I have a very special mailbox post this week. When I first started blogging I never would have imagine it having such an impact on me. I first discovered Rory's Book Club and loved talking about books with the members, soon afterwards a few of us began blogging. I began to take book blogging a little more seriously about 2 years ago, and devoted a blog primarily to books. I began to discover the book blogging community, but I always felt alone in my community so, I pressured PK to start her blog at Aisle B (Yes, there was an ultimatum but she thanks me now...) A few weeks ago I saw a request on twitter for Montreal bloggers, and replied. This soon turned into a group of 15 people. We decided to get together this weekend, and discuss books and the lack of english events in our area. Montreal books events are primarily french, and those that are english are not well advertised. This is something we hope to see change. We created a Facebook Group, and plan to keep Montrealers up to date with events.
Simon and Schuster Canada, Harper Collins Canada, Scholastic Canada, and Random House Canada heard what we were up to, and sent us some amazing books and swag. We distributed these amongst ourselves and I got some great books. I want to thank these amazing publishers for their support and generosity.
First I'll introduce the Montreal Bloggers. We were 13 people, 2 people were unable to attend.
Simon and Schuster Canada, Harper Collins Canada, Scholastic Canada, and Random House Canada heard what we were up to, and sent us some amazing books and swag. We distributed these amongst ourselves and I got some great books. I want to thank these amazing publishers for their support and generosity.
First I'll introduce the Montreal Bloggers. We were 13 people, 2 people were unable to attend.
Front row L-R: PK from Aisle B (in red), Cindy from Cindy's Love of Books, Cat from Beyond Books, Lisa from Starmetal Oak Book Blog
Back Row L-R: Avis from She Reads and Reads, Amanda from Tales and Treats, Melissa from YA Book Shelf, Me, Mrs. Q, Cindy B. from Tynga's Reviews, Lucy from Moonlight Gleam's Bookshelf (who made our awesome name tags!), Donna from Book Bound, Laura from Library of Clean Reads, Tina from Bookshipper
And Here is what I got:
Lady of The English by Elizabeth Chadwick (From Sourcebook not related to event)
The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley (From Sourcebook not related to the event) (Nonetheless Sourcebooks is amazing)
(From the event)
Want to Go Private by Sarah Darer Littman (Harper Collins Canada)
Last Man in Tower by Aravind Adiga (Harper Collins Canada)
The Book of Lies by Mary Horlock (Random House Canada)
Things We Didn't Say by Kristina Riggle (Scholastic Canada)
The Recessionistas by Alexandra Lebenthal (From PK!)
Oh, and I have to show my name tag...Lucy did an amazing job!
I'm looking forward to our next meetup. It was great to match faces with blogs. I had a great time!
And Here is what I got:
Lady of The English by Elizabeth Chadwick (From Sourcebook not related to event)
The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley (From Sourcebook not related to the event) (Nonetheless Sourcebooks is amazing)
(From the event)
Want to Go Private by Sarah Darer Littman (Harper Collins Canada)
Last Man in Tower by Aravind Adiga (Harper Collins Canada)
The Book of Lies by Mary Horlock (Random House Canada)
Things We Didn't Say by Kristina Riggle (Scholastic Canada)
The Recessionistas by Alexandra Lebenthal (From PK!)
Oh, and I have to show my name tag...Lucy did an amazing job!
I'm looking forward to our next meetup. It was great to match faces with blogs. I had a great time!
