Brag Book

Today is the premiere of my new blog, Popcorn In My Bra. 

It’s My 2nd Blogoversary

Two years ago, on October 13, 2013, I published my first book review here at the Book Self. And since that day, things have been going swell at my little corner of the Internet. I’ve read and reviewed a lot of great books (and some so not great books), have gained followers and likes, received positive feedback from authors whose books I have reviewed, and have some great working relationships with people working in the publishing industry. I feel truly blessed. Believe me, when I published my first review, I had no idea all of this would happen. But I’m sure glad it did. Thanks to everyone who has supported me and will continue to support me. I couldn’t make it without you.

And if any of my readers would like to submit a guest review or have any ideas they’d like to share with me, leave a comment or email at thebookself@yahoo.com. I’m also open to reviewing any books some of my readers have written.

Once again, thank you!

Brag Book! It’s My One Year Blogoversary!!!

I can barely contain myself. I one year ago I published my first review at the Book Self, Joe Muto’s memoir, An Atheist in the Foxhole: A Liberal’s Eight-Year Odyssey Inside the Heart of the Right Wing Media. Since those humble beginnings, I’ve read and reviewed some really great books (and some not so great ones), gained followers and likes, received wonderful messages from the authors I’ve reviewed and have gotten involved in some really cool things like the giveaway for the movie “This Is Where I Leave You” based on the Jonathan Tropper novel of the same name.

I initially started this blog because I had gone through a horrific writing situation in the professional sense, and I needed an ego boost to prove to myself I still had the chops as a writer. I figured a blog might do the trick, but I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to write about. Writer and artist Austin Kleon once advised don’t write what you know; write what you love. What wise advice. I love books and I just knew I had to write about them. And now look where I am! Wow!

I want to thank my readers for joining me on this journey, and we have so many more miles to go. I’m working on a couple of book reviews. A publisher sent me a galley of a novel to be published in mid-November, which I am reading now and will probably post a review around the publishing date. I’m open to guest reviewers. And there are just so many books I want to read and review. I have a list as long Shaquille O’Neill.

I’m really looking forward to starting my second year of the Blog Self, and I hope my readers are, too. Thanks so much.