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Book Tags To Try This Holiday Season

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Looking for a fun book tag to do over the festive period? I've got you covered with this collection of Christmas themed book tags.

Where possible I've tried to credit the creator of the original tag. If not listed and you know who the creator of the tag was please let me know.

Christmas Themed Book Tags

12 Days of Blogmas: Christmas Bookshelf Challenge

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A bit different from the usual tags I've come across as this one is a book scavenger hunt.

I found it at https://turn-another-page.com/2021/12/19/12-days-of-blogmas-christmas-bookshelf-challenge/

1. Find a book with ‘Christmas’ in the title.

2. Find a book that has a scene set during Christmas.

3. Find a book that has a red and/or green cover

4. Find a book adapted into a film or tv series that’s always on at Christmas.

5. Find a book that sends characters on a magical quest

6. Find a book cover as white as snow

7. Find a book by an author whose name is associated with Christmas.

8. Find a book that you were given as a Christmas gift

9. Find a book that’s not necessarily about Christmas but you associate with the holiday.

10. Spell ‘Christmas’ in books.

Christmas Songs Book Tag

Created by

I found it at https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/2019/12/2019-christmas-songs-book-tag/

1. “All I Want for Christmas Is You”: Favorite bookish couple.

2. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”: Name a book where a character is away from home (school, vacation, etc.).

3. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”: Name your favorite “little” book (children’s book, short story, novella, etc.).

4. “Santa Claus is Coming to Town“: What book(s) do you hope Santa brings you this year?

5. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”: Which book turned your nose red (made you cry)?

6. “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”: Your favorite book/kind of book to read during the holidays.

7. “We Three Kings”: Your favorite trilogy.

8. “Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow”: A character you would love to be snowed in with.

9. “Last Christmas”: A book that seriously let you down.

10. “White Christmas”: An upcoming release you’re dreaming about.

Christmas Eve Book Tag

Created by ?

I found it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adOoRjpUFkc

1) Christmas Eve morning: what is a book you wake up excited to read? one you anticipate reading or one you read in the past that you want to get back into? 2) Christmas Eve breakfast: what are your favorite treats during the holiday season? 3) Family Time: What is a book that fills you with happiness and love? the warm fuzzies in general? 4) Christmas Carols: What are your favorite Christmas Carols or holiday songs? 5) Anticipation: What is a book release you are very much anticipating? 6) You hear sleigh bells on the roof and are so excited you can't sleep!: What is a book that kept you up all night? 7) It's Christmas morning, and Santa has come!: What is a book on your wishlist that you hope to unwrap?

Holiday Drinks Book Tag

Created by Ariel @WavesOfPages as part of Browsing For Books’ Bookmas

I found it at https://zezeewithbooks.wordpress.com/2021/12/20/holiday-drinks-book-tag/

Hot Chocolate: Marshmallows and chocolate and whipped cream, oh my! Recommend a book that’s sweet through and through.

Peppermint Mocha: The flavor of peppermint is strong and distinct. Recommend a book with a lot of strong emotions.

Apple Cider: It’s so good it can’t be good for you, but it’s from apples—that means it’s healthy, right? Recommend a book full of characters with questionable morals.

Eggnog: It’s creamy and smooth, with a little spice, and some people even add alcohol to it. Recommend a book that’s mostly fun, with just a hint of danger.

Gingerbread Latte: A drink with a veritable explosion of spices. Recommend a book with a lot of action.

Christmas Stocking Tag

Created by ?

I found it at https://coffeeinonehandbookintheother.wordpress.com/2020/12/21/christmas-stocking-tag-2020/

You get up on Christmas morning and your stocking is full! You take it down and start to unwrap the treats inside. The first thing you see is…

An orange! Which book is refreshing and vibrant, both inside and out?

The next thing you see is a bag of chocolate coins. (Yum) Which book have you recently bought that was a little expensive, but totally worth the price?

You also pull out a bath bomb. Tell us about a book that had explosive action scenes.

Next is a pack of playing cards. Which series won you over?

You also get a candle. Which character is a symbol of hope in their story?

There are socks inside too. Is there a book that you think really encompasses all the distinctive tropes of its genre?

There’s also a notebook. Which author’s writing process do you find most interesting/inspiring?

To go with the notebook, there’s a fancy pen. Is there a book or a series that you’d change if you’d written it yourself?

There’s also a small bedside clock. Which book took you a long time to pick up but was worth it in the end?

Your pile is getting really big. You reach in to pull out the last gift and it’s… a lump of coal? You’re a little disappointed. But you look closer and realise there’s a seam running through the coal. You crack it open and sitting inside is a tiny golden gem. Tell us about a book that surprised you in some way.

The Christmas Book Blogger Tag

Created by?

I found it at https://whimsypages.wordpress.com/2019/12/14/the-christmas-book-blogger-tag-sharing-my-favorite-christmas-moments/

What Is Your Favourite Christmas Scene In A Book?

Do You Have Any Christmas Book Traditions?

Do You Prefer To Get Presents Of Book Vouchers Or Books?

Do You Give Books As Presents?

What Bookish Item Is On Your Christmas Wishlist?

What 3 Books Would You Love Santa To Have In His Sack For You?

Fake Christmas Tree Or Real Christmas Tree?

What’s Your Favourite Thing About Christmas?

What Christmas Book Would You Recommend?

What Dish On Your Christmas Menu Are You Most Looking Forward To?

When Do You Open Your Christmas Presents?

What’s Your Favourite Christmas Song?

Are You Dreaming Of A White Christmas?

The Christmas Carol Book Tag!

Created by ?

I found it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krTVYXsadQ4

1: The Ghost of Christmas Past - A book that was a childhood favourite

2: The Ghost of Christmas Present - A recent book that you think will become one of your all time favourites

3: The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come - A book coming out next year that you're most excited about

4: Bah, Humbug! - A book that everyone else loves that you just can't stand

5: Bob Cratchit - An old dependable that you always recommend

6: Tiny Tim - An underhyped book that you think deserves more love

7: Today? Why it's Christmas Day! - What's a book that always gets you in the modd for Christmas (apart from A Christmas Carol)?

8: The Muppet Christmas Carol - Your favourite film adaptation of a book

Christmas Book Tag

Created by ?

I found it at https://www.lifeofafemalebibliophile.com/book-tag-thursday-christmas-book-tag/

Merry Christmas Everyone: A Book Set at Christmas

O’ Christmas Tree, O’ Christmas Tree: A Book With Red and Green on the Cover

Jingle Bells: A Song You Wish Was a Book

Saviour’s Day: A Book With a Religious Protagonist

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: An Animal Companion

Baby It’s Cold Outside: A Book With A Cold/Wintery Setting

We Three Kings: A Character Who is Royal/ A Book Set at Court

Mary’s Boy Child: A Book With a Child Protagonist

Last Christmas: A Book That Broke Your Heart

Silent Night: A Book That Sent You to Sleep

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: A Book That Would Make A Great Christmas Movie

All I Want For Christmas: A Book You Want for Christmas

Christmas Characters Tag

Created by ?

I found it at https://fallingdownthebookhole.com/christmas-character-2019-tag/

Santa Clause A Gift You Received or Want This Year

Mrs. Clause A Favorite Holiday Treat to Have Every Year

Ghost of Christmas Past A Holiday Memory from Your Past

Buddy the Elf “The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear.” A Holiday Song You like to Sing Each Holiday Season

Misfit Toys An Unpopular Toy You Really Wanted to Get One Year

Grinch A Moment When Your Heart Grew Three Sizes

Jack Frost A Tradition You Like to Do Every Winter

Hero Boy A Moment You Believed in a Holiday Wish/Miracle

Cindy Lou Who A Favorite Holiday Tradition

Frosty the Snowman A Memory Involving Snow or A Memory You Would Like to Have Involving Snow

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer A Holiday Activity You Like Doing

Ebenezer Scrooge “Bah, Humbug!” A Favorite Holiday Saying or Quote

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Book Blogging: Most Viewed Blog Posts Of 2022

Which blog posts have had the most traffic

As I have older posts that still get a lot of regular traffic (an upside of evergreen content 😉), I feel like I should split this into two separate lists; one with my most viewed posts in 2022 (this includes all posts to the site including those published in previous years), and the other with my most popular posts from this year (only posts published in 2022).

Stats for Pageviews to My Blog This Year

My most viewed posts this year are as follows:

In first place with over 72,000 pageviews in 2022 (over 95,000 in total since publication) is Things That Should Be In Every Blog Post.

In second place with 17.5K pageviews is 60 Blog Posts Ideas for Book Bloggers

In third place with 12.9K pageviews is Blog Audit Challenge: Keywords and SEO

My most popular posts from this year are as follows:

In first place with 1.95K pageviews is Book Blogging in 2022 Survey. I published this post in May 2022.

In second place with 1.6K pageviews is Book Spotlight: We Watch You by NS Ford

In third place with 838 pageviews is How Often Do Book Bloggers Post?

My most popular book reviews:

My most popular book review of all time is Book Review: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling with 2.01K pageviews.

My most popular book review from this year is Book Review: All Aboard the London Bus by Patricia Toht with 461 pageviews.

As always I was curious to see what blog posts were the most popular for other book bloggers during 2022 and so I took to Twitter to ask the book blogging community to share their most viewed posts of the year.

Book Bloggers Most Viewed Blog Posts This Year

#QuestionOfTheDay

What has been your most viewed post this year? Why do you think it was appealing?#BookBloggers #BookBlogs #BookBlogging #BookTwitter
— Jo Linsdell (@jolinsdell) December 2, 2022

For @PagesUnbound it was Ten Young Adult Books with Male Protagonists. "I think it's popular because people Google teen books they think will appeal to boys because YA seems so girl-oriented."

@Art_of_Reading shared "I had other posts viewed more often, but I want to leave my most viewed review with you. It's an holocaust biography, which touched me deeply." The Boy Who Wouldn't Hate Book Review

@BiblioNerdRflxn stated "My most viewed post so far this year is my review of Babel. I'm not sure why this one has done so well. It did really great when I first published it and continues to bring in regular traffic via Google search results". ARC Review – Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution.

@alitescape said "This book review has the most unique views for 2022. I'm surprised since this seems to have a more niche following. Maybe SEO helped a bit?" Book Review: To Bleed A Crystal Bloom by Sarah A. Parker

For @ReadingLadiesBC it was her book review of The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom. "Most viewed this year is Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom (9,430). 1. Albom is a popular and well known author. 2. I reviewed close to pub day. 3. The content might have caused more readers to seek out reviews."

@nsfordwriter said "My most viewed post this year was from 2018, 'The 5 themes of Roald Dahl'. It comes up as a Google snippet and I think people must be linking to it as I have views of it pretty much every day!" The 5 themes of Roald Dahl

@ramblingsblog_ stated "My most viewed post of the year is my review of Outlander probably either because of the popularity of the TV series. That, or @The_WriteReads might have picked it as a review of the day 😂"

@SifaPoulton said "WIN LOSE KILL DIE by Cynthia Murphy (makes up 3% of all hits, 4% once you remove page hits) - it went big on TikTok and I happened to have one of the highest results on a google search for a review for it" Book Review: WIN LOSE KILL DIE by Cynthia Murphy.

For @FantasyBookNerd it was Blood of Heirs by Alicia Wanstall Burke. "My most looked at post is a review of Blood of Heirs by Alicia Wanstall - Burke. I think with it being in SPFBO people were interested to see what this brilliant fantasy series was all about."

@Mehsi_Hime said "This year's top post has been It Ends With Us review which I wrote in 2016. I am guessing Colleen Hoover is popular. XD As for a post from this year, my Mid Year Freak Out Book Tag is popular. I am guessing people love seeing what I read + more."

@charlotteslib stated "My most viewed book review was for Nordy Bank, by Sheena Porter (1964); since vintage children's books aren't reviewed often, they show up higher in searches; just checked google and mine is the first review, after a bunch of sellers"

@owlbookworld said "Mine has been books about school shootings and I feel like that has a lot to do with me living in the US."

For @reader_at_work it was "I’m glad to have been wrong because the prize for highest views goes to this review: Review: A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys .

What was your most viewed post of this 2022?

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Supporting Book Bloggers

Ways You Can Help Your Fellow Book Bloggers This Holiday Season

What better time of year to give back to your fellow book bloggers than during the Holiday season?!

I'm a big believer in supporting others. We're in this journey together. Another blogger success doesn't diminish my own. We all have individual goals for our book blogs and unique visions about the sort of book blog we want to run. This isn't a competition where we're against each other. It's a community, and communities support each other and help each other reach their goals.

So how can we support our fellow book bloggers during this festive time of year?

Ways to Support Book Bloggers

1) Tell them you like their content.

Everyone likes to hear if they're doing a goo job and book bloggers are no different. So often bloggers put out content and although traffic might be good, they never see comments to give them feedback. At times it can feel like we're just talking into the void. A simple message to let them know their content is appreciated can really make their day.

2) Read their blog posts.

This might seem obvious but how often do we see links shared on social media but fail to open the actual post? Your pageview could be that last one that book blogger needed to reach their traffic goal for the month.

3) Give them a shout out.

What better way to tell them how much you like them than to tell everyone else how much you like them? Whether it's in a blog post or on social media, giving your fellow book bloggers a shout out is sure to make them smile.

4) Use their affiliate links.

If your book blogging buddy uses affiliate links on their book blog use them when you plan to make a purchase. Every little helps.

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5) Spread the word about their paid services/products

A lot of book bloggers offer services on their book blogs like sponsored posts, side bar ads, etc... Other have products for sale like books, planners, or other bookish merchandise. Help them get the word out by sharing with your followers.

6) Give them a testimonial.

You saying you're good is one thing. Other people saying you're good is another. Give your book blogger pals a gift this Christmas and send them a testimonial about why they are such a good book blogger/why you love their book blog. These can be great for them to use in media kits when they're trying to find sponsors.

What other ways can you think of to show your support for your fellow book bloggers?

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