Hopefully Autumn Follow Friday

Happy Follow Friday everyone! Dana's YA Bookpile has had a busy week. We have two contests for you to enter while you are here. Just scroll down a little and there they are. One for Lockdown and the other for Hooked. I can't wait to get my copies for review, but you get a chance to win one too!

Make sure you enter for extra points. The more points, the more chances you have to win!

Thanks for stopping by on the hop and supporting The Bookpile! Welcome back old friends and hopefully hello to some new ones. Leave a comment and let me know what you are reading. Stalk me on Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus. I am on Goodreads too! There are never enough wonderful people to talk books with.

You may wonder at my choice of picture today. In Houston, it has been over 100 degrees for days and days. The only rain we have gotten was last night, and it was a thunderboomer of epic proportions. I long for fall and some normal weather, so...here's me dreaming just a little.

Q. In books like the Sookie Stackhouse (True Blood) series the paranormal creature in question "comes out of the closet" and makes itself known to the world. Which mythical creature do you wish would come out of the closet, for real?

A. Wow. That's a hard one. I wish they all would come out of the closet for real and be real. It is hard to pick, as they all captivate me, but my favorites are a tie between the vampires and the werewolves. I love the eternal nature of vampires, but I also love the werewolves for their bond with the moon and the primal energy they keep barely pent up. It is hard to decide. Yes, I was one of the ones who had a hard time with Twilight and who Bella was going to chose in the end. My idea of werewolves is more like a man/wolf combination. Not just a big wolf running around. Like Richard in the Anita Blake books.

Thanks again for joining me on this wonderful Follow Friday! Have a safe weekend and read some great books!

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A non book related question this week:

Q. Do you have pets?

A. Oh yes. Dogs. I rescue everything, so my furry babies are my life. My husband and I treat them like we would if we had kids. I also have four finches, a fish (Cranky Fish) and Godzilla the lizard.

My best and most wonderful baby is Taddy. He is the cutest thing ever...

Have a great weekend!

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Happy Follow Friday!

Q. If you could write yourself a part in a book, what book would it be and what role would you play in that book?

 

A. Hard one. There are so many cool books out there right now. I think dystopian being my favorite right now, I could almost be comfortable in any book with a good zombie apocolypse or a large asteroid wiping out half the planet.

 

Katniss in The Hunger Games is appealing. She is not a sheep and she fights for what she believes in. She cares for her family and is not afraid to face anything to keep her sister safe. I would actively change the ending of the series though.



 

Happy Follow Friday!

Happy Follow Friday!

Q. In light of the Summer Solstice. Also known as Midsummer...let's talk about fairies. What is your favorite fairy tale or story that revolves around the fae?

A. I have so many favorites, but Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely series is high on my list. I am about to start reading Darkest Mercy and I am looking forward to it with great anticipation...

“When did you realize reading was your passion and a truly important part of your life?”

I think reading became important for me way back in grade school. Remembering back to a very young age, I used to work very hard so I could read up in the tree house the school library had built inside the library for the kids. It was so quiet up there, and I could escape everything and read. All through my school years, staying in and reading was my deepest love. I think I became a bookseller because of it, and hope to be a published writer one day also. YA is my genre of choice and it never fails to enthrall me.

What about you?

Thanks for dropping by on Follow Friday. Don't forget to check out the Facebook Fan Page while you are here.

Have an awesome weekend!

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Q. What are you doing to prepare for an upcoming zombie apocalypse and/or the return of Mel Gibson to the silver screen? (Both of which could be terrifying.)

Answer:

Well...I guess I have been reading up on it with all the awesome zombie books out lately. That and watching Zombieland too many times. A must have would have to be the wooden sword I have hiding behind my bedroom door. Would have to consider some shotguns and stock up on the rations. Maybe some boards for the windows. Some good sneakers for running. Hmm...oh! My stash of yellow zingers. How could I forget that?!

Thanks for stopping by on this awesome Follow Friday!

Follow Friday

Welcome to another Follow Friday!

Thanks for joining me!

Q. How many books do you read in a week? And in what format do you read them, or listen to them?

Answer:

I usually read about five books a week. It depends on work. I have just started a second job reviewing music for Muzikreviews.com, so learning the ropes has put a slight dent in my reading time.

I listen to audio books (when not doing my music thing), read physical books and love e-books. My iPad is most often clutched in my hands, or close by.

 

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Good morning everyone and welcome to another Follow Friday! This week's question from our host Parajunkee is:

Q. Keeping with the dystopian and apocalypse theme that seems to be running rampant on parajunkee.com, I have one very hard question for you: If you were stocking your bomb shelter, what books would you HAVE to include if you only had space for ten?

Wow. I actually had to go and sleep on that one and I am still not sure. Let's see if I can do this.

1. Hunger Games

2. Outlander

3. Forest of Hands and Teeth

4. My Nook (until the power goes out!)

5. Breathers

6. Twilight

7. Bird Sisters

8. Visual Guide to Crochet

9. Southern Living Cookbook

10. Fannie Farmer Cookbook

That was tough. I know I will change my mind and have to switch things out at least once. If it comes down to it, I was actually thinking about what you would need if it went all post apocalyptic. Has anyone read Life As We Knew It ? It is the book about the moon coming close to the earth and everything going crazy? The power goes out, volcanoes erupt and all the Walmarts run out of Twinkies. Wait. Maybe that was Zombieland. Whatever. Anyway. Twinkies. Or, in my case, vanilla zingers with cream filling. Orange cupcakes too. OMG. How would I live without orange cupcakes?

This week my washer went out and it has been the biggest pain ever. It reminded me of the hurricane a couple of years ago when we were out of power for several days and had to try and cook what we could from the freezer on the gas stove and grill outside. Kind of feels like that I guess. At least there is a laundry facility down the street even though I hate going there.

I digress. What would I need if the world did go nuts and I had to build a bomb shelter or at least start hording can goods or something? Ten things. Here we go.

1. Lots of can goods.

2. Orange cupcakes by the case.

3. Dog food by the ton. (furry kids)

4. Water. Lots of bottled water.

5. Granola Bars

6. Toilet Paper. (no comment)

7. Knitting needles, crochet hooks and yarn.

8. A weapon of some sort to kill anyone who threatened my zinger supply. (Just sayin.)

9. Soap and deodorant

10. A book on how to garden, because I think we may need more than canned yams eventually.

Now for more hopping...

"Summer is coming quickly - what 2011 summer release are you are most looking forward to?"

Wow. There are so many. The first one I am dying to get my hands on is the new Charlaine Harris book in the Sookie series. Dead Reckoning.

Thanks everyone for visiting on the Hop and Follow Friday! If you want to join the linky list, head over to:

http://www.parajunkee.com/

http://www.crazy-for-books.com/

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will "Like" the new Facebook fan page while you are here. I love my followers and twitter peeps, so I hope to see you around! Stay tuned for more awesome contests coming up soon!

 



Follow Friday and Blogger Hop

Welcome to another Follow Friday and Blogger Hop. To sign up on the linky lists, make sure you visit our host's sites at: http://www.parajunkee.com/ and http://www.crazy-for-books.com/

This week's question from Parajunkee is:

What is on your playlist right now?

My newest thing as a blogger is to review music. I love it. http://muzikreviews.com/ is where you can find some of my reviews, along with my new music blog: http://bookgirlsmusicmusings.blogspot.com/.

Salon of Refuse is the review I just turned in and now my new favorite band. Check my site for posting on the review in the next couple of days. They have a free demo that is supremely awesome. The vocals soar and just stick in your head. I love them. You can find them on Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. Tell them Dana sent you!

"If you find a book you love, do you hunt down other books by the same author?"

Oh yeah! Books, music and chocolate!

Happy Follow Friday!

Hello everyone! Welcome back to another awesome Follow Friday! First, a very cool announcement...

Dana's YA Bookpile has it's own Facebook Fan Page now under construction! So pop over and give it a like if you get the chance...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Danas-YA-Bookpile/206569506033923

Now for the Follow Friday Fun!

Head over to http://www.Parajunkee.com/ to sign up on the linky!

Feature & Follow Friday #40

Happy Follow Friday everyone! Let me tell you a little bit about this HOP. Every friday or really Thursday evening we all get together and say HI! But, we need to know how to find you, so please leave your link in the Mr. Linky below. Also on Follow Friday we have a Feature...because alliteration is the way we roll. Each week is a different feature from the book blogging community. They are picked randomly or I give in after multiple harassing emails. Just depends on the week. If you want to be next weeks feature...leave your link. Also, I've had a recent rash of people signing up on the linky weeks later, which sort of defeats the purpose. If you want to participate check back here on the next Friday!

Our feature this week is...

Lesley @ My keeper shelf

Hi there, my name is Lesley from My keeper shelf, I live in Scotland in the UK.

I'm fairly new to the world of blogging although I have always checked out other blogs for what to read next suggestions. It kind of started with joining Goodreads last year to help me keep a track of all the books I had read and to find suggestions for fab new books from like minded paranormal romance and urban fantasy readers. I then progressed into joining a few groups on Goodreads to discuss my favourite authors (Karen Marie Moning, Stacia Kane, Ilona Andrews and Nalini Singh to name but a few.) and was then inspired to start my own blog focusing on the types of books I love the most- paranormal romance and urban fantasy (although I do love a good smexy cowboy book now and then!)

I love reviewing books but I am in no way a professional reviewer providing amazingly insightful critique, I like to keep it simple. I'm a reader first and foremost. I pick up a book because something about it interests me: the story, the authors previous work or the gorgeous cover. I absolutely love to drool over book covers and have realised that I often, ok I admit it always, judge a book by it's cover so I like to include new covers on my blog and well, drool.

I came up with the name my keeper shelf as that's how I categorise books. If I love a book it goes on my keeper shelf. This usually means I have folded down or bookmarked pages at the "good bits" and I will go back time and time again to reread my favourite pages. My blog is simple but fun (hopefully!) I would love it if you would come over and say hi.

Q. Do you judge a book by it's cover?

Yes. Yes. Yes. I'm a graphic designer, to me things should look pretty. If a cover is so bad, I won't even pick up the book. I have been surprised though. A book that I thought had a horrendous cover...I really enjoyed. Here it is, what do you think? Great book though...

My answer:

Yes. I do judge books by their cover. It took me the longest time ever to read Hunger Games because the cover art was very plain. After hearing about it for so long, I did finally read it and loved it.

We will have a second posting tomorrow with Book Blogger Hop. Until then, have an awesome night! What book did you judge by the cover and were surprised about?

Follow Friday

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Happy Follow Friday everyone. To play, just follow the link above and join the linky list. Hope you leave a comment and follow while you are here!

In keeping with the theme of No Name Calling Month, what is your favorite book that deals with the problem of bullying?

Fa la la la Follow Friday...

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Hey everyone. Happy Follow Friday. It's late so I am keeping this short. Have to get some sleep to get up and play with the books tomorrow at the store.

If you want, leave a comment and some love and tell me what you are reading. Hope you follow while you are here too. Stop by Parajunkee's blog and leave your blog on the linky list for some more blog hop fun.

Hope you are all having an awesome holiday season!

Follow Friday

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Hello wonderful followers! It's time for Follow Friday.

Question of the week:

Do you have a favorite author that you think is under appreciated? Who and why? I would love to hear from you.

If you want to participate in the Follow Friday linky, simply click on the link above and list your blog on the linky. Leave me a comment with your blog too. I would love to visit you.

Share the love and leave a comment. What is your favorite YA blog?

Introducing Follow Friday.

http://www.parajunkee.com/ Happy Friday all. Today we are introducing Follow Friday, a great way to find new websites we like, and to support our fellow bloggers. Please follow the selected blog of the week and maybe even more. Click on the link to take you to our hostess with the mostest, Parajunkee.com.

This week's blog pick is:

http://www.bibliophilicbookblog.com/

Leave me a comment about who you followed this week. Maybe even leave your blog too.