Happy December, everyone! Can you believe it is already December? With our theme Closing Credits we are nearing the end of the decade. And we are doing so with over 20.000 members! Thank you all for making this group amazing!
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Group Read Every month, our group votes on and reads a book together. You don't have to read the book, but we would love it if you did! Our December theme is Closing Credits and our group read for this month is Never Let Me Go by Nobel Laureate in Literature Kazuo Ishiguro, nominated by Winter. Feel free to join the discussions or post your review of the book! You can also vote for our January book with the theme of Vision as well as nominate a book for February with the theme Language!
During our last quarter of 2019, we have two ongoing challenges which match the theme Books to Movies! In the first challenge, Casting Call, we will cast actors to play the characters in our books. This challenge is being led by SarahKat. The second challenge, Let’s Roll the Credits led by Blagica, is your opportunity to complete your active challenges, repeat an earlier favorite challenge, or try a challenge that you missed.
This month, we have two monthly challenges to boost the holiday spirit Our first challenge, Countdown to 2020 challenge, led by Agnieszka, offers reading prompts based on numbers. And the second challenge Advent Calendar is an annual tradition in the group, which asks you to read a bit every day in the days leading up to Christmas. Karina will be the leader for this challenge. Our bonus challenge Rock the Vote will continue to run during the entire voting process of the Goodreads Choice awards and encourages you to read those potential winners! This challenge is led by Megan.
Do you have a great idea for a future monthly or quarterly challenge for 2020? Please let us know! Most of our challenges are created by members, and we love hearing your creative ideas.
TBR Twins Share a book with an online friend while knocking off something from your TBR list! You can sign up for January TBR Twins here, and we'll pair you with someone to read a book with next month. If you signed up for December, your twins are posted here. Please reach out to your twin and choose a book to read together!
Can you believe it is already December? With our theme Closing Credits we are nearing the end of the decade. And we are doing so with over 20.000 members! Thank you all for making this group amazing!
Announcements
-- And the winner is…. Myths, Legends, & Fairy Tales! This great theme was suggested by Rachael and will be our inspiration for 2020. All quarterly and monthly themes have been announced as well.
-- Are you ready to set your 2020 reading goal? The Personal Challenge folders and the Members’ Corner are up and running!
-- Curious about the new yearly challenges? Our guide to the 2020 yearly challenges will give you an overview of the 15 yearlies we will be hosting in 2020. You can already sign up for the first yearly challenges, and we will continue to post more of them in the coming weeks.
Tip from the Mods
Having trouble opening the links in the app? We recommend reading this message on the website. You can either use a pc or use the browser on your tablet or phone!
Group Read
Every month, our group votes on and reads a book together. You don't have to read the book, but we would love it if you did!
Our December theme is Closing Credits and our group read for this month is Never Let Me Go by Nobel Laureate in Literature Kazuo Ishiguro, nominated by Winter. Feel free to join the discussions or post your review of the book!
You can also vote for our January book with the theme of Vision as well as nominate a book for February with the theme Language!
Challenges
With only one month to go in 2019 it is time to finish those yearly challenges!
During our last quarter of 2019, we have two ongoing challenges which match the theme Books to Movies! In the first challenge, Casting Call, we will cast actors to play the characters in our books. This challenge is being led by SarahKat. The second challenge, Let’s Roll the Credits led by Blagica, is your opportunity to complete your active challenges, repeat an earlier favorite challenge, or try a challenge that you missed.
This month, we have two monthly challenges to boost the holiday spirit
Our first challenge, Countdown to 2020 challenge, led by Agnieszka, offers reading prompts based on numbers. And the second challenge Advent Calendar is an annual tradition in the group, which asks you to read a bit every day in the days leading up to Christmas. Karina will be the leader for this challenge.
Our bonus challenge Rock the Vote will continue to run during the entire voting process of the Goodreads Choice awards and encourages you to read those potential winners! This challenge is led by Megan.
Do you have a great idea for a future monthly or quarterly challenge for 2020? Please let us know! Most of our challenges are created by members, and we love hearing your creative ideas.
TBR Twins
Share a book with an online friend while knocking off something from your TBR list!
You can sign up for January TBR Twins here, and we'll pair you with someone to read a book with next month. If you signed up for December, your twins are posted here. Please reach out to your twin and choose a book to read together!
Buddy Reads
Let’s read some books together! Buddy reads are a great way to read and discuss a book together with fellow group members. This month we will have a total of 14 Buddy Reads!
We are starting or continuing the following stand-alone books:
-- A Christmas Carol, Becoming, Digital Fortress, Go Set a Watchman, The Last of the Mohicans, and A Little Life.
We will also start or continue reading the following series:
Discworld #3: Equal Rites, Elantris #1: Elantris, Kingsbridge #1: The Pillars of Earth, Little House #5: By the Shores of Silver Lake, Mistborn #1: The Final Empire, Robert Langdon #1: Angels & Demons, A Song of Ice and Fire #5: A Dance With Dragons, and Small Spaces #2: Dead Voices.
If you would like to join any, please follow the link and let your buddies know you will be joining the read!
Would you like to suggest a future Buddy Read or join an existing one? You can sign up on our current Buddy Reads - Sign Up thread.
Finally, welcome to all of our new members! We can't wait to get to know you. Please stop in and introduce yourself or say hello to our new members!
Happy reading, everyone!
Kara, Winter, Ilona, Kristin, Rachael, Blagica, Megan, and oshizu