Introductions

[H.A.]

Hello, I'm Catherine, from NW coast of USA. I am excited to find this group because it is so much in line with a FB group and Blogger directory which I recently started. The introduction I use is even a bit similar to the one here!
Crones With Pens is a group for readers of all ages and genders. The purpose is to give female writers of middle age or older a place for support and a place to showcase their work.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/39308...
https://croneswithpens.blogspot.com

I'm so happy to find this Goodreads group which has been around for some time. Obviously, I fully support what you've got going on here!

(Please note: I am NOT one of the authors promoted on the Crones With Pen page & directory. )

[lethe]

Welcome, Dawn, Catherine and Catherine! :)

[Michaela]

Hello! I´m Michaela from Austria, and I recently joined. Want to broaden my list of female authors, though I read some of the Classics, esp. Victorian. Looking forward to learn to know you all and more female authors!

[Kristen]

Hi, I'm Kristen, and I'm from the US in the state of Florida. I found this group, thinking it would be fun and interesting to get into conversations about good books. I enjoy romance, fantasy, LGBT+, etc. I am hoping to broaden my reading list with different books I would think to read.

[Michaela]

Welcome Kristen and Carrie!

[Story]

Hello to all from Vancouver Canada. I am an avid reader of books by women and especially love international fiction and novels in translation.

I just finished reading my first novel for #womenintranslation month The Mussel Feast and thought it was amazing.

[Carol]

Storyheart wrote: "Hello to all from Vancouver Canada. I am an avid reader of books by women and especially love international fiction and novels in translation.

I just finished reading my first novel for #womenint..."

Welcome! Feel free to check out and contribute to our #wit thread, too. August is such a great opportunity to share our favorites with one another.

[Michaela]

Welcome Storyheart and thanks for the recommendation! I think I heard of the book, and I can even read it in the original! ;)

[Story]

Thank you both for the welcome!

Michaela, I do hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think.

[Carol]

We have quite a few members who’ve joined our group in the last couple of months. Introduce yourself* here any time if you have a moment.

*no pressure intended.

[Anita]

Welcome Pal! We're happy to have you and hope you'll find many good reads with us. I just read a great article about Astragal by Patti Smith on slate.com, thanks to another goodreads friend. I hope you enjoy it half as much as she did.

[lethe]

Welcome, Pal :)

[Michaela]

Welcome Pal! :)

[Paulo]

Hello ... I’m Paulo from Portugal. This group looked interesting to join and as I don’t read much women authors, doesn’t hurt to find some inspiration with you.
I might not be very active but I’ll try.
Happy readings!

[Anita]

Paulo wrote: "Hello ... I’m Paulo from Portugal. This group looked interesting to join and as I don’t read much women authors, doesn’t hurt to find some inspiration with you.
I might not be very active but I’ll ..."

Welcome Paulo :) I hope you'll find some great women to read here with us, and please do join in any discussion any time you feel like it.

[〰️Beth〰️]

Paulo wrote: "Hello ... I’m Paulo from Portugal. This group looked interesting to join and as I don’t read much women authors, doesn’t hurt to find some inspiration with you.
I might not be very active but I’ll ..."

Welcome Paulo.

[Michaela]

Welcome Paulo! Join in whenever you like, I do too! :)

[Jovan]

I am Jovan, male from the Balkans. I have joined similar group from my region but that group is not existing anymore.
I like reading a lot recently, so I have figured how I read mostly men authors since I enjoy mostly historical books and I am slowly remedying it.
I write a little bit.

[Hannah]

Hello my name is Hannah and I live in the UK. I have always loved reading and I now mostly read female authors as I find their books to generally be more relatable. I am currently reading the female authors from the booker international prize long list. I live with multiple health conditions and find that my 'reading bug' (as I call it) can come and go and I am hoping that this group can give me some inspiration!

[lethe]

Welcome, Paulo, Jovan and Hannah! :)

[Story]

Welcome, Paulo, Jovan and Hannah. Good to have you join us.

[Michaela]

Welcome Jovan and Hannah! Have a good time here!

[Anita]

Jovan wrote: "I am Jovan, male from the Balkans. I have joined similar group from my region but that group is not existing anymore.
I like reading a lot recently, so I have figured how I read mostly men authors ..."

Welcome Jovan :)
We have a lot of history fans here too, and I have found some amazing female authored histories here! Feel free to check out the group's non-fiction shelf to see if there are any there that appeal to you

[Anita]

Hannah wrote: "Hello my name is Hannah and I live in the UK. I have always loved reading and I now mostly read female authors as I find their books to generally be more relatable. I am currently reading the femal..."

Welcome to the group Hannah, I hope you find LOTS of inspiration with us. Read Women members love The Booker Prize (and many other bookish prize lists). There is a link in our Women in Translation challenge for the Booker International long list, and I believe our July read will be the winner of this year's Booker Prize.

[Angely]

Hello! I’m Angely. I’m originally from Spain and I’m currently living in the U.S.
I recently rediscovered the joy of reading and I have been trying to broaden genres and read different styles to find what I truly love. Glad to be here!

[Michaela]

Welcome Angely! That´s why I joined the group too. Enjoy! :)

[Anita]

Glad to have you Angely. We try to branch out and I know it's easy to fall into certain genres with likeminded people. I hope you'll add genre and reading suggestions to help is explore women in all genres and styles as well. I continue to find many surprising reads here and hope you will too

[Dani]

Hello, my name is Dan and im from Brasil!
Im really enthusiastic about essays, books, research and anything that has to do with the reality of all kinds of woman! I love finding new books written about dykes and wlw in general!
I have been interested in reading more fictional books that have a female protagonist, or that it was a women's work, written with sincerity and sensitivity! So im really happy about joining the group!

[Story]

Welcome Angely and Dani! Great to have you join us.

[Samaira]

Hi. I am Samaira, and I am from Denmark. I mostly read academic literature and non-fiction, and interested in reading more from female writers and stories about female experiences.

I also want to learn to read fiction. Is there anyone else who finds reading fiction challenging? I am curious to know. :)

[〰️Beth〰️]

Samaira wrote: "Hi. I am Samaira, and I am from Denmark. I mostly read academic literature and non-fiction, and interested in reading more from female writers and stories about female experiences.

I also want to ..."

Welcome Samaria. I read more fiction than non fiction but I have always suggested that non fiction readers find a topic they like, science, true crime, psychology for instance then look for fiction that has those elements. Some of the lists on here are a great way to find books.

[Samaira]

〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Welcome Samaria. I read more fiction than non fiction but I have always suggested that non fiction readers find a topic they like, science, true crime, psychology for instance then look for fiction that has those elements. Some of the lists on here are a great way to find books.
..."

Thank you, Beth, and thanks for the tip. I will be using this roadmap to experiment with fiction. Cheers.

[Michaela]

Welcome Dani and Samaira! Glad to see members from all over the world interested in reading more by and about women!

[Samaira]

Michaela wrote: "Welcome Dani and Samaira! Glad to see members from all over the world interested in reading more by and about women!"

Cheers Michaela. I am glad to have found like-minded and an active group of readers to engage with.

[Carol]

Welcome, Samaira! We’re so glad you’re here.

[Carol]

Pc wrote: "My name is Tommie, I'm from the US.

I don't read much to be perfectly honest but I want to change that. I want to read books with women or AFAB (I can dream) main characters and figured this grou..."

Tommie, thanks for joining us. I'll set up a thread in our chat folder inviting recs with AFAB and/or ace main characters and we'll see what we can crowd-source over time. In the meantime, please do share your non-fiction and other recs from time to time, and jump in and participate or lurk in whatever fashion appeals.

[Michaela]

Welcome Tommie! :)

[La Sa Ra]

Hello everybody,
I'm Sara from Germany. I am 33 years old and love reading books that give you ideas to think about. Feminism, philosophy and music are some of my interests. I am registered here for a long time but haven't been active in these threads unfortunately. Therefore I am looking forward to having discussions and exchanging thoughts. Stay safe, Sara

[Samaira]

La Sa Ra wrote: "Hello everybody,
I'm Sara from Germany. I am 33 years old and love reading books that give you ideas to think about. Feminism, philosophy and music are some of my interests. I am registered here f..."

Hi Sara, and welcome. I am looking forward to exchanging ideas with you.

[Michaela]

Hello Sara, I´m from Austria. Good to see you coming out of lurking! ;)

[Story]

Welcome Sara!

[La Sa Ra]

thank you ! :)
It seems that I never took the time for it ... at least this is one tiny good thing about the circumstances ...

[La Sa Ra]

Michaela wrote: "Hello Sara, I´m from Austria. Good to see you coming out of lurking! ;)"

:D

[Woman Reading]

Hello, all! I'm Woman Reading (or WR) from the United States. I have tended to read fiction primarily written by women over the years. It just turned out that way. It wasn't a conscious decision.

This year, I'm involved in another group's team challenge to read nonfiction. So now I'm reading more male authors, even when the subject is a female. I'd like to find more nonfiction titles from women writers.

When I saw that this group had chosen Invisible Women as the BOTM and set up a thread for Asian American heritage month (a smaller ethnic group), I thought this is a fantastic group to join! Besides, how could I not join given my name? I had read Invisible Women as my first book of 2020 and thought it was an important foundational step for future discussion and change.

[Carol]

Woman Reading wrote: "Hello, all! I'm Woman Reading (or WR) from the United States. I have tended to read fiction primarily written by women over the years. It just turned out that way. It wasn't a conscious decision.
..."

Welcome, WR! we're glad to have you here and thanks for commenting on various threads.

[Frances]

Hello everyone! I'm Frances from the Philippines. I'm new to the group. I'm excited to be a member, and hope that I can participate. I'll likely be lurking at first. I'll be sending you friend-requests and follow several of you too, if that's okay?

[Hannah]

Welcome Frances! A lot of us on here are friends so I'm sure that will be fine. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts

[Story]

Welcome, Frances! We look forward to you joining our discussions.

[Crazytourists_books]

Hi Frances! Welcome!

[Lehar]

Hi, I am a reader from India. I like reading on a broad range of topics and exploring genres. I am, however, partial to magical realism, eastern and middle eastern philosophy, and material on psychology. The impressive list of books by women authors drew me to the group, and I am looking forward to discovering new favourites and different perspectives.