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[Md Khalid]

Hello Everyone. This is Khalid Rahman, from Bangladesh.

I am 30 years old and reside in a semi urban district of the country called Narayanganj. My favourite genres in case of books are historical fictions, non-fictions and short stories. Sattyajit Roy, Humayun Ahmed, Erich Maria Remark, Harrari, Elif Shafak (Want to visit Istanbul!) are some of my most favourite authors. I believe I love those types of books most that introduce me to new ideas, way of thinking. " Sapiens " comes to mind immediately.

Finance graduate and Banker by profession. Nice to meet you all.

[Md Khalid]

Forgot to mention:
Big fan of Jordan Peterson.

[Miriam]

Hi
I'm English, but have lived in Colorado for decades following many years spent in Canada. I'm an author of five books (fiction and non-fiction) - all co-authored with Richard Starks. I'm a member of the Authors Guild and the independent Book Publishers Association. I'm also a reader! Some of my favorite authors are: Pat Barker, (her World War 1 trilogy remains a favorite of mine); David Lodge, Ian McEwan, Sarah Waters and Frederik Backman.

[David]

Hi, I’m David Lucero

[Brenda]

I am from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and my favorite author is Paul Laurence Dunbar.

[Julie]

Hello! Thank you for this chance to do a simple introduction. My name is Julie Scolnik, and I am professional flutist and founding artistic director of Mistral Music. My memoir, Paris Blue, was published a month ago by Koehler Books, and I thrilled to finally share this story after 40 years of its lingering in the corridors of my psyche. It is set against a backdrop of classical music and Paris in the late 70's and is about the grip of first love and the role of memory in our lives. I hope you might take a peek at the book trailer and some of my endorsements on my author site: www.JulieScolnik.com, including one from John Irving. It has been beyond heart-warming to hear from readers that they read it in two days, and couldn't put it down. THANK YOU!

[Faith]

Hello, I'm Faith Reidenbach. I joined a while ago from Gainesville, FL. My favorite author is the one I'm with, who is currently Emma Dabiri, author of What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition.

Here on Goodreads I moderate a "group," Reading for Racial Justice, which is actually a regularly updated reading list designed principally for my fellow white people. Everyone is invited to join. Reviews and comments on relevant books are welcome.

[Oana]

Oana Raluca from Bucharest România psychoanalyst in love with reading :)

[Erika]

Hello. My name is Erika. Born and raised in Italy, but I moved in the States in 2017. I learn English by watching Tv and reading books. I live on St Simons Island, GA.

My favorite author... oh that’s a though one, so many, I guess depends on the genere: Nicole Krauss, Mitch Albom, Leigh Bardugo, Ken Follett and Frederik Backman.

This is the first Group I join on goodreads so I’m sorry if I end up doing something wrong!

[Michael L]

I'm Michael Richard author of Chosen's Beautiful Heart. Out to potential publishers.

I joined this group to give a shout out to my friend Diana Flegal.

https://www.facebook.com/michael.rich...

[Davinder]

Hello, I'm Davinder Kaur. I'm a new author and just published "Forced to Marry Him: A Lifetime of Tradition and the Will to Break It". I love inspirational books, and I'm drawn to books that speak from the heart, where one can learn about life and the struggles we face. Our stories are often the stories of so many others and we have to share them. How will anyone learn, unless we speak about our stories?

[Michael L]

Nice to make the introduction, Davinder.
Best,
Michael Richard
Author of Chosen's Beautiful Heart

[Davinder]

Michael wrote: "Nice to make the introduction, Davinder.
Best,
Michael Richard
Author of Chosen's Beautiful Heart"

Thanks you, Michael. I'm glad to receive my first response. I'm new here to GoodReads, so I'm still learning all about it, kind of lost.

[Michael L]

Davinder, I'm new as well. And probably equally lost in the universe named Oprah. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable will show us around. And see our books?

[Davinder]

Michael wrote: "Davinder, I'm new as well. And probably equally lost in the universe named Oprah. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable will show us around. And see our books?"

Well, welcome to you too, Michael. I hope someone will show us around and also see our books.

[Davinder]

Rkd wrote: "Davinder wrote: "Hello, I'm Davinder Kaur. I'm a new author and just published "Forced to Marry Him: A Lifetime of Tradition and the Will to Break It". I love inspirational books, and I'm drawn to ..."

Rkd wrote: "Davinder wrote: "Hello, I'm Davinder Kaur. I'm a new author and just published "Forced to Marry Him: A Lifetime of Tradition and the Will to Break It". I love inspirational books, and I'm drawn to ..."

Hello, thanks for sharing your link. I did take a look and will look into your book soon. My book is available at this link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KRCD8MB/...

[K.D.]

Hi! I am from Mississippi and my favorite author is Lorraine Hansbury.

I love these books!

1. A Raisin in the Sun
2. The Mysteries of Woodland Academy
3. The Secret Lake
4. Ophie's Ghosts

[Rahshek'ka]

Hi. My name is Rahshek’ka and I’m from the US Virgin Islands. I am just getting back to read again. My favorite genres are mystery, crime, and horror and I am definitely trying to indulge in various genres to explore a new world of adventures. I am looking forward to reading more through the suggestive reading in this book club. I would like to start buddy reading! If anyone is interested please hit me up.

[Sarah]

Hello fellow Goodreaders! ;) I am a full time school teacher by day and an author by night. I live in a quaint town 30 miles North of Boston, Massachusetts - Home of The Celtics - I'm an avid fan! :) My debut novel was published 6 years ago. Its title, Because of Savannah. The sequel, Dakota, was released this past October. I am enormously grateful for any & all support. Happy Reading! and Happy New Year! May it be filled with sweet surprises. Sincerely, Sarah Patt

[May]

Hey, Sarah!! Congratulations on both your careers! I will track down your novels. Wishing you continued success from Seacoast, NH!!

[مريم]

Hello, i'm Mariame from Morocco. Actually i don't have a favourite book or author. I enjoy all kind of books because every story or information i read take me to another world that i never imagine my self being there. That kind of joy creates an addiction in me to books regardless of the author or the story !

[Samantha]

Hello everyone,

I am joining from Christchurch, New Zealand. I am originally from Canada. I don’t have a favourite book however in 2021, my most memorable book was The Midnight Library.

[Rebecca]

My name is Rebecca and I live in Colorado where I am an adult literacy program manager. I love literary thrillers, Irish noir, and memoir.

[Michael L]

Welcome Rebecca!

[Rebecca]

Thanks!

[Zahra]

Hi there, my name is Zahra Alli. I’m a newly published South African writer. I am drawn to books that is articulate and well written. I have the highest form of respect for Oprah and love that she shares her reading list with us. Right now I am reading Everyday Hero Manifesto by Robin Sharma. I love his work and am a big fan of the wisdom he imparts.

[Sally]

Hi Everyone

I was a teacher for 35 years then started to coach people around the world intuitively and becoame a Coach to thousands and psychic intuitive on the TV My book was born called REMEMBER WHO YOU TRULY ARE on Goodreads that Hayhouse UK called " A radical new spiritual handbook " I also helped to build an orphange in Nepal with some friends I adore writing now and write blogs and poetry and also have recorded songs .I am a very creative dsylexic In my youth I played Volleyball for England I have many more books to write on many subjects.

[Erik]

Hello to all,

I absolutely love to read. I’m from Bellingham, Massachusetts. My favorite authors are J.R.R. Tolkien, Upton Sinclair, Tom Clancy, and Timothy Zahn. I’m a new author, who’s published four books in e-book, paperback, and hardcover format through Amazon Kindle Direct within the past year. They’re available to read for free in Kindle Unlimited. The first is “Tales Of Alandria Bridging Of Worlds” the first installment of a new sci-fi, fantasy, and adventure series. The second installment “Tales Of Alandria Descent Of Knights” is being written during my free time. The other three “Lost Case Encounters” and “Corrections Mayhem” along with “Among Altin” are sci-fi, horror stories. Each one of those varies in length, even more so the first of those three being a collection of sci-fi, horror shorts. Everyone of these pieces have been written within the past two and a half years during my free time with working two jobs as a machinist and retail associate. These are also available in e-book format through Barnes & Noble, Kobo. I’d greatly appreciate it if some of you could take the time to read them, leave a review, and make notes. The book “Corrections Mayhem” will be having a free e-book giveaway this coming week from Tuesday, January 11th until midnight on Saturday, January 15th. Hope you enjoy them, and thank you.

Tales Of Alandria Bridging Of Worlds
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...#

Lost Case Encounters
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Corrections Mayhem
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Among Altin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

[Dayane]

Hi everyone.

My name is Dayane, I'm an author and writer. My favourite book at the moment is the recent book that I published, called "The Magic Mirror". It is a motivational bedtime story that help children of colour to grow their self-esteem and believe in their true beauty.
The book is available on Amazon.

Please follow our social page 'Little_Dayane' & 'Lady Dayane'.
Hope I will share more with you.

The Magic Mirror

[Kandis]

OBC wrote: "Welcome to Oprah's Book Club 2.0, a fully interactive, online community for people who love reading. Before we get started, introduce yourself to our community.

1. Where are you joining us from?

..." My name is Kandis and I am from Chicago!

[Larisa (Grantica_bere)]

Hello,
My name is Larisa and I am from Slovenia but living in Hamburg, Germany.

[Dean]

Hi, I'm joining you from Metro Detroit. One of my favorite books is : Better Made in Michigan: The Salty Story of Detroit's Best Chip
by Karen Dybis

[Cyn]

Hi, I´m Cynthia from Germany, near Hannover. I don´t have a favourite book per se, but I do love fantasy (e.g. Thomas Finn´s triologies) and quite a few other genres - nothing is of limit as long as I feel the story by heart.

[Purnima]

Hey, I'm Purnima Kumar. I'm 20 years old and I'm from Delhi, India. I am a student and currently pursuing my undergrad degree. I love reading crime fiction, memoirs, historical fiction, and literary thrillers. I'm currently reading 1984 by George Orwell. Some authors that I admire are John Green, Mitch Albom, and Jonathan Safran Foer. Three books that I absolutely love are Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, Looking for Alaska by John Green, and Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom.

[Gary]

I am Gary O. Thompson author of Preke Town.

Joining from Jamaica W.I.

Favorite book: A Stranger in The Mirror

Favorite author: Sidney Sheldon

[Dean]

I'm Dean Lachiusa

1. I'm located in Metro Detroit. (Just an Arm's length away from the "big arm.")

2. My favorite author is Benjamin Franklin.

[Leatha]

Hello there. I am Leatha Marie.

I live in Raleigh, NC and write about strong women in the south.

So many favorite authors. Most often it is the last thing I read. Books that stick with me from my youth - Cold Sassy Tree, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, anything Lee Smith.

Currently reading Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict.

[Pearl]

Hi there! I’m Pearl from Papua New Guinea. I studying International Relations and Sociology in Oklahoma.

I love reading Historical Fiction, YA Fiction, Fantasy, Thrillers and Autobiographies.

It’s hard for me to choose a favorite author but I sure consider myself a huge J.R.R Tolkien fan.

I just started a bookstagram encouraging people to read more in my country and other pacific island countries for books aren’t easily accessible and I plan to change this by doing my part in growing a culture of reading.

My current reads are: A Brave New World By Aldous Huxley and The Good Doctor of Warsaw by Elisabeth Gifford.

[Tameka]

Hi, my name is Tameka and I’m from NY. I can’t really pin down one author that is my absolute favorite because I like so many. My favorite genres are historical fiction, suspense, and lately cozy mysteries.

[Frank]

Working on getting my “Life As We Know It” Trilogy on Audible.
“The Beginning”, “Redemption”, & “Beyond Heaven”.

[Serene]

Hello everyone! My name is Serene. I am the author of newly released novel Pandemia: Wading through the Pandemic available at Pandemia: Wading Through The Pandemic
Pandemia: Wading Through The Pandemic https://a.co/d/1ZEJyi5
Last book I read was Walking Wisely by Charles Stanley.

[Ron]

Greetings and Salutations from Seattle: It is now Autumn. Winter is approaching. I find that I am now 92. Yes, I am in the winter of my life. Whaaaat? So soon, I marvel? My bucket list is still very long. Alas. I have thus written a book called "I Don't Want to Go." It actually pertains closely to you too, no matter how much younger you may be than I am. I have performed a great deal of research for you. Indeed! The 35 chapters cover a lot of unbiased territory, concerning matters like world religions, atheism, astrology, psychic mediums, paranormal paraphernalia, aliens, life itself, death, and then . . . ? We only know for absolute certain that we are all going to be dead (or resurrected?) a very, very, very long time. I also talk about my own life, and add comments here and there, so that this won't be like a textbook. The easy-read 228 page book is on Amazon.com, of course.

[Debbie]

Hi, Greetings from Vancouver Island. My name is Debbie and I'm an author. My short story collection about peri-menopausal women, called "Your Body Was Made for This", has recently been published by Ronsdale Press in Canada. I joined this Oprah Book club because I have relied on Oprah's recommendations for decades to help me find thoughtful books on subjects related to the lived experiences of being a woman. At sixty-three, I am now post-menopausal, and enjoying a freer and fuller life because of it. I look forward to connecting with other readers in this forum. Keep reading, Debbie

[William]

Hi,
I just received a 5-star Review from Reader Views: https://readerviewsarchives.wordpress...

[Hunter]

I'm Hunter, from Houston Texas. I enjoy many authors, including Joel C. Rosenberg, Clive Cussler (RIP), James Rollins, and Brad Meltzer. I love suspense, Christian fiction and historical fiction.

[Richard]

My parents, who were WWII refugees from Croatia, bought the Model Motel, located at 10601 San Fernando Road in Pacoima in 1952. I am the youngest of their four children. Here's an excerpt from my book "So, Like Dude... What it Was Like Growing up in the San Fernando Valley in the 50's, 60's and 70's":

Chapter 1

I was in a dark and cozy room tucked into my bed when I heard voices outside my window. I couldn’t make out what they were saying. The roof of my room was suddenly being peeled back like a sardine can and an intense white light began flooding in. I heard murmuring and saw a couple people staring down at me. They were wearing blue surgical masks and gloves. One of the guys reached into my room and grabbed me. He held me firmly in his hands and slowly pulled me into the light. I was blinded by the brilliant white light! Suddenly, I realized that there was something wrong. I looked down at my stomach and saw that there was a cord coming out of it! Holy cow! I was just being born!

NEWS FLASH: On January 31, 1957, a Douglas DC-7B operated by Douglas Aircraft Company was involved in a mid-air collision with a United States Air Force Northrop F-89 Scorpion and crashed into the schoolyard of Pacoima Junior High School located in Pacoima, a suburb in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. - Wikipedia

I was five years old and just getting out of Haddon Avenue Elementary School. As I was walking home, I was seeing all this pink stuff hanging in trees and blowing in the wind down Terra Bella Street. So, what was up with that? When I got home, my mom was all freaked out and telling me that a plane fell on Pacoima Junior High School and my brother, John, was in the hospital. She started telling me that she and my dad were going to visit him and that I should stay at home with my grandma who was busy praying on her rosary beads. So, this was a total drag and life would never be the same for our entire family.

John was lying in a hospital bed with body parts that were char broiled. Doctors were saying that he might lose an arm. Meanwhile, I was thinking: “How do you lose an arm?” I had lost toys and things like that but I never lost any body parts. My folks told me that they wanted me to go to the same hospital and have my tonsils pulled out. I was thinking: “Hell no! I don’t even know what a freaking tonsil is but I don’t want to go to a place where people are losing limbs. No way dude! I wanted to remain whole and keep all my body parts. What was up with that?”

Well, I lost that argument and the next thing I knew this doctor dude was asking me to lay down while he jammed a needle in my arm and asked me to count backwards from 100. Who does that? So, I started counting backwards and before I got to 96 the lights went out bro. When I snapped out of the darkness I was lying on a hard ass operating table with the same damn blue surgical masks and gloves staring down at me. Then some nurse started telling me some stupid ass story about three little bears and I was thinking: “Had the whole world gone mad?”

The next thing I knew, I was lying in a hospital bed with some nice old guy lying in a bed next to mine asking me if I was all right. Like dude, I was in a damn hospital feeling like someone just ripped my throat out and I was hurting so badly that I couldn’t answer his question if I wanted to. So, I just laid there pondering my fate and wondering what the hell was going to happen to me next. Sheesh! What a nightmare!

So, I finally went home. Home was the Model Motel located at 10601 San Fernando Road between Pierce Street and Terra Bella Street directly across from a set of railroad tracks and Whiteman Airport in Pacoima. We lived in a two bedroom one bath California bungalow and I got to sleep in the living room on a scratchy pink couch that folded down into a bed. I hated that bed. There was a big gap down the middle of the damn thing and sometimes my arm would get wedged in that gap. It also had big ass buttons on it that would get jammed between my toes while I was sleeping. The stupid sheets never stayed on it and I ended up dancing cheek to cheek with that crappy excuse for a bed. I hated sleeping on that couch so much that I peed on it every night. My folks took me to a freaking doctor to see if there was anything that could be done to stop me from peeing in bed. All I could think was, dudes, just get me a real bed and maybe I’ll stop peeing on it.

My oldest brother, Tony, was the first one to check out of the Model Motel after graduating from San Fernando High school. He ended up getting his girlfriend pregnant and moving in with her family. They had lots of land and horses and their property was right next to Hansen Dam Park so they were able to ride on trails that wound through there. Tony would take me over there sometimes and let me ride with him on the back of his horse, Babe. It was totally cool!

John was evicted from the Model Motel next because he dropped out of high school and just got drunk all the time. My folks shipped him to his Uncle who lived in Germany. Dude, I could have told them that it was a bad idea sending a budding young alcoholic to Germany where they drink beer out of big ass steins any time of the day or night! Who would do that?

If you would like to continue reading my book, click on the link below and it will take you to Amazon Books where you can buy a paperback copy of it or download it onto your Kindle.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1729601332?...

[Helen]

Hi everyone, my name is Helen and joining from the UK 👋🏻🙂

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Hello, everyone. My name is Colin Rigby. I fear that I have jumped the gun a bit, as I posted in this group under 'new authors seeking a review' where I have submitted a fairly detailed account of my books, before actually introducing myself in these columns.

I have always been an avid reader since youth, I recall my teacher at school recommending anything by Neville Shute, so I immediately devoured a lot of his output. I can only remember 'On the Beach', but I did enjoy them. I haven't read any of his since my teens so I am not sure how I would take to them now. I would be interested to know if anybody is reading him?
Later, my tastes varied from Shakespeare (yes it did) Dickens and Tolstoy to Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Peter Cheyney, and pretty well anything I happened to see on the local library shelves, which in those days were entirely concerned with books, and if you started a conversation with someone the librarian would indicate that silence was required.
My more recent readings have veered somewhat towards non fiction, especially history. Max Hastings is an author I respect in this genre.
I have more recently, though, read quite a few books by Robert Rankin, whose style of humour I enjoy, and by Robert Harris.
His book about the infamous Dreyfuss affair I thought was outstanding (Title : An Officer and a Soldier) and gripped me from page 1. I was not QUITE so impressed with his book about Munich, although I enjoyed it.
I haven't tried any of his more recent books, and I am hoping that readers might make some recommendations here, as I am trying to return to my reading habits, which have lapsed a bit recently.

This arose when I actually started writing myself. This was not because of the time taken to write the actual book, but the huge number of hours preparing the books for self-publication, primarily with regard to proof reading. Not a job I would apply for.

I was soon confronted by this problem even before I even thought of actually publishing anything. I had written a book which I called 'The Saga of Gabriel'. Purely out of vanity, I thought it would be nice to have it actually printed as a hardback book, and I had 8 copies made, at a cost of £25 each! I got a proof copy and read it through very carefully, having already proof read it numerous times before submission. To my amazement I discovered a couple of typos. I corrected them and resubmitted. When I got the actual books, I discovered 2 more typos, which will be there for eternity.
Some time later, a friend to whom I had given a copy pointed out that I had written in the preface the phrase 'As the story enfolds!' Now I DO know the difference between enfold and unfold, but how could I, after numerous readings, have missed this glaring error? I remain baffled, but would like to hear of the experiences of other authors about doing proof reading yourself. All those blue and wavy lines on word processors are very useful but they are just the start. If you mistype post when you meant pot, for example, it is still a word so it won't put up a red flag, even though the sentence then is nonsense, and as for incorrect spacings, missing speech marks, apostrophes in the wrong place or where they shouldn't be at all, well...
The Gabriel book, much modified and up dated, eventually found its way on Amazon. I have just relaunched it with a new title and additional material, and it is now called 'Judgement Day and the End of Heaven'. I still came across 2 typos. Will they never end?
Well, I hope this new edition is entirely free of error.
I was always an optimist.

Anyway, please refer to the link on this group I mentioned at the start if you think you might like to know a bit more about my books. There is also an Amazon link, and I DID introduce myself on Goodreads home page!

[Hilary]

Hello! New to the group and looking forward to connecting with other readers! I don't really have a favorite book or author, though I gravitate towards contemporary fiction by women writers. Currently reading Normal Rules Don't Apply and just finished Let Us Descend, Eastbound and Roman Stories.

[Millie]

Hey everyone! I’m Millie and I’m from the UK. I’m 21 and always have been an avid reader, my goal this year is to read 100 books and I’m loving it already! I love thrillers, horror and history but I’m not too keen on romance.
Would love to make more reader friends! Feel free to add me!