So, it's a little later than I anticipated, but nominations for the 2012 Book Battle are now closed.  Last weekend was my dad's birt...

Due to some great feedback I've gotten from others, the linking contest for the battle has been extended until Wednesday!  Also, nomi...

The close of nominations for the 2012 YA Bloggers Fairy Tale Book Battle is approaching soon, and we still need a few more volunteers and...

Well it's official! We now have a graphic for the 2012 Book Battle. What do you think? It took me a looong time to make this, so sorry...

Welcome to the Nominations Page for the 2011 YA Bloggers Debut Battle! This is the place where you can nominate the book YOU think should wi...

Just a quick reminder that nominations for the 2012 YA Bloggers Battle start tomorrow (May 1st) at noon PDT.  So don't forget to come ba...

*UPDATE 5/22* We're still open for Round 2 judges.  Even if you're coming to this party late, if you'd like to join, please rea...

*Returning Visitors* Scroll down to the bottom for the latest updates! Well readers, things have (finally) settled down a bit at home, w...

The votes are in, they have been tallied, and it's time to announce the winning theme for the 2012 YA Bloggers Book Battle. Thank you t...

A few days ago I asked readers to submit their ideas for our theme for the 2012 Book Battle.  The ideas are in and now it's time for ev...

So I finally went to go see the Hunger Games movie last night.  While I'm going to do a whole review, I have to say if you like the book...

Just popping in for a quick reminder to submit your ideas for the 2012 book battle .  I will be closing the form after Wednesday and putting...

I decided it was time for a new look, so over the next few days I'm going to be playing around with the appearance and template of the b...

It's that time of year again!  The 2012 YA Bloggers Book Battle is approaching it's third year this time around, and it's time t...

Nothing like a Waiting on Wednesday post to get me back into the swing of things. Sorry this is going up a little late in the day. But it...

Wahoo!  It took nearly 8 hours of packaging, wrapping, taping, addressing (and $60 of postage) but I am 100% caught up on sending out prizes...

Hello readers!  I've gotten a few emails lately, so I wanted to take the time to reply to them all at once.  I'm still around an...

Merry Christmas to you and yours from The Shady Glade. I hope each of you can take the time to enjoy today with your families.  I'll b...

I'm happy to have another great guest post today.  Please help me in welcoming Mariah from A Reader's Adventure to the blog.  You m...

Today I have the last of my scheduled guest posts for this holiday season.  I hope the last few days have put you in the holiday mood as we ...