What will be your first read of 2023?

[Patricia]

I want to read The Forgotten Kingdom which is on my 12 & 4 list. It probably won't be the first I finish as I'll be reading a couple for book clubs which will meet on the 9th & 10th. One of those is The Red Lotus & the other Klara and the Sun.

[Jackie]

I will probably read Lessons in Chemistry as my first book as I have a face-to-face book club that will meet on January 8th and this is the book for discussion.

[Carolien]

Mine will probably be which I've been meaning to read for ages.

[Bonnie]

I'll be reading in January as it's my pick for a bookclub, but not sure it will be the first one I finish- as I will also be reading at least one cozy on kindle or audible.

[Denise]

I think my first read will be

[Martha]

by Pearl S. Buck It's on my 2023 annual challenge.

[Andrea]

I’ll be reading The Maid for my book club at work.

[Bill, Moderator]

My First 5 books based on my challenges will be the following -

1. The Decent Inn of Death by Rennie Airth (John Madden #6)
2. Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong (Inspector Chen #1) This will be a carry-over unless I miraculously finish by Dec 31.
3. The Cool Cottontail by John Dudley Ball (Virgil Tibbs #2)
4. Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
5. Fanny Hill. Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleland

[Lindsey]

My first reads will be Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up and West with Giraffes

[Alondra, Moderator Schmoderator]

I really have no idea. It is a luck of the draw! *sigh*

[Alissa]

Mine will be (*waves at Lindsey) and the first audiobook will most likely be

[Lance]

Because this was picked for me in the PIFM challenge and I can’t wait for NASCAR to start again in February Earnhardt Nation: The Full-Throttle Saga of NASCAR's First Family will be my first of 2023, starting tomorrow!

[Jackie]

Lance wrote: "Because this was picked for me in the PIFM challenge and I can’t wait for NASCAR to start again in February Earnhardt Nation: The Full-Throttle Saga of NASCAR's First Family [bookco..."

I'm looking forward to both the book and NASCAR.

[Lance]

Lance wrote: "Because this was picked for me in the PIFM challenge and I can’t wait for NASCAR to start again in February Earnhardt Nation: The Full-Throttle Saga of NASCAR's First Family [bookco..."

While I am still working on the Earnhardt book, it turned out my first book was this quick read (that I am using to get back into the sport) on running: “Beginner’s Luck for Non-Runners”

[Bonnie]

and my first finished book turned out to be by Louise Penny as I started it last week.

[Vikki, Moderator]

I had a slight change of mind, my first read of 2023 ended up being . Now I'm reading The Last Party