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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Big welcome David:) Lovely to have you with us..

[David]

Thanks guys. Looks like a fantastic group - and friendly :)

[Michael]

Welcome David - I checked out your blog, it was very interesting, but couldln't comment on it :(

[David]

Knowledge Lost wrote: "Welcome David - I checked out your blog, it was very interesting, but couldln't comment on it :("

Thanks for checking out my blog. I think you have to log on with a google password to comment (Blogger is owned by google) ...something along those lines anyway :)

[David]

Michael wrote: "Welcome David to our warm friendly group."

Thanks Michael. Already my 'to be read' list is going through the roof!

[Michael]

David wrote: "Knowledge Lost wrote: "Welcome David - I checked out your blog, it was very interesting, but couldln't comment on it :("

Thanks for checking out my blog. I think you have to log on with a google p..."

I don't like that :P Google is too controlling

[David]

Could possibly make a good plotline for a novel. Google slowly taking over the world by degrees :)

[Lee]

wow some nice big hugs, banners and kisses here now eh?

How you feeling Michael?
Should really move this to the other thread, but since I am here......

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Lee wrote: "wow some nice big hugs, banners and kisses here now eh?

How you feeling Michael?
Should really move this to the other thread, but since I am here......"

Well, over you go Lee...I'm sure the question would go just as well there...lol ;D

[Lee]

Slinks off with tail between legs

Busted by the hall monitor.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Lee wrote: " Slinks off with tail between legs

Busted by the hall monitor."

Hahaha!!! Haven't been one of them in awhile;D

[[deleted user]]

Lee wrote: " Slinks off with tail between legs

Busted by the hall monitor."

LOL

[David]

Carmel wrote: "Welcome David, great to have you here!!"

Thanks Carmel - nice to meet you :)

[[deleted user]]

Welcome David

[David]

Melanie wrote: "Welcome David"

Thanks Melanie :) I like your choices for the Spring Reading Challenge. Organising the list is more than half the battle!

[[deleted user]]

hahah thank...thought about it all day at work...and still I have only half a list lol
o well its fun sitting in the middle of a pile of my books trying to figure it out haha

[David]

Melanie wrote: "hahah thank...thought about it all day at work...and still I have only half a list lol
o well its fun sitting in the middle of a pile of my books trying to figure it out haha"

I know what you mean. I'm trying to do the challenge by only using crime fiction novels. Not that many around with happy spring covers LOL. Good luck with your search :)

[[deleted user]]

haha I was trying to read as many as my fantasy novels as I could...wasnt working

[Jessy]

Michael wrote: "Lee wrote: "wow some nice big hugs, banners and kisses here now eh?

How you feeling Michael?
Should really move this to the other thread, but since I am here......"

Im going ok Lee have a EE..."



Hope it all goes well :o)

[Dee-Ann]

Danielle wrote: "... I read all types of books, and am working my way through 1001 books, not very conscientiously though, because there are lots of them I just don't want to read, so far I have read about 165 on the list ..."


Welcome Danielle. I am impressed, I think that last time I checked the list I had only read about 50.

[★ Jess]

1001 books? Can anyone post a link to this list?

[Michael]

1001 Books to Read Before You Die list from my blog, cuz it's one of my reading goals too.

Also there has been 3 versions of the 1001 book list, but I've stuck with the original. I have all three lists in a spreadsheet that I mark off.

[J.B.]

Hi everyone. My name is JB Thomas. I have been a secondary English teacher for the past nine years. Among my favourite Australian books are The White Earth by Andrew McGahan, A Fringe of Leaves by Patrick White and War's End by Victoria Bowen. On September 1, 2011, my first novel will be released. It's entitled Mammon and is Book One of the Ferryman Chronicles.

[Jessy]

Hi J.B

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Very big welcome JB! Lovely to have you with us:)

[Chantal]

Hello my name is Chantal and I live in Melbourne. I love most genres but my book cases are mostly filled with science fiction and fantasy novels. favourite Aussie author is John Marsden, i'm sure I have others I just can'tthink of them rightnow. I'm back at uni now so I can't read as much as I'd like anymore but do try to make up for it in the term breaks. Just joined the spring challenge so I'm going to have to find the time!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Huge welcome Chantal! Great to have you with us, and that you joined the spring challenge as well:)

[Chantal]

Brenda wrote: "Huge welcome Chantal! Great to have you with us, and that you joined the spring challenge as well:)"

Thanks! I just have to finalise the books i'm, reading, it should be fun

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Will be interesting to see your list, when you pop it into the spring challenge thread:)

[★ Jess]

Knowledge Lost wrote: "1001 Books to Read Before You Die list from my blog, cuz it's one of my reading goals too.

Also there has been 3 versions of the 1001 book list, but I've stuck with the original. I have all three ..."

:O Ive never even heard of heaps of those! Thats one list I wont be attempting.

[J.B.]

Oh, that reminds me. I should have said - I'm from Perth.

[J.B.]

Yes, Carmel, I must say that the beaches here are gorgeous. It was a balmy 23 degrees C today. Not bad for mid-winter. Having said that, there aren't many places in Oz that I don't like visiting!

[Chantal]

Thanks Carmel and Michael :) Carmel I try to go to Bendigo for the sheep and wool show each year though I missed it this last couple due to study. I tend to go nuts in the yarn section!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hey JB, we're heading over to Perth for my first time ever in March next year...I'm really excited already:D

[Chantal]

Carmel: I'm hoping to have a stall there next year if I can manage to get my uni out of the way by then! What fun to be able to say you can go there for work!

[Kausheilia]

I am Kausheilia and I am a Malaysian! No worries...I will explain why I am here in Aussie Reader Group!
I live in Kuala Lumpur city but for past 2 years most of my life is in Sydney; travel for work and visit relatives and mostly friends who lives over there.
I shop for book while I am in Sydney and end up carrying heavy loads back.

can't take out the Malaysian in me though.... Yes I love 'Durian' ....the fruit that smell like rotten fish yet taste awosome!!

Love to read.....hope to read more this year...and always checking out Aussie Reader Group for a good read suggestions.

:-)

[★ Jess]

Welcome to the group :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kausheilia wrote: "I am Kausheilia and I am a Malaysian! No worries...I will explain why I am here in Aussie Reader Group!
I live in Kuala Lumpur city but for past 2 years most of my life is in Sydney; travel for wo..."

Very big welcome Kausheilia, great to have you with us:)

[Danielle]

Dee-Ann wrote: "Danielle wrote: "... I read all types of books, and am working my way through 1001 books, not very conscientiously though, because there are lots of them I just don't want to read, so far I have re..."

Thank you Dee-Ann, my list is the result of a life time of reading and you can get a lot read in 47 years. I spent a lot of my childhood with my head buried in an Enid Blyton, I think I read them all but I don't bother to list children's books. I was lucky enough to grow up in a house that had very good books on the shelves so I suppose that was an influence.

[Danielle]

★ Jess wrote: "1001 books? Can anyone post a link to this list?"

Jess here is a link to the Listopia list, which is actually unfinished as yet
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/95...

Another link to a spreadsheet of the complete list
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/c...

I think this list is a little different to the one I started from, there are plenty out there if you google it. I am lucky in that my local library has a shelf named 1001 Books you must read before you die! ( It appeared after I started using the list and I do wonder if it was because they were sick of having to get books out of stack for me!)
I only use the list as a reference point, I searched it out so I would know which books were worth reading, I was tired of being disappointed with the quality of writing of books I read.

[Christine]

Hi All,
My name is Christine and I'm from Melbourne. I read most genres though I do have a soft spot for a good Science Fiction/Fantasy book. One of my favorite books of all time has Romance, Time Travel, Mystery, Historical and Comedy all rolled into one :-).

Favorite authors at the moment include China Mieville, Neil Stephenson, Neil Gaiman and Connie Willis.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A very big welcome to you Christine:) Lovely to have you with us:)

[William]

Heyyyyy Christine.

Welcome to the forum, hope you have lots of fun.

Will

[[deleted user]]

seriously offline for two days and look how much I miss!

Welcome all newbies sorry for my slow ness

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Melanie wrote: "seriously offline for two days and look how much I miss!

Welcome all newbies sorry for my slow ness"

We missed you Melanie:)

[Sherri]

Hey y'all, I'm Sherri and I visited Australia for a few months back in 2007 and am now moving back within a few months to live permanently. I joined because I am a massive reader and I can find books that non-readers will read (i.e. my mom, brother, and sister).

~Sherri

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Sherri, lovely to have you with us, and great that you're coming to Australia to live:) Where are you going to settle? Feel free to browse the threads, ask any questions you want, there'll always be someone here who can answer you:)

[Jessy]

To all our new members!! Nice to meet you all and I look forward to chatting about books together!!

[[deleted user]]

G'day everyone & all the newbies, it's been a while so can I re-introduce myself.........I live in Cairns & have been known to dabble in poetry. LOL!!

[Sherri]

Lol, thanks everyone and I'll be moving to the Adelaide area hopefully Brenda :)