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​Shelf Addiction is dedicated to feeding your Book Nerd, TV Junkie, and Movie Fanatic addictions!

​If you enjoy reading books, listening to audiobooks, watching TV and movies, then this is the place for you!  
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About Shelf Addiction Podcast

Listen to the Shelf Addiction Podcast where you'll find episodes that include a blend of book club-style conversations, bookish topics, Shelf Byte book reviews, author & narrator interviews and more! Feed your shelf addiction! 

You'll find book reviews, TV and movie reviews, and more here on the Shelf Addiction website. 
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​About Tamara Ford

By day, Tamara has a non-creative corporate career. By night, her creativity comes alive as she's a book and pop culture content creator, podcaster, and reviewer. She enjoys all things decadent; books, food, wine, travel, and a perfectly made Cosmo!

​People have described her as any combination of the following; Foodie, Book Addict, Audiobook Aficionado, TV & Movie Junkie, and World Traveler.

​Tamara is the owner, editor, and lead reviewer of the Shelf Addiction website. She is also the creator and head of the Nerdy Maven Podcast Network. Home of her flagship podcast, the Shelf Addiction Podcast, featuring author and audiobook narrator interviews, book roundtable discussions (with dedicated feature co-hosts), and other bookish topics.  Tamara also hosts ​the tv and pop culture related podcast shows on The Recap!

Tamara share's her love of books...

Welcome to my book review blog, thanks for visiting!  I've loved reading from a young age, actually I don't remember a time where I didn't have a book nearby.  I read for fun and it's an escape for me.  So, for this reason, you'll mostly see only fiction books being reviewed.  For the most part, nonfiction books remind me of reading for school assignments.  AKA, no fun!  LOL, yes, it's silly, but it is what it is.  I finished reading text books when I graduated from college!  Once in a blue moon I may read a nonfiction book, but it’s usually under duress! :-) So don't expect to see much of it!

I've been reviewing fiction books since I was in high school. Every book I read, I reviewed it and organized it by year in a 3 ring binder.  Cheesy, I know. This is me, a bookaholic and book reviewer.  Since I have long outgrown wanting to hand write book reviews in a 3 ring binder, I started adding my reviews to goodreads.com.  I wanted to share my love of books with even more fellow readers, and to do that I had to reach those beyond the goodreads community.  In addition to my love of reading books I love to talk about them too! I've been told more than once when talking about what happened in a book, "It sounds like a movie!" I guess that must mean that I get super excited about the books I enjoy.  Thus the creation of my site, Shelf Addiction. 

Happy Reading, Listening, & Watching,
~Tamara~

​About The Shelf Addiction Blog

​Shelf Addiction is a book review website and home of the Shelf Addiction Podcast for adult book nerds and pop culture geeks! From books and audiobooks to TV and movies, Shelf Addiction is dedicated to feeding your pop culture addictions! Check out all of the podcasts on the Nerdy Maven Podcast Network, there is something for everyone!

The Shelf Addiction blog review team reads and reviews adult, new adult and YA fiction.  We read a wide variety of genres.  You'll also find pop culture posts; including movie reviews and more!

The blog features book reviews, giveaways, author features, an online book club and more!
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Want to send me snail mail?
Tamara @ Shelf Addiction
PO Box 3491
Southfield, MI 48037

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I can also be found at:
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Paperback Swap Profile 
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Tamara's Guest Blog
​& Podcast Features

Keep up with Tamara's podcast collaborations on by following her on Podchaser!
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Boobies & Noobies Podcast
Review of Stirring Up Love [9/7/22]


Fictional Hangover Podcast 
Review of White Smoke [8/24/22]


​Three Gossip Girls Podcast Episode 5x15 Crazy Cupid Love [12/12/2021]

​Mexican Gothic Chat w/ CPBC [3/22/2021]

The Chalk Man Chat w/ AudioShelf Podcast
[6/6/2018]


​Romance For Every Reader Collaboration w/ Grave Tells Podcast [2/15/2018]

Tamara Reviews Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica on The Literary Apothecary [10/9/2017]

​ShelfAddiction shares go-to ways for finding new #mustread books! #IndieMonth2017 [6/18/2017]

Chasing Book Boyfriends
​w/ Grave Tells Podcast
[6/14/2017]


​Book and a Beverage Feature [12/31/15]

Can successful romance novels 
have a strong female lead?  [03/08/15]

Frequently Used Terms
(Mainly by book reviewers & serious readers)

"What you talkin' bout Willis?!"  Don't recognize some of the abbreviations or terms used around the site? See below...This may help!
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YA = Young Adult
MG = Middle Grade (What is MG? Click here)
TBR = To Be Read
DNF = Did Not Finish
PR = Paranormal Romance
UF = Urban Fantasy

FTC Disclosure: In accordance with FTC guidelines regarding endorsements and testimonials for bloggers, some of the books I review on are provided to me at no costs by the publisher, agent or author in exchange for an honest review. I am not compensated in any way for my review. My thoughts and opinions are my own. I do not promise a positive review in exchange for a book.
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Blog Book & Audiobook Review Team

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Lauren
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Classy
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Rachel

Resources for 
Book Bloggers & Reviewers

Listed below are websites which I found to have some good resources for book bloggers.
NetGalley  
Edelwiess  

Bookish Resources

This is a list of literary websites that I find very helpful! (In no particular order.) 
GoodReads
Lit Lovers
Booklamp.org
Book Movement
Shelf Awareness
Paperback Swap 
Book Mooch 
Book Crossing
​ARCycling ​
RandomBuzzers  What Should I Read Next
OverDrive
BookTrib 
LibraryThing 
Free Book Friday  
EpicReads 
Story Crush 


Tamara's Other Blogs:

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Tamara's Lifestyle Blog
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Tamara's Food Blog
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