Rebecca Reads

A recent blogging discussion has prompted me to ask the question: What is book banning? I’ve never thought it right to ban a book, but since I’ve recently been accused of doing just that, I thought I’d ask all of you what you think. Do I actually favor book banning? I’m stumped here.

Chris at book-a-rama brought a most interesting article to my attention.
“The End: Have We Reached The End of Book Publishing As We Know It?” is a fascinating look at the publishing industry and struggles it is facing. While I don’t think publishing is going to ever end,  I thought the article had some great insights [...]

I’m new to blogging giveaways. I have some books that I was going to mooch via Bookmooch but I then I thought I’d give them away on Rebecca Reads! (Bookmooch doesn’t seem to have any of the books I want anyway.)
However, when I mentioned this to my husband, he thought that was a strange idea. [...]

Book Blogger Appreciation Week is underway! Today we’re asked what blogs weren’t nominated that should have been. I’m only a new book blogger myself, so I know I miss a lot of great blogs. All of those that I’m subscribed to are in my far right sidebar. (I hope I haven’t missed any? It’s been [...]

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I’m back from New Zealand! We had a wonderful time, enjoying the scenery of Fiordlands and Queenstown. Our 10-month-old loved the baby-unsafe hotel rooms, and he has been thoroughly spoiled with extra Binkie time and overall parental indulgence.
Thursday I had a few moments, so I logged in to Google Reader: [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot about challenges in the book blogging community.  At some point, I may want to host a challenge, so I’m curious about preferences in the book blogging community when it comes to challenges.

In reading the Poetry Friday website, I came across some significant pointers about honoring copyright on the web.

Mitali at mitali’s fire escape reviews some basic ways to honor copyright when posting poetry for Poetry Friday.
She links to a great article called Websites: Five Ways to Stay Out of Trouble.

While I’ve taken care to avoid [...]

My husband, my ten-month-old, and I have all been sick this weekend. To my surprise, I couldn’t bring myself to finish my book and post the review as I’d planned. Every time I started to read, my eyes would close. I also usually read a book aloud to my son as he plays and [...]

Eva at A Striped Armchair awarded me a “Blog Award of Excellence” for the physical appearance of my blog. I’m so honored: I feel like such a new blogger compared to everyone else. Then Alessandra gave me the Brillante Blogging Award and I feel doubly honored. Alessandra says that I pose “intelligent, thought-provoking questions.” I [...]

What would you do if, all of a sudden, your favorite source of books was unavailable?
Whether it’s a local book shop, your town library, or an internet shop … what would you do if, suddenly, they were out of business? Devastatingly, and with no warning? Where would you go for books instead? What would you [...]