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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 February, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!

Pairs:

In for five, please!
PIFM

One for me:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Five for me, please:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I got in touch with Jackie, who has been on a cruise. Lance is going to post a shelf and he and I will pick for each other. If Jackie wants a pick after she gets back, I'm sure one of us can oblige.

Denise, please pick five for Joy?
Joy, please pick one for Denise?

Denise, I am selecting a book that sounds interesting to me:

Where Butterflies Wander by Suzanne Redfearn

Joy my selections for you:

Looks like an interesting group. Thanks, Denise!

Here’s my shelf - 3 please. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Wow, Jennifer, what an interesting shelf. Here they are:

Pearl Harbor: FDR Leads the Nation Into War

The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues

Renegade Women in Film and TV

Nora Goes Off Script

Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis

Jackie is getting in too, Lance, so she'll pick for you, and I'll pick for her. Thanks for the excellent picks!

Here's my shelf. one, please!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Lance, Here are the 3 for you. Good reading!


because you added it on my birthday!
I'm a NASCAR and Indycar fan, plus I live in Houston
I admire the strength and stamina to cycle.

Jackie, I’m picking because I want to know how it is. :-)

Jennifer wrote: "Jackie, I’m picking because I want to know how it is. :-)"

Thanks, Jen. I read The Lost Girls of Paris and it was a 4-star read for me, so perhaps this one will be as good.

Finished book 1 of 5 for February:

The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf - 4* - My Review

Jackie wrote: "Lance, Here are the 3 for you. Good reading!


because you added it on my birthday!
..."

Thanks, Jackie. Can't believe how long the AJ Foyt book is...and it's only volume 1?

Finished book 2 of 5 for February. Isabel Allende is one of my favorite authors, but this is my least favorite of her books.

Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende - 2* - My Review

Finished book 3 of 5 for February - a fabulous read! It surprised me how much I enjoyed this classic!

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë - 5* - My Review

Lance wrote: "Jackie wrote: "Lance, Here are the 3 for you. Good reading!


because you added it on my birthday!
[bookcover:A.J. Foyt: Volume 1: Survivor, Champion, Le..."

Since A. J. is 90 years old, he has a long life to tell. lol

Finished book 4 of 5 for February:

The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum - 4* - My Review

Finished book 5 of 5 for February:

The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich - 2/18/25 - 4* - My Review

Another great month and more books off the TBR. Thanks, Denise!

Joy D wrote: "Finished book 5 of 5 for February:

The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by [author:Louise Erdrich|938..."

Glad you enjoyed them.

I’m probably only going to finish one book - Riding With The Rocketmen: One Man's Journey on the Shoulders of Cycling Giants. The main reason - the AJ Foyt book is almost 700 pages! That’s what happens when reading off the Kindle - you don’t realize how big it is until you download it. I’ll just be plugging away at that one. Might - might - get Just Cole from Mankato done as well.

Finished , gave it 5 stars. What an amazing book! I thoroughly enjoyed the journey this book took me on. The characters immediately captivated me.

So glad you enjoyed it, Denise. I've added it.

Finished - didn't really enjoy it as it was far too technical for me, a casual cycling fan (watch the Tour de France, but not much else. Working my way through the large AJ Foyt book and I'll just add the third book to my March list.

Not bad…figured it was going to take me longer that March 4 to finish AJ Foyt…but got it done today!

Lance wrote: "Not bad…figured it was going to take me longer that March 4 to finish AJ Foyt…but got it done today!"

Congrats, Lance!