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[Tien]

D.G. wrote: "Oh Tien! I found a better image! Is the one with the bunny in the suit with the swords. Whatever the hell that is, it's definitely supernatural, LOL!"

I love it! Great find, D.G.!

[D.G.]

LOL, thanks for putting it up.

[D.G.]

Our shelf picker for November is....

TIEN!

She has been informed. :)

[LynnB]

D.G. wrote: "Our shelf picker for November is....
TIEN!"

Good choice, D.G.! Can't wait to see what you pick Tien!

[Bea]

Wow! Tien picking! I can't wait to see what the shelf will be.

[Tien]

Bea wrote: "Wow! Tien picking! I can't wait to see what the shelf will be."

lol - feeling the pressure now!

Thanks, DG ;)

[Tien]

Allrighty then! That was easier than I thought it'd be. It might be a bit of challenge for some of you though and it might take some organisation in getting books...

November shelf will be translated

I'll start a thread so I can share why I chose this shelf there and start a discussion :)

[Tien]

I've picked Marina as December's shelf picker & have just PM-ed her

Can't wait to see your pick, Marina! :D

[Marina]

Thanks, Tien, I'm so excited! Today is a bit of a hectic day, but I will try and choose the shelf in the next very few days :-)

[Marina]

Ok, in the end I managed to find some time to look for a shelf for December, I was too excited to wait :-)

So, the shelf for December is Plays ! That's because I love plays, both reading them and going to the theater to watch them :-)

I hope you will enjoy yourselves reading plays in December, I know it's something many people don't often give a thought to, so hopefully it will be a nice discovery for some of you :-)

[Tien]

Wow, that was super fast! Thanks, Marina... definitely not something i read a lot but do quite enjoy when i do:)

[Bea]

Thank you, Marina. Since plays are often short reads, I should be able to read several during December. (Hanging head) I am not making much headway on my translated book (Anna Karenina) this month.

[Amanda]

I am struggling with all my reading right now, work is busy, life is busy, and I am just plain tired.

The only thing that is really happening is the new plan for my daughter and I to read a chapter of Harry Potter out loud every night. And it looks like I will now do all the reading as she found it uncomfortable to read out loud on her first night. We've only just started, so I will see how long it lasts. I suspect it may just be the first book ( we are part way through watching the final film ).

[Amanda]

Oh, and this looks challenging to fit with my reading as i am planning to read only women writers for the next 3 months! Plays seem very male-centric with writers!!

[Tien]

Amanda wrote: "I am struggling with all my reading right now, work is busy, life is busy, and I am just plain tired.

The only thing that is really happening is the new plan for my daughter and I to read a chapt..."

This sounds like so much fun, Amanda! how old is your daughter?

I can't wait to do this with my son... he's 6 so have just started to learn to read properly this year (kindy) but he's doing really good so I'm hoping to do this sooner than later ;)

Also, it's almost December!!! Life usually gets SUPER busy so I hope you still get some rest & don't get burn up with all the busy-ness xo

[Tien]

Amanda wrote: "Oh, and this looks challenging to fit with my reading as i am planning to read only women writers for the next 3 months! Plays seem very male-centric with writers!!"

oh wow... good luck! It will be tough to fit in... have you found any plays written by women? Maybe Marina can help you with that...?

[LynnB]

Amanda wrote: "Oh, and this looks challenging to fit with my reading as i am planning to read only women writers for the next 3 months! Plays seem very male-centric with writers!!"

I just checked the first 5 pages of "plays" and found only page 1 did not have women authors listed. So there is hope for your choice :)

[Marina]

Hi Amanda, sorry to hear you're so tired. This time of the year is usually very busy for me too, at least work-wise, so I can partly understand how you feel.

I like the idea of reading Harry Potter out loud to your daughter! My mum has never read out loud to me, except when I was really young (up to age 6, I would say), but she passed me on her love of reading anyway. But it would have been fun to have her read out loud to me!

As for women writers, I have written down some suggestions in the thread dedicated to what we will read for the December shelf. Those are the only plays I've read (and enjoyed) by women writers -- it seems you are right, playwriting does seem to be very male-centric!

[Marina]

Hi guys, I've picked Debi as our Shelf Picker for January and have just sent her a PM.
Can't wait to see your pick :-)

[Dogsandbooksanddogsandbooks]

Ok, will try to get something posted in a couple of days.

[Bea]

Oh, my. Can't wait, Debi.

[Dogsandbooksanddogsandbooks]

I have picked for next month but not sure how to get the link to this spot. When I copy the link, it shows the whole address instead of just the shelf underlined. Help, please.

[Amy]

Debi wrote: "I have picked for next month but not sure how to get the link to this spot. When I copy the link, it shows the whole address instead of just the shelf underlined. Help, please."

When you click the link above the comment box that reads " (some html is ok) " it gives you instructions on how to make the link.

Use the one under the second bullet: link

Leave the < a href =

Then substitute your copied link for the goodreads URL followed by ">

Take out the words: my link text and put the name of your shelf instead followed by < / a >

Note that I had to add some spaces so you could read the html in my instructions. Don't put the spaces in. Follow the spacing in the example given under the "some html is okay" link

Hope that isn't too confusing...

[Dogsandbooksanddogsandbooks]

I was hoping this shelf would introduce us to new authors or take us back to the beginnings with our favorite ones.
Debut

A great big thank you goes out to Amy for helping me with this link.

[Dogsandbooksanddogsandbooks]

Debi wrote: "I was hoping this shelf would introduce us to new authors or take us back to the beginnings with our favorite ones.
Debut

A great big thank you goes out to Amy for helping me with this link."

Yay, the link works :-)

[Lahni]

Great shelf choice! I know I'm sometimes surprised to learn a favorite book was a debut novel. I'm excited to go check out the shelf!

[Marina]

Now that was quick, Debi! That's a great choice, too! :-)

[Bea]

Great shelf, Debi!

[D.G.]

Excellent choice, Debi!

[Amy]

Debi wrote: "I was hoping this shelf would introduce us to new authors or take us back to the beginnings with our favorite ones.
Debut

A great big thank you goes out to Amy for helping me with this link."

You are most welcome!

[Dogsandbooksanddogsandbooks]

I have sent a PM to my choice for next month's shelf picker.

[Bea]

Thanks for picking me, Debi. I am sorry that I was away and that it took awhile to reach me. My pick for February shelf is Series.

[Dogsandbooksanddogsandbooks]

Bea wrote: "Thanks for picking me, Debi. I am sorry that I was away and that it took awhile to reach me. My pick for February shelf is Series."

I like this pick. I have been meaning to find a new series to start.

[D.G.]

Love the pick, Bea!

[Bea]

I am still looking for an avi for Series, but the wall of books does represent the number of series that I am continuing to read!

Had my husband review the four that I found. Our avi now represents the pic he chose for Series.

[Bea]

Hi, all. I know that I am a bit early, but I have already identified the next shelf picker and notified her. She has responded, so look for next month's shelf soon. (Tien, due to Valentine's Day, I wanted to get a jump on this. Hope you don't mind the early bird-ness of it all.)

March's Shelf Picker will be Lauren.

[D.G.]

This is also a short month, Bea so that's probably a good idea. ;)

[Tien]

Not at all! Thanks for jumping onto it xo

[Lauren]

Thanks for picking me, Bea!

I put my thinking cap on overnight and had an epiphany this morning. Hope its OK that I'm posting the shelf so early.

In honor of Mardis Gras (February) and Purim (March), I wanted to do something with costumes and festivals. Unfortunately, neither of these shelves have that many books on them so I've decided to go with one of my favorite settings, which is related to the theme .... New Orleans

I'll upload a picture to the group photos sometime today.

[Bea]

Oh, this should be a fun shelf, Lauren! I have a special place in my heart for New Orleans. I took a look at the shelf and found both non-fiction and fiction, so it has a bit of something for everyone.

[D.G.]

Found the first book I can read in page 12...I've read many books from this shelf but it seems I have very few on my TBR currently!

[D.G.]

Found Harry Potter in the shelf! (pg 26) Hahahaha!

[Lauren]

D.G. wrote: "Found Harry Potter in the shelf! (pg 26) Hahahaha!"

He pops up everywhere!

[Bea]

Now what does HP have to do with New Orleans? (puzzling over the classification)

[LynnB]

Oh, excellent! One of my LOST books is on the first page of that.

[Dogsandbooksanddogsandbooks]

Love it. Nonfiction - first page - on my TBR.

[Tien]

D.G. wrote: "Found Harry Potter in the shelf! (pg 26) Hahahaha!"

**rolling eyes**

for goodness' sake! It's a good series, for sure, but seriously...

[D.G.]

Bea wrote: "Now what does HP have to do with New Orleans? (puzzling over the classification)"

Well, we found him in Hawaii too. ;)

I think people add books to a shelf because they want to read a book when they are visiting a city. At least that's the only explanation I can find because otherwise, it makes no sense.

[Lauren]

Hi everyone.

I've chosen the Shelf Picker for April and it i is .... (drum roll).... Charity.

Charity has been notified and I'm looking forward to her choice :0)

[Charity]

I'm working on picking something! So many choices. Thank you Lauren.