Liebster Blog Award!

For those of you who have not entered yet (*lures you with shiny objects*), my fantasy ARC giveaway ends tomorrow! You could win books from fantabulous authors like Catherine Gilbert Murdock (Dairy Queen, Princess Ben) and Lauren Oliver (Before I Fall, Delirium)! And if fantasy isn't your thing, stick around next week, because I'll be starting another giveaway. Because my roommates have started to protest the books slowly taking over the living room (and dining room, and kitchen, and bathrooms*)....

Anyway! I wanted to say THANKS to my super-awesome crit-partner Ghenet, who passed on the Liebster Blog Award yesterday!



She is adorable, and also runs a pretty kickass young adult book club, YA Cafe, over at her blog, which you should check out!

So the goal of the Liebster Blog Award is to spotlight your favorite up-and-coming bloggers. Rules are:

1. Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
2. Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.
4. Have faith that your followers will spread the love to other bloggers.
5. And most of all - have bloggity-blog fun!

Here are my top 5 picks of bloggers you should follow (in no particular order):

1. Corrie Wachob. Another one of my lovely crit-partners (not that I'm biased!) who blogs about her adventures living as a super-hip chick in Brooklyn, exploring the northeast, dancing hip-hop, and going out for drinks with yours truly. Cause we're cool like that. And totally not the alkies she makes it sound like.

2. Blurb is a Verb. Okay, yes, I know I guest-posted for them recently, but I SWEAR I read the blog before that too! It's chock-full of great marketing and publicity advice, plus interesting, informative guest posts with other authors, bloggers and generally book-obsessed people. Much loves.

3. Melanie Santiago. I love her new blog series, "book reviews in 30 words" (inspired by those movies in 30-seconds by bunnies videos). Plus she has some really great How Not to (Ab)Use Twitter advice.

4. Sophia Richardson. Her genre-of-the-month review series has been a great read (this month = thrillers!), plus she always has inspiring content in her Friday Favorites.

5. Caitlin Darrell. She always has fun, upbeat posts about writing, reading and surviving rejection. Plus she has some great contests! And of course, Harry Potter. Automatic win!

So there you go, my friends. More people for you to stalk! I know you all love that!**

Tomorrow, I'll be announcing the (many!) winners of the fantasy ARC giveaway. Stay tuned!

* What, you don't have books in your bathroom? What do you use all those shelves for? Soap? Pfffft.

** Don't deny your inner stalker!