Modern Good Reads discussion

Hi Jackie!

Roger wrote: "Hi Bee,
I enjoy listening to audio books as well. Two popular authors in the genre that I don't see on your list are Steve Berry and Dave Baldacci. Best wishes on discovering more great reads."

Hello Roger, thank you I am familiar with Steve Berry and I shall devour Baldacci.
Great suggestion thank you!

I am loving this community! It's welcoming and friendly. Thank you.

Bee

Ceri wrote: "Beeware wrote: "Hello fellow readers,

My name is Bee. I am a Manager by day, a mother always and a reader by night.
I have recently discovered audio books and love the freedom this gives me. I no..."

Hello Ceri, thank you for the suggestion. Im new here and I am enjoying this group. Thank you I shall check out the recommendations.

Smile

Roger wrote: "Beeware wrote: "Hello fellow readers,

My name is Bee. I am a Manager by day, a mother always and a reader by night.
I have recently discovered audio books and love the freedom this gives me. I no..."

Hello again Roger, you're on fire! Keep em comin :)
Actually I was just thinking about James Rollins and his books. You've just made it even more intriguing-I just may start reading a book of his immediately.

I may need to look into Paul Kemprecos.
I love these suggestions.

Much appreciated Roger

Hello Mike, Kelsey and Karen- if you're new to this group-so am I.

I'm enjoying this group and I hope you do too.

Happy reading
Bee

Hi Bee

I am new to this and it seems great so far. Nice to meet you!

Hello Modern Goodreaders, my name is Scott and I like to read and write peculiar stories. I have never found a genre I love enough to devote myself to in either discipline. Therefore I can only describe the kind of books that interest me as thus: compelling,thought-provoking and occasionally guilty of humour.

Scott wrote: "Hello Modern Goodreaders, my name is Scott and I like to read and write peculiar stories. I have never found a genre I love enough to devote myself to in either discipline. Therefore I can only d..."

Welcome to MGR, Scott. Plenty of choice here!

Hi All,

My name is Jonah. I'm an eclectic reader. For pure recreation my favorite author is Elmore Leonard. I've read almost everything he published. Sorry he passed. The last book I read was Pride and Prejudice, and before that Vanity Fair. At 65, I felt it was time to give those two a tumble. Sorry I waited so long. I like literature, science fiction, spy craft, contemporary crime, humor, an occasional western. I have even read romance. I like a good story with believable characters who engage issues beyond their immediate environs. I write too.

Hi Bee, Scott and Jonah!

Jonah wrote: "Hi All,

My name is Jonah. I'm an eclectic reader. For pure recreation my favorite author is Elmore Leonard. I've read almost everything he published. Sorry he passed. The last book I read was Prid..."

Welcome, Jonah. Lots of genres here and places for writers too!

Hi all! I read across different genres: paranormal, contemporary/new adult, historical and some of the hmmhmm...darker romance topics ;)

If the synopsis sounds good or it's highly rated, I'll give it a go.

Hi, Heidi. Welcome aboard.

Thanks Jonah!

Heidi wrote: "Hi all! I read across different genres: paranormal, contemporary/new adult, historical and some of the hmmhmm...darker romance topics ;)

If the synopsis sounds good or it's highly rated, I'll giv..."

Welcome , Heidi!

Hi
My name is Motunrayo, am from Nigeria, Africa;a student. I enjoy reading romantic suspense, crime, thriller, historial romance, adventure and murder/detective novels.

Motunrayo wrote: "Hi
My name is Motunrayo, am from Nigeria, Africa;a student. I enjoy reading romantic suspense, crime, thriller, historial romance, adventure and murder/detective novels."

A good range of genres! Welcome, Motunrayo.

Hi, I'm Joe, from Mexico.

J. wrote: "Hi, I'm Joe, from Mexico."

Hi Joe, hope you enjoy Modern Good Reads.

Hi,I'm an eclectic reader/writer and love cross-genre stories that involve fantasy and paranormal elements, mystery and suspense, and some romance. *waving at y'all from West Texas!*

Mina wrote: "Hi,I'm an eclectic reader/writer and love cross-genre stories that involve fantasy and paranormal elements, mystery and suspense, and some romance. *waving at y'all from West Texas!*"

Waving right back at you, Mina. Welcome.

Hi!
Im Marian and I live in Ontario Canada and yep..I LOVE to read:)Bit a little of everything.And since I have retired back in June,I have been discovering a lot of new authors..to me.My newest one being John Lescroaft.And its been really,alot of fun.Thanks for having me.

Marian wrote: "Hi!
Im Marian and I live in Ontario Canada and yep..I LOVE to read:)Bit a little of everything.And since I have retired back in June,I have been discovering a lot of new authors..to me.My newest on..."

Thank you for joining us, Marian. Hope you have fun here too. :)

Hi there! I love all animals, have lots of pets and I'm an author of fantasy and sci-fi. Nice to meet you all :)

Kristin wrote: "Hi there! I love all animals, have lots of pets and I'm an author of fantasy and sci-fi. Nice to meet you all :)"

Good to have you here, Kristin, pets and all. :)

Ceri wrote: "Kristin wrote: "Hi there! I love all animals, have lots of pets and I'm an author of fantasy and sci-fi. Nice to meet you all :)"

Good to have you here, Kristin, pets and all. :)"

Same to you. I have 2 cats and 2 dogs and a lot of fish

Hello! My name is J. Warren, and I'm a reading addict, an author (books and trailers listed in author section), a lover of Belgian beer, I'm a science fiction fanatic, I love Greco-Roman mythology, and there are no words for how much impact David Bowie has had on my life.

J. wrote: "Hello! My name is J. Warren, and I'm a reading addict, an author (books and trailers listed in author section), a lover of Belgian beer, I'm a science fiction fanatic, I love Greco-Roman mythology,..."

Welcome to MGR! Now I am intrigued re the reference to David Bowie. Is this general, or connected to reading?

That's a really great question. While neither DB nor a differently-named-clone has shown up in my work (as yet, anyway), his aesthetic from albums like "Outside" and "Low" certainly influenced my work. On the reader side, nonfic books about him are some of the only nonfic books I've ever liked.

I am so behind with my groups hi all!

Hi, I'm Sue. I love reading almost all things, but my real love are dramas, family, situations and so on.

Hi all, my name's Jack and I'm from Virginia. Looks like I am late for this party. Found the group via google looking for good books to read. Your comments have already helped me find a few good ones. I love "good" scifi (and this has been a great year for new books!), and I am trying to learn spanish, so if anyone can recommend children's books originally written in spanish, it would be much appreciated. I'm at a Roald Dahl level right now. And in terms of non-genre fiction, I am always looking (never successfully) for books with a little romance--that aren't genre. Along the lines of the movie almost famous or something like that. Happy to join!

Hello every body. Perhaps I'm already in this group, but I'd like to introduce myself, nevertheless, because I do not have an author's profile, and I think no one knows much about me.
My name's Lilian. I live in Italy, in a small town in the Po Delta. There are no English speaking persons in my town and our library and book stores don't have any books in the English language, which makes it difficult to share my writing with anyone close by. There are no (live) writer's groups or workshops anywhere near. My writing genre is romantic fiction and children's stories. I am grateful for the Internet and that I have a desktop PC.
I love writing, reading and connecting to friends via the web. You all keep me company and I regard you as friends although we haven't met.

Hi, I just discovered this group; I'm definitely a reader, I'm also a published author. By day I'm a librarian; as you can see, I love books! When not reading, writing or tending the library, I devote myself to breeding and exhibiting Pekingese. I guess one can say that I'm passionate about books and dogs...glad I found this group. I love to recommend and get recommendations for good books. I love to talk dogs and I will see what's happening over at the Authors' Corner.

Hi - I'm Rosalie. Now that we're retired my husband (of 50 years in Nov.!) and I divide our time between Angel Fire, NM (in the mountains - it's snowing now) and Birmingham, AL where we have 6 amazing grandchildren. I am a fanatic reader. My favorites are historical fiction and literary fiction. I love book clubs for the discussions and because they make me discover books I might never have read. Fun!

Hi guys my name is Leonardo, I'm 17 years old (almost 18) from Toronto, Canada. I obviously love reading. For me a good read deserves a hot coffee with good music.
Favourite readings? Well I read any type of books, because I'm a teenager I'm reading Young-Adult Fiction and also general fiction.

I have a blog were I publish random things, but I also want to write about my favourite books there.

Oh, by the way read in English and Spanish, so I hope this can make better topics of conversation.

Hello I'm Yuri.I love reading anything so long as it captures my imagination, boxing, and making things up then writing them down.

Hey Chris thanks for invitation, I enjoy all kinds of reading I love historical fiction crime novels non-fiction and of course classical literature

Hi I'm Harry Crossley and I'm no spring chicken! Been writing for many years on and off, lots of short stories and articles but over the last two years wrote and self published a couple of books with a nautical theme. Done nothing with them,...marketing and selling is just not my thing. My reading covers a wide range to say the least! This is a great site.

H. wrote: "Hi I'm Harry Crossley and I'm no spring chicken! Been writing for many years on and off, lots of short stories and articles but over the last two years wrote and self published a couple of books wi..."

Hi! Harry's my favourite man name thanks to my uncle :)

Chris, thanks for inviting me to MGR. It's great to see so many familiar faces in this group! I love reading and exchanging views with others, and that's why I'm here. My preferred genre is mystery, though I'll read most anything in fiction.

Hi, everyone! My name's Kimberlee Jane and I'm a newly self-published author of realistic bdsm erotica. I support the Safe, Sane, and Consensual motto for what I write, =).

If you like erotic romances, I hope you'll come check my Author Profile for more info!

Kimberlee wrote: "Hi, everyone! My name's Kimberlee Jane and I'm a newly self-published author of realistic bdsm erotica. I support the Safe, Sane, and Consensual motto for what I write, =).

If you like erotic rom..."
Welcome, Kimberlee!

Hi all. My name is Mandi and I have just come across your group. I am looking forward to getting to know you all.

Please feel free to send me any recommendations for books as I don't think you can ever have enough on your to read list :) Also, feel free to add me as a friend.

It's been awhile since I last checked this thread, and a lot of new folks have joined. Welcome to the group, Yuri, Jean, Mark, Harry, Sandra, Kimberlee, Mandi, and anyone else I missed!

Hi there :)

I am an artist and illustrator who started writing Dark Fantasy fiction for fun!

I like to read Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Dark Fantasy and enjoy a lot of non-fiction as well, genres such as self-improvement, leadership and psychology!

Isis wrote: "Hi there :)

I am an artist and illustrator who started writing fiction for fun! I like Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Dark Fantasy and enjoy a lot of non-fiction as well, genres such as self..."

I just perused some of your work at deviantART, very impressive! What have you written in terms of sci-fi?

Matthew wrote: "Isis wrote: "Hi there :)

I am an artist and illustrator who started writing fiction for fun! I like Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Dark Fantasy and enjoy a lot of non-fiction as well, genres..."

Hey Matthew, ow, that was so cool to hear ^.^

Many thanks for taking the time and feedback! :)

I haven't written any Sci-Fi, but I love many Sci-Fi books, movies and series! (I may edit my previous post, it sounds ambiguous!)

What I do write is art books (illustration/portrait and such subjects) and started venturing into Dark Fantasy. But I do have some Sci-Fi ideas for the future! :)

I saw you have several books/interesting titles, are those short stories or longer works? :)

Isis wrote: "Hi there :)

I am an artist and illustrator who started writing Dark Fantasy fiction for fun!

I like to read Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Dark Fantasy and enjoy a lot of non-fiction as we..."
Loving your art - have you done any book covers yet?

Isis wrote: "Matthew wrote: "Isis wrote: "Hi there :)

I am an artist and illustrator who started writing fiction for fun! I like Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Dark Fantasy and enjoy a lot of non-fiction..."

Both, though most are linked short stories. Whiskey Delta is my latest, a foray into zombie fiction that's got several more books coming behind it. But my main love is classic sci-fi, the kind of stuff that really explores the universe beyond us and the human condition within us.