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49: A book from someone else's bookshelf
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?I'm reading Rising Strong by Brené Brown. A friend loaned it to me months ago, and it has been sitting on my side table ever since. I just sat down, saw it and as I'm trying to have at least one non-fiction book on the go all of the time, I figured now was as good a time as any! I had never heard of this book, and I didn't ask to borrow it, but my friend loved it and as I've been going through some rough stuff, figured it could help me out.
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
My friend.
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Yes, I can't help looking at people's bookshelves!
- What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?I read My Fair Gentleman. I did know about this book, since this is one of my favorite authors.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
My mother in law.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Yes! I also like to see what books they own to strike up conversations and to find book friends.
- What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch. I had never head of it. - Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from? I actually got it from several bookstagram accounts.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books? I like browsing other people's bookshelves and bookstagram accounts for new books.
- What are you reading for this category? Every Day by David Levithan (YA)Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? I had heard of this book from my daughter, who just read it while we were on vacation.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from? My daughter and our high school librarian
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Yes! I love reading my updates feed to see what my friends are reading. I also follow a few blogs (Modern Mrs. Darcy is a favorite) and get recommendations there.
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?I'm reading The Wife Drought, by Annabel Crabb
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
My friends
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Yes, I get inspired and challenged by my friends' shelves and the Updates feeds.
What are you reading for this category? The Bombs That Borught us Together by Brian ConaghanDid you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? I saw it on Savidge Reads YouTube channel.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from? Booktubers, The local library.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books? Yes
What are you reading for this category? I read The Amulet of Samarkand.
My boyfriends brother insisted that I read it and loaned it to me.
Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?
I had heard of this book before, but I never got around to reading it.
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Any time someone reads a book in my vicinity I have to figure out what it is. I have bought books, because I saw people reading them on the train and they looked interesting.
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. I've known about the book (and the series) for a while, just didn't get around to reading it yet. Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from? A Goodreads friend. She was rereading it, and asked if I'd join in.
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books? ALL the time. It's a bit of an addiction really.
- What are you reading for this category?
Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? No I had never seen that book or heard of the Author except on that friends bookshelf she had read a and liked several so I thought I would give it a shot!
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from? She is a friend from grad school.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
I love to see what others are reading or ask them in person! Always on the hunt for new books!
- What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?
Watchmen.I knew about Watchmen beforehand. I've seen the movie and was underwhelmed but my younger sister is obsessed and it's been on my to-read list for a long time.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
Neil Gaiman. He had a picture of his bookshelves on his personal website.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Yes, I browse on here a ton. I also trust a few key people in my life for recommendations. I like to ghost-around on bookish.com too.
- What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
I already knew the book, had it on my TBR for a few years.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
We started reading this series in another Goodreads group last month so I assumed a few members of that group would have the second book on their book shelve.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
No I already get enough ideas from my Goodreads friends, in the Goodread groups I'm in and I'm a member of a forum where I get a lot of ideas for new books.
What are you reading for this category? Just Kids by Patti Smith
Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?
I already knew of this book.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
This is a book that was gift to my husband by our daughter. I knew he enjoyed the book, so I thought "why not."
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Yes, I do like to see what others are reading/have read. Going to be getting harder and harder with ebooks, however.
- What are you reading for this category? Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?
It was a surprise, I saw a review of one of my GR friends and I was intrigued.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
It was a review, so I guess the shelf was "read" :)
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Yes, I often pick books after reading other people's reviews.
- What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?I read Bitten by Kelley Armstrong Oddly enough I had read the second book years ago not knowing it was a sequel so technically I suppose I figured it out but never went back and read it.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
My bookworm friend Kara had been raving about this series so when I realised I had actually read the sequel I jumped on it. I always ask her what she's reading.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
I don't 'browse' what people read on say Goodreads or anything but I ask everyone I know almost as soon as I meet them 'do you like to read?' if yes then I constantly ask them what they're reading or if they've read anything good recently.
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?I am reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. I had never heard of the book before.
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from? I am taking a Spanish class right now and one of my classmates has become a friend and a protege since she wants to be a librarian. She joined my book club and proclaimed this book her favorite book of all time. We're also Goodreads friends.
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?I have to admit that I go more by word of mouth than anything. I have a few trusted people I know whose recommendations are golden to me.
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?I read The Shining for this category. I already knew about it.
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
I have a few friends that have it in their bookshelf
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Not usually. I've made a rule this year to not add any new books, or at least avoid it as much as I can! I've got too many on my to-read list!
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?The House of Secrets by Brad Meltzer. I didn't know about this book until my friend, Heather, recommended it for our IRL book club.
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
My friend, Heather, who absolutely loves this author.
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
No, not really. My to-read list is so long already, I don't need inspiration. LOL!
- What are you reading for this category? The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?
Yes, I knew of this book and had recently purchased a copy. It's also the March book selection for one of the GR groups that I participate in.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
12 of my GR friends, including Bill, have read it, most giving it 5 stars. I tend to have similar reading interests as Bill and I trust his recommendations!
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
I don't browse their bookshelves but I see what they are reading via the GR updates, challenge posts and discussion threads. That's where I get almost all of my TBR additions!
EDIT (7/3): I couldn't get into Poisonwood Bible so I changed my book to TransAtlantic by Colum McCann, after finding it at the Dollar store. Two of my GR friends, who have similar tastes as mine, gave it a good rating so I decided to give it a try! I am not familiar with this book but have heard of the author.
- What are you reading for this category? 
Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?
I knew of the book - it had been a bestseller but it hadn't piqued my interest before.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
Staying overnight with family after helping them clear out and pack books up before an open for inspection to sell their house. We re-arranged all the books in their wall of floor-to-ceiling shelves by colour - this had a bright coloured tangerine spine which stuck out and was just the thing to wind down with.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Yes - cannot help scanning people's bookcases when I visit.
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?I read Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson. I discovered it recently.
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
From someone I follow on Goodreads.
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Yes, I follow many people on Goodreads and discover a lot of great books from what they read.
What are you reading for this category?The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R Carey
Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?
I've seen if here on GR several times
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
I saw that Jody, Zaz and Anna all had read and rated it 5 stars so they were all my inspiration
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
No, but there are some of my GR friends where I tend to enjoy the same books, so I definitely find inspiration from them sometimes
I read
The RevenantI knew of the book because of the Oscar winning film, but decided neither were for me based on the film trailer.
My brother in law had read the book before seeing the film and ( whilst agreeing I probably wouldn't like the film) thought I would enjoy the book. He was right!
I often get inspiration from what others read, it's why I joined Goodreads!
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? Willful Disregard by Lena Andersson. I knew of the book already, and wanted to read it. However, I did not ask to borrow it, but my friend gave it to me after she finished it for me to read.
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
From a friend.
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
All the time, can't help myself. I browse both at physical bookshelves and electronical ones. We have a website in Norway similar to GR called "bokelskere.no" where I get lots of inspiration. Also, the physical bookselves in a home could tell quite a lot about a person.
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
I did have this book on my To Read shelf. I discovered it through my gr book club. It was a book of the month several years ago.
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
I was browsing the bookshelf in the kitchen at my work and discovered this one and grabbed it.
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
My sister and I always switch books out with each other. Any book I read, I give to her; and she gives me books as well.
Have just finished The Keeper of Lost Things I was looking at it and considering reading it and noticed a review by one of my GR friends. As we seem to have similar tastes I thought I would give it a go! Glad I did I really enjoyed it.
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
This was from my nieces' bookshelf and I read it to them one night when I was over for tea.
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
I often browse peoples bookshelves but not really to discover new books, just to see what they are interested in.
- What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?I'm reading A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes book. I never really planned reading the whole Sherlock collection, but Audible just launched almost the entire collection narrated by Stephen Fry (who is an amazing narrator) for only 1 Audible credit! So I jumped into it.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
I became aware of this Audible collection by Jean Bookishthoughts, a BookTuber I really like.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Yes I love having a look a people's physical bookshelf and I follow a few BookTubers. On Goodreads I mainly discover what people are reading through this group and my friends' publications.
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook by Andrew Doughty and Leona Boyd. I didn't know this specific book existed per se, but books of this topic, yes.
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
My boyfriend, who I'm visiting in Hawaii, gave it to me to read while I am here.
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
I like to look at other people's bookshelves to get a sense of their readings style, but because I'm confident in the style that I read, I don't use other people's bookshelves as a place for recommendations or inspiration.
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?The Bette Davis Club
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
Friend and fellow book-clubber
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
No. But I will get ideas when they review a book or mark it as "to read".
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- What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? I am reading Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose I did not know of this book before.- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from? The owner of our company wants everyone to read it. He kept sending us picture texts of what it says and how he wants to implement more strategies from this book. We are doing a lot of it already but he wants us to stay on course. He thought it was one of the best business books that he has read. Our boss promotes reading throughout the company. If you read a business or self help book you get $100. You get up to 12 of those a year.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books? I look on Goodreads what people are reading and I also look on people's personal bookshelves.
- What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?Sing, I didn't know of this book before.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
Storytel. (similar to audible) I just browsed their YA section and found it.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Not on purpose. I look at what friends are reading right now or what people I follow on twitter talk about.
-What are you reading for this category? Born of Legend by Sherrilyn Kenyon-Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? I knew there were new books in the series but not specific books.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from? A Goodreads friend who marked it to read which showed up in my news feed. It is also on the Goodreads Choice Awards Challenge list of books to read.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books? Not often, normally something in the news feed will catch my attention.
What are you reading for this category?In the shadow of blackbirds by Cat Winters
Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?
Completely new to me
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
It was a book club choice
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
I look pretty closely at my timeline and what friends have enjoyed reading
- What are you reading for this category? 
- Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? I knew *of* it but not what it was about. I've read lots of Grisham over the years, but not this one - yet.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from? My mother. She is an even more prolific reader than I am.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books? Oh yes. I can't help myself at all lol
- What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? I'm reading Nästan sant by Viveca Lärn. I did not know of this book before.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
I got this book from my grandmother when she was moving to a nursing home.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Yes, all the time. Both online and in real life.
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?Gift from the Sea; I had heard of it before.
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
Booktube people, good friends, my Mom sometimes.
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Yeah, I like to look at people's Goodreads for book ideas.
**another week where I'm probably cheating, but I'm gonna go with it.**--What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? I'm reading Nemesis by Anna Banks. I had heard of this book already and did want to check it out for myself.
--Who's bookshelves did you get inspiration from? The library bookshelf, which I think completely counts.
--Do you often browse what people read to discover new books? Yes. Maybe not in the conventional way though. I watch a lot of booktube videos, so books always get added to my TBR shelf from that. I also find a lot of books in my goodreads feed, by seeing what friends have added to their shelves or what they are currently reading. And I do browse the library shelves all the time.
- What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?Nouvelles graphiques d'Afrique by Laurent Bonneau
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
From my husband.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Not so much. The posts from this group, my husband, and Anne Bogel from Modern Mrs Darcy already give me more book ideas that I can manage to read in a lifetime! Because unfortunately I'm a slow reader... :'(
- What are you reading for this category? Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?
Oh, I definitely knew about this one. It's quite popular with fans of Pratchett and fans of Gaiman. It could be the best known work of each.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
This book immediately came to mind when the topic won its poll back in 2016. My friend Jessica had it on her literal book shelf and had been trying to convince me to read it, since I am a fan of Pratchett and she a fan of Gaiman.
But then, I thought it might work for another topic, so I did a bit of sleuthing on my friend's Goodreads bookshelves and you know what I found? Good Omens. Everyone loves Good Omens.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Yes. If I find that I have books in common with another reader, then I like to see what they have as their favorite books and least favorite books. This information can cause me to read or avoid other books.
What are you reading for this category?Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?
I knew about it.
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
Basically every booktuber I watch has talked about this book at some point. It's very talked about these days.
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Always.
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?Middlemarch by George Eliot
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
A friend from GoodReads (or in other words, an acquaintance from real-life... I don't typically like to add people I don't know IRL as "friends"--sorry!)
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
No, not often. But I do take notice if something pops up in my feed more than once.
- What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli. It was already on my TBR.
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
Many GoodRead friends.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
I always read the reviews of GR friends in my feed and I watch booktube videos as well.
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? Seven Types of Ambiguity by Elliot Perlman This was a complete discovery.Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from? Fellow Goodreader Jill, whose opinion (and reading list) I really respect, recommended about five books to me and I chose this one.
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books? All the time.
What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? I Am Pilgrim by Terry HayesYes I knew of it
Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from? A close friend
Do you often browse what people read to discover new books? I find few people have bookshelves on show in real life. They tend to keep them in spare rooms. I do look at a few friends shelves on goodreads
Have read this , and as it was so long I have changed it to the long book prompt .
What are you reading for this category? Heads You Lose by Christianna Brand
Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? This was new to me.
Jill wrote: "What are you reading for this category? Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? I Am Pilgrim by Terry HayesYes I knew of it
Whose bookshel..."
A friend recommended this one to me as well, Jill. I can't wait to read it! Hope you enjoy :))
- What are you reading for this category? First We Were IV Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? It was a discovery- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from? LaLa from books and Lala Booktube.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books? Yep
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It's a new book, so no, had never heard of it
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?
I've been staying at someone's house for the summer and she had it and pushed it on me
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books?
Really more to be nosy and learn about them
- What are you reading for this category?
Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery? It was a complete discovery - Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from? My friend and fellow member of a book club I belong to.
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books? Yes!
What are you reading for this category?
Dark Princeby Christine Feehan9/10/17Did you know of this book already or was it a complete discovery?I already knew that my sister had a copy of this book
- Whose bookshelves did you get inspiration from?my sister's
- Do you often browse what people read to discover new books? Some times
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