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Sorry it's late!

You know the deal!

This is the thread for the May "Commit to one book monthly" challenge. In this thread, post one book you intend to read for May, so that everyone else can see your pick. When you finish reading it, we'd love for you to come back and post your opinion.

I'll nominate Domestic Suspense.

Hi, everyone!

Please nominate a genre for June 2025 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. Below is a list of the genres that have already been chosen this calendar year, which are therefore ineligible.

List of Ineligible Genres

Historical Fiction
Romantic Comedy
Police Procedural Mystery
Short Stories
Cozy Mystery
Banned Books

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 5/14, poll to follow.

The winner of the poll for the May 2025 focus genre was "Banned Books." Looking forward to seeing what you pick!

Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler

In 2024, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future.

Lauren Olamina and her family live in one of the only safe neighborhoods remaining on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Behind the walls of their defended enclave, Lauren’s father, a preacher, and a handful of other citizens try to salvage what remains of a culture that has been destroyed by drugs, disease, war, and chronic water shortages. While her father tries to lead people on the righteous path, Lauren struggles with hyperempathy, a condition that makes her extraordinarily sensitive to the pain of others.

When fire destroys their compound, Lauren’s family is killed and she is forced out into a world that is fraught with danger. With a handful of other refugees, Lauren must make her way north to safety, along the way conceiving a revolutionary idea that may mean salvation for all mankind.

Joy! I always look forward to your reviews.

Time to pick! Pairs are here.

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 May, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!

Pairs:

Jennifer picks 5 for Joy
Joy picks 2 for Jelena
KDBrand picks 5 for Jennifer
Lance picks 2 for KDBrand
Denise picks 3 for Madeline
Beth picks 1 for Denise
Madeline picks 1 for Beth
Jelena picks 4 for Lance

The cover colors for the May color challenge are purple and beige. Looking forward to seeing what you pick!

〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "I finished . Gave it 4 stars. I enjoy Haruki Murakami writing style. I noticed in the reviews men seem to giv..."

interesting side note about the bear...

Hi, everyone!

Please nominate a genre for May 2025 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. Below is a list of the genres that have already been chosen this calendar year, which are therefore ineligible.

List of Ineligible Genres

Historical Fiction
Romantic Comedy
Police Procedural Mystery
Short Stories
Cozy Mystery

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 4/14, 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

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Another in the three-years-running list of books I've committed to but not gotten read yet...

Wool
Hugh Howey

This Omnibus Edition collects the five Wool books into a single volume. It is for those who arrived late to the party and who wish to save a dollar or two while picking up the same stories in a single package.

The first Wool story was released as a standalone short in July of 2011. Due to reviewer demand, the rest of the story was released over the next six months. My thanks go out to those reviewers who clamored for more. Without you, none of this would exist. Your demand created this as much as I did.

This is the story of mankind clawing for survival, of mankind on the edge. The world outside has grown unkind, the view of it limited, talk of it forbidden. But there are always those who hope, who dream. These are the dangerous people, the residents who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple. They are given the very thing they profess to want: They are allowed outside.

The poll winner for the focus genre for April 2025 is Cozy Mystery! Looking forward to seeing your picks!

Same here, Beth! I hope "Punch" has some punch. :). Thanks for the excellent picks!

Jackie, I'm picking Welcome to the Garden Club for you -- what a great cover!

Time to pick, everyone! Pairs are HERE!