Hello, my name is Kathryn, and I am a bloggoholic. I have been clean for the past hour now, but that's mostly because I got busy at work. I have this obsession with reading author blogs. And let me tell you, there are some really good ones out there.

I love a bunch of YA author sites that I visit every day.



Sara Zarr's site is well worth the visit. While I love reading about her reactions to TV shows we all love to hate (or maybe that's hate to love) and her endearing passion for crappy country music, probably the best feature of this blog is her "Rand-O-Sara" facts that give insights to her quirky personality.



Shannon Hale is great. She has it all: a nice home, kids, a co-author husband and a Newberry Honor. Some of her best blogging moments occurred while she was on tour with the hysterical Libba Bray.  While I don't frequent Bray's Web site, I do think she has a great writing style.



What can I say? I'm a sucker for local authors. I love reading Ann Dee Ellis's site to catch a glimpse of her talking about places that I know and love. Plus she likes to interview here readers and post their comments, which can be a ton of fun to read.



And what YA blog list wouldn't be complete with the ever endearing Meg Cabot? She is funny and smart and all girl. Okay, so I'm kind of a tomboy myself, but still, it's fun to be a princess every now and again. She also has an extensive fan message board where she posts insider information on new books and gives writing advice.



And if you have a spare couple of weeks, you have to watch all of the archived videos from vlog brothers John and Hank Green at Brotherhood 2.0. I found this site because John is the author of a couple of really great YA books: An Abundance of Katherines and Looking for Alaska.

Don't worry, I read adult books as well.



I love Nick Honby's new blog. He gives the best music recommendations ever, and he has very intelligent comments about contemporary writing. I don't always agree with him, but I do find his blog very stimulating.



And I can't forget Carrie Vaughn and her retro-blog. She watches more movies and knows more good rock music than anyone I know. She is like one of those really cool older girls in high school I wanted to be like. Now I just wish I could write like her and live like her and be her. But don't tell her that because I think it might kind of freak her out.

I am also a sucker for Goodreads where I can spend way too much time on the Never-Ending Book Quiz, reviewing books, meeting others with similar reading interests and searching for new books to read. I am a bibliophile and proud of it!