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Hi, everyone!

For anyone unfamiliar, this is a monthly challenge where you post a link to a shelf you created. It can be named "PIFM" or "Pick It For Me" etc, if you want one dedicated only to this challenge, or you can use an existing shelf you already have, as long as it has 100 or fewer books on it. The link must be to the specific shelf, or you will not be partnered.. Indicate how many books you would like to have picked for you from that shelf for the month in question. There is no lower limit as to how many books you can have on your shelf, but, of course, they should be books you are interested in reading during the next month and have ready access to.

On or about the 25th of each month, I will post who picks for whom. In order to accommodate an uneven number of participants, pairs will not be reciprocal -- in other words, it won't be Joanne picking for Jennifer and Jennifer picking for Joanne. It may be Joanne picks for Jennifer, Jennifer picks for Herman, and Herman picks for Suzanne, and someone else entirely picks for Joanne.

If anyone has not been "picked for" by the 30th, I will pick for them if the designated picker can't be contacted by PM.

When you are assigned someone to pick for, note the number of books in parentheses after that person's name in the pick list, go to the link for their shelf, and pick that number of books for them. Post the books in a new message here. That person has the entire following month to read his/her picks. Someone will be picking for you the same way. We all like to see what people think about their picks, so we hope you will keep us posted in this thread!

Example: "In for five, please!
PIFM"

The HTML template for linking your shelf can be found HERE and if you have trouble, PM me and I will help you.

Your designated shelf must be set so that others can see it. To set up a PIFM shelf for those who would like to, go to the "MY BOOKS" link in the GOODREADS toolbar, scroll down below your shelves on the left until you see the "add shelf" button, and click that. Name it PIFM or Pick It For Me. Add books to it, and post the link to it in this challenge as described above. Again, if you need help, please don't hesitate to PM me!

If you are in for September, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!


September pairs:

Joy picks one for Jackie
Jackie picks four for Lance
Lance picks five for Jennifer
Jennifer picks three for Joy

Three for me, please:
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One for me, please!

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I have to skip this month, so busy at work with inventory in September.

Four, please. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

In for five, please!
PIFM

Pairs are posted in post 1!

Joy: I confess I may have engineered picking for you again this month because I always love your list...

Lance,

I always want to pick different sports for you. Here are this month's options.

Jennifer wrote: "Pairs are posted in post 1!

Joy: I confess I may have engineered picking for you again this month because I always love your list...

[bookcover:Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Gro..."
Thanks, Jennifer! Glad you enjoy my lists. :-)

Jackie,
I am selecting:


I read Moloka'i, and have been wondering if I should read this one, so I look forward to seeing what you think of it.

Thanks, Joy. I liked Moloka'i, so I hope this one will be good as well.

Okay, Jennifer, here are your five:
Muffin But the Truth
Cheddar Late Than Dead
(Because I Love puns)

Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution
U.S. Marshals: Inside America's Most Storied Law Enforcement Agency
(Because I love non-fiction)

A Small Affair
(Just because)

Good choices, and good reasoning -- I'm right there with you about puns and nonfiction and just because. :)

Jackie wrote: "Lance,

I always want to pick different sports for you. Here are this month's options.

[bookcover:Underwater: The Greed-So..."

Thanks, Jackie. I just got my copies of the Mt. Everest and Indy 500 books so excellent timing!

Finished book 1 of 3 for September - it was a fun read and I thoroughly enjoyed it:

Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World by Edward Dolnick - 4* - My Review

I’ve also finished one of my September books - Mount Everest: Confessions of an Amateur Peak Bagger - 4 stars.

Finished #2 for Sept - - 3 stars

Finished book 2 of 3 for September - another excellent read:

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See - 4* - My Review

Finished book 3 of 3 for September:

Savage Country by Robert Olmstead - 3.5* - My Review

Thanks for the picks, Jennifer!

Thanks for making me happy that they're on my TBR, Joy! LOL