::Required Reading:: 06.10.12

So it's not really required reading (heavens knows, I have enough of that as a university student), but a weekly feature where I share the love by showcasing posts that I have read that inspired me/made me laugh/were thought provoking, etc. I also do a weekly recap to reflect on my bookish week.

 

 

Note: I made it so that the links open up in a new tab/window… hopefully that will be more helpful!

 

Review Recap

Most of my week I was occupied with ArmchairBEA, which was a heck of a lotta fun! (P.S: I’m STILL trying to reply back to all your lovely comments and visit your blogs - If I haven’t gotten to you yet, I hope to soon!). A quick recap:

Introductions & an Interview | My Favourite Reads of 2012 (So Far) | Ask the Experts

I did manage to fit a review in there as well, of one of my new favourites:

 

Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood

In my review I present a discussion of the author’s use of history and feminism as well as my usual review style! OH, and a bonus fun fact ;)

 

Bookish Posts 

 

My week started out being amazed by the New to YA? flow chart by The Readventurers posted on Stacked as part of the So You Want to Read YA? series (which is an excellent resource for finding new and old gems, btw!) Another interesting post on Stacked this week was The Hardcover to Paperback Switch: Five to Consider which weighs the pros and cons of designing a new book cover when a book’s format changes.

 

I’ve tried out Edelweiss before, but was thoroughly confused. Thankfully, this tutorial posted during ArmchairBEA will be helpful when I try to explore the site once again this week.

 

For those who couldn’t make it, The Book Smugglers did an excellent detailed recap of the BEA Blogger’s Con and Book Expo America!

The Interactive Reader posted last week about a Scholastic’s How to Survive Anything series, which features two graphic novels - one for boys and one for girls, both of which are incredibly stereotypical, and as bloggers point out, sexist. The post apparently spread like wildfire on Twitter, and Scholastic was forced to acknowledge the issue. An update on the situation was posted on the original blog  - it’s good to see that sexism in kids and YA lit can be challenged and won!

 

I was lamenting on Twitter late last week about the lack of functionality in Google Reader. Specifically, I wanted to be able to check which posts I wanted to mark “read” instead of marking all as read, or having to click on the post just to do away with it. I also wanted the ability to filter out posts with a specific title. After some research, all my Google Reader dreams came true! Check out Mark as Read Chrome Extension and Reader Filter for Google Chrome.

 

Read an awesome post or stumble across a super cool book related website? Leave a comment with the link so we can spread the love!

 

Or did you reply on one of the posts I linked to? Let me know so I can read it!