Okay, I admit it. This is my favorite list, and not just because I'm on it. I actually keep trying to get off of it, but organizer Sheila Ruth insists I add something to the mix. Probably chocolate but I can't tell. This is the group that once had a judge give birth mid-season -- via c-section -- and debated books from her hospital bed. We have a panelist who hunts down US titles in Scotland every year and then posts from there while we're all asleep. It's a genre that inspires fanatical devotion, and rightly so.
Round One
Sheila Ruth
Wands and Worlds
Tanita Davis
Finding Wonderland
Maureen Kearney
Confessions of a Bibliovore
Vivian Lee Mahoney
Vivian Lee Mahoney
Sommer Leigh
Tell Great Stories
Steve Berman
Guys Lit Wire
Hallie Tibbets
Undusty New Books
Round Two
Anne Levy
Cybils
Sam Musher
Parenthetical
Aurora Celeste
YASFF Blog
Kimberly Francisco
STACKED
Julie Jurgens
Hi Miss Julie
YESSSSSS! Steve's Back!!!!!!
And Hallie! And -- oh, this is going to be so fun.
Posted by: tanita | September 30, 2011 at 05:06 AM
Amen, Tanita! And the new people on the panel are going to be great, too! This is an outstanding group of panelists. Looking forward to our discussions.
I'm sad that I couldn't include everyone. There were good people who didn't get included just because there aren't enough slots to go around.
By the way, the SFF Middle/Elementary panelists will be announced soon. I'm still waiting for confirmation from a couple before we post the panel. Sorry for the wait.
Posted by: Sheila Ruth | September 30, 2011 at 06:50 AM
What a fanTASTIC list of people!
Posted by: Janssen | September 30, 2011 at 08:36 AM
I'm so excited and honored to be a part of this! I've been jumping around and dancing in my cube at work all morning :-)
Posted by: Sommer Leigh | September 30, 2011 at 09:54 AM
Congrats to all of you! I have a feeling I am not going to be judge this year so I will be following along to see what you all think of the reading. Let the fun begin!
Posted by: Aaron | September 30, 2011 at 09:55 AM
Yay! So happy to be on the team again!
Posted by: Sam @ Parenthetical | September 30, 2011 at 11:08 AM
I am so excited to be on the panel this year! Looking forward to working with you all!
Posted by: Kimberly | September 30, 2011 at 02:19 PM
Whee! I'm so excited to be part of this!
Posted by: Bibliovore | September 30, 2011 at 07:38 PM