Welcome to the Feature & Follow
Increase Blog Followers, gain Book Blog Followers and make new friends with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow! If this is your first time here, welcome! You are about to make some new friends and gain new followers — but you have to know — the point of this hop is to follow other bloggers also. I follow you, you follow me.
The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee’s View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it’ll allow us to show off more new blogs!
How does this work? First you leave your name here on this post, (using the linky tools — keep scrolling!) then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just grab the code under the #FF picture and put it in your post) and then you visit as many blogs as you can and tell them “hi” in their comments (on the post that has the #FF image). You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you!
What sets this Hop apart from others, is our Feature. Each week we will showcase a Featured Blogger, from all different genres and areas. Who is our Feature today? Find out below. Just remember it is required, if you participate, to follow our Features and you must follow the hosts (Parajunkee & Alison Can Read) as a courtesy. How do you follow someone? Well, if you have a preference, state it in your #FF post. A lot of blogs are transitioning to WordPress in which they do not have the luxury of GFC, so an RSS subscription is appreciated or if you choose an email subscription. If you don’t have GFC please state in your post how you would like to be followed.
All features are chosen randomly to be the feature. They are not chosen by content or name.
Our Feature is Meg @ The Book Asylum
When did you start blogging?
I launched The Book Asylum in October of this year.
What is your favorite part of book blogging?
I absolutely love connecting with other book lovers, and chatting about our latest reads. Reading is a passion of mine, and it makes me so happy when I can share that passion with other like-minded people. Getting to know authors on a personal level is pretty awesome too!
What is your favorite book(s)?
This is such a tough question! I honestly don’t think I could name just one, so if you don’t mind I’ll throw out a handful in no particular order and you can take your pick… The Harry Potter series, The Sea of Tranquility, The Edge of Never, The Opportunist, the Experiment in Terror Series, A Matter of Fate, the Fever Series, Mila 18, the Song of Ice and Fire series, The Night Circus, Ready Player One, Winter Sea, State of Wonder, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Macbeth.
What has been the best thing that has happened to you because of book blogging?
I would say the best thing that has happened to me so far has been becoming an organizer of the Boston Author Event which is happening on March 16th, 2013. I adore the other two organizers – Cristina of Cristina’s Book Reviews, and Trish Patel Brinkley (huge fan) – whom I would have never met had it not been for book blogging. It’s pretty amazing to see what dedicated fans can do for the authors they love! As a book blogger, I’ve been able to connect authors with their readers in a meaningful way in the virtual world. Now, I’m excited to be able to do that in March in the real world!
Q: What book do you think everyone should read? If you could gift the entire population with one book?
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RULES
To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:
- (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee & Alison Can Read}
- (Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers
- Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
- Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say “hi” in your comments and that they are now following you.
- If you are using WordPress or another CMS that doesn’t have GFC (Google Friends Connect) state in your posts how you would like to be followed
- Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don’t just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don’t say “HI”
- If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love…and the followers
- If you’re new to the follow Friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!
Happy Follow Friday!
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Great choice this week Rachel
I love this question and your answer, I need to read Art of War… Have a Happy New Year
Great question! I am not new to the bog hop but I am returning. I had a blog awhile back that closed but now I am back with a new blog
ramblings of a booknerd
What a great question!
Love this answer! FF
I do not know this book and will have to look it up. PageGirlsPageofBookReviews
Never heard of the book but I’m sure it’s great!
Smile. I saw someone reading the Art of War on the bus the other day.
I think this is one of the questions I had to think the most about! And I’m not sure of my answer, even now
Great question, though, and I’m sure there will be a lot of interesting answers!
Have a great weekend Rachel!
Forgot to include my FF post
Nice! Haven’t read that one!
Here’s my Follow Friday
Have a GREAT weekend!
Old Follower
The Art of War…hmmmm…interesting choice (I haven’t read it, but I’ve heard many many things about it)! I am going to love seeing everyone’s answers this week!
I’m not a new follower, but I am new to the FF this week…here’s my blog: Coffee Bean Bookshelf
Besides, not every one is Christian, and might not appreciate that.
I haven’t read The Art of War, but I may look into it. Tough question this week!! Old follower.
Great pick! I can’t wait to see what other people’s answer will be.
My F&F
http://gabbyreads.blogspot.com/2012/12/feature-and-follow-friday-ambivalent.html
Your choice sounds intresting. This is my first time participating in Follow my book blog Friday.
Hi ..
Never heard of The Art Of War but sounds interesting though.
Just an old follower, feel free to follow me as well at the link below.
BookShelves Of Dreams
I’ve always wanted to read that. Which translation did you read?
RSS Follower
My FF
I am a newbie. I want to follow this blog hop. I hope I am doing it right!