Today....

I'm being interviewed at Books and Iced Coffee

Check it out! 

BBAW: Meet Tasha

Give a warm welcome to Tasha from

Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Books

Project Gutenberg Project

Liquid Persuasion

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If you could travel anywhere inside a book - which book would it be any why? That's a difficult question! I would love to live in Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini. That would be kick-ass. I also always thought it would be fun to visit Narnia.

Your favorite novel is Jane Eyre, do you like/read modern adaptations or retellings of this classic novel?  I have read a few adaptions/retellings. Jane by April Linder was pretty good (Rochester is a rock star--gotta love that). You can find a list of the Jane Eyre adaptations I've read here:http://heidenkind.blogspot.com/2012/01/jane-eyre-approximately.html 

You have a quite a few recipes of cocktails on your tumblr - do you have a favorite drink? There are a lot of drinks I really enjoy, but sidecars are probably my favorite.

You have a section for Art and Art History posts - do you have a favorite artists/work of art? Some of my favorite artists are JMW Turner, Edouard Manet (both of whom I've "interviewed" on my blog), Remedios Varo, and Giorgio de Chirico. I wouldn't say I have a single favorite work of art, but I love John Singer Sargent's Street in Venice, and seeing Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Donatello's Mary Magdalene were incredible experiences.

Besides Harry Potter, do you have a book (or series) that you think people will be still reading in 100 years? Hard to say. It's difficult to image Twilight will still be as popular in 100 years as it is now, but you never know. It could happen! As for adult novels, I honestly couldn't even guess.

What is the best book you've read so far this year? Best as in most enjoyable, or best as in most well-written? :p I've read a few really good books this year. I think my favorites were The Man In Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini. I also really liked The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie and The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton.

What do you enjoy most about blogging? Probably just the chance to socialize with other people who like books. I also really like writing and blogging gives me a creative outlet, especially the drinks blog.

It was great to meet you Tasha! Go over to her blog and leave a comment!

BBAW: Jamie of Perpetual Page Turner

Jamie from The Perpetual Page-Turner is chatting with us during Book Blogger Appreciation Week. Check out her interview with me and then head on over to her blog.

What made you start blogging? In 2008 I created a College Students group on Goodreads and became obsessed with having a place to talk books with others. Through that group I saw that a fellow member, April of Good Books and Good Wine, had a blog. I kept wanting to do it for FOREVER and finally got a few group members to form The Broke and the Bookish with me in June of 2010. I then promptly created my personal book blog because I just fell in love with being able to blog about books I loved or didn't love and have people actually interact and get excited with me!

What's your favorite bookish moment? I have honestly had so many great bookish moments between all the bookish events I've been to (BEA, author signings, book fests) and just during blogging in general but I'm going to have to say that my first night at BEA meeting some of my very best blogging friends for the first time at a pizza place. It was epic and amazing and I loved the bookish and non-bookish conversations we had and I just couldn't believe that after talking books for so long together that we were finally meeting and having the best time. Really all of BEA was epic for that reason.

Oh, I LOVE BEA

What book out in 2012 are you most looking forward to reading? Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver ..I just have to know what happens and I really just love Lauren's writing.

What is your proudest blog moment? Oh goodness. Hmm I think recently was when I pretty much peed my pants when Maureen Johnson (OMG!) recognized me from my Twitter picture (@brokeandbookish)! I just turned to my fiance after we left and (COMPLETELY JOKINGLY) said, "You know, that kind of makes me a BIG DEAL since Maureen knew who I was. You are dating a superstar." He just died laughing at my complete nerddom.
That's Awesome she recognized you.. Maureen Johnson is a ROCK STAR!



What author would you love to meet? I have been very fortunate to a ton of my favorite authors (Laurie Halse Anderson, David Levithan, Megan McCafferty, Libba Bray. I can't even think of them all!) but I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to meet Stephanie Perkins. Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door are two of my all time fave YA novels and I just think she is incredibly sweet and awesome to her fans! I think she is a master of the contemporary YA and I just love her books so hardcore.
I'm jealous that you got to read Lola and the Boy Next Door already!

Thanks Jamie!