I am a Bay Area librarian with a passion for literacy, literature and all things literary (and that includes puns, no matter what anybody says). I work with people of all ages: children, teens and adults. I like creating booklists to share with the patrons at the library, so I welcome any and all title suggestions!!
I do a weekly baby storytime, so I am always looking for new and fun picture books and storytime song ideas. You can follow my reviews for picture books and storytimes on GoodReads: My Books. Although I do not review every children’s book that I read on this blog, I do keep track and write blurbs for the books on GoodReads. The reviews that will show up on this blog are for people ages 10 and onwards.
You can also find me here:
- Facebook – The Novel World
- Twitter – The Novel World
- Library Thing – The Novel World
- Good Reads – Lilla Fiore
- Book Blog Ning – The Novel World
Disclosure
Although I do receive both solicited and unsolicited books in the mail, a lot of the publisher-sent review titles come through LibraryThing’s Early Reviews program. Most of the books I review are either library copies or my own books. I receive no payments for my reviews. I am not a part of any affliates plan, so I get no money from the links I post on my blog. This site was born as an outlet for me to share my thoughts on the books that I’ve read. Promoting literacy is my life and my career.
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Please take the time to look over my Booklist to see what sorts of books I enjoy reading before filling the comment form for potential review titles. I am a very picky reader. I generally do not reply to e-mails about books that don’t catch my interest.
Authors & Publishers
I review copies received at my own discretion. Please contact me first before sending review copies.
I’m willing to consider each book offered to me. You can see what genres I enjoy on my Booklist Page.
Genres I WILL accept (book & audiobook)
- Fiction
- Books set in California, the Bay Area, San Francisco
- Short story collections
- Fiction books centered around food, cooking, crafts, friendship, dystopias,
- Armenian authors, characters
- Almost anything set in France
- History books
- Cookbooks
- Craftbooks
- Children’s books (board books, picture books, easy readers, etc on any genre or topic)
- YA/Teen books (same genre’s as listed above)
Genres I WILL NOT accept:
- Science Fiction/Fantasy
- Horror
- Suspense/Mystery/Thrillers
- Chicklit
- Faith-based books (fiction & non-fiction)
- Politics
- Self-published
- Romance/erotica.
Review Time frame
I try to review books in a timely manner, but sometimes time, mood and life get in the way.
- I will generally review an ARC before its publication date, at least a week before the day.
- I will try to review all published books within 2-4 months after I receive the book.
Review Policy:
Please note that a review copy sent to me does not always guarantee a review or mention on my blog. I will make sure that those books find their way into hands that will appreciate the book. When I do finish the book, I will review it honestly on this site.
-Nari
Who are you? What have you done with my little sister??!!
Just the blog I was looking for to get some great book recommendations.. NY Time Book review look out!
Love the picture in your blog header – yours? (of course, I enjoy your book recommendations, too!)
Oh: I found this picture on http://www.anthropolgie.com in January and I loved it. But I think they’ve since taken it down.
Thanks for a neat blog.
The best to you.
Too many overlaps. I’m subscribing!
Terry and Kaet,
Thanks for the compliments!! Yay, I’m so happy people like my blog!
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hehehe Nari
That is a great space you have here =D
keep writing
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I LOVE that cat! Sorry, I had to mention is again… i miss moosh, i kinda miss nomo…
The perfect indulgence for you!! I subscribe now
Dear Nari,
I’m an online marketing manager at HarperCollins Publishers and I am interested in sending you some books for possible review on your blog.
So I dont overrun you with too many books, I would normally shoot out an email about what I’ve got avialable and let you respond with whatever you might be interested in taking a look at.
If that sounds alright to you, please just send me an email at kristina.jutzi@harpercollins.com.
Hope to hear from you!
Best, k
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Hi Nari. I know you review books, but I was wondering if you’d be open to reviewing a website. I won’t leave the name here b/c I don’t want to be spammy, but I imagine you can see the email and url I have to enter in order to leave a comment. Anyway, it’s book related, but it’s not a blog. You can buy and sell books, but it’s not Amazon. And you can put together and share a beautiful online bookshelf, but it’s not LibraryThing.
I hope to hear back from you.
Hi Nari!
I just wanted to thank you again for joining in and sharing your comments over on my discussion on Book Blogs on what makes a great blog. I also wanted to tell you how much I like your blog! The design is very nice- not too crowded ( I see that quite a bit while I’m learning the ins and outs of blogging design) and I enjoy your writing!
I will definitely be following your blog! Suzanne (chickwithbooks.blogspot.com)
Dear blogger,
I am a past librarian cum full time librarian. if you are interested in reviewing my two novels Always and Forever and The Honey Trap, please e mail me.
Regards,
Annette Dunlea
Nari,
If you want to add Facebook or email sharing buttons to your blog posts, there’s a plugin that does it for you: http://tinyurl.com/sharebuttons
Hope you find it helpful!
Cheers,
Brody
i am trying to find dewey decimal numberfor Reading
to have printed on a tote….can’t seem to find it