BOOK-A-HOLICS discussion

WELCOME TO ALL NEW MEMBERS OF THE USE BOOK STORE GROUP

Welcome again to all new Book-Aholic members, I hope that we can keep this group flowing and be real active. I would like to know the genre consensus of this group right now. Are we more into fiction or non-fiction?
Any Aspiring authors in here?
Please start topics, whatever is on your mind...

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR THE BOOK TO READ. CHECK OUT THE CHOOSE YOUR POISON LISTING.

Glad to be here. Thank you for inviting me. My own newly released book, The Frugal Editor, was just given USA Book News Best Book Award in its category--business/writing/publising. I Don't know of any Book-Aholics here are writers, but i you are, this one is perfect for you.
Best,
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
www.howtodoitfrugally.com

85 members in this room and everyone is as quiet as a church mouse.
Welcome new folks speak your mind and start new topics.
Shyness is not very admirable trait.
BE LOUD!

Wes,
LOL..........I have an online book group called "BookBabblers" we have over ninty members, sometimes days will go by without anyone posting. I am the moderator and I feel I need to keep things going. Sometimes this proves to be very tricky !

Thanks for the invite to the group. I will TRY to keep things moving....

Wes....is that your full name ? (may I ask) My middle child is named Wesley and we call him Wes (or Butch, as he is a junior) Anyway, I like the name !

With that, I am off to my place upnorth till Tuesday next. Sorry, but I promise promise promise to check in when I get back to catch up and become LOUD !

Thanks again for the invite, looks like fun !

Jeannie

Wesley Ryan Price owner and founder of Price Right Books in Concord, NC.
lol
Wesley has the meaning "MAN FROM THE WEST"
I guess if I go to europe, asia, or Africa this quote will apply.
wes

WOW BOOK-AHOLICS JUST TURNED 100.
100 MEMBERS
Congrats everyone who helped we passed the first milestone.
Lets keep it alive.
Thanks
Wes

Thanks for inviting me to join. Hi, my name is LJ and I am a bookaholic. I collect HC modern 1st edition signed mysteries and have ~5,000 books. My monthly book bill is embarrassing, but that doesn't seem to stop me. I am not a writer, except of reviews for the books I read.

Glad you invited me.
LJ

THE 100 MEMBERS WAS A HUGE MILESTONE AND NOW WITHIN 13 HOURS WE HAVE 50 MORE NEW MEMBERS.

150 Fantastic new Book-Aholics to share thoughts.

Congrats to everyone again.

Thanks,
Wes

Great to be here Wes! Thanks for starting the group.

Just a thought, I've found in the Rory Gilmore book club, sometimes you just have to keep posting thoughts/questions before you find the right one that really sparks a good debate. It also takes a while for the members to get to know each other and feel comfortable saying things in front of each other. But have heart! The RGBC is going on its second month and now people post things all the time (every day). We've had some fabulous debates as well as just some fun chatter. I think this one will be the same!

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If you wanna buy some of my books...

We are over 160 and last night we only had 100. This is awesome gang :)

AMAZING

Wow Wes, how in the world did your group grow sooo fast???? Thats Amazing!!!

I hereby certify that Lisa is the 100th member of BOOK-A-HOLICS.
Your diamond studded medal is in the mail.

I have no problem with topics being in all CAPS that is what I choose for my group.

Oh no Wes is a really bad aholic.... book, caps, and I wonder what else? ;)

I think that someone should take this wonderful story written in short story topic and make a book. I feel that we could win a prize :)

I'll never tell.. ;)

Thanks for the invite. I am pretty new to this site and enjoy it very much. Great to be a part of this group. I read all sorts of things to be honest.

if we can write multiple good short stories going then then I would front a little dough toward publishing

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Thanks to all the new members and older members for making this group grow. You guys make me think we have started a good thing. (a single tear travels down cheak)
To all the Book-A-Holics out there be safe and have a great holiday.

Thanks Wes ! You have a great Thanksgiving yourself !

Book-A-Holics is on my list of things to be greatful for. :>))

Hai Wes,

It's great to be here, and Happy Thanksgiving to you too.

MERRY CHRISTMAS,

My happy friends on good reads I want to wish you all a Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas. I hope you all get stuffed full of food and get wonderful books for Christmas. Please be safe and careful when traveling.

God bless,

Wes

Merry Christmas :)

Did everyone enjoy thier holiday?? lots of books and gift cards for books??????

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!

I got 3 of the books on my "to-read" list. The Kite Runner, Marley Me, and Double Cross. Cant wait to read them..... except they will have to wait until I read the ones I got from the library first!

I hope all of the group had a wonderful Christmas and are now recovering from the carbohydrate load.
Back to The Book Thief for this months selection.

Hey hey~ Just stopping in for a quick Happy New Year salute! I got lots of books from my wonderful family but I'm trying to finish up a pile I have sitting around first. Too many books, too little time.

My main interest is fiction but I'm slowing getting into the non-fiction stuff too.

Greetings and Salutations,
To all new members of the Book-A-Holics group.
I am happy that we have already conquered 300 members and counting. Congrats to all those who have helped keep this group active.
2008 is going to be a fantastic year for this group and I hope that everyone will become great friends and can share wonderful thoughts and ideas.
Blessings to all,
Wes

I am very new to this group. Is there a list we are to choose from for the book to read? If not, then I would highly recommend The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer. I have not come to its end, but boy am I enjoying this read!

Hi, everyone.

My name's Matthew, and I'm new to the site and this group. I was born and raised in Norfolk, VA but recently moved to Concord, NC for a job opportunity. I've been a pretty big reader since high school, but I discovered some of my favorite authors in college. They are the following:

Tom Clancy
John Le Carre
Patrick O'Brian
Bernard Cornwell
Ian Rankin
C. S. Forester
Ernest Hemingway
George Orwell
Joseph Conrad

I'm a newly minted CPA and work as an internal auditor for a NASCAR-related company. I'm looking forward to getting to know this area a lot better and hopefully make some really good bookloving friends. Oh yeah, and I need to visit Wes's shop.

Thanks for the plug Matthew
Now come shop..

Congratulations on becoming a CPA, Matthew! I just passed the CPA exam as well and am waiting on the SC board to approve my license application. Welcome to the group!

Congrats and welcome, Matthew!

Amanda-thanks! Do you work for a firm or in industry? I will have a VA license once approved and I complete the ethics exam.

Welcome new Book-A-Holics and thanks for making this group grow to an amazing 413 members since it was created at the begining of last Fall 07.
This has become a great active group full of wonderful people and minds and I see this group being a great hub for new ideas.

Thanks for being Book-A-Holics,

Wes

That was sweet. Thanks for joining Marlene and I hope to see your comments in the future.

Another great ground breaking moment when we crossed the 500 hundred memeber mark this week. Congrats group and keep your comments flowing.
Thanks for making the Book-A-Holics the entity that it is today.
Wes

Hi everyone! My name is Eliza, and I'm new to the group. In the spirit of contribution, I'll leave you with a list of books that changed my life:

1. Passage- Connie Willis
2. The Rapture of Canaan- Sheri Reynolds
3. The Doomsday Book- Connie Willis
4. The Poisonwood Bible- Barbara Kingsolver
5. Middlesex- Jeffrey Eugenides (I'm not even done with it yet, but it's a life-changer!!)

I'd love to see other people's life changing lists!!

Good idea. The sad thing is I have a much easier time coming up with five life-changing movies than books. It makes me want to read more biographies. Until that happens:

1. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
2. Night - Elie Wiesel
3. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith
4. I'll second The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver (I once heard a woman say that after reading that book she realized that all people in all cultures love their children the same. It's stuck with me ever since.)
5. Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

How did this subject get started in here?

I say we blame Eliza. (How do you show that you are trying to be funny without making the stupid :) symbol? My writing can't quite pull off humor.)

It was a good subject so I had to jump on it. I'll start a new topic and repost there.

HEY!! I'm new! :)

My name is Carrie. I am a teacher. I love to read! :)
I have a dog.
I love to drink wine. :)

I'm new-gathering many more to read books than i'll ever be able to get through (or buy)
i like a lot of different kinds of books
i have been known to read pop novels but more into classics and anything that teaches me something
also like travel adventure books but they've got to really take me there
i just found the armchair sailors group and love the fact that this is indeed just like a good bookstore-i can browse and find food
i used to skip church when i was 10 to 13 or so and go into the only store in town that was open
the local bookstore
they let me sit in the aisles and read-you too-thanks-keep it coming

Thanks to all the Book-A-Holics we have now grown past 600 members in less than 6 months. Thanks for all of your ideas and dedication to this group.
Wes

Hello everybody :)

very delighted to have found you all.

My life-changing book-list:

"1984" by George Orwell

"East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

"Callisto" by Torsten Krol

"Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides

"My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult

In case, the book-list thing is not approved, I'm sorry. Just couldn't help it ... ;)

Pinkbullets: You mean you actually READ them! ;)