Jennifer’s Comments (group member since Dec 03, 2021)

Jennifer’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

If you like her narration, she also reads Nora Ephron's Heartburn, which is interesting because she also played the main character in the film.

Bonnie wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "I read and really liked it, but it's the last of her published mysteries that I hadn't read, and she's published nothing new in nearly ..."

Unfortunately I'd read these out of order, so I'd already read Murder Most Grave.

I read and really liked it, but it's the last of her published mysteries that I hadn't read, and she's published nothing new in nearly 3 years. I greatly fear she's retired.

In for five, please!
PIFM

Hi, everyone!

For anyone unfamiliar, this is a monthly challenge where you post a link to a shelf you created. It can be named "PIFM" or "Pick It For Me" etc, if you want one dedicated only to this challenge, or you can use an existing shelf you already have, as long as it has 100 or fewer books on it. The link must be to the specific shelf, or you will not be partnered.. Indicate how many books you would like to have picked for you from that shelf for the month in question. There is no lower limit as to how many books you can have on your shelf, but, of course, they should be books you are interested in reading during the next month and have ready access to.

On or about the 25th of each month, I will post who picks for whom. In order to accommodate an uneven number of participants, pairs will not be reciprocal -- in other words, it won't be Joanne picking for Jennifer and Jennifer picking for Joanne. It may be Joanne picks for Jennifer, Jennifer picks for Herman, and Herman picks for Suzanne, and someone else entirely picks for Joanne.

If anyone has not been "picked for" by the 30th, I will pick for them if the designated picker can't be contacted by PM.

When you are assigned someone to pick for, note the number of books in parentheses after that person's name in the pick list, go to the link for their shelf, and pick that number of books for them. Post the books in a new message here. That person has the entire following month to read his/her picks. Someone will be picking for you the same way. We all like to see what people think about their picks, so we hope you will keep us posted in this thread!

Example: "In for five, please!
PIFM"

The HTML template for linking your shelf can be found HERE and if you have trouble, PM me and I will help you.

Your designated shelf must be set so that others can see it. To set up a PIFM shelf for those who would like to, go to the "MY BOOKS" link in the GOODREADS toolbar, scroll down below your shelves on the left until you see the "add shelf" button, and click that. Name it PIFM or Pick It For Me. Add books to it, and post the link to it in this challenge as described above. Again, if you need help, please don't hesitate to PM me!

If you are in for July, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!


July pairs:

Jennifer picks 1 for Jackie
Jackie picks 3 for Joy
Joy picks 1 for Denise
Denise picks 3 for Lance
Lance picks 5 for Jennifer

The colors for July are burgundy or pale gold (think the color of a nice white wine). Looking forward to seeing your picks!

I have no idea why I think this challenge is so portentous, but I find myself choosing more serious reads here, when really it's dealer's choice.

Anyway: My pick for July -- The Death of a President: November 20-November 25, 1963, coming in at a whopping 33 hours on audio. :)

Hi, everyone! This is the thread for the "Commit to one book monthly" challenge. In this thread, post one book you intend to read in May, so everyone else can see your pick. When you finish reading it, we'd love for you to come back and post your opinion. I expect everyone's TBRs to suffer because of this monthly reading challenge, but I'm prepared to make that sacrifice. Are you? :-D

I read mine. Simon is a good reporter and definitely knows his subject. And it reminded me a lot of season 1 of the Wire, which is probably my favorite season.

Well....... That sounds ominous... Now I must go check this book out.




Update: Turns out I already read it and gave it only two stars. I no longer remember why. Guessing I didn't like the end either!

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
James Patterson

Group read July 1 - September 30, 2024

Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, inspiring true stories as told to the greatest storyteller of our time, James Patterson.

To be a bookseller or librarian…

You have to play detective.

Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. An advocate. A visionary.

A person who creates “book joy” by pulling a book from a shelf, handing it to someone and saying, “You’ve got to read this. You’re going to love it.”

Step inside The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians and enter a world where you can feed your curiosities, discover new voices, find whatever you want or require. This place has the magic of rainbows and unicorns, but it's also a business. The book business.

Meet the smart and talented people who live between the pages—and who can’t wait to help you find your next favorite book.

You are dangerous for my TBR, Karol.

I felt the same way about The Other Man.

You’d think with a title like that, it would be a romp.

and

Please nominate a genre for July 2024 in this thread, if you would like to. The only rule for genre nominations is that you cannot nominate a genre that we've already read this calendar year.

Not planning to be a huge stickler on the "genre vs subgenre" thing. If it's a recognized book category (i.e. you can reasonably expect the average Goodreads reader to know what it is), post it.

Nominations open until 6/14, poll to follow.

If you want to see examples of genres and subgenres that Goodreads has some lists for, or figure out where a book/style of book you like happens to fit, try this link:

Goodreads Genres

Genres already chosen this year:
January - Science Fiction
February - Romance
March - Mystery
April - Historical Fiction
May -- Nonfiction
June -- Thriller

Good reads this month!

I've heard that from everyone I know who has read it, Bill.

Anyone who is already into the series and is an audible plus subscriber: book 4 in the series is available free! :)