Please feel free to tell us something about yourself in this thread or create a new topic, introducing yourself.

Hello. My name is Destiny Booze. I am a bookaholic and a romantic suspense author. I have my first book - PREDETERMINED ENDINGS - under contract right now! I'll let everyone know when I have a release date. Please, visit my website to see a summary and excerpt at http://home.earthlink.net.

I love talking about books and meeting new people. Thank you for inviting me to join this group!

Destiny Booze

Hi Destiny and welcome! Good luck with your new book. As for romantic suspense, try reading _Loving Frank_. I just started reading it and the hook is in. (g) It's been a while since I've had a book call to me like this one. Hope yours will do the same.

Please let us know when your new book is released.

BTW, the link you provided didn't work. I'll try it again later. -Joy

Hello Joy, Ed, Destiny, Deadwoodrose, Betsy, Freddy, and everyone.

I am the author of Reason Reigns, a novel of ideas with nonstop suspenseful action.

Have a fun weekend. Best regards.

Welcome to our online book group, Ilyn. I wish you the best of luck with your book. We're happy to have you as a member.

Thank you.

Hello Joy,

Thank you for the invitation. My name is KJ Jacobs and I am an RN (25) years and now a new published author, LOOKING UP WHEN YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE YOU DOWN.

I still work full time as a nurse, but I am really wanting to write full time. Hopefully, before long, I will be able to get another book out.

You can find my book at www.authortree.com/miracles or you can go to Amazon.com or BN.com and type in my name or name of the book. Looking forward to future discussions. KJ

Hi KJ,
Thank you for introducing yourself and for joining our group. Your new book looks very interesting. I wish you the best of luck with it. I'll put it on our group's bookshelf.
Happy Reading!
Joy

Hello All,

I'm nowhere near Glens Falls, probably the closest I've come is Vestal, New York, but I was just passing through. Mostly I'm in Los Angeles. I write about movie history, but I read most everything. Check out my goodreads profile and my website: http://www.rsbirchard.com

Bob

Hi Bob,
Vestal is near Binghamton, NY, quite a few miles from Glens Falls.

I looked at your website. That's quite a list of Film and Television Credits you have.

Your book _CECIL B. DEMILLE'S HOLLYWOOD_ sounds very interesting. I've put it on this group's bookshelf. Below is a link to it:


Have you read William Goldman's books? He tells about the ups and downs of screenwriting. I've put 2 of them on this group's bookshelf. Goldman got his lucky break when Paul Newman agreed to star in Goldman's screenplay, "Harper" (1966).

Hollywood has always been fun to read about.

Hi Everyone,

My name is John Allen. I'm the author of Christmas Gifts, Christmas Voices. It's been out for a few years in hardback, and this year it's been released as an Amazon Kindle book.

In conjuction with my book, I wrote a song that plays a role in the story, "The Spirit of Christmas." You can listen to the song by clicking the following link:

http://byjohnallen.com/Christmas.mp3

All the best,

--John

Hello John! Welcome to the group. I look forward to reading about your book and hearing your Christmas song. It's so nice to have you with us!

I realize that Glens Falls in not particularly near Vestal, it's just that Vestal is about the nearest I've been to Glens Falls.

Yes, I have read William Goldman's books about working in Hollywood, thanks for reminding me, I'll add them to my list. I preferred "Adventures in the Screen Trade" to "What Just Happened?", but both are well worth reading.

And, thanks for adding "Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood" to the group bookshelf. I'm prejudiced, of course, but I think anyone who'e inteerested in how movies were made in Hollywood's golden age will enjoy it.

You're welcome, Robert. I'm looking forward to reading your book.

Hi All, John , I have to say that the song and graphics were spectacular. The colors and designs were breath taking. I think if the book is like the song you will have a winner. I just had to comment on this.

I will now introduce myself. My name is Donna Bowen. For 53 yrs. I lived in upstate NY. I was born in Troy, married and moved to Clifton park and 9 yrs. ago moved to Charlotte,NC. I have to say the winters down here aren't as cold with little snow. Our winter problem down here is black ice.
I am disabled, so I read a lot of mysteries, medical novels, romance/suspense, and thrillers. I wrote to Joy because of where she is from. We have been friends, since.

Happy reading to All, Donna

Hi Donna,
What a nice surprise for me to return from being away downstate and to find you as a new member here.

Donna was one of the earliest goodreads.com members to contact me and offer her friendship. As she said, she was originally from upstate NY and that was why she got in touch with me. That was so nice of her.

Thanks for joining, Donna, and thanks for posting here. Hope to hear more from you at this group.

BTW, I listened to John Allen's Christmas song and enjoyed both the melody and the meaningful lyrics.

Hello Group. Thanks to Joy for inviting me. My name is Malcolm Watts and I am a novelist, poet, and non-fiction writer. I am also an award winning creative photographer. My writing website is www.authorsden.com/malcolmwatts. You can check out my novel, Reflections from Shadow, a dark coming of age story of the 60's with connections to WWII. I am a retired social worker/psychotherapist living in Canada near Toronto. Currently I am reading Flames Across the Border, by Pierre Berton. The book is the second volume regarding the war of 1812 between U.S. and British North America. His books are well researched and accurate but written in a wonderful narrative style that takes you to the past and tells you about the people who lived them and their lives. Berton, now deceased, is Canada's best popular historian having written 30 books about Canada. Check out his books if yo like history. Nice to meet you all. Malcolm

Hi Malcolm,
You have an interesting background. Thanks for introducing yourself and thanks for the book recommendations.

Below are 2 links (via book covers) to the two books you mentioned. The first link is to the book you wrote. It sounds very interesting. One of the first sentences in the review puts the hook right in: "Jared wonders why he is different from other children." Now I'm wondering too. (g)


The book below is the book you recommended and are currently reading:


Also, below is an active link to the your website which you also mentioned: ===>

http://www.authorsden.com/malcolmwatts

Nice to have you with us, Malcolm.

Hi everyone, I'm Mike Coatesworth, I've been invited into this group by my good friend Joy. I hope that I can make a contribution in some way. I just hope that you will perservere while I find my bearings and get used to this reading site. Mike

Hi Mike! I'm so pleased to see you here. Welcome!

Mike, it takes a while to get used to all the ins and outs of goodreads. I hope you will enjoy the adventure. You're sure to meet lots of book lovers like yourself.

I'm have created a separate topic in this section welcoming you to our group. You can see it at the following link:
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http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7670...
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Of course you can find it when looking at the entire discussion board as well.

You have already made a contribution by joining our group, Mike. Feel free to add comments or create new topics wherever you'd like. I look forward to seeing them.

This is your group. Make yourself at home!
Best wishes,
Joy

hello, im the moderator of friends around the world and i absolutly love your group 2!

Hi Beth,
Thank you very much. I'm glad you like our group. I happy to see that you've joined.

I think you've chosen a very good name for your group... because that's what we are... "Friends around the world".

We look forward to hearing from you at our group. Please feel free to post a comment or to start a new topic in any of our sections.
Best wishes,
Joy

I'm Jackie from Lake George NY.
Reading is my passion. For me, if spare moment is not spent reading, it is a wasted moment.
I read a variety of genres, but sci-fi/fantasy rules my heart. Total escapism.

Thanks, Joy, for inviting me to join your book club. I pass through Glens Falls on my way to Paradox Lake in the Adirondacks, and I hope I get to meet this group in person.
My book, THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE: A MEMOIR, will be published by Alfred A. Knopf just before Mother's Day 2009. Read all about it on my profile! Happy to have new friends!
Regards, Nancy Bachrach

Hi Jackie,
Welcome to our book group. I spoke to you in another thread here and also at another group. So I feel that I know you already. We're happy to have you aboard... an apt expression, since we both seem to be boating people.
Happy reading,
Joy

Hi Nancy,
We've camped in our RV at the state campground at Paradox Lake. We've had several family get-togethers there. It's a beautiful spot.

I wish you much luck with your new book.

Welcome to our group. We're happy to have you.
Best wishes to another Adirondacker,
Joy

Joy, we have to stop meeting like this! I followed your link and joined the group, so hello to everyone. My name's Debra Purdy Kong and I'm a mystery author from Port Moody, British Columbia. I've written two amateur sleuth mysteries set in Vancouver and here in the suburbs, where I live.

My protagonist, Alex Bellamy, is a accountant/computer geek who was fired from his job with Revenue Canada in book one (called Taxed to Death) and is trying to find his way in life in book two, Fatal Encryption. Needless to say, things aren't going too well for him, professionally and personally.

Joy, I know exactly where you camp and love that place. Looking forward to running into you at the Paradox General Store! Hope you get a chance to check out my book's description -- all comments are welcome. Nancy

Hi Debra, mystery author! (grin) Glad to see that you found our Glens Falls group! Welcome!

Thanks for the thumbnail descriptions of your books. They sound very tempting. Good luck to Alex Bellamy! (g)

Below are links to the books you mentioned:

Hi Nancy - It would be great to meet you at Parodox. Email me when you're in the area when the weather warms up. (grin) I'll drive up to meet you. I'll be coming through Ticondoroga from Hague. Maybe we could meet at Burleigh's Luncheonette in Ti. It's a great old fashioned coffee shop.

Below is a link to your book:

Sounds very enticing.

Thanks Joy for inviting me to join your group; though I am nowhere near New York! We have been living near Phoenix, Arizona for 6 years now, though we are originally from Illinois and most of our family remain in Illinois.
I love to read just about anything; history, biographies and autobiographies, books about different places, mystery/suspense, poetry, just all kinds of books. Since joining Goodreads, my to be read list has just grown and grown! Usually you will find me reading a novel but also reading something educational, though lately I've been kind of slacking in that departement.
I enjoy photography and scrapbooking, arts and crafts, writing short stories mostly for the children in our family, genealogy, and spending time with family and my little dog Abby!
I am excited to meet all of you and excited to see the number of authors in this group. Hope everyone is ready for Thanksgiving and will have a great one!

Hi Cindy,
Welcome to the group! I'm happy to see you here. We love out-of-towners! Remember, this is a tourist area. (lol) Thanks for telling us about yourself. Hope to hear more from you.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I hope I will be ready when the kids come in the door! (g) Can't wait!
Best wishes,
Joy

Goodness, thanks for the links! I didn't expect that.

All the best,
Debra

You're welcome, Debra. We aim to please. :)

I love the book-picture-links (icons)! They take me back to my picture-book days. It took me a while to give up picture books as a kid. Guess I'm still a kid. :)

Hello-my name is Becky & I saw the article in the Post-Star about this group. I love to read all kinds of books, mostly fiction. I am currently reading The Hour I First Believed, I am a fan of Wally Lamb. I live a tiny bit south of Glens Falls & look forward to talking about books. I do an on-line book club now with friends across the country & the above mentioned book is the one we are reading. Prior to that we read The Story of Edgar Sawtelle(before Oprah picked it LOL).

Welcome to our group, Becky. I'm glad you saw the newspaper article. We look forward to hearing more about the books you're reading or have read. Perhaps you might start a new topic about one of the books you've mentioned and tell us what you liked or didn't like about them.

Happy reading,
Joy

Hi,
I'm Bonnie, a former high school teacher and current full time mom. We currently reside near Washington DC. Life is quite busy, but there is almost always time for a good book. Thank you Joy for the invitation.

Hi Bonnie,
Welcome to our group. I believe you're the person to whom I wrote the following:
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"I found your review of _The Last of the Mohicans_ online at goodreads.com. I liked the way you wrote down your opinions."
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Below is a link to Bonnie's review: ====>

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2727...

_The Last of the Mohicans_, by James Fenimore Cooper, is the book which made Glens Falls famous. Glens Falls is the where Cooper's Caves are located.

See the article at the following webpage: ====>

http://external.oneonta.edu/cooper/artic...

Bonnie, we're happy to have you with us. We hope to hear more from you.
Best wishes,
Joy H.

Hi Joy and co.

I'm a UK-based author, on GoodReads to chat about books and - of course - to encourage people to have a look at mine.

I write Science Fantasy: you can see a couple of GoodReads reviews of my first book Cloak of Magic from members of the SciFi/Fantasy group. But I was seeking to write Science Fantasy for people who didn't like Science Fantasy, so I'd recommend it if you just want a good read, a character-driven plot and a bit of depth.

more on http://www.shehaios.co.uk, including a download of the first 3 chapters.

Best wishes to your book club, and keep reading!!

Sue

Hello Sue,
Welcome to our group! Good luck with your books and writing. One of our members, Jim, has posted messages at this group speaking highly of your writing. See Message 13 in the topic entitled:
"About Books and Reading > What are you reading these days?"

Please feel free to post a comment here or start a new topic. We're happy to have you with us.
Best wishes,
Joy

Oh, my goodness! Hello Dr. Benveniste and welcome to our book group! Thank you very much for posting. I am honored.

I'm happy that you've already read about this group in the Post-Star. Meg Hagerty did a good job of reporting.

Please see the welcome message written for you at the following topic: ====>
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8254...

Happily,
Joy

You're very welcome. And you're very right. This is a labor of love for me. I've finally found my niche in life. (lol)

We look forward to hearing from you. I've read a few of your articles and found them very interesting, especially the one, about the brain and pain (9/15/08). Now I want to read the one entitled "Madness and Creativity" (10/19/08). :) As you know, your articles can be found at: ====>
http://www.poststar.com/ae/columns/local...

Happily,
Joy :)

I love this column!! Loved the one about the Dog Whisperer!!!
So nice to have you here......

Paul wrote: "Thank you Becky and Joy. Shrink Rap is my version of gardening - - therapeutic, engrossing and entertaining. I'm delighted you have found them occasionally to be the same for you. And Becky, I real..."

It's the "calm-assertive energy" that I love....

Hi guys! I'm new here. Thanks Joy for the invite. Looking forward to interact with you guys here. See you guys around ;)

Hi Lucille! It's great to see you here! Welcome!

Please welcome our newest member, Lucille. Her profile can be found at: ====>
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/13632...

Lucille, please feel free to comment or add a new topic in any section of our group. We're a friendly bunch. I know you'll be a great addition to the group.

Happy New Year! My name is Iris Karas. This is the first group that I have joined and I am excited to connect with "y'all" (I have actually only lived in Texas 6 months!) I am proud to say that I just published my first romantic mystery novel: Organizing Elizabeth. Please visit my website www.organizingelizabeth.com to read an excerpt. I look forward to connecting with all of you soon!

Welcome, Iris. It's nice to see you here.
Good luck with your new book. Cover-link below: ====>

Below is a link to Iris' profile: ====>
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/260...
We look forward to hearing from you, Iris.

Thank you so much. I am excited about to be a part of the GoodReads community and look forward to connecting with members of this group.

Hello My name is Lisa. I just moved here to Glens Falls from Cleveland, OH in August. My husband and I love the new library. We visit at least once a week. Right now I'm on a real Neil Gaiman kick. At the moment he is my favorite living author, and he may replace Alexander Dumas or Jane Austen as my favorite authors of all time. I love to read and have been reading ever since I can remember. I'm so glad I found a site to connect to other readers in the area.