Hello and good evening, bibliophiles!! I hope everyone is having a lovely (and book-filled) weekend! It’s Friday evening in my neck of the woods, and since I’m super popular and social, I thought I’d spend a moment to announce some ideas I’m bringing to the blog and also give you all your first chance at a giveaway! Get excited!

In the last few months, this community has grown into something of its own. I am in no way “internet famous” or doing things on a grandiose scale, but some of the opportunities that have come my way have caused me to do some pondering and become stoked about ways I can expand this bookish little blog! These ideas have been festering for awhile, but now I’m ready to actually put a bit of extra time and bring these new creations into this literary world.

1) Reviews: Yes, they’re going to continue. As I stated in a past blog post, if the book or series I’m reading has made the crossover into film or television, I hope to include my perspective, thoughts, and reviews on the screen adaptations as well. With that expansion, there should be some movie trailers, clips, and visuals of the sort coming your way. Just gives the book reviews that much more definition.

2) ARCs: Having this space and a platform on social media has allowed me opportunities to work with up-and-coming authors who are looking for people to read and review their books honestly. These stories are called ARCs (advanced reader copies). As an avid reader, blogger, writer, and reviewer, I can’t tell you how thankful I am every time an author reaches out to me and looks for my input. Yeah, they say opinions are like assholes (pardon my french) and everyone has one. I am well aware that I’m no different from any other blogger/vlogger out there, but I hope I bring some sort of personality and unique voice to the literary world. Not only do I get advanced peaks at new material, but I’m also lucky enough to have a chat here and there with the authors and other reviewers and wind up forming friendships that stretch across states and continents. For a common love of reading, like I said, I’m thankful and can’t wait to include more ARCs in the review process.

3) Book Hauls, Shelfies, and TBRs: I thought this would be a fun little aspect of my universe in the reading process, from the book-buying experience, to my ever-expanding reading piles, what my shelves are looking like these days, more of an idea of the genres I’m obsessing over at the moment, and more. Maybe this is me being straight-up geeky about my books, but I thought it would be fun to delve into.

4) Cover Reveals: This is new even for me. More authors are looking for bloggers to share covers when they are released in order to create hype for pre-order and eventual sales. I’m right there with them and for them. These are authors of all kinds of genres and I admire their stories and work, so I’m happy to help spread the love. Plus, we all adore a gorgeous cover, even if they tell us not to judge our books by them. They’re still pretty to look at, right?

5) Miscellaneous Projects: From entires like My Ultimate Dream Library and A Bookish Rant, I enjoy getting any thoughts and feedback I can about their experiences with books. Whether I’m being contacted to come up with my fantasy shelves or we’re talking about book shaming or what non-readers say to you when you choose books over a social life, I’d love to talk about it!

6) Giveaways: This is exactly how it sounds. I don’t do these too often because I find it hard to get that creative in the giveaway aspect, but I do love giving out bookish treats when I can! Keep your eyes peeled…. because it starts now! Check it out!!