I am sure that most of you know about goodreads. It is a great site where book lovers, writers, etc. all come together to review books and recommend books. It is a site that has just about everything you could imagine it relating to books. You can enter giveaways, add friends, read reviews, see where to buy certain books, see upcoming releases, etc. It is like facebook for readers.
You may not know about goodreads groups. I am a member of 4 different book groups, and I have probably received more unusual book recommendations from following these discussions than just about anything. I thought that tonight I would let you know what groups I belong to, and then maybe you, in turn, could post ones that you belong to.
The first goodreads book group I ever joined was Karl and Clayton's Summer Book Club. Yes, I am someone who loves Fox News, and I have been facebook fan of Clayton Morris for at least as long as I have lived in Yelm. I happened to hear him talk about his book group towards the end of last summer, and I joined. I have participated in a couple of the polls to decide what book they were reading, but I have yet to read any from the group. But I have saved some to my book lists. I am sure it will get going again this summer.
The second group I joined was right after I read my first Lisa Kleypas book Secrets of a Summer Night. I remember that I loved that book so much, and somehow I found the group We Love Lisa Kleypas. They are always posting some challenge, and this past Christmas, we had secret Santas that recommended books for us to read. We then followed up with our person a couple months later. I am participating in the spell May challenge this coming month. They do much more than just discuss Lisa Kleypas books. They do at least one group read per month--I have yet to do that, though I want to. I love reading about the challenges people are doing.
The third group I joined I actually didn't want to join at first. Someone I didn't know invited me to it, and it was a good month or two before I finally decided to jump in. And I am so glad I did! It is the James Mason Community Book Club. Seriously, this is the most actively diverse group to which I belong! They discuss every kind of book imaginable! I don't follow everything they discuss, but their book recommendations are quite intriguing.
And last is the most recent book club I joined. My favorite genre is historical fiction. I guess it would make sense that I would join a group called Historical Fictionistas. They are a massive group to be sure, and I know that almost every book they recommend is one I want to read. I have not joined any challenges with them yet, but I may eventually.
Now you might wonder how I keep up with these groups. I have signed up for e-mails to be sent to me so I can follow discussions. I tend to remain a lurker, but I plan to become more active. Just give me time!!
So what groups do you follow on goodreads? I would love to hear what features of the site you enjoy. I have not begun to explore everything. Either comment here or do a blog post and leave the link in the comment. Maybe I will find even more groups to join.
Oh, and by the way, if you would like to send me a friend request, please do so! I am always looking for new friends.
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