Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Crowing, Tooting, or Something Like That

Between multiple vacations and attempting to catch up the few days I was home in between, it snuck past me. I knew it was coming and meant to keep better track. But alas, it didn’t happen. So, in a belated fashion, I thought I’d crow about a significant milestone Books and Pals recently hit.



Two or three weeks ago (July 25, if I counted correctly), we published our 1,000th unique review. That took almost exactly three and a half years. Our very first post, a review of Vicki Tyley’s Brittle Shadows, was published on January 23, 2011. Thanks to all the readers, many who have been with us from the first days and weeks, and to the Pals, past and present, who are the critical piece in being able to review as many books across virtually all genres as we do. And thanks for the chance to toot our own horn.




We’ll now return to our regular programming.

13 comments:

Raquel Byrnes said...

Well, congratulations! Not a lot of blogs stay around or consistent for that long. Way to go!

Donna Fasano said...

Congratulations! And thank you for the many, many hours of reading and review writing you and all the Books And Pals reviewers put into making this a great book review blog.

Karen Wojcik Berner said...

Congrats Al and all the Pals. What an achievement! Thanks for all of your hard work. I still find great books through your blog on a regular basis. Cheers!

DVBerkom said...

Congratulations! This is still my go-to place to find great self-pubbed books. Keep up the good work!

Unknown said...

That's a lot of reviews. Congratulations on such a huge milestone. Love the rooster.

Laurie Boris said...

Congratulations! Break out the confetti cannons! Great job.

BooksAndPals said...

Thanks for all the comments.

Laurie, is that chocolate confetti?

Vicki said...
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Vicki said...

Congratulations to BigAl and Pals!

That's a huge milestone. You've done a fantastic job. I'm thrilled to have been part of the journey.

Looking forward to my continued daily fix of reviews and posts. :)

Inge H. Borg said...

A big "Thank You" from all The Indies you champion so valiantly by reading and reviewing our works.

Lynne Cantwell said...

Congrats to Big Al and all the Pals! This is a significant achievement. Pass some of that chocolate confetti this way, would you?

Leah Griffith said...

That's fantastic! Congratulations, and best wishes for many more successful years!

Anonymous said...

Do crow - I find your website an invaluable guide to what's worth reading in the indie sector.

Here's to another thousand reviews!