Book Haven discussion

Elizabeth wrote: "Dot wrote: "Ann wrote: "Hi, I'm ann or annie, depending on the person--i just joined this group today. Reading is my life--laundry waits while I get to a good place to stop. The librarians at our c..."

I was lucky enough to meet her when she spoke at a function recently...she is a really entertaining speaker.

Thank you to Elizabeth and Dot--yes I have read all of Lisa See's books also...I am very happy that you were able to meet her not only for your pleasure which I am sure was fantastic but because she had not published for several years and was I knew she had Lyme Disease as she described in "The Opposite of Fate" and I am overjoyed that she has recovered and once again is publishing.

Ann wrote: "Thank you to Elizabeth and Dot--yes I have read all of Lisa See's books also...I am very happy that you were able to meet her not only for your pleasure which I am sure was fantastic but because sh..."

Wow...I didn't know that...she certainly seemed full of energy when I saw her so she must have made a good recovery...I was very impressed with her.

J.D. wrote: "It just came to my attention that we had a person who joined this group and was disrupting the group with inappropriate comments. Evidently, she was begging for money and threatening fellow members..."

Not to make light, for those of you who were nabbed by said individual; but wouldn't that make a great premise for a book!

Dot wrote: "Ann wrote: "Thank you to Elizabeth and Dot--yes I have read all of Lisa See's books also...I am very happy that you were able to meet her not only for your pleasure which I am sure was fantastic bu..."

I've just started Dragon Bones and am really enjoying it! I've been sitting outside on the patio enjoyed a sunny Labour Day.

Hello, i'm amber. I've been around goodreads for two months and have been looking for reading groups that fit. I think i'll be happy here. I just started dreaming anastasia

Hi...welcome to the group Amber :-)

Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "I just wanted to say I love this group. Thanks so much for the invite. It's so nice to be around other book lovers. I don't meet too many in the non-online world."
I totally agree! I only have 9 "friends" on here and out of those 9, only 3 that I know in real life and trust me, I sent like 75 invites to people I know!
So far, i really like this group and I LOVE GoodReads!

What a nice group! Thank you, Amanda for inviting me.
I'm going to love it here.

amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing group ! love it !!!

Hi everyone, I'm Diane and I love to read. I love to read and I will read most books. I love a good mystery/thriller but also will read other things as long as it has a good story. Thank you for invitingme.

Hi Diane...good to meet you :-)

Thank you Dot.... Glad to join all of you

Hi, I'm Bette Lee Crosby, a Goodreads author and avid reader - I write Southern Fiction & Women's Fiction - and that's probably what I read the most. However I am currently reading "The Night Circus" (Paranormal or fantasy I think) and it's magical.

Love to be friends with some of the glas in the group, friend me and I'll be very glad to accept.

I have this book on my "to read shelf" and was trying to decide between that and Half Blood Blues to start this evening. Since you are reading The Night Circus, I'll start that! Thanks for making the decision for me!

welcome to the group Bette

Thanks for the invite to the group, love meeting other book lovers! Feel free to friend me on here & also check out my yt channel, I do book reviews sometimes, I call them glamouratures! :) Can't wait to read some of the books on everyone's list!
http://www.youtube.com/reynalay

Hello Reyna! I did book reviews on yt for a while too! Super cool!!

Heidi wrote: "Hello Reyna! I did book reviews on yt for a while too! Super cool!!"

Awesome! What is your YT channel? I will check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/user/HeidiAnge... haven't done anything in awhile as I have been working on getting my children's book, Royal Prince Vince, published and helping a friend edit her book, Angels and Warriors, which will come out in December. I will probably do reviews on them next. Would you be interested in doing a review on them?

Heidi wrote: "Hello Reyna! I did book reviews on yt for a while too! Super cool!!"

I just found ur channel & subbed, also followed ur blog :) Feel free to check out my blog also, can't wait to check out the books you have on your gr list.

Heidi wrote: "http://www.youtube.com/user/HeidiAnge... haven't done anything in awhile as I have been working on getting my children's book, Royal Prince Vince, published and helping ..."

Yeah, that would be great, feel free to send me the books. I'll read them as soon as I get them :)

Reyna (Glamour Glory) wrote: "Heidi wrote: "http://www.youtube.com/user/HeidiAnge... haven't done anything in awhile as I have been working on getting my children's book, Royal Prince Vince, publishe..."

So exciting that you are writing a book! Very cool. I've been working on a children's book, hopefully one day it'll be up & running!

It is A LOT of work, especially because I chose to self-publish. It is really hard to get a children's book agent. For some reason they are not that popular. I don't know why. I probably spend more on books for my kids than I spend on books for myself ;) But I guess not every household reads like mine!

If I had kids I'd want them to read. I'd pass that gift of knowledge onto them.

I come from a whole family of readers. We have book shelves overflowing. It was just natural to do the same with my kids. My husband doesn't come from that sort of background and grumbles at the cost ;) Fortunately, he has embraced it, but tells me that when we move I am on my own with the boxes of books!

haha, I know what you mean, I've thought about self publishing also... good luck w/all those boxes! We love reading also, my son has tons of kids books!

Meh... my hope is that we'll be able to hire movers ;)

Hey.
I'm Lucy. I can't stop reading (Unless I am on here or deviantart!!) and I love everything from Jacqueline Wilson to Stephen King with a bit of Jon Ronson and other authors inbetween x

Welcome Lucy! Always good to have another reader!

Hi Lucy, Welcome to the group

Hi I'm Lee. I'm a e-book author, who loves to read as much as write. I just need to make time for both. I love all genres, although I write mystery/thrillers. This group I hope will push me to arrange my time so I'll read more. I do miss it. I love hearing what readers have to say about books. It's a good learning tool for a author. Excited to get started. Soon as I sign off I'll down load this months selection.

Hi I am also an ebook author. I wanna read your work and I would also appreciate if you read mine too. I will be supportive so much to the ones who will support me too.

Welcome Lee and John. I know you will like this group. Everyone is just wonderful

Thank you! I hope so too! Where can I see where authors can promote their work so I can start reading others and also ask others to explore my work?

hello! my name is Olivia and reading is my life escape! there is nothing like cozying up on your couch with a great book you can not put down! i love to write as well but sadly i cannot find the time and more importantly i have lost the inspiration to do so. i really hope to find it among a great community of supportive readers and writers!

Hi all! My name is Sara and I've been a voracious reader since I could--well-read! After that, my California summers were divided equally between the beach and library.

Hi all! My name is Evren. I am a research scientist and I am a reader since I learned reading (before I was a listener). I just wrote a fantasy YA novel called The Spiral Library. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009LJGOWY

Sara wrote: "Hi all! My name is Sara and I've been a voracious reader since I could--well-read! After that, my California summers were divided equally between the beach and library."

Sara wrote: "Hi all! My name is Sara and I've been a voracious reader since I could--well-read! After that, my California summers were divided equally between the beach and library."

Welcome Sara nice to meet you...B

Evren wrote: "Hi all! My name is Evren. I am a research scientist and I am a reader since I learned reading (before I was a listener). I just wrote a fantasy YA novel called The Spiral Library. http://www.amazon..."

Great to see you here Evren. I joined your group on facebook...B

hi Evren,

Welcome to the group,

Diane

I read a book called "The Mermaids Singing" by Lisa Carey and it is an exceptional, lyrically written book with Ireland at its heart. It is one tale told from the perspective of three generations of women in an Irish American family. If you're looking for a great read, this is it!

Thank you for having such a great group available! It is much appreciated.

Hey there, My name is Kareem. I write my own personal blog and would appreciate you checking it out mrthisisearth.squarespace.com Any feedback would be much appreciated?
Kareem x

Hi, I've just discovered what an awesome place Good Reads is after shelving books here for years. It just looked too complicated. Now I get it. And I'm here to stay. Love this place.

Oh, my name's Susan by the way and I'm a dark thriller author from Australia. Great to meet you. :)

At last, a multi-genre book. I'm first and foremost an avid reader and read both fiction and non-fiction. It was like a refreshing margarita to find this group!
r/Steve Moore

Hi I'm a very late newcomer to this group, I don't know how I never found this group before as I read literally every genre from classical books and plays , history books , art books art biographies and autobiographies to modern fantasy and feminist books to Tom Clancy and thrillers /Cold War thrillers , horror , sci-fi, murder mystery Dorothy B.Hughes to Dan Brown and literally anything else that looks exciting or interesting. I have three children All grown up now and a Black Feral Cat that moved herself into my yard then into my home who is curled up on my lap when I read or go on my iPad. I'm @samantasienna on Instagram and I really can't get interested in Facebook although I do use Twitter.
Thanks for keeping this group open I look forward to seeing what happens next .

Hi Sam,
I just received an email about your post and want to welcome you, although I'm very new to the group too.
It's great to see another avid reader who's not very constrained by genre labels. I just finished Isaacson's Leonardo Da Vinci and wrote a review for Bookpleasures. The author mentions Dan Brown inre "The Last Supper" (I won't say whether the nod was positive or negative).
FB is taking a hit right now, and I refuse to use Twitter. With the exception of one author's group (not here), I like to be with fellow readers who want to chat about books.
Again, welcome. Let's make this group come alive again!
r/Steve

Ciao!
Spero di trovare buona compagnia con persone che apprezzano buoni libri in questo gruppo.

I hope this goes well for you, Marina!