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This is sort of a housewarming for us. 5 Minutes for Books started back in July 2008, and we have really enjoyed finding our groove here in the blogosphere. What is our groove? Well, just as our tagline says, “We’re Reading into Everything.”

One thing that I love about this site is that we seek to get the book-loving community involved with our weekly carnivals. Each Tuesday of the month we host a different community event. You can find the whole schedule at our join in page on the navbar.

  • 1st Tuesday: Classics Bookclub
  • 2nd Tuesday: Children’s Classics
  • 3rd Tuesday: Kids’ Picks
  • 4th Tuesday: What’s on My Nightstand
  • 5th Tuesday: I Read It!

Please check out the scheduled topics, and join in soon!

Another way that we seek to meet the needs of our book-loving community is by providing a wide variety of reviews. We strive to give our readers reviews for the books that you love — be it books for your preschooler, or your tween, or you.

And what makes finding new books even better? Well — if you have the chance to win one, that’s what! We host giveaways at least once a week. Every Wednesday you’ll find a new giveaway, but we often post more than once a week. In April we have some very special giveaways coming up, including at least a week of giveaways for Mother’s Day. Subscribe to our feed and follow us on twitter @5M4B so that you won’t miss a thing.

We’re a group blog, and I am so proud of our team. I think you can get an idea about what you might find here if you can get a feel for our staff reviewers.

I’m Jennifer, the managing editor. I enjoy reading a little bit of everything, but my favorites are character-driven literary fiction and memoir along with middle grade fiction. In addition to contributing to 5 Minutes for Mom and 5 Minutes for Giveaways, I blog at Snapshot about life in Connecticut (as a transplanted Texan) with my husband, preschool son and tween daughter.

Melissa primarily reads contemporary Christian fiction, as well as memoir,and contemporary fiction. She loves a good story. As her ministry with youth girls grows, she finds herself reading more fiction and non-fiction targeted toward youth. Not only is Melissa a member of our team, she also blogs at Breath of Life.

Lauren enjoys all types of fiction, especially historical. As a former elementary school teacher, she also has a love for children’s literature. Lauren is trying to work more nonfiction into her book pile, particularly titles relating to Christian families and parenting. Lauren blogs about her family at Baseballs and Bows.

Carrie enjoys enjoys any book that provides a good laugh, a deep thought or one that won’t otherwise take up too much of her time. She has a two year old son (and another one on the way via an adoption!) and therefore is on the constant prowl for good books for boys. She maintains a separate book blog on the side (to feature all of the other books she reads) called Reading to Know.

Lisa is a mom of four boys so when she’s not doing laundry or shuttling her kids all over town, she enjoys reading books of all kinds. She loves Southern fiction, but genres really don’t matter to her as long the book is well written and engaging. She also loves reading the classics and books that offer sound Biblical encouragement in her Christian faith. Lisa blogs about faith, books, and life as a mom at Lisa writes…

And lastly, we have our newest staff reviewer Dawn, who joined our group in February. Dawn goes straight for the mainstream fiction, but likes to mix it up by reviewing a few children’s books now and then as well. She blogs about reading, raising kids and random things that make her laugh at my thoughts exactly.

Please take the time to follow 5M4B on twitter subscribe to our feed or on the top left sidebar you can sign up to have our posts emailed to you.

Before you go, leave a comment telling us what kind of books you would like to see reviewed. And don’t forget to visit our sponsor for your free book download!

Now head on back to 5 Minutes for Mom to make more stops on the Ultimate Blog Party.

Comments

  1. I am new to the world of blogging and I just found your site! I will be checking back since I love books and both my children do too!

  4. Hey! If you haven’t heard, I am on a mission to check out every single blog on the family blog mr linky! So.. here we go!

    I love this blog and everything that it does. The more I read, the more excited I get. I look forward to becoming a part of the “family”!

  7. i am a literary fiend, so i love you all already. hope my fragments and lack of punctuation are not completely freaking you out. 😉

  8. I would love to see some spiritual books reviewed. Not really religion books, but books onhow to live a happier, more fullfilled life

    yzgirl4[at]verizon[dot]net

  11. I have loved 5M4B since it launched last summer. I may not always get to participate as much as I like, but I still love to come over and read through what’s new. I have read and enjoyed a number of the books reviewed here, both for adults and kids. My library loves me, lol.

    Thanks for all you & the other reviewers do here, I appreciate it all!

  12. I like good chic reads such as those written by emily giffin. Jeannette Walls is another favorite.

  16. Ooh, I’m excited about this site! I’m a book-a-holic. I recently did a Top Ten Tuesday post on my favorite authors.

  18. I’d like to see autobiographies (my favorites) and biographies reviewed! This is my first UBP which I’m attending as an avid reader rather than a blogger (since my work is writing, so I do enough of that daily)! You are the epicenter of a great sense of community and it’s so much fun to see sites I would never have imagined existed! Thanks for everything that you do – I’m so glad I came across your site a month or two ago!

  20. I love children’s books. My daughter is 6 and reads above her level. I love hearing of new books and one of the great things about being a mommy blogger is having a chance to review books for her 🙂

  21. I think someone needs to figure out how to get more hours in the day. There are just so many great blog activities that I’d love to participate in!

    Happy UBP09!

  23. Hey:

    Another reader here…but, I do believe that my oldest daughter is the biggest reader ever. Stop by my party and just say hey…unfortunately, so far, I’ve had 3 party pooper comments… What’s up w/ that? At least I’m having fun… LOL

  24. I am a new mom and I love it that children’s books are reviewed. I would like to see some more historical books reviews. Thanks!

  25. I am a kindergarten teacher and I love to find new quality children’s books and also some old favorites. Thanks!!

  30. I love the childrens book reviews and I also love good womens fiction reviews. I know that doesn’t narrow it down a whole lot, but my reading interestes are varied so really I just love finding out about new books.

  38. Hi everyone! I just found the party 🙂 I chose this link because with twin 3-year olds, we’re pretty flooded with children’s books around here, too :-p In fact, I’ve even written my own! If you visit my blog, there’s a link to my free e-book “Two Snowflakes” right at the top 🙂 Please feel free to let me know what you think!

  39. We love I Spy type books but the easy ones since my son is only 26 months.

    Stopping by to say Happy Blog Partying!

  40. Having been a teacher, I think books are one of the best things for kids to have! My kids are in kindergarten and 3rd grade so I’d love to see books reviewed for those age groups. glad to meet you through the Blog Party!

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