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[[deleted user]]

Wow, we really are getting international!

Welcome to our new members and two new countries I think!

Don't worry about spelling, just join in with any threads that take your fancy

[LauraT]

Genia wrote: "LauraT wrote: "Genia!!!! High time you came!!! Really looking forward reading some of your comments! So glad to find you again. "

Hullo, so that's where you've got off to. I've been wondering what..."

Do you like him Genia?
I don't particularly love him. I find him presumtuous!

And YES I have a real new kitten, and a brand new house, in the city! Now It's time you come and see again!

[LauraT]

And welcome to Jim, Janet, Angie and Renato

[Helena]

Hello! My name is Helena and I adore reading and books! I live in South Africa and I'm fluent in two language, namely English and Afrikaans. I'm a high school student, and apart from reading a lot, I also write a lot. I love all fantasy, classic and traditional fiction books.

[Alannah]

Welcome new members! :)

[Melissa]

Hello! My name is Melissa and I live in Wisconsin. I love reading, and have been trying to broaden my horizons when it comes to books. I read a lot of chick lit YA, and christian, but have been reading mysteries, historical fiction, and some fantasy lately as well.

[Leslie]

Welcome Angie, Renato, Helena, and Melissa!

[Hope]

Hello! My name is Hope and I just self-published my second book. I slowed down a lot on my reading these past few months while I wrapped that up, but now I've got a little extra time to pick up a few books to read so I figured this is a good place for me to hang out. :)

[Mariam]

Hello i am mariam , lebanese living in gambia West africa which is awesome .. i am a proud bookworm and the only one to hold a book in my family , you can picture their sarcasm .. i have to at least finish one book every week ..

[Jenny]

Welcome to all the new members!! Hope you'll enjoy it here!

[LauraT]

Welcome Helea Melissa, Hope and Mariam!Go and look for the discussion of the countries we are from!!!

[Alannah]

Welcome Hope, Melissa and Mariam

[Tonia]

Hello, I am quite new to Goodreads but think it is a great site and since I live in Italy (Valdarno) thought this might be a good group to join and "meet" like-minded people. I am a writer as well as an avid reader and if anyone is interested they can look me up on the author page (do not want to risk self promotion so will leave it at that). Italy inspires my writing but I love reading all types of genre and am always glad of a recommendation for something new.

[Leslie]

Welcome Hope, Mariam, and Tonia!

[Tonia]

Leslie wrote: "Welcome Hope, Mariam, and Tonia!"

Thank you Leslie x

[LauraT]

Welcome Tonia!
Valdarno is not far from Perugia where I live!

[Tonia]

LauraT wrote: "Welcome Tonia!
Valdarno is not far from Perugia where I live!"

Hello Laura, I would love to meet up with you however, time is short right now as we are traveling over the winter, around Europe, and leaving around 23rd Sept. I am having a book launch party for "A Whisper on the Mediterranean" on 20th Sept (see author page for info) so if you are free that evening for and aperitif,it would be nice to meet you in person. A Whisper On The Mediterranean

[Bionic Jean]

Tonia said "do not want to risk self promotion so will leave it at that"

Firstly, welcome Tonia! We are a very friendly group and the mods work very hard to keep it as a group of readers, without rancour. As a member, not a mod, I can perhaps ask you please to do exactly what you said. Your next post included the name of the current book you are promoting. Surely this could have been done in a pm to Laura?

Please do not take this the wrong way, but it is a strict rule. Very few groups on Goodreads now are solely for readers, or from the reading perspective, and it is increasingly hard for our mods to keep it this way.

[Tonia]

Sorry Jean, I thought it was a private message to Laura. As I said, I am struggling with the technical stuff. I only mentioned the book to her because she lived nearby. Is there a way I can send a private message to someone? I agree with you totally about how tiresome personal promotions become and my reason for joining the group was not for that motive at all. So, sorry if I have already messed up but I will learn!

[LauraT]

When I go to Florence Tonia - which I do at least once a year I'll let you know.
And if ou happen to come to Perugia ... you know where to find me

[Bionic Jean]

That's fine Tonia, and I'm glad you're not offended :)

To send someone a private message, click on their picture, top left of their posted comment. This gets you onto their profile page. Look under the box containing their details, and the first option you see is "send message". Click on this and you get the page for sending a personal message.

Mostly we chat within the group, but it can be quite useful :)

[Tonia]

Jean wrote: "That's fine Tonia, and I'm glad you're not offended :)

To send someone a private message, click on their picture, top left of their posted comment. This gets you onto their profile page. Look und..."

Thanks Jean! I had just managed to work that out after your last message. I think maybe the word "gormless" might fit me here :) I like the idea of this group. I presume most of us are either living in Italy or Italian. I am using Amazon a lot since usually the bookshops near here do not stock many books in English. What I am looking forward to is sharing experiences and books with others who are living similar lives.

[Bionic Jean]

LOL Tonia! Hope you enjoy the group. We are a very mixed bunch, but just jump into any threads which take your fancy :)

[LauraT]

Jean wrote: "LOL Tonia! Hope you enjoy the group. We are a very mixed bunch, but just jump into any threads which take your fancy :)"

Indeed we are Jane!

[Jenny]

Welcome Tonia! Nice to have you here. In case of an 'how to' - emergency always feel free to ask, and since those emergencies are very familiar to all of us we even have a dedicated thread for those should you get lost ;): https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Otherwise, jump right in!

[Tonia]

Jenny wrote: "Welcome Tonia! Nice to have you here. In case of an 'how to' - emergency always feel free to ask, and since those emergencies are very familiar to all of us we even have a dedicated thread for thos..."

Thanks Jenny!

[[deleted user]]

Hello! I'm Laurie and I'm fairly new to Goodreads as well as this group. I'm a reader, writer and designer though I make no money from reading, sadly. I should probably become a beta reader because I do a helluva lot of it.

I used to prefer non-fiction but I'm getting tired of it and am looking to shift back to fiction. If anyone knows of any good contemporary, erotic/romance that isn't lame and doesn't have vampires in it PLEASE let me know. :)

Cheers!
- Laurie

[Charbel]

Welcome Hope, Mariam, Tonia, Melissa and Laurie!

Mariam it's great to have another Lebanese in this group. I lived in Africa as well for a while when I was child, Nigeria in fact.Don't remember much of it I'm afraid.

[Tonia]

Charbel wrote: "Welcome Hope, Mariam, Tonia, Melissa and Laurie!

Mariam it's great to have another Lebanese in this group. I lived in Africa as well for a while when I was child, Nigeria in fact.Don't remember mu..."

Hello Charbel. I live in Italy but Africa is a fascinating place. I am reading a lovely book set in Africa now, called "Dance of Eagles" by Jo Holloway, which I can really recommend as an adventure written by an author who knows the landscape well, its beauty and its brutality.

[Caroline]

Hi everyone! I'm Caroline and I am a huge bookworm from the U.S! I love all kinds of books so I decided to join this group. :)

[Hope]

Laurie wrote: "If anyone knows of any good contemporary, erotic/romance that isn't lame and doesn't have vampires in it PLEASE let me know. :)"

Lol! I don't know of any, but this made me giggle. I've been on a long non-fiction streak and am trying to get back into fiction too. :)

[Michael]

Hi. My name is Michael. Live in south Florida. I will read almost anything, except maybe directions and instructions. I write the occasional poem, less now then with I was younger and had more fire. Favorite authors are Debbie McComber,Maeve Binchy,Robert James WallerRobert B. Parker and
Clive Cussler .

my favorite poet is Walter McDonald out of west Texas.

[Mmars]

I have been searching for a plays discussion group for a looong time and have finally found it in your book chat forum! Hope this helps me with a reading goal I have yet to meet - each month completing 1 play, 1 book of poetry, 1 book of fiction and 1 book of nonfiction.

[Paulfozz]

Hi. I used to be a member of Perks back in the day and I think I may have joined this group briefly afterwards (can't quite remember) but I've been on another group for some time and it's becoming heavily writer/promotion oriented so have been casting around for a more reader-based group to take part in.

I'm in the south-east of England and I'm mainly reading non-fiction at the moment; history, natural history, science, a little biography. I do read fiction too, though non-fiction is my current interest; fantasy, historical fiction, sci-fi, general… anything that grabs my attention really. I don't think my taste fitted with anyone in my other group though… I tended to end up talking to myself!

[LauraT]

Wellcome Laurie, Caroline, Michale and Mmars! And "welcome back" Paul(fozz)!

[Bionic Jean]

Yay - Paul is back! I'm particularly looking forward to seeing your input on wildlife books here :)

This is a great, very friendly group, Paul, with many interests. And it's strictly reader-based.

[Gill]

Jean wrote: "Yay - Paul is back! I'm particularly looking forward to seeing your input on wildlife books here :)

This is a great, very friendly group, Paul, with many interests. And it's strictly reader-based."

Help me out Jean, Paul! Are there two UK Pauls interested in nature etc in the group now, or are you a second Paul? Welcome anyway!

[Gill]

Mmars wrote: "I have been searching for a plays discussion group for a looong time and have finally found it in your book chat forum! Hope this helps me with a reading goal I have yet to meet - each month comple..."

Great goal,good luck with it!

[Charbel]

@Tonia- thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out.

Welcome Paul, Caroline, Michael, and Mmars.

[Alannah]

More new members, welcome everyone. :)

[[deleted user]]

Hope wrote: "Laurie wrote: "If anyone knows of any good contemporary, erotic/romance that isn't lame and doesn't have vampires in it PLEASE let me know. :)"

Lol! I don't know of any, but this made me giggle. ..."

Sigh, yeah no one seems to have any good recommendations. I'm just going to have to invent the genre because it doesn't seem to exist. :)

[Bionic Jean]

Gill - Yes! I wasn't sure whether or not to say this, but Paulfozz is the only man who has ever changed his name for me! LOL! (Please don't run away Paul - I couldn't resist the joke!!)

I kept getting muddled up between the two Pauls, both of whom had very similar interests - Nature, wildlife, SF - and about an hour after I'd asked, Paulfozz changed his moniker "just like that" and asked me if it was any better :D

[Gill]

Jean wrote: "Gill - Yes! I wasn't sure whether or not to say this, but Paulfozz is the only man who has ever changed his name for me! LOL! (Please don't run away Paul - I couldn't resist the joke!!)

I kept ge..."

Cheers! So welcome Paulfozz!

[Paulfozz]

Thanks all… I'd forgotten that there were so many familiar faces in this group!

I've lots of new nature books Jean… my shelves are groaning with them! I still have the problem of making time to read them and my fiction and history books… and fit in some form of a life too! ;-)

[[deleted user]]

Nice to see you again, Paul. And welcome to all the other new members. I hope you enjoy the group

[Ian]

Hi Laurie, you might want to do a search on Erika Foxx books, she's an indie author that specialises in writing erotic books and short stories some of which are very good indeed. On the plus side, not a vampire, warewolf or goblin in sight. Enjoy, regards

Ian D Moore

[Alice]

Welcome to all new members who've recently joined! Jeez, it's hard to remember all the names :)

[Bionic Jean]

I think we all recognise that problem in this group, Paul :) Maybe you could mention a few here?

[Leslie]

Welcome Laurie, Caroline, Hope, Michael, Mmars, and anyone else I might have missed! And a special welcome back to Paul :)

@Mmars, I also try to read 1 or 2 plays a month (as well as "host" the group play discussion). Do you have any favorite playwrights or types of plays?

[Jenny]

Paul!!! Good to see you again!