Introductions

[Meredith]

Hi Everyone! I'm Meredith and I live in the SF Bay Area. I am a big fan of Russell's channel and I am looking forward to interacting with all of you here!

[Jody]

Hi everyone!
Russell!!!! I recently discovered you on YouTube (booktube) and I love it!
Life is beginning to settle down enough that I can get back into reading.
Anxious for this group! It's going to be great!

[Russell]

Shannon wrote: "Hello Russel,
I'm Shannon. I tried Booktubing recently but found talking to a camera gave me just as much social anxiety as talking to a crowded room. My channel was very short lived. I am so exci..."

I freak out every time I turn the camera on - so I feel you! Thank you for watching, I do appreciate it and welcome to the group

[Russell]

Deb wrote: "Hi Russell and all! I'm Deb from Chicago! I've been catching up with your youtube cast and love it! I followed BOTNS podcast and have been to Booktopia Vermont the last 4 years. I met you, Russell,..."

Hi Deb - I need to make it to Chicago. Kathleen Rooney and Martin Seay and I talk about dinner. I remember meeting you! Thank you for joining the group

[Russell]

Meredith wrote: "Hi Everyone! I'm Meredith and I live in the SF Bay Area. I am a big fan of Russell's channel and I am looking forward to interacting with all of you here!"

Hi Meredith - what part of the Bay do you live in?

[Russell]

Jody wrote: "Hi everyone!
Russell!!!! I recently discovered you on YouTube (booktube) and I love it!
Life is beginning to settle down enough that I can get back into reading.
Anxious for this group! It's goi..."

Thank you so much. Book chat makes me so very happy.

[Linda]

Hi, everyone! I'm Linda, I'm from Sweden and have watched some of Russell's videos. I'm excited about this group and looking forward to discuss good books!

[Meredith]

Russell wrote: "Meredith wrote: "Hi Everyone! I'm Meredith and I live in the SF Bay Area. I am a big fan of Russell's channel and I am looking forward to interacting with all of you here!"

Hi Meredith - what part..."

Hi Russell-I live in the Tri-Valley area.

[Lia]

Hello all, my name is Lia, I live in Australia. I have always wanted a place to chat books, this feels like a perfect way to start.

[Shaun]

Hi everyone. I'm Shaun and have just recently started a BookTube channel (still very much in its awkward infancy), after a good few months lurking to watch and comment on videos. Have really enjoyed Russell's channel since I came across it a couple of months back, although my TBR perhaps is not!

Booktube channel link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISW...

[Gayle]

Hi Russell - I am in Los Angeles, and am really enjoying your Booktube channel. Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk is on my 'to read' list. I lived in New York for a few years and loved walking all over the city, so your review very much sparked my interest. Looking forward to future discussions!

[L]

Hi all/Russell, like some others I watch a lot of youtube/booktube and make the odd comment but mostly just watch and enjoy. Would be lovely to try and make the effort to join in here.
I'm Layla from the UK, found Russell via Simon of Savidge Reads.
Looking forward to the posts here.

[Su]

Meredith wrote: "Russell wrote: "Meredith wrote: "Hi Everyone! I'm Meredith and I live in the SF Bay Area. I am a big fan of Russell's channel and I am looking forward to interacting with all of you here!"

Hi Mere..."
Me too! It looks like we have a few local peeps in this group.. I'm in San Ramon

[Su]

Hi I'm Su and I'm in the SF Bay Area as well. I love booktube, it's caused my tbr pile to be absolutely out of control. I have 2 Great Danes, 3 cats and a rabbit... i love animals almost as much as books. I'm hoping to not feel too intimidated to talk about books in this smaller group. Thanks for starting this Russel.

[Russell]

Su wrote: "Hi I'm Su and I'm in the SF Bay Area as well. I love booktube, it's caused my tbr pile to be absolutely out of control. I have 2 Great Danes, 3 cats and a rabbit... i love animals almost as much as..."

Oh yeah! There seems to be a number of us in the Bay Area. Maybe we should work on a book shop tour of something. LOL Because we all need more books right!

[Russell]

Su wrote: "Meredith wrote: "Russell wrote: "Meredith wrote: "Hi Everyone! I'm Meredith and I live in the SF Bay Area. I am a big fan of Russell's channel and I am looking forward to interacting with all of yo..."

San Ramon is not that far at all!

[Russell]

Tiffany wrote: "Hello all. My name is Tiffany and I live in the U.S.(Florida, to be specific). I am a big fan of Russell's channel (as, I assume, we all are).Because I work and am a full time student, I don't get ..."

Hi Tiffany = I hope you were safe and kept well over the last few weeks. I remember being a student and working full time - it is tough to slip in fun reading. Thank goodness for holiday and summer break! Are you a literature major?

[Russell]

Layla wrote: "Hi all/Russell, like some others I watch a lot of youtube/booktube and make the odd comment but mostly just watch and enjoy. Would be lovely to try and make the effort to join in here.
I'm Layla fr..."

Oh Simon - where would I be without him. I just adore that guy. Thanks for making the hop over.

[Russell]

Gayle wrote: "Hi Russell - I am in Los Angeles, and am really enjoying your Booktube channel. Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk is on my 'to read' list. I lived in New York for a few years and loved w..."

I adore Lillian and Kathleen Rooney. I was just thinking about here the other day!

[Lisa]

Hi Everyone, I'm Lisa from England and new to Russell's channel but loving it! When I saw there was a GR group I knew I had to join. I love booktube but couldn't do my own channel - I'm in awe of all of you that do!

[Lu]

Hey, y'all! I'm in Tennessee (are we shocked to know that, based on my greeting?! haha) I'm new to Russell's channel and when he mentioned this group, I had to jump in! I only watch a handful of BookTubers (mostly because my reading taste isn't very...refined, lol) but when I 'discovered' Ink and Paper/Russell, I was hooked instantly!

[Russell]

Lu wrote: "Hey, y'all! I'm in Tennessee (are we shocked to know that, based on my greeting?! haha) I'm new to Russell's channel and when he mentioned this group, I had to jump in! I only watch a handful of Bo..."

Welcome to the channel Lu! I hope you like the books:-) We don't judge reading choices here ever!

[Russell]

Lisa wrote: "Hi Everyone, I'm Lisa from England and new to Russell's channel but loving it! When I saw there was a GR group I knew I had to join. I love booktube but couldn't do my own channel - I'm in awe of a..."

Hello Lisa! Welcome aboard.

[Reema]

Namaste from India ! this is Reema . I wanted to join a group where I can get insight into some good books and opportunity to discuss with curious and great minds !!Looking forward to great book recommendations ...I mostly like non fiction books and documentaries. Let's see who else match my taste :)

[Nisreen]

Hi everyone!
My name is Nisreen, I am from Syria and currently residing in the UK. Reading has always been a big part of my life, but recently it has become also a therapeutic activity and an anti-depressant. Booktube has also become my main mode of entertainment, and it is where I came to discover Russell's brilliant channel. I love literary fiction, history, politics and recently, thanks to Booktube, I have been getting into fantasy and YA. My last surprising and intriguing read was The Vegetarian by Han Kang.
Looking forward to getting to know all of you and participating in your discussions.

[Anna]

hi, I am Anna, an Indian currently living in North East Wisconsin. As a person whose primary language is not English I am constantly in awe how beautifully you people describe a book. I love book discussions in my library here where I go just to listen how much people appreciate a book. Looking forward to reading more of your discussions and increasing my tbr list...a book lover

[Russell]

Nisreen wrote: "Hi everyone!
My name is Nisreen, I am from Syria and currently residing in the UK. Reading has always been a big part of my life, but recently it has become also a therapeutic activity and an anti-..."

I loved The Vegetarian! I still think about it every now and then. Welcome and thank you for watching :-)

[Russell]

Anna wrote: "hi, I am Anna, an Indian currently living in North East Wisconsin. As a person whose primary language is not English I am constantly in awe how beautifully you people describe a book. I love book d..."

you are so sweet! Thank you so much for watching. And I can tell you are very good at talking about books as well :-0

[Russell]

Dominik wrote: "Hello everyone!
I'm Dominik and I live in Germany in a town near Berlin and I love your channel.
I don't read that much like others here, but my selection involves a lot of research, which means I..."

Hello! thank you for watching from Germany! Any reading is good reading in my book :-)

[Russell]

Ana wrote: "Hi, I'm Ana. Looking forward to see more non-banal book reviews and recommendations, because "BookTube" is getting dull with all the same books sponsored on every channel."

Hi Ana - I will do my best to be as un-banal as possible. ;-) Welcome to the group.

[Bah Humpug]

Hi Russell, I just discovered your Youtube channel this weekend and have been catching up on all your videos. I love your reading taste, frank discussions, and love of old ladies. I'm in the DC metro area (former Californian - San Fernando Valley) and read a wide selection of books. Look forward to the discussions in this group!

[Dominique]

Hello everyone,

L'm Dominique and from Canada. Avid book reader. Always on the lookout for new books and great discussions.

[Sally]

Hi Russell, I love your booktube channel and cant wait for the new book club to start. I read a lot!! 25 books in november so far.. I might have a problem..lol. Right now I am reading It, Reading with Patrick, and Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt.

[Kamil]

Hi Russell, everybody. Kamil here. I'm from Poland but currently living in Zürich, Switzerland. I discovered Goodreads and the BookTube community when I started reading books in English early this year. Found your channel and loved the way you talk about books. Looking forward to the discussions in this group.

[Denaiir]

Hello everyone, I'm Alex from Lausanne, Switzerland. I'm French and moved here 11 years ago. I started reading more and more in English when I discovered Booktube last year, but I struggled to find non YA-centric channels. I found Russel's channel a few weeks ago and enjoy the contents so much! I get book recommendations which are a lot more varied and I hope to participate in the Around the World Bookclub, which will be my first active participation in any type of bookish discussion :)

[Anna]

Hello :)
My name is Anna, I live in beautiful Kraków in Poland. I share my free time between books and knitting/crocheting and although my TBR is already too long - I'm still looking for inspirations and new books :) I also love watching videos of people who talk with passion and in interesting way about books (and this is one of the reasons why I am a regular viewer of Russell's channel :)

[Susannah]

Hi everyone, I'm Susannah. I am new to this group and quite new to book tube. I found Russell's channel and really enjoy watching and getting more book recommendations. I'm from Essex in the UK.

[Karen]

Susannah wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Susannah. I am new to this group and quite new to book tube. I found Russell's channel and really enjoy watching and getting more book recommendations. I'm from Essex in the UK."

Hi Susannah , I also like Russell's channel and am new to joining in on groups. I live in Texas, USA

[Cara Mcnulty]

Hello, I'm Cara and live in West Central Florida. I love to read and hike and I am looking forward to the Russell's 2018 Book Club.

[Karen]

Looking forward to Russell's book club starting in January

[Alicia]

Hi everyone,
My name is Alicia and I'm from Colorado, USA. I am really looking forward to the books around the world (I already forgot the charming name you picked Russel) reading club. I picked The Changeling up from the library to read next :)

[Susannah]

Alicia wrote: "Hi everyone,
My name is Alicia and I'm from Colorado, USA. I am really looking forward to the books around the world (I already forgot the charming name you picked Russel) reading club. I picked [b..."

Hi Alicia, I am excited to read books from around the world too, I have got the changeling ready to read in January!

[Isa]

Hi! I'm Isa. I read mostly fantasy, but I'm looking forward to being in this group. I'm a big fan of Russell and his channel.

[Francesca]

sorry I’m late to the party everyone.
I’m Francesca, I’m 27 years old and run a new blog called OrangePekoBook. I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and I’m really excited about this group bc I have two immigrant parents and I am always looking for diversity in books that seems to be growing since I first started looking into it. Happy to be here!

[Sannie's Boekenkast]

Hi everyone, I’m Neisa and I live in the Netherlands. I think it’s great that there are so many people from around the world reading books from around the world. I’m about to start on the first book and am very excited about being here and sharing our love for reading!

[Nenya]

Hello fellow book-lovers, this is Nirnaya from the West Country. It's great to see an active book group here. My resolution in 2018 is to beat last year's chronic case of Tsundoku. Looking forward to hearing some great recommendations from you all!

[Phoebe]

Hi Russell and everyone- thought I would introduce myself. I'm Phoebe, a brit living in Melbourne. I have always read (fiction and lots of culture non fic) but only discovered BookTube last year. Russell your channel is delightful. Right now I am doing a PhD which means I do a lot of reading, so I don't get as much leisure reading done- still I am really keen to make some friends on goodreads and chat to people! Cheers! xxx