Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Book Blogs/Bookish Websites

1. Nerdy Book Club
   A passionate group of people share their love for reading – focused more on teachers and school environments, but I always find valuable information on their essays written by authors, teachers, librarians and more.
2. MG Book Village
   A fairly new place for people who love middle grade books to connect and learn! I’m loving their book release calendar which keeps me updated with new titles weekly!
3. Brightly
   “Founded in 2014 by a small team of passionate bookworms and parents, Brightly is a resource to help moms, dads, and educators grow lifelong readers. Launched in partnership with Penguin Random House, the Webby-nominated website features book recommendations from all publishers for every age and stage, reading tips and insights, seasonal inspirations, author essays, contests, gift guides, and more.”
4. Book Riot
   Book Riot is filled with booklists, podcasts and news from the publishing world with a focus on diversity. I listen to the Get Booked podcast and Hey YA! podcast and am constantly checking on what they’re talking about online!
   
5. Goodreads
   I use Goodreads daily to track my reading – noting what I want to read in the future and keeping track of what I’ve read in the past. I can rate and even leave a review or synopsis for myself.
6. CYBILS
   “The Cybils Awards aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.” I got the chance to be a kids non-fiction judge one year and although it was a lot of work, it was so much fun at the same time!
7. Books Between
   “Books Between is a podcast created to help teachers, parents, and librarians connect kids between 8 and 12 to books they’ll love. ” I love Corrina’s podcast and although she is a teacher, I’m constantly finding information that I find interesting and exciting.
8. School Library Journal
   This is a valuable resource filled with reviews and articles about children and young adult literature. We use this one at work as one of our review journals for purchasing materials.
   
9. Jbrary
   Jbrary is an amazing resource for storytime and for parents looking for some new songs and books to share with little ones. I got a chance to meet Dana and Lindsey at an ALA Annual Conference and had so much fun!
10. Awful Library Books
    The tagline for this website is “Hoarding is not collection development” as libraries share titles they’ve found in their collection that are just old and awful!

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl.