Feature and Follow Friday #161

Welcome to the Feature & Follow

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Gain new 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.

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How To Become a Featured Blog?

We pick our featured blogs randomly each week from the blogs who participated the week before.

Please be sure to feature your e-mail address clearly on your blog. Either on the main blog, on a Contact page, or on an About Me page. If I can't find your email easily, I will choose a different blog to feature.

Our Feature - Girl in the Woods Reviews

1. When did you start blogging?

We started blogging on 30th August 2012.

2. What is your favorite part of book blogging?

Our fav part of blogging is that we get to meet so many other bloggers, authors who we love their books and new authors that have expanded our 'circle' and now, we have experienced so many things!

3. What type of books do you mainly blog about?

We mainly review about YA books.

4. What is your favorite book(s)?

Fav Books: Shiver Trilogy, TMI, ID, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Ink, Delirium Trilogy and many other books that can't fit this list! :)

5. What has been the best thing that has happened to you because of book blogging?

The best thing? Hmmm... I think it's the experience of meeting other bloggers, handling the blog, achieving and having more authors write to us for reviews! It's been so fast and fun so far - phew! It's already almost the end of the year :)

Q: Back to school. Create a reading list for the imaginary English Lit class you’ll be teaching this semester.

This is such a great question. I'll list a few and probably edit my post later as I think of more...

The big debate is whether you focus on the classics or go for modern novels. My instinct is to go for the classics. They are the framework upon which modern literature has been shaped. And if you don't read it in high school, being realistic, you'll probably never read them. On the other hand, there's something to be said for offering books that students are more likely to enjoy - and still have learning points. Because is the ultimate goal to create a love of reading?

Shakespeare - Hamlet, Macbeth, and/or Much Ado About Nothing (I read the last this week for fun) and watched a video of David Tennant and Catherine Tate performing the play. It was fantastic.

Pride and Prejudice
Jane Eyre
Farenheit 451
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
To Kill a Mockingbird
Grapes of Wrath (even though I didn't really like it)

Also, some modern -

Harry Potter - so many opportunities for in depth literary discussion
Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Fault in Our Stars
Code Name Verity
Jellicoe Road (it's a very challenging and literary read but wonderful)

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Now for the Follow Fun!

With GFC going the way of the dodo bird for many bloggers, there is no better time to start following blogs via RSS feed. If you use a reader, it would be great if you followed my RSS directly.

We have a new button, so update your blogs if you are used to doing this meme!

RULES

To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:

1. (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee & Alison Can Read}
2. (Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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
6. 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"
7. If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love...and the followers
8. If you're new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

Next Week's Question:

Back to School time! Create a reading list for the imaginary English Lit class you'll be teaching this semester.

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