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2015 November Pick-It-For-Me Challenge
INFORMATION NEEDED TO SIGN UPPlease sign up in this thread with the answer to the following question:
✱✱ What station is your radio most likely tuned to?✱✱
1. Country
2. Top 40
3. Classic Rock
*Groups will be combined when randomizing the pairings, so don't worry if your group is small :)
✱✱ If you have a preferred shelf, please list it along with your pick! ✱✱
IMPORTANT DATESSign ups will remain open until October 24th (10 a.m. US EST).
For your convenience a A Time Zone Coverter .
You’ll have until October 28th (10 a.m. US EST) to make your recommendations.
Please do not start reading your book(s) until the first of the month. You then have the entire month to read your pick(s) and give some feedback.
If you’re new please read the PIFM Guidelines and FAQ . If you have any questions that are not addressed there, please feel free to ask!
✱Please note that late sign ups will be included at the host's discretion and no one will be included after re-picks are assigned!✱
TIPS TO MAKE THE CHALLENGE ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE!Pickees
✱ To help your picker understand the type of books you like or are currently reading, please make sure your ‘read’ shelf is up to date. You can create shelves for books you DNFed (Did Not Finish) or authors that don’t work for you as well as favorite books and authors. In addition, you might consider updating your profile. You can include info about your favorite books, authors, genres, themes or tropes (or themes/tropes you dislike – i.e. secret baby).
✱ Please do not specify likes/dislikes in the sign-up thread. This information will not be included in the pairings and your pickee may not see your message and does not need to rely on that information when making picks.
Pickers
✱ Please remember this is primarily a romance readers group. Thus, most, if not all, of your picks should be romance. There are various sub genres within the romance category - Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal, Romantic Suspense, Erotica, M/M, Urban Fantasy. If your pickee reads a wide variety, you could add a non-romance as a choice.
✱ Choose at least 4 new titles for your pickee. These can be brand new to them (not found on any of their shelves) or a book found on their shelves if they've never read any of the author's work previously.
A few hints to help with book selection:
✱ Check the book’s publishing date. Select "date pub" from the checkbox selections and save.
✱ Check pickee's personalized shelves, especially their exclusive shelves. A personalized shelf is one the member has created. (e.g., 'to read next', 'favorites' ‘didn’t like’)
✱ Make sure the books you choose are not on their 'read' shelf. Just because it isn't rated doesn't mean it wasn't read.
✱ Look at your pickee's 'read' shelf and see what genres they have recently read or read the most. Reviewing their ‘read’ shelf might help you in choosing something they are interested in reading right now.
✱ If your pickee reads lots of books in a genre you are not familiar with (erotic romance, GLBT, YA, etc.) Contact the Mods or the month's organizer for guidance.
✱ Include a variety of books (e.g., shorter page count, new addition to their 'to-read' shelf, an older book on their 'to-read' shelf) This variety gives your pickee options when choosing the book or books they will be reading this month. Use the sort feature within their shelves to determine date a book was added, published or read; page numbers, ratings, etc.
Sign Ups1. Country
Leigh - pick-it-for-me-challenge
Breann - 1-pifm-pick-me
Stacey
Shelby - current-challenge-to-reads
Nichole - pifm
MountainKat - to-read-asap
Jessica
Elizabeth
Mariana - tbr
Barbara
Penney - pifm
2. Top 40
Sonal
Rebecca
Elke - on-deck-4-chlges
Fran - Private
Larissa - on-deck-tbr
Ty
Jess - pifm
Pamela Su
Katalin
Sassafrass - read-this-next
Carmen - pick-it-for-me
Emerson
3. Classic Rock
Tammie - pifm
Stacie the Snow Plow - pofm
LaurLa - o4-challenges-to-pick
Emelie
KathyD - m-g-pick-shelf
Carrie
Alexis
Brett
Suzanne
Diane ~Firefly~ - mng-picking
Sandy
Erin
Nancy H
Ashley
KarenH - cant-wait-to-read
Amy - pick-it-for-me
Melissa
fleurette - meet-n-greet-old
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Picking RulesPlease make sure you pick at least four new and four books from their TBR or preferred shelf.
Top 40: Recommend a book that’s popular right now or a new release or a book with an average rating over 4.0 stars
Country: Recommend a western book or a book with an outdoorsy character or a book with an outdoorsy cover
Classic Rock: Recommend a book that you consider a classic romance or a book published before 1990
Classical: Recommend a historical book or a book that’s been on you pickee’s shelves longer than a year (if there aren’t any, then choose one of the oldest)
Indie: Recommend a lesser known book or a book from a smaller publishing company
Blues: Recommend an emotional book or a book with blue on the cover
Alternative Rock: Recommend a book from genre new to your pickee or a book with a rockstar
Techno: Recommend a sci-fi or futuristic book or a romantic suspense
PairingsPlease pick for the person below you in your same grouping. For example, Jessica picks for Breann, MountainKat picks for Jessica.
✓ = has made recommendations to pickee
1. Country
Jessica
✓ Breann - 1-pifm-pick-me
✓ Mariana - tbr
✓ Nichole - pifm
✓ Penney - pifm
✓ Stacey
✓ Leigh - pick-it-for-me-challenge
✓ Shelby - current-challenge-to-reads
Barbara
Elizabeth
✓ MountainKat - to-read-asap
2. Top 40
✓ Ty
✓ Carmen - pick-it-for-me
✓ Jess - pifm
✓ Larissa - on-deck-tbr
Sonal
✓ Elke - on-deck-4-chlges
✓ Katalin
✓ Pamela Su
✓ Emerson
✓ Fran - Private
✓ Sassafrass - read-this-next
✓ Rebecca
3. Classic Rock
✓ Stacie the Snow Plow - pofm
✓ Emelie
✓ Sandy
✓ Carrie
✓ Tammie - pifm
✓ LaurLa - o4-challenges-to-pick
✓ Suzanne
✓ Amy - pick-it-for-me
✓ fleurette - meet-n-greet-old
✓ Alexis
Melissa
✓ Brett
✓ KathyD - m-g-pick-shelf
✓ KarenH - cant-wait-to-read
✓ Diane ~Firefly~ - mng-picking
✓ Erin
✓ Nancy H
✓ Ashley
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Repicks:
Fran
MountainKat
Stacie
KathyD
KarenH
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✓ Fran picks for Breann
✓ Stacie picks for MountainKat
✓ KathyD picks for Elke
✓ KarenH picks for Brett
I'm in!2. Top 40 for me
My profile is private, so if my picker can friend me if we aren't already friends,that would be great :)
top 40!I'll be on travel until the beginning of picking time, so for my pickee, just a teeeeny bit of a wait maybe.
It all depends on my mood! But I believe my car radio is currently on a country station.Country! Please use my PIFM shelf.
After a very long absence from this challenge, I am in!Hmmmm. Mostly I listen to NPR in the car, but I'll say Classic Rock.
I usually listen to audiobooks, but as far as music goes I'm torn between Classic Rock and Country... But I am going to the Garth Brooks concert in a few weeks, so put me down for Country!Please use my to-read-asap shelf - thanks!
MountainKat wrote: "I usually listen to audiobooks, but as far as music goes I'm torn between Classic Rock and Country... But I am going to the Garth Brooks concert in a few weeks, so put me down for Country!Please ..."
You are??? SO JEALOUS! Have a great time :D
Thanks Breann! I'm pretty excited, not excited enough that I tried to get the tickets myself - been there, done that!. But one of my son's friends, that we took with us when he was in town the last time, had one extra so I got it. =) Now I'm just trying to convince myself that I can stay up late enough for a 10:30 concert! 8/ The sad thing is, my son is trying to convince himself of the same thing - I feel so old!
I have to go with Classic Rock...not even any thought required, really! :DPlease use my cant-wait-to-read shelf. Thanks!
I'd be a Classic Rock kind of gal.Please use my Pick It For Me shelf.
I'm looking forward to participating again next month.
Breann wrote: "INFORMATION NEEDED TO SIGN UPPlease sign up in this thread with the answer to the following question:
✱✱ What station is your radio most likely tuned to?✱✱
1. Country
2. Top 40
3. Classic Roc..."
Classic Rock, or Modern Rock....all Rock LOL
Classic RockPlease use my meet-n-greet-old shelf.
I'm doing this for the first time and I'm pretty exited.
Amy wrote: "I'd be a Classic Rock kind of gal.Please use my Pick It For Me shelf.
I'm looking forward to participating again next month."
Great! Me too. It's my favorite challenge :)
fleurette wrote: "Classic RockPlease use my meet-n-greet-old shelf.
I'm doing this for the first time and I'm pretty exited."
Welcome to the challenge!
Breann wrote: "Welcome to the challenge!"
Thanks :)
No R & B for this one? I definitely don't listen to Country or Classic Rock, so I guess I'll have to go with top 40.oh and please use my Read-This-Next shelf.
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What is the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge?
The Pick-It-For-Me Challenge (PIFM) is a reading challenge where each participant gives and receives book recommendations based on a given a set of rules. The assignment method and book selection rules change each month so it’s always new and always different.
The idea of the PIFM challenge is that you will get new-to-you books and authors selected for you as well as a push to read some books that have been lingering on your shelves. You may not be interested in the new books recommended, which is why you also get a minimum of four books from your shelf.
You only have to read ONE book to complete this challenge!
After signups are closed, your names and any extra info will go into the super secret PIFM randomizer and it will select someone for you to recommend books to and someone to give you recommendations. This list will be posted along with any specific picking rules for the month.
In order to participate you need to either HAVE YOUR PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC (preferable), or friend the person giving you recommendations. Your profile also needs to be set to receive Private Messages (PMs) in case anyone needs to reach out to you (mods, organizer etc.)
Everything gets done in this thread so be sure to come back often!!!
Repicks:
You can ask for repicks if:
✱ The books picked for you are not yet released.
✱ If you have already read the chosen book(s) and they are on your ‘read’ shelf.
✱ If you did not receive four picks from your ‘to-read’ shelf, with at least one from your preferred shelf.
You may NOT ask for repicks because:
✱ A book is not available at your library.
✱ A genre or author you don’t enjoy.