WHEN IT COMES TO... #2 WTH?

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BOOK COVERS AND TITLES

This is the final publication cover, so don't ask.

I think the artist needs a refresher course in drawing eyes.

Eyes.

I don't get it, if it is cold enough to be wearing an fur-lined Elmer Fudd hat, why would you not be wearing a shirt? A coat? And I always love covers that have people pointing guns at my face.

First of all it looks like an alien, which would have nothing to do with the undead. Secondly, its hair looks too fabulous for having just emerged from the grave.

Now, I remember the Fruitcake Lady from Jay Leno's Tonight Show. You can't tell me the woman didn't have promo pictures.

VIDEO

I just... um.

Okay.

This poetry must stink.

I want to go.

It looks like someone had a bloody nose and sneezed on the cover.

I hate getting lipstick on my teeth, too.

Duck herding? I wonder if it has good benefits.

If this was in a bookstore, that is exactly what I would do.

No.

I know! A lot of people seem to have wheat intolerance these days.

Did their faces melt into each other? I guess that was some hot kiss! They are gingers though, maybe they are sucking each other's souls out. 

Dream BIG they say!

Um... where does he live that lakes are frozen over in the fall?

Great cover... baaaaaaaaaaad title.

Don't let your two year old draw your book's cover art.

What is the worst book cover art or title you have come across?

TELL ME TUESDAY #55

This is going to be a strange TMT because BLOGGER is not letting me copy and paste the INTRO! It is putting a big square hole right through to the background in place of the text. I changed the HTML to take away the border and shadow I have always hated around the images, so I hope that is not what is screwing things up. GRRRRRRR!

I am still in a reading slump and only listening to my Wizard of Oz collection and I haven't even done that in four days.

So today I am going to tell you a little bit about the three people who regularly follow this feature and then a bit about the feature itself.

MY FEATURE FOLLOWERS

PILI from IN LOVE WITH HANDMADE was my first and faithful follower. She had to take a little break because she bought an apartment, and has had endless running around and dealing with banks and contractors. But she is back with us now and posted her 29th TMT last week! Pili lives in Spain, and loves to give lots of *squishy hugs* on Twitter. She is a dedicated nurse who, when she is not reading, loves to travel the world, make book themed cupcakes, and take photographs of both of these passions. I love Pili's TMT posts because most times she is showing me a book I didn't know too much about. She is a well rounded reader/blogger because she participates in so many themed reading challenges. Her new apartment has a library guestroom, and she has invited me to come for a visit and sleep with the books! 

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SHANNON from REX ROBOT REVIEWS will be posting her 25th TMT this week, HERE. Fabulous! Thank goodness she was around to keep me company on Tuesdays while Pili was busy. I love Shannon's TMT posts because she has a co-blogger and not only does she let us know what she is reading, but also what is coming up for her as a tandem read and review. I can't get enough of their double discussion reviews. I like seeing how their opinions contrast and agree on different elements of the story. She also lets us know what she is reading with her five year old daughter, which is great because so many bloggers have young children they read with. In fact, Shannon and her daughter are taking over the conversation in my Children's blog monthly feature, Kookies and Milk. Kaleb's mommy took on a co-blogging position, along with her own solo blog, and couldn't quite fit K&M into their schedule any longer. I am excited about their first review on Tickling Dragons!

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ELIZABETH from SO LONG... & THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH joins us when she can. She has several jobs going on, along with her musical endeavors. I adore Elizabeth's TMT posts because a good portion of the time her books are a little on the strange side, and I love weird twisty stories. She also posts children's books on a regular basis because one of her employments is being a nanny to two book loving little boys. I met Shannon on Elizabeth's blog!


THE FEATURE
After a brain frying Twitter party (my head hurts just thinking about those things) for Armchair BEA 2014, an old blogging buddy of mine and myself, came up with the TMT feature idea in response to so many of the tweeting Bloggers saying there was really no feature for showcasing one's current and next read. However, I guess the need wasn't too great because TMT is still struggling to get a footing. People have said it is because Tuesday features are difficult with the uber-popular Top Ten Tuesday going on, and I agree. Not many bloggers like to post more than once in a day. Even my feature co-host decided to leave for the shiny TTT. So I am blowing kisses to my three regulars. Thanks for keeping me company here on Tuesdays. 


IF YOU WANT TO JOIN US

It is easy to take part. You can use the images below, and do what ever tweaking your heart desires. The feature is for talking about what books you are reading now, and why, and what you are choosing next from your TBR
 pile, and why. I call it my hippie laid back feature because you can post as frequently, or as infrequently, as you want. Sometimes if I am on the fence about an upcoming read, or several different ARCs I will ask my readers for suggestions. I also prompt them at the bottom to tell me what they are reading. Before I started doing The Sunday Post and Stacking the Shelves, I used Tell Me Tuesday to talk about which ARCs I had requested/received and books I had recently added to my TBR, or interesting books I had seen on other blogs that I couldn't help but add to my list. If you are a blogger who doesn't like to do a ton of blog posts, this feature is perfect for you. When you have posted a TMT let me know on Twitter, here in the comments, or by email. When I get 12 regular followers, I will get a Linky.

OTHER OPTIONS

WHAT I DO FOR MY FEATURE FOLLOWERS
1. I follow your blog.
2. I follow you on Twitter.
3. Until I get a Linky, I will show your TMT link at the beginning of my post.
4. I G+ your post.
5. I tweet your post.
6. I will faithfully comment on your TMT post.
7. I add the link to your feature post, in the comments under my TMT post link, on my La La in the Library Facebook page. Which goes a long way because when I do the Tuesday FB link-up Boost It Tuesday (usually on Wednesday), I make sure the TMT post is on the top of my page, and that is usually the post the other boosters comment on.
8. I will give you a Pili inspired *big squishy hug*.


I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US!

THE SUNDAY POST #21

THE SUNDAY POST is a weekly feature hosted by Kimba at the Caffinated Book Reviewer. It is a chance to recap the previous week, share news, showcase books and/or bookish things we have received, and tell about what is coming up on our blog in the next week. You can view the guidelines, HERE.

THIS LAST WEEK

TELL ME TUESDAY

The Reading Slump

WEDNESDAY:

WHATCHA THINKIN' BOUT? #ONE

Why I Unfollow Blogs

THURSDAY: THE WONDERLAND TAG

TOP FIVE FRIDAY

Book Nerd Characters

IN MY THOUGHTS
Last week when I posted about going over 30,000 views, meeting my two year blogversary goal early, I got the feeling that some people thought I was bragging. Stats would mean nothing to me either, except my mission with this blog is to get the word out about the lesser known books, the books that don't get hyped. The great books that need to be noticed. That is why I only review books I have rated four and five stars on the blog, and as you will notice I don't review any uber-high profile books (unless they happen to be my Book of the Year). I don't waste time and energy on books and authors who don't need my, well... time and energy. If I don't have good blog view numbers, and readers seeing and hearing about these books, I am failing these dedicated authors, authors who care about telling a story and not how much money it makes. I once asked another blogger why she did so many blasts and blitzes for books, and/or authors she had never read; she told me because it was all about the followers, and getting the "good ARCS" that everyone wants. She said that my blog was never going to go anywhere if I kept blogging about, '... books no one wants to know about." So maybe I am a little proud of getting over 30 thousand views in less than two years (which to many other bloggers is a trivial number), blogging about "books no one wants to know about", but please know I am not feeling boastful. If it makes people feel better my followers stats for this blog are dreadful. My combined followers by email, Bloglovin, and GFC number only 145 after two years. Thank goodness I have my Facebook and Twitter followers who visit this humble blog.


RANDOMNESS

Friday was Harry Potter and JKR"s birthday. I co-admin a Facebook Harry Potter fandom page, and of all the posts I searched for the page, this was my favorite.

Found at GEEK AND SUNDRY

 If you would like to checkout my HARRY POTTER PAGE on Facebook, you can do that, HERE.

My son and I participated in a card game Kickstarter and our Game of Kittens, with special expansion pack, arrived Saturday. I will get pictures of the stellar interior boxes, and some of the hilarious cards for next week. In the meantime here is the original Kickstarter VIDEO.

This is picture of where I live.

BINGHAMTON

The white line along the riverbank is a walking/jogging trail known as The Riverwalk.

This is our local indie bookstore.

We are also sometimes known as the...

Because it was the home town of Rod Serling.

Our official title is THE CAROUSEL CITY because the Greater Binghamton area has six full size antique merry-go-rounds. They are all free to ride with the donation of one piece of litter.

You can see the one that inspired Rod Serling's Twilight Zone episode, Walking Distance, HERE.

And no, I don't know who the family is, but the little boy is awfully cute.

NEXT WEEK

MONDAY REVIEW
I may, or may not, put up the review of The Infinite because it still needs finishing touches and after publishing five posts last week, frankly, I am burned out. Ha!

TELL ME TUESDAY

It's Wednesday...
WHATCHA THINKIN' BOUT
Is 18+ YA really YA?


IN THE WORKS

A WIZARD OF OZ COLLECTION spotlight and review. I am almost finished listening to all the audiobooks.

My TWO YEAR BLOGVERSARY post and giveaway.

Finishing up editing the first three chapters of the Middle Grade I am going to serialize on WATTPAD.

My HARRY POTTER MEMORIES post. hopefully to be posted on the first day back to Hogwarts.

Have a stupendous week!