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Soothing Music for Stray Cats by Jayne Joso
And here are some book site gems!...
The Rise of the Bookish Website Book websites and blogs are on the increase, and for booklovers everywhere, be they fellow bloggers, writers, and/or readers, they seem to be a really fun arena for sharing views and news about the word shuffling art of writing. Here’s a link to a nice one run by a chap in Scotland called Robaroundbooks.com – it seems to have incorporated fun elements such as interesting book covers, features on curious and/or interesting bookshelves (a variation on one of the broadsheets that used to carry photos of writers’ rooms or desks... and perhaps still does, though I am quite out of the loop), features on short stories and special editions of certain books and magazines; some author interviews, and lots of book reviews - including one on Soothing Music for Stray Cats, feel free to visit the site for the full review -filed under 'Afterthoughts'.
Another interesting site I have come across is dovegreyreader – who describes herself as: “a Devonshire based bookaholic, sock-knitting quilter who is a community nurse in her spare time” and this seems to be another very lively book site... honestly I don’t know how people manage those busy sites, it’s amazing. And this site is - dovegreyreader.co.uk
A Blog of One’s Own For socialising, all things book related, or for ideas for blogs of your own... 'A Blog of One’s Own' - so to speak, I think these sites are really worth checking out.
What is also interesting is that the status of some of the reviewers is becoming increasingly impressive, and the publishing world is clearly sitting up and taking notice of the influence that some of the better book sites have, and why not? Many of the sites seem to be run similarly to full on magazines, with regular features, special features, events, competitions, and letters to the editor in the form of ‘site visitor feedback’... I think it’s all great.
To the book community one and all, I say ‘hurrah!’ – Read and enjoy, both books and sites!
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