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I didn't make a conscious decision to read more books written by women, but looking at my shelves, I can see that I subconsciously end up choosing far more books by women authors than men. I'm drawn towards books with a feminine point of view or a feminist bent, so I was happy to find and join this group.
I've taken it upon myself to try and read a book (or two or three) from every country as an ongoing personal challenge, but I hope this group will help me give a bit of structure in deciding which of the books on my massively huge TBR list to read next. What a lovely coincidence to have both of May's group reads on my Kindle already!

I am Wim, from Belgium but currently living and working in West Africa, also on gender and empowerment issues.
I have been reading feminist authors since a long time and joined the group to discover more books written by women. I am also interested in African literature by women.
It is not always easy to get books here, luckily many books are already available on Kindle.
Looking forward to read some books with the group.



My name's Amandine and I'm a French girl living in the Netherlands. It's been a few months that I'm almost exclusively reading only female writers and my "reader's life" has never felt so good! I've started a Read-Women-Around-The-World challenge (reading 1 book from 1 female author from each country of the world) and I really want to nail it, even though I don't have any time restraint. I hope I'll receive some book suggestions—and be able to give some as well!

My name's Amandine and I'm a French girl living in the Netherlands. It's been a few months that I'm almost exclusively reading only female writers and my "reader's life" has never fe..."
I want to join you on this! At first I was just doing a Read-Around-The-World Challenge, but now I want to switch to Read-WOMEN-Around-The-World. So I'd definitely welcome suggestions as well. Some goodreads lists are so large that they are overwhelming. I've been posting some books by women around the world on instagram serasera7598



I'm Jean and I live in the U.S. It's the end of the year and time to set So here I am ready to broaden by horizons by intentionally reading more books by female authors. Looking forward to a great year with this group.

I'm so excited that I found this group. My Goodreads Challenge this year is 90 books, but I've decided to read women only this year. So I'm taking the 2019 Read Women Challenge as well.
I'm from the U.S. I read mostly science fiction/fantasy, but also dive into other genres when I find something appealing. I also read a lot of apocalyptic novels, especially if there are zombies!
Looking forward to reading/discussing more books by and about women.

I'm Jean and I live in the U.S. It's the end of the year and time to set So here I am ready to broaden by horizons by intentionally reading more books by female authors. Looking forward to a..."
Jean, it’s wonderful to see you here! I apologize that we didn’t welcome you when you originally posted this greeting.

I'm so excited that I found this group. My Goodreads Challenge this year is 90 books, but I've decided to read women only this year. So I'm taking the 2019 Read Women Challenge as ..."
@ozsaur, welcome! Your reading list should be fascinating this year, and no doubt we’ll all obtain great sci-fi ideas from your reads, particularly if you start a thread in one or more of our challenge threads.

Thank you! And I've been leaning more and more toward women writers for a while now, but this year I just decided to bite the bullet and see what happens. I'm fairly active in my other group, so maybe I will jump in on a few threads!

I'm Jul and I'm French! I'm not sure why I didn't join this group as soon as I got on this website since I've been reading more and more women (and more diverse authors in general) but here I am for 2019! I hope to discover and share with you guys because reading IRL is a bit lonely for me.
I read various genres; I particularly love thrillers and comics and enjoy literary fiction and sci-fi. I'm working on troubles I have with nonfiction because I'm often really interested but can't get through the reading :/
Well, that's it for now, nice to meet you all!



If I haven't introduced myself properly already, I'm an author of travel memoirs, all recent. I've got some upcoming free Kindle downloads from Thursday to Monday repeating, viz:
21-25 March: A Maverick Himalayan Way (new edition)
( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M5VQPTJ )
28 March - 1 April: A Maverick Inuit Way and the Vikings
4 - 8 April: A Maverick Traveller Anthology
11 - 15 April: A Maverick Pilgrim Way
18 - 22 April: A Maverick USA Way
25 - 29 April: Una Viajera Disidente (A Maverick Traveller, Spanish translation)
Here's my blog too by the way: https://www.a-maverick.com/blog
Cheers, Mary Jane Walker

Can't wait to read with you all :)

Lark, welcome! Did you finish the Apekina? What did you think of it?

If I haven't introduced myself properly already, I'm an author of travel memoirs, all recent. I've got some upcoming free Kindle downloads from Thursday to Monday repeating, viz:
21-25..."
Mary, it’s great to have you here, and good luck with your downloads. We look forward to having you as an active member.

Gina, so glad to have you join us. We could use more recommendations and suggestions not only for LGBTQ reads but for urban fantasy. Thanks also for reminding of my lax approach to my Jane Austen challenge and that I really do want to finally read Pride and Prejudice this year. lol

Lietsel - reading all books by women authors is my goal for 2019, and I've read some pretty amazing books so far. It's going to be a great year in books. Good luck!


Hello everyone! I'm Beth and I'm new to Goodreads as well as to this group. I've fumbled my way around the site well enough to find you, so I thought I'd try my hand at an introduction. (Helen Keller said, "Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all," so here I am trying new things...) I would LOVE to be able to read more, and am looking forward to all of your suggestions. I'm here to prove to myself that the world isn't all dirty dog beds and peanut butter kongs. There's a lot more to see! :)

Beth, so glad you found us! I’m so impressed. I think I was on GR for a couple of years before I joined a group or two and began to feel really connected to other readers. Must be the wisdom of your canine companions ... :)
If you could squeeze in more reading, what would it be? More of what you like? More of something different? I’m curious, not pushing, if you want to settle in before talking books.
Carol wrote: "Beth wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Beth and I'm new to Goodreads as well as to this group. I've fumbled my way around the site well enough to find you, so I thought I'd try my hand at an introduction..."
Hey Carol, thanks for the warm welcome! I've been incorrectly posting in the wrong spots all day, so I'm not sure how much of the wisdom I've gained, but they've taught me a lot, that's for sure...
I really, really love the Harry Potter series (even at my age) and am over the moon for The Hobbit as well. I have to read in tiny segments, meaning - read a few lines, potty run, read a few lines, time for pills - so I don't want anything too serious. But I do love to learn. I love when an author's voice resonates with me and I "get" them. (Gandhi, Angelou, Tolstoy.) So something funny, lighthearted and inspirational from a thoughtful author with lessons to be learned?!? (Yep, a unicorn...)
It would be nice to find a series to read. I love having that next book to look forward to!
Hey Carol, thanks for the warm welcome! I've been incorrectly posting in the wrong spots all day, so I'm not sure how much of the wisdom I've gained, but they've taught me a lot, that's for sure...
I really, really love the Harry Potter series (even at my age) and am over the moon for The Hobbit as well. I have to read in tiny segments, meaning - read a few lines, potty run, read a few lines, time for pills - so I don't want anything too serious. But I do love to learn. I love when an author's voice resonates with me and I "get" them. (Gandhi, Angelou, Tolstoy.) So something funny, lighthearted and inspirational from a thoughtful author with lessons to be learned?!? (Yep, a unicorn...)
It would be nice to find a series to read. I love having that next book to look forward to!

I have quite a few favorite genres - literary fiction, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, vintage lit. I'm not a big fan of romance, chick lit, or thrillers, and I don't read non-fiction or ya.
I look forward to participating in the group. Happy reading everybody!

Welcome, dalex. more knowledgeable mentoring readers and encouragers are always in season. :)

I like novels, essays and poetry. I look forward to discovering books with you all !
Welcome, Fuule! I'm also fairly new, looking forward to getting to know everyone :)


I am Laura, from Germany but I live in the Netherlands. I do read a lot of female authors but love finding new ones and look forward to any suggestions you all give me :)

I’m also really trying to engage with theory books, so any suggestions will be helpful, too! Looking forward to being a part of the group and seeing all the recommendations and suggestions. (:

Carol I had an uncomfortable relationship with this novel but even so I'd recommend it.

Anyway, I'm just looking to chat and get recommendations!

@rebecca, >80% is a mighty impressive track record! Welcome!


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