Book Blogger Hop: September 3-6, 2010

Grab the Logo!

ABOUT THE HOP:

In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list below!!

The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don’t have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added! We get over 300 links every week!!

Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.

RULES:

1. Enter your book blog link in the Linky List below

In your link, please state the main genre that you review: eclectic, contemp. fiction, ya, paranormal, mystery, non-fiction, etc. Please do not list every genre you review – if you are review a variety, please put eclectic! The Hop gets jumbled up if the title is too long, so please limit to one genre. I will be limiting the number of characters in the title to ensure the Hop doesn’t look messy! Thank you!

Example: Crazy-for-Books (literary fiction)
NOTE: You no longer have to enter the length of time you’ve been blogging, but do let us know if this is your first time hopping with us!

2. Post about the Hop on your blog. Spread the word about the book party! The more the merrier! In your blog post, answer the following question (new question each week!). If you have a question that could be used in a future Hop, leave it in the comments! Thanks!

This week’s question comes from: Sarah @ SarahReadsTooMuch

Do you judge a book by its cover?

My answer I really hate to admit this, but I DO sometimes do this. At times, if I am just perusing lists of books online, a cover will just jump out at me and I will click on it to learn more. Other covers just turn me off and I don’t really care to learn more about the book. Review copies are a different story, though. I never look at the covers of books of the pitches I receive. I always just read the synopsis of the book to see if it is something I am interested in. Covers really only come into play for me when I am perusing a bookstore or just browsing online. So, are covers important? I would say – absolutely!

3. Visit other blogs in the Linky List! Make new friends! Follow new book bloggers! Talk about books! Rave about authors! Take the time to make a quality visit! Check out other posts and content, make a new friend! Don’t randomly follow someone if you never intend on actually following them! No spamming please! (Please do not leave your link and not visit other blogs – it’s just not cool and not in the spirit of the Hop!)

And just as an FYI – this event is not something you should feel that you have to participate in every week. If you want to join in and link up once a month, GREAT! It’s up to you how often you participate!

So, have fun HOPPING and enjoy your BOOK PARTY weekend!!!