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What are you reading? 3464 books / 8773 members / 26662 posts This group is for anyone, of any background or age group, who is interested in talking about...Books. Books you want to read, have read, are reading; books you have heard of and not yet read; books of any genre. You are welcome to ask for recommendations or opinions.

If you are plugging your new book, blog, group, etc., please only do this in the Shameless Self Promotion thread. If these are posted anywhere else, they will be deleted.
FrugalReader.com Members 480 books / 42 members / 229 posts A group for Shelfari.com members who are also FrugalReader.com members!
Book Chat 1085 books / 1420 members / 8217 posts Welcome to Book Chat!

Instead of being about a particular book, author or genre this group is about books and reading in general. Discussions have covered a wide variety of topics, from bookmarks, to book type preference (paperback, hardcover or trade paperback) to book-to-movie tie-ins, to where and when you read and even what started you reading.

We also have some fun new projects starting and we hope you will join us.

Tenia has started a Secret Reader (aka Secret Santa) where we will exchange gently used books.

Tenia has also started a monthly book read. Our first group read will start in January and we are currently taking votes on several books that were nominated for the fiction genre.

We are also currently taking nominations for books for February and March. Our February read will be horror and our March read will be chick lit.

A discussion book raffle of sorts will be starting very soon so be sure to check back for details.

Feel free to pop-in and have a look around. We would love to have you join us for some discussion and fun.

Your admins...Kelly and Tenia
BEA Lit Insiders 185 books / 522 members / 220 posts Welcome to the BookExpo America Lit Insider group on Shelfari!
What the hell is a BEA Lit Insider? Well, BEA is the 2nd largest book fair in the world and takes place every June. This year the show is in L.A. and I'd love tohear from any West Coasters that are interested in the show or are planning on going. By the way, I’m the director of BookExpo America and you can check out my blog and learn more about how books are “made” www.mediumatlarge.net

-Lance
New York State of Mind 179 books / 87 members / 145 posts A group for books set in New York (city or state), written by New Yorkers, or books that capture the essence of this geographic and cultural area. Fiction, Non-fiction or short stories. The possibilities are endless...
50 Book Challenge! 4700 books / 4692 members / 31151 posts Welcome to the 50-Book Challenge! We are not listless. In fact, we love lists ...

A list of the books we've been looking forward to, for example, can be found by following this link:

http://astore.amazon.com/allencotrip-20

Our challenge is to read 50 books in one year. OR ... establish a goal for yourself more or less, it's up to you, just because we say 50 books doesn't mean that has to be your goal too.

To join, all you need to do is start a thread, WITH YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT OF YOUR ORIGINAL POST, and log your books (with title and author, please.) Reviews are always welcome as well. It is a very good idea to bookmark your post (when in your post, add it to your internet browser's favorites)for quick access for future updates. Things move quickly around here.

If you haven't been keeping track of the books you've read, start when you join.

I enjoy reading your lists, and my TBR pile has grown as a result and I've read books I wouldn't have otherwise (The Hunger Games, I'm talking to you ...)

It doesn't have to be all lists all the time, though ... People enjoy it when you comment on their lists as well, so when you update your list ... take a minute and browse around. You never know what you might find. (Water For Elephants, I'm talking to you.)


The books we loved in 2008 can be found by following the Amazon link below

http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Frichpub%2Fsyltguides%2Ffullview%2FRWDHY4E2EDKG2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26%252AVersion%252A%3D1%26%252Aentries%252A%3D0&tag=allencotrip-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

The books we loved in 2007 can be found by following the link below

http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Frichpub%2Flistmania%2Ffullview%2FR2ULK83M81K03T%3Fie%3DUTF8%26redirect%3Dtrue%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Flm%255Fpthnk%255Fview%26lm%255Fbb%3D&tag=allencotrip-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

I survey the group each year starting in mid-December, until about mid-January then compile the lists and post the results. I look forward to this year's lists, now that the Twilight fervor has died down.

Thanks for being here and have fun. If you have any suggestions or questions, feel free to contact me.
3rd Monday at Towne 111 books / 8 members / 0 posts The photo is from a memorable road trip that we took to learn about bees from a professor at Cornel University after reading The Secret Life of Bees.
Moms Who Read To Escape Their Weary Lives 982 books / 1366 members / 10554 posts
In order to find out what books the Moms Who Read are discussing, please click on the blue "more" link at the end of the next paragraph.

You may lose a few brain cells when you become a mother, but you still love to read! Whether you're able to fit in one book per year or 100 between changing diapers and/or taxiing kids to sports and activities, this is the place to come to chat about your current books or to get ideas for future reading. So grab a book, settle in, and let off some steam if you need to...we mommies are here to listen!


March Title:
The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb

The discussion began on January 1, but feel free to add to it at any time!

Upcoming titles:
April: Testimony by Anita Shreve
May:Souvenir by Therese Fowler
June: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Discussions will begin on the first of each month.

Past titles:
The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center (with author chat)
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
All the Numbers by Judy Merrill Larsen (with author chat)
In the Woods by Tana French
The Other Mother by Gwendolen Gross (with author chat)
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner
An Inconvenient Wife by Megan Chance (with author chat)
Love Walked In by Maria de Los Santos
The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain
The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
The Wise Woman by Philippa Gregory

If you have anything you'd like to add to these discussions at any time, don't hesitate to pull the book titles up from the "Search Discussions" link on the upper right side of the page and add to the threads!

While we appreciate that many of our members are authors, please do not post book promotions to our group. I will remove them as I do not want anyone to feel pressured to buy anything or be bothered by numerous spams in the discussion list. Thank you for understanding.
Good Reads 29 books / 498 members / 2055 posts The motto for this group is "Anything goes." Any genre and every genre.

How it's going to work is that each month a different member will select 4 or 5 books that he would like to read. He will then post a new thread with the titles in it. At that point the rest of us can respond with our vote. By the end of the voting period (the 15th of the month), the book with the most votes will win. In case of a tie, both books will be selected and if members want to read both books, they may, or if you want to choose which one you read, that is fine as well.

In order to be selected to nominate books you have to have participated in the book voting or discussion one or two months prior. Participation means discussing or voting. The person who nominates books is selected one month in advance so that the date of voting can begin early.

All genres will be accepted as appropriate for this group. It can be anything from a best seller, horror, drama, real life, non-fiction, humor, YA, children's, science fiction, classic, you name it, we can read it. Don't feel like you have to read every book we choose. If you don't like our selection, feel free to sit this one out. Or, if you want to sit out a few months for various other reasons, not a problem.

This is YOUR book group. Everyone has a say so in what they want to read by picking out a few titles themselves. At the same time, you also get a little bit of choice and opinion in the voting each cycle.

If you want to receive group notifications about voting and winning titles, make sure to sign your name on the thread about wanting to receive notifications.




2007 Books
August
Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen and After the Plague by T.C. Boyle (nominated by notrorygilmore)
September
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon (nominated by jrwojow)
October
The Know-It-All by AJ Jacobs (nominated by maggiethecat74)
November
The Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo (nominated by Cheryl)
December/January
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (nominated by Aimeesue)

2008 Books
December/January
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (nominated by aimeesue)
February
Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors (nominated by Doughgirl)
March
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (nominated by Pepi)
April
The Soul Catcher by Michael White (nominated by beachlover20855)
May
The Space Betweeen Us by Thrity Umrigar and Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World by Rita Golden Gelman (nominated by Booksaremylife)
June
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffengger (nominated by Trupti)
July
Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson (nominated by ToniK)
August
Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson (nominated by Ruth Ann H.)
September
The Kindness of Strangers by Katrina Kittle (nominated by sweatpea78
October
Amagansett by Mark Mills (nominated by maggiethecat).
November
March by Geraldine Brooks (nominated by Denizen)
December
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (nominated by Brianne)

2009 Books
January
Heart-shaped Box by Joe Hill (nominated by Tien H.)
February
The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmine Crowther (nominated by Emsgirl)
March
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (nominated by Serenity)
April
White Tiger by Aravind Adiga and Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (nominated by Regina L)
May
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (nominated by Dawn R.)
June
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (nominated by Patty F.)
July
The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich (nominated by Don K)
August
Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides (nominated by Zeni T)
September
Moloka'i by Alan Brennart (nominated by Brianne)
October
Perfume: The Story of a Murdere by Patrcik Suskind (nominated by Bridget K)


PLEASE ONLY PUT BOOKS WE HAVE READ IN THIS GROUP ON THE GROUP SHELF. Recently I've noticed a lot of authors placing their books on our shelf. Our shelf is reserved for the books we've read, or nominated, ONLY.
24 Book Challenge + Chat 820 books / 81 members / 2815 posts The 24 Book Challenge group is currently at full capacity; thank you for your interest.



"In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.", Mortimer Adler

*This is a group for book lovers who prefer to take an under-promise and over-deliver approach to their reading. It's also for those of us who quake at the thought of "committing" to read 50 books in a twelve month period.

The challenge: Set a goal for yourself to read and enjoy 2 books each month.(If 1 would be a s-t-r-e-t-c-h goal for you, that's great too! If you crave more than 2, go for it. It's your challenge :-)

If you have been keeping track of all that you've read since January 2008, feel free to include those books towards your goal. If you haven't been keeping track, simply begin now.

How it works: Put your name in the subject line of a new post, and start to add your book list. From that point on you can add to your list by replying to the first post in your thread. If you prefer to keep your thread free of others' questions or comments then you may want to include this request in your original post title (e.g. "No comments please"). If you would like questions or comments within your thread, why not include "Comments welcome" in the title? If you feel inspired to write mini-reviews or comments on any book in your list, please do. Whatever feels right for you!

The group shelf:You are also invited to add your 24 + books to the group shelf. If you did write a comment or review please also add this to your book on the shelf. In an effort to keep things simple, we're only using the "Books We've Read" shelf.


Please drop us a note if you have any questions or suggestions for improving the group. We'd love to hear from you!
Kristin's 2008 A-Z New Author Challenge 82 books / 1 members / 25 posts This is a private group set up to keep track of authors read during 2008. Each author must be a new author that never read before beginning with a different letter of the alphabet.

Completed so far: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTVWXYZ
Iranian Book Lovers 1106 books / 1451 members / 1137 posts This group is for all Iranian book lovers to discuss their favorite books or get to know new books through the community.
Ladies' Night Book Group 47 books / 126 members / 159 posts This book group is for women who love to read and share their experiences with their favorite books. There is no limit to the types of books, fiction and nonfiction alike. If you like to read and you're female, lets chat about our favorite books over a mocha frappicino and some chocolate truffles!
100+ Book Challenge 1546 books / 1088 members / 12100 posts Up for a serious challenge? Then come join us! Our goal is to read 100 or more books in one year.

Just start a new discussion post, WITH YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT OF YOUR ORIGINAL POST, and log your books.

You can start any time. Our goal really is to read 100 or more books in one year. If you haven't been keeping track of the books you've read, start when you join.
Mrs. Gaetano's English Class, Period 1, Third Quarter 29 books / 20 members / 141 posts Welcome to your third quarter outside reading book project! Your first attempt at Shelfari was wonderful. We are going to change things a little bit and try to grow in our responses to the literature. 1. I would like you to write a book review where you explain what is going on in the book. Notice, this is not a plot summary, but an overview of what a reader should expect as she reads the book. Please look on shelfari.com for a review of your book. It should help you understand what you should include in your project. 2. Along with the review I would like you to include a quote that exemplifies the character, a theme, or the understanding of the book. 3. Finally, I want you to end this review with a recommendation. Who would like this book? What other books can you relate your book to? After you are done with this recommendation I would like you to comment on your classmates’ reviews. This requires you to make a thoughtful comment and to ask a question. You are required to respond to at least three people. Please look at the project wrap-up for the last quarter to see some truly exemplary examples.
Mrs. Gaetano's English Class, Period 4, Third Quarter 25 books / 20 members / 105 posts Welcome to your third quarter outside reading book project! Your first attempt at Shelfari was wonderful. We are going to change things a little bit and try to grow in our responses to the literature. 1. I would like you to write a book review where you explain what is going on in the book. Notice, this is not a plot summary, but an overview of what a reader should expect as she reads the book. Please look on shelfari.com for a review of your book. It should help you understand what you should include in your project. 2. Along with the review I would like you to include a quote that exemplifies the character, a theme, or the understanding of the book. 3. Finally, I want you to end this review with a recommendation. Who would like this book? What other books can you relate your book to? After you are done with this recommendation I would like you to comment on your classmates’ reviews. This requires you to make a thoughtful comment and to ask a question. You are required to respond to at least three people. Please look at the project wrap-up for the last quarter to see some truly exemplary examples.
Mark's Book Group 39 books / 3 members / 0 posts
Kindle Owners 105 books / 220 members / 837 posts I think the name is self explanatory. I purchased a kindle about a month ago and would love to meet others who also have one and see what everyone's reading on their kindle.
Better than Starbucks… if you like good coffee, great books, sharp wit, and people who read 1623 books / 1957 members / 28541 posts Better than Starbucks… if you like good coffee, great books, sharp wit, and people who read
Shakespeare, Dickens, Twain, Marquez, Morrison, Joyce, Faulkner, Cather, Kingsolver and a few hundred other really delicious writers, not to impress strangers, but because they love a good read, then please join us.

We are not a private group, but the administrators will not resist the urge to delete boring and stupid comments. By the same token, personal attacks on young, slow or otherwise disadvantaged players will not be tolerated.

Generally, be nice to other members, but spare not public figures, pop lit superstars, big box stores, politicians and religious leaders. Focus more energy on what is good and even what is great, but feel free to throw a stone when the occasion calls for it.

To steal a phrase: we want to have serious intellectual discussions, but at the same time we want the heat to generate light, not fire....

Welcome!
The Bookies 30 books / 1 members / 2 posts
Women Read 2009 394 books / 21 members / 1326 posts Women Read 2009 is an off-shoot of Women Speak. This private forum is a space to track our 2009 reads. Each member will have a dedicated thread identifying her reads and respective reviews.

There will be complementary discussions. We will keep these limited in order not to dilute the focus of the group and so we don't make it difficult to find our threads. We highly recommend that you bookmark your thread so it's easy to access throughout the year.

To keep this manageable, the forum is private. If you're a current member of Women Speak, and would like to participate, send us a note.
The Bibliophile Club 1157 books / 215 members / 593 posts For anyone who likes to read Literature, History, Biographies,Classics, Politics, Mysteries, thrillers, spirituality and religion. Books that are interesting,popular and bring pleasure to one's life. No pornographic novels please.
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