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If you haven't already, create a 2018 plan to get organized for the new prompts.
If you've been here before, you'll notice that we changed the format up for the progress posts and they are now weekly topics. They are an open discussion about each week. But please continue to keep discussion of the actual book in the proper A-Z Folder.
What are the A-Z Folders, you may ask? The A-Z folders are here to discuss the books, so to make the topics friendly, please follow the rules:
- Make sure that there isn't already a discussion going for your book before creating a new thread! If there is one, join it.
- For the title, use "Title, by Author".
- Link the book to the topic, using the "This topic is about" box.
- To encourage discussion: tell us for which "category number" you'll read the book and why you chose it, don't forget to give your opinion when you finish the book. A summary of the book would be nice [copy and paste from the book page ;) ] but is not required.
- You can post new topics for your next 3 reads and join the existing discussions for all your planned books.
Suggestions are now open for our February Book of the Month. The theme has changed slightly so hopefully this allows more members to fit the book into their 2018 plan.
Please join me, and the other mods, in welcoming Bryony to our mod team!! Look out for an intro from all the mods coming soon.
We added a new (minor) feature to the group with a "water cooler"- type break area. Go there to have completely open discussion about your day and general life.
We will be having another read-a-thon, with team challenges, in the next few weeks. Stay tuned!
Just a friendly reminder, this section is for mod use only. Subscribe to new announcements by checking the 'Notify me when people reply' box. If you have questions, ask them here!
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Jan 21: Only 7 days before our first read-a-thon of the year! Sign up here if you're interested in participating in a team challenge.
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https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
March 10: Vote for our April Book of the Month until the 20th March.https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
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Take a look at this thread to find out more and sign up for the team challenge.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
March 22: April's Book of the Month will be The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, get your copies ready! :)Discussions threads will be created in time in the BotM folder.
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Just as a friendly request, if you add books to the group bookshelf, please sure to check all appropriate shelves.
Add to Group > choose shelves > check - around-the-year-2018 and the appropriate week
Also, the Book of the Month is officially underway and the group is reading 84, Charing Cross Road for the month of June. Find the discussions here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
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The creation of the 2019 list is now officially underway! Future steps in the process will be announced here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Please subscribe to that thread if you would like notifications.
Also, all suggestion and voting threads, along with The Wild Discussion can be found in the Projects section: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
July 16: August Book of the Month (Alternate History) is open for suggestions.https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
July 18: Vote for our August Book of the Month until July 25.https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
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August 22: Read-a-thon #3 starts this Saturday, August 25.Head here for more info: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Sign up for the team challenge here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Inspired by The Great American Read from PBS, it's time for The Great ATY Read. Vote for your favorite book from The Great American Read list of 100 books:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
If you haven't already, check out The Great American Read for a little extra reading fun.
September 17: Vote for our October Book of the Month until September 25.https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
October 1: October Book of the Month discussion posts for Sing, Unburied, Sing are now posted in the Book of the Month folder.Part 1 (Before Starting): https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Part 2 (Through Chapter 6): https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Part 3 (Chapter 7 to End): https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
November 10: The December Book of the Month [Warm Atmosphere] suggestion thread is now open until 5-6 suggestions are seconded.https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
November 15: Vote for the December Book of the Month until November 25.https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
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Discussion will be begin on February 1 and can be found in the Book of the Month section: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
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Please vote for your preferred date in the poll: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
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February 27: Our first read-a-thon of 2019 is starting on Friday March 1.Head here for more info: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Sign up for the team challenge here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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I am extremely behind in getting books added to the Bookshelf and it is time consuming. I would like to know if it is a utilized feature of the group. Thanks!
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Head on over and check out our new group reading map challenge: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Discussion will begin on April 1 and can be found in the Book of the Month section: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
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Welcome to the brand new Around the Year in 52 Books newsletter. We’ll be sending this out at the start of each month to keep you all up to date with group activities like Book of the Month, read-a-thons and planning our reading list for 2020.
If you joined the group but haven’t yet started the challenge then check out the complete 2019 reading list and instructions for participating here.
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Book of the Month
Suggestions are now
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Read-a-thons
The remaining read-a-thons for 2019 will be in June, September and December. Look out for more details nearer the time.
In the meantime, we’ll be running a “24B4Monday” weekend from Friday 10 May to Sunday 12 May. A bit like a read-a-thon, the idea is to read for 24 hours (or a smaller target if you prefer) over the weekend. Add the date to your calendar and look out for more information soon.
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Popular discussions
Struggling to pick your next book? Post your shortlist and see what other readers recommend in ”What should I read next?”
Do you enjoy reading long books? Check out the 500+ club for recommendations and encouragement from other fans of doorstoppers.
Don’t forget to take a look at the Fun & Games folder for book-related games and chat.
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Group highlights
The group group bookshelves are a great place to get ideas and inspiration for prompts you haven’t yet completed.
Our group reading map records all the countries that members of the group have “visited” by reading a book set there. To add your books to the list just post the title and location in this thread.
There’s some friendly competition amongst people using the community spreadsheet! If you’ve added your name to the spreadsheet then don’t forget to update your progress regularly.
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2020 reading challenge
The Around the Year in 52 Books reading list for each year is created by group members who suggest topics and vote to determine which ones make the final list. We’ll start planning the 2020 list in June 2019 but if you have any thoughts before then feel free to join the 2020 Wild Discussion
That’s all for now. As always, if you have any questions then don’t hesitate to ask here and one of the mods will be happy to help.
Happy reading!
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11/22/63 by Stephen King
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Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Both discussions will begin on 1 June and can be found in the Book of the Month folder: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
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Check out this folder for all the details: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Some members that don't allow receiving messages from non-friends asked us to post the newsletter contents here. If you have this setting on and would like to receive it anyway, don't hesitate to ask us mods as friends!
Welcome to our second Around the Year in 52 Books Newsletter! We’ll be sending this out at the start of each month to keep you up to date with group activities like Book of the Month, read-a-thons and projects. The information below will also be published in the Announcements topic.
If you joined the group but haven’t yet started the challenge then check out the complete 2019 reading list and instructions for participating here.
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2020 Reading Challenge
June is here, which means we're finally starting the creation of next year's list! Make sure you follow this thread for instructions and to receive notifications for each step of this amazingly fun process!
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Summer Reading Challenge
We also created an extra reading challenge for the months of June to August. It's not mandatory, but if you complete it you'll be able to enter a draw to choose one prompt for next year's ATY challenge! You'll find all the information in the challenge folder.
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BookS of the Month
After great entries and a suspenseful voting process, your votes ended up being split, so we decided to have two books of the month:
11/22/63 by Stephen King and
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The discussions opened today in this folder, so grab your copies now!
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Read-a-thon
Our next week-long read-a-thon will take place really soon, so keep an eye on this folder for updates. After that, we'll organise two more for the year in September and December.
Since you seemed to appreciate the 24B4Monday that took place in May, we decided to organise one on the first week-end of each month that doesn't hold a read-a-thon. So mark that down on your calendars and get ready to make some progress on your challenges!
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Badges
Our awesome designer mod Laura created amazing badges that you can display on your
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That's it for today, the Mod team is wishing you a great month and hope you'll appreciate all the fun stuff coming up on the group! Don't hesitate to ask any question or make any suggestions here.
Happy reading!
1st June: today is the kick-off of our list-making process for 2020! Head to this thread for the 1st mini-poll suggestions.Subscribe to this thread to get notified of all the announcements regarding the 2020 reading challenge list.
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Sign up for the team challenge here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Hello from your ATY moderators! Can you believe it's already July?!
If you joined the group but haven’t yet started the challenge then check out the complete 2019 reading list and instructions for participating here.
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2020 Reading Challenge
The process for creating our next challenge is officially underway! Make sure you follow this thread for all the information and to receive notifications for each step of this amazingly fun process! Whether you've been a member for 3 years or 3 days, this process is a great way to feel a little more connected with the next year's challenge.
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Summer Reading Challenge
We also created an extra reading challenge for the summer months (June to August). It's not mandatory, but if you complete it you'll be able to enter a draw to choose one prompt for next year's ATY challenge! You'll find all the information in the challenge folder.
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Read-a-thons
The remaining read-a-thons for 2019 will be in September and December. Look out for more details nearer the time.
In the meantime, we’ll be running a “24B4Monday” weekend from Friday July 5 to Sunday July 7. A bit like a read-a-thon, the idea is to read for 24 hours (or a smaller target if you prefer) over the weekend. Add the date to your calendar and look out for more information soon.
If your team won the last read-a-thon (Congrats to Team Ladybug!) then don't forget to "collect" your special badge here. But don't worry! If your team did not win (or you weren't on a team), there is still a badge available to general participants.
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Book of the Month(s)
Suggestions are now open for our August/September book of the month(s). The theme is a book with a person's name in the title. Please visit this thread to suggest a book. There’s also still time to catch up on the discussion about June/July's Books of the Month, 11/22/63 by Stephen King and Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
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Group Highlights
Have you noticed that books often have multiple covers? Although the contents of the book are most important, readers love to appreciate a good cover. Head on over to the Book Cover Battle to weigh in on your preferred covers.
Once you get past that beautiful cover, the book's first sentence is an opportunity to really set the stage for the rest of the story. Don't forget to share your current read's first sentence here.
Also a friendly reminder to update your personal tracking list in the community spreadsheet. Not only is it exciting to see your own percentages rise, but we can also see the progress for the whole group. There's even the added bonus of competing with your "neighbors". Who doesn't love a good, friendly competition?!
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That's it for today, the Mod team is wishing you a great month and hope you'll appreciate all the fun stuff coming up in the group! Don't hesitate to ask questions or make any suggestions here.
Happy reading!
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Hello from your ATY moderators! If you joined the group but haven’t yet started the challenge then check out the complete 2019 reading list and instructions for participating here
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2020 Reading Challenge
The process for creating our next challenge is still underway! Make sure you followthis threadfor all the information and to receive notifications for each step of this amazingly fun process! Whether you've been a member for 3 years or 3 days, this process is a great way to feel a little more connected with the next year's challenge. Voting is currently open to decide if and/or which multi-week prompts will be included.
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Summer Reading Challenge
We’re now in the final month of the summer reading challenge! There’s still plenty of time to participate, especially if you’re one of the group’s speedy readers. It's not mandatory, but if you complete it you'll be able to enter a draw to choose one prompt for next year's ATY challenge! You'll find all the information in the challenge folder.
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Read-a-thons
The remaining read-a-thons for 2019 will be in September and December. Look out for more details nearer the time.
In the meantime, we’ll be running a “24B4Monday” weekend from Friday August 9 - Sunday August 11. A bit like a read-a-thon, the idea is to read for 24 hours (or a smaller target if you prefer) over the weekend. Add the date to your calendar and look out for more information soon.
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Book of the Month(s)
Our August/September book of the month is Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, for the theme, “person’s name in the title”. You can join the discussion here.
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Community Guidelines
This is a friendly reminder of the following Goodreads community guidelines. We are highlighting the following:
- Not everyone shares the same point of view, and that diversity of opinion is what makes Goodreads a great place to share your ideas. Respectful, lively debates are encouraged, but consider the impact of your contributions on individuals and the community as a whole before jumping in.
- Hate speech, bigotry, threats, and ad hominem attacks are not tolerated. Criticizing the opinions of others is permitted, but attacking individuals for their opinions is not.
We have an amazing sense of community and a friendly atmosphere in the ATY group. the mods. I’m sure we all want to continue this! Any repeated violations of these community guidelines will unfortunately result in removal from the group.
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That's it for today, the Mod team is wishing you a great month and hope you'll appreciate all the fun stuff coming up in the group! Don't hesitate to ask questions or make any suggestions here.
Happy reading!
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Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
84, Charing Cross Road (other topics)It (other topics)
The Housekeeper and the Professor (other topics)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (other topics)
11/22/63 (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Stephen King (other topics)Colson Whitehead (other topics)
Taylor Jenkins Reid (other topics)
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