Bookie Brunch: Schedule

So this is the Bookie Brunch schedule. If you would like to join in with the Bookie Brunch and become a guest blogger (or if you really love Bookie Brunch and would like to host) any dates in this colour are still available.

Please send me an email at wings.reviews@gmail.com for any queries about Bookie Brunch or if you would like to guest or host, please try to make sure you put "Bookie Brunch" in the subject line so I can pick up your email quickly.

July 10 - Complete

Host: Natalie of Songs and Stories (@LiederMadchen) (confirmed)

Guest: Lucy (Moonlight Gleam’s Bookshelf) (confirmed) (@MoonlightGleams)
Guest: Irena (This Miss Loves to Read) (confirmed) (@MissIrenne)
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Question: Are books better with or without love triangles?
Related topics to consider: Do you root for a particular character in the love triangle and why? What is your favorite literary love triangle?


July 17 - Complete

Host: Lucy (Moonlight Gleam’s Bookshelf) (confirmed) (@MoonlightGleams)

Guest: Giada (Dr. Stravagante) (confirmed) (@hatshepsut0011)
Guest: Misha (My Love Affair With Books) (confirmed) (@Misha_1989)
Guest: Velvet (vvb32 Reads) (confirmed) (@vvb32reads)
Guest: Janine (The Book Nerd - vlogger) (confirmed) (@CurlyGirl11)
Guest: Jodie (Books for Company) (confirmed) (@BooksForCompany)

Question: Do you prefer e-books or print copies of novels, and why?
Related topics: Do you have a specific e-reader that you prefer? Why did you choose that particular e-reader, did you try any others, and what were your experiences with them?


July 24 - Complete

Host: Irena (This Miss Loves To Read) (confirmed) (@MissIrenne)

Guest: Jennie (Jennie's Corner - vlogger) (confirmed) (@joaniefontana1)
Guest: Jo (The Fluidity of Time) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)
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Question: Do you think people only read classics because they are classics or because they are actually enjoyable?
Related topics to consider: Is there a classic that you don't think should be a classic? Why do you think that?
Question suggested by: Natalie


July 31 - Complete

Host: Pepca (confirmed) (@StrangeNewWords)

Guest: Christina (The Book Addict – vlogger) (confirmed) (@christina_622)
Guest: Books for Company (confirmed) (@BooksForCompany)
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Question: People often tackle the issue of characters or plot being unrealistic or not possible in real life. Are you on the-book-must-be-believable/realistic side or not? Why or why not?

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Aug 7 - Complete

Host: Amanda-Lee (Story Wings) (confirmed) (@StoryWings)

Guest: Pepca (confirmed) (@StrangeNewWords)
Guest: Tina (Tina’s Book Reviews – Willowdust Reviews) (confirmed) (@BooksAtTinas)
Guest: Ruby (Ruby's Reads) (confirmed) (@Rubysreads)
Guest: Yiota (Splash Of Our Worlds) (Twitter @SplashOOWorlds)

Question: Do you prefer hardcovers or paperbacks and why?
Related topics to consider: Would you consider buying a book that wasn't in your preferred format (hardcover vs. paperback) - if so, what would be your reason for doing so?
Question suggested by: This Miss Loves to Read


Aug 14 - Complete

Host: vvb32 Reads (confirmed) (@vvb32reads)

Guest: Jo (The Fluidity of Time) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)
Guest: Natalie (Songs and Stories) (confirmed) (@LiederMadchen)
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Question: Are you likely to read an e-book with an appealing cover or does the description/synopsis of an e-book weigh more heavily?
Related topics to consider: Please show us or link to 2-3 e-book covers that captured your attention recently, and tell us why.


Aug 21 - Complete

Host: Jo (The Fluidity of Time) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)

Guest: Kiwi (Assortments) (confirmed) (@Chumbwa)
Guest: Velvet (vvb32 Reads) (confirmed) (@vvb32reads)
Guest: Carin (Caroline Bookbinder) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)
Guest: Gabriel (Gabriel Reads) (confirmed) (@gabrielreads)

Question: Have you ever stopped reading a series due to unexpected or disappointing changes in the characters, writing, etc.? Do you consider going back, or do you give up on the series?
Related topics to consider: Do you think series should be never-ending (going well past 10 books), or do you think it keeps it fresher for an author if they stop after a certain number of books in a series?


Aug 28 - Complete

Co-Hosts: Yiota and Nina (Splash of our Worlds) (confirmed) (@SplashOOWorlds)

Guest: Black Plume (confirmed) (@blackplumetwits)
Guest: Ashley (The Bookish Brunette) (confirmed) (@BookBrunette)
Guest: Phanee (Funny Wool) (confirmed) (@funnywool)

Question: What's the most important part of a book for you, the characters or the plot?
Related topics: Would you consider buying a book because you liked the character, even though you disliked the plot, and vice versa?
Question suggested by: @Misha_1989, at MyLove Affair with Books

Sept. 4 - Complete

Host: Natalie (Songs and Stories) (confirmed) (@LiederMadchen)

Guest: Irena (This Miss Loves to Read) (confirmed) (@MissIrenne)
Guest: Mariah (A Reader's Adventure) (confirmed) (@ReaderAdventure)
Guest: Black Plume (Black Plume) (confirmed) (@blackplumetwits)
Guest: Melody (Book and Music Lover - vlogger) (confirmed) (Twitter - N/A)

Question: What is one book that made you cry, and what was it that affected you about that particular story? (Suggested by: Sasha Soren, author of Random Magic)
Related Topics: Are you a Happily-Ever-After kind of person or do you like tragedies more?


Sept. 11 - Complete

Host: Janine (The Book Nerd - vlogger video channel - blog) (confirmed) (@CurlyGirl11)

Guest: Kiwi (Assortments) (confirmed) (@Chumbwa)
Guest: Jo (The Fluidity of Time) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)
Guest: Lorren (The Story Girl) (confirmed) (@LLthestorygirl)
Guest: Liddy (Lovely Lil Bookworm) (confirmed) (vlogger - TheEBookMonster) (Twitter N/A)
Guest: Bonnie (A Backwards Story) (confirmed) (@abackwardsstory)

Question: What are three songs that remind you of your favorite book?
Related Topics: Why do they remind you of that particular book?



Sept. 18 - Complete

Host: Natalie (Songs and Stories) (confirmed) (@LiederMadchen)

Guest: Amanda-Lee (Story Wings) (confirmed) (@StoryWings)
Guest: Christina (The Book Addict – vlogger) (confirmed) (@christina_622)
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Sept. 25 - Complete

Host: Lucy (Moonlight Gleam’s Bookshelf) (confirmed) (@MoonlightGleams)

Guest: Pepca (Beyond Strange New Words) (confirmed) (@StrangeNewWords)
Guest: Chrystal (Snowdrop Dreams of Books) (confirmed) (@snowdropdreams)
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Question: Discussion of all things magical within the book world (would like to take time to include ‘Random Magic.’).
Related topics: TBD

Oct. 2

Host: Irena (This Miss Loves To Read) (confirmed) (@MissIrenne)


Guest: Kiwi (Assortments) (confirmed) (@Chumbwa)
Guest: Yiota (Splash Of Our Worlds) (Twitter @SplashOOWorlds)

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Oct. 9

Host: Amanda-Lee (Story Wings) (confirmed) (@StoryWings)

Guest: Jazmin (Books!!!) (confirmed) (Twitter @JazminLabrada)

Guest: Emma (Book Angel Booktopia) (confirmed) (@BookAngel_Emma)
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Question: Are you a book buyer or a book borrower? Why?
Related Topics: Do you lend books or are you too possesive? Do you buy books after borrowing them if you like them?

Oct. 16

Host: Velvet (vvb32 Reads) (confirmed) (@vvb32reads)

Guest: Sarah (Sarah Says Read) (confirmed) (@SarahSaysRead)
Guest: Christina (The Book Addict) (confirmed) (@Booklover_622)
Guest: AimeeKay (How Can You Help?) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)
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Question: What are your thoughts on books that are an unusual size? (i.e. coffee table books, larger than mass market or trade paperback or hardback, miniatures, non-rectangular, pop-up books)
Related topics: Do you own any unusual-sized books? If so, what was it about them specifically that appealed to you? If you don't own any, do you have any on your wishlist? Please provide title and author.

Oct. 23

Host: Jo (The Fluidity of Time) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)

Guest: Ashley (The Bookish Brunette) (confirmed) (@BookishBrunette)

Guest: Pabkins (Mission to Read) (confirmed) (@Pabkins)

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Oct. 30 - Complete

Host: Misha (My Love Affair With Books) (confirmed) (@Misha_1989)

Guest: Amanda-Lee (StoryWings) (confirmed) (@StoryWings)
Guest: Jo (The Fluidity of Time) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)
Guest: Christina (vlogger), The Book Addict (@christina_622)
Christina's YouTube channel: I Love Books + Tumblr
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Nov. 6

Host: Giada (Dr. Stravagante) (confirmed) (@hatshepsut0011)


Guest: Kiwi (Assortments) (confirmed) (@Chumbwa)

Guest: Emma (Book Angel Booktopia) (confirmed) (@BookAngel_Emma)
Guest: Stevie (vlogger) (Sable Caught) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)

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Nov. 13 - Complete

Host: Jo (The Fluidity of Time) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)

Guest: Sarah (Sarah Says Read) (confirmed) (@SarahSaysRead)
Guest: Melody (vlogger) (Book and Music Lover) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)
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Nov. 20

Host: Jo (The Fluidity of Time (confirmed) (Twitter N/A

Guest: Amanda-Lee (StoryWings) (confirmed) (@StoryWings)
Guest: X
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Nov. 27

Host: Kiwi (Assortments) (confirmed) (@Chumbwa)

Guest: Jodie (Books for Company) (confirmed) (@BooksForCompany)
Guest: Lizzie (elizzie books) (vlogger) (confirmed) (@elizziebeth)
Lizzie's YouTube channel: elizzie books + Tumblr
Guest: Christina (vlogger), The Book Addict (@christina_622)
Christina's YouTube channel: I Love Books + Tumblr
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Question: Are relationship-oriented dilemmas (girlfriend-boyfriend relationships, to be specific), important for the success of a novel?
Related topics to consider: Can you think of an example of a book without this particular type of twist, that’s still a page turner of a story?

Dec. 4

Host: Amanda-Lee (StoryWings) (confirmed) (@StoryWings)

Guest: Jazmin (Books!) (confirmed) (@JazminLabrada)

Guest: Jo (The Fluidity of Time) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)
Guest: Melody (vlogger) (Book and Music Lover) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)
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Dec. 11

Host: Amanda-Lee (StoryWings) (confirmed) (@StoryWings)

Guest: Misha (My Love Affair With Books) (confirmed) (@Misha_1989)

Guest: Lizzie (Video: elizzie books) (Blog: elizzie books) (vlogger) (confirmed) (@elizziebeth)

Guest: X
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Dec. 18

Host: Jo (The Fluidity of Time) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)

Guest: Melody (vlogger) (Book and Music Lover) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)
Guest: Stevie (vlogger) (Sable Caught) (confirmed) (Twitter N/A)
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Dec. 25

Host: Jennie (Jennie's Corner - vlogger) (confirmed) (@joaniefontana)

Guest: X
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