The F-word discussion

October Group Read Winner

In October there will be a supplemental read for those interested in

Dates TBD - will post here when determined

If you are interested please let me know below. Lit Bug has graciously volunteered to lead the discussion. I know I will be participating, hope to read and discuss with you!

I'm in :D

I have started an ARCHIVES folder however the threads within are still open. I will keep the threads open for a time to allow for late comments.

Don't let ARCHIVES mislead you to believe it translates to closed, not the case.

I'm a Felix, just trying to keep group home page tidy :D and organized < yeah I know sometimes it sucks being me.

BIG thank you for being such awesome members!!!

For those planning on participating in the Paint it Black discussion, now would be a great time to post your comments/thoughts on the book so Janet isn't overwhelmed with posts at one time. I'm sure she would appreciate the consideration. I thank you all in advance for your participation and consideration. Give Janet a warm The F-word group welcome.

GUEST AUTHOR DATES....,

NOVEMBER Chris Bohjalian THE LIGHT IN THE RUINS
NOV 11-14

DECEMBER Cathy Buchanan THE PAINTED GIRLS
DEC 14-24

OCTOBER Chitra Divakaruni OLEANDER GIRL

OCT 13 & 14 A bit of unsolicited advice, post questions in advance, if possible. Just sayin' :D

Mal, this is a great group. Thanks for all the work you' 're doing to set up the authors.

Heather wrote: "Mal, this is a great group. Thanks for all the work you' 're doing to set up the authors."

Awww thank you very much Heather! I'm happy you are enjoying the group. Suggestions always appreciated. Send all ideas :D

Reminder: NOMINATIONS for November...

Submit your nomination in tne thread, thanks!

Extending a warm welcome to our new members. Happy to have you part of the group!

Check out THIS group FABClub (Female Author's Book Club) Group

http://www.goodreads.com/group/50781-...

Stephanie & Katie put great effort into their group, they select great reads too. I'm a member and I do hope you check it out and see if it's a fit for you! Great group on all levels.

MONTHLY GROUP READ

If you are interested in leading the monthly read discussion, please let me know. :D Thank you!

ATTENTION

For those who may not be following this topic, on Friday, GR tightened its non-harassment policies and began deleting reviews and shelves that were deemed to be related to author behavior rather than the content of their books. A merde-storm of messages have been flying all weekend over in the GR Feedback group. Let me know if further discussion on this matter is needed.

NOVEMBER Group Read Poll is up. Results posted Oct 10
*To make things FUN 2nd runner up will be DECEMBER Group Read :D

Any issues...contact me.

Mal wrote: "NOVEMBER Group Read Poll is up. Results posted Oct 10
*To make things FUN 2nd runner up will be DECEMBER Group Read :D

Any issues...contact me."

Cool idea bestie xo

December will be the final month for guest authors, originally due to wrap in February, obviously that has changed.

Reminder: threads have been moved to ARCHIVES folder but.....they remain OPEN. Nothing has closed

Just trying to keep the page tidy cuz I'm anal that way. Yeah I know... :D

Great site for book addicts.... I joined. Worthy checking out...

https://www.ereatah.com/register/good...

NOVEMBER GROUP READ The Yellow Wallpaper
~available for free on https://www.dailylit.com/ AND http://www.gutenberg.org/~

TIE for 2nd place = December Group Read, so it will be as follows due to holidays and guest authors....

DECEMBER GROUP READ Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters

JANUARY GROUP READ Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie

Chitra has opened the discussion for Oleander Girl, lets give her a warm F-word welcome :D

Guest authors for November & December have been cancelled

Disappointing. That was a nice and unique feature and appreciate the work you put into it, Mal. As well as the time commitment of each author.

Heather wrote: "Disappointing. That was a nice and unique feature and appreciate the work you put into it, Mal. As well as the time commitment of each author."

BIG BIG thank YOU Heather for your ongoing support and participation. Thank you very much. I know how busy life is but you always pull thru, means a lot and the authors really appreciate it too. :D xox

Is The Yellow Wallpaper cancelled then? I see it listed here for November so I requested it from the library but now Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters has a thread under discussions for November instead. I just want to make sure I'm prepared :)

Alison wrote: "Is The Yellow Wallpaper cancelled then? I see it listed here for November so I requested it from the library but now Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters has a threa..."

You are correct Alison, thank you. Corrected. Trying to get ahead with entering threads due to holiday and travel. Thx for catching another 'mal odious offence' :D

No problem at all. I am excited to read along :-)

Alison wrote: "No problem at all. I am excited to read along :-)"

Glad to have you reading along Alison, thx again for catching my error.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT SECTION IS FOR MODERATORS USE ONLY. THANK YOU.

Effective 12/13 ZERO SELF PROMOTING! Postings will be deleted. Plenty of other groups specifically geared towards self promotion. Thank you.

Hello all! As you may have noticed, the amazingly awesome Mal has handed over the moderation of this group to me, so I thought I would introduce myself! My name is Stephanie and I am currently the mod for both FABClub (Female Authors Book Club) and the recently created Feminist Science Fiction Fans group. As you may have guessed from the names of those groups, I love reading books by women, about women, and with a feminist message. I am really excited to move forward with this group!

In case you're worried, I won't be changing anything that Mal has created here at the F-Word. All our selections up to January will remain the same, and I am looking forward to the discussions. I like that we have been reading feminist classics along with non-ficiton and biographies, and I think we will continue on in this vein.

If anyone has any questions or comments please feel free to message me, I would love to post a poll in the next few days to see what selections you lovely members are interested in reading as we enter the holiday season, where we will all be lounging poolside with a book in one hand a cocktail in the other, right?

S<3