The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

Is JK Rowling a Goodreads author? I have seen author pages with the "goodreads author" label in the upper right hand corner of their bio. I have also seen author pages with boxes that say "such and such is not a goodreads author...yet." Rowling has neither of these. Thanks!

No, she's not a goodreads author. She doesn't have the symbol on her author page.

Thank you!

i have a book that i was going to use for the candy cane task and when i went to check it on here the book it self is on here but the cover is dif on here than the one i got to read....is there anyway to add the cover of the one i have on to this site so i can use it?

the book is by a GR author and i was going to see if they could do it but i cant get the message box to come up

thanks, jeani

Jeani wrote: "i have a book that i was going to use for the candy cane task and when i went to check it on here the book it self is on here but the cover is dif on here than the one i got to read....is there any..."

Check below the book title and description, just in the middle, there you can find several covers corresponding to the books' different editions.
Choose the one of the book you have and click on "switch to this edition".
If yours isn't there, I think you can ask for help here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Pia, if you switch to another edition, you could miss out on the number of pages your book actually has, which is important for Big Book tickets and some tasks which have requirements for certain numbers in the page count or the actual page count. Better to have an alternate edition added by a librarian.

Bea wrote: "Pia, if you switch to another edition, you could miss out on the number of pages your book actually has, which is important for Big Book tickets and some tasks which have requirements for certain n..."

Yes, that's why I told her to choose the cover of the book she has, and if that wasn't available, to get a librarian to add her edition.

Pia wrote: "Jeani wrote: "i have a book that i was going to use for the candy cane task and when i went to check it on here the book it self is on here but the cover is dif on here than the one i got to read....."

Ty, Pia......I looked at the other editions but none had the same cover as mine, I will try your link, ty again

Hi, I just made my first post and I screwed it up! I needed to upload the cover and I didn't notice the choice between link and cover :( I know I can't delete it, will I be able to fix it?

Just repost with a note abt mistake

I'm reading Different Seasons by Stephen King and it had 4 novella's in it. Can I use each of the novella's individually for different tasks or do I have to use the whole book for one task?

Hi! I want to read Acrobat, which is a MM romance and because there are children in the story it is shelved as childrens (10 users-main page). I didn't find the book on AR bookfinder. Will I be able to use the book for a task?

Becky wrote: "I'm reading Different Seasons by Stephen King and it had 4 novella's in it. Can I use each of the novella's individually for different tasks or do I have to use the wh..."

See The Rules #11

The individual records are very complicated and some editions have been combined into anthologies in error. You will need an experienced librarian to correct the records before they may be used.

Elizabeth wrote: "Hi! I want to read Acrobat, which is a MM romance and because there are children in the story it is shelved as childrens (10 users-main page). I didn't find the book on AR bookfinde..."

You may use it for 5.10.
It includes " Note: Books with the genre "children" or "kids" NOT found in AR Bookfinder MAY be used for this task. "

Dlmrose wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Hi! I want to read Acrobat, which is a MM romance and because there are children in the story it is shelved as childrens (10 users-main page). I didn't find the bo..."
Thanks!

OK I think I'll just use the book as a whole.

Sorry for what is probably a stupid question but there are a number of tasks which say a genre must be listed on the "main page" of the book to qualify. What main page? Is this the GR description page? The cover? Somewhere else? Thanks in advance!

Valerie wrote: "Sorry for what is probably a stupid question but there are a number of tasks which say a genre must be listed on the "main page" of the book to qualify. What main page? Is this the GR description p..."

If you look on the main book page, off to the right (if they are there) - you will see a list of genres - that is what they mean by main page genre....some books may not have any if people haven't tagged them in certain categories. Keep in mind these change so if your book doesn't have an overwhelming number of the specific genre, you may want to get it approved while it has the genre you're looking for, as it may drop off periodically! Good luck!

Tara Jo wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Sorry for what is probably a stupid question but there are a number of tasks which say a genre must be listed on the "main page" of the book to qualify. What main page? Is this the ..."

Thank you!!!!

Valerie wrote: "Sorry for what is probably a stupid question but there are a number of tasks which say a genre must be listed on the "main page" of the book to qualify. What main page? Is this the GR description p..."

There's a lot of information in the rules and in the moderator announcements - see Main Page Genres.

Hello,
I finally sorted out how Peebee's task 25.4 works (much easier than I realized - too much overthinking on my part, lol) and I would like to move a book I claimed for 5.10 to that task and claim a different book for 5.10. I know it all needs reposted but how exactly do I word it?

Do I do it as two posts? Do one now and say, "hey, I've already claimed 5.10 as points but I need to change my claimed book to this book", a re-post essentially, and then do a second post for 25.4 later when I complete it? Or wait until I've got 25.4 done and post it all together as one post? Just trying to make it as least-annoying for the mods as possible. Thanks for any advice!

i'd finish the other book for 25.4, and then post that task and re-post 5.10

normally say something at the top, book substituion from 5.10 to 25.4 9 or something like that

Dee wrote: "i'd finish the other book for 25.4, and then post that task and re-post 5.10

normally say something at the top, book substituion from 5.10 to 25.4 9 or something like that"

Sounds good. Thanks! :)

Melissa wrote: "Do I do it as two posts? Do one now and say, "hey, I've already claimed 5.10 as points but I need to change my claimed book to this book", a re-post essentially, and then do a second post for 25.4 later when I complete it? Or wait until I've got 25.4 done and post it all together as one post? Just trying to make it as least-annoying for the mods as possible. Thanks for any advice!
..."

It's not so much that there's a formula for this, as that it needs to be very clear what you're doing. As Dee said, you should get the other book done for 25.4 before doing anything - there would be no point at all in announcing your change until you're actually ready to post. The mods do not keep track of partial posts.

When you've read both books for 25.4, you could start out by saying that you're moving book X from 5.10, then either say you're not replacing it at this time or listing a new book for the task. If the former, please remember to deduct 5 points from your total.

Then post task 25.4, just like any other task post, giving any required info, etc. After you list book X, you might want to add "(moved from task 5.10)," just to be clear.

Hi! I have another question.

For task 25.3 I'm reading 2 books by the same author, who is a GRA.

Do I get one ticket or 2 tickets for this task?

Thanks for your help.

Pia wrote: "Hi! I have another question.

For task 25.3 I'm reading 2 books by the same author, who is a GRA.

Do I get one ticket or 2 tickets for this task?

Thanks for your help."

2 tickets, one for each book.

Great! Thanks

Hiya, I posted this on the task help thread for Andy P's task The Power of Three but Andy suggested I ask the moderators if it would count.

The first option on Andy's task is:
Option 1. For this option you must choose a book written by a single author. No co-authors, multiple authors, or editors of anthologies.
The book should be written by an author who uses his or her full name, first, middle, and last.
Examples: Mary Higgins Clark or John Dickson Carr. (Carr also writes under the name Carter Dickson, but books using this pseudonym will NOT work for this option). Also, initials will not work - for example, S.J. Bolton will NOT work.

I posted that I read by Emily St. John Mandel. According to her website, "St. John" is her middle name.

Andy was concerned whether "St. John" would be considered one word. In my opinion, the task only calls for "first, middle, last" name with no specification on hyphenation or those given family names like St. John as middle names.

Thanks much!

Melissa wrote: "Hiya, I posted this on the task help thread for Andy P's task The Power of Three but Andy suggested I ask the moderators if it would count.

The first option on Andy's task is:
Option 1. For this..."

The convention for SRC purposes is that if there are two words separated by a space, they are counted as separate words. In this specific instance, there's no restriction in the task on how many words can be in the middle name, so here the fact that it is a 2 word middle name will not invalidate the use of this author.

Sandy wrote: "The convention for SRC purposes is that if there are two words separated by a space, they are counted as separate words. In this specific instance, there's no restriction in the task on how many words can be in the middle name, so here the fact that it is a 2 word middle name will not invalidate the use of this author."
Thanks Sandy :)

Are cookbooks acceptable choices for tasks or would they fall under "coffee table" books? Some have a large amount of commentary included so I'm just curious. TIA!

Rebecca wrote: "Are cookbooks acceptable choices for tasks or would they fall under "coffee table" books? Some have a large amount of commentary included so I'm just curious. TIA!"

In general, they may be used. The book you choose should be read for its text. Some cookbooks are text-rich and read like chef autobiographies or restaurant histories.

There may be some that could be considered coffee table books- more like an art book. Be wary of any that contain more photos or illustrations than text.

Hey
What does it mean by goodreads author ticket?
How do you claim that?

Thanks

Do we have to complete every task in the "Tasks" tab?

Nicole wrote: "Do we have to complete every task in the "Tasks" tab?"

Nicole wrote: "Hey
What does it mean by goodreads author ticket?
How do you claim that?

Thanks"

A good start for you would be to read Welcome Newcomers in the Moderators Announcements section. This will give you links to a basic introduction to the challenge, the rules, posting requirements, etc.

You do not have to complete every task, nor do you have to work on tasks in any particular order.

Sandy wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Do we have to complete every task in the "Tasks" tab?"

Nicole wrote: "Hey
What does it mean by goodreads author ticket?
How do you claim that?

Thanks"

A good start for you would b..."

Thank you

Hi, I was wondering about claiming GRA tickets for translators? e.g. this book Ways of Going Home is originally by Alejandro Zambra (not a goodreads author) but was translated into English by Megan McDowell who is a GRA. I will be reading her English translation, so can I claim the ticket?

Authors only afaik

Meg wrote: "Hi, I was wondering about claiming GRA tickets for translators? e.g. this book Ways of Going Home is originally by Alejandro Zambra (not a goodreads author) but was translated into ..."

Dee is correct, translators and illustrators are not eligible for Goodreads Author tickets

Sorry if I am a bit dim but where does it tell you what the challenge involves?

Kate wrote: "Sorry if I am a bit dim but where does it tell you what the challenge involves?"

If you go to this post Welcome Newcomers, it will answer a lot of questions and also give you links to all the guidelines and rules.

If you mean what the tasks are themselves, I would still read all of that but then afterwards you can find the Fall tasks here.

Hope that helps!

I would like to use this book The Force of Wind for the task 25.3 option 5 but the edition amazon gave me isn't on the list. There are similar ones but my edition is 403 pages and most editions on GR are about 250ish. How do I add a new addition of a book?

Becky wrote: "I would like to use this book The Force of Wind for the task 25.3 option 5 but the edition amazon gave me isn't on the list. There are similar ones but my edition is 403 pages and m..."

Amazon has a print edition with 403 pages? I don't see that on the site.
isbn 978-1479153015 The Force of Wind
Do you have the isbn? The only print edition I found is published by CreateSpace with the isbn above.

According to the author the book is 85K words- about 250 pages

If you read an ebook follow the directions in the Rules to determine page numbers.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

This is what I bought. It should be a kindle edition, so I'm not really sure why it's so different.

I read 3 books for 3 different challenges by the same goodreads author. So can I claim GR author ticket thrice or only once for those 3 books?

Becky wrote: "http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

This is what I bought. It should be a kindle edition, so I'm not really sure why it's so different."

Use this edition The Force of Wind to determine page numbers.

Ebook page numbers vary widely- it is not unusual

Kritika wrote: "I read 3 books for 3 different challenges by the same goodreads author. So can I claim GR author ticket thrice or only once for those 3 books?"

You can claim the same author for 3 different books
3 tickets: one ticket for each book by a Goodreads Author

Is Coraline by Neil Gaiman okay to read for task #20.9

It is a Bram Stoker winner but in the youth area.

Thank you.

In the task specific thread...

Colette wrote: "Is Coraline by Neil Gaiman okay to read for task #20.9

It is a Bram Stoker winner but in the youth area.

Thank you."

Colette, All the tasks have a specific help thread to themselves. If you are looking at the task list, underneath each task there is a link that says help thread and its there for each thread. You can post your question there for a specific task. For example, this is the thread for 20.9..
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...