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Gail W wrote: "I've set up the Bingo data on a google docs/sheet. If someone or more could try this link and see if the spreadsheet pops up I would appreciate it. (It does for me, but that isn't a fair represen..."
I've just tried the link and I have had to request permission to access the document. Is that a normal part of the process?
I just checked my Gmail account and I have an email noting your request. I just shared the file with you and also changed the access to "anyone with the link".
Carol wrote: "So .. tell us what you think of this 2024 plan. We're balancing :Proposed Annual, Quarterly and Monthly Themes, plus Questions
Year-Long Challenges
Women Authors
NonFiction
Black authors
Questi..."
I will join with everyone else in thanking our amazing moderators for another exciting plan. I now know what I will be doing this weekend. Planning, planning, planning.
With respect to the question about the indigenous authors, I love the idea.
Carol wrote: "Thanks again for all of your feedback and suggestions. This update goes with comment 45 above as a preliminary group plan/road map for 2024.Womens Prize Plan
In August, we'll start a Buddy Read t..."
The January to June Bingo looks great and I can't wait to see the July to December version. I think that is a great way to provide some additional author reads.
Gail W wrote: "I just checked my Gmail account and I have an email noting your request. I just shared the file with you and also changed the access to "anyone with the link"."Thank you Gail. The spreadsheet looks great. I'd love to be added.
Looks great Carol, thanks for all your hard work. Yes I'd love an annual indigenous authors challenge! Gail - NA stands for new adult which is a slightly older group to young adult where sex scenes are allowed, I believe
Brilliant organizing, Carol! Big thank you. Omg now all I wanna do is plan and shop for books haha...
Liesl wrote: "Gail W wrote: "."Liesl, your name has been added at AD2. Thanks for being a beta tester!
Gail W wrote: "Carol wrote: "Thanks again for all of your feedback and suggestions. This update goes with comment 45 above as a ..."Carol, excellent job for the plan. I think everything looks great. To answer y..."
New Adult
Thanks, Gail - This is really cool.and thanks all for your feedback, enthusiasm and collaboration -- I can take my .docx file and convert it to a personal planning file, which I'm much better at than "doing". : )
I'll publish a "final" planning thread, locked to the top of this folder for easy reference. A year-long indigenous author/communities challenge will be part of it.
Ozsaur wrote: "Carol, you did an excellent job with the line-up for next year. And I'm so happy you included Fantasy & Horror for the fourth quarter. I'm also excited for the first quarter - I've really been in..."
Thanks, Ozsaur - and I'm so glad you're my friend so I can learn what solarpunk is (among other fine reasons) : )
Here's a link to our group's 2024 plans. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...I will start setting up the annual challenge and Q1 challenge threads over the next week or so, a couple at a time in order not to run afoul of GR's limit on new threads per day.
Please share any questions or concerns here (vs. the 2024 announcement thread) to reduce new member confusion. But please do feel free to continue sharing your thoughts and ideas any time. If you want to send Anita or I a private message about group business, you're welcome to do that as well.
Gail, the Bingo board looks great. Thank you for setting it up!Carol - Solarpunk is a literary and artistic movement that envisions and works toward actualizing a sustainable future interconnected with nature and community.
I had to look it up myself, even though I've been reading it for a couple of years now!
What is the punk in solarpunk?
The 'punk' element in solarpunk refers to the movement's unapologetically optimistic take on the future despite our growing pessimism and even apathy, and passionately calls for radical societal change and abandoning current capitalist markets and infrastructure.
Ozsaur wrote: "Gail, the Bingo board looks great. Thank you for setting it up!Carol - Solarpunk is a literary and artistic movement that envisions and works toward actualizing a sustainable future interconnecte..."
You will have to give us book/author suggestions. I googled the name, read the same description you have given and was still none the wiser.
The book that comes immediately to mind is Foxhunt, which was fun, but I'll have to dig around for the other ones I liked, or have on my TBR.
Thanks Mods for the great planning and possibilities and Gail for the bingo sheet! Looking ahead to ideas and propositions for books in various categories!
Ozsaur wrote: "Gail, the Bingo board looks great. Thank you for setting it up!Carol - Solarpunk is a literary and artistic movement that envisions and works toward actualizing a sustainable future interconnecte..."
Thanks for explaining in a way that I get. This is very cool. I look forward to going down a rabbit hole on it over the next couple of days to explore further.
Ozsaur wrote: "The book that comes immediately to mind is Foxhunt, which was fun, but I'll have to dig around for the other ones I liked, or have on my TBR."I found this list, and thought I'd poke around the short stories first to get a feel for it. If you've read and recommend anyway, I'd love to know your thoughts.
https://ivy-solarpunk.com/?p=92
Carol, thank you for that list! I haven't seen many of the books on it.Both Glass and Gardens books are on my TBR, and I might have to push them up.
Almost anything by Ursula K. Le Guin could fit in. One of my favorite authors.
Woman on the Edge of Time is far down on my TBR, and I might have to nominate it next year to get me to read it. :-)
I have to disagree on Becky Chambers Wayfarers series. It's cozy science fiction, but the focus is not on climate change or even on Earth.
I do agree that her Monk & Robot series fits nicely into the solarpunk category.
Whew! Didn't realize I was so opinionated about solarpunk!
Thank you again for the list!
Ozsaur wrote: "Carol, thank you for that list! I haven't seen many of the books on it.Both Glass and Gardens books are on my TBR, and I might have to push them up.
Almost anything by [author:Ursula K. Le Guin..."
Thank you! Your opinions are super helpful :)
Gail W wrote: "I just checked my Gmail account and I have an email noting your request. I just shared the file with you and also changed the access to "anyone with the link"."Gail, I also can't edit the document, I just sent you an access request
Crazytourists_books wrote: "Gail W wrote: "I also can't e..."Hi. You should have access now. I've given everyone with access to the link editor rights.
Gail W wrote: "Crazytourists_books wrote: "Gail W wrote: "I also can't e..."Hi. You should have access now. I've given everyone with access to the link editor rights."
It works now, thank you!
Yes, thanks, Gail! I am curious for folks' witchy lit ideas. That's new terrain for me. But I already did a dive into a BookRiot list and got some things I'm considering.
Jen wrote: "Yes, thanks, Gail! I am curious for folks' witchy lit ideas. That's new terrain for me. But I already did a dive into a BookRiot list and got some things I'm considering."
Witches is not normally a category I gravitate towards, but a quick google shows a number of interesting possibilities, so I will be following others picks closely. A classic book I have read and enjoyed in recent years that would fit this square is Lolly Willows by Sylvia Townsend Warner.
Sonia wrote: Witches is not normally a category I gravitate towards, but a quick google shows a number of interesting possibilities, so I will be following others picks closely. A classic book I have read and enjoyed in recent years that would fit this square is Lolly Willows by Sylvia Townsend Warner.Ohh! Thanks, Sonia. An old one! sounds good. Gonna link for anyone else who wants to look into it : Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
I was also considering:
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Condé
The Witchfinder's Sister by Beth Underdown
In terms of "witches", in addition to the great suggestions here already, I was thinking about anthologies, short story collections, fantasy (genre) series involving witches and witchcraft and lots of great nonfiction that's come out recently.A GR list (includes male authors): https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Some fiction ideas:
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (classic, YA)
The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke (Scottish thriller)
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Norway, LGBTQ+, historical fiction)
The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent (historical fiction, Salem witch trials)
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Haunting Charlie (book 1 in the Witches of Palmetto Point series) by Wendy Wang
A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan (historical fiction, intergenerational saga)
The Practical Magic series by Alice Hoffman
Playing the Witch Card by K.J. Dell'Antonia
Weyward by Emilia Hart
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
and nonfiction, most of which comes from my TBR:
Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau by Martha Ward
Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson
Borders Witch Hunt by Mary W. Craig
Yamamba: In Search of the Japanese Mountain Witch, edited by Rebecca Copeland
Royal Witches: Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England by Gemma Hollman
The Astronomer and the Witch: Johannes Kepler's Fight for his Mother by Ulinka Rublack (science, history, biography)
Ashes and Stones: A Scottish Journey in Search of Witches and Witness by Allyson Shaw
Witches of America by Alex Mar
I will open a thread for BINGO topic recommendations and ideas so we don't lose these thoughts or forget where we shared them.
Carol wrote: "In terms of "witches", i..."I was babysitting some of my grandchildren last week, and my 12 year old granddaughter had me buy Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch. "GG, you have to read this, it's the best!" So, of course, I bought it. Saving it for this prompt.
Carol wrote: "II will open a thread for BINGO topic recommendations and ideas so we don't lose these thoughts or forget where we shared them."Carol, what do you think about doing a listopia for some of them? I can start a few of them if that would help.
I think that threads where we can give suggestions and answer any queries is a great idea.
Gail W wrote: "Carol wrote: "II will open a thread for BINGO topic recommendations and ideas so we don't lose these thoughts or forget where we shared them."Carol, what do you think about doing a listopia for s..."
I love that idea, Gail.
Listopia's started for select Bingo categories."Witches" :
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
"Short Story Collections":
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
"Wales"
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
I added all the suggestions that I found here. Please add more as you see fit. You can add comments when you add them if you wish. To see the comments, click on the number of votes noted and it will show who voted and any comments below their name.
In the witches I will read one of the followingNow She is Witch (fiction)
Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women (nonfiction)
In Defence of Witches: Why Women Are Still on Trial (nonfiction, also qualifies for the women in translation)
I would also recommend
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers
(I added them to the listopia that Gail created, thanks Gail!)
For the Short stries collections I strongly recommend Alice Munro'sDear Life
Too Much Happiness: Stories
Galpa: Short Stories by Bangladeshi Women
Qissat: Short Stories by Palestinian Women
From my TBR, I will try to read
The Daylight and the Dust: Selected Short Stories
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories
Roman Stories
How to Pronounce Knife: Stories
(All added to the listopia)
Gail W wrote: "Crazytourists_books wrote: "Gail W wrote: "I also can't e..."Hi. You should have access now. I've given everyone with access to the link editor rights."
I added my name and then I saw that you asked us to send you a message if we wanted our name added :)
I will start a Listopia for Wales. Not done one before. I can see where to create it, but how do I had the books? Worked it out now, will slowly add over the coming week.
Crazytourists_books wrote: "Gail W wrote: "Crazytourists_books wrote: "Gail W wrote: "I also can't e..."Hi. You should have access now. I've given everyone with access to the link editor rights."
I added my name and then I..."
That's perfectly fine. Once I figured out how to open to all of you, I'd rather you add your own. Thanks!
Sonia wrote: "I will start a Listopia for Wales. Not done one before. I can see where to create it, but how do I had the books?"How about I start it and then you can add? Let me do that and I'll send you instructions on how to add.
Gail W wrote: "Sonia wrote: "I will start a Listopia for Wales. Not done one before. I can see where to create it, but how do I had the books?"How about I start it and then you can add? Let me do that and I'll ..."
Yes please that would be great, thank you
Gail W wrote: "Sonia wrote: "I will start a Listopia for Wales. Not done one before. I can see where to create it, but how do I had the books?"How about I start it and then you can add? Let me do that and I'll ..."
Wales is now in message 83.
To add Books to any Listopia:
Open Listopia
Select "Add Books to List"
You can add either from your own shelves (Add Books from My Shelf - I always use ALL unless you have a shelf that is more specific) OR from Search.
Enter name of book in the search bar
When the correct one appears, click on "Vote for this Book"
On the right hand side of the screen you will see a section called "My Votes". This represents ANY that you added and votes you made on someone else's add.
There is a text box underneath your vote in which you can add notes that may help another user.
Clear as mud?
Cool! I added to the Wales and Short Stories:Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter by Angela Hui - a memoir of growing up Chinese in rural Wales. Learned about it recently and super interested in this.
And Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold also qualifies as folktale/myth retellings!
The 2024 BINGO thread is open for business. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...If we can move category discussions over there it might make it easier for us to find suggestions later, but that's not a "rule."
Jen wrote: "Cool! I added to the Wales and Short Stories:Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter by Angela Hui - a memoir of growing up Chinese in rural Wales...."
Adding Takeaway to my TBR now. this sounds so interesting.
Sonia wrote: "I haven't joined in with much in this group, and don't want my comments to influence any decisions, but I wondered what other events/readathons group members joined in with and whether they influen..."There is also Science September for those that enjoy these kinds of readathons/challenges
Crazytourists_books wrote: "Sonia wrote: "I haven't joined in with much in this group, and don't want my comments to influence any decisions, but I wondered what other events/readathons group members joined in with and whethe..."CT: is there a link or org/blogger you can share so I can check it out? I love these focused-attention events.
Carol wrote: "Crazytourists_books wrote: "Sonia wrote: "I haven't joined in with much in this group, and don't want my comments to influence any decisions, but I wondered what other events/readathons group membe..."I've been following them on instagram Carol, so I am not sure about blogs/groups.
If I am not mistaken, the ScienceSeptember one started by @end.notes
I rememberd/found a few more:
In July #greatspaceread by @spacetoread (books about the Universe)
#januaryinjapan (I saw it @bookmarked.in.newyork)
#koreanmarch
and I think I should create one, #augustingreece or something like that
Crazytourists_books wrote: "I think I should create one, #augustingreece or something like that..."Perhaps #GreekOdyssey might be better ;)
Crazytourists_books wrote: "Carol wrote: "Crazytourists_books wrote: "Sonia wrote: "I haven't joined in with much in this group, and don't want my comments to influence any decisions, but I wondered what other events/readatho..."Thank you! JanuaryinJapan is one I can vouch for. KoreanMarch and #greatspaceread are new to me. I'd be a fan of #augustingreece or any related theme !!
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If someone or more could try this link and see if the spreadsheet pops up I would appreciate it. (It does for me, but that isn't a fair representation.) Instructions for usage are below the "Master List" column. Please let me know if you like it, don't like it, want something changed; Will maybe use it/won't likely use it. Whatever! To close out of it, just click on the X at the tab. It will save whatever changes are made.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...