Roll call!
The book blogosphere is a wondrous place, with reviewers, authors, publishers and fans constantly creating, discussing and at times arguing with each other.
So when I realized that Dave and I hadn't updated the blog roll since we started blogging, I decided we had to start 2009 with a wider list of resources than the paltry few we've given you so far. But I want your help!
Besides this wonderful blog, where do you go for your all-thing-bookish news? And yes, that includes your own site; a little self-promotion never hurt anyone.
So what do you want to see? More local authors? Bookstores? Convention news? The largest cache of Harry Potter fan fiction on the Interwebs?
I know, I'm asking for trouble with that last one...
While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, 
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Highlighting area bookstores - independents especially, be they general or specialty - to me, could only be in everyone's best interest.
Happy New Year!
Posted by: Eight-Stone Press | December 31, 2008 1:04 PM
In addition to Read Street, I love Heather Johnson's book blog, http://age30books.blogspot.com/.
Nathan Bransford is a literary agent with a great publishing blog,
http://nathanbransford.blogspot.com/.
And, naturally, my own blog, Muse,
http://erikarobuck.wordpress.com/.
Posted by: Erika Robuck | December 31, 2008 2:57 PM
I like to visit The Republic of Pemberley and C19. ROP is very 'civilized' and polite and discusses all things Austen and beyond. C19 (for 19th century) discusses Gaskell, Austen, contemporary writers and all sorts of artsy bookish things. In addition I just found Book Club Forum which seems really good and comprehensive. And, since you mention we can self-promote, there's also my blog, Good Books Bright Side. Thanks!
Posted by: jemima | December 31, 2008 4:33 PM
First, bravo to Read Street, which I really enjoy.
I also like the mystery Listserv of DorothyL (www.dorothyl.com). I rely on the newsletter of Dan Poynter (www.parapublishing.com) for publishing news. Then there's the terrific Yahoo Discussion Group run by The Short Mystery Fiction Society (www.shortmystery.net). The last one is geared to writers, rather than readers.
Happy 2009!
Posted by: Gail Farrelly | December 31, 2008 5:32 PM
I really like A Novel Challenge (http://novelchallenges.blogspot.com/) which has book challenges that you can participate in.
It's how I found out about A Year of Readers (http://yearofreaders.blogspot.com/) which is where you get people to sponsor you and donate to the charity of your choice based on however many books you read. :) I read a lot anyway, so I'm psyched that next year I will be making a difference in the world. Without having to actually give up any reading time. ;)
Posted by: Kelly | December 31, 2008 6:59 PM
Er, a little blatant self promotion:
Every week, on my Monday Morning Book Blog, I talk about a book I've read. Sometimes I look at it from a writer's perspective; other times I may post a more traditional review. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cereal boxes: anything that tells a story is fair game.
www.bmorrison.com/blog
Posted by: Barbara Morrison | January 1, 2009 9:02 AM
Happy New Year and looking forward to a busy and interesting year in books here on Read Street.
Of course I have to put in a plug here for the Baltimore Chapter of the Maryland Writers' Association (www.mwabaltimore.org). We're lining up a great roster of speakers and events for local writers in 2009. A big shout-out to our co-sponsors, the CityLit Project (www.citylitproject.org) and the Write Here, Write Now workshop series ( www.whwnwriters.com), both of whom are co-sponsoring a free all-day Poetry-a-Thon at the Creative Alliance January 1, so go check it out! MWAB salutes Gregg Wilhelm of CityLit and Christine Stewart of WHWN -- two of the best things to happen to Baltimore's writing scene since Poe and Mencken! (Well, okay, so I'm a little biased there...)
Posted by: Paul Lagasse | January 1, 2009 9:02 AM
Yikes! I can't believe I forgot to mention the two terrific independent bookstores that generously host MWA Baltimore's monthly meetings: Ukazoo Books (www.ukazoo.com) and Baltimore Chop Books ()! Support your local indy booksellers!
Posted by: Paul Lagasse | January 1, 2009 9:06 AM
Even though I'm up in NE Ohio, I still enjoy reading Read Street. I blog at http://jensbookthoughts.blogspot.com and I also follow librarian Lesa at Lesa's Book Critiques (http://lesasbookcritiques.blogspot.com/). There are a number of authors whose blogs I follow: Alafair Burke, Timothy Hallinan, Gregg Hurwitz, Lisa Unger. I, like Gail, am a follower of the DorothyL list serve as well.
Posted by: Jen Forbus | January 1, 2009 9:30 AM
Thanks for the great suggestions, everyone. I really love the Republic of Pemberly as well, and now I have an excuse to include it!
Kelly, A Novel Challenge sounds amazing! Thanks for bringing it to our attention!
And I would love to include more bookstore profiles. If you guys will keep the suggestions for bookstores coming, I will get back on it!
Paul, we profiled Ukazoo earlier, but I have been remiss in excluding the Chop Shop. Thanks for the reminder!
Posted by: Nancy | January 2, 2009 10:39 AM
In addition to our own bookstore blog -
http://constellationbooks.blogspot.com/ - we enjoy John Scalzi's award-winning
http://whatever.scalzi.com/
The American Bookseller Association's
Omnibus - http://www.bookweb.org/blogs/aba/, and Andrew Wheeler's
http://antickmusings.blogspot.com/
The first is an author, the second a collection of all things books, the third a publisher.
Posted by: Lauretta Nagel | January 2, 2009 9:46 PM