Book-Social - Changes are afoot!

Did you know the Cramlington Book Club blog is nine years old? It is, and in blog terms that's pretty old.

It started out as a way of recording the books the book club had read during the year. It's hard to remember how many stars you gave April's book of the month when in December! Liking the blogging malarkey I started to include reviews of every book I read. I hooked up with social-media and started to participate in Blog Tours. Without me realising it the Cramlington Book Club blog wasn't about Cramlington Book Club anymore. It wasn't their books or their thoughts.

Off the back of this realisation (and with the help of web designer hubby) Book-Social has been born. A website for all things book.

There will be reviews, blog tours, articles, features and give-aways. Book Clubs, actual books, independent Book Shops and publishers will be heavily featured as that's what important to me.

Cramlington Book Club still exists, it is still going strong. This blog will still post the Book of the Month reviews and existing Blog Tour commitments. But anything in addition to this will be Book-Social and I'd love you to join me. Head over to www.book-social.co.uk to check it out. You can keep up to date with us on Twitter at @BookSocialUK and our Facebook page BookSocialUK. And if you have a book club, book shop or book you would like us to shout about. Get in touch!!!

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