Picasso's Young Girl Reading a Book
I’m very proud to report that our blog has been shortlisted for a Book Blogger Appreciation Award in the “Best Cultural Review” category.
We sincerely hope that you will cast your vote for us, but whether or not we win the top prize, it is an exciting and humbling experience to be recognized by the book blogosphere. We’ve been nominated alongside four terrific blogs: Books, Movies, and Chinese Food, Dreadlock Girl Reads, In Spring it is the Dawn, and S. Krishna’s Books.
Regular readers know that The Bottom of Heaven is not a traditional book review blog, and yet the insight and profundity of African-American writers are an essential part of how we view the world. From the words of Zora Neale Hurston in Frieda’s recent remembrance of Hurricane Katrina to my own ramblings on black fiction, poetry, comics, and literary censorship.
Voting ends this Saturday, September 12. And while you’re there, please show some love to our neighbor and fellow nominee Susan from Color Online in the “Most Altruistic Blog” category. Thanks for your support.
Posted by Mitali Perkins on September 9, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Congratulations! So glad to have found your site and will be following your posts.
Posted by Claudia on September 10, 2009 at 6:32 AM
Hi Mitali, thanks for visiting our site! I thought your named looked familiar and then I realized that I had read about you and your wonderful book from Color Online. Wow!
Posted by susan on September 11, 2009 at 9:48 AM
Claudia,
Love what you and Frieda do here. I am so glad you made the short list and Mitali finding her way here is exactly why I nominated you: so more readers could discover and enjoy what you do.
Here’s to great traffic and new readers next week.
S
Posted by 3m.michelle on September 14, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Congratulations on being shortlisted!
Posted by Claudia on September 15, 2009 at 2:47 PM
Thanks to everyone who supported and voted for us! This year’s winner was S. Krishna’s Books – if you haven’t already, you should check out her site. We wish her a hearty congratulations!
Posted by PurpleZoe on September 18, 2009 at 1:35 AM
Congrats.
You def got my vote.
Shine on Queen
-PZ
Posted by Edi on September 20, 2009 at 2:19 PM
You’ve just received the Scholastic Scribber award and can pick it up on my site.