Hello! And welcome to Life with Lisa!

What is “Blogger of the Week” you may ask! Well as you might know, I don’t just blog and write reviews for Burn Bright, but I also have my own book blog called Turning Pages! And “Blogger of the Week” is a meme I’ve been trying to start up at Turning Pages and spread the word about.

“Blogger of the Week” is a meme where I host interviews (usually on Mondays) with other book bloggers. Interviews almost like those with authors and their books, but in this case with bloggers and their blogs.

As long as your a book blogger you qualify to take part, no matter which genre review, if your blog is brand new, or really old. Any book bloggers are welcome to join!

So if you interested in becoming the “Blogger of the Week” at Turning Pages, make sure to read the information tab, and follow the directions given there!

Thank you so much for stopping by, and checking out “Blogger of the Week”!

http://turningpages94.blogspot.com/p/blogger-of-week.html

Favourite part of blogging?

There are so many things that I love about blogging but two that really stand out are the interaction with authors; they’re like celebrities to me, so when they communicate with me I feel so privileged!

I also really enjoy when my blog readers comment and follow me; every new follower and comment on Twitter, Facebook and my blog makes me smile.

Which current reading trends have you been drawn to (dystopian, post apocalyptic etc).

My favourite genre is YA but my favourite sub-genre are paranormal and dystopian.

What is your favorite meme or post write up on your blog?

My most favorite post to date are my interviews with Marianne de Pierres (Interview and Australian Fun Quiz) and with Rhiannon Hart (Interview part 1, part 2 and Australian Fun Quiz) which was part of an Australia Day month-long Feature that I hosted.

Regarding weekly features/memes…I participate in a few memes, but my favourite memes are:- Top Ten Tuesday by The Broke & The Bookish and a newly created meme, Know Me Better by I Am A Reader Not A Writer. Weekly Kathy from I Am A Reader Not A Writer selects 5 questions from her author Question database and personally answers them. Everyone participating then links to their posts with their answers. I love this meme, as it lets fellow bloggers and your readers get to know you a little bit better through your answers.

I’m also creating my own blog feature; spotlighting other bloggers so please stay tuned for those.

Do you tend to like the hero/heroine/protagonist or thevillain/antagonist

Most of the time the protagonist, but every so often the antagonist has more of a personality than the protagonist and I go for them, but rarely.

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Thanks once again to the book bloggers who have taken part in the RE-REVEAL of the Night Creatures covers. You can see some of their brilliant and artistic posts below. I’ll be adding to the list as more come in.

http://shewolfreads.com
http://starryeyedrevue.blogspot.com.au
http://www.onceuponabookcase.co.uk
http://loveydoveybooks.blogspot.com.au
http://cubicleblindness.blogspot.com.au
http://yabookreads.com
http://professionalbooksniffer.tumblr.com
http://adreamwithindream.blogspot.com.au
http://stalkingthebookshelves.blogspot.com.au
http://belindasbaubles.wordpress.com
http://bookprobereviews.com
Solar Blue

http://www.frommybookshelf.com

http://booklabyrinth.blogspot.com.au
http://theyakitten.blogspot.com.au

Welcome to Shaheen from Speculating on SpecFic!

How often do you blog?

I try to post 4 – 6 times a week, including the Waiting On … Wednesday meme and my own Stocktake Saturday (weekly book haul) feature. Sometimes I end up with fewer posts, and sometimes more, depending on the blog tours and author interviews that pass through.

How did you come up with the name of your blog?

Once I had decided I wanted to start a book blog, I sat down and thought about a name. It quickly became clear that I’m not nearly as witty as I had imagined. Since I knew I wanted a Speculative Fiction themed blog, it seemed natural to include Speculation somewhere in the title. Various combinations of “Speculation” and “Speculative Fiction” yielded nonsense or were titles of other blogs, but Speculating on SpecFic was available, so that’s what I went with. I’m really happy with the name, and wouldn’t change it now even if all the other names were available.

Favourite Part of Blogging?

Knowing that I have introduced an epic new read to someone. I started the blog because I moved away from my closest friends, who had made a game of asking me what I was reading when I saw them. They frequently buy the books I recommend, so I wanted to still give them recommendations even if I wasn’t going to see them in person. A blog seemed like the best idea. Now days I love getting a blog comment or tweet from someone saying that they had added a book to their To-Read pile, or bought it, on my recommendation.

Which current reading trends have you been drawn to (dystopian, post apocalyptic, contemporary?)

The emergence of the YA genre has been amazing to watch, because when I was younger there was a lot of YA Contemporary around, but not much by way of YA Speculative Fiction. Once I exhausted what little there was, I jumped up to reading adult novelists like Robert Jordan, Terry Brooks and Christopher Pike.

I read a lot of YA now, and seeing more and more works of YA Fantasy being published is wonderful. As well as Marianne de Pierres’ works, titles like Defiance by C. J. Redwine, Cinder by Marissa Meyer and The Gathering Dark by Leigh Bardugo have been amazing to read. These, alongside the works of Trudi Canavan, Tamora Pierce, and Kate Elliott, make me hopeful about the growth of YA Fantasy.