The Publishing Curve: Rated E for Excellent!

I just found out this morning that Lori Cates Hand of the Publishing Careers blog has awarded me with the Excellent Blogger Award!

This is a real honor for me...especially since I am still somewhat green when it comes to blogging. It's also really special coming from Lori, who provided tons of encouragement and advice when I was thinking about starting the Publishing Curve a few months ago.

I'm not exactly sure how this award was started. But apparently by accepting this Excellent Blog Award, you have to award it to 10 more people whose blogs you find worthy of it. I've decided to bestow this award on some bloggers who haven't received it yet (as far as I know).

So here are my picks for the Excellent Blogger Award:

• I've really enjoyed following Brad's Reader over the past couple of months, which covers all things related to literature, writing, and how technology is changing the publishing industry.
• Another favorite is Publishing Talk by Jon Reed (of Reed Media in London). I always enjoy reading his posts on social media and books...and I'm eagerly awaiting the Publishing Talk podcast that is coming in the next month or so. (It is still coming, right Jon?!)
• Rachelle Gardner's blog offers insight into life as a literary agent. Rachelle's worked in many different roles in the publishing industry - from marketing and sales to editorial. I always seem to learn something new from her daily posts.
• PersonaNonData is a great place to get news on publishing and find out more about the latest industry trends.
• Print is Dead: Books in Our Digital Age by Jeff Gomez is excellent and I always look forward to reading his posts on e-content.
• Chris Webb on Publishing, Media, and Technology is another place to learn about the changing face of publishing. I especially enjoy the Shared/Suggested reading posts.
• In the past year I've become really conscientious about environmental issues. So, when I found out about the Eco-Libris blog I was very excited. Their mission is to make reading much more sustainable than it is today and they write about environmental issues relating to books and reading.
• If you're looking for some fun reading gadgets (or just love anything related to books) check out Kimbooktu. Being a book lover, this blog is one I must read on a daily basis!
• Fran Toolan's Issues in Publishing blog is always a good one to read, too. And I was very happy to hear that he is finally back from a blogging hiatus.
• If you want to learn more about the future of literature, give booktwo.org a try. The daily Stop Press posts are some of my favorite because they feature tons of links that I probably wouldn't have found on my own.

Two blogs that have already received this award but I still want to mention are Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020 Blog and Katharine O'Moore-Klopf's EditorMom blog.

Joe's blog is always one of the first I read every day (along with Lori's Publishing Careers blog). I always find it insightful and I've learned a good deal about the publishing industry from him. It's a big source of inspiration for me.

Katharine's blog is always fun to read. She has also been a huge supporter of my blog and has given me lots of advice about freelance editing in recent months.

I love being a part of the blogging community. So it's a pleasure to pass this award on to bloggers who I enjoy reading and truly admire.