Arctic Books Turns 2! (+ Blogoversary Giveaway)

It’s officially been two years of blogging on this baby, arctic books! Thank you so much for checking out my blog, whether you just clicked on this link or if you’ve been following me since I made my blog two years ago. Since last year, there’s been a few changes to this blog, and we’re (did you notice that it’s “we” and not “I” anymore??) super thrilled to have reached this milestone!

Who are these new people posting on your blog?

If you haven’t noticed yet, I (Alice) have co-bloggers now! I’ve been mulling around the idea of opening my blog to more people since I’m going to be more busy in the coming weeks, since I’m starting my freshman year of college this year. I’m still going to have posts going up (blog tours and giveaways, general life updates and pop-ins, etc.) and I’m going to be active on my Twitter and Instagram.

I’m so happy to have JM, Jesse, and Liv on my team, and they’re such amazing bloggers! I am so excited for you guys to see what they have to contribute to this blog, and I hope you love them as much as I do.

So, what’s next for arctic books?

I’ve also been turning this idea around for a while now, and I want to slowly turn my blog into something more than books. I love books, of course, but I also want to open arctic books into more lifestyle ideas and posts.

What kinds of posts will these be?

As I said earlier, I’m going to college in the fall, so I’m thinking a lot of college updates – how I set up my dorm room, how life has changed, what I’m working on now, favorite college sights, etc. I’m also thinking of makeup posts, such as my favorite makeup products, my makeup routine, etc. I’ve also asked JM, Jesse, and Liv to contribute to lifestyle posts too if they wanted, so you’ll probably be seeing posts about book events, television shows, movies, and theater! It’s going to be a fun time, y’all.

Here are arctic books’ stats (mostly for my own reference to see how arctic books has grown over the years):

• 376 total posts with 5,528 comments, 42,489 total views,
• 1,250 WordPress followers, 38 email followers
• 297 Bloglovin’ followers

Huge thanks again to all of you for supporting this little blog and making me feel more welcome than I could have ever imagined. Special shoutouts to my amazing co-bloggers, everyone I follow on Twitter or Instagram or WordPress, and you. Thank you, thank you, thank you for two years! ❤

I’m giving away any diverse (#ownvoices is even better!) book under $15 off Amazon (if you’re US) or the Book Depository (if you’re INTL). None of that Sarah J. Maas, Rainbow Rowell shit, sorry. Here’s are some awesome diverse books, if you need ideas. Totally endorsed by yours truly.

Terms and Conditions:

• You must be 18 or older or have your parent’s consent to release a mailing address.
• You may only use one account to enter.
• If the winner doesn’t respond in 48 hours, we will choose another winner.
• We are not responsible for anything lost in the mail.
• This giveaway is not affiliated with Book Despository / Amazon.
• This giveaway will run from August 3, 2017 at 12AM EST to September 3, 2017 at 12 AM EST.
• Read the full policy here. Good luck!

enter here!

Alice is an 18 year old college student who loves the oxford comma, television shows, and the company of dogs. She finds writing in the third person odd yet enjoyable. You can find her scrolling through Twitter, Instagram, and forever organizing her shelves on Goodreads. Photo credit.

What are your favorite diverse books? What kinds of posts do you want to see in the future! Let me know in the comments below!