This blog cracks me up.  It started in July and they post book covers with alternative titles. I think that they take reader submissions, so if you have any good ideas, send ‘em in.

I have to admit, there are some on there that I don’t quite get, but there are a ton that are hilarious.

Anyway, check it out. Way fun.

Anyway, I got in touch with her recently to see if I could interview her and then pimp out her blog a little bit.  She was just about as excited as me and gave in really quickly.  My love for her grows! So. Read this fun little interview that we did then, seriously, become addicted to her blog.

1-  One of the (many) reasons that I love your blog is that you read such a wide variety of books.  How do you decide what you are going to read and review?

Honestly, it’s almost completely based on mood.  Of course, now that I am getting some review copies there are times when I have to read something for a deadline.  But typically I don’t know what I am going to read next until I finish whatever I’m currently reading.  I just read whatever seems appealing at the time, but I do make an effort to alternate genres.

2- For me, one of the funnest parts of being a book blogger is hearing feedback from authors.  What has been your best experience with this?

I love that part of blogging too!  I’ve received some great emails from authors, but I think my favorite was from Melanie Benjamin, who wrote Alice I Have Been.  I read it as an ARC and just fell in love with it.  I wrote her a gushing email and she replied that day.  She was the first “big” author who replied to an email and it meant a lot to me that she did it so quickly and so graciously.

3- The DIY stuff you’ve been doing is great. Do you have anything else you’re working on?

Actually, I do!  I just finished another project for my home library using the covers of some antique books that I picked up at the TN Antiquarian Book Festival.  I also just tonight completed my first painting.  I’m pretty proud of myself.  I have another canvas to paint before I hang them and post the pictures on my blog, but they are coming up too!

4- Where do you tend to get most of your books?  Are you a big library user?

Most of my books comes from one of two local used book stores.  One is independently owned and just called The Book Store.  The others is McKays and it has multiple locations in Tennessee.  Because their books are so cheap, I typically buy 5-10 each week.  Which means we have a TON of books.  I’m trying to focus on those and get room for some new ones, but the library is an ever-present temptation.  I love putting books on hold!

5- Do you have an-e reader?  If no, do you plan on getting one?

I don’t own one yet, and I’m still debating getting one.  I think they are great for a lot of purposes, particularly magazine and newspapers, and could help me be more ecologically friendly (I throw away way too many magazines).  But I can’t imagine that they will ever in a million years replace my books.  Of course I also swore that MP3 players were stupid and would never catch on.  So I could definitely be wrong.

6- What books did you love as a child/teenager?

As a child, my favorites were Caddie Woodlawn, CS Lewis’s Narnia books, and Marguerite Henry’s books about horses (Misty of Chincoteague is probably the best known).  In junior high I was a huge fan of The Babysitter’s Club and the “new” Nancy Drew books.  In high school I read a lot of Christian romance (yes it’s true), Mary Higgins Clark, and Dean Koontz.

7- What is your favorite book-to-movie adaptation?

I have to say Big Fish.  It’s one of the few movies that really was better than the book for me.  And really, Ewan McGregor.  I don’t think I need to say more.

8- What authors/books make you get all fangirl-y?

Obviously Suzanne Collins is at the top of the list right now.  But honestly, I can fangirl over pretty much anyone who has been published.  I even fangirled over this guy at the last book fair I went to who wrote a book about CS Lewis describing every edition of every Lewis book.  I’m pretty sure no one has ever been as excited about his book as I was.

9- What are your favorite pizza toppings?

Canadian bacon and beef

10- Let’s hear your top 5 books you’ve read this year.

Room by Emma Donaghue

It by Stephen King

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

Mountain Man Dance Moves by the editors at McSweeneys

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Thanks again, Julie!! I’m just going to reiterate, if you haven’t been over to Julie’s blog, get there in a hurry!

Head over here to check it out!

Thank you so much Angel, Leah, Crystal and Tameka for even considering Lovely Little Shelf when listing off your beautiful blogs.  Make sure you check out all three of these blogs.  Not only are they beautiful but the girls behind them are incredible and the content is amazing.  Seriously, click on them. Immediately.

Now, I’m supposed to pass this on to 15 beautiful blogs.  Choosing 15 is quite  a task, as I am pretty much a blog whore, but I’ll give it a shot.

Ally’s 101- Ally is doing a 101 in 1001 list AND doing the 365 photos in a year challenge.  She is adorable. Her pictures are beautiful.  Her list and completions are inspirational.  Good stuff.

Geeb’s Book Club- I always hear of new books here and read some great reviews.  I think we have pretty similar tastes in books, so if I see one on her blog that I haven’t read, on to my library list it goes!

Confessions of  a CF Husband- I’ve been following this blog for a really long time.  Nathan’s wife has cystic fibrosis and they day they found out she could get a lung transplant, they also found out she was pregnant.  Everything was risky but they decided to keep the baby.  Now she is over  a year old and totally beautiful.  This family is truly amazing and I always look forward to updates.

65 Red Roses- I found this blog awhile back through CF Husband.  Eva also has cystic fibrosis.  She also got a lung transplant.  A few months ago she found out that she was going through chronic rejection.  Now she’s in her last days, but she is so gutsy and strong.  Don’t read this unless you have a box or two of tissues near, but if you can handle this I’d recommend reading her blog.  She’s truly incredible.

Forever Young- Her blog was already amazing and beautiful and she did a revamp. Even MORE beautiful now, somehow.  Good stuff, great reviews, fun contests.  Check it out.

Angie Eats Peace- I’ve been following this blog since she was training for her first marathon. Now she’s a little running machine. Great posts about running, eating and reading. Can’t go wrong there, right?

Good Things Catered- I’ve gotten dozens and dozens of drool-worthy recipes at this site.  So good!  Don’t go here if you’re already a little hungry, because you’ll want to eat everything. Right now.  Don’t say I didn’t warn ya.

One Pretty Thing- For anyone who is even slightly crafty, this site is a mecca.  All categorized and put together and beautiful.  She pretty much wades through hundreds of craft blogs, pulls out the best stuff, categorizes it, provides thumbnails, and lets everyone reap the rewards of her wading. Amazing. I find myself losing hours and hours to this blog.

Two Straight Lines- A craft blog that I just love.  She has a beautiful home and a beautiful family that she takes tons of pictures of.  She also has a dream job and can craft her butt off.  I want to be her.  She doesn’t update as much as she used to, but even going through her archives are worth your time. Really a beautiful blog.

3191 Miles Apart- There are two women who write this blog. One lives in Portland, Maine, one in Portland, Oregon.  They wanted a way to keep in touch and inspire each other so they started taking daily pictures and making updates on this blog.  Their pictures are seriously breathtaking.  If you have’t seen this blog before, at least give it a few minutes. It’s awesome.

Wanderings- I used to be a devoted fan of this blog. She kind of took awhile off to have a baby and make major life changes. And as of a couple of weeks ago…. She’s back! Big news.  Can’t wait to get more book reviews and thoughts.  Also, her baby is a doll so hopefully we’ll see more of him too!

Ryan and Shelley- Book reviews, stories about their life, recipes, and another Project 365.  All good stuff.  I think that if these two lived closer we’d hang out non-stop. I admit it- I have a couple-crush on Ryan and Shelley.

100ayear- This is a newer blog, but one I’m following with excitement.  So far, she’s reviewed some great books and I’m excited to watch her read her 100 books this year.  So fun.

Hazel and Blue-  This is the blog of a family that I knew when I was living in Texas.  I love watching the kiddies grow up and hear about what is going on with their life.  Beth was diagnosed with cancer last year and they decided to go the natural route instead of filling her body with radiation and all the chemo gunk.  Their dedication to each other as a family and to God is beautiful and I love, love, love this blog.

Mama Urchin- Another crafty blog that I’m fairly dedicated to.  She makes a lot of fun stuff: knits, quilts, kiddie crafts. Honestly, what I love most about her blog is her pictures.  This lady is talented with a camera.  Her pictures are gorgeous.  She is also a CSA member and when we did CSA last year, I got a lot of canning and preserving tips from this blog.  All good stuff. Click away.

Wow.  Had to wipe some sweat from my brow there.  That was exhausting, but it was fun to click through my giant list of bookmarks and pick out some blogs that deserve some recognition.  I’m still a little bit amazed with the internet- that all of these people who I don’t know in “real life” have influenced my crafting, reading, cooking, and my life.  Wild, huh?

As I admitted in my last post, I am a list keeper. I  love lists in general.  This site, Flashlight Worthy Book Recommendations, is chock full of lists.

Some of them are your standard bookish lists, “Best Book Club Selections of 2009″ and “Books set in New York City.” But what makes this site really great is that most of the lists are totally out of left field.

Shall I compose a list?

- “Books about Hamburgers (from a Tempted Vegan)”

- “Best Books for Poetic Seduction”

- “The Best Books on Raising Urban Chickens”

-”Books about TV Game Shows”

-”They’re Female. They’re Pirates. They’re Female Pirates”

I could go on and on.

If wading through all these crazy list seems a little too messy to you, know that all of their lists are divided up into dozens of easier-to-take-in categories.  There is a Graphic Novels category, a Book Club Recs category, a Fiction category, and many, many more.

From what I can gather, this site is mostly put together from reader contributions and is run by just 2 guys.  They invite you to email them if you have a good recommendation or a whole new list idea.   The design is simple and easy to click through.

I also stumbled onto an article that the founders wrote about buying/not buy a Kindle.  Pretty interesting.

Anyway.  Check out this site.  Watch your list of books you need to read grow even more!

(I just counted and I used the word “list” 9 times in about as many sentences.  Someone want to loan me a thesaurus?)