Inquiring minds want to know, apparently!
My bookish question of the week comes courtesy of a self-described ‘very quirky woman in Florida, USA’, the lovely Pam- Florida, who regularly comments on my blog posts. Pam is a wonderful encourager to me as a book blogger and it’s readers like Pam that makes blogging such a joy!
“Delving into the inner sanctum of what goes on in the mind of a book blogger” is something Pam thinks my readers will find fascinating, so she has requested that I be the subject of an interview, the questions to be provided by you, my wonderful readers! I’m not sure I’m that fascinating, but I do love the questions Pam has already thrown my way…
- When I need to truly escape from a frazzled day, my favorite escapist author is…
- In Philippians 1:3, Paul said “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you” – – who is dear to your remembrance? What book is dear to your remembrance?
I’ve got a busy week ahead of me, so I’ll gather any questions that you may ask and respond to them all next Monday in my Bookish post.
All that said, your bookish question for this week is:
What question would you like to ask me about book blogging, reading, life, and the universe?! Well, maybe not the last one 😉
November 10, 2015 at 1:46 am
Rel, here’s a simple question to start with–Why in the world have you chosen to be a book blogger? And, by the way, we appreciate you and what you do.
November 10, 2015 at 3:50 am
do you have an all time favourite book? is that too hard a question 🙂
November 10, 2015 at 5:15 am
You said one time that you loan books to your friends and your collection has become a library of Christian fiction. Do you actually have your books cataloged and keep track of who has what book at a time?
I know you are a personal assistant to various authors. Do you work directly for them or does their agency or publisher hire you? Is it a tough job?
Do you ever run into cultural differences while reading North American Christian fiction? Do some things just not make sense? I’m ashamed to admit that I tend to think of Australia as being one large country and not the continent that it is. Do you have any good recommendations for novels set in various parts of Australia (are they states, provinces, shires?) that would give us Americans a good idea of the different cultures and people groups of Australia? I know that Christian fiction is on the rise there and more people are starting to write it.
November 10, 2015 at 7:35 am
Oh Rel!!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! I see you’ve already got some interviewers – I’ll stand on my original questions – – 1. When you need to escape from a truly frazzled day, your favorite escapist author is …?(fill in the blank) – and – 2. In Philippians 1:3, Paul said, “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you” – who is dear to your remembrance? What book is dear to your remembrance?
Ok Rel – inquiring minds want to know!! You do a GREAT job of keeping us informed and we appreciate you!!
November 10, 2015 at 9:35 am
I’m going to go completely in the opposite direction and ask what is a book you liked the least? Maybe everyone was ‘over the moon’ about it, but you just couldn’t get through it or you couldn’t believe the rave reviews it got based upon your lack of enjoyment. Or maybe you’ve read a book you didn’t like, but gave the author a second chance and really enjoyed their next attempt – or vice versa – you loved their first attempt, but haven’t been able to enjoy their other offerings. I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings so if you’d rather not say, I understand. I guess the Daylight Savings Time here in the U.S. is making my grumpiness show by asking the negative side of your reviewer’s life. 🙂
November 10, 2015 at 9:38 am
First, thanks for writing this blog. I especially enjoy the interviews and book giveaways, plus the previews that show us the covers of the books that will be coming out soon. I’m wondering if you ever have time to read a book purely for pleasure (not to review or blog about). I’m trying to get better at posting reviews on Goodreads, Amazon, and CBD, but I don’t do that for every book I read, nor do I want to. For me, it’s so much easier to read than to write.
November 10, 2015 at 10:51 pm
Love Amy’s question!
Mine is…what is a novel set in Australia that you recommend, preferably one that would help readers better understand the culture, history and/or geography of Australia?
November 13, 2015 at 8:07 am
Fun!
I know what makes me pick up a new book or author, but what attracts you to a new-to-you author, whether they’re debut or not? How big of a role does the cover play in you starting a book?
And do you finish every book you start?