Musing Monday & My First Blog Award!

To start off this post, I'll be answering the Musing Monday question (a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading). This week's question is: Where is your favorite place to find new books to read?

My Answer: Well, I think the most obvious answer would be around the blogosphere! I'm constantly checking other bloggers' reviews for new books. Similarly, if a book keeps popping up on everyone's blog, it makes me much more likely to check it out. Aside from blogs, I love stalking browsing other members shelves on Shelfari. If the person has a lot of books in common with me, odds are pretty high that they'll have read other books I'd be interested in. Sometimes I also just like browsing the shelves of the library for things that catch my eye.

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Now, on to other fun news! Today I received the Stylish Blogger Award from Laura at All of Everything and Chloe at YA Booklover Blog - my first blog award ever! Thanks guys!

Here are the rules if you get awarded:

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award
2. Share 7 things about yourself
3. Award 15 recently discovered great bloggers
4. Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award!

Musing Monday #1

Musing Monday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. She asks a question, and we answer, simple as that!

Question: How many books did you read in 2010? If you had a reading goal, did you meet it? What books are you most looking forward to reading for 2011 (either new, OR ones that have sat on your shelves for a while)?

My Answer:  I didn't really have any reading goals set in mind for 2010, nor did I start counting how many books I'd read until about the end of May.... according to my count on Shelfari, I've read 45 books since then. There are several books I'm looking forward to reading in 2011 (both old and new); it'd be impossible to list them all, so here's just a few.


From my bookshelf:

• A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
• The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

New releases & Books I don't own yet:

• Firelight by Sophie Jordan
• City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
• Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
• Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
• Matched by Ally Condie