Brilliant Book Blogger - Chicklish

Things have been very quiet around here lately, but don't panic, I do have some fantastic things coming soon, including a super secret project!

For today I have an interview with Luisa Plaja an author and book blogger who blogs at Chicklish.

Can you tell us a little bit about you and your blog? I'm Luisa Plaja, an author and book-lover. I founded Chicklish together with some other writers of teen fiction, including Keris Stainton, back in 2006. I run the site with help from Alexandra Fouracres and a fabulous team of reviewers. The reviewers are people of all ages, from 11 upwards, and the thing we have in common is that we all love reading and sharing our thoughts on books.

How would you describe your blog in 3 words? Fun, bright, bookish.

What's your favourite thing about having a book blog? Hearing from lovely authors and publicists, and getting comments and emails from readers. I think we're the longest-running teen book blog in Britain, and we still get comments on some of our earliest posts. I get the impression that people read a book, love it and look it up online to share the love. I'm so glad they find us! It's really one of the reasons I've kept going with the site - nothing beats hearing from enthusiastic readers.

When you're not blogging what are you doing? I'm mostly writing novels aimed at teenagers. :)

Do you prefer finishing a book or starting a new one? Finishing a book. I love satisfying endings.

What are your favourite books at the moment? My taste in books hasn't really changed over the years, though I've had some different phases. My favourite kinds of books are usually light-hearted and look at family relationships, friendships and romance. In general, I prefer books that make me smile and laugh to books that make me sniff and cry. In the end, though, a good book is a good book, whatever the genre!

If you could live in any book, which would it be and why? That's a lovely question! I don't think I can answer it, because my answer will change every time I finish a fabulous book where I've really connected with the characters.

What advice would you give to a brand new book blogger? You could start by reviewing your favourite books, or books you've borrowed from the library, and build from there. You probably shouldn't expect to receive review books right away. Follow other blogs and comment on them - the book-blogging community is wonderful and very supportive!

If you could recommend one blog to us which would it be? There are so many blogs I love that I can't possibly narrow it down! Though maybe I'd suggest The Bookette, who has a fabulous blog and who also links to so many other brilliant British book blogs that her site is a great springboard to hours of book-blog reading. http://www.thebookette.co.uk/

Anything else you'd like to say? Thank you for interviewing me, and happy book blogging!

Thanks Luisa! If you're interested in being one of Literary Enchantment's Brilliant Book Bloggers please fill out this form.

Brilliant Book Blogger - The Book Scoop

Today I'm joined by Rowena from The Book Scoop. She was kind enough to answer some questions for me about herself and her brilliant blog.

Can you tell us a little about you and your blog? Sure thing, I'm an avid reader from Torrance, CA. I read about 10-15 books a month and a huge heaping of those books are YA fiction. I co-run the book blog, Book Binge which is a romance novel book blog catered to adults. I needed some place where I could share my love of YA novels and that's where The Book Scoop came into play. Outside of reading, I love to write, blog and bake.

How would I describe my blog in 3 words? Hmm, that's hard. I'll have to say, cute, light and fun.

What's your favorite thing about having a book blog? The community. In my real life, not too many people read the books that I do (or at all for that matter) and I love knowing that outside my real world, there are plenty of people that do and book blogging brings me to those people. I have met some wonderful people through book blogging, people who have enriched my life in so many different ways and that sense of community is what keeps me coming back for more every single day.

When you're not blogging, what are you doing? When I'm not blogging, I'm usually reading or at one of my daughter's basketball games. She plays club basketball (travel ball) so our weekends are usually filled to the brim with basketball tournaments and practices. I'm also big on TV shows and movies. Right now, my sisters and I are knee deep in The Unit which is a military tv show about a special ops team that goes on different missions for our country. Soooo good.

Do you prefer finishing a book or starting a new one? I prefer finishing a book. If I'm almost done with a book that means that I'm in the thick of the story, I'm at the good stuff...sometimes starting a new book, you have to get over that beginning hump so for me? I'm all about that happy ending..=)

What are your favorite books of the moment? Hmm, I just finished My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent not too long ago and I adored that book then I read and loved Taken by Storm by Angela Morrison, Going too Far by Jennifer Echols. Oh and The Oracle of Dating by Allison van Diepen. All great stories.

If you could live in any book, which would it be and why? Oh goodness, this is such a hard question. When I was in high school, I would have loved to live in any of Meg Cabot's books because I would have loved to be one of her heroines...maybe either Jinx or How to be Popular.

What advice would you give a new blogger? Be consistent and have fun. You should blog because you want to not because of what you can get out of blogging. Blogging is a labor of love and you should enjoy it so have fun!

If you could recommend one blog to us which would it be? A new to me blog that I'm enjoying right now is Chachic's Book Nook, everyone should be reading her blog, it's great! You can visit at: http://chachic.wordpress.com/.

Anything else you'd like to say? I'd really just like to thank you for having me over. This is my first official guest blog for another blog since I started my YA blogging adventure and I couldn't thank you enough for that. At The Book Scoop, you'll find two regular women discussing all things YA and having fun while we're at it. Come join us, we're fun, I promise!

Thanks Rowena! If you're interested in being one of Literary Enchantment's Brilliant Book Bloggers please fill out this form.