{"id":11214,"date":"2020-05-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11214"},"modified":"2020-05-01T08:22:41","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:22:41","slug":"nine-years-of-books-did-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11214","title":{"rendered":"Nine years of #books… did it!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Yesterday, I wrapped up my 9th April A to Z Blog Challenge<\/a> – 26 new books reviewed in a month. Nine years in a row!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to the A2Z organizers<\/a> for providing annual graphics, badges, sign-ups, and promotion for free. During this pandemic, having a scheduled daily task was especially welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every year, I wonder if I should push myself to post every April day but Sundays, forcing books to fit into that A to Z progression (X, I am looking at you), and every year I am glad that I did it so y’all have 26 more books worth seeking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And today marks the beginning of my TENTH year of blogging about books beyond the bestsellers as BooksYALove!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big thanks to Michele Rafter, whose Blogathon<\/a> caught my attention in late April 2011 so I could start my very first blog on May 1st and learn the ins and outs of blogging during that May and several to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huge thanks to Barb Langridge, who asked me in 2010 to join other librarians in writing reviews for her book discovery site for kids www.abookandahug.com<\/a>. Building up a digital folder of no-spoiler Young Adult and middle grade book reviews to post on my new blog was a true gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much appreciation to the publishers who provide review copies and who have begun bringing us more books by #ownvoices authors, people of color, underrepresented populations – still a long, long way to go, but it’s a start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the love to my daughter Emily who designed the BooksYALove logo, helped me move this blog to self-hosting several years ago, and is the best kind of tech support always – mwah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will I post every day from now on?
Probably not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will I seek out books that are #ownvoices or beyond bestsellers, always worth your attention?
You bet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will I promote libraries and independent booksellers over other options?
Always, always, always!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s new in your book-reading world?
**kmm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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