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For me I see it as a bit of fun encouraging me to read some genres/ authors I might not normally pick up. You pick a line of 5 - horizontal, vertical or diagonal and read books that meet those prompts. I did one line for the Jan to June BINGO and will do one for the July to December prompts. Others have been more dedicated and have done more than one or all of them.


Hi, Bri, welcome! I think you'll like it here. Great reads every month and some good discussion. Have fun!

Welcome, Bri! Yes, do check out and join us in the discussions :)


I’m relatively new here (I joined this and two other groups about 3 months ago), and have definitely found that the group has introduced me to books I’d not encountered before. It’s also induced me to read some things that I’ve always felt like I should read one day, but haven’t yet.


To be honest, I've had goodreads for a while but only ever used it on my phone to track what books I've read, and now that I see that there's all these groups and things, I figured I'd give it a try!
I saw that your group had so many posts about stuff that I'm passionate about, like neurodiversity rep, lgbtqia+ rep, etc. I've been getting really interested in Aboriginal artists lately so if anyone knows any good books on that, I'd love any recommendations!
Right now I'm finishing the last of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and then I have a lot of books I've impulsively bought that I want to get to, haha!
Do you think it's realistic for me to try and start the 2024 BINGO challenge in the middle of August? I could probably read 5 books by the end of the year but we'll see!
Looking forward to chatting with you all!



To be honest, I've had goodreads for a while but only ever used it on my phone to track what books I've read, an..."
Good to see you here, Anna! I’m a big fan of challenges for how they help me try new things and the threads and comments of other participants has steered me toward some great books that might have otherwise gone to die in the middle of my TBR. I’m not a completist, though. If you don’t finish a line and that will make you sad, then my advice is to do whatever makes you most happy.
We’ve got an indigenous authors challenge that includes aboriginal authors and several members who read a lot of Australian books who can help point you in the right direction. When I’m next at my laptop I’ll drop some links into this comment, too.

I’m Aino and I’m from Finland. I’m teenage girl who loves to read. I hope you have very good day!



The first women author I'd recommend is Faiza Guène, whose best-known translated book is “Kiffe kiffe tomorrow”. Then there's a French-Senegalese author I really like : Fatou Diome. Her first novel is Belly of the Atlantic. Let me know when you read them and what you think ;)

Thanks, Asma! Picked this one up today on kindle unlimited. I see that it is the author's debut novel and YA. I have found some real gems in both those scenarios.



Welcome, Brenda!

Welcome, Brenda :) That's well said. I do myself feel encouraged and enriched here in those ways you mentioned. I hope you do find joy and inspiration here and share your thoughts and readings with us in the threads.

I‘m Jane and am from Europe and want to read more different female authors, so I joined this group to discover new female authors and broaden my range.

I'm Mary from Northern Ireland, U.K. and I want to make new book friends. I like most genres but favourites are fiction and thriller. Add me I'll add back 💕📖

I live in the US of A. The majority of my books come from the library so sometimes it’s hard to access certain authors from around the world, but this group has already introduced me to so many women I’d love to read!
I wholly admit that I love genre fiction and am proud of all the women I read, but this year I’m trying to branch out to more “literary fiction” and even some classics. I have a hard time getting into classics, but I feel like I’m missing out on some good stuff! I’ve never read Virginia Woolf, for example, so I’m going to try to get into Orlando this month for the monthly discussion.
Can’t recall how I found this group. Possibly by typing “read women” into the group search. A few years ago, I started to design myself a curriculum/syllabus of things I want to learn more about and it organically became a focus on women only, in whatever focus or topic I choose. For example, women in mythology, women in music, feminist topics, etc., so I think that’s what inspired me to try to find a group like this one. Or start one if this didn’t exist.
I just wish I had more time to read all of the books and women I want to read! 😆

Hi Teresa!
I pop in & out of the group discussions depending on how busy life is, but I'm looking forward to following your "women reads." This group has definitely helped me find some gems (books and authors!) that I wouldn't have discovered otherwise :)


𝗜'𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗨.𝗞. 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿, 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 📚 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀! 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲. 💕

𝗜'𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗨.𝗞. 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿, 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 📚 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀! 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲. 💕"
Hi Mary,
You've introduced yourself here before. And twice in another group I'm in. Are you hoping to join in, or are you simply looking for others to "Friend" you on GR?
If you haven't already, enable notifications so you can join in the conversations, if you'd like.


Welcome, Amatul! You should find some great recommendations and people here. Have fun.

Welcome Amatul!
I, too, love Elif Shafak as well as historical non-fiction. I hope you'll find some like-minded readers here :)

I got off to a good start: I’ve already read the entire Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante, along with books by Donna Tartt, Daphne du Maurier, Elizabeth Gaskell, and others. Looking forward to discussing more reads with you all!

Looking forward to seeing your posts around here :)

Looking forward to seeing your posts around here :)"
Thanks so much!, Teresa

Welcome, Frederico. I have a similar goal. I'm a little behind right now, owing to current events in the US, and some buddy reads in another group, but I've not given up!
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