The Old Bat’s Belfry has nominated Bookgeeks for an ‘I Love Your Blog’ Award. She said “It’s a cool site with great author interviews and reviews. They did a panel about maps and visual aids not too long ago that I really enjoyed reading.” Gee, thanks!

So now, to make up for all the chain letters that I didn’t forward on when I was a kid, I am going to do my best to follow the conditions of the award, to whit:

1. Add the logo of your award to your blog
2. Add a link to the person who awarded it to you
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4. Add links to those blogs on your blog
5. Leave a message for your nominees on their blog

So, here are our nominations, all with a suitably literary bent:

Horror Reanimated – Mathew and I might have helped these guys get their blog off the ground, but the excitement they are generating among horror fans is down to superlative content – I especially love Bill’s short story where Sherlock Holmes meets Count Dracula!

26Books – set up by my former colleague James Higgs, along with Shane Richmond of the Telegraph, its bloggers have one objective: to read 26 books per year, whatever they fancy, and tell their readers about them.

Wiffle Lever to Full – Bob Fischer’s excellent blog in support of his rather splendid book.

The Librarything Blog – a wonderful insight in to my favouritest book cataloguing site. I love the competitions and the genuine sense you get of what it’s like to be on the team. If I lived in Maine, I know where I’d want to work!

John Connolly – like most big name authors who blog, Connolly doesn’t update every day, but when he does it’s worth reading – we loved the recent post about ‘books and being a blurb whore’.

Neil Gaiman’s Journal – a great insight on the demands placed on a successful novelist and screenwriter, which Gaiman uses to keep in touch with his fans.

Don’t Get Fooled Again – Richard Wilson’s blog, for the book of the same name, is a clearing house for sceptics everywhere, which he uses to focus on cant, deception, cultural relativism and wishful thinking wherever it occurs. Because he taught me how to be a good sceptic, I googled the ‘I Love Your Blog’ award and concluded it has a life of its own, despite having no official website – but I decided to join in anyway!

Hope you enjoy these blogs as much as I do!

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