BBAW: Community

Founded by Amy of My Friend Amy in 2008, Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW) is a fun event in which where all book bloggers come together to share their reading experiences and getting to know more about one another, both veteran or new bloggers.

I remember my first time participating in BBAW when Amy first started this event; I had a wonderful time getting to know many book bloggers and read about their experiences of the books they read; some readers also shared a gist of their personal life through the blogger interviews (which is part of the BBAW feature scheduled tomorrow). All in all, it was great fun and I am very glad to see that BBAW continues to be an annual event for this book blogging community and that it is getting bigger as each year goes by.

The theme for this year’s BBAW is "Cultivating a Community of Bloggers and Readers" and while there is a diversity of book bloggers out there, I think the common interest among book bloggers is basically to share our passion for books and reading, and to recommend books to many readers as possible.

Today’s topic is about community and while I subscribed to many book blogs and enjoy reading every one of them, what I like most about reading is the writer’s voice and the style he/she writes and through these elements sometimes you may be able to tell the writer’s personality. Thus, as much as I would like to mention a few bookbloggers, I find it difficult to choose among these blogs as I think each blog is unique (yes, the voice!). I know this may sound old but I want to thank fellow book bloggers, as well as this wonderful community, for broadening my reading horizons through all your influential reviews and not to mention your enthusiasm in spreading the book love.

Before I end this post, I want to thank Amy and the rest of the BBAW team for their time and hard work for organising this event. This community flourishes because of you all, so let’s all give ourselves a pat on this occasion!