I thought, today, that I’d share a few links for things that have caught my eye around the blogs/Twitter this past week…. (Granted, you all may have seen all of these already, but hey: this is about the speed I’m driving this week.)
First off, since BEA is just around the corner, and I’m suffering from intense BEA jealousy (want to go, but can’t) since it seems that it’s just about all anyone can talk about. Sigh. Thankfully, Danielle at There’s a Book (along with a few others) came up with Armchair BEA for those of us who are left at home, wishing we could join in the fun. A week’s worth of posts, discussions, longing… and, yes, there’s a hashtag: #armchairBEA.
Second — an event I’ve been thinking about for a couple of months now, musing over what books to go on my reading pile — it’s Mother Reader’s FIFTH (!) annual 48 Hour Book Challenge. Basic rules… it’s June 4-6th; what you do is pick 48 hours in which to read as much as you possibly can.Sign up for the challenge in the comments. I’ve got a trip up to Salina for a doctor’s appointment for M, and Hubby and M will be gone on the 5th, but I’m not going to let that deter me. Let the reading commence!
And for other odds and ends…
One more reason why you shouldn’t trust Wikipedia… Neil Gaiman confesses to making stuff up about American Gods… it’s an interesting ethical dilemma, though.
Shannon Hale has an interesting post over at squeetus on the monetary side of becoming an author (which reminded me of John Green’s posts on advances and economics of publishing from a while back). I was interested in it, mostly because C has determined that she’s either going to be an actress or an author, and when she gets “rich and famous” she’s going to buy me a mini. I hate to be the one to burst her bubble….
A few lists of Top 10 Children’s/YA books (via 100 scope notes. Thanks!) for historical fiction, graphic novels, sf/fantasy from Booklist. I’ve heard of, but haven’t read, most of them. Interesting what they picked, though.
And, finally, just because it’s hilarious… 10 words you need to stop misspelling.
The Book Nut 
Great links! I do SO want to try to try the 48 hour book challenge. I need to just suck it up and do it!
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You are so sweet for including the Arm Chair BEA and my site! I so cannot wait for it! It's amazing what some crazy twitter talk can come up with in just a few tweets! I'm so glad you'll be joining us too!
And yes, I so want to do the 48 hour book challenge…but we'll see. I'm thinking my hubby is about ready to kill me for all the book loving I've been doing recently, I may need to skip that one for his sake. But we'll see!
Off to check out which words I'm misspelling…
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The trouble with lose is that is should be pronouced lose like hose. If it were pronounced right, I wouldn't misspell it. The post was fun and I did get some good tips.
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