NEW BLOG SERIES – BOOKED-IN! | Everything you need bookishly while staying at home

Hi Everyone, hope you are all well and staying safe. This blog will be a fountain of positivity and brightness. In light of the current situation I’ve created a new blog series called – BOOKED-IN! This series will feature authors and books which are being released during this time. I feel it’s important to support our authors as much as possible when their new book may suffer the consequences of the virus. Which is sad and we don’t want that.

So over the next couple of months I will feature interviews, guest posts, reviews, of all the books coming out. But also more than that I’ll do a BOOKED-IN themed self-care posts and TWITTER CHATS to keep us all going.

We will get through this, support each other, talk to each other and make the bookish community that much more bigger. 

Today I’m introducing this new series to the blog but also rounding up some key tips for making this time better for all of us.

1. PRE-ORDERING/ORDERING FROM WATERSTONES OR INDEPENDENT BOOK STORES TO DELIVER TO HOME. 

I said about supporting authors, those with any books coming out or indeed already published make sure you order from the above stories as Amazon isn’t sending out any books as it’s non-essential. (Which I’m not happy about as I think they are essential, but that’s a topic for another day. )

2. READ WHAT YOU NEED

I was talking to Steph from bookslovereaders and we haven’t been in the mood for much reading, so ditch the one you have to read and read the ones you need, to escape into.

3. SOCIALISE ON SOCIAL MEDIA

There is a huge book community online, twitter, bookstagram everywhere. Be present and just be you, talk to me to many people. Your not alone and this is time not to be.

4. TAKE PART IN CHALLENGES 

So the lovely publicists over at UsborneYA have created The Social Distance on Instagram – a book bingo board to read those books that have been on your TBR for ages. Here’s the link to their page – it’s a brilliant challenge that we all need to be part of.

I also have my own challenge – be part of BOOKED-IN – join in by sharing your comfort reads/escapism reading lists. Every Wednesday I will a Top 5 of the following:

Comfort Reads – starting from tomorrow! 25/03/2020

Escapism Books – 1/04/2020

Binge Reading Series – 8/04/2020

Binge Watching Shows 15/04/2020

AND MORE…

5. BE POSITIVE 

We will get through this, support each other, talk to each other and make the bookish community that much more bigger!

Hope you can join me and you like the sound of the new series. Stay Safe and Be Positive and Be Bookish! Use the hashtag #bookedin to join!