{"id":3900,"date":"2020-12-15T22:43:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T22:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.booklit.com\/blog\/?page_id=3900"},"modified":"2021-01-10T01:24:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T01:24:54","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.booklit.com\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is booklit?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>booklit<\/strong> is a book review blog started with fervour back in 2007 and somehow still taking up room on the internet. It focuses on contemporary literature, classics, world literature, prize-listed titles, and occasional dips into non-fiction. However, as a reader can never rule out reading other things, expect a little bit of whatever too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who writes it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All reviews are written by Stewart, based in Glasgow, Scotland in those grasped moments precariously balanced between work and life. In addition to books other interests include cooking (it&#8217;s not just another excuse to buy books, honest!), movies (that don&#8217;t involve superheroes), and gardening (when the local weather allows). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Can I send you a book?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe. This site is a mostly journal of my own reading, but if you have something that I may be interested in, (as per the interests above), and think I&#8217;d like to hear about it, then by all means drop me a message using the contact form below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, I&#8217;m not looking to read self-published work, celebrity memoirs, young adult fiction &#8211; that sort of thing. Perhaps have a sift through my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.booklit.com\/blog\/review-index\/\">Review Index<\/a> to get a flavour for the blog&#8217;s content. Alternatively &#8211; although it definitely needs updating &#8211; my <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/447446-stewart\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/447446-stewart\" target=\"_blank\">GoodReads<\/a> is a decent indicator of how my shelves look. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This is predominately a book review site. There are <em><strong>no<\/strong><\/em> blog tours, guest bloggers, interviews, or promotional posts.<\/strong> <strong>Please don&#8217;t email me about them. I also have no interest in reading electronic books<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact Form<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-contact-form\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booklit.com\/blog\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit a form.<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is booklit? booklit is a book review blog started with fervour back in 2007 and somehow still taking up room on the internet. It focuses on contemporary literature, classics, world literature, prize-listed titles, and occasional dips into non-fiction. 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