Thank you all for your interest in the Book Blog Guild. I think it is an exciting idea, but one that I don’t have the time to focus on at the moment. Thus, I am putting the site on a temporary hiatus.

In the meantime, all of the pages will be accessible, including the application to join and the contact page. So, if you have any questions or suggestions about how to better run this site, please let me know. Thanks.

URL – http://cc-chronicles.blogspot.com
Blog Name – CC Chronicles
Blog Established – 06/2009

Committee – Events
Section – General

List Up to Five of Your Favorite Books
Timeline by Michael Crichton
The Romanov Prophecy by Steve Berry
The Wild Hunt by Elizabeth Chadwick
Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice
The Shack by Thomas Moore

Why Do You Blog?
I blog because I love to read and enjoy sharing the expereince with others. Plus making all the wonderful new friends is the icing on the cake.

Other Information About You and Your Blog
Started my blog on a whim and am now addicted to blogging. It fuels my love of books and films. It also inspires me to write more often… now if only there were more hours in the day…

URL – http://allthingsurbanfantasy.blogspot.com/
Blog Name – All Things Urban Fantasy
Blog Established – 09/2009

Committee – Education
Section – Sci-Fi/Fantasy

List Up to Five of Your Favorite Books
The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs
The Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews
Early Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamiliton
Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

Why Do You Blog?
I am an avid reader of all things Urban Fantasy (crossing over into Dark Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, YA etc.). This blog will provide brutally honest reviews that break down my favorite elements of the genre, keep readers up to date on upcoming releases, author info, interviews, giveaways, and All Things Urban Fantasy.

URL – http://browngirl.weebly.com
Blog Name – BrownGirl BookSpeak
Blog Established – 07/2009

Committee – Events
Section – Literary Fiction

List Up to Five of Your Favorite Books
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Let the Lion Eat Straw by Ellease Southerland
Like the Singing Coming Off the Drums by Sonia Sanchez
The Wife of His Youth by Charles Chesnutt
Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker

Why Do You Blog?
It’s a great way to journal and share with others what I read. And, hopefully, I’m influencing others to love reading or to diversify their reading habits.

Other Information About You and Your Blog
I’m a homeschool mom and I’m the assistant editor for an online, spiritual lifestyle magazine. Also, I’m very much into frugality. My blog has a major focus on literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction written by and/ or about people of color. I do dabble in other genres when something strikes my fancy.

URL – http://mustreadfaster.blogspot.com/
Blog Name – Must Read Faster
Blog Established – 05/2009

Committee – Membership
Section – General

List Up to Five of Your Favorite Books
The Stand-Stephen King
The Hunger Games-Suzanne Collins
The Strain-Guillermo del Toro
Undone-Karin Slaughter
The Clan of the Cave Bear-Jean M. Auel

Why Do You Blog?
I love to read and love to talk about books! I’m always on the hunt for something new and interesting!

Other Information About You and Your Blog
I’m 28. My reading tastes tend to veer off towards the unusual but I don’t really seem to have a “genre.” I love horror, fantasy, and anything fun! I update my blog at least 3-4 times a week and try to read about 15 books a month.

URL – http://www.commonwealthcartographies.blogspot.com
Blog Name – Booking a Room with a View
Blog Established – 10/2008

Committee – Education
Section – Literary Fiction

List Up to Five of Your Favorite Books
Angle of Repose (author: Wallace Stegner)
A Room with a View (author: EM Forster)
Tipping the Velvet (author: Sarah Waters)
Oscar and Lucinda (author: Peter Carey)
Kristin Lavransdatter (author: Sigrid Undset)

Why Do You Blog?
I blog about the Booker Prize-winners because the prize, as a pedigree and as a colonial and postcolonial benchmark, fascinates me.

Other Information About You and Your Blog
I have a Master’s degree in English Literature and work as a bookseller and as an adjunct professor of English at the University of Montana. My second, and principal, blog is Reports from a Room with a View and can be found at www.cooperationcrisis.blogspot.com — while Booking focuses on the Booker Prize, the second blog, Reports, focuses on literature in general, as well as on religion, politics and pop culture.

URL – http://www.thereadingjourney.blogspot.com
Blog Name – The Reading Journey
Blog Established – 05/2009

Committee – Education
Section – General

List Up to Five of Your Favorite Books
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracey Chevalier
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Why Do You Blog?
In order to meet and be part of a community of book obsessed people. To keep track of my reading. To get free books because my current budget does not allow for too many purchases.

Other Information About You and Your Blog
I love classic literature. I studied literature in university. I am an Australian living in the USA but mostly love American literature. I enjoy historical fiction if it is really well written. My blog does not have a genre focus as I love fiction, non-fiction and I also read a lot of Children’s books to my daughters. So these diverse interests are reflected on my blog.

URL – http://librariansbookreviews.blogspot.com
Blog Name – One Librarian’s Book Reviews
Blog Established – 10/2008

Committee – Events
Section – YA

List Up to Five of Your Favorite Books
1. The Count of Monte Cristo
2. The Wednesday Wars
3. Goose Girl
4. The Blue Sword
5. Lord of the Rings

Why Do You Blog?
Mostly to keep track of what I read and what I liked/didn’t like. Also if someone asks for a recommendation, I have somewhere to look for favorites or certain genres.

URL – http://jacketsandcovers.wordpress.com
Blog Name – Jackets & Covers
Blog Established – 01/2008

Committee – Education
Section – General

List Up to Five of Your Favorite Books
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

Why Do You Blog?
Blogging is a wonderful way to keep track of the books I’ve read so I don’t pick the same disappointing book up twice, and because of book blogging I’ve been able to find obscure, wonderful books that I adore that haven’t made their way onto the bestseller’s list.

Other Information About You and Your Blog
You can always expect a good dose of the required reading you read in school because I’m a college student and just can’t avoid it.

URL – http://www.bookwormsdinner.blogspot.com
Blog Name – Bookworm’s Dinner
Blog Established – 04/2008

Committee – General
Section – Events

List Up to Five of Your Favorite Books
Shadow of the Wind
A Tale of Two Cities
Ahab’s Wife
A Prayer For Owen Meany
Shades of Gray

Why Do You Blog?
When I read books I like to reflect and share what I have read. Blogging helps me to stay focused and keep a living journal of my reading. I also get to meet awesome bloggers who do the same. Blogging is one of the best ways I have found to learn about new books to read.