Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack?
No. I would be too worrying about getting the pages of my book dirty.

Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you?
It horrifies me. If I need to write something down, I will write it down in my moleskin and make a note of what book and page whatever it is I have written refers to.

How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ears? Laying the book flat open?
Bookmarks. These consist of any random piece of paper I have near me when I need one. Past bookmarks include: bills, 3×5 cards, a dollar, and an actual bookmark.

Fiction, Non-fiction, or both?
Fiction with the occasional memoir.

Hard copy or audiobooks?
Hard copy. Audiobooks I think are only good on road trips when you are the person driving.

Are you a person who tends to read to the end of chapters, or are you able to put a book down at any point?
Ideally I would wait until the end of the chapter. It really depends on the book though.

If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop to look it up right away?
Nah. I try to figure out what it means through the context that it is used. If I can’t then I just continue reading.

What are you currently reading?
Currently re-reading The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

What is the last book you bought?
The Great Gatsby.

Are you the type of person that only reads one book at a time or can you read more than one at a time?
I can read more than one at a time although I try to never be reading more than three books at any given moment.

Do you have a favorite time of day and/or place to read?
Early afternoon in the park. Or my balcony.

Do you prefer series books or stand alone books?
Stand alone books.

Is there a specific book or author that you find yourself recommending over and over?
So far my most recommended book is I Am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer-Purcell. I think I have purchased about ten copies of that book so far and given them to people claiming that they must read it.

How do you organize your books? (By genre, title, author’s last name, etc.?)
Wherever there is an empty spot on my shelves. In that past I had books grouped by genre, but I ran out of room.

My current TBR pile includes: Money Shot, You Have Killed Me, Erased, The Great Gatsby, Death is a Lonely Business We Did Porn, In Awe, Everything Matters!, Significant Others, How to be a Jewish Mother, The People of Paper, and fizz.

As part of BBAW a whole bunch of book bloggers agreed to interview each other. It was kind of like a secret santa of book blogging interviews. I was given Carleen over at White Readers Meet Black Authors a blog that specializes in books by African American authors.

What inspired you to start your blog White Readers Meet Black Authors?
Talking online with other black authors about the hurdles we face trying to market books to wider readership.

Did you blog before WRMBA?
Yes, I have a personal blog, The Pajama Gardener. There I write about writing and gardening, books, movies and other stuff.

How do you think a person’s race effects their writing?
I don’t know that race affects writing very much. Though there may be some differences in voice and characters, I think stories and people are universal.

Do you think book stores should create a special section specifically for African American authors?
I am of two minds about the African American fiction section. I think it has its benefits and its drawbacks, like just about everything in life. My blog readers seem to be either passionately for or against it.

What are some blogs that you regularly follow?
Blogging in Black, Color Online, The Bottom of Heaven, Galleycat, Pubrants, Editorial Ass, Diversity Rocks, Black Girl Lost in a Book, ringShout, Literary Obama.

What are some rules you try to follow when you blog?
Fairness. If I use info that I found on another site, I give whoever hipped me to it the credit.
Brevity. Though sometimes I break this rule, but I realize long posts are harder to read than shorter posts.

It’s 2nd Annual Book Blogger Appreciation Week! What does this mean? Well I am not really sure. I do know that it was started by My Friend Amy last year and she continues the hosting duties this year. This year I am sure is bigger and better than ever which really should be that hard considering there is only one BBAW to compare it to.

So to celebrate and to do my part, let me right now vocally appreciate some book blogs! These are a few of the ones that I follow regularly and get a kick out of.

A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing
What I like about this blog is that he talks a lot about E-Book publishing which is a topic I am interested in. He is also a published author and you can find his books on his Amazon page.

Awful Library Books, Book Covers Anonymous, The Book Design Review
I like blogs dedicated to book covers.

Georgia McBride
I like her blog. She had me at Twitter Poems.

let’s talk about writing
She’s a fellow Portlander and writer.

litpark
Only gets updated a few times a month but when it does it normally has interviews from various authors or other people of interest.

Reading Local: Portland
THE source for all things book-ish in the Portland, Oregon. Not from Portland? Reading Local recently expanded to offer Seattle and are currently looking to set up shop in other major cities. Maybe you could offer them a hand?

Stuff Dreams Are Made On…
I like the books he reads and I enjoy his posts.

Naturally, this is not the complete list of blogs I read. But it’s almost my bedtime so it will have to do for right now.

Feel free to recommend any blogs you feel are noteworthy.