Modern Good Reads discussion

So what do I do? I'm trying to navigate but its all gobbledygook to me.

Click on Modern Good reads at the top, it will take you back to the front. Scroll down and look at all the topics that are being discussed and pick which one you'd like to talk about. You can meet all the mods and their genres.

Hi I'm Marilyn :) I love to read sci fi , fantasy , paranormal romance , graphic novels/manga as well as Japanese noir.

Marilyn wrote: "Hi I'm Marilyn :) I love to read sci fi , fantasy , paranormal romance , graphic novels/manga as well as Japanese noir."

Good to have you, check out our UF/PNR threads, see if there's anything that interests you there.

(Trying to get somebody to post something down in that lonely corner)

:P

Nancy wrote: "Hi, I'm Nancy. I'm a reader. I enjoy a lot of book genres - scifi, fantasy, paranormal, mysteries, thrillers, historical fiction, some romance. I live in a nursing home in Lima, PA."

Hi Nancy! Glad you've joined us here. It's been a while since we spoke - hope you're well!

Hi, I'm Matt. I'm an avid sci-fi, history, classics, and politics buff, and an indie writer. Don't worry, I have no intention of advertising anything I wrote here. Mainly, I want to share ideas, hear what people think, and maybe pick up a thing or two. Glad to be here!

Matthew wrote: "Hi, I'm Matt. I'm an avid sci-fi, history, classics, and politics buff, and an indie writer. Don't worry, I have no intention of advertising anything I wrote here. Mainly, I want to share ideas, he..."

Welcome, Matt. Or should that be, "Welcome mat"?

Heidi wrote: "Shawn wrote: "Hello my name is Shawn, and I'm an author and reader. I'm dyslexic so both became tools to teach myself how to read when I was growing up. I love to read all genres, old and new, exce..."

I went to school before the days of testing, and knowing for sure what kind. I was put in LD classes. The only way I survived school was a tutor early on and reading. And the i before e thing, that often proved a problem for me with a name like Reilly, lol. Either way, my struggles helped me to know how to deal with my two dyslexic children. I always seemed to reverse the end of words, and counting money wasn't a friend. I still struggle at times, but I know its not because I'm dumb. The majority of the dyslexics I know are very creative people.

Shawn wrote: "Heidi wrote: "Shawn wrote: "Hello my name is Shawn, and I'm an author and reader. I'm dyslexic so both became tools to teach myself how to read when I was growing up. I love to read all genres, old..."

I agree with the comment about many dyslexic people being creative; and I know a number of dyslexic people who are much more avid readers than the average non-dyslexic (which is kind of non-intuitive!).

Hello, I'm RMF. I enjoy reading books and I enjoy writing them. I'm looking for ward to some good debates on this site. Thanks for having me.

Hi,I am Vicki. Thanks for the invite. I like to read almost anything. My favorite genres right now seem to be mystery, paranormal, and historical. I am open to other genres if the story description grabs my interest.

Hey everyone!
I'm Sayerah.
I love reading, obviously.
I can read a variety of novels, mainly YA. But I specifically do not love romance, a bit in a story that's core is not romantic is good but a story based only on romance is not good enough for me!
That's pretty much it...

Im Isaiah. I just joined this group. I enjoy reading books whenever I have time. I like to read sci-fi, paranormal, mystery, and fantasy. I like to write small stories and fantasy, things like The Hobbit and things with dragons. I would never get them published mostly because im 13, but I tipe on my kindle so it helps me with my mistakes. Though I RARELY mess up.

Hello Everyone,

I am an author, public speaker, and blogger. I love to read:

Action and Adventure
Horror
Literary Fiction
Military and Espionage
Multicultural
Mystery
Science Fiction
Thrillers and Suspense
Non-Fiction
Biography & Memoirs
Narrative
True Adventure
Women’s Issues
Instructional/How-To

I will be gone on a research journey and will be away for a while, but will check in once I return. Hope your summer is full of good reads.

Greeting all! I am an avid reader of all things science fiction, sci-fi romance, urban and paranormal romance, (except vampire and werewolf books), post-apocalyptic, utopian and dystopic. I am an author in the Sci-fi Romance / Space Opera genre, thought I am also considering a dive into fantasy romance. While I wait for a mega-millions book deal to fall on my lap (ha-ha), I pay my bills as a web developer. I look forward to meeting you all and having some great book discussions.

Thanks for the invitation. So glad to be a part of this group. I love to read, write, blog, play outdoors, camp, and canoeing on New River. I especially love spending time with my granddaughter. Loving life at 54!

Thanks for the invitation. I am a writer of contemporary romance, definitely +18. My new book, Taming Graeme is getting some good reviews. Two of them liken it to Fifty Shades. My wildest dreams would be excelled if it were to do 1/100th as well! I love to travel and meet interesting people. I read romance (of course) biographies, mysteries, travel, inspirational genres.

Hi - My name is Julie. Thank you Travis for inviting me to this group. I like to read a wide variety of genres - thriller/mystery, paranormal, historical, romance, fantasy and an occasional horror story. I love to immerse myself in a great book for total escapism. As far as books to movies, the movie versions of The Shining and The Firm were well done, even though the endings were different. One of my favorite fantasy movies is LadyHawke with Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer & a young Matthew Broderick.

Thank you for the invitation, Shane. I just published Username: Bladen, a YA fantasy novel that covers various sub-genres. In fiction, I like to read and write across the genres, so if it's a good story that pulls me in, I'm game. There's only a few genres that aren't quite like a good mug of coffee for me. Oh and I also like lots of non-fiction.

I also have a crazy house filled with kids, that's inspirational for writing. I'm happy to be a member of this group and look forward to meeting you all. =)

Hi, I'm glad you accepted me here. I just published my second book on Amazon, you may share and like:)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C6X030G
Best wishes,
Boyko

Hello from Austin. We're Bob and Kathy Clark [The talent] and we write under the name of Bob Kat [Life's What Happens and the CUL8R teen time travel mystery series] and Kathy has written 24 books [her latest is her first self published After Midnight [A Denver After Dark Suspense Series]. We have a back list book, Goodbye Desperado free this weekend and book #2, BRB, of the CUL8R series releases in 2 weeks.

Hobbies include golf and we see at least one new release movie a week. Five boys all over age 25 [amazing given our ages are under 50 [really].

Best friends live in Denver too.

Focus for us is learning the indie publishing sector and keeping on schedule with our releases this year. We've been building a 3,800 gallon water feature in the yard [yard meaning 60% rock] and we're 85% through the movement and placement of 7 tons of rock. Whew...

Glad to be a part of the group. Active on Kindle Boards. Gotta go. Bye.

Hi, everybody--thanks for inviting me to join this group. A newly-minted indie author, I write mostly children's poetry, picture books and middle grade/teen novels. I also love to read. Everything--just wish I had the time! A few books I've read recently are Room: A Novel by Emma Donoghue, Liar's Club by Mary Kerr and The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. Loved 'em all. I also enjoy David Sedaris', Augusten Burroughs' and Calvin Trillin's humorous non-fiction.

Julie wrote: "Hi, everybody--thanks for inviting me to join this group. A newly-minted indie author, I write mostly children's poetry, picture books and middle grade/teen novels. I also love to read. Everythin..."

Hi Julie. David Sedaris rocks!

Thank you for the invitation, Michelle Brown. We are an emerging small press publisher, with 20 authors currently signed, 48 books published, and 4-8 new books releasing every two months for the foreseeable future. Our books cross over all genres and styles. For us, the top priority/philosophy is quite simple: Quality Matters.

Sarah wrote: "Thanks for the invitation. So glad to be a part of this group. I love to read, write, blog, play outdoors, camp, and canoeing on New River. I especially love spending time with my granddaughter. Lo..."

Welcome Sarah! I love to read as well and you will love what we have here. I like to go canoeing too, especially on a nice sunny day, the water is calm and I can read a great book as I float down the river. Thank you so much for joining this wonderful group.

Hello, I'm a writer of fantasy and horror and a little poetry, I read in multiple genres, I am a sci-fi geek, and I love movies, especially action films.

Hi, I'm Cynthia I am a new Young Adult Author. My favorite reading material is young adult, especially anything to do with witches or other paranormal/fantasy stuff. I love movies espcially romantic comedy and Action/sci fi.

Cynthia wrote: "Hi, I'm Cynthia I am a new Young Adult Author. My favorite reading material is young adult, especially anything to do with witches or other paranormal/fantasy stuff. I love movies espcially roman..."

Hi, Cynthia, you will have a ball talking to either Michelle or Christopher about what you like. Thank you so much for coming, poke around and get a feel for our group.

A.F. wrote: "Hello, I'm a writer of fantasy and horror and a little poetry, I read in multiple genres, I am a sci-fi geek, and I love movies, especially action films."

Hi, A.F. what's your fav action movie? I have more than one but I can narrow it down to about 10.

Thanks for the invite to join the group! I enjoy reading and writing books that are unique, not cookie cutter topics. I currently write steamy paranormal. I love making up worlds and situations and strange encounters. I love reading books that have a different point of view or different take on an old topic. Hail to the unique!

Calinda wrote: "Thanks for the invite to join the group! I enjoy reading and writing books that are unique, not cookie cutter topics. I currently write steamy paranormal. I love making up worlds and situations and..."

I like that, thanks for coming!

Yelle wrote: "A.F. wrote: "Hello, I'm a writer of fantasy and horror and a little poetry, I read in multiple genres, I am a sci-fi geek, and I love movies, especially action films."

Hi, A.F. what's your fav act..."

I know how you feel, it's hard to choose, but I'm very fond of Crank, Shoot 'Em Up, and In Bruges. And of course there are the classics Die Hard and Speed.

A.F. wrote: "Yelle wrote: "A.F. wrote: "Hello, I'm a writer of fantasy and horror and a little poetry, I read in multiple genres, I am a sci-fi geek, and I love movies, especially action films."

Hi, A.F. what'..."

I have all of those except for In Bruges (I'm gonna look that up) They are all on my list of watching more than 5 times. On my list is 300, Transporter, Equilibrium, of course the new Star Trek and The 5th Element amoung the many many more.

Yelle wrote: "A.F. wrote: "Yelle wrote: "A.F. wrote: "Hello, I'm a writer of fantasy and horror and a little poetry, I read in multiple genres, I am a sci-fi geek, and I love movies, especially action films."

H..."

In Bruges is very quirky, but fun. I haven't heard of Equilibrium, so I may look that one up.

A.F. wrote: "Yelle wrote: "A.F. wrote: "Yelle wrote: "A.F. wrote: "Hello, I'm a writer of fantasy and horror and a little poetry, I read in multiple genres, I am a sci-fi geek, and I love movies, especially act..."

Ralph Fiennes and Colin Ferrall...winner! Chris is gonna kick my butt for having this on the introduction thread...Don't beat me Chris!

Hi, I'm Beca.

I recently wrote and published, Pros of Prozac: A Faith-based Memoir of Overcoming the Stigma. Check it out if it interests you at www.ProsofProzac.com.

I LOVE reading and am glad to be a part of the group!

Beca wrote: "Hi, I'm Beca.

I recently wrote and published, Pros of Prozac: A Faith-based Memoir of Overcoming the Stigma. Check it out if it interests you at www.ProsofProzac.com.

I LOVE reading and am glad t..."

Hi Beca and welcome to the group, you'll find plenty to talk about here and you can post your book here:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

That way, everyone will see it.

Thanks for the invite :)
I read mostly SF, fantasy and urban fantasy, and I write the latter two, with my first novel THE PRINCE'S MAN coming out this summer.

I also read some thrillers, police procedurals, spy stories and the odd biography.

Hi, everyone and thanks for the invite, Christopher. I love to read and my tastes are eclectic. My faves are sci fi, fantasy, thrillers, horror, mysteries. I write UF and also historical fantasy.

David wrote: "Hey all. I'm a writer of paranormal, fantasy, and sci-fi. I work full time and write whenever I have time."

Welcome, welcome David!

Thanks for the invitation! I am an avid reader and I sometimes write in my spare time. I love romances and who-did-it mysteries and cop stories. I'm also retired and sleep at every available opportunity (kidding...).
Nancy

Howdy folks. Name is JD Mader although goodreads likes to put periods in there. I am a writer and reader - I enjoy character based fiction primarily. And that's what I write the most of. And, um, I REALLY don't understand the way goodreads works. Just FYI. There is a chance I will never find myself back here again. If so, don't take it personally, please. And thanks for having me. - JD

Nancy wrote: "Thanks for the invitation! I am an avid reader and I sometimes write in my spare time. I love romances and who-did-it mysteries and cop stories. I'm also retired and sleep at every available opport..."

Welcome Nancy!

J.D. wrote: "Howdy folks. Name is JD Mader although goodreads likes to put periods in there. I am a writer and reader - I enjoy character based fiction primarily. And that's what I write the most of. And, um, I..."

Don't worry JD, if you love reading, there is plenty of it here on GR. Poke around a bit, you may find one of our topics to your liking. Hope to see you come back.

Hey Ho people,

I'm Brian B. King (BKnovelist - not published yet). I also go by BK or BB. I was invited by the Awesome Kirstin Pulioff. I feel privileged. I love Urban fantasy, Suspense Thrillers, Science Fiction, and Paranormal, as well as others. Harry Potter, Forrest Gump, Lord of the Rings, Next, Life of Pi and Minority Report to name a few of the books to movies that I like. I’m not really a big fan of movies from books though, but some can be pretty good.

Thanks for the invitation:

I teach at a Beijing university and write a series of contemporary fictions about Paul Medoc, a Canadian spy.

For 20 years I was heading development projects in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

amazon.com/author/marcsima

Can I quickly add that I will have a 3 hours interview this Saturday April 6, 4-7PM EDT on http://www.kgraradio.com/live365/

I am Shannon. I like fantasy/paranomral/sci-fi and MMORPGs! Looking forward to meeting more of you and maybe just maybe I can get the hang of GR!

oop's, I'm such a doughnut tried in to introduce myself in the wrong place. Let's start again. Hi my name Lucee, I've been with goodreads since January 2013. I'm still not very familiar with the site. But open to rectify that very soon, by making more time to explore. One of my favourite authors Stephen King. I like urban fantasies and watch programs such as supernatural, 666 Park Avenue, Grim, one my favourite Stephen King movies was needful things. I hope this tells you little bit more about me. I'm looking forward to sharing in this group.

Thanks for the invite Travis! I'm a romance author but I am a reader first and always - and I love talking about books!

Looking forward to getting to know everyone.