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[Kathryn]

hey, Rose...I live in Portland but my family is a Coast family..ever wonder why Oregonians call it the Coast and not the Beach? We had a house at Road'sEnd but I am so oldI can't remember the name of the famous mystery writer that live down the road or the recent writer who described real life in Depoe Bay so well I thought she knew my cousins. I will try to remember the name of that book or maybe you know it. It would make a good trip to the Oregon Coast for reader/travelers on this list.

[Kathryn]

Rose..I had a bolt of lightning recall. the writer who lived at Road's End was M. K. Wren and the series she wrote was the Conan Flagg Mysteries, set in the Lincoln Book Shop, a real place. Everyone called it LBS and there was nothing I liked better than to scrounge around in one of the attic rooms, find a book and sit down to read.

[Powder River Rose]

Hi Kathryn
Hehe the reason we call it the coast and not the beach is that the beach gives the impression of warmth and calm whereas the coast is cooler, windy and filled with beautiful sights and sounds that one experiences in warm clothing...definitely not swimsuits.

At the moment I don't know but now my curiosity is peaked so I will have an answer soon. Portland is a great place to visit; lots to see and do. Have a great night.

[Powder River Rose]

I'm glad you remembered and I think vaguely do also. I love to scrounge around in amongst the books...Smith Family Bookstore is a fav of mine for a great find.

[Kathryn]

Powder River Rose wrote: "I'm glad you remembered and I think vaguely do also. I love to scrounge around in amongst the books...Smith Family Bookstore is a fav of mine for a great find."
Rose, you really got me thinking . The book set in Depoe Bay (sort of) is Going to Bend: by Diane Hammond . She 's written about five "real oregon " books..have you read her.. where is Smith Family Book Store? Perfect description of why we call it the Coast. I always say that my Southern California surfer husband took off to the beach on his first visit to Road's End with his towel, wearing his suit. We laughed, he was back in 5 minutes.

[Powder River Rose]

Kathryn I haven't figured out how to do the quote thing yet but I'm sure I'll get it soon.

No I haven't read her books but I will now.

There's a smiths in Portland and in Eugene; I don't know about online. I bet your husband was mighty cold hehe I've seen many a person do the same hehe.

[Kathryn]

Powder River Rose wrote: "Kathryn I haven't figured out how to do the quote thing yet but I'm sure I'll get it soon.

No I haven't read her books but I will now.

There's a smiths in Portland and in Eugene; I don't know a..."

Push reply under a speciifc comments and you get the quotes

I admire your sewing. Ido audio books when I knit

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Powder River Rose wrote: "My name is Rose and like everyone on Goodreads I like books...in a variety of genre though I must admit not romance, but nearly any bit of history, historical fiction or even a good fantasy or sci ..."

Welcome to the group, Rose! The Oregon coast sounds so beautiful.

[Powder River Rose]

Thank you Diane. Yes, the Oregon coast like all of the state is beautiful and I have lived here nearly 20 years but I was born and raised in "the track capital of the world" Eugene Oregon....home of Steve Prefontaine and the Oregon Ducks. hehe
As you probably read, Kathryn an I were discussing a few authors and their books which would be great additions to the list for Oregon. I checked with the state online library and they are available here so may be elsewhere.

From my device I can't do the highlighting and author/book references as we should so please forgive me.

M.K. Wren wrote the Conan Flagg mysteries and there are (as far as I can tell) 4 books; and after I saw the cover I do remember my dad reading them. The library only has them in audio format which is great though in WMA not Mp3....oh well I'll have to use the computer.

Diane Hammond wrote 5 books only one of which is shown in audio and they are:
"Going to Bend"
"Seeing Stars"
"Hannah's Dream"
"Homesick Creek"
"Friday's Harbor"

For some reason I can't scroll in this commemt box on the nook but here are the titles for M.K. Wren:

"curiosity didn't kill the cat"
"a multitude of sins"
"seasons of death"
"oh bury me not"

If this isn't on the right thread please feel free to move it wherever it should be. After my discussion last night with Kathryn I couldn't sleep until I checked on these. Its a great find. have a great day.

[Kathryn]

Powder River Rose wrote: "Thank you Diane. Yes, the Oregon coast like all of the state is beautiful and I have lived here nearly 20 years but I was born and raised in "the track capital of the world" Eugene Oregon....home ..."


Good for you Rose. I am so old I held the string for milers like Roscoe Divine to break when they ran the mile. I worshiped Jim Ryan from Kansas who ran the mile in Oregon a few times. I was BEFORE Pre when they didn't let girls do sports. I just finished reading Alberto Salazar's biography of his running history and how he built Oregon Track to what it is today. (Check my reading list) we should add that to books about Oregon too but I haven't figured out how to or where to do that yet. Bill Bowerman was still alive in my time and Phil Knight was in my Sunday School.

[Eddie]

Hi Diane,
I'm Eddie Stack, an Irish writer. My work is mostly set in Ireland and I'm the author of four collections of short stories, a novel and several novellas. My books are on my GR author page. I've just published Borderlines...3 long stories based in Ireland which is getting good feedback. I hope I can give readers a taste and more of the lovely Emerald Isle.

[John]

Welcome Eddie - I'll have a look at Borderline: have my own round the world trip going on at http:/www.readingtheworld.co.uk and always looking for new ideas for future locations :)

[Eddie]

John wrote: "Welcome Eddie - I'll have a look at Borderline: have my own round the world trip going on at http:/www.readingtheworld.co.uk and always looking for new ideas for future locations :)"

I'd a look at your link...brilliant idea...look forward to delving into it. es

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Eddie wrote: "Hi Diane,
I'm Eddie Stack, an Irish writer. My work is mostly set in Ireland and I'm the author of four collections of short stories, a novel and several novellas. My books are on my GR author page..."

Welcome to the group, Eddie! I love books set in Ireland!

[sofia]

hello! i'm sofia, a student from finland. i love the idea behind this group so i had to join! i'm sure i'll have a great time browsing through the very extensive bookshelf you have here :) it was also great to notice how many books you guys have about finland.

happy holidays to everyone!

[Stephanie]

Hello Sofia, I have many friends from Finland. Welcome!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

sofia wrote: "hello! i'm sofia, a student from finland. i love the idea behind this group so i had to join! i'm sure i'll have a great time browsing through the very extensive bookshelf you have here :) it was a..."

Hi, Sofia! Welcome to the group! Happy holidays to you too!

[``Laurie]

Hello, I'm Laurie a retired nurse living in the rural south. I've always loved reading books set in different countries and I'm looking forward to being a member of this group.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Laurie wrote: "Hello, I'm Laurie a retired nurse living in the rural south. I've always loved reading books set in different countries and I'm looking forward to being a member of this group."

Hi, Laurie! I am a nurse, too. I live in the not-so-rural south (Atlanta). Welcome to the group!

[``Laurie]

Thanks for the warm welcome Diane. I always said nursing is for the young :).

[Melissa]

Melissa here, midway through my own "circumnavigation." Just discovered this group while I was looking for books written about Brunei by someone who lived there as a child or now as an adult.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Melissa wrote: "Melissa here, midway through my own "circumnavigation." Just discovered this group while I was looking for books written about Brunei by someone who lived there as a child or now as an adult."

Welcome to the group, Melissa! I'd love to see what you have read so far!

[Anny]

Hello everyone! My name's Anny, from Indonesia. My friend Kama mentioned about this group since I love reading about various cultures around the globe. Glad to be here and I hope I can find many wonderful books and friends along the way =)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Anny wrote: "Hello everyone! My name's Anny, from Indonesia. My friend Kama mentioned about this group since I love reading about various cultures around the globe. Glad to be here and I hope I can find many wo..."

Hi, Anny! Happy to have you here with us!

[Shane]

Hello everyone,

My name is Shane Kristopher Lambert and I'm from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I have joined this group because I am interested in meeting other writers who are interested in travel destination writing, whether travel guides or works of fiction.

All the best,

Shane

[Melissa]

Diane wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Melissa here, midway through my own "circumnavigation." Just discovered this group while I was looking for books written about Brunei by someone who lived there as a child or now as..."

Diane and all: List of my "circumnavigation" is now 30+ books long. I am keeping an online, interactive spreadsheet at my blog, International Reads. I am also trying to post to Goodreads. I just posted today about Kafka's Curse, about South Africa.

[Melissa]

Kathryn wrote: "Laurel...I am all for the map idea...gotta get going on that. I travel all the time so will use colors for where I have actually been and where I have read my way there."

I use Google Fusion -- I put a list into excel with the names of the countries. Then I uploaded to "My Drive" at google and created a google fusion map. It makes red dots, not colors, sadly. But I'll bet there are some nifty YouTube videos available about how to make super cool maps in Fusion. Melissa

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Shane wrote: "Hello everyone,

My name is Shane Kristopher Lambert and I'm from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I have joined this group because I am interested in meeting other writers who are interested in travel ..."

Hi, Shane! Welcome and Happy Holidays! We love travel destination writing here!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Melissa wrote: "Diane wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Melissa here, midway through my own "circumnavigation." Just discovered this group while I was looking for books written about Brunei by someone who lived there as a c..."

Melissa, I love your blog. You have some very interesting books and I LOVE the pictures! Very awesome.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Melissa wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Laurel...I am all for the map idea...gotta get going on that. I travel all the time so will use colors for where I have actually been and where I have read my way there."

I use Goo..."

Super cool! I need to check that out!

[Beverly]

Hi

I am Beverly currently living in North Carolina. I am an avid reader and traveler. i see there is a wealth of information here so will look around and see where I can contribute. I love exploring cultures so look forward to participating in the discussions.

[Melissa]

Diane wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Diane wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Melissa here, midway through my own "circumnavigation." Just discovered this group while I was looking for books written about Brunei by someone who li..."

Diane, how kind of you to take the time to say something! I don't track "hits" -- but comments here or at the blog are MOST welcome :)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Beverly wrote: "Hi

I am Beverly currently living in North Carolina. I am an avid reader and traveler. i see there is a wealth of information here so will look around and see where I can contribute. I love explor..."

Welcome to the group, Beverly! Happy Holidays!

[Kathryn]

Melissa wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Laurel...I am all for the map idea...gotta get going on that. I travel all the time so will use colors for where I have actually been and where I have read my way there."

I use Goo..."

Thanks I will give it a try today

[[deleted user]]

Hi, I'm Ashley and I've been looking at this site for ages but not sure if I wanted to join or not. But since it's a new year, I thought I'd give it a try since I love historical fiction set in different countries! I can't wait to join in the fun!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Ashley wrote: "Hi, I'm Ashley and I've been looking at this site for ages but not sure if I wanted to join or not. But since it's a new year, I thought I'd give it a try since I love historical fiction set in dif..."

Welcome and Happy New Year, Ashley! So glad you decided to join!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

wfpoppet wrote: "I discovered this group after answering a GR poll on book clubs, which reignited the hankering to get plugged into one. Sadly, my local book clubs aren't a good fit for me, but this group seemed li..."

Welcome to the group, wfpoppet! Happy reading!

[Kristen]

Hi! My name is Kristen and I look forward to getting some suggestions on new books, old books and in-between books that I never got around to checking out here. Part of why I'm getting more active on Good Reads is because I just started a book club podcast with my brother, and I have to make sure to stay on top of what's out there a little better! If you'd like to check it out you can here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
The most recent book we cover is Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, which is set from World War I through World War II in Britain, so if you've read it please feel free to listen! We go on tangents and get off topic just as I'd imagine a "real" book club does, but we still talk plenty about our likes and dislikes so it should be fun and maybe help you notice things you hadn't before. Thanks, look forward to hanging around :)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Welcome to the group, Kristen! Cool podcast.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Manda wrote: "So pleased I found this group! Have started my 80 books Trecking challenge for 2014, very exciting! Just popped over to Norway but now back at home in England for a bit of a rest lol!

I have a..."

Hi, Manda! So pleased to have you here! Happy reading!

[Janice]

I'm a little late in posting an introduction. I'm Janice from the SF Bay Area and am so pleased to be part of this great group of world readers. I am participating in a similar effort "International Reads" which isn't connected on Goodreads. I've read books from 28 countries so far, and am finding the need to get some organization to the reading, so the trekking, frequent flyer, etc., challenges are very useful to me.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Janice Pettey wrote: "I'm a little late in posting an introduction. I'm Janice from the SF Bay Area and am so pleased to be part of this great group of world readers. I am participating in a similar effort "Internatio..."

Hi, Janice! I am so glad you have joined us! I look forward to seeing what you have been reading and where your future books will take you.

[Elle]

Hi, I'm Elle, a romance writer from Winnipeg. I love the idea of being an armchair (and sofa and hammock)traveller. Fortunately, I was given a book over the holidays that will start me on the right path here. Looking forward to seeing where the year takes me. (Feel free to tell me where to go - with recommendations - LOL!)

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Elle wrote: "Hi, I'm Elle, a romance writer from Winnipeg. I love the idea of being an armchair (and sofa and hammock)traveller. Fortunately, I was given a book over the holidays that will start me on the right..."

Welcome to the group, Elle!

[Ardilla]

Hi, I'm Ardilla. I live in Brisbane, even though I hail from across the Indian Ocean, Indonesia. I have read book since pretty much a toddler. My shelves are pretty much stocked up with fiction novel, mainly the contemporary ones. Since English is my second language, my progress on reading classic novel, such as Austen or Bronte, is pretty slow. I look forward to see where this year gonna turn out and how books and travels going to taking part in it!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Ardilla wrote: "Hi, I'm Ardilla. I live in Brisbane, even though I hail from across the Indian Ocean, Indonesia. I have read book since pretty much a toddler. My shelves are pretty much stocked up with fiction nov..."

Glad to have you in the group, Ardilla! Happy reading!

[Angie]

I'm Angie, and I'm living in SW Indiana now (fairly new here). I'm glad I found this group and all the great international stories you have listed. I love reading all kinds of books from all over, including fiction and non-fiction. I'm looking forward to discussions here.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Angie wrote: "I'm Angie, and I'm living in SW Indiana now (fairly new here). I'm glad I found this group and all the great international stories you have listed. I love reading all kinds of books from all over..."

Great to have you here, Angie!

[Glacebel Kaye]

hi everyone! i love to travel the world as much as i love books and i am always fascinated about different countries, its peoples and their culture. i hope i could learn and travel more around the world...

glad to met kindred souls in this group!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Glacebel Kaye wrote: "hi everyone! i love to travel the world as much as i love books and i am always fascinated about different countries, its peoples and their culture. i hope i could learn and travel more around the ..."

Welcome to the group, Glacebel!