I'm Jo, a Children's Bookseller, and I have been blogging at Once Upon a Bookcase since 2009. For the first ten years of it's life, Once Upon a Bookcase was a book blog, but in August 2019, I took the blog in a new direction. Now, the blog is a personal blog, and maybe a lifestyle blog in the loosest sense of the word "lifestyle". Now, Once Upon a Bookcase reflects me and my interests more generally. As well as book reviews - because reading is still one of my major interests - you will also finds on posts on my other interests and my life in general, such as:- Musical theatre;
- Art, galleries, and museums;
- Feminism;
- Witchcraft;
- Health and well being, specifically anxiety and migraines;
- And more.
Over the years of blogging, a few wonderful things have come my way:
- I have had my reviews quoted in the Praise pages of several YA and adult novels;
- I have been granted the honour of being a media partner of, and speaker at, The London Book Fair 2013;
- And I was shortlisted for the Champion of YA Award in the UKYA Blogger Awards in 2015, and longlisted for the Champion of Diversity Award in the UKYA Blogger Awards in 2018.
Want to know more? Check out my Review Policy.
Contact
Want to contact me? That's great! I'd love to hear from you.
You can email me at onceuponabookcase@gmail.com.
