Moderators of NBRC’s Comments (group member since Jan 22, 2011)

Moderators of NBRC’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Team Empire State Building




Team Members
• Angie ☯ Captain
• Apoorv Moghe Co-Captain
• Jenny Co-Captain
• Teddie
• Sharon
• Carrie
• Leslie
• Vicki
• LaurLa
• Donna Flynn
• Cilla Fleig
• Joyce
• Amy the book bat



Team Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Challenge Status: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Team Obelisk of Axum




Team Members
• Judy Captain
• Christina Co-Captain
• Kelly Co-Captain
• Diane
• Jax
• Brittany
• Heli
• Trinia
• Cindy
• Gemma Hazle
• Erin
• Frida
• Kat

Team Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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Team Three Pagodas




Team Members
• Mel Captain
• Fiona Co-Captain
• Sophie Co-Captain
• Vi
• Lori
• Claire Bolsens
• Lauri Saplad
• Ingeborg
• Louise Myers
• Kari
• maria helena
• Andy
• Denise R.
• Keli
• KayLynn Zollinger


Team Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Challenge Status: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Team Icono Tower




Team Members
• Deanna Captain
• Melissa W Co-Captain
• Marie-Anne Demuynck Co-Captain
• Paulette
• Alaina
• RachelG.
• Alyana
• Jhmingos
• MelanieJoy
• Cordelia
• Paula Reyes
• JL Roberts


Team Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Challenge Status: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

End of April Update

Look at all those lovely people at or over the target of 33%! And so many of you are very close. You can get to target in May (42%) :)

Name	% Progress to goal
Toni		83%
Gabby		76%
Sammy		67%
Cindy		62%
Carmen		60%
Elizabeth	54%
Melindam	54%
Charlie		47%
Cheryl		47%
Marty		47%
Jessica (Goldenfurpro)	45%
Sophie (mod)	45%
The other Sandy	43%
Trisha		43%
Elena		40%
Jim		40%
Keely		40%
Linda C		40%
MelanieJoy 	40%
Jillypenny	39%
Cordelia	38%
Karen ♐	38%
KelB		37%
Wendy		37%
Vicki Willis	36%
Karen ⊰✿	35%
Patty		35%
Jenny		34%
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Cat		32%
Janis		31%
Lexi		31%
Chrissie	30%
Sophie		30%
Yasmine		30%
Angie ☯		29%
Rocsana		28%
Melanie		28%
✿Danielle✿	27%
LittleRedRidingHood	27%
Marla		25%
Eldarwen	24%
Jenner		23%
Insiyah		21%
Sherri		20%
Sonja		20%
Christina	16%
Judy		16%
Marie-Eve	13%
Tricia		13%
Roe		12%
Annalisa	10%
Jamie		6%
Jenn 		4%
Denise		3%
Gwen|| Bookish Blondie	1%

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How to Participate:

The Audiobook Challenge is designed to not only help you to read your audiobooks, but to also find out about other great audiobooks from other challenge participants!

Though you may pop in/out at any time, the Audiobook Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.

There are no minimum page requirements, and you can read abridged or unabridged audiobooks!


1. At the beginning of the month, post :
a: How many audiobooks in total you want to read for the month
b: How many audiobooks in the monthly category you want to read
c: Post the audiobooks (as you decide on them) by linking them to Goodreads in your post

2. During the month, read the audiobooks that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)

3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s) - note: can only be linked to Goodreads and not an external site
c: How many audiobooks you have read for this challenge this year


Then start a new post for the next month!


FORMAT YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE:


Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read:
Audiobooks in monthly category to read:

Books in category:

FINISHED


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read:

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

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EXAMPLE : (under spoiler)(view spoiler)[

Start of Month

Total audiobooks to read: 6
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 2

Books in category:


FINISHED


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 9
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 1

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

Great story about women, culture and love set in Nigeria. I loved the characters and the setting, and the audio narrator was great with the different voices and bringing the story to life (hide spoiler)]

~ Monthly Audiobook Challenge ~

Each month we will have a different theme of audiobook for you to listen to.
Read one, two, three, or thirty. Up to you! Just post at the start of the month which books you will read in the category, update through the month and post a link to your Goodreads review (no links to external sites).

Let's find some great audiobooks together!

Duration: Monthly


May 2025 Theme:

◈Armchair Traveller
An audiobook by an author who was born, or currently lives in, a country you have never visited

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Feed Your Readers, the NetGalley Challenge

Duration: Monthly

How to Participate:

The NetGalley Challenge is designed to not only get you to read your NetGalley books, but to also advertise your reviews for others to see because after all, that's what NetGalley is all about.

Though you may pop in/out at any time, the NetGalley Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.


1. At the beginning of the month, post any/all of the following:
a: How many books on your NetGalley shelf
b: What books are on your NG shelf
c: What your Netgalley feedback ratio is

2. During the month, read the NetGalley books that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)

3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s)**
c: Your updated shelf count
d: Your updated books to read
e: Your updated ratio

Then start a new post for the next month!


**When linking your reviews, please link only to the book(s) here at GoodReads. At this time, linking to a personal blog is not allowed. Thank you!

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Please nominate an Adult Fiction or a Non Fiction book that you would like to read in the month of June 2025.

Nominations will be open until 27 May, UK evening

***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***

Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; optionally you can include a reason why we should read your nomination.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler)[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... (hide spoiler)])
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.

Also, please be aware of your nomination's genre and list them in the appropriate BOM category.

Genres that DO NOT go here:
Young Adult
Middle Grade / Children's
Erotica

The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning

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Theme Book Of the Month



The theme for July is Mountains: will it be wholesome yodelling goatherds or terrifying tales of disaster survival? Either way, we look forward to the amazing vistas

Nominations will be open until 27 May, UK evening

***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***

Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; you should also include an explanation of how it fits the theme for the month.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler)[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... (hide spoiler)])
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.

The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning

Participation Verified

Judith https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Ashley https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Shannon https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Teddie https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Tammie https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Christina https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Catherine https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
ChrisP https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Jenny https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Preeti https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Insiyah https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Angie https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
RachelG https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Rina https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Alaina https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Fiona https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Judy https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Randomised List

Icono guaranteed as nominator team

There were 10 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

Liz
3P
Lotus
Belem
ESB
Pisa
CNT
Burj
Sky
OoA

Timestamp: 2025-05-13 09:34:30 UTC

DQ Volunteers

nom (guaranteed): MelanieJoy (Icono)

Judith (Belem)
Lexi (Belem)
Catherine (2nd set if poss) (Burj)
Teddie (ESB)
Logan (Lotus)
Preeti (Sky)
Insiyah (Sky)
Aiswrya (Pisa)
Cordelia (Icono)
Ashley (Pisa)
Jenny (ESB)
Angie (ESB)
Ushashi (CNT)
E (Lotus)
Louise (3P)
Rina (Liz)
Judy (OoA)
Apoorv (ESB)
Fiona (3P)
Cat (Liz)

Chapter Breakdown

Date	Chapters 				MPDQs
18 May	Prologue - 				MelanieJoy (Icono)
		Part One, Chapter 5
19 May 	Part One, Chapter 6 - 			Rina (Liz)
		Part One, Chapter 12
20 May	Part Two, Chapter 13 - Chapter 17	Lousie (3P)
21 May 	Part Three, Chapter 18 - 		Logan (Lotus)	
		Part Three, Chapter 23
22 May	Part Three, Chapter 24 - 		Judith (Belem)	
		Part Three, Chapter 29
23 May	Part Four, Chapter 30 - 		Teddie (ESB)
		Epilogue

Guidance for DQ setters
Aim for a reasonable number of questions: 4 - 5 is typical. Please don't post too many - any more than 7 gets unwieldy!
Use consecutive numbering of the DQs for your days. So, for example, if Day One is posted as questions 1-4, Day Two should start at number 5 etc.
Don't worry too much about your questions: you aren't being tested on how clever your questions are!
Hints and tips:
- Is there a quote that jumped out at you? Use that in a question.
- What about the characters - do they generate strong feelings? No feelings? - either way, we can explore that!
- What about that plot twist?!
- Explore the writing style: is there an unusual structure being used? what's the tone of voice like? or the point of view?

Want more information about how NBRC runs their Book of the Month discussions? Check out the information here