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In for five, please!
PIFM

My May authors

Fannie Flagg


Carolyn Brown


Trisha Ashley

WHEN YOU POST YOUR AUTHORS PLEASE ALSO POST TWO BOOKS BY THAT AUTHOR THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING READING

Most people are probably familiar with "series interactive" challenges, where someone posts multiple outstanding books from several series they are reading, and another participant picks which series they will read from in the following month, with the purpose of edging us all closer to being caught up in our favorite series.

This is the same idea, except we're doing it for authors who write multiple books that are stand-alones and **NOT** part of a series. Examples would be Marie Benedict, Jodi Picoult, Ron Chernow, etc. I find I get so focused on series books (in part because of challenges) that I forget to read these others and they pile up! I can't be the only person in this situation. :-)

How this works: on or about the 19th of the month (we're starting late but typically the 19th will be used), participants will be invited to post a list of three authors that they have at least two unread books by. On or about the 25th of the month, pairs will be posted. Everyone will pick the next month's "featured author" for the person they're assigned. I will pick for anyone who does not have a pick by the 30th if I cannot reach the member who is assigned the pick via PM.

The following month, participants should read at least one book by their chosen author. (If you don't get to it and have to backfill or skip it, that's fine -- the point is to whittle down that TBR and have fun!)

Books can be any length, and can be fiction or non-fiction -- they just CANNOT be part of a series, and you need at least two books by an author for that author to qualify for this challenge.


Come join us for May!

May pairs:

Jennifer picks for Denise
Denise picks for Joy
Joy picks for Lindsey
Lindsey picks for Jennifer

Hi, everyone! May's colors are Blue or Brown. Looking forward to seeing your covers!

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!

May pairs:
Jennifer picks 5 for Desley
Joy picks 1 for Martha
Martha picks 1 for Denise
Denise picks 1 for Jackie
Desley picks 3 for Joy
Jackie picks 5 for Jennifer

@Eileen: good thing I'm not in danger of having my TBR under any sort of control, because you just added to it.....I'd hate for you to be the one that finally toppled it....

@Laurel - I know what you mean. I have a hard time rereading series where there are so many books I haven't read yet sitting underneath the one that Eileen just put on top of my pile....

I finished my two picks: The Simplicity of Cider and The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert -- both heartwarming feel-good reads which is what I was in the mood for, so they worked out very well. :)

3/29 through 4/14:

426 Where Have All the Birdies Gone? 256
427 The Law of Innocence 400
428 Rotten Lies 230
429 Under Color of Law 298
430 Death by Chocolate 304
431 Twelve Angry Men 96
432 Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914? 384
433 The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and WWI's Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home 288
434 Very Good, Jeeves! 258
435 To the Tome of Murder 202
436 Dead Certain 348
437 The Banty House 289
438 THINK STRAIGHT: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life 101
439 In the Shadow of the Empress: The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters 641
440 Till Death Do Us Tart 284
441 Right Ho, Jeeves 257
442 Death in the Clouds 240
443 Death, Taxes, and Sweet Potato Fries 321
444 Death, Taxes, and a Shotgun Wedding 348
445 Priestdaddy 347
446 Caramel Pecan Roll MurderCaramel pecan roll murder 304
447 Murder à la Mode 302
448 Corpse Suzette 320
449 The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 448
450 The Dilemma 304
451 A Murder Like No Author 282
452 An Unfortunate End 242
453 City of Flickering Light 380
454 Daughter of the Reich 560
455 The Uninvited Corpse 369
456 Murder Is a Must 333
457 The Guncle 336
458 The Dark Hours 400
459 The Code of the Woosters 263
460 We Were Never Here 320

I haven't read him yet, Rhonda. Guess I should!

That would be excellent, Lindsey! Thank you!

I like that author but I've been on the fence about that book. Maybe I'll check it out again. :)

Sounds like a good book, Beth!

Sounds like exactly what a book should be, Lindsey.

Looks good to me....

Wow.. You've been busy...

Wouldn't it be great if it was an audible daily deal this month? (amazon and audible, hint, hint, are you listening?)

Depends on the book but yes, I can identify. :)

Rhonda wrote: "I finished . I wanted to like it more than I did. 2 stars for me."

That's disappointing. I hear such good things about this series, and I read the first and enjoyed it. Maybe I'll rush through it to get to #3.

Eileen wrote: "I am going to read and and lavender "

I confess I'm envious of you reading Fluke this month. I'm caught up in that series except for the very newest one. It's a fave!

Joy, I've never read Stegner. I added the two books you talk about because of your review. Thank you for posting that.