Hello hello! It’s Book Blogger Appreciation Week!
Thanks to The Estella Society for the reboot! The original petered out right around the time I started blogging and I remember thinking, “ah crap” because it sounded so stinking fun. I’m delighted to be able to participate this time around.
It’s day one and we’ve been instructed to introduce ourselves by sharing 5 books that represent us in some way. Here are 5 books that say a little bit about little ol’ me:
Because I love books (obviously) :
Because I work at a bookstore
(and people definitely say weird things) :
Because I’m a Little Free Library Steward
(are you sensing a theme?) :
Because I love to cook
(Pioneer Woman recipes are the best) :
Because I’m obsessed with Star Trek
(seriously, I can’t stop) :
There’s more to me, of course. I’m a mom of 3, wife, homeschool teacher, football fan, Bloody Mary aficionado, LGBT ally, and crazy cat lady. There’s more to everyone! We’re complex creatures after all. These books describe me, in a tiny nutshell kind of way.
Now, I want to hear about you! Are you participating in BBAW? Let me know!
The Relentless Reader 
Fun list! And good way to introduce yourself.
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That was cute! And yes we are all complex which makes it hard to pick 5, doesn't it?
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I want to redo my post. Oh well. GREAT POST and come on down to NC – I have a Bloody Mary at a taco shop to introduce you to.
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Ooh I love your approach to this!!
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Really great combination – thanks for sharing! Have you read The Bookshop Book by Jen Campbell? Such a great read!Reading With Jade
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Fun list! Loved it and just added the bookstore book to my list of books to read 🙂
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This was perfect! And I love hearing about that Weird Things Customers Say…bet that would apply to libraries too. Oh my word. I could write a book about that. LOL
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You did a brilliant job of nutshell-ing the mystique that is Jen. Love it!
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I am laughing at the thought of the crazy things people say in bookstores, lmao. Good one.
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Great list! It's great to see all these different takes on the 5-book prompt!
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I love seeing how everyone approaches this kickoff prompt! Your list is so fun! Happy BBAW! 😀
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I love Star Trek! Surprised but happy to see it on someone's list 🙂
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Great job Jennifer! I love your list! And yes, Ree completely rocks.
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Love The Pioneer Woman! And AJ Fikry…especially because he made me not feel bad about not wanting to read Moby Dick, ever.
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Just finished my BBAW post! I love the idea of introducing yourself through books!
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The storied life of A.J.Fikry – I have heard so much. Can't wait to get to it soon. Love your list!
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Love Pioneer Woman! I have her cookbooks too, one of the few I can read cover to cover before making anything =)
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Love your list! I've been hoping to make time for AJ Fikry for quite a while now. And I neeeeed the Pioneer Woman cookbook. Confession: I adore her recipes, but I find her website so annoyingly picture-heavy that I stopped visiting it regularly. Haha.
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Awesome sum up of your life in books! I love it! I need to read that Storified Life book so bad! 🙂 And yes I am participating in BBAW and it's bringing back all sorts of lovely memories from blogging days of yore! 🙂
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Love it! I want to be a Pioneer Woman devotee — I'm a terrible cook, but her recipes seem generally unintimidating. If a (single) person were going to buy just one of her cookbooks, which one would you recommend?
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I am always bringing piles of books to my local Little Free Library. Love it! mwgerard.com
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I helped set up a LFL for my work, I was super excited. And I didn't know about Star Trek, so yay introductions!
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I enjoyed getting to know you through those titles! Great selection and they really seem to fit.
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cool list! I loved your #1 and plan to read #2, as I worked for 6 years in a library myself. My 5 titles are: http://wordsandpeace.com/2016/02/15/bbaw-2016-day-1/
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Oh my gosh. The Star Trek Encyclopedia is by far the best book I've seen on these lists so far. Hilarious (and awesome). 😛
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I love everything on your list even though I've only actually read one of them (AJ Fikry). Very nice!
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Definitely I want to read AJ Fikry this year. There are so many great books about books! I can just imagine The Weird Things Customers Say in Book Shops. I should have put a cookbook on my list – that was a great idea!
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This is a great list! I love AJ Fikry.
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Oh I have to read that one about things customers say in a bookstore! I can only imagine based on what I've overheard.
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Great list! Now that I work at a bookstore, I should really pick up Weird Things Customers Say.P.S. I'm obsessed with Star Trek too. I went to Leonard Nimoy's last Star Trek convention appearance and met Brent Spiner & Jonathan Frakes. I only cried twice.
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