The BookFetish Blog

About TheBookFetish

I’m Ashley, and I’m TheBookFetish. I’ve been an avid reader since I was four. At the end of 2009, I saw a friend post on Facebook the number of books he had read that year. I knew I had read a lot, but had no idea how many. And then an idea was born. I read quickly. I can devour a book in an afternoon if there’s nothing else I need to do. But with work and life in the mix, could I read a book a week?

That was the challenge I set for myself in 2010. To read fifty-two books in fifty-two weeks. And blog about the books I read.

I didn’t want to do a traditional blog about style and meaning, but more about what a book meant to me, what it made me feel. And so began my quest.

I met that original goal of fifty-two books in October of 2010. But I was having so much fun blogging, and communicating with other readers through the blogosphere and over Twitter that I decided to keep the blog going. I don’t a goal of a set number of books to read going forward. But I’m still reading all the time, and participating in a few reading challenges.

As great as reading is, sometimes things go on that I want to share but don’t fit neatly in a bookish niche. That’s where things I think and do come in. I hope you enjoy those posts as well.

Welcome, and enjoy reading about what I read, think, and do. I read every comment that comes in, and I respond to as many as I can. You can contact me here (aw.bookfetish@gmail.com) and follow me on Twitter (@mybookfetish)

–TheBookFetish

Review Policy

I love interacting with authors, and I’m flattered that I am beginning to receive requests for reviews. In light of the growing number of requests, I’ve decided it’s best for me to post a review policy.

I do accept solicitations for review, at my discretion.  If you’re considering asking me to review your book, please take a look around the site first, and make sure you’re comfortable with the types of books I read and the style and approach I take when reviewing a work.  You can contact me for a review through any of the methods available on the site.

Acceptance of a book for review does not guarantee a positive review.  In general, if I can find nothing positive to say about a book, I will not comment on it.  I may comment on an author’s style or approach, but comments of this sort should not be considered an attack on the author.

If you are requesting a review by a particular date, particularly in the case of an Advance Reader Copy, please let me know that at the time of the request and I will do my best to accommodate it, or provide reasonable notice if I am unable to meet the date.

I may update this policy at any time and without notice.

If you have any questions, please ask.

Privacy Policy

1. What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
2. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
3. The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
4. How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
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We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order.

Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.

Your Access to and Control Over Information
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• See what data we have about you, if any.
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While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via email.

Comment Policy

Comments are subject to moderation at the sole discretion of the moderator. Spam comments will not be approved and/or will be deleted. Abusive language, hate speech, trolling posts are also subject to moderation up to and including not approving the comment and/or deleting it.