Wide World of Blogs
Although I’ve blogged about books I read in two of my previous classes, this assignment dove in a little deeper. It showed me how little I know about the world of blogging. The article on the top RSS Readers was very helpful and informative in my decision on which one to choose. I highly recommend reading the article https://zapier.com/blog/best-rss-feed-reader-apps/ to better understand the diverse types of RSS readers out there.
Most of the RSS Readers offered the same services but, I found Bloglovin to be a better fit for me because of its simplicity.
Bloglovin is a platform that allows users to organize, read, and discover their favorite blogs on mobile and desktops.
Other features I liked:
- No cost
- Easy set-up built-in blogging tools
- Offers apps for both Android and iOS platforms
- Caters primarily to the “lifestyle” crowd
- Reputable and award winning
Highlighted Blogs
Bookswept is a collection of literary quotes, reflections and personal storytelling. This blog caught my attention because it focuses on two these that I love, quotes and storytelling.
Me, My Shelf and I is a blog with book reviews, giveaways, author interviews focusing on Young Adult, New Adult and Middle Grade Books. The blog title caught my eye first because it is very similar to the title of one of my favorite Beyonce songs’ Me, Myself and I. I am also a big fan of YA books.
Xpresso Reads is mostly a YA book blog that helps you pile on to your “to be read”(TBR) list. I am a big fan of YA books and hope to one day become a middle or high school librarian.
Caffeinated Reviewer is a blog of book and audio reviews in all fictional genres from romance to horror by Kimberly Costa all while chatting over coffee. Who doesn’t like like a good chat over coffee or tea with friends.
NPR Topics:Books is a blog dedicated to book reviews, interviews with authors, and NPR Book Tours, a weekly audio feature and podcast where leading authors read and discuss their work. I really like the idea of the authors point of view of the writing. I think it would be quite interesting to discover their process from being to end.
https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/npr-topics-books-639050
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I too have blogged and read some other from time to time. I agree that this forced us to dig deeper. I feel like the purpose of feed readers is to create a culture of blog reading and to make it part of an everyday habit. Something I struggle with at this point in time, but I know that there are many benefits to doing so, therefore, it is on my list of to-do's. Thanks for the suggestion of Bloglovin. I'm still not completely sold on the feed reader that I chose, so new options are always welcome.
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