Welcome to the nerve center of Armchair BEA! If you're a book blogger who can't attend Book Expo America and the Book Blogger Convention in New York this June (June 4 - 8, 2012), you don't have to miss all the fun - this virtual convention is the place to be! Watch this space for all the news about daily blogging themes, discussions, giveaways and more!

Monday, May 23, 2011

Kicking Off Armchair BEA!

Welcome to Armchair BEA!!!  

Today marks the first day of Armchair BEA and we here at Armchair BEA Central are so very excited to be hosting again!  We are in awe at the number of participants this year (more than double from last year!) and reading all the buzz around the internet has been simply astonishing!  Thank you all for your support!  Now, we are looking forward to seeing this project coming to fruition, and seeing what each and every one of you have to contribute to make it even greater than it was last year!

Throughout the week, we will be posting lead questions to help you in writing your contributing posts.  Many of these were also found in the overall agenda posted last week, but we will also be posting a more detailed post every day!  Within these posts, you will also find a Mr. Linky for you to link up your daily thoughts.  When you link up your posts, you are automatically entered for the daily giveaways!  Winners will be announced throughout the week right here on the Central site, so be sure you are following us to see if you win. We will also have some giveaways announced separately, including during the Twitter parties.  In addition to the daily topics and giveaways, we will also have guest articles, vlogs, and even some surprises!  It is really going to be a great week!

Without further ado, let’s get to our daily topic:  Who are you, and how do you Armchair?  This is the time to introduce yourself and your blog.  Share with us a random fact about yourself.  Use the organizer interviews for inspiration.  Be creative, share photos, let your personality shine through!  A number of new visitors may be hitting your sites, so give us a snapshot of who you are.  Simply, share how you are kicking it!

When posting, please use a permalink (the direct link to the post, NOT your site!) and the following format (to the best of your ability):  

Blog Name:  Post Title
For Example … Jane Eyre Reads:  Cozy in My LazyBoy

106 comments:

booksNyarn said...

Cannot wait to meet some new bloggers!

Lyndsey said...

Very excited to participate and meet you all!

Mickey @ imabookshark said...

YAY! I'm super excited!!

NotNessie @ Today's Adventure said...

So excited to get started!!

Kristin @ Beneath Shining Stars said...

Yay! :D Super excited for this!

Mary said...

Woohoo! ArmchairBEA!

Serena said...

Thanks for hosting. This will be my first Armchair.

Cheree said...

Looking forward to armchair BEA. Thanks for hosting.

Robyn Johnson said...

So excited to be able to BEA from my armchair. Thank you Armchair BEA!!

Marq said...

I'm so excited. This my first time participating in Armchair BEA.

Donna said...

Hi! I'm excited about this week. I have some great things lined up to share. @Marq - this is my first time, too.

nightlyreading said...

Hi everyone! I am very excited to be here and looking forward to interacting with all of you this week!

Maidenveil said...

my first time with Armchair BEA! Cheers, everyone!

bookspersonally said...

Looking forward to meeting everyone!

Sidne,the BCR said...

Hello, Hello, Hello, I'm so looking forward to this week of events here at BEA and meeting new bloggers and meeting up with current bloggers.

Michelle @ The True Book Addict said...

Woooo hoooo!

vvb32 reads said...

exciting! hello to all from the armchair ;-D

Debolina Raja Gupta said...

wow...I am so very excited to meet the other bloggers..what a great start to the week...

here's the link to my post..do read to know who I am :)

http://debolinasbooks.blogspot.com/2011/05/armchair-bea-day-1-week-for-all.html

Debolina Raja Gupta said...

Hi team, please delete entry number 77. I pressed enter by mistake...The original entry to the post is on No. 81. No. 77 goes to the whole site :( Sorry about that...

bookworm1494 said...

so excited to be doing this :)

Debbie said...

Very Excited for the week!

Kritter said...

I am very excited to participate this week - should be a good time.

Allison said...

Looking forward to a fun week!

Hannah said...

This is gonna be so great! Thanks ArmchairBEA!

heidi ruby miller said...

Great to see everyone here! I'm looking forward to meeting all of you and having fun this week.

ChristaJLS said...

Excited for the start of Armchair BEA and to meet some wonderful new bloggers!

Ashley @ Book Labyrinth said...

Wow, more than 100 linked already! I'm excited. =)

Chloe Booklover said...

Super excited!

Amanda from Novel Addiction said...

This is my first year participating - I'm excited to meet new bloggers and visit all the blog events!

Amanda

Just Deb said...

Wow, this is so great! Looking forward to reading and learning through out the day.

Wayzgoose said...

Very excited to participate in another ArmchairBEA with great giveaways this week.

Laura @ Bunny Tales said...

So great to meet new bookish folk! :)

Creations by Laurel-Rain Snow said...

What an exciting event! Can't wait to visit some bloggers!

Betty: Reflections with Coffee said...

I've grabbed my chair -- here's where I am

Melissa said...

I've been looking forward to this event for months. I can't wait to "meet" some new bloggers!

I'm getting comfy in my armchair.

Jen (Makeshift Bookmark) said...

YAY for Armchair BEA!

Jason Jack Miller said...

I feel like I'm late to the party, but I hope it's still in full-swing. Looking forward to meeting and reading as many of you as I can. Anybody doing #armchairBEA of on Twitter hit me up @jasonjackmiller. I follow back!

Teresa said...

I am so excited to be participating. I dabbled a little bit last year, but I was so new that I wasn't sure what was going on. Thanks for putting this together.

Tiffany James said...

I'm super excited to be participating this year! It's my first year. Looking forward to talking more with all of you.

Tiffany

Kristen - Seeing Night said...

Yay! Im happy to participate this year!

Tif said...

Thanks everyone for all your enthusiasm and support! Don't forget to link up using Mr. Linky for your posts if you would like to be entered for the giveaways.

Debolina ... Fixed! :)

Book Savvy Babe said...

I know I’m late to BEA, but I’m really looking forward to this week!

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Cheyenne said...

I linked my post! So excited to do this! :-)

Kaitlyn (Kaitlyn in Bookland) said...

I am super duper excited to connect with some more bloggers!

Jen said...

What a great idea! I hope you'll come visit me at Red Hot Books

Jen

The Book Gatherer said...

Great event - I'm really looking forward to the week ahead!

SpadesHigh said...

Hi everyone!!! hope to meet all of you, and please scroll down to see my post on Armchair BEA... SQUEE!! im so excited =)

LC said...

Looking forward to meeting lots of other bloggers. Please stop by!

Lena Sledge said...

I just realized I'm last on the list. :-( I should've started earlier. I've visited 75 blogs and I'm taking a break. I can just imagine the last 75 links may never get looked at by some. But I'm going to do it in stages. Rest a minute. But this is so much fun. I've met some really cool bloggers thus far. Just need an extra set of hands to do some typing.

Paula Krapf said...

Looking forward to reconnecting with bloggers and meeting new people!

unfinishedperson.com said...

Left a comment, but didn't go through. Trying again, just to say hey, I'm late, but I'm here.

The Book Heroine said...

This is so fun! I was hoping for something for us who weren't able to attend BEA.

Jenn said...

What a great way to connect! Thanks.

Yvonne said...

Hi, everyone. I'm so excited to meet everyone!

TheJennaGirl said...

Howdy! I'm super excited about meeting each of you and talking about books!

suzanne said...

Thanks for doing this, I can't wait to "meet" everyone!

Kate the Book Buff said...

I'm really excited to meet other bloggers who can't make it out to NYC :)

-Kate the Book Buff
THe Book Buff: Book Reviews for Regular People

Jeanmarie Anaya said...

Hey! Looking forward to finding some great new blogs (and friends, of course). I'm a little late in the game, hope I didn't miss to much!

dollycas aka Lori said...

I missed the sign up for this but will be following along. Looking forward to learning some new things about blogging!!!

Jen @ A Book and a Latte said...

So excited to be participating! Looking forward to meeting and getting to know everyone! ~ Jen @ A Book and a Latte

bex said...

So excited about this! :D Now I have to take the time and check out the other participants!

Rebecca @ kindle fever

Devan said...

Yay! Looking forward to this week & meeting other bloggers. :)

Shelsie17 said...

This is a great idea

Fireflywishes said...

Hi everyone! Looking forward to meeting everyone and kicking Armchair BEA off! This is my first Armchair BEA, so I'm interested to see how the week goes!

April @ My Shelf Confessions

Miss Good on Paper said...

I'm so excited to join in! I look forward to meeting new bloggers.

-Miss GOP

Austine said...

This is going to be great! Can't wait to "meet" you all. :)

Book Lady said...

I signed up with the linky but it won't take my entry :(

here's my post!
http://mustreadfaster.blogspot.com/2011/05/armchair-bea-kickoff.html

Melissa
Must Read Faster

Tif said...

Book Lady ... Sometimes it takes a bit to show up! It's there now!

Book Lady said...

Thanks! :)

barmybex said...

Looking forward to meeting some fellow bloggers, loving the event, thanks. :D

Yvette said...

This is my first time with Armchair Book Expo and I'm a little nervous - but in a good way. Can't wait to see what everyone else is posting, can't wait to meet some fellow-book bloggers. :)

ereader89 said...

Yay! I'm so excited to be participating this year!

~Elaina

Tesni said...

I'm so excited to be participating again! I did it last year and it was huge fun.

Tesni said...

I'm so excited to be participating again! I did it last year and it was huge fun.

Meaghan said...

It seems I am a relative newbie to this, but having fun so far!

Lindsay said...

I didn't know there was such a thing as the Armchair BEA before this morning. What an opportunity for people who love books! So much thanks.

bibliophage91 said...

Can't wait to meet some of you at my blog! I'll come visiting!
http://bibliophage91.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/welcome-armchair-bea-may-2011/

blatantbiblioholic said...

Thanks so much for all of the work you guys put into this! I'm really looking forward to getting involved!

Kreag the Book Loving Writer said...

This week is going to be awesome. This is such a great idea.

Beachreader said...

It's nice to meet eveyone. I will be stopping by soon.

blatantbiblioholic said...

Sorry, I added my link again as the first link wasn't to the actual post. Please feel free to delete link 257!

Anglers Rest said...

I have just made a quick post, and shall attempt to meet the other online participants.

Lisa ~ Bookworm Lisa said...

I'll try to meet as many of you as i can. My kids get out of school this week, so it will be a bit busy. This should be fun and I am excited.

Valia Lind said...

So excited to be part of this! Can't wait to meet more of you wonderful bloggers! :-)

Meredith said...

Super Duper Excited!!

-Meredith

Semisweet said...

This is my first year, and I'm a little late but I'm glad to be participating! : )

lisa (the nerd) said...

holla!

Rachel said...

Hi all. I just learned about this site, and I'm so excited to participate. It'll be the next best thing to being in NYC. :-)

artnmakeuplover said...

Hi everybody!

Booksnob said...

I just realized my initial post only published the picture and so I re-wrote my post and added a new link. So that is why my name is down twice. I feel embarrassed but where would my words go, I swear they were there when I linked up this morning. Geez! Well I hope this post doesn't drop my message.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

Tif said...

All those who have requested a fix should be fixed! :)

Sarah said...

Yay! New bloggers! *claps*

A Backwards Story said...

This is such an exciting idea. Thank you to the brains behind Armchair BEA for allowing us to participate in some way! :)

Hoping to meet some great new bloggers!

Teril said...

Oh this is so fabulous seeing what everyone here is like! Thank you armchair divas!

artnmakeuplover said...

Oops i did it wrong Pay no attention to #303 I got it right on #316. My bad.

Kristy Sherrod said...

Sorry mine was so late!
http://coffeeandliterature.com/2011/05/coffee-books-armchairs/

Falise said...

Provides a mattress on the ground so that the fall of missing BEA this year has a gentle landing. Thanks for all of your work to make us feel that we are walking the aisles. Although, my feet are not sorry to be in bunny slippers.

Jasmine Marie said...

Thanks for hosting this event!

Miss Lauren said...

I can't wait to meet some bookish lovers!!! :)

Kristina said...

I'm a little late is posting my 1st day, thanks for hosting and letting me still participate :)

Paranormal Goddess said...

Wow so many bloggers, I'm very excited about Armchair BEA 2011 and meeting you all! Hope to chat with everyone or as many as I can :)

xoxo Natasha @ Paranormal Goddess

Mari said...

Wow there are a lot of book bloggers! How will I ever get too so many. Choosing a few new ones to me to go and visit.

Gwendolyn B. said...

Wow! That's a lot of blog to visit! I should have called in sick this week!

Willa said...

Hope I'm not too late!

bookchilla said...

better late than never! http://bookchilla.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/armchairbea-im-maria-and-im-an-addict/