ArmchairBEA 2014Design byAmber of Shelf Notes

Excited in taking part in my 3rd, I think, Armchair BEA!

Today, it’s about Introductions. We can choose 5 out of 10 questions, so here you go:

1. Please tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? How long have you been blogging? Why did you get into blogging? Where in the world are you blogging from? 

My name is Emma from Illinois, I’m French and have been living in the US for over 13 years. I’m a French tutor, an English-French translator, and a rock painter

I have been seriously blogging at Words And Peace for almost 4 years, since September 2010.

Since last year, I also organize virtual book tours for books set in France at France Book Tours

I started blogging because I realized I was forgetting too quickly about books, so I have to write about what I read to remember better, plus I wanted to share my love of books, and thanks to Devourer of Books [not as active now], I discovered the awesome community of book bloggers!

2. Describe your blog in just one sentence. Then, list your social details — Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. — so we can connect more online. 

A place to share my book reviews and discover great books to read, often with a French touch!

I am on Twitter [@wordsandpeace], Facebook, Goodreads, Google +, Pinterest.

You can also follow me through Bloglovin and RSS.

3.What genre do you read the most? I love to read because ___________________ . 

The genre I read most right now is historical fiction.

I love to read because I love learning new things and discovering new places.

4.What was your favorite book read last year? What’s your favorite book so far this year? 

Wow, that’s a tough one: I use 14 categories for best of every year. I’m going to say The Consolations of the Forest, by Sylvain Tesson as my favorite book read in 2013.

In 2014, I have read 37 books so far. My favorite is probably Citadel, by Kate Mosse.

5. Spread the love by naming your favorite blogs/bloggers (doesn’t necessarily have to be book blogs/bloggers). 

Right now, I enjoy a lot:

Typographical Era

Bay State Reader’s Advisory

Behold The Stars

Doing Dewey

and Bibliophile by The Sea

I’m limiting myself here to 5 book blogs, but if you can see here the whole list of the blogs I follow.

NOW YOUR TURN:
What’s your favorite book so far this year?

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And the theme of the day is:

Literature 

What do you think of when you think of literature? Classics, contemporary, genre, or something else entirely? We are leaving this one up to you to come up with and share the literature that you want to chat about the most. Feel free to share a list of your favorites, break down your favorite genre, feature your favorite authors, and be creative about all things literature in general.

Right now, when I think literature, I think classics [I am in the process of reading the whole In Search of Lost Time by Proust, in French] and literary fiction. Recently those I have read are mostly books in translation or even read in a foreign language.

Here are a few recent favorites – click on the book covers to see what it’s about:

My Wish List cover Paris Rue des Martyrs

Botchan Inch-Allah-dimanche

Skylark blindness

HAVE YOU READ ANY OF THOSE?
IS LITERARY FICTION YOUR FAVORITE GENRE?
HOW DO YOU DEFINE LITERATURE?

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