Can you believe it? I feel like a dinosaur when all of these other blogs I love are just turning one and I’ve been plodding along all of this time, but somewhere around the end of October, Basia’s Bookshelf turned 2 (the exact date is murky since I merged two blogs to one name on October 27, 2010).
The blog has gone through some giant changes since the beginning. So, speaking of which. Hey, we’re blue! Every lady likes a makeover and I like them more frequently than others. It’s a curse. I did some housekeeping on the navigation bar to make it more useful hopefully. The Bookshelf Features tab is now solely dedicated to events that are ongoing – cover reveals, the Sunday Post and the monthly calendar is all by itself now. Archives is where the old memes have gone to play canasta and enjoy the Florida sunshine.
Not counting the..20 or so (slightly exaggerating) looks, colors and layouts I’ve played with, I started on Blogger, then free WordPress, now WordPress.org with my own host and software. I actually learned CSS. How did that happen? I’ve pretty much reviewed every genre and while it’s still a little bit of the “kitchen sink” here sometimes, I’m happy with where Cait and I have ended up. We review what we really love to read and I hope everyone’s enjoying it.
Speaking of the devil…now Cait is about a year or so old, bloggishwise. I lost the date when we merged with WordPress, but I believe it was last June/early July that Cait joined me officially. I’d been reading her reviews on her blog for a while and we’d been emailing and leaving comments for each other and I loved her to bits. When it worked out that she could join me, I jumped. FREE SLAVE LABOR! Sadly, no slave. Just a great friend, reviewer, sounding board and someone to tempt me into drinking Dr. Pepper again (drat).
Since I’m a firm believer in dragging things out, I’m turning what could have been a day’s event into a month of giving stuff away. I have some prize packages with books, swag and some cute Etsy things and then there are just books and books. It’s entirely possible that there’ll be a pop-up giveaway or two.
To the good stuff…
Since the theme is 2, I’m starting off with a giveaway based on just that. I can’t turn around anymore without falling in love with a series and nine times out of ten, I’m a book behind or I’ve missed one.
I’m giving away your choice of any two books in a series or set, valued at $22US or less. As always, regular books or ebooks are your choice as well.
This giveaway is open to entrants anyplace The Book Depository will ship to (US residents will receive delivery from Amazon.com). Entries will close at midnight on November 7th.
Congratulations and thank you for being so generous and opening it to all. Much appreciated.
Congrats! Happu Blogoversary and thank you a lot for sharing with us
Happy Blogoversary!
And thanks for this great giveaway!
Congratulations cupcake..i cannot believe you are two!! I adore your blog and humorous posts, hope you have many more blogoversaries! Thanks for the lovely giveaway.
Congrats on your blogoversary! Thanks for this amazing giveaway – I would love to win!
Congratulations!! Love the redesigns! Shaking things up is always good. Keep up the good work.
Congratulations! And thanks for the awesome giveaway!
Congratulations! On to another year
I love the design 
and thanks for the giveaway!
Happy Blogoversary!!!! Don’t get all bratty and terrible two’s on us lol
I have to check but I think I’m 3 next month.
I love the new look – very pretty!
Happy Blogoversary Barbara! two years is a milestone! I know many blogs fade away glad to see you are still battling the TBR. Like the new blue look! I am glad I met you!
Thanks for the giveaway! Congrats on 2 years!!
Happy second blog anniversary!
Thanks for the giveaway.
Congrats on two years!
As someone who is also addicted to blog makeovers, I look seeing all your different looks. Do you keep screenprints of them all? If so, you should do a post taking us through all the looks.
Happy 2nd Blogoversary! Here’s to many more.
Congrats!!
You have to celebrate your rockin’ blog:)
Thank you:)
Happy Blogiversary! Thanks for such a great giveaway.
Happy Blogoversary! Thanks for the giveaway.
Congratulations. Thanks for the giveaway.
Congrats on 2 years!!! Thanks for the generous giveaway
Awesome giveaway! Thanks!
Congratulations on 2 years.
Happy blogoversary!!
Thank you for the giveaway!
CONGRATS on fabulous 2 years of blogging !
Happy blogoversary! Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
Happy Blogoversary to youuu! Thank you so much for this giveaway!
Congrats and Happy Blogoversary!! Thanks for the lovely giveaway
Thanks for the giveaway!
Happy Blogoversary!!! Congrats on a fantastic two years, I wish you many more! Thank you for this awesome giveaway to celebrate
Happy Blogoversary!
Hope the next two years bring you as much joy as the past two.
Thanks for the giveaway
Congrats! Thanks for the giveaway!
Congrats on your 2 year blogiversary! So exciting! And thanks for hosting this giveaway!
Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know
Happy 2 years of blogging!
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Hope you can correct that for me, I put the FB link, wrongly =s
Thx for the giveaway =]]]
Happy blogoversary! *throws confetti*
Congratulations & thank you!!
If you are a dinosaur I hate to think what I am.
Aww, look at you, all growing up.
Yay, congrats. I need to learn CSS bad. What were some of the websites or whatever you used to learn?
Happy Blogoversary and thanks for the giveaway!
Happy Blogoversary!
Thank for the chance to win