About Me

All About Me
Hey all! My name is James. Contrary to popular belief, I am not a girl (I wonder what gives people that idea...). I'm actually a 25 year old male.

I was born on March 23, 1986 and grew up near DC in Alexandria, VA. During high school, I participated in Drama Club, Stage Crew, Choir, and Anime Club and also, in my junior year, wrote a one-act play that got performed in my school's annual One-Act Festival (one of two student-written pieces). I went to Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, VA and was an English-writing major with minors in religious studies and theatre. I graduated in May 2008 and promptly did not find any kind of job until December 2008 when I landed the dream job of a temp data entry keyer. I lost that job in January 2009, and then was unemployed for a few months, then got that job back in late April 2009 and then lost that job at the end of June 2009 due to the company not renewing their building lease and so that branch of the company disintegrated. I was without a job for a few more months until September 2009 when I got a call out of the blue asking me if I wanted a data entry job at Genworth Financial, an insurance company here in Lynchburg (they have other branches worldwide). Obviously, I said yes and started about a week or so later. That lasted until Dec. 31, 2009, and I was able to secure a job at the other Genworth building in my area and started work on Jan. 4, 2010. That ended in November 2010, and I was unemployed until August 2011 when I got a seasonal position at J. Crew but was laid off with a bunch of others in October. I am currently unemployed, but am actively searching for a job constantly, though I also use this time to get some writing done. I'm currently working on a novel and am really excited about it, despite the fact that it has no plot. :)

I also used to volunteer once a week at my local library as a circulation volunteer; I stood at the front desk and took back the books, CDs, and DVDs people return and also answered questions, sometimes even correctly! :D

In regards to the book blog, I've been doing this since June 2007 and love it sooo much! It's probably the best decision I've ever made. I love doing this and I hope I get to do it for many years to come.

If you want to contact me for anything, whether it's to send review copies, to ask for an interview or just leave a comment about my blog, you can send an email to bookchicclub-at-gmail-dot-com.

To learn more about me, check out these interviews and guest blogs I've done for authors and fellow bloggers:

Radio Interview conducted by Chelsea from The Page Flipper (June 2009)
Book Reviewer Hot Seat at Class of 2K8
Reviewer Profile at Reviewer X
Reviewer Interview at Bookluver Carol
Interview with Harmony Book Reviews
Flip It Friday with Sarah Ockler
Interview with Kay Cassidy
Guest Blog at Teen Book Review (June 2008)
Guest Vlog at Teen Book Review (February 2009)
First vlog: Book Pr0n at Naughty Book Kitties (August 2010)
Guest Post on The Story Siren for LGBT Days (August 2010)
A Book and A Chat (Podcast with Barry Eva aka Storyheart- Nov. 2010. Click here to download the interview or you can click above to listen to it.)
Friday Featured Blogger at Steph Su Reads (March 2011)
Blogger Interview at Words Like Silver (August 2011)