Welcome to Constant Reader

[Sharon]

Thanks Barbara :)

[Elizabette]

Hello, all!

This looks like a cool hangout. I'm a big fan of all genres, but especially historical fiction, mystery, romance, young adult, political thrillers, and literary fiction.

Looking forward to chatting with you all! ;)

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Welcome to Constant Reader, Elizabette. I hope you enjoy it here.

[Phebe]

Hi, I'm Phebe. Thanks for letting me join Constant Reader! I am retired and now I can read all I want and my goal is 200 books in 2013, 100 fiction and 100 nonfiction. I am ahead in fiction, scraping by in nonfiction, so far. I like all traditional genres (that means the new romance vampires and werewolves and zombies are a Bridge Too Far)and all media: ebooks, codices, and audio. A person can get a whole lot of books "read" gardening and doing housework with earphones....

[Richard]

Hello!
I have been an avid and omnivorous reader all my life. In grade-school I developed a passion for science fiction and fantasy which has remained with me ever since. I enjoy all sorts of literature, including the classics. Jane Austen is a particular favourite of mine.

Emily Dickinson, W. B. Yeats, Milton, G.M. Hopkins, and Christina Rossetti are some of the poets for whom I have a special fondness.

[Otessa]

Hi, everyone!

My name is Otessa, and I am a filmmaker and writer, living in DC. I have fond memories of growing up in DC's '90s grunge era -- anyone else?! -- so much so that it served as inspiration for my web series, "Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden." I'm excited to explore this group!!

Cheers,
Otessa

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Welcome, Titania. I hope you enjoy it here.

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Oh, and I missed Phebe, Richard and Otessa. I'm traveling, so haven't been here very often. Welcome to you all.

[Barbara]

I missed everyone too! A warm welcome to everyone and please join in on the discussions!

Tatania, I'm really going to be interested to see what you think of the books on this year's Man Booker longlist. There are a number that I want to read and wonder if I'll have time for them. You can start individual threads on books, even if they are not on our Reading list or Classics schedules, under the Constant Reader folder. In fact, we encourage it and I hope you will, particularly on these books.

[Marissa]

Hi everyone,

My name is Marissa and I'm from southern California. My favorite genres are classic literature and non fiction. This is the first book community I've ever been apart of, and I look forward to participating in some great discussions.

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Welcome, Marissa. I hope you enjoy the discussions.

[Sarah]

Hello all -

I'm Sarah. I went into the field of English because of a love of books and, ironically, now that I teach English, I find myself reading less than ever before. Unless you count student essays; there are plenty of those. This is an imbalance I seek to correct.

I look forward to reading and discussing here!

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Welcome to Constant Reader, Sarah. I hope you take part in the discussions.

[[deleted user]]

Hi all!
I'm Nelson. A reader and writer. Look forward to discussing books with everyone. I'll have to say that I enjoy the darker reads more... Master and Margarita recently. Currently my to read pile and being read pile is a little too much, but it is what it is, and I want more! Cracked open Iraqi Christ and finding it extremely good so far.
cheers

[Erica]

Hi everyone! I'm Erica.. I'm from Leeds, England. Originally from Birmingham, England. I'm currently entering my final year of BA (joint honours) English and History. I am usually reading all of the time.. Due to my course but I love getting the time to sit and read a book for pleasure.
I'm also a writer, I uploaded my first (amateur) novel on an author website and gained some fans at 13... Although reading back through it, I found it pretty awful.
I've recently entered a poetry competition and I am waiting for results (fingers crossed). I am currently waiting for time away from studying to get my first novel published that I've been working on for a few years now.
I look forward to speaking to you all and getting recommendations for new books to read.

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Welcome Nelson and Erica. Glad to have you participate.

[Barbara]

Welcom, Erica, Nelson and Sarah. Sarah, I'm thinking that if you follow the book discussions here much at all, you won't be able to resist squeezing in books for yourself.

[Elaine]

Welcome everyone included as I enjoy the hobby of reading because one can learn sp much

[J.S.]

Hello, I'm J.S.from the UK. This looks like the sort of group that will have interesting discussions about the type of books I often read. Thank you for having me, so to speak.

[Sherry, Doyenne]

J.S. wrote: "Hello, I'm J.S.from the UK. This looks like the sort of group that will have interesting discussions about the type of books I often read. Thank you for having me, so to speak."

Welcome, J.S. I hope you enjoy the discussions.

[☯Emily]

Natalie wrote: "Hi! I'm Natalie. I'm from Moncton NB, Canada. I love to read and write poetry."

I have been to Moncton! Glad you can join us!

[Sue]

Natalie wrote: "Hi! I'm Natalie. I'm from Moncton NB, Canada. I love to read and write poetry."

My mother was born in Hillsborough. I visited the area, including Moncton, back in 1964 when I was in my teens. Hope to get back again someday and look up any relatives.

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Welcome to Constant Reader, Natalie.I hope you enjoy it here.

[— Massiel]

Hi.

I'm Massiel. I'm from Dominican Republic, i'm so glad to be in this group and... i love to read books and read mangas.

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Welcome, Massiel. I hope you enjoy the discussions.

[Aubrey]

Hello, I am Aubrey.
I am an avid reader but I haven't read as much in recent years since I have two young children (a 4 year old and an almost 2 year old). I am trying to change that.
I recently got a library card and I'm loving it. There are a few books I am interested in that the library doesn't have but they have a pretty good selection.
Some of my favourite authors are: Dickens, Austen, the Brontes, Thomas Hardy, Virginia Woolf, Jasper Fforde, Peter S. Beagle, A.S. Byatt, Angela Carter, Ursula K. Le Guin, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman and, lately, I am on a huge George R.R. Martin kick.
I'd love to find some new favourites here :)

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Aubrey wrote: "Hello, I am Aubrey.
I am an avid reader but I haven't read as much in recent years since I have two young children (a 4 year old and an almost 2 year old). I am trying to change that.
I recently g..."

Welcome, Aubrey. I'm glad you introduced yourself. If you stick around here long enough, you're bound to find some more favorites.

[Daniel]

Hey, all.

I'm new here as well. Let's see, I live in Texas and my favorite authors are Cormac McCarthy, James Ellroy, William Faulkner, to name a few.

Hope to meet some new friends!

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Daniel wrote: "Hey, all.

I'm new here as well. Let's see, I live in Texas and my favorite authors are Cormac McCarthy, James Ellroy, William Faulkner, to name a few.

Hope to meet some new friends!"

Welcome, Daniel. Those are some pretty good favorites! I hope you enjoy it here.

[Daniel]

Sherry wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Hey, all.

I'm new here as well. Let's see, I live in Texas and my favorite authors are Cormac McCarthy, James Ellroy, William Faulkner, to name a few.

Hope to meet some new frien..."

Thank you! I'm glad to be here.

[Mayar]

Hey all, I'm Mayar and I'm new here. I'm so glad that I got the chance to be part of this book club...see I'm an English and American literature student and I'm doing my MA's now so you can call me a book freak :)) .. I'm looking forward to start discussing the upcoming book 'The Paris Wife' I'm running to the bookstore tom. to get it :D hope I can contribute properly in your discussions.

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Welcome, Mayar. Our Paris Wife discussion started on the 15th, but we're still going. Here's a direct link: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

[Mayar]

Sherry wrote: "Welcome, Mayar. Our Paris Wife discussion started on the 15th, but we're still going. Here's a direct link: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1......"

oh ok ..thank you!

[Sally]

Greetings all! My name is Sally, I'm 35 years old, I live in South Australia and I am a lifelong bookworm. I am very much into the classics, literary fiction and contemporary fiction, plus some fantasy and historical fiction for colour. I was very happy to find this group, and look forward to chatting to you all. Please feel free to view my profile and send me a friend request or PM if you like what you see.

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Welcome, Sally. I hope you enjoy yourself here.

[Susan]

Hello everyone. My name is Susan. I joined Goodreads about two months ago, and have been reading with the Vipers. When I came across Constant Reader I was interested to see some of the past and up-coming reads and felt this was a group for me, so I'm really glad to be here.

Recently retired, I'm an English ex-pat living in South-West France. A lifelong bookworm, one of the things I've really missed is being able to talk to other readers - I love to get different perspectives on the books I'm reading or have read - so finding Goodreads has been a God send for me. Looking forward to some lively discussions!

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Welcome, Susan. Jump right in!

[Barbara]

Welcome, Susan. What a lovely retirement place you have chosen! Please join in on the discussions. We love having new voices.

[LaRae]

Thank you, Barbara. I love lovely retirement places. I really do. I love discussions too. I think I'm going to like it here. :)

Journal of a Crazy Lady

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Welcome, Anne. I bet you find a lot of books to add to your TBR list here.

[Barbara]

Welcome from me too, Anne. You sound like someone who will love it here.

[Robert]

Welcome all!

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Welcome to Constant Reader, Pam. I hope you take part in the discussions.

[sonny (no longer in use)]

hi, I am sonny and I have recently joined this site. I am always willing to try new genres because at one time it was all about horror. I love my classics and what people call "difficult books" because I love a challenge. I usually refuse reading bestsellers because of how simple they are to read and I feel like I don't gain anything from reading them, reading should also be educational but that might be me anal when it comes to books.

[Barbara]

Welcome Sonny. Your avatar is interesting. Do you mind explaining it?

[Mary]

Hi everyone. My name is Mary and I've been lurking for a month or so. So far I really like this site so I have decided it's time to introduce myself. I have been reading forever. I remember my first grade teacher let me go read to the kindergarten kids rather than sit in the first grade reading class. I have about 250 books on my to-read list and I'm always adding to it. I've become very careful about resisting the urge to impulsively buy a book and generally only get books that are on my list. Too many books to read, and I've become increasingly aware of the passage of time as I age which has served to make me a more selective reader. I would describe my reading interests as eclectic.

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Hello, Mary. Glad you unlurked. I hope you enjoy it here.

[Barbara]

I'm glad you're here too, Mary. I lurked for a long time before I started posting (a very long time ago) and have always been ridiculously glad that I made the leap.

[Hannah]

Hi,
My name is Hannah. I'm almost 18. I love reading, I read every chance I get. I am pretty nice.

[Sherry, Doyenne]

Welcome to Constant Reader, Hannah. We love having young people here.