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Should all laws and legislation be secular, and free from religious dogma and influence?That depends on what you mean by “secular,” which country you are asking about, and what you mean by “free from religious dogma and influence.”I live in the United States. Other countries, even open and tolerant ones, may handle this differently, but the US has worked out a fine balance between rights of individual religious expression, and prohibition on government sponsorship of religious belief. The freedom of conscience is precious and central to US society, which is why it is the very first right mentioned in the very First Amendment to our constitution that begins the Bill of Rights. It contains a “religion clause” with two “wings:”“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”Under the “establishment” clause, the government (not only Congress; the Supreme Court has applied this language to the States and local governments as well, via the language of the 14th Amendment, but that’s a separate issue) may not favor one religion over other religions, or favor religion over irreligion, in any legislation that affects people differently based on their religious identity.The obvious example, and what folks usually think of as an “established” religion, would be a “state” religion, funded by mandatory taxation of the entire population, to which all taxpayers must contribute, whether or not they belong to that sect. But lesser forms of “establishment” are also prohibited, such as, giving payments or privileges to religious groups which are denied to similar, non-religious groups that would otherwise qualify; or extending such benefits only to some religions and not to others.This does not mean the government has to be hostile to religion, or actively discourage religion among the population, or even be “neutral” regarding religion. It’s perfectly fine, in a secular society, for government to conclude, rationally, that encouragement of religious belief among the population is a genuine social good affecting the whole population, even unbelievers, so long as unbelievers are not in any way punished for their unbelief. And it means that, if the government is going to “encourage” religion, it has to make that encouragement available to all religions equally. Thus, when a local town council decides to erect a “holiday display” on the town square at the winter festival season, they must at least offer the opportunity to any religion that wants to participate, to erect its own symbolic display in the same prominence. While this is usually limited to Nativity creches, gaily decorated evergreen boughs with lights, and/or Hannukah menorahs, the town also has to accommodate the local Satanist sect, or devotees of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, or other sects, when they too want to erect a display. Faced with petitions from such minority sects, some towns elect to withdraw from such public displays on public property altogether. (Publicly visible displays on private property cannot be banned in any event, since doing so would violate the “free exercise” clause as to that property owner. See the difference?)Regarding “prayer in schools,” the government is forbidden by the “free exercise clause” from banning prayer in schools; anybody who wants to can pray, any time, so long as they do not disrupt learning for others. But the “establishment clause” also forbids the school board, in a public school, from having government employees (teachers or administrators) participate in, lead, or encourage ewhat must be voluntary-only prayer by students. And while the school can provide a place for, say, a religiously-oriented group of students (or citizens, after school hours) to meet, they must make the same facilities available on the same basis to any non-religious, secular group that also wants access and meets other reasonable, secular requirements.But, those are actually the easy ones, despite all the controversy they arouse in the USA. The more analytically difficult questions arises from considering the degree to which “all laws and legislation [should] be … free from religious dogma and influence.”And the answer to that is, no, people who have religious beliefs do not need to refrain from participating or influencing the political process. They are free to argue, in the public open “marketplace of ideas,” that a decent, prosperous, safe, and well-ordered society ought to adopt certain policies that are in line with their religious beliefs. As a dyed-in-the-wool liberal, let me be perfectly clear: there is nothing wrong with that. And often, there is a lot to be admired.But people who oppose those religious views need to be equally free to bring their opinions and ideas to bear on the same social issues and problems, and to urge the legislatures to vote their way instead. There are, indeed, many issues on which a reasonable, secular case can be made for either a view informed, influenced, and inspired by the religious sentiments and dogma of some proponents,, or one inspired by the non-religious, humanist or philosophical views of others — so long as both sides, in an open, tolerant democracy, strive to preserve values that respect the civil rights of everyone, so long as they do not seek to limit others’ free expression of their own conscientious beliefs, and so long as they do not unfairly push for passage of laws that would outlaw behaviors that a substantial segment of law-abiding, thoughtful citizens believe should be permitted. To do so would be anti-freedom of all kinds, not “pro”-religious freedom.That complicated, nuanced last point is often pithily summarized as, “you can’t legislate morality.” But that’s wrong; you can and indeed must legislate morality to have an ordered society, when it involves issues of how to treat other people — which is the only proper subject of “morality.” It’s morally wrong to murder; hence, the criminal law prohibits murder. It’s morally wrong to cheat and steal; hence, the law regulates businesses to ensure fair treatment of their stockholders, employees, customers, and the general public — all of which secular legislation has a distinct moral element, a sense of malum in se (the legal term meaning that something is wrong in itself) rather than being merely malum prohibitum (something wrong merely because it is prohibited, by consensus, to help society remain orderly — like traffic rules of the road, for instance).Where religiously-motivated policymaking crosses (or at least skates along the edge of) unconstitutionality is fuzzy, but not really that hard to discern. Government officials should not consider themselves “free” to discriminate against people holding different beliefs about personal “vices” that affect no one else but the participants, on the basis of the official’s religious belief. Thus, if you are a court clerk, you either agree to issue marriage licenses to gay couples despite your personal, religiously-based abhorrence of that practice, or you yield the official position to someone who can, given that the Supreme Court has declared the privileges and benefits the government gives to married couples would be unconstitutional to deny as of right for such couples on the basis of their sexual orientation. The contrary argument makes no more sense than claiming a similarly religious person should get paid for playing piano in a whorehouse despite being unwilling to enter the place of employment because, duh, it’s a whorehouse — even though playing the piano is a perfectly legitimate occupation.Likewise, to the extent the abortion debate is centered around specifically religious beliefs that a human zygote (egg plus sperm, fused, to create a new embryo) obtains a “soul” (a purely religious concept, found in only some religions) as of the moment of conception (a point which is disputed in some other religions), it is unreasonable for the proponents of one religious dogma to assert their dogma as law over people of other religious persuasions whose rights may be impacted, especially given that a clear majority of Americans favor leaving the extremely personal decision whether or not to have an abortion up to the woman involved, along with any intimate associates or health care providers or, yes, spiritual advisors, she may voluntarily choose to consult. It’s not a matter of “legislating morality;” it’s a matter of reducing undue government interference in essentially private decisions.That is also why former restrictions and censorship of various types of sexual activity came to be outlawed by the Supreme Court in recent decades as unconstutional, when the acts or expressions the laws tried to prohibit involved only consenting adults in private situations. Public morality — that is, government laws — should have no say in regulating private behaviors that have no discernible impact on any other person with a legally cognizable interest in the matter. Is it any of your business what consenting adults do in their own bedrooms? Q.E.D. But, is it a legitimate matter of public concern if people are trafficked or enslaved for sex, or if underage children are exploited by people they trust, or if one person assaults another sexually without their consent? It most certainly is, and those are quite proper subjects for the law to address.A final example, and perhaps one in transition as we speak, was/is the prohibition and regulation of various drugs, including alcohol as well as opiates and cannabis. The experiment with prohibition of alcoholic beverages did not last long, nor end well, being widely reviled and ignored by a populace of otherwise law-abiding citizens who still wanted a drink; and the unintended but wholly predictable result of Prohibition was simply to cede the market on booze to the criminal element, who not only made a fortune on their black-market goods, but introduced additional violence, extortion, and corruption in the process — all enabled by the coalition of religious-conservative and secular-progressive do-gooders who thought they could improve society and were naive enough to think they could actually get rid of alcohol by making it illegal. They couldn’t, and didn’t. The laws against other drugs had similar bad but wholly predictable effects favoring the criminal element who stepped in to the distribution racket, and were equally unsuccessful in even coming close to actually getting rid of street drugs. Those laws, too, are thus gradually changing in favor of regulation rather than prohibition, and treating addiction as a public-health problem to be solved with education and wider choices rather than by criminalizing the victims.To sum up: I personally believe that people of faith not only belong in the public sphere, and have every right to speak their minds and consciences, but that society is better off for it, in the long run. But they need to mind that they do not expect everyone else to be forced to share their dogmas or be ruled by them, since those other people have their own freedom of conscience, too.Fortunately, when the legislatures do occasionally overstep and inject too specific a religious dogma into actual law, the courts can step in and enforce the civil rights enshrined in the Constitution, to make sure no religious community gets to step on any other community’s toes.Thanks for the A2A.

This answer is not written to hurt anyone’s sentiments I Am also a great fan of cricket but still…I am writing this answer.No one remembers that in Shooting, Gagan Narang won four Gold medals in Common Wealth Games2010, or Indian World Champion wrestler Sushil kumar has won the gold medal in FILA 2010 World Wrestling Championships or Olympic bronze medals won by tennis star Leander Paes (Atlanta, 1996), but Anil Kumble's 10-wicket haul, Harbhajan's hat-trick, and Virender Sehwag's 309 will be evergreen in memory.Its a common sight that young children are playing perfect cricket with bat and ball in lanes, streets, gardens. But people don’t know how to play other sports or what are the rules for other games?A budding sports kid who is almost as tall as the bat he holds claims that some day he would be like "Tendulkar". Why not like "Ajit pal singh" or “Dhyan chand"? Answer is very simple that they don’t know about these heroes. We cannot play here any blame game because it’s our society who is responsible for this situation.Cricket in India is becoming an obstacle in the progress of other sports. Television, commercialization and the advertising world have promoted cricket to an extent that it has become a Mount Everest, which is badly affecting other sports in the country. An equal exposure is not given to all sports in the country. New comers in cricket sport get name & fame in a short span. But its not happen with other sports players.Many budding players in sports like shooting, lifting, hockey etc. cannot continue their passion due to lack of governmental aid provided to them at International level which is not the case with cricket.Scarcity of stadiums, playgrounds and poor sports system in schools colleges also pull down interest of people in other sports.Huge crowd pack the cricket stadium when there is a India-Pakistan match, to boost the morale of their country but where does this “morale boosting brigade” disappear when sportsmen of other than cricketers need them.We do have Sania Mirza, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati bringing laurels to the country in the field of tennis; a Vishwanathan Anand in the field of chess. In hockey we have great legends like Balbir singh, Pargat Singh, Surjit Singh, Ashok Kumar, Ajit Pal Singh, who conquered hockey cup in 1975.They all play hard to bring pride and glory to our country just as cricketers. It was a time when hockey commentary delivered by commentator Jasdev Singh holds the breath of nations’ listeners. That sensational wave sound has now vanished from radio sets and stadiums. Other games like chess, tennis, and hockey are craving for true status as cricket game.Cricket is not our national game, but it is celebrated as a festival. It has been used as a bridge between two nations. Our country’s politics also get active with these sports. Players of international fame and caliber in other sports are not given the proper media support and attention as well as proper facilities for further development. Media hype and money involvement in cricket game are the main culprits for cricket ruling the roost, to the detriment of other sports in India.Paradoxically our country is still struggling hard to form a good football team. Day by bay Indian football is losing the little charm it had gained. Recently JCT club has decided to disband and fold off its team. It was not very shocking news as even Mahindra United decided to discontinue its football team last year. Same happens with our national game hockey. There was a time when India did win the Hockey World Cup in 1975 and people showed a keen interest in the sport, but not so anymore. The sport has died a natural death from lack of leadership and sponsorship.If this cricket mania continues, India can never do well in the Olympics for years to come. Hence there is a great need to reform the administration, infrastructure, training and facilities given to players of other sports than cricket so that they can shine more brightly with their stunning performances. Other sports have the full right to move up the pecking order.a VERY FEW REMEMBER the Olympic bronze medals won by tennis star Leander Paes (Atlanta, 1996) and weightlifter Karnam Malleswari (Sydney, 2000), but Anil Kumble's 10-wicket haul, Harbhajan's hat-trick, and Virender Sehwag's 309 will be evergreen in memory.Many People don't know how to play other sports or what the rules of other games are. But they are well conversant with cricket. Irfan Pathan has only five months of experience in international cricket, but he is famous because of advertisement assignments. In fact, hockey is our national game and India has won many gold medals in the Olympics, but all we remember is Kapil Dev's team winning the cricket World Cup in 1983.As I mentioned earlier, the media, Board, Government and sponsors are the culprits for cricket ruling the roost, to the detriment of other sports in India.The same applies to whole of the Southern Asia ..Nowadays Football and other sports do have come under The Limelight . Let’s hope for some development in the future..Credits Google Images…...Peace

Write a preview of books in the upcoming month (bonus ideas: focus on a different genre in a series of preview posts, like “Next month’s YA new releases” or “Next month’s memoirs” or “Next month’s mystery and thriller new releases”) SMTake us through your pre-orders: what do you have on pre-order and why? SMWrite a best books of the year so far (no time like the present!) SMWrite a RAL post… a “read-a-like” post or “What books to read if you love ___” or “Best books with friends to lovers romance.” These posts are great evergreen content (aka: the posts that are always popular and will bring you traffic steadily throughout the year). EE, FPGive us your take on an adaptation or two…for example, was there something in Game of Thrones that really differed from the books—for better or worse?…or the essential question: which adaptation of [easyazon_link identifier=”B00CF69XOG” locale=”US” tag=”brbybo-20″ popups=”n”]Pride and Prejudice[/easyazon_link] is better and why? (I love the Keira Knightley one more, sacrilege I know, but…Matthew Macfayden, am I right?)I keep telling myself that this will happen to me one day…Write your own dream adaptation. What books would make a great movie? Who would you cast? Who would the director be? Where would you set the story? (This sounds like it would make a great Pinterest board.) SMWhat books that you’ve read would make good book club books? Why not give turn a post into a free reading group guide with discussion question, analysis of characters/plots, analyze quotes, give us some background on the book. EE, FPWrite about an underrated author, book, or series. What YA contemporary romance do more people need to know about? Which space opera should we be reading? EE, SMWrite a post about the book you almost broke up with but are glad you didn’t. I’m so happy I gave [easyazon_link identifier=”0316055441″ locale=”US” tag=”brbybo-20″ popups=”n”]The Goldfinch[/easyazon_link] and [easyazon_link identifier=”0312541538″ locale=”US” tag=”brbybo-20″ popups=”n”]Still Life[/easyazon_link] another chance since these turned out to be really awesome books. What are you glad you stuck with through the boring parts? SMWrite a list of recommended books for fictional characters (or real people!). For example, what books would you recommend the Tenth Doctor read? What novels are perfect for Frodo? What should Claire Underwood pick up after Season 3 of House of Cards? What should Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, read now that she is royalty and a mum? EE, FP, SMWrite a reading hack, a way to make reading easier. One of my popular posts is about how to read faster by reading shorter books. Something you could do is how to prioritize your reading list or how to knock titles off your TBR (to-be-read) pile. EE, FPRant away. What made you steaming mad about the last book you read? Why was the hero so unappealing—and why do people think he’s just the greatest, most swoon-worthy guy (tell us why they’re wrong)? Or talk about real life. How can libraries publicize their services better? What annoys you about how people discuss women writers or diverse literature? RPRant about your reading gripesWrite a solution.What do you see is wrong with the book world? What bothers you about representation in literature? What author is getting a bad reputation, but you think is misunderstood? Are there solutions to Amazon? What would that look like? (Full disclosure: I use Amazon affiliate links to keep the lights on with this blog.) Write a solution to the problem. You are an authority and have a valid opinion (which you will no doubt back up with examples and rational explanation, hmm?). SM, FPA resource post or link round-up. What are your favorite book blogs? What are some really awesome author sites? Who’s fun to follow on Twitter? You could make this a topic 101 or guide type post, too, like “Resources for urban fantasy readers” or “Best Tumblrs to follow if you’re a Harry Potter fan.” EE, FPWhat are some of the best books you read that you don’t own? Something you borrowed from someone, or a book you gave away your only copy of, or a book you checked out of the library and still haven’t gotten around to buying. Ask this question to your readers. What are the books that got away? SM, RPWhat cookbook is really rocking your socks? Some of my best evergreen content comes from cookbook reviews deep in the blog’s archives, something I would never have expected. What’s your favorite cookbook and why? Which ones do you use all the time? These are books and definitely count. EECookbooks…I can never get enoughWhat is the one book you can’t shut up about? Write about the book that is reaching your core and shaking it around write now. Write about the book you think everyone needs to read. SMWrite a few mysterious premises/plot summaries/characters/fictional couples down and have your readers guess which book you’re talking about, a kind of Pictionary, if you will. Reward the winner with a small gift card or a guest post. RPWhat are people always asking you about? What do people think you know about, and rightly so? There is definitely a cult of the expert, and everyone knows a lot about some kind of niche topic, so demystify us on the subject? These ultra-niche blog posts are great for building traffic. EE, SM, FP“Tis the season”: Book blogging posts that are tied to seasons and holidays are what I like to call “epic evergreen,” the posts that keep on giving. Check out a calendar of the major holidays in the year or go to Pinterest and search for inspiration. Here are three (plus more) ideas for each season of the year: On that note, here are three ideas for winter-themed posts:What are people thinking about for the winter? If people are talking about snow or if it’s on the news, write about the best books you’ve read while snowbound. EE, SMBloggers should always be growing their evergreen content, the articles and posts that are always relevant or timely every year“Dinner is served”: Come up with an original recipe or menu to go with a book you’re reading. Tearing through [easyazon_link identifier=”0440212561″ locale=”US” tag=”brbybo-20″ popups=”n”]Outlander[/easyazon_link] or going through a highlander romance phase? What’s your best recipe for shortbread? Did you just finish a travel narrative of another country, like Paul Theroux’s India by train classic, [easyazon_link identifier=”0618658947″ locale=”US” tag=”brbybo-20″ popups=”n”]Great Railway Bazaar[/easyazon_link]? Try out a few recipes for chicken tikka masala (this one is my favorite)? EE“I love rock and roll”: Time for a soundtrack post! What music is fitting for [easyazon_link identifier=”0307477479″ locale=”US” tag=”brbybo-20″ popups=”n”]A Visit from the Goon Squad[/easyazon_link]? Which songs or artists or genre feel like the love between [easyazon_link identifier=”0385755880″ locale=”US” tag=”brbybo-20″ popups=”n”]All the Bright Places’[/easyazon_link] Theo and Violet? Make a Spotify playlist or a public YouTube playlist and give us the detailed rundown on your selections in a post. EE, SM, RPWhat would you read if you knew no one would judge you? What have you felt like you had to read in secret? What book did you finish but never mark as “read”? Why do you feel so conflicted about this? FPYour reader’s manifesto in 500 words. Summarize your identity as a reader, your challenges and personal missions, values, and where you see yourself in the reading world all in the space of 500 words. FPPull back the curtain. Who are you, really? What are some things we wouldn’t guess about you, especially related to books, reading, blogging, and writing? What are some interesting facts about your life as a reader, some trivia people wouldn’t normally know. FPFAQs. Get your readers to ask you questions sent through comments or on social media. What do they want to know about you? Throw out some suggestions—What book made you cry? What book made you feel more powerful? What novel did you lose your romance genre virginity to? How often do you abandon books midway through? RPConfessions. What are you embarrassed to admit to others? Do you buy 3-5 books a week on average? Do you read only 15% of the books you purchase each year? Did you actually hate [easyazon_link identifier=”014242417X” locale=”US” tag=”brbybo-20″ popups=”n”]The Fault in Our Stars[/easyazon_link]? Do you think that Rainbow Rowell is overrated? Spill! Just like with the reading slump post idea earlier, people need to feel like they aren’t alone in going against the grain. You’re a professional reader. You’re an articulate writer. You are a role model and people look to you for rationality and realism. FPShh! Confessions of a reader…Analyze your reading year so far. If you’re on Goodreads there’s an easy way to do this. If you go to “My books” and then click on “Read” it will give you a list of all the books you’ve marked as read. Look for the list of links links above the books to the right of “Search and add books.” If you click on “Stats” you can see how you’re doing compared to previous years. Clicking on “Details” will give you more details on what you’ve read with your rating, longest book, most popular shelves for the year, etc. Once you’ve had a good look at this data, tell us what it all meant. FPWho was a really influential mentor for you in your life as a reader? What teacher/librarian/parent/relative/friend had a profound effect on how you think about books? Write a thank you post to the people who made a substantial impact on your reading life. Use initials to protect their privacy (i.e. “A tribute letter to Mrs. S, my high school English teacher”). FP, SMAnnotate your bookshelf. What’s literally on your Currently Reading/To Be Read shelf? Take a picture and break things down…what are you most excited to read? Which books were recommended to you? What is that one book you’re trudging through, and what book do you wish you could spend every minute of the day reading if it was possible? FPBare yourshelf to the world…annotate your shelves and break down your bookshelvesHow are your bookshelves arranged? Write a blog post about how you organize your bookshelves. Is it total chaos or completely orderly, not a book out of place? Do you alphabetize by last name or by title? Are genres separated out? What are the subgenres? Do you have any tips for others–like the best ways to organize your bookshelf and why? How can people look at a shelf of books and break it down to a manageable system? EEHow are your Goodreads or LibraryThing virtual bookshelves arranged? What’s the most populated shelf? Why did you name things the way you did? EEDig up one of your old college syllabi and work through the required reading list. What have you learned since then? Did you find your notes and essays from back then? Any brilliant insight of a budding book writing professional? Or helplessly juvenile (I fall into that category)? FP, SM, EEIf a genie were to grant you 3 bookish wishes, what would you ask for and why? A dream vacation to the set of Outlander or Sherlock, or a prized first edition of something? Tea with J.K. Rowling? A guided tour of Maine by Stephen King? A guest post by Marie Lu? SMWhat have you learned so far about blogging? What lessons do you have for others? What do you wish you’d known before you started? Tell us how you’ve grown and what you’ve learned about book blogging and give your readers some advice. EE, FPWhat are some hacks for book blogging that you’ve learned? What’s something nifty that you do to increase pageviews, use social media more efficiently, come up with more ideas, plow through your TBRs and ARCs? Share the love and help someone out. One of the defining characteristics about book bloggers is that they are creative and smart. EESchedule a post from the future. Round up your favorite posts so far, what’s been your biggest hits, a summary of stats and data, and goals for the future. Schedule the draft to post exactly one year from the day you wrote it. Don’t be shy about having the world see it. Then get on the post and annotate it, writing in bold text or a different color and analyze how things have changed. SMA post from the past arriving in the future…seems a little time-y wime-y to meFancy a little fanfiction? I totally believe that fanfiction counts as literature, so give us some recs for your favorite ones for whatever fandom and/or ship you ship. You could make it a regular thing, Friday Fanfiction Reviews. Or you can write one of your own, acknowledging that they are not your characters (insert link). FPStart a marathon—the reading world loves marathons. Host one of your own. Try 24 hours of something or 48 hours of something, like the Dewey’s Reading Marathon. What if you listened to audiobooks for 24 hours straight? Could you seek sponsorship and donate the funds to your favorite charity? FP, SM, RP“Fiction forum”: Invite one or more of your closest book buddies to an instant message or Gmail Gchat and gab about a reading-related topic close to your hearts. Publish the transcript of your bookish discussion in a blog post. If your friend is also a book blogger, you could agree to split the transcript in half and direct traffic to the other person’s post to get the whole thing, or you could each select what was most important to you and have totally different analysis with background information on your blogs. FP, SMInvite reader participation while also getting an informal usability test: Create a scavenger hunt through your archives, but make it educational based around valuable information so it’s not just a reason to drive up traffic. Use clues like, “Which book by Tessa Dare did I recommend for readers new to historical romance and why?” and “Who are the three authors of feminist graphic novels that you should be aware of and what books have they published?” Raffle off a gift card from the results you tallied in a Google form. RPInterviews. Network with a fellow book blogger or bookish person. Maybe reach out to the local bookshop or a librarian. Ask them questions about what’s the pulse of the reading world at the moment. If you’re feeling adventurous and the interview is going well, see if you can make this a recurring feature. FP, SMLibrary haul! Have your readers post pictures of their trips to the library (or the bookstore) all on a Sunday using a special hashtag on Twitter or Instagram. Be sure to respond to each photo you receive, and of course share yours as well. RPA recent haul of my library booksTime capsule. Read a book that was a bestseller the year you were born, preferably in a genre you already know and love. What’s changed in fiction since then? This is especially fun if you go back and read a whole bestseller list from the week of your birthday (a list you can find for free all the way back to 1950 on the Hawe’s list (http://www.hawes.com/pastlist.htm)). Do any of these novels stand the test of time? Are any of them still in print? You could turn this into a series by focusing on each of the top 10 books over the course of 10 weeks. Invite your readers to read along with you, and since you’ll likely have readers of different ages, some of them might remember what other people have on their list. FP, SM, RP, EEDo an epic numbered list. People definitely love reading epic list articles (the aptly named “Listicle”) because they wonder what made the cut. They often wonder what they would have chosen, and that’s a good question to ask at the bottom of the article or on social media to promote audience interaction. You could promote this article by hinting at your selections with each one a separate Tweet. One of my colleagues at Book Riotdid this in December 2015 when she made a separate Tweet with a microreview for her 100 favorite books she read that year. This became a Twitter event for her followers because there was an element of surprise and momentum. Wondering what to do? Here are a few ideas. Rank a genre or subgenre and be as niche-specific as possible. You could rank the 25 best space operas of the last 25 years with microreviews. Or you could list the 10 of the best books for each decade of the last 50 years (what is the one book that has been most influential for each of the last 50 years). Be provocative (this fits in with Be Bold) and take chances. Stand by your opinions because you defend them with intelligently and with passion. EE, FP, SM“Dinner is served”: Come up with an original recipe or menu to go with a book you’re reading. Tearing through [easyazon_link identifier=”0440212561″ locale=”US” tag=”brbybo-20″ popups=”n”]Outlander[/easyazon_link] or going through a highlander romance phase? What’s your best recipe for shortbread? Did you just finish a travel narrative of another country, like Paul Theroux’s India by train classic, [easyazon_link identifier=”0618658947″ locale=”US” tag=”brbybo-20″ popups=”n”]Great Railway Bazaar[/easyazon_link]? Try out a few recipes for chicken tikka masala (this one is my favorite)? FP, EE, SMFAQs. Get your readers to ask you questions sent through comments or on social media. What do they want to know about you? Throw out some suggestions—What book made you cry? What book made you feel more powerful? What novel did you lose your romance genre virginity to? How often do you abandon books midway through? FP, RPIf you’re a romance fan, which heros or heroines do you think are the absolute best? What if you did a head to head challenge, pitting one hero against another? Write a post or series of posts about the definitive best hero/heroine in fiction. EEAnalyze your year in reading. Consider creating an infographic.Following up from above, ask your readers questions about their own years in reading. Create a Google Form and ask them to list how many books they’ve read, what their favorite books were (top 5 or top 10), which genres they read, where they got their books (gifted, purchased, borrowed, etc.), what new release they loved the most, etc. Again, consider making an infographic with pie charts and a visual representation of the data. Your readers will love you when they think you care about their reading. FP, RP, SMAre you in a book club or have you been? Write a resource post about what people need to know about book clubs and what can help them. Write something not only for the social and outgoing people, but also someone who is shy and afraid to open up. EE, FP, RP, SMWhich bookish podcasts do you listen to? Which are your favorite ones to listen to that talk about books and reading and writing? Write a resource post about bookish podcasts for readers to listen to.thanks for scrolling down. for more information… BING HUMAN