So here I was, thinking that this week had not much worthy of note (it was not a bad week, just not much interesting to talk about), when I remembered that there was a little anniversary I forgot earlier this week. Turns out, Friday was the 5th anniversary of my first-ever post at Devourer of Books: Beginning of a Booktastic Journey, which includes my list of favorite books from back when I graduated college. I’ve told my “origin story” to many people, but I might as well share it here, as well. Basically, the existence of book blogs had never occurred to me until someone mentioned their existence in a thread in the LibraryThing Early Reviewers group. My reasoning pretty much went like this: “I think my friends and family are sick of always being told about what I’m reading, maybe the internet cares!” And the internet does care (or at least a small portion of it does). I have met so many wonderful people in the last five years: bloggers, authors, publicists and marketing people, editors, and many others passionate about books and the reading community. I love being immersed in the book world and cannot, at this point, imagine my life without it.
Anyway, that’s my little five year gush fest. As for reading I had a pretty good week. I got all caught up on writing reviews and freelance pieces, so I had extra time to read. In addition to the queries and requested manuscripts I read, I also finished all of this:
This past week I told you about February’s books I’m dying to Drop Everything And Read, and I also reviewed these books:
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Happy blogiversary, Jen!
I’m curious to hear what you thought of Heft! I’ve been meaning to pick that up.
After five years, that was your gush fest? Wow. I can’t wait until your 10th.
However, seriously, after almost eight years of blogging, I know about not gushing, especially over one’s own accomplishments. I’d rather gush about other’s accomplishments. 
Like yours…congratulations.
Thanks!
And yeah… I’m not a very gushy person, other than about books and my kids.
Congratulations on your blogiversary Jen! You are a talented writer, a fabulous mother, and a very loved daughter! I am SO proud of you! – Mom
Happy blogiversary!!
happy blogiversary! thank you for enriching my book life
Happy bloggiversary, m’dear! I couldn’t imagine blogging without you!!
Happy blogiversary! I started blogging 5 years ago too… but then blog only lasted a little more than a year, before I gave it up for awhile before retrying in 2010.
I’m always impressed by people who have continuously blogged for years, well done! And, like others, thanks for the book recommendations… you’re one of the people who keeps filling up my to-read list!
I went to Barnard with Liz Moore. We were in a Fiction writing class together, the one semester before I switched to nonfiction. She workshopped the first chapters of her first novel The Words to Every Song in that class and I knew then that she would make it as a writer. She had such a distinctive voice. I didn’t like Heft as much as her first book, but she does paint vivid and memorable characters.
Congrats on your 5th blogoversary! I’m proud to be one of your readers
Wow, I never knew that your story was so similar to mine! –Library Thing, 5 years ago (coming up this summer), not wanting to bore friends and family. We’re practically living in parallel blogiverses!