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[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Laureen wrote: "When I was a little girl, we visited friends of my parents. The wife was involved with RIF and she invited me into her garage, which was full of books, and told me I could pick out 2 books. I thoug..."

That's awesome! What a great day! :)

[Jane]

Kristie wrote: "Comments from Jane Woods:

"I always find this hard to understand when I hear people say that they are reading several books at once. Well I am an author who not only writes but loves reading book..."
Sorry Kristie. Will do.
Jane.

[Groovy]

We didn't have RIF when I was growing up. But we did have Library day. And I would get so excited when we would march into the library and just get to sit and read for one hour.

I also remember during my children's time, they would have Book Day at their school. The auditorium was full of books of different genres. And they were very cheap to buy. That's how they got introduced to R.L. Stine. That was exciting, too.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I don't remember Reading is Fundamental being around, but I have heard of it. I do remember the Scholastic flyers. I used to get so excited to pick out and buy new books. They were around when my kids were little too and I always let them get something.

[sonya]

I loved my school book fairs!

[Renee]

I remember book fairs. I was allowed one book each fair. My best friends and I would all get a different book. We would trade once we finished reading

[May]

My mother would never get anything from a book fair, she thought they were too exspensive. But I would definitely borrow my friends books!

[Groovy]

I think they took that from PBS's, Reading Rainbow, where Reading Is Fundamental was one of their slogans. And, Kristie, I remember the Scholastic Flyers, too. I loved when my kids brought theirs home and I would read through them. Does anyone know if they're still around?

That's what they were called, Book Fairs! I miss those.

Thanks for those memories, Everybody. It was so nice to go back and revisit that.

[Guapa]

RIF is geared more towards under privileged schools that can't afford to have a book fair. To encourage kids to read the schools would give them free books.

[Crystal]

Does anybody else feel that there are a lot of books to catch up on? Every time I feel like I have ticked off reasonable amount of books I end up adding another boatload of them.
I mean, the list is endless :D

[Esther]

Laureen wrote: "When I was a little girl, we visited friends of my parents. The wife was involved with RIF and she invited me into her garage, which was full of books, and told me I could pick out 2 books. I thoug..."

OMG true heaven!!

[Esther]

May wrote: "My mother would never get anything from a book fair, she thought they were too exspensive. But I would definitely borrow my friends books!"

When I was at school we had book leaflets from Puffin (Penguin) . My mother wouldn't get any either and I felt it was so unfair that even though I was the best reader in the class I could only stare around enviously while everyone else received their books.
I didn't borrow books from friends but had some generous relatives who always gave me book tokens for my birthday.

[S]

Crystal wrote: "Does anybody else feel that there are a lot of books to catch up on? Every time I feel like I have ticked off reasonable amount of books I end up adding another boatload of them.
I mean, the list ..."

So true!!! I have like, 12 books that I really want to read!!!
I keep finding books to read, and read one out of, say, 3; and then get three more to read......

[Celine]

Crystal wrote: "Does anybody else feel that there are a lot of books to catch up on? Every time I feel like I have ticked off reasonable amount of books I end up adding another boatload of them.
I mean, the list ..."

Crystal my list is every-growing. I am reading more books than I have ever read and I feel like I am drowning in books! Not that I am complaining haha! But it would be nice if I sometimes didn't know what to read.

[Groovy]

Esther wrote: "May wrote: "My mother would never get anything from a book fair, she thought they were too exspensive. But I would definitely borrow my friends books!"

When I was at school we had book leaflets fr..."

Oh, Esther, sorry. I can really identify with that. But now you can get your own:)

[Donna]

Yes READING IS FUNDAMENTAL!!!! I HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN THAT SLOGAN! My granddaughter Charlie still gets those Scholastic Flyers and I order so many books for her and her sister💕

[Gauri]

Hi Crystal, it is me who feels that there are a lot of books to catch up on. There are so many good books which I have not read and this scares me because I am a writer.

[Gauri]

Where do u guys find lists of good books?

[Salma]

Donna wrote: "Yes READING IS FUNDAMENTAL!!!! I HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN THAT SLOGAN! My granddaughter Charlie still gets those Scholastic Flyers and I order so many books for her and her sister💕"

I'm glad the flyers are still around :-) I loved ordering books from those in grade school (back in the 80s, for me). Also loved the Christmas book fairs that my school had. I miss those...

[Groovy]

I miss the Scholastic Flyers. But I'm too old for them--LOL!

[Mike]

Just when I think I've got enough books still to read,I end up buying more when I haven't finished the ones I've already got.

[Groovy]

Thus is the life of an avid reader, aka bookworm, Mike:)

[Esther]

Groovy wrote: "Oh, Esther, sorry. I can really identify with that. But now you can get your own:).."

I live in a non-English speaking country so getting books from libraries or even second-hand is not really feasible and for awhile our budget was too tight for book buying.

But now I am in a full-time well-paid job and one of the greatest pleasures this new financial security brought me was realising that I could buy a book whenever I wanted, even if I knew I didn't have time to read it.

[Esther]

Gauri wrote: "Where do u guys find lists of good books?"

Goodreads.

Even when I didn't have the means to buy new books I read newspaper reviews whenever I saw them and asked friends what they were reading, But that is limiting.
I have always loved scifi but was only exposed to the classics which can be slowing-going and dated. Nobody else I knew read scifi.
I heard about The Eyre Affair from an online TV forum and after a visit to England my mother couldn't stop talking about the Harry Potter phenomenon.

Then I joined Goodreads, read reviews and people's opnions in the forums and suddenly I had so many new recomendations.
After a while I began to recognise which people had similar tastes and also which books appeared again again until I felt I had to read them (At present this is The Memory Police)

[Esther]

Mike wrote: "Just when I think I've got enough books still to read,I end up buying more when I haven't finished the ones I've already got."

I am an avid bookworm, actually addicted to reading - I begin to feel unwell if I don't read for a while but I am also a bibliophile with a love of tsundoku.
I do occassionally panic that I don't have enough time to read all the books I own but most of the time I find great pleasure in just gazing at my double-stacked shelves.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Esther wrote: "Mike wrote: "Just when I think I've got enough books still to read,I end up buying more when I haven't finished the ones I've already got."

I am an avid bookworm, actually addicted to reading - I ..."

I'm the same, Esther. I have way more books than I'll ever read, but I continue to purchase. Sometimes it feels like a waste if I don't read them, but I do enjoy seeing them there and I know I will never run out of things to read, so it's a bit of a comfort too.

My biggest issue is that I tend to prioritize other books. Library books have a due date and my review books have publishing dates. Challenges have end dates... so I tend to read all of those first. The books I own will always be there waiting for me, so even though I buy books that I really want to read, they always get put aside for other reads.

[Groovy]

I agree with Esther. Goodreads is one of the best places to find good books to read, and good recommendations. Here you can find books from bestselling authors to Indie authors. Join their newsletter, and each month you'll get a list of popular ones to read.

Kristie, it's going to take me a while to get used to your new Avatar:) Nice.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Groovy wrote: "Kristie, it's going to take me a while to get used to your new Avatar:) Nice."

Thanks. :) It's taking me a while to get used to it too. lol

[Renee]

I like the new avatar. It looks so happy

[Rachel]

Groovy wrote: "I miss the Scholastic Flyers. But I'm too old for them--LOL!"

Groovy, I get so happy when I see the Scholastic truck driving on the highway.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Renee wrote: "I like the new avatar. It looks so happy"

Thanks, Renee. :)

[Groovy]

Rachel wrote: "Groovy wrote: "I miss the Scholastic Flyers. But I'm too old for them--LOL!"

Groovy, I get so happy when I see the Scholastic truck driving on the highway."

I wish I could see them, Rachel:)

[Salma]

Gauri wrote: "Hi Crystal, it is me who feels that there are a lot of books to catch up on. There are so many good books which I have not read and this scares me because I am a writer."

I like to look through people's bookshelves here on Goodreads :-)

[AT]

Hi, Ashy here. How’s everyone?
It’s sweltering hot outside! I look forward to cooler times, don’t you?
Just so everyone knows, I am a Christian (a very human one) but am not opposed to making friends with anyone of all different religions and lifestyles. If you see my reading profile, it’d be obvious from some of the stuff I read what I believe.
If you aren’t put off by where I stand spiritually and would like to get to know me, I’d love to be your friend. I promise not to scare you by being overly preachy (if I come on too strong, tell me), but if you have questions about my faith or anything along those lines, I will be happy to answer. You also can easily do that with some of the books you read!
I can’t promise to always have an answer for anything and everything you ask ( books or religion) but I promise I will always tell the truth. And I hope you won’t hate me for doing that, even if the truth turns out to be unpleasant.
And no, I am not out to proselytize or shove anything down anybody’s throat. I just want to let you know where I stand.
Blessings to y’all!

[Letha]

Hello there and no I would be put off by it at all

[Groovy]

Hi, Ashlynne, and welcome. Oh to be 21 again--LOL!

[Sophiedefeyter]

Hi everyone,
My name is Sophie, i'm 32 ,from Belgium. I have the goodreadsapp about 6 or 7 years but never got into groups. just recently I discovered that there 's a site (not just an app) and that gave me acces to a whole lot of groups! Finally :D
So here I am...
I'm reading the book of lost things from john connelly.
anyone read this before?

[幽灵]

Oh hey! Welcome and that book had been on my TBR for a long time. Was that good?

[Sophiedefeyter]

Rose {Don't tell me the moon is shining, show me the glint of light on broken glass} wrote: "Oh hey! Welcome and that book had been on my TBR for a long time. Was that good?"

still reading it :) but I like it already... i'll keep you posted about it ;)

[幽灵]

Sure! Can't wait to read it as well but I have other books to clear from my list first :P

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

It seems the summer flew by this year. Maybe it just seems that way because the spring seemed to go on so long? My grandson has gone home to start the new school year even though his school is still remote. It's going to be a strange school year.

Did anyone see that Chadwick Boseman passed away? I find this really sad. He was only 43 and he died from colon cancer. He had been fighting it for 4 years, so he was filming superhero movies while fighting cancer. That's just crazy to me. For those of you that aren't familiar with his work, he was the actor who played Black Panther in the the Marvel movies. He was also the MC in Marshall and 21 Bridges among other movies. Really talented man and so young.

[Ananya]

Chadwick Boseman was such a fine actor! I still remember how much I loved his role as Black Panther and how I bought a medium sized poster of him for my wall the next day. Now whenever I'll look at my poster I'll feel unhappy.
He was a real fighter and didn't even speak publicly about his diagnosis. He'll always remain in our hearts. RIP.

[Christine]

HAPPY SEPTEMBER EVERYONE!

[Esther]

Kristie wrote: "It seems the summer flew by this year. Maybe it just seems that way because the spring seemed to go on so long? My grandson has gone home to start the new school year even though his school is stil..."

I was really shocked by the news. Black Panther is my favourite superhero film, in large part because of his presence, and in interviews he seemed liked such a pleasant man.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Happy September, Christine!

Black Panther was my favorite superhero movie also, Esther, and he was so good in it. I really liked him as an actor.

[Christine]

Aww thanks Kristie

[Christine]

HAPPY LABOR DAY!

[Christine]

Hello! Kate

[Author Shakti Ghosal]

Hi Folks,

I am currently reading 'By the Tungabhadra' by Saradindu Bandopadhyay and thoroughly enjoying this Historical Fiction. Originally published half a century back, it is a timeless classic. Would recommend it to readers of historical fiction.

[Author Shakti Ghosal]

Rose {Don't tell me the moon is shining, show me the glint of light on broken glass} wrote: "Sure! Can't wait to read it as well but I have other books to clear from my list first :P"