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What We're Reading in July (lemmy.world)

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We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh

The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.

On July 1st we'll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:

Fiction Book Club: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Non-Fiction Book Club: The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World by Jeff Goodell
FOMO Book Club: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende and The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Thick Reads Book Club: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolve
Short Reads: The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada
Graphic Novels Book Club: Descender Vol 1 by Jeff Lemire and Kaiju No 8 Vol 1 by Naoya Matsumoto
Cozy Reads: Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum
Mystery Book Club: In the Woods by Tana French
Romance: Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn
Sad Girls: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
80's Ladies The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!

We're also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal of 10,000 books!

We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does "Shut Up and Write!" sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST. If you're looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!

We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!

And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.

https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh

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What we're reading in June (lemmy.world)

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We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh

The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.

On June 1st we’ll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:

Fiction Book Club: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Non-Fiction Book Club: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
FOMO Book Club: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende and The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Thick Reads Book Club: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Short Reads: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Graphic Novels Book Club: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Vol 1 by Hayao Miyazak and Solo Leveling Vol 1 by Chugong
Cozy Reads: Death Unfiltered by Emmeline Duncan
Mystery Book Club: The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman
Romance: On the Same Page by Haley Cass
Sad Girls: Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
80's Ladies: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!

We’re also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal! We’re already over 4,000 books and our goal for 2024 is to read 10,000 books!

We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does “Shut Up and Write!” sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST. If you’re looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!

We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!

And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.

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Community Questions: What matters most to you in a book? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This one comes from Skyguy:

What matters the most in a book for you guys? A well built plot? Interesting world building? Interesting characters? What is the most important aspect of writing for you to like a book?

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Spring Reads (lemmy.world)

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What are your favorite books to read with strong spring vibes?

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What we're reading in April (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh

The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.

On April 1st we’ll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:

Fiction Book Club: His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Non-Fiction Book Club: Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors by Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn
FOMO: Eragon by Christopher Paolini and Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Thick Reads: SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
Short Reads: Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata
Graphic Novels Book Club: V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and Uzumaki by Junji Ito
Cozy Reads: The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Mystery Book Club: The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
Romance: Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee
80's Ladies: Native Tongue by Suzette Haden Elgin

You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!

We’re also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal! We’re already over 1,000 books and our goal for 2024 is to read 10,000 books!

We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does “Shut Up and Write!” sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST with additional sessions on Sunday afternoons. If you’re looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!

We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!

And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.

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What we're reading in March! (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh

The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.

On March 1st we'll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:

Fiction Book Club: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Non-Fiction Book Club: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
FOMO: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Thick Reads: SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
Short Reads: Vampires Never Get Old by Various Authors
Graphic Novels Book Club: I Am a Cat Barista Vol 1 by Hiro Maijima and Invisible Kingdom Vol 1 by G Willow Wilson
Cozy Reads: We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews
Mystery Book Club: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans by Agatha Christie
Romance: Indigo by Beverly Jenkins
80's Ladies: The Giver by Lois Lowry

You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!

We're also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal! We're already over 1,000 books and our goal for 2024 is to read 10,000 books!

We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does "Shut Up and Write!" sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST with additional sessions on Sunday afternoons. If you're looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!

We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!

And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.

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What we're reading in February! (lemmy.world)

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We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh

The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.

On February 1st we'll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:

Fiction Book Club: Penance by Eliza Clark
Non-Fiction Book Club: A Cat's Tale: A Journey Through Feline History by Paul Koudounaris
FOMO: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Long Reads: Persephone Station by Stina Leicht
Short Reads: Out There Screaming (edited) by Jordan Peele
Graphic Novels Book Club: Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown and Footnotes in Gaza by Joe Sacco
Cozy Reads: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Mystery Book Club: The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
Romance: My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
80's Ladies: Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo by Ntozake Shanget

You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!

We're also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal! We're already over 1,000 books and our goal for 2024 is to read 10,000 books!

We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does "Shut Up and Write!" sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST with additional sessions on Sunday afternoons. If you're looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!

We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!

And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.

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What we're reading in January! (lemmy.world)

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We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh

The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.

On January 1st we'll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:

Fiction Book Club: An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
Non-Fiction Book Club: Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage by Rachel E Gross
Graphic Novels: The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua and Vinland Saga Omnibus Vol 1 by Makoto Yukimura
FOMO Book Club: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Cozy Book Club: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Mystery Book Club: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by PD James
Short Reads: Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier
Long Reads: Persephone Station by Stina Leicht
Romance: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
80's Ladies: Rememberings by Sinéad O'Connor
Re-read Book Club: The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13) by Lemony Snicket

You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!

We're also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal! We're already over 8,000 books and our goal for 2023 is to read 10,000 books!

We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does "Shut Up and Write!" sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST with additional sessions on Sunday afternoons. If you're looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!

We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!

And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.

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What is the thickest book you own? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What is the thickest book on your shelf?

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If you could have any station wagon in like new condition which one would you choose? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What station wagon do you lust after the most?

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What We're Reading in December (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We have a discord server with ten book clubs. https://discord.gg/KgFF9j3GTh

The themes of the book clubs are Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic Novels, FOMO (for classics and other well known books), Cozy Reads, Mystery, Short Reads, Long Reads, Romance, and 80’s Ladies as well as ReReads for popular book series.

On December 1st we’ll be reading the following books in the following book clubs:

Fiction Book Club: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Non-Fiction Book Club: The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan
Graphic Novels: Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V
FOMO Book Club: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Cozy Book Club: Tide and Punishment by Bree Baker Mystery Book Club: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Short Reads: The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Long Reads: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Romance: The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
80's Ladies: Taking a winter break
Re-read Book Club: The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events #12) by Lemony Snicket and The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials #3) by Philip Pullman

You can read some, all, or none of the books. No pressure! Everything is read at your own pace. We just ask you use spoiler tags for spoilers. There is plenty of space to talk about other topics and get to know your fellow readers!

We're also doing a server wide reading goal where we pool together our numbers and try to reach a yearly goal! We're already over 8,000 books and our goal for 2023 is to read 10,000 books!

We have a writing channel open to everyone where author Emmeline Duncan does "Shut Up and Write!" sessions every Thursday at 10am PST/1pm EST with additional sessions on Sunday afternoons. If you're looking for help finding the motivation to write, check it out!

We also have Trivia night every Thursday at 6pm PST/9pm EST!

And if you don’t want to join discord to discuss these books please feel free to post your thoughts in the comments on this post.

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What are your favorite wintery Christmas reads? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Do you have favorite books you like to read when the weather is cold?

Temporary Changes to our Sign-Up Policy by markovianparallax in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Thank you so much for doing what it takes to control bots. Much appreciated!

Is it possible to eat in such a way that you'll never have to fart? by markovianparallax in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Stop eating anything with high fructose corn syrup. I promise it works.

Weird thing I do to keep from burning my house down. by markovianparallax in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

omg yes. When I'm making something and I suddenly have to pee the fear sets in that if I go pee I'll wander off and forget I was ever making something. I swear I'll start cooking, get distracted by needing to pee, while peeing remember something I need to do on my computer, while on my computer get distracted by my cat wanting food and end up back in the kitchen because I went to go grab my cat a snack and I'm like OH RIGHT.

I don't know how I ever get anything done.

Do neurotypicals really not have to do this? I'm seriously asking. by markovianparallax in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Wait, what. You are blowing my mind right now.

How reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history: Did it, though? by markovianparallax in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago

Joke's on them. I set one of my communities to NSFW and then unmodded myself.

Why all of a sudden tech companies are not being favorable to their users? by markovianparallax in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes! That's awesome. Come join us in [email protected] to discuss books!

What are your tips for reading more? by markovianparallax in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

My number one tip is don't be afraid to DNF. (DNF stands for Did Not Finish.) I used to be someone who wanted to finish every book I started and I always held out hope a book would get better, but I read so much more if I just give up on books I'm not enjoying. Now that I DNF things more quickly it keeps me from getting into reading slumps.

r/bookclub - Top mod stepping down. by markovianparallax in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

So glad to have you here!

r/bookclub - Top mod stepping down. by markovianparallax in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm so sorry about the weird hostility. That's a great sign off message.

r/bookclub - Top mod stepping down. by markovianparallax in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

One of the other mods deleted the post. Womp-womp. Do you remember what it said?

Reddit mods are calling for an ‘affordable return’ for third-party apps by markovianparallax in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

100% agree. There's nothing they could do at this point. I'm done.

r/tattoo is now a fanpage for t.A.T.u. by markovianparallax in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I am so delighted right now.