1) PENPAL MATCHING CHALLENGE APR-JUN Our most POPULAR activity! We've matched up 74 members in three waves, with more to come. You can still participate if you haven't yet, and you can also participate AGAIN with a second matching (just fill the form out again). Sign-up here. Fill out the form here. (collects your inputs to match you to someone). Pairings spreadsheet (spreadsheet updated every 7-10 days)
2) SUMMER ICEBREAKER CHALLENGE JUN-AUG - SNEAK PREVIEW What better combination is there than books and PenPals! With this challenge you will be recommending a book, choosing and reading a recommended book, and PenPal'ing about the book you read. This will be FUN! Stay tuned for the full details coming soon, sign-up will begin in early May.
Here is the monthly activities update:
1) PENPAL MATCHING CHALLENGE APR-JUN
Our most POPULAR activity! We've matched up 74 members in three waves, with more to come.
You can still participate if you haven't yet, and you can also participate AGAIN with a second matching (just fill the form out again).
Sign-up here.
Fill out the form here. (collects your inputs to match you to someone).
Pairings spreadsheet (spreadsheet updated every 7-10 days)
2) SUMMER ICEBREAKER CHALLENGE JUN-AUG - SNEAK PREVIEW
What better combination is there than books and PenPals!
With this challenge you will be recommending a book, choosing and reading a recommended book, and PenPal'ing about the book you read. This will be FUN! Stay tuned for the full details coming soon, sign-up will begin in early May.
3) BOTM - MONTHLY THEMED READS
Current read: Japanese Fairy Tales, (or choose any Fantasy themed book). Conversation Thread is here
May read: A Wrinkle in time (or choose any Movie themed book). Conversation thread is here (opens on May 1)
June read: Voting Poll is now open for the Sci-fi BOTM. Vote here now, poll closes May 14th
July read: We are taking suggestions on books for our "Inspired By" theme (inspiring person, character, place, theme etc). Suggest an inspiring book here, closes May 14th
4) COPYCAT CHALLENGE
Sign-up for May Copy Cat is open here.. Sign-up deadline is Apr. 30, and pairings will be posted in the same thread on May 1.
New members, you can read about this challenge here, it's easy and fun to participate, you only need to read ONE book to complete it.
Here's to a month of discovering new books to read and new friends to chat with!
[A copy of this post has been broadcast to all members 4/15/18]