readers and judges! We are honored by the nomination and recognition. We hope you will keep reading!

Awards Update

Thank you to Elena @ With Extra Pulp for awarding us with the Zombie Chicken Award. [Ha, what a ridiculous name! I would like to know the story behind this one!] 

"The blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao of the zombie chicken – excellence, grace and persistence in all situations, even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. These amazing bloggers regularly produce content so remarkable that their readers would brave a raving pack of zombie chickens just to be able to read their inspiring words. As a recipient of this world-renowned award, you now have the task of passing it on to at least 5 other worthy bloggers. Do not risk the wrath of the zombie chickens by choosing unwisely or not choosing at all."

I'm passing on to:

• Kathy @ Bermudaonion
• Dawn @ She is Too Fond of Books
  
• Laura @ I'm Booking It
  
• J.S. @ Biblioaddict
  
• Michelle @ Galleysmith
  

I was also informed that we here at the Five Borough Book Review have been nominated for the Most Collaborative Blog in this year's BBAW Awards! Thank you for the nomination, readers! I am excited for all the action and excitement that this year's BBAW promises, seeing as how our blog is too new to have participated last year.

Monday's Musings

Lots of fun things to start off the week!

First of all, we earned our first award! Thanks to J.T. @ Bibliofreak for awarding us with the Kreativ Blogger award. Upon receiving the award, one must list seven things and seven blogs (s)he likes. I'm not the only voice on here, but since the other writers can't edit my post with their lists (at least I don't think they can), this will have to do!

I like:

1. Summer (I spend 8 months of the year waiting for the 3 best ones)
2. Sitcoms (except Everybody Loves Raymond and The Cosby Show)
3. Fountain Coke (cans and bottles, ick)
4. the South (homeland!)
5. Road trips (anywhere, any distance)
6. Ellen Degeneres (I can no longer watch at work due to spontaneous bouts of giggling)
7. College football (beer and pizza on a fall Saturday is classic)

I'm going to hold off on the blog list for now, because my Google Reader is not too full.

Second of all, It's Monday! What are you reading? This weekly activity is hosted by J. Kaye.

Books I completed last week:

• Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper
• Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment by Julie Powell

Books for this week (so far):

• The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster
  

I think my list is shorter than a lot of people's, but I can't read more than one book at a time!

Also, coming soon is the second annual Book Blogger Appreciate Week, running from September 14 - 18.  BBAW was started by Amy @ My Friend Amy to recognize the hard work and contribution of book bloggers while promoting a culture of literacy and connecting readers to books and authors. There will be guest posts, daily blogging themes, and giveaways. Anyone that blogs about books can register!

Last of all, I just had a fun observation this weekend. In the past, I've never been up-to-date on newly released books or what's "hot" at the moment; I've always created my own reading list by browsing library shelves or finding books on sale. Yesterday, however, I stopped in a cute indie bookstore called The Corner Bookstore on my way home from Central Park, and I noticed I had heard of, and even read, many of their new books on display! It made me realize how much writing for this blog and reading other blogs have improved my knowledge of the book world, and I'm pretty happy about that. So thanks for reading, and thanks to other bookworms for writing!