I’ve been meaning to do this for weeks, I tell you. And yet, the weeks just seem to get busier and busier, and with school ending this Tuesday (really? EEK! So not ready.) I figured I had to sit down and get these two things out.

First off, it’s time for Mother Reader’s 48 hour book challenge. Woot! If you haven’t done this before, give it a whirl. Pop over here for the guidelines, as well as here for frequently asked questions about it all. And then join us next weekend (where does the time go?) reading as much as you possibly can. (I’m planning on tackling my backlog of publisher-sent books. That is, if I can get through all the library books before hand.)

Secondly, it’s time for Nerds Heart YA again! The shortlist was announced a couple weeks ago — I’ve read three, amazingly — and it’s a great list of books. I’ve got the pleasure of being a first-round judge again, and I’m actually quite excited about the two books I’m judging between. (And my library has both! Woot!) Stay tuned for my decision in about a month, and follow all the first round action at the blog, or on Twitter.

Thirdly, it’s Armchair BEA time (for those of us too cheap/broke/whatever) to actually go and brave the madhouse that is Book Expo America. (Someday….) The schedule for the week is here. I’m going to try and participate (at least a little bit). Stay tuned!

I think that’s about it. Here’s to summer!