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[Hope]

Hi all, I'm Hope. I love a variety of genres but I tend to lean toward just a couple the majority of the time, so my hope is that this group will help me to "remember" all of the different options. :) I just finished my second degree so I finally have time to read for FUN again.

[Bea]

Marcia wrote: "I may not be too active here for the next month until after the move but once we get settled I look forward to having more time to read again!"

Hi, Marcia. I understand the issue of not having much time till after the move. My husband and I are getting ready to put our house on the market towards the end of this month and are in packing mode in preparation for a move South later this year.

BTW, the first thing I looked for, in the new area on our visit last year, was the library. And, yes, I visited and acquainted myself with all the amenities, even though we were not moving until this year

[Judeanne]

Hi All,

I'm Judeanne, from just outside of Philadelphia.

I like to think there's a wide breath to my reading but none of us are truly that well-rounded. Currently, I'm immersed in musician's memoirs, the classics and some sociological theory.

I'd given up on modern fiction for the longest time but a friend recommended The Art of Racing In the Rain. It was as beautiful and meaningful as Jane Eyre or any of the classics I've been reading (except for Jane Austen... no one comes close).

Looking forward to chatting with all of you....
Happy reading.

[Robert]

Howdy y'all. I'm Red from Martinsville, VA now living in ENC. I've never done anything like this before, but as I'm going through some major life changes I thought it would be good to find some new friends. I'm looking forward to meeting fellow book lovers and participating in the pick a shelf monthly topics read. Scattershelves alo looks really interesting if I can figure it out.

[Santiago]

Welcome you all :D

[Tien]

Waving hello to Hope, Marcia, Judeanne, & Red!

Don't hesitate to ask any questions, if you need any help at all :)

I hope you guys would find some great reads & have lots of fun with our challenges.

[Julia]

Hello All - I was a member of this group a few months ago, but quit due to personal issues preventing me from participating as much as I would have liked, so I am now rejoining.

[Matt]

Hello everyone, my name is Matt and looking for a group that reads a variety of books and I think I found it! I am 37 years old getting back in to reading. Glad to be here!

[Laurel]

Good morning. My name is Laurel and I am from Cape Cod, MA. I loved to read and also listen to books. I read lots of different genres mystery, YA books, historical fiction, and classics to name a few.
I am looking forward to good readings and conversations.
Laurel

[Robert]

Thanks for the warm welcome.
Allow me to extend my own welcomes to JuliaC, Matt and Laurel.

[Jennivie]

Hey, everyone!

I'm an about to turn 33, stay at home mom who left her husband but as of a day ago, has come home. Hoping things stay this great. My son is 5, sweet as pie but impatient with a temper. We all live in the Township I was born in near Detroit, Michigan, USA.

My genres in both reading and writing are widespread. I enjoy reading- though I don't read nearly enough these days, and I better start because I have online classes that require a bunch of classics, like Dracula-, writing, crochet, knitting, and drawing. I happened to spot this group last night and I'm up and running, joining challenges and all. I have an ever-growing to-read pile and many partially read books that I want to get through this year, before another 200 get added. Love the things I've seen in this group already. I can't wait to get started!

~Jennivie

[Melissa]

Good morning,

I am an avid reader with an unfortunate tendency to fall into ruts and to get too wrapped up in things that ultimately become distracting. I used to participate very actively in a couple of the larger reading challenges here on GR - then things happened, life changed, and I can no longer devote the kind of time or energy such activity requires. For now, though, I am looking for just enough structure to keep me out of the ruts and weeds, and hoping this will be the inspiration and companionship I need to keep finding new and interesting things to read.

On a personal note - husband, two kids, two dogs, job, suburbs, and an annoyingly short attention span for hobbies.

-Melissa

[Tien]

Welcome back, JuliaC! Hope things are well on your end now :)

Welcome to Matt, Laurel, Jennivie, & Melissa -I hope to share some of your exciting adventures into reading! :)

@Jennivie: best of luck on working things out! Relationships are hard work but good to hear things are looking better and I hope it will continue to be so :)

[Kat]

Afternoon,

I'm a high school student in California who grew up loving to read. Unfortunately with the tougher curriculum, I have lost the time. This year, I have made a New Year's resolution to read much more and therefore am participating in several challenges as well as writing more reviews.

-Kat

[Tien]

Welcome, Kathaleeya!

The best NY resolution is to read more, of course! Best of luck & I hope we can help you with this :)

[Jennivie]

Tien wrote:
I hope to share some of your exciting adventures into reading! :)

@Jennivie: best of l..."

Thank you! I'm also looking forward to tackling some of these challenges with you all.

Thank you. I've been with my husband on and off for about 17 years total. 8 years married and coming out of our second separation. I'm hoping this time we can work together instead of against one another.
My apologies, I'm a bit of an open book online.

[Mubashira]

I love books because this quality is inherited from my grandfather to me

[Robert]

Welcome, Jennivie, I'm Red. My marriage of twenty years just ended last week when she told me she was leaving to be with a man she met on line. I'm hoping this book club will help me to deal with the hard times to come.

[Robert]

Nice to meet you Mubashira. My grandmother is 96 and spends the majority of her time reading.

[Tammie]

Hello, I'm Tammie from the England. Am I right in thinking you just follow this month's link and pick a book from that list?

[Robert]

Hello, Tammie.

[Tien]

Tammie wrote: "Hello, I'm Tammie from the England. Am I right in thinking you just follow this month's link and pick a book from that list?"

G'day, Tammie! Glad to see you made it :)
And yes, just follow this month's link to pick a book for this month

[Leo(nie)]

Hey, I'm Leo from Germany, but I currently study English literature and media sciences in Norway. This fact influences the kind of books I read immensely ;)

[Tammie]

Hi Tien, it was a struggle but I got here at last haha. Had to use computer to join group as I couldn't do it on my kindle. Thanks for all the help, so I can pick any book on that shelf, and when I've read it where do I post? thanks

[Tammie]

Hi Robert

[Tien]

Leo wrote: "Hey, I'm Leo from Germany, but I currently study English literature and media sciences in Norway. This fact influences the kind of books I read immensely ;)"

Hi, Leo. Welcome to the group. I hope we can challenge you to read lots of English books :)

[Tien]

Tammie wrote: "Hi Tien, it was a struggle but I got here at last haha. Had to use computer to join group as I couldn't do it on my kindle. Thanks for all the help, so I can pick any book on that shelf, and when I..."

When you're on the Group's Home Page, scroll down and you'll see folders... one of them is called Pick-a-Shelf: Monthly which is where all our our monthly reads are posted. For Feb, you can post your book read / review here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Grace]

Hi, I'm Grace. I live in the country just outside of Melbourne, Australia. I love the concept of this group - I'd like to expand my reading, but I get overwhelmed with choice when I go into a library or book shop and don't often enjoy what I pick. :)

[Tien]

Grace wrote: "Hi, I'm Grace. I live in the country just outside of Melbourne, Australia. I love the concept of this group - I'd like to expand my reading, but I get overwhelmed with choice when I go into a libra..."

Hey, Grace, welcome to the group. ouch! that's a pain if you've bought books don't often enjoy, feel free to ask for recommendations (though do let us know the type of books you do love) :)

[Nenia]

Hello! I'm Nenia and I just joined because I was going through my groups and realized I wasn't in a whole lot of reading ones (mostly social ones). I like reading and reviewing, and I also like shopping at thrift stores and playing board games. I like making new friends. :D

[Alexa]

Hi! Blessings to all.
My name is Alejandra and I'm Mexican. I live in Mexico, naturally. I'm 29. I'm a Languages teacher, translator, althought I haven't still published nothing, I write. So, is it okay if I say I am also a writer? On the top of that, my love for books began as I was very little and increased for the last couple of years. I find some genres more appealing than others. However, I am more than willing to open up to anything new.
For instance, my tastes are science (biology, environment, astronomy, quantum physics), non-fiction, historical novel, thriller, suspense, metaphysics, teenage, poetry, politics(so far not one of my top favorites but I don't want to be an ignorant on the field), anthropology, archeology... We live in a very interesting and beautiful world, inspite of everything.

Anyway, just happy to be part of a club. About a year ago I tried to cofound with my sister a reading club, you know, it didn't work out. Here in Mexico is unusual, but not impossible, finding people who really love to read. So, I had to pospone it for a while. Therefore, imagine how thrilled I am.

Love and blessings to all.
And happy reading week.

Alex

[Lacy]

Hi! My name is Lacy and from Oklahoma. This group was a great idea.

[Charlie]

Hi there, Charlie here from Auckland, NZ. I'm going backpacking in a week so I think I'll be doing a lot of reading in the coming months. Looking forward to some great recommendations from this group :)

[Ramsha]

Hi! My name is Ramsha and I'm from Pakistan. Have been following this group for a while and now that I finally have a few months off, I'd love to join in and challenge myself! Can't wait!

[Edīte]

Hello, I`m Edīte. I have been on goodreads for over three years and decided that it is about time to spice things up and get out of usual reading cycle. I will see how it goes, because in high school had been struggling to finish books what was mandatory to read. Not like they were bad or that I didn’t enjoy reading in general, but that choice what to read next was taken from me.

[Anita]

Hi Everyone! I'm Anita from NY.

I'm an avid reader and like to read most genres. My favorites are Romance, Historical Fiction and Biography.
but am always open to read something new :)

[Amanda]

Hi, Amanda, working mum of 7yo girl from Melbourne, Australia. Studied Literature at Uni, was going to be an English teacher, but found it wasn't really for me as the course wore on.

Working my way through the 1001 list, as well as Pulitzer and Man Booker lists, with an edited version of the Rory Gilmore reading list thrown in ;)

Signed up to GR years ago, but have only been really using it the last 2 months, when I discovered groups, especially groups with challenges, which I have found is really helping me get through that TBR pile, and makes me thinks that little bit harder about my reading choices.

Obsessive library book sale, secondhand and op shop book shopper :)

[Tien]

Welcome to the group!! :)

@Amanda: do you go to brotherhood books? I'm in Sydney so I only use their online shop but I found them really good :)

[Amanda]

Yes, Tien, got a few books from one of their op shops on the weekend ( they had just changed the prices on them, so I think I got a better deal ! ), and i have ordered online once, but with library book sales I get paperbacks for $1, and hardbacks for $2, and often kids books are 50c, and the money raised either goes back into the library or to a charity ( last weekend it was a scout group local to the library ), so you can't go passed that for value. My Miss 7 usually walks away with around 20 new books - I only wish she read them as fast as she bought them!

[Tracy]

Hello fellow readers! My name is Tracy Shawn. I live, read, and write on the Central Coast of California. I enjoy connecting with readers and hope to find some here (as well as some great new books, of course!). Please feel free to visit my website: www.tracyshawn.com. My award-winning debut novel, "The Grace of Crows," is about what happens when a woman, who is suffering from debilitating anxiety, reconnects with her childhood friend, Billy, a homeless man living under a pier in Malibu.

[LibraryCin]

Hi, I'm on too many book sites (4), so I probably won't be around a lot. I know Tien from shelfari and thought the Scattergories-type game looked fun. It's too late to join for this year, but maybe it the game is played again next year?

Oh, I'm in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and am a librarian. Cindy is my name, so "LibraryCin".

I have two cats and also volunteer at a no-kill cat shelter.

[Tien]

Hey, Cindy - guess you decide to join in, ha ha

I don't think I've heard of Leafmarks before but it looked interesting! I like the 'leaves' and challenges bit... Might sign up to check out the site fully :)

[Lauren]

Hi Cindy!
Welcome to the group :0)

[LibraryCin]

Thank you, ladies!

Tien, Anita has started a PBT group over at leafmarks if you also want to check that out. Really just to test it out. And yes, the leaves are kind of fun. I haven't joined any of the challenges, though.

Yeah, I decided to join. It remains to be seen whether or not I'll be active, but we'll see. The games look intriguing. (Or maybe I'll start with one of the games in 2015?)

[Bea]

Tried to get on Leafmarks just now and only got a blank page. Is it down?

[Tien]

@Bea: I've just been and it seems fine?

@Cin: thanks for the heads up - I've just joined the group there too though it doesn't seem to be as active.

We usually have a main annual challenge in addition to some other ones and there is one planned for 2015 so be on the lookout :)

[LibraryCin]

@Cin: thanks for the heads up - I've just joined the group there too though it doesn't seem to be as active.

Yeah, Anita just wanted to see how it would work, get used to the groups (and hopefully get a few people trying it out to see how it all goes). It is pretty quiet in the group there. I think we have a couple of people who have commented and such who I don't see commenting in the group at shelfari, though, which is kind of nice.

I'll watch for the 2015 challenges. Thanks!

[Krys]

Hi I'm krys from The Bahamas. I'm an undercover geek. I'm fun at parties but I freak out in a bookstore. I would have liked to think I read anything but since joining GR a few months ago, I realized how little I've actually read!! Even the genres wasn't as varied as I thought. So here I am open to suggestions and discussions and hopefully new friends to geek out with :)

[Tien]

Hiya, Krys. Welcome to the group. Do jump in the challenges as they'd definitely get you reading a wide selection of genre :)

[Tien]

Welcome, Sadie. There are tons of romance sub-genres, aren't there?! Hopefully, you'll get to read some other too :)