Something Old, Something New discussion

This is the spot for everyone to let other members know a little bit about themselves.

My name is Michelle and I am a happily married mother of a very active toddler. I'm an accountant part time and also run my own bookkeeping business from home the rest of the week so I can mind our son.
I love reading a wide range of books and have a huge overflowing TBR pile that needs to be conquered.
I decided to start this group as a way for me to monitor my own progress and hopefully entice some new people to read along with me.
Once we have enough members additional books can start to be nominated each month and voted on so that we all have a variety to choose from and discuss.
Happy reading!!

Hi Michelle, well done setting up this group. I look forward to seeing it grow. My name is Elaine and I'm a mum too but my kids are a bit older than yours. I have a 21 yr old,a 19 yr old and a 9 yr old. I'm a passionate reader and love all things to do with books and reading. I work part time at Dymocks...which basically is my dream job, although suffice to say I probably will never save any money as I tend to spend much of what I earn on books!!!Look forward to seeing what other members like to read. Thanks for the invite.

Hi Michelle, thanks for the invite to join your group. And congratulations on starting up this group.
My name is Sharon and I live in Victoria.
I love to read whenever I can. My favourite genres are chick lit, thriller, and true stories.
Apart from reading I enjoy gardening and going for walks with my spoilt 12 year old dog.
Happy Reading everyone :)

Hi Elaine & Sharon,
Thank you so much for joining. Hopefully we can grow this group to be a fun place for everyone to visit.
Elaine - you have my dream job! I am so jealous! Although I too would be constantly broke if I worked in a bookstore :-)
Sharon - your hobbies are virtually the same as mine but my spoilt dog (my first born) is 8 years old.

Hi Group!

My name is Kate. I am an avid reader and use every spare minute with my nose stuck in some book or another. I enjoy classics, literary fiction, well-written thrillers, non-fiction, and at the moment, scary books. When I am not reading, you will most likely find me in front of a football, baseball, soccer, or hockey game on TV, or if I am really lucky at the stadium. I spend my days with my 2 1/2 year old niece so I spend a lot of time at the playground, the swimming pool and in the backyard (with and without a book). I am looking forward to reading and discussing a wide variety of books with this group.

Kate S wrote: "Hi Group!

My name is Kate. I am an avid reader and use every spare minute with my nose stuck in some book or another. I enjoy classics, literary fiction, well-written thrillers, non-fiction, and..."

Hi Kate, nice to meet you! Thank you so much for joining us!

Hi Kate, welcome to the group :)

Hi,

My name is Simone, I love discovering new books from talking to people. Can't remember how I managed before Goodreads,it's probable that I just bored the pants off non-readers.

I live in Sydney, I am a naturopath but am on the verge of finally retraining and switching to the travel industry to follow my other passion.

For the record, the worst thing I ever read was oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, the best was The Grapes of Wrath and my favourite is North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (Pride and Prejudice and unions)

I meet with some other readers monthly but it will be nice to check-in with new people too.

Hi Simone, welcome to the group :)

Simone wrote: "Hi,

My name is Simone, I love discovering new books from talking to people. Can't remember how I managed before Goodreads,it's probable that I just bored the pants off non-readers.

I live in Sydn..."

Hi Simone, welcome and thanks for joining our new little group :-)

Hi,

I'm Robert, and I'm a high school student in Sydney. I used to be a complete bookworm but when high-school started I fell into movies and comics and all of that. Recently I've rediscovered the joy of reading more than one book a month, so I hope this group will help me find more books and rediscover what kinds of books I enjoy.
:)

Hi Robert, welcome to the group :)

Welcome Robert. Hopefully we can help you discover a lot of different books that you wouldn't normally read!

Hello! My name is Rene. I read, read, and read some more. I've been trying to find a good book discussion group.

Rene wrote: "Hello! My name is Rene. I read, read, and read some more. I've been trying to find a good book discussion group."

Hi Rene, welcome to our group!

Hi Rene welcome to the group :)

Hi, I'm angie from the UK. I live with my cat and I love reading most types of books. I'm looking forward to joining the Swan song group read, I've just finished a Dan Simmons book so I can start it now. Its good to meet everyone:-)

Hi Angie, welcome to the group :)

Angie wrote: "Hi, I'm angie from the UK. I live with my cat and I love reading most types of books. I'm looking forward to joining the Swan song group read, I've just finished a Dan Simmons book so I can start i..."

Hi Angie, thanks for joining us here!
I can't wait to get into Swan Song too as I have finally finished the epic book I was stuck on for ages for my real life bookclub :-)
I hope you have a look around and have fun!

Hi, I'm Nic from Canada. Looking forward to finding new and old authors. Seem to stick to the same type of books all the time, but trying to branch out to new ones.

Hi Nic, you'll soon be trying different genres! When I did a few years back it felt like being a new reader:-)

Nic wrote: "Hi, I'm Nic from Canada. Looking forward to finding new and old authors. Seem to stick to the same type of books all the time, but trying to branch out to new ones."

Hi Nic! Thanks for joining us. I hope you will find something different that you like here :-)

What kind of books are you already reading Nic, and what are you wanting to take a look at?

Hi, I'm Gary. I am reading a lot right now in frozen Minnesota. With a blizzard on it's way tomorrow morning I plan a long Sunday with my kindle!

Gary wrote: "Hi, I'm Gary. I am reading a lot right now in frozen Minnesota. With a blizzard on it's way tomorrow morning I plan a long Sunday with my kindle!"

Hi Gary, that sounds like my heaven! We are having the opposite weather here with extreme heat conditions most days up until a bit of a cooler change this week.
Welcome to the group!

Its just raining here in Manchester, still. I'm so sick of the rain! Its good to see you here as well Gary, and your Sunday sounds like the perfect plan:) I was going to have my family round tomorrow but they've got friends at their house tonight. That probably means giant hangovers tomorrow, so I'll have the day to myself.

I just noticed you are in Australia. That must be summer time. Hi Angela good to see you here!

Hello.

I like classics and anything modern.

Hi, I read a variety of books and love women's lit and Contemporary YA. I am the author of two novels and and share a blog with 3 other women I.e. 4broads
You can find us at www.4broadminds.blogspot.com/
I look forward to reading with you and getting to know you. Best, carol

Carol wrote: "Hi, I read a variety of books and love women's lit and Contemporary YA. I am the author of two novels and and share a blog with 3 ..."

Hi Carol, welcome to the group :-)

Hello,

My name is Shaun. I am a 36 years old, happily married man. I just recently finished my IT degree online and finally find myself with time to read for pleasure on a regular basis again. I thought a good way to do that might be to check out the groups here on GoodReads. This one caught my attention because I like the idea of choosing something new, something old and of tackling a super long book over a period of months. When I looked at the upcoming books for April 3 of the 4 were in my TBR pile. I look forward to hopefully getting to know a few people on here that share a passion for books.

Shaun wrote: "Hello,

My name is Shaun. I am a 36 years old, happily married man. I just recently finished my IT degree online and finally find myself with time to read for pleasure on a regular basis again. I..."

Hi Shaun, welcome and thanks so much for joining us here!
It's great when we finally get to read for pleasure without feeling guilty about it :-)

Hi Shaun, welcome to the group :)

Hi! I'm Becky. I live in Cleveland OH. I'm a single mom of a 10 yr old boy. He's got autism & ADHD so I have my hands full but wouldn't trade it for the world! He & I are both proud bookworms. I work full time in "Corporate America" & I HATE it! I'm currently starting the process of starting my personal chef business. I love sports, cooking, reading & anything water related! I went to the library website & reserved all the books listed for the group reads so hopefully they come in soon & I will get caught up. Thanks for having me!

Welcome, Becky! I hope you enjoy your time here.

I am also a huge sports fan and am so happy baseball season is here again.

HI Becky. Welcome to the group and good luck with your personal chef business!
I used to be a full time professional and gave it all up when I had my son to run my own business. It's definitely scary but I wouldn't go back for anything :-)

Kate S wrote: "Welcome, Becky! I hope you enjoy your time here.

I am also a huge sports fan and am so happy baseball season is here again."

Me too! I'm an Indians fan. Who is your team?

Michelle wrote: "HI Becky. Welcome to the group and good luck with your personal chef business!
I used to be a full time professional and gave it all up when I had my son to run my own business. It's definitely sca..."

Thanks Michelle! & yes very scary!

Becky wrote: "Kate S wrote: "Welcome, Becky! I hope you enjoy your time here.

I am also a huge sports fan and am so happy baseball season is here again."

Me too! I'm an Indians fan. Who is your team?"

St. Louis Cardinals (graduated high school there) and Washington Nationals (my current "home" team)

I've been wanting to take a road trip to st louis. You'll have to give me some pointers when the time comes!

Cleveland to St. Louis is a decent trip. I will be glad to give some pointers (although they may be a little out of date). :)

I'm thinking Mapquest said 7 hours. My son is trying to talk me into the beach first though lol

Sounds about right. My grandparents lived outside Cleveland when I lived in St. Louis and we made the trip a few times (many years ago).

From Cleveland, which beach would you most easily visit? Jersey shore?

I'm not sure. Jersey or delaware. Where in Cleveland your grandparents live? I'm in the suburbs too

Delaware's pretty. Jersey beaches have a lot of activities if you can find a time they are not too busy.

My grandparents lived in Tallmadge. Tiny little town right near Akron. They live in Southwest PA now. I still have an uncle in the Shaker Heights area.

OK i know where Tallmedge is & my last boyfriend lives in shaker.

Hey everyone. My name is Cody - I'm 28, married, and live in Wisconsin. Currently I'm working an overnight position at a group home for troubled youth so I find myself with a lot of free time. I'm starting to grow tired of Netflix so I started searching for an online book club and found a whole batch of them right here on Goodreads!

In elementary and middle school I was an avid reader mainly due to RL Stine's Goosebumps series. Somewhere after a John Steinbeck binge in my high-school years I stopped reading for recreation. College was stressful and I was taking care of my mom so reading was put on the back-burner so to speak. Anyways, I'm eager to dive into some old classics and new selections!

Cody wrote: "Hey everyone. My name is Cody - I'm 28, married, and live in Wisconsin. Currently I'm working an overnight position at a group home for troubled youth so I find myself with a lot of free time. I..."

Welcome Cody! Nice to have you join us here.

Cody wrote: "Hey everyone. My name is Cody - I'm 28, married, and live in Wisconsin. Currently I'm working an overnight position at a group home for troubled youth so I find myself with a lot of free time. I..."

goosebumps is my 10 yr old's favorite series! Welcome!