Thanks so much to everyone who’s been reading the blog. I’m having a great time writing it, so I hope you’re enjoying reading it, also. I just wanted to say a few words about some administrative issues.
1. Email Subscription and RSS Feed: I’ve added new widgets on the right-hand side of the page to allow you to subscribe by email to the blog and add it to blog feeds you already use. The email subscription only comes in a daily digest form, which is a little frustrating given the nature of the blog (see #4), but if you’d prefer to have something land in your inbox rather than remembering to come to my site, it’s a good option.
2. Comments: Please make them! I was so excited to get my first comment on my The Shadow of the Wind post. I’d really like for this blog to become more of a dialogue. If you’ve read the book I reviewed, let me know what you thought of it. If you haven’t read it, let me know if there was any part of my review you found helpful. And if there’s anything else you’d like to know about the book, just ask. You can also email me at bingereader@gmail.com to do any of the above or to give me recommendations for future posts.
3. Facebook Fan Page: You can now become a fan of Binge Reading on Facebook! Just click on this link, and become a fan. (Note: You must be already logged into Facebook in order for the link to work.)
4. Frequency of Posts: As you know, this isn’t a typical blog where I write about anything that comes to mind. I have to take the time to read a book, think about it critically, and write a post. My goal is to put up about a post a week, but sometimes it depends on what I’m reading.
That’s it for now! If any of the technology isn’t working, email or comment, and I’ll do what I can. I’m not extremely tech-savvy, so please bear with me. Thanks again for your support.
3 Comments
February 3, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Hooray! I’m an RSS feed (Google Reader) subscriber now!
February 4, 2009 at 9:09 am
I’m really interested in this project and have been reading since you first sent out the notice. It’s a little difficult for me to gauge what I think so far — I’m not nearly as well read as you are — and thus must take what you say at face value.
Can I request that you review ‘A Time Traveler’s Wife’, which you mentioned in your last post, just to act as a baseline for me? It’s one of the few works of “literature” that I’ve read recently. Other nominees: ‘Life of Pi’, ‘After Dark’, and ‘White Teeth’
Not requesting that you review all of them. Just one, to get a sense of what you see in a book.
February 4, 2009 at 11:10 am
I’m only selectively well-read, and I read a lot of junk sometimes, so don’t feel bad. I’ll definitely put up a review of The Time Traveler’s Wife within the next couple weeks, and I’ll put the others on the list. Thanks so much for the recommendations!