I love the blog Bustle Books. Bustle.com is, as it states, a website “Providing a fresh spin on news, entertainment, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, books, and any and all subjects that concern women.”
But what I love is the book section of this website. Bustle features many different writers and updates with new articles up to 7 or 8 times a day while still providing interesting, entertaining, informative, and sometimes serious articles that are both a joy to read and a great source for new reading materials. While Bustle is a larger blog, run by an even larger website with a full-time staff I still feel that a one-person blog runner like me can learn a lot from them. Bustle makes use of the clickbait titles and while I tend to avoid those, they are quite good at attracting readers and gaining attention. And while their titles aren’t lying, they do use buzzwords and popular titles to grab them in (there are tons of Harry Potter articles and other geeky posts) but I admire the creativity and varying ideas that Bustle writers are able to come up with. You can honestly learn from every post. But there’s one Bustle author that stands out to me. Her name is Joyce Maynard. She only has one Bustle article and it’s completely centered around the recent #MeToo, a hashtag used to indicate that you’ve been a victim of sexual assault. She’s writes for several publications including the New York Times. Her article What Writing About My Abusive Relationship With J.D. Salinger Taught Me About Silencing Women's Voices really stood out to me among the countless (but still fun) “You Won’t Believe These Movie Changes to Your Favorite Book”. She shared her story of abuse and ends her article with, “we must create a culture that no longer shames women who tell the stories some prefer not to hear.” If Bustle continues to create content such as this, related to the broad subject of reading/books/writing while sparking conversation and bringing up important issues, then I believe they are thought leaders in the world of mainstream book blogs. And I can’t wait to read more from Maynard. Check Out Bustle Books Here
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AuthorMy name is Elise Detloff and this little slice of the internet is where I hope to share books, words, and ideas with all of you! I'm currently studying public relations and am an aspiring writer. I can't wait to get to know you all! Archives
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