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[Taneki]

Hi All! My name is Taneki and I am joining from New York City. I can't say I have a favorite author but one of my favorite books is The Alchemist. I love a book that inspires me and leaves me wanting more.

[Claire]

Hi all, my name is Claire . I'm a mum, nurse and I love books. I live in the uk , place called Lincoln xx

[Monica]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Monica and I currently live in Dubai. I'm currently reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. My favorite author is anyone that can write a great story that I can't put down.

[Amy]

Hi. Im Amy from Arkansas. My favorite book is Gap Creek by Robert Morgan. I admire so many authors with a wide range of genres so a pick for author is hard to say. I guess I have similar taste as Oprah because I generally fall in love with all the books she chooses lol :)

[M.]

Hello, I am Marty a retiree living in Fort Myers FL. I simply enjoy reading mostly non-fiction, biographical, historical, and social and mystery novels.

A good book, a quiet place, a warm drink makes for a wonderful day at the beach or overlooking the lake from the lanai.

[Dennis]

Just thought I'd stop by and say hello. It's been a while. I have been busy with my blog. I wont plug it here but you know where to find me. I'm currently reading "Delivered from Distraction" by DR Hallowell. Great book on ADD/ ADHD. I am also reading "The keepers of the Library" by Glenn Cooper. I'm doing some writing myself so hang in there. Have a great day. Talk soon.

[Wendy]

hi, i'm wendy de vera from manila, philippines. my favorite author is Mark Lawrence & i love his BROKEN EMPIRE series.

[[deleted user]]

Hi I'm Tom joining from the beautiful Surrey Hills near London, UK

My fave author has to be Kurt Vonnegut - just love his whimsey and left field approach

Douglas Adams early stuff too comes a close second and for serious stuff Rudolph Steiner & Paul Foster Case :)

[A'Dailya]

Hello everyone!!
My name is A'Dailya. I live in Puyallup Washington. My favorite book is Jane Eyre.

[Rita]

One of my all time favorites!

[[deleted user]]

Inviting you to The F-word to participate in guest author discussions. I believe all 3 authors are suggested by Oprah, correct me if I am wrong. You'll need to join the group to participate, having the option to opt out after if so inclined.

SEPTEMBER Janet Fitch, discussing Paint it Black

OCTOBER Chitra Divakaruni, discussing Oleander Girl

NOVEMBER Chris Bohjalian, discussing The Light in the Ruins

DECEMBER Cathy Buchanan, discussing The Painted Girls

Any questions contact me. Thanks.

[Dave]

Hey, this is PassaDave (Dave Campbell). I have been a professional writer for many years (12+ years). And I like books that are self-help and spiritual guidance. Yeah, I know I can't promote my own stuff, but I do like the genre. ;)

[Linda]

Hi,
I'm from Green Valley, Arizona. I love to read, and have a number of favorite authors. Right now I'm reading memoirs, but love a good mystery (Nevada Barr is one of my favorites). I also enjoy reading the thought provoking Eckhart Tolle books, as well as other spiritual authors to help me stay focused on improving myself and my life.

[Hilary]

Hi I am Hilary - I live in Long Island, NY and my favorite author is Jen Lancaster

[Rochelle]

Hi I'm Rochelle Olmos I'm from Northern Cali and I love books so much I opened a used book store in Historic Downtown Brentwood! Here are some of my favorite authors because having one is just impossible...love Jane Austen, Daphne Du Maurier, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, and Ted Dekker! So much more to name!

[Aditi]

Hi!
I am Aditi from Pune, India. My earliest memories are glossy storybook pages my nose was buried in. Little has changed since!
While I don't have a favourite author but the writers I have loved in the past are - Austen, Christie, Erich Segal, Jhumpa Lahiri, Rowling :)

[Anisha]

My name is Anisha, am joining from India.. Don't have a single fav but I love J. R. R. Tolkeins, Robert Graves, Kurt Vonnegut, to name a few...

[Samantha]

Hello, my name is Samantha and I live in Dallas, TX. I recently graduated from grad school and miss the round table discussions on literature and hoping to feel the void by joining this book club!

I enjoy reading African literature (Alan Paton, Peter Abrahams) and anything produced about life overseas. (I really like Khaled Hosseini).

[Laura]

Hi, Samantha--I was an English major and did grad school in French lit, so I know what you mean about missing the class discussions. I'm in a couple of book clubs, so that's fun and something you might consider trying to organize for yourself in Dallas.

I loved _The Kite Runner_ and thought _A Thousand Splendid Suns_ was also very well written, but the unrelenting wife abuse in that one made it a grueling read for me. I like learning about people's lives in other cultures, and Hosseini's works are useful for that. I haven't read A. Paton or P. Abrahams. Which works of theirs would you recommend?

[Karl]

Hi Samantha,

Welcome to Oprah's 2.0. My e-novel, "A Lesion of Dissent", is partially set in Africa, and I'd be honored if you'd take a look. There's a preview at
http://members.peak.org/~drobnik/tomo...

There's a generous free sample at Smashwords.com and there are links to the Kindle and Nook versions also. It's a full length novel, and is only 99 cents.

Best regards,

Karl

[Dan]

Hello everyone! I'm Dan Arrow from Southern California and I have been wandering around in life for the past 30 years. I used to be quite the introverted literary geek in high school, but broke the chains. Now, I'm backing into my corner again to read and find the peace I once knew. Currently, I enjoy reading anything other than all the books I was feed in all the years of doing business. So, I'm open to new subjects and find myself feeling like a kid in a candy store with all the material out there. Looking forward to communicating in a positive way in group discussions about particular books and authors. See you soon!

[Laura]

Hi, Dan--What kinds of books are you most interested in exploring?

[Dan]

Thank you for asking! I am interested in love stories that depict a true awareness of what it might actually be. More on the psychological rather than sexual level. I've done my market research on the others, but may have to dabble in the history of romance to find something less shallow.

[Laura]

I looked through my Goodreads "read" list for ideas for you, Dan, and it seems like there are a lot more stories of love gone wrong or of love based on physical attraction than convincing stories of true psychological romantic love. Pretty sad. One book I did give four stars (but don't remember in detail) was _The Feast of Love_ by Charles Baxter. I did read a book actually titled _The History of Love_ by Nicole Krauss, but I wasn't that impressed by it. An uber-popular memoir (probably more among women than men) that ends with successful love is _Eat Pray Love_. I did like that book a lot, but it really focused more on the protagonist/author's journey of self-discovery than on the love at the end. I guess a sense of love of self does have to come first before someone can find a true, healthy love relationship.

[Dan]

True. Thank you for your suggestions. I will look into them. The very reason I write in the romance fiction genre is because I am sad like you over the lack of ability to teach the attributes of LOVE through story. Hopefully, I'll be able to bridge the gap. Eat Pray Love will be first on my list. Thank you for your time. Dan
Update: Just bought it as an ebook. Will log my progress. Thx

[Laura]

I hope you like it OK, Dan. It was a great cathartic book for me, but I'll be interested to see whether or not you enjoy it.

[Dan]

I'll update the status when and if it stirs me enough to cry.

[Laura]

Maybe I should call it more healing than cathartic. I don't remember it making me cry, but I did find it inspiring. It'll be interesting to get a man's perspective on it, as I'm pretty sure it's a lot more popular among women. I haven't seen the movie (with Julia Roberts), but heard it wasn't very good, unfortunately.

[Sara]

Hi, my name is Sara. I don't have one particular favorite author but some that I've been attracted to as of late are Steig Larsson, Gillian Flynn and Wally Lamb.

[Luke]

Hello everyone! I am Luke. I am a new member here.

[Wendy]

I'm Wendy, from the Philippines.. My favorite author is Mark Lawrence, I really like his Broken Empire series..

[Samantha]

Laura wrote: "Hi, Samantha--I was an English major and did grad school in French lit, so I know what you mean about missing the class discussions. I'm in a couple of book clubs, so that's fun and something you ..."

Hi Laura. French Lit sounds amazing. Exploring the world through lit, I love. I think I will have to try out a couple of book clubs and see which ones stimulate my mind the most. I would recommend "Cry,the Beloved County" by Paton.

[Samantha]

Karl wrote: "Hi Samantha,

Welcome to Oprah's 2.0. My e-novel, "A Lesion of Dissent", is partially set in Africa, and I'd be honored if you'd take a look. There's a preview at
http://members.peak.org/~drobnik..."

Ok Karl. I will actually check out your novel today. Just finished reading a book and am on the hunt for something new!

[Laura]

Thanks, Samantha. _Cry, the Beloved Country_ is one I've always heard of and have yet to read. I'll put it on my "to-read" list now.

[ConnorD]

Samantha wrote: "Hello, my name is Samantha and I live in Dallas, TX. I recently graduated from grad school and miss the round table discussions on literature and hoping to feel the void by joining this book club! ..."

Hi Samantha also just graduated and love Khaled Hosseini and African literature. Just finished reading The Sabi which has some elements of Hosseini style, based in South Africa, but a very personal account, an excellent read. Also loved Alan Paton - Cry the Beloved Country

[ConnorD]

HI everyone.

1) I am from Pretoria in South Africa


2) I dont really have a favourite author but was just blown away by The Sabi which I read twice in October and Outliers: The Story of Success - which I read twice this year.

[Cathy]

Hello! My name is Cathy & I live in San Dimas, CA.

My favorite book is To Kill A Mockingbird, followed closely by The Mists of Avalon & The Shadow of the Wind. I am a sucker for series & love downloading books onto my Kindle through my public (Los Angeles County) library. I have to figure out a way to clone myself in order to read everything I want to read.

My favorite authors include Stephen King, James Patterson, John Sandford, & I've recently discovered Nelson DeMille.

[Samantha]

Laura wrote: "Thanks, Samantha. _Cry, the Beloved Country_ is one I've always heard of and have yet to read. I'll put it on my "to-read" list now."

I will add Sabi to my To Read List. Sounds Interseting!!!

[Debbie]

Hi,


I enjoy Goodreads and think it is a great way to keep track of what I read and find new books to read.
Here are a few of my favorite books: The Shadow of the Wind, Jane Eyre, A Girl Named Zippy, Bel Canto and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Debbie

[Rita]

Some of my own favorited

[Shaman]

Hello to all! I am Shaman Vitki and I am currently giving away a free paperback copy of my new book through goodreads give away...

[Rita]

What is the title of your book?

[Debbie]

Hello everyone,
I am from Toronto, Ontario Canada and am currently reading a fabulous book for my first bookclub meeting ever! I am excited to meet in person those other members of my club next friday night. The book is "Through Black Spruce" by Joseph Boyden a fellow Canadian now teaching in Louisiana at the university there. It's a powerful book and deeply descriptive of the aborignal people's views of nature.

[[deleted user]]

Hello Group,

My name is Rasheedah Prioleau and I am so excited to be on this site. I'm a work from home author with one son and I love to read! Right now I am between my home in Washington, Ga and my Grandma's house in Sumter, SC. I'm looking to make a permanent move to South Carolina in the coming year.

My favorite book of all time is Jane Eyre. I read it when I was in high school and fell in love with the idea that even a plain girl can get the guy. I've seen almost every movie adaptation and by far Toby Stephens is my FAVE Mr. Rochester!

[Allison]

My name is Allison and I'm from Central Indiana. It's hard for me to pick one favorite book, but a couple of my favorite classics are "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Great Gatsby." I love John Steinbeck. I just love reading in general. There's nothing better to me than getting lost in a great book. I will read any genre, as long as it catches my attention.

[Madeline]

Hello! My name is Madeline. I am originally from Woodridge, Il but have been living in Marble Falls, TX for the past 3 years. My favorite book by far is Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. I'm excited to add some new favorites to my list!!

[Amanda]

Hi, I am from Toronto, Canada. I do not have a favourite author but my favourite books are: Margaret Atwood's 'A Handmaid's Tale' and Sista Souljah's 'The Coldest Winter Ever'. Evidently, my tastes are diverse.

[Author Larry Toombs]

Iam Author LarryToombs Author Of The Whole Truths Gospel Novel According To Author Larry Toombs, A man Of My Columitor* Wisdom, courage knowledge and the Ability to do anything I am Also Author of "Is The Beautiful Lady Gone Forever? romance novel also The Sims Family Remembers Jannie Mae Sims Toombs And Betty Ann Murry a dedication of a collection of poetry to my mom and sister after losing them nearly nine months apart. I am alumnus of Northwest Community College in Northwest M.S. also The Institute Of Children Literature in West Redding Connecticut all my books are available on amazon.com

[Raven]

Hello All !

I'm originally from New Jersey and I love cultural, narrative, nonfiction type of books. I don't have a favorite book but "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" always comes to mind. I read it quite some time ago but it still sits with me.


Sincerely,
Raven Moore

[Cheryl]

Hello. I am Cheryl, from Glendora, California (So. Cal). Some of my favorite authors are: Stephen King, Kristin Hannah, Nicholas Spark, Dan Brown, and Ian McEwan. I am currently reading from the GOODREADS AWARD 2013 list.