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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Kicking off #BestReads2013

You're cordially invited to share your favorite books of the year. Not what was published during the year, but you got to for the first time. The blog hop is a few weeks away, giving everyone time to check their lists twice.



Best Reads 2013 launches on Saturday, December 28th, the weekend after Christmas. Up until then, anyone on Twitter is invited to an open chat about their favorite books of the year using the hashtag #bestreads2013. If you’ve got a blog or Tumblr, you can post a list of your favorite books there, only make sure to come back and link it here by the 30th so I can include you in the master list. For those without Twitter or blogs, you're still welcome to discuss your favorites in the Comments section. Everyone is welcome, readers and authors alike.

So think on it. What are your favorite books that you read this year? Not what was written or published in 2012, but that you personally read and loved for the first time. Fiction, non-fiction, prose, poetry and sequential art are all welcome. I guarantee you at least one comic book will show up on my list. It's Middle Grade, too. My list will be between 5-15 books long, with 1-2 paragraphs for each entry on what I got out of them. You can handle the number and format as you like.

Feel free to launch questions below. We'll field them together.
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20 comments:

  1. Elephant's ChildDecember 4, 2013 at 4:20 AM

    Oh good. I was hoping you would run with this again. And all things being equal I would love to join in.

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    1. John WiswellDecember 4, 2013 at 1:17 PM

      We'd love to have you! And I'd be very curious for your picks this year.

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  2. TessaDecember 4, 2013 at 12:11 PM

    I haven't read as many books as I wanted to this year so I probably can't participate, but I'm looking forward to your list!

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    1. John WiswellDecember 4, 2013 at 1:17 PM

      If you haven't knocked as many books as you want off your reading list, you can still chime in with a Top 3 or something comparable. There's no obligation to make giant lists!

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  3. Alex J. CavanaughDecember 4, 2013 at 12:36 PM

    I'd have to think on that one. Might just have to check out your list.

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    1. John WiswellDecember 4, 2013 at 1:41 PM

      You've got plenty of time to think it over, Alex! Based on your blog, I'd be keenly interested for your list.

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  4. Coral MooreDecember 4, 2013 at 4:39 PM

    I'll play! I'll have to think it over for a few days and go through my Goodreads.

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    1. John WiswellDecember 4, 2013 at 4:40 PM

      I find Goodreads very handy for picking out my favorites of the crop. And you have plenty of time - three weeks left!

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  5. Shell FlowerDecember 4, 2013 at 8:20 PM

    Sounds like a fun hop and a great way to find new awesome books. I'll have to look at my Goodreads shelf and see what I can dig up from 2013.

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  6. BevimusDecember 6, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    Count me in! Though I've got A LOT of reading to do to catch up on my list for the year! We'll see how many I can cram in before the 28th...

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  7. Katherine HajerDecember 6, 2013 at 12:47 PM

    Oh good, we have until the 28th. Maybe I can very some of my half-finished books done by then!

    And then I can read what everyone else said and plan next year's reading!

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  8. Helen A. HowellDecember 9, 2013 at 6:37 PM

    My all time favourite this year was Bram Stoker's Dracula! ^_^

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  9. MaryDecember 13, 2013 at 2:38 PM

    OK, here's my list posted on my blog. Just 5, short and sweet, but each killed me:
    http://megarber.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/favorite-reads-of-2013/

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    1. John WiswellDecember 13, 2013 at 2:54 PM

      Everyone is free to list and explain as many books as they please. Five is great by me. I also really enjoy Jemisin.

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  10. UnknownDecember 14, 2013 at 5:26 PM

    Thanks for the invite John- I'll have to get my list together.

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  11. UnknownDecember 27, 2013 at 8:14 AM

    Here is my link: http://melanieschulz.blogspot.com/2013/12/five-year-project-best-reads-2013.html

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  12. Beth MatthewsDecember 27, 2013 at 4:28 PM

    Here's my post:
    http://bethmatthewsbooks.com/2013/12/27/best-books-of-2013/

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  13. Cindy VaskovaDecember 27, 2013 at 9:09 PM

    Joining the party: http://cindyvaskova.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/best-reads-2013/ Thanks for hosting it again John!

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  14. Cindy VaskovaDecember 27, 2013 at 9:10 PM

    Joining in: http://cindyvaskova.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/best-reads-2013/ Thanks for hosting it again John!

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  15. Margit SageDecember 29, 2013 at 6:12 PM

    Thanks for sharing and for inviting us to share. Here's my link: http://margitsage.com/blog/2013/12/29/10-best-reads-2013/

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