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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

BBAW - About other bloggers - International version...


Hello and Happy Wednesday - Day 3 of Book Blogger Appreciation Week!  I hope that you are enjoying this celebration of book bloggers as much as I am.  And if you're a bit tired of all this - well, just come back next week when things will return to 'normal'.  Today's question is:

What have you read and loved because of a fellow blogger?

Wow!  What haven't I read in the last few years that wasn't due to another blogger?  I guess there have been a few choices that I've made on my own, but honestly, so many of the authors and books that I pick up and at least consider reading are brought to my attention on other blogs.

As is usual with me, I'm going to tweak this a bit and come at the question from a different direction.  Instead of listing specific books or authors that I've loved because of other bloggers, I'm going to share some blogs that I visit on a regular basis and get all kinds of tips and recommendations.  And since my interview yesterday was with a blogger from a country different than mine, I'm going to highlight blogs that are International to me.  I love all the US blogs, but these International bloggers bring authors and books that I might not hear of just visiting my local bookstore or library.  Here we go:


Some Fabulous International Blogs
aka 'We're not in Texas (or Kansas) anymore...'

Cleopatra Loves Books - Cleo lives on the Isle of Jersey and she reads crime novels like crazy.  I get all kinds of suggestions from her.  Seriously.  I told her recently that I should just let her choose my books, because I know I'd love all her choices.

crimeworm - Linda lives in Scotland (I'm pretty sure - though she thought I lived in Australia - Ha!).  She also reads mostly crime novels and got to attend a great mystery conference this last year.  She writes really good, thoughtful reviews.

FictionFan's Book Reviews - In the UK somewhere - writes great posts about all kinds of books when she's not watching tennis.  Did a recent hilarious post about why nursery rhymes are so gruesome using 'Three Blind Mice'.  Why did they have their tails cut off with a carving knife?  

Melody's Reading Corner - Melody is in Singapore and our tastes in mysteries run along the same lines.  She also writes about some very interesting Asian books and film and TV dramas.

MsBookish.com - Belle lives in Canada and has been extra busy lately.  However, she always has something interesting and new that she's trying.  And she loves audiobooks as much as I do.

BooksPlease - Margaret has been a blogging friend for many years.  She lives in the northern part of England and reads current mysteries, but also non-fiction and golden oldie crime novels.  She's almost completed the Agatha Christie Challenge.

read_warbler - Cath is another friend for many years.  She lives in England as well, but further south.  She's originally from Cornwall and has posted some gorgeous pictures of the seashore over the years.  And, yes, she reads mysteries, plus other types of books.  

Mysteries in Paradise - Kerrie lives in Australia and she has been writing about her experiences with crime fiction for many years.  She hosts the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge, among other things.  And she has a very good system of rating her reads - I always know that a 4.8, 4.9 or rare 5.0 will be fabulous.

#northern #crime #reviews - Christine lives in the UK, I'm pretty sure.  Most of the books she reviews are British crime novels and I love seeing what she's been reading.  I have gotten all kinds of new authors from her.   

Reactions to Reading - Bernadette also lives in Australia.  She writes some of the best thought out reviews and is very clear in what she experiences in her reading.  Plus she brings older books to my attention.  

The Darling Bookworm - Amanda lives in Canada and our reading tastes mesh very nicely.  I think we each get suggestions from the other.  She has a pretty lavender blog with a pretty picture showing her pretty kitty.  Don't let this fool you.  She reads serious crime novels.  Ha!

Book'd Out - Shellyrae is another Australian and she reads at a crazy level.  My word.  Her reading is across the spectrum and I'm not sure she sleeps - Ha!  You can always count on a good review - sometimes short and sometimes longer.  And lots of them.  

Tea Time with Marce - Marce is recently back to blogging after being away for a while.  She lives in Bermuda, I believe, and she definitely reads the sort of books that I do.  I'm glad to see her back and suspect we will be talking crime novels and psychological thrillers from here on out.  

The Eclectic Reader - Sheree is another Australian and she has the most precious granddaughter that she shares with all of us from time to time.  She reads, does scrapbooking, has a garden, plays with her puppy and her little granddaughter and still manages to blog.  A busy lady.  

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Hope you get a chance to stop by these blogs and take a look.  They are all well done and worth your time.  Especially if you like mysteries.  The topic for tomorrow - staying connected.  See you then!

60 comments:

  1. I am honoured and delighted to be featured Kay, especially alongside other fabulous bloggers - thank you!

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    1. Well of course you would be there, Cleo. I'm so happy that I found your blog. :-)

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  2. Thank you so much for the mention, Kay! I'm definitely honoured to be featured with other lovely bloggers. I'm glad BBAW is bringing this bookblogging community together so we get to know more international bookbloggers as well. :-)

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    1. I am very happy about that too, Melody. And no list of mine would be complete without your name.

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  3. Thankyou, Kay, for that lovely mention. I am so chuffed. The feeling is mutual. I always miss you when you're not blogging and was so thrilled when you decided to return. And, yes, one of the wonderful aspects of book blogging is the ease of getting to know and become friends with bloggers who live overseas. It enriches my life to be honest... thank goodness for the internet.

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    1. I agree with you, Cath. Enriches is a great word for it. I'm so glad that I found you all those years ago.

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  4. Thank you for these recommendations - it's so good to find out how large and varied the community is!

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    1. It is a community isn't it? I love finding new friends.

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  5. What a great list! I've bookmarked this page so I can check out all these terrific bloggers. A few UK bloggers I always trust are Jackie at Farm Lane Books Blog (although she blogs less frequently than she used to) and Kim at Reading Matters (she features a lot of Australian writers).

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    1. Thank you, Priscilla! And thanks for the suggestions as well. I think I've run across Jackie a couple of time, but I'm not sure I know Kim. I'll check it out.

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  6. I think I just blew up my feed reader by adding all these wonderfully intriguing bloggers! Thanks for a great list!

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    1. Yay! That was my aim. Well, maybe not really, but I did want to share my friends here.

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  7. Great idea for a variation on today's theme! I'm familiar with half a dozen on your list, but will have to pop by the others!

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    1. Laurie, thanks for the kind words. Yes, at least check them out and see if you might like their style and reading choices.

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  8. Great post, Kay! I see some of my favorite blogs here--and am looking forward to checking out the others.

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    1. Then my mission is complete, Catherine! Thanks!

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  9. Awww Kay you are so sweet, thank you for including me with your list, some I consider amazing mystery blogs also and so excited to see new ones. I also realized that you and I will be discussing the thrillers especially psychological thrillers, can't wait. Thanks again

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    1. We will be talking about all kinds of mysteries I suspect. And I couldn't do this list without you there!

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  10. Nice list of bloggers - I actually read quite a few of them myself.

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    1. Kathy, you are everywhere in the blogosphere. You are really amazing with your commenting. And you and I are usually wandering around at about the same time. :-)

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  11. I'm going to have to make a whole section of my feedly that's just for mystery bloggers, to accommodate all these new folks you're introducing me too! Thanks -- great list!

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    1. You could do that, Jenny. There are a lot of bloggers that sort of concentrate on mysteries. Hope you'll check out a few of these.

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  12. So many great new blogs for me to investigate! Thank you!

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  13. What haven't I read in the last few years that wasn't due to another blogger? - Exactly!

    Thank you for this list of recommendations - will surely check them out. :)

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    1. I know. I think we all could say 'practically everything' as an answer to that question.

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  14. So glad you tweaked the question this way, Kay! About half of these blogs are ones I've not visited and will now! Thanks.

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    1. I think you'd like some of those blogs, Peggy Ann. Take a look and see.

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  15. I took the time to visit all and spent real time at The Darling Bookworm........ so excited you pointed out her blog, thank you. I added 4 but this one I'm most excited about.

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    1. Great! See, that was my intent. Amanda's blog is so cute and she reads some 'serious' crime stuff. LOL

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  16. I love the direction you came from! And those are some great blogs you listed - some of them favorites of mine too and others new to me so I am going to go check them out.

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    1. Yay! I'm so glad that people are checking them out.

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  17. I love your twist on the topic! Lots of great new to me blogs!

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  18. So honoured to be included on your list, Kay! :D We share several mutual friends, but I'm looking forward to visiting the others - because although we all jokingly moan about it, isn't it great to have a brilliant bookish community all highlighting different books that we might not otherwise hear about? Most of what I read now is based on blog recommendations...

    PS I live in Kirkintilloch, a little town just north of Glasgow in Scotland.

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    1. I'm so happy to know that you're in Scotland. Very nice. My husband is dying for us to go there so he can play golf at St. Andrews. And of course I'd need to include you. I love your blog. :-)

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  19. This is a cool twist! I spy several favorites of my own on your list.

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    1. I had a good time with this prompt. And wanted to share the love.

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  20. I was wondering where the influx of new followers came from, haha! Thanks so much for including me in your list (your blurb about my blog made me giggle, I love it). I'm totally bookmarking this post so I can come back to it later tonight and go through all the blogs I was unfamiliar with and start following some new people with similar bookish tastes. :D

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    1. Yes, I was just thinking about your purple and then thinking about your review of Pretty Girls and it all came together. LOL LOL

      I think you'd like some of these blogs, Amanda.

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  21. I love this post, Kay! New blogs to follow! I too love my fellow US book bloggers, but I also am so glad to be able to connect with people in other countries. It makes this big wide world seem smaller in a way. Plus it is nice to be able to say, "Oh, I know someone who lives there!" when a place or country comes up in the media or in conversation. ;-)

    I will definitely check out the blogs you list. Many I am familiar with, but some, are new to me. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. I agree, Wendy, I'm constantly probably 'boring' my husband with places where I 'know' people. And it is a small world when we can all talk books with people all the way on the other side. :-)

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  22. I follow several of the blogs you've listed and they're responsible for many uniquely British authors being on my TBR. I'll have to check out the few you've got listed that I don't follow.

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    1. You should check them out, Katherine. I get so many suggestions from them.

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  23. Fun twist on the topic! I follow several of these blogs, but there are a bunch I haven't even heard of. Thanks for bringing them to my attention. I'm definitely going to check them out.

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    1. Susan, I live to increase your TBR and your blogroll. Truly I do. LOL LOL

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  24. I love your long list of blogs, many of which are new to me. I just commented on another post that not only is my TBR pile exploding, my list of new bloggers to check out is too! It's wonderful.

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    1. Mine too, mine too. A welcome addition to this event.

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  25. This is great! There are SO many blogs on your list I wasn't already familiar with -- thank you!

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    1. I just wanted to share the love and let people know about some bloggers they might not be familiar with. Seems like it worked. :-)

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  26. What? More blogs to add to my reader??! Thanks! :p

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  27. That was great!! I'm excited to check them out.

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    1. See, I told you I follow a lot of blogs. ;-)

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  29. That's a great list, Kay! Yep, Cleo is my go-to blogger for the latest UK suspense, a genre I'm crazy about.

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  30. I will have to check out the blogs you mention that I haven't visited before. I really thought I used to visit your blog but I can't find it on my feed reader... Must remedy that!

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    1. I'm glad you'll check these out. Lots of good stuff that these bloggers share.

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