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May 22, 2013 08:01PM
Hi, I'm Janet, and I used to work at Wellington City Libraries over 10 years ago (making me feel old now). I read all sorts - fiction mostly historical and fantasy, with some YA thrown in there, non-fiction anything that takes my fancy. Currently trying to turn my 3 yo into a reader, with regular visits to Wadestown Library :)
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Janet wrote: "Hi, I'm Janet, and I used to work at Wellington City Libraries over 10 years ago (making me feel old now). I read all sorts - fiction mostly historical and fantasy, with some YA thrown in there, no..."Hello Janet. Welcome to the group!
Janet wrote: "Hi, I'm Janet, and I used to work at Wellington City Libraries over 10 years ago (making me feel old now). I read all sorts - fiction mostly historical and fantasy, with some YA thrown in there, no..."Welcome to the group.
Hi, I'm Tracey and I'm a librarian who doesn't work at WCL! I live in Porirua but work in Wellington, so do a lot of my reading on a train. I have an e-reader, which is lovely for commuting, but do still read paper as well. I have fairly broad reading tastes, the only genre I don't really read is horror.
Hi All, I found the group through the Wellington City Libraries Fiction eNewsletter. My name is Janine and I am an avid reader. I like a variety of genres and live in the Northern suburbs. I mainly get my books from the Jville library. Looking forward to getting to know you all.
Tracey wrote: "Hi, I'm Tracey and I'm a librarian who doesn't work at WCL! I live in Porirua but work in Wellington, so do a lot of my reading on a train. I have an e-reader, which is lovely for commuting, but do..."Hello Tracey. Welcome to the group!
Janine wrote: "Hi All, I found the group through the Wellington City Libraries Fiction eNewsletter. My name is Janine and I am an avid reader. I like a variety of genres and live in the Northern suburbs. I mainly..."Tracey wrote: "Hi, I'm Tracey and I'm a librarian who doesn't work at WCL! I live in Porirua but work in Wellington, so do a lot of my reading on a train. I have an e-reader, which is lovely for commuting, but do..."
Hello Janine. Welcome to the group!
Hi Tracey and Janine -- welcome!! :-)
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Welcome to Tracey and Janine. Good to have you both on board.
Hi there. John here. I am part of Central Library's Circ team and spend a lot of time at Wadestown library. I mainly read non-fiction - and to be honest find most of it more incredible than fiction. At the moment I am working through the School of Life books that are a rethink of 'self help' books. Based in Central London, the School of Life offers a 'variety of programmes and services concerned with how to live wisely and well'. They have taken the basic idea of self help books and added wit, imagination, great design and a high degree of intelligent insight. Current titles are: "How To Change the World"; "How To Stay Sane"; "How To Thrive In the Digital Age"; "How To Think More About Sex"; "How To Worry Less About Money" & "How To Find Fulfilling Work".
The three of these I have read are very good, offering new insight into perennial challenges. I am looking forward to reading the rest.
Hi all. I've just discovered this group and only recently joined up with Goodreads. My name is Megan and I've usually got my nose in a book! Love all sorts of genres. Recently been reading lots of Scandinavian thrillers! Just love Wellington library and usually have a heap of books out, both fiction and non-fiction. Love cookbooks too. Thank goodness for Library Elf. It saves me a fortune...
Welcome Megan. Hope you enjoy our club.cheers
Welcome Megan! :-) I love Scandanavian thrillers too!
Hi and Welcome Megan.Not so keen on Scandinavian thrillers, but I love cookery books..
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Not so keen on Scandinavian thrillers, but I love cookery books.."
Welcome Megan! Same goes for me - I've just had out the latest Natalie Oldfield offering - Gran's Sweet Pantry.
Hi I'm PeterI'm the author of Changels Initiationwhich is free here there and everywhere (www.changels.info) because its part one of six. Changels Initiation which I famously wrote on a cell phone on a train.
A mansion on remote Aotea Island off Auckland New Zealand has burned down. Twenty people are missing but only one, 14-year-old Sam Kahu, has been found. Detective Sue Williams soon discovers the young Maori teen is unusual. He tells her he's psychic. Then, by saving her life, he proves it. But he also tells her he has his own UFO..
The series has strong characters, powerful emotions, realism (despite the paranormal bits), and escapist wish fulfilment.
What I like reading varies enormously. I like non-fiction about travelling in out of the way places. I like history. But I like a story which are about worlds I don't know with strong characters in them. That could be no.1 Ladies detective agency, Dracula, Shantaram, or Midnights Children to name but a few.
Hi Guys/GuyessesOut Porirua way and an avid reader. I suppose do have a couple of genre that I often come back too, being psychological thriller and literary fantasy, but I claim I will give anything a go until it disappoints me.
I also like to read challenging works, just finished Tampa (what a ride), and am always on the lookout for the one that completely blows my mind.
I am also on the search for a writer to compliment my need for the new Spike Milligan, I had high hopes for Stephen Fry but his output is sparse.
I am also waiting patiently for the Porirua to get a handle on the stuff I like to read and for them to start playing ball, fist point should be the purchase of few choice Christopher Moore series. I'm waiting patiently, this may not be my mood to far into the future, I want progress here people.
So fellow readers, and those few who are writing because they think they can do better (include me), a hearty hello from the northern coast.
Peter
Hi Peter -- welcome! I haven't really read much Stephen Fry or (any :/) Christopher Moore, so I'm not much use with the new Spike Milligan search, but :-) Welcome! Hopefully someone here might have some ideas :-)
Tena koutou! My name is Sean, a proud Brooklyn resident and devourer of books. I love literature so much, I'm actually completing my BA in Eng Lit at Massey at the end of this year (hence the Victorian book fest at the moment). Look forward to hearing more about this group!
Cheers
Sean
Kia ora Sean, and welcome! Devourer of books is a most excellent title, btw :-) Do you find there's a difference with books you have to read, versus ones you choose to read? (Curious for another pov :-)) I've found this in the past, but then read and enjoyed some things that I know I wouldn't have read otherwise -- and studying a book with other people can be amazing and give insight, especially with books from such different eras.
Anyway, welcome :-)
Hi everyone, I'm Ali.I love reading (no kidding) and keen to chat more about what I read. As life is pretty full, online seems to me like the perfect place for this :)
A very warm welcome to the group Ali. We look forward to hearing about the books you are reading or want to read!!
Hello everyone,I'm Andrew and I'm an English student up at Victoria. I'm currently immersed in political science fiction, with a Marxist flavour, as well as some American poetry.
Looking forward to joining in!
Hi all. I work as a researcher at the moment. My favourite genre would have to be future dystopias but I read more widely than that and tend to read a bit of nonfiction too.
Hi all. I love reading but don't read nearly as much as I'd like...I particularly enjoy the classics, with Jane Austen, Edith Wharton and Anthony Trollope being favourites but also like non-fiction. Neesha
Hi, I am new here. In the group I mean.
Mena
Mena wrote: "Hi, I am new here. In the group I mean.
Mena"
Kia ora Mena :)
Hi, I'm Matt and ice just recently arrived in Wellington. I'm from Ireland and am in NZ for the next year. I read anything, really. Just finished 'The Luminaries' and 'The Circle' by Dave Eggers. Currently reading 'The Goldfinch'.
Hi Matthew, welcome to the group and Wellington! Hopefully the last few rainy and windy days haven't put you off cos there's a saying around here that "you can't beat Wellington on a good day" and it's so true. When the sun's out and everyone's wandering the city, enjoying the great cafes and hanging out with friends there is a wonderful vibe about the place. Great book choices, I just finished The Goldfinch and read The Luminaries earlier this year.
p.s what part of Ireland are you from? My partner is from little ol' Newry in the north. Did a bit of travel around there last xmas.
Hallo, everyone!I'm Brian - originally from Ireland but been living in Wellington for over a decade now. I'm a regular user of the Wellington Central library (book and coffee!). As well as being a voracious reader, I also run my own publishing company (Irish Imbas Books) which produces Irish based fiction.
Welcome Brian. Any books you're company has published that a historical fiction fan should keep an eye out for?
Hi, I'm another Megan. Sadly, I'm not a Wellingtonian, but I do visit pretty often.I love to read almost anything, really. I mostly read a mixture of professional stuff, books for middle grade and young adult readers, and fiction for me. Some recent books are The Luminaries, The Goldfinch, Elizabeth is Missing, and Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots. I have to admit to reading Ian Rankin and Jo Nesbo fairly avidly as well, with some Kathy Reichs thrown in for good measure! Like I said, anything...
I especially enjoy reading great NZ writing, in fiction and poetry. Katherine Mansfield and Janet Frame are obvious favourites, but I have also enjoyed books by Emily Perkins, Witi Ihimaera, Patricia Grace, Fiona Farrell, and James Brown. And I'm always on the lookout for new authors to enjoy.
My passion is getting kids reading.
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My name is Kerry and I work at Wellington City Libraries. In fact, I am currently the fiction buyer for the libraries. Which may give me some inside knowledge, but fiction is many faceted and you can probably tell me more about some authors/genres than I could ever know! I tend to read more of the classics when it comes to fiction. My favourite writer is Joan Didion - I love a good essay - and I have to confess that I read more non-fiction than fiction.
Hey Kerry, and welcome!I'm more into non-fiction than fiction, too - I think a great part of it is that these days you can hardly take a book off the shelf without discovering it is Book 2 of 5 ... so few standalone novels, lately!
Hi There, I'm Janet, reading has been my favourite hobby since I was 5 years old, and I am a regular Wellington library user. I like mainly fiction and enjoy reading a mixture of different types of books. Some of my favourite authors are Alexander McCall Smith, Ann Cleeves, Ian Rankin, Margaret Drabble, Sara Paratsky, Eleanor Catton, George RR Martin. In 2015 the books that made the most impact on me were The Children's Book by A S Byatt, Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, the Luminaries by Eleanor Catton, Beloved by Toni Morrison, and to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (sad to hear of her passing). This year my best read so far is The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Cant wait to read the Goldfinch.
Hi Janet. it's pretty quiet in the Group, but good to see you here!
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