Introductions

[James]

Hey!

I'm James and yes, my name really is James Joyce. Every teacher, writer, or librarian I met growing up wanted to be the first to tell me that I had the name of a famous author.

And yes, I've written stories since before I can remember (I have a grade 2 report card commenting on how it's great I write so many stories, but could I write more that don't have monsters in them?), but I'm not a published author. Yet.

I read science fiction/fantasy, mystery, thrillers that have a supernatural or science fiction angle (like Relic or half of Michael Crichton's books), literary, short... okay, so I guess I'll read almost anything, if it strikes my fancy. Unfortunately, lots (in any genre) don't... and quite a few shouldn't have.

This is the first group that I've joined from the foundation.

If you want to amuse yourself (maybe), I have a handful of pics where I've photoshopped myself into movies, on my personal page.

My Fake Movie (and tv) Scenes

[Libby]

Hilarious James!
I am Libby and I love reading and listening to books of all genres...except romance. Haha
Have a TBR pile as high as the sky but always are interested in what everyone else is reading!
Looking forward to this new group!

[James]

Libby wrote: "Hilarious James!
I am Libby and I love reading and listening to books of all genres...except romance. Haha"

I didn't even mention what I read (though my shelves give a good idea, I guess). Had to go back and edit.

[Christina]

Hello all. My name is Christina, and have no genre preference, I just ask that a book, at least, be well written. I'm a librarian, and though my profession does not require a great deal of reading as many expect, I do read a considerable amount, and look for opportunities to do so personally and professionally. I am currently on a prestigious national book awards committee, and because I'm a masochist I continue to do a great deal of recreational reading.

[Taryn]

Miss Fabularian wrote: "Hello all. My name is Christina, and have no genre preference, I just ask that a book, at least, be well written. I'm a librarian, and though my profession does not require a great deal of reading ..."

Wow! Great to have you on board, Christina. Looking forward to seeing what you nominate for our group read coming up.

[Christina]

Taryn wrote: "Miss Fabularian wrote: "Hello all. My name is Christina, and have no genre preference, I just ask that a book, at least, be well written. I'm a librarian, and though my profession does not require ..."

What's the nomination process?

[Taryn]

Miss Fabularian wrote: "Taryn wrote: "Miss Fabularian wrote: "Hello all. My name is Christina, and have no genre preference, I just ask that a book, at least, be well written. I'm a librarian, and though my profession doe..."

Still working it all out, Christina, but it will look something like this; I'll send a message out for members to nominate books for the book of the month read and the two-week read. That process will go for a set time, say a few days. Then, members will vote on the nominated books, and the books with the most votes will win our proud eyes and minds.

[Kaleena Rheeya]

Hi All,

Kaleena here checking in from Chicago, IL. I work in the Educational Technology space, but have a growing passion for reading. My tastes are quite varied for the most part. I look forward to seeing what this group brings!

[Taryn]

Kaleena Rheeya wrote: "Hi All,

Kaleena here checking in from Chicago, IL. I work in the Educational Technology space, but have a growing passion for reading. My tastes are quite varied for the most part. I look forward ..."

Welcome, Kaleena. It's great to have you. Thanks for joining our little group. I'll get that ebook out to you shortly.

Taryn

[Martha]

Hi, everyone. My name is Martha & I live in central Illinois, but am still a southerner at heart. I read quite a bit although this has been a hard year for our family so my reading hasn't been steady. I love all types of books with the exception of romance. My favorite genres are mystery, historical fiction, classic, history & biography. I'm a wife, mother & grandmother. I retired over 3 years ago, but stay active with a Special Olympics group of athletes and some other volunteer work. I had a hip replaced in September & will have the other one done in January. Excellent reading time.

[Rowizyx]

Hi there, I'm Rowi (or Laura, as you like it ;) ), I'm 27 and I'm from Genova, Italy. I am a junior account in a publishing house about tourism, art and food. I read a lot and I'm quite an omnivorous reader...

[Elaine]

Hello Everyone
I live in Syracuse, NY where the long, cold winters provide the perfect time to read a lot! I enjoy reading current fiction, mysteries, the old classics, anything well written. I'm a retired Register Nurse and I fill my days with quilting, knitting and my big family gets lots of handmade gifts. I enjoy listening to audio books while creating. I look forward to being part of this group. I do belong to a traditional book club as well as a book challenge with my nephew (the 100 best books of the 20th Century) and my 4 daughters and I have an online book club with a private blog to keep the discussion going.

[k.wing]

Hi everyone!
I'm happy to be a part of this diverse group. My name is Kristin and I live in San Diego, California. I'm a writer and a social media manager. I'm looking forward to reading with you all!

[K.]

Hello everybody!
My name is Caroline. I am 20 years old.
I am Serbian but currently living in Germany while I am studying dentistry there. In my free time I love to read, my fav. genres are: crime, horror, mystery or science (mostly about our Universe, astrophysics)
In my free time besides reading I love to draw or just to listen to Pink Floyd.

Can not wait to hear all your opinions about all those lovely books that we will read.

[Michael]

Hi, my name is Michael Jenkins.

I live in Arlington Texas but originally from New Orleans. I read so many books and genres such as Romance, Mystery Humor, (favorite), Non Fiction such as Historical Fiction. I am a very picky rater with books as described on my profile but I promise you I am a nice guy! (Just read too many books to waste my time on duds).

[Taryn]

Michael wrote: "Hi, my name is Michael Jenkins.

I live in Arlington Texas but originally from New Orleans. I read so many books and genres such as Romance, Mystery Humor, (favorite), Non Fiction such as Historica..."

Welcome, Michael. Looking forward to discussion some great reads with a picky reader. Stayed tuned for book nominations, coming soon.

[Taryn]

Karolina wrote: "Hello everybody!
My name is Caroline. I am 20 years old.
I am Serbian but currently living in Germany while I am studying dentistry there. In my free time I love to read, my fav. genres are: crime..."

Nice to meet you, Karoline. I, too, look forward to chatting with you about the lovely book we all vote on. The nomination process for books will begin shortly.

[Taryn]

k.wing wrote: "Hi everyone!
I'm happy to be a part of this diverse group. My name is Kristin and I live in San Diego, California. I'm a writer and a social media manager. I'm looking forward to reading with you ..."

Nice to meet you here, Kristin. Looking forward to reading with you as well.

[Taryn]

Elaine wrote: "Hello Everyone
I live in Syracuse, NY where the long, cold winters provide the perfect time to read a lot! I enjoy reading current fiction, mysteries, the old classics, anything well written. I'm a..."

Sounds like you're pretty busy with reading groups so thank you for joining ours. We promise we'll keep it interesting here. The nomination process will begin in a few day. Wait for it.

[Taryn]

Martha wrote: "Hi, everyone. My name is Martha & I live in central Illinois, but am still a southerner at heart. I read quite a bit although this has been a hard year for our family so my reading hasn't been stea..."

Welcome to our little book club, Martha. It looks like you have a lot to offer this group, and I'm looking forward to interacting with you in the discussions.

[Lissette]

My name's Lissette, I'm 21. I live in New York.
My genres are fantasy, YA, mystery, humor, romance, just about anything that catches my attention. :)
I'm glad i joined the group.

[Ely]

I'm Ely and I'm glad to be here.

[Kailah]

hello I am happy to be here

[DavidO]

LOL. I'm David. I read a lot like all of you here and listen to a lot of audiobooks in the car recently I've been reading a lot of nonfiction.

[Ipuna]

Hello all!
I'm so happy to be part of such a diverse group of excited readers. I live in Las Vegas, NV and currently teach for a school of nursing program. I have a PhD in Nursing, but my passions are reading and writing. I predominately like just about anything YA. Looking forward to reading together. Nice meeting many of you!

[Taryn]

Lissette wrote: "My name's Lissette, I'm 21. I live in New York.
My genres are fantasy, YA, mystery, humor, romance, just about anything that catches my attention. :)
I'm glad i joined the group."

Welcome, Lissette! Glad to have you. Will be sending you a message soon about nominating books for our book of the month and groups reads so stay tuned.

[Taryn]

Ely wrote: "I'm Ely and I'm glad to be here."

Ely wrote: "I'm Ely and I'm glad to be here."

Hi Ely! Glad to have you. Will be sending out a message about book of the month nominations very soon so stay tuned.

[Taryn]

Riy wrote: "hello I am happy to be here"


Hi Riy! Glad to have you. Will be sending out a message about book of the month nominations very soon so stay tuned.

[Taryn]

Ipuna wrote: "Hello all!
I'm so happy to be part of such a diverse group of excited readers. I live in Las Vegas, NV and currently teach for a school of nursing program. I have a PhD in Nursing, but my passions ..."

Welcome Ipuna. Glad you joined the group. I'm sure there will be YA choices during the nomination process. We look forward to you participating.

[Waffles -]

Hello everyone
My name is Laine. I am a Coffee addict and proud of it. I have been a Librarian for the past 6 years and loving every minute of it. I get to read all the books I desire, I can get my hands on any book and I love discussing books with people. I love to review books as well. Can't wait to start sharing books with you all. I am sort of into all kinds of genre except horror. Not a huge fan of horror books. Thrillers I like, but not horror. Interesting, I know :)

[Michelle]

I'm Michelle. If a book were a person, it would be my soul mate. I'm a book obsessed blogger who loves everything about books. I have a diverse interest in genres. I look at every book regardless because you never know. I'm always on the hunt for my next read. My TBR pile is ridiculous and I'm surprised my Kindle hasn't died. I look forward to meeting and chatting with everyone! Happy Reading!

[Lulu]

Hi! I'm Lulu, book hoarder. :)

[Taryn]

Michelle wrote: "I'm Michelle. If a book were a person, it would be my soul mate. I'm a book obsessed blogger who loves everything about books. I have a diverse interest in genres. I look at every book regardless b..."

Wow! Welcome, Michelle. Looks like you're going to be a wonderful edition to the group. Looking forward to the discussions great books with you.

[Taryn]

Lulu wrote: "Hi! I'm Lulu, book hoarder. :)"

Hey there, Lulu aka Book Hoarder. Welcome.

[April]

Hello! I have been a part of the group for a couple weeks now, but havent had a chance to come on and introduce myself. My name is April and I live in Maine. With the cold weather I get many cold winter nights with a good book. I enjoy reading a wide range of diverse genres. I read up to 3 or 4 books at a time and im always on the look out to add another to the list. I'm excited to be a part of this group and I can't wait to get to know and have many discussions with you all about our love of books and reading!

[Lulu]

Thanks!

[Mary]

Mary here and thanks for the invite. Looking forward to seeing how this group goes. Thanks.

[Taryn]

Mary wrote: "Mary here and thanks for the invite. Looking forward to seeing how this group goes. Thanks."

Welcome, Mary. Glad to have you.

[Taryn]

April wrote: "Hello! I have been a part of the group for a couple weeks now, but havent had a chance to come on and introduce myself. My name is April and I live in Maine. With the cold weather I get many cold w..."

Welcome, April from Maine. Glad you joined our little group. Looking forward to chatting with about great stories.

[MaryAnn (EmilyD1037)]

Hi ! Thanks for the invite John. My name is MaryAnn and I live in Colorado USA.

I don't like all genres, but I like a lot of them.
Sci-fi/fantasy/horror/romance, I don't read much.

My favorites are cozy, forensic, and police
procedural mysteries, auto-bios/bios/memoirs;
mod literature and classics, (I just began reading)
historical fiction, non-fiction, poetry (esp. Dickinson)
and Catholic bios, spiritualties, and theology.

This coming year, I don't plan to buy many books.
I want to read a lot of my TBR and e-books (2000+ for each)

I am also a writer, published in the local newspaper (local
history and genealogy how-to series). I am hoping to write at
least one novel, a book based on my 4 maternal great, great
grandmothers, who were pioneers to Kansas.

[John]

MaryAnn wrote: "Hi ! Thanks for the invite John. My name is MaryAnn and I live in Colorado USA.

I don't like all genres, but I like a lot of them.
Sci-fi/fantasy/horror/romance, I don't read much.

My favorites..."

You are very much welcome, MaryAnn. Hopefully, we pick some things that interest you here. Looking forward to that non-fiction masterpiece you're cooking up, my friend.

[Richard]

Howdy, y'all! I am Richard Buro, a retired public school professional educator. My wife and I celebrated our 40th Anniversary this past July. Our daughter is also in public education, teaching English. We have rwo rescued pets, Gus, our basset hound, and Millie our tortoise shell cat. I will read just about anything, mostly "hard science" fiction, history, classical literature, biography, and just about anything dealing with aviation.

I review everything I read, and my reviews can be found here.

Thank you for the invitation to join this group.

[[deleted user]]

Hi everyone and thanks to John for this group invite! I'm Stephanie Jane from Devon in England, but currently living in a caravan in southern France.

I love reading great books across most genres, especially books from around the world and small press/indie authors. I blog all my book reviews at Literary Flits (http://litflits.blogspot.co.uk) and write about my travels at Stephanie Jane (http://stephjb.blogspot.co.uk).

I'm looking forward to getting some book suggestions through this group :-)

[John]

Richard wrote: "Howdy, y'all! I am Richard Buro, a retired public school professional educator. My wife and I celebrated our 40th Anniversary this past July. Our daughter is also in public education, teaching Engl..."

Welcome, Richard! Glad to have you in the group. I hope all is well with you, my friend.

[John]

Stephanie wrote: "Hi everyone and thanks to John for this group invite! I'm Stephanie Jane from Devon in England, but currently living in a caravan in southern France.

I love reading great books across most genres,..."

Hey there, Stephanie! You're welcome. Glad to have you. Thank you for joining the group. Caravan? Sounds interesting. Looking forward to discussion great stories with you.

[Janelle]

Hey everyone! My name is Janelle. I'm a public librarian from Indiana. (Well, a soon-to-be librarian. One year left of library school!) Besides reading, my biggest hobby is gaming, both video and tabletop. I also write, usually short stories. Right now, just for my own or friends' enjoyment, nothing published. And if given half a chance, I'll talk your ear off about my dog. (Black lab/Great Pyrenees mix, a rescue puppy who refuses to accept that he's grown into an 80 lb dog, and will still try to climb into your lap.)

Because of my job, I try to read a bit of everything. But I'm still not a big fan of Romance, nor have I read a lot of Westerns. I'm a huge fantasy reader, I also love mysteries and thrillers and non-fiction. I champion graphic novels and comics quite often as well. I also make an effort to read books in every age range. So I'm hoping this group will push me to read even more out of my comfort zone, and give me good recommendations!

[Helen]

Hi all! :-) My name is Helen, I’m twenty nine and live in the UK. I love baking, photography, fashion and of course reading! My favourite books are chick lit and YA mostly although I’m open to other genres. Look forward to chatting to you! :-)

[Helen]

Karolina wrote: "Hello everybody!
My name is Caroline. I am 20 years old.
I am Serbian but currently living in Germany while I am studying dentistry there. In my free time I love to read, my fav. genres are: crime..."

Hi Caroline! Lovely to meet you. I like to draw too! I have a passion for photography also. Are you reading anything interesting at the mo? :-)

[K.]

Helen wrote: "Karolina wrote: "Hello everybody!
My name is Caroline. I am 20 years old.
I am Serbian but currently living in Germany while I am studying dentistry there. In my free time I love to read, my fav. ..."

Hey! It's nice meeting you too. Wow, that is soooo awesome.
Well.. right now I'm reading All the Missing Girls , I love it.
What about you ? :)

[Helen]

Karolina wrote: "Helen wrote: "Karolina wrote: "Hello everybody!
My name is Caroline. I am 20 years old.
I am Serbian but currently living in Germany while I am studying dentistry there. In my free time I love to ..."

Hi! Ah that’s ace, All the Missing Girls sounds like an interesting thriller and I love the cover too!! I’m currently reading Christmas at Lilac Cottage by Holly Martin which is lovely so far. Look forward to sharing more books with you! :-)