New Friend Friday

This question is c/o Ramblings of A Coffee Addicted Writer.

Question: 

Are you a book blogger purist? Do you only have book related posts or do you review/post on anything/everything that catches your eye? 

Answer: 

I named my blog, "Literary Chameleon" because my blog features all things literary. 

I created the following series: Literary Love" and "Soul Craft" in order to showcase artist's work and the process behind it because I wanted to share my love of all things literary and didn't want to lose that direct connection I foster with people when I have the opportunity to learn from their experiences. I love it so much. I wanted to share that experience with others. 

Check these awesome artists out: 

Neena Creates for the most comfy sweatshirts 

Thornfield Hall Designs provides the cutest t-shirts with quotes from your favorite novels

Ophelia's Gypsy Caravan creates the most amazing literary inspired art on mugs perfect for curling up with tea or coffee.

BookishCharm It's handcrafted jewelry for the bookish! 

Literary Lacquer makes literary nail polish named after fantastic books

Valle Girl Designs designs custom made literary bracelets

My Reader Recommendation Service derived from my ability to suggest books for patrons. Throughout the last five  years working in libraries, this has been my favorite aspect. I love helping people broaden their horizons. After all, a great library has something in it to offend everyone!Selecting books for others proves to be a challenge and I love piecing those puzzles together everyday. My service travels through word of mouth and I have been blessed to pick books for well-known authors. It is always such an honor to pick books for someone whose books have personally impacted my life and others I have known. 

I also write various book reviews and participate in book tours :)

This question is c/o Allison Can Read and Parajunkee's Reviews. 

Reading Goals

1. Enjoy the words 
I'm a fast reader, so I often turn the last page of a book and realize I didn't take the time to really enjoy what I just read. My goal for this year is to read slowly and really think about each sentence as I read.

2. Challenges
This is to keep my reading list diverse and to honestly see how many books I actually read within a year. I have signed up for many challenges which you can see under the tab, "2014 Reading Challenges." I hope to see some of you throughout the year on some of the challenges! 

Blogging Goals

3. Leave more comments

I have the terrible habit of reading various fashion, life, and literary blogs on a regular basis and rarely leaving comments. I'm going to make more of an effort to take some time each week and leave comments on my favorite posts.

4. Feature Guest Posts 

I want Literary Chameleon to be more of a collaborative blog. I hope to feature more guest posts this year and give blog readers a different perspective on books and all other literary topics.