The Biblio Blogazine

I just saw an interesting idea for the blogging community over at BBAW:

Okay Book Bloggers!!!

It’s time to get creative!  If there’s one thing book bloggers seem to have in common, one bittersweet fact, one troubling but joyous shared burden….it’s the TBR pile.

Show us your TBR pile!!!

But don’t be all boring about it….get creative!  Try to reveal something to us about yourself through your TBR pile.

Here is a “creative” way to display my TBR, or at least part of it. As Wallpaper on my computer: A constant and artistic reminder of the stacks behind me clamoring for attention. 

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Press Release dated: August 4, 2009

Authors James Patterson, George Pelecanos, Nikki Grimes, Marilynne Robinson, Daniel Silva Join National Book Festival Lineup; New Social Networking and Interactive Features Engage Book-Lovers Online

Authors James Patterson, George Pelecanos, Nikki Grimes, Marilynne Robinson, Sharon Creech, Daniel Silva and W. Ralph Eubanks will be among the writers and illustrators joining the stellar lineup for the ninth annual National Book Festival, to be held on the National Mall from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26. The event is free and open to the public.

Patterson will present at the Mysteries & Thrillers Pavilion, and also at the Teens & Children pavilion this year. He is the author of the widely popular Alex Cross series of thrillers set in Washington, D.C., and writes novels aimed at teens as well. Authors Daniel Silva and George Pelecanos—the author of 15 crime novels set in and around Washington, D.C.—will present in that pavilion.

Also coming to the Teens & Children pavilion will be authors Nikki Grimes, Sharon Creech and Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah, who will appear with his collaborator, Carmen Agra Deedy. Authors joining the popular Poetry & Prose pavilion include Marilynne Robinson, Julia Glass and W. Ralph Eubanks. These authors are among the more than 70 celebrated writers and illustrators participating in this year’s event. (An updated list of authors follows below).

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First let me thank everyone who left a comment and/or entered to win a copy of Jeffrey Eugenides’ The Virgin Suicides. I can’t tell you how much it makes me smile to see how many people love to read. It does my heart good!

For those of you who haven’t read Eugenides’ Middlesex, and are also members of LibraryThing (or not…it’s easy to join), there is a group of us who will be reading it in four stages over the next month. The first stage begins this Saturday the 20th. Please visit us and consider participating.

Now for the winner.

According to http://www.random.org/: Teabird (aka Melanie)!

According to her blogger profile, Teabird is a librarian. How cool is that? She also has two lovely blogs, both of which I enjoy and follow. The first is called Read Along With Teabird, the other Tea Leaves.

Please stop her blogs if you have a chance.

And congratulations Melanie, the book is on its way!