Ok, I must be in the wrong book club. I thought this was THE NEXT BEST BOOK CLUB. I'm NOT an author and have nothing to hype but the books I read by authors that I come across, not shamelessly hyped by accident in a group that's suppose to be talking about the book they're reading not self promoting. Can anyone tell me how to get to that group? I'm new as of two days ago and I'm apparently lost.

Lynn-

As you may have seen (maybe that's why it's overwhelming?), TNBBC is a biiig group with many different facets. It's primarily a place for book lovers to get together and talk books, yes, but we also talk music, pets, whatever strikes our fancy. And yes, there is a section of the group that is reserved for active members (key words) to promote books or groups that they want us to know about, but it's a small section. It's meant as a service to the members who are here participating in the other threads. Lori (the moderator of this group) has broken the group's page into different sections to make it easy to navigate. If you're mostly looking to share books and get recommendations, I would suggest checking out the "What are you reading?" thread under Me and My Books and then venturing into the "General Book Related Banter" and "Wanna Discuss This Novel?" sections. You can also check out "Group Read Discussions" for discussions on books we've chosen as monthly reads.

Hope that helps! You're not lost, just in the wrong section. :)

Thanks Stephanie!

No problem!

Stephanie, that was an excellent summary for Lynn, thanks!

Ooops, I just saw this, Lori, but you're welcome! :)

hi everybody!

i don't know whether i am an active member or not but i have commented like 3 times in this group and i am even new on goodreads. i have written a paranormal, horror. fiction and want your reviews so that it can help me getting better....anyway this is my link....

http://www.goodreads.com/story/list/2843...

Maha, thanks for reading the rules! That says alot about you and wanting to do the right thing. Being active here would mean participating more often in the threads, (more than two or three posts), however you are heading down the right road.

Look forward to seeing more of you out there !!!

thanks Lori....(:

How come there are so few posts in this group? I haven't been here for a while because I've been travelling all over the place and had no time for the computer. However, I did get a couple of books read. so, even though I'm an author and would love to do some self-promoting, I'm going to tell you about the books I've read: One was "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. I's been made into a movie, so I thought it would be a great book. Wrong! Interesting concept but weak on story line and often draggy. The other one is "Olive Kitteredge" by Elizabeth Strout. Good book! I can see why it won a Pulitzer prize. I'm just finishing it now, but can tell you the author knows how to draw a character. You can almost identify someone you know like the person she describes. It's a great read.

Next time I'll tell you about my book. Okay?

"So few posts in this group"????

:::scratches head:::

There is a thread, by the way, about books we're currently reading. A fairly busy one, at that.

Alice, there are hundreds of threads here at TNBBC (probably thousands of posts since you last checked?). Honestly, there's so much going on here I can't keep up with all of it! Make sure you start with the homepage.
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1218...

Olive Kitteridge is one of our picks for this month. We're discussing it here:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2336...

Here's a long thread with people discussing "The Road":
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4462...

You can discuss any book you please by starting a new thread here (make sure it doesn't already have a thread):
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_fol...

Alice, I am little thrown by your question too. This is the largest, most active group here on Goodreads. How can there not be enough posts for you?

For the record, this folder that you post in is just for my announcements and rules for the group. It wasnt intended for actual posting. Thats what the other folders and threads are for....

I am in the wrong folder! Sorry.

I must be one of those people who is not active. I just love to read the threads but I don't post anything. I will do better next time.

I just started a new group designed to network like minded book bloggers.

http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/2701...

I have also started my own book blog. I read just about everything and love to discover new treasures. Swing on by! If you follow me, I will follow you :)

http://www.2manygoodbooks.blogspot.com

Happy Reading!
-Heather

Hi Heather,

This sounds like a group I want to be part of. thanks for setting it up.

Cheers,
Alice

Heather,
I added myself to your followers. Mine is http://reflectionsofaplumfan.blogspot.co...

-Christine

I have a bunch of reviews, contests, and chatter about books on my blog! I would love for you to swing by and "talk book."

Happy Reading!
Heather
http://www.2manygoodbooks.blogspot.com

?Becoming Alice A Memoir

Hi Heather,
I stopped by to wish you and your followers Happy Holidays!

I meant to do this about a month ago but "my life" got away from me in the meantime: I'd love to get my book read/reviewed on your website. Is that possible?

Cheers, Alice