Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Team Nanny Ogg

• Aiswrya (Captain)
• Ilse (Co-Captain)
• Judy (Co-Captain)
• Ann
• Leslie
• Natasha
• Alya
• Melissa Hubert
• Briana
• megan
• Christina
• Jennifer F
• Linda C
• Amanda
• Jill Ward
• Jhmingos
• Cemre

• Raven
• Federica

Challenge Status Sheet
Team Sheet

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When: Starts 1 May 2021 at 00:00 UTC and goes for 3 months, ending on 31 July 2021.
Countdown to the start can be found HERE

Points System
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Book Points
◈ Books less than 100 pages = 0 points
◈ Books between 100 and 1000 pages = 0.1 points/page
◈ Books over 1000 pages = 100 points

◈ Points will be rounded up/down from 0.5 as per standard maths
◈ For audio only books, the page count will be set as 100, no matter how long the audio is.

For current BOM (Book of the Month) discussions
Writing a day's worth of discussion questions = 40 points
Participating in a current BOM = 20 points

Participation means answering at least three of the DQ days over the course of the BOM discussion
Points stack, i.e. if a player is picked to write a set of questions AND answers at least three of the question sets they will gain 60 points
There is no limit to the number of team members who can get participation points

NOTE: We will accept one team member per book per team for writing a day's DQs. If, by three days prior to the BOM starting, we don't have enough volunteers to write all DQs, then we will let more than one team member per team write questions. If we have more people than days sign up (prior to 3 days before start date) we will randomise the volunteers to determine those who can write DQs. In accordance with our BOM guidelines, nominators of the BOM are automatically allocated a day

Discworld BOMS
To avoid having a lot of Discworld nominations, we will have an additional BOM each month:
May - Equal Rites
June - Mort
July - Guards! Guards!
These represent the first books in three of the sub-series, and deliberately skip over the first two books which are generally agreed not to be the best introduction to the books.

Discworld Reading Bonus
Each team will get 8 bonus points for each Discworld book they read, to a maximum of SIX over the whole challenge. Note that this is for the whole team, not each member. You can use the BOMs to claim this bonus.

MORE POINTS!
As well as the page points you can use your books against one of the three mini-games, which are active throughout the whole challenge. You can only use a book in ONE of the mini-games.

Tasks
Each Discworld book has had 6 tasks assigned to it. As a team, you can fit your books to the tasks for an additional 5 points. Excitingly, each Discworld book belongs in a sub-series; if you finish all the tasks for all the books in a sub-series you will get bonus points!

Sub-series 	(#books) 	Bonus points
Rincewind	(8 books)	40 points
DEATH 		(5 books)	25 points
Witches		(6 books) 	30 points
City Watch 	(8 books)	40 points
Industrial Revolution (6 books)	30 points
Tiffany Aching 	(5 books)	25 points
Others 		(3 books)	15 points

Bingo
Use books to mark off the squares on the bingo card - being creative with your links! Each book can only be used to cover off one square.
Marking off a square is 5 points
Completing the card gives a bonus 40 points.
The card is under the spoiler.
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an example: for square C8 "I Aten't Dead" you could use a book with Zombies MPG (hide spoiler)]

Jackanory
Write a story (max 500 words) using books - any element of the book is fair game.
We've given you some prompts to help: you will need to identify two genres that apply to the story; to work out your characters and then to write the story.
Whilst we've give some plot suggestions, you can be more creative if you wish - you could have a story of a banquet at the Unseen University (fish & chips & vinegar, anyone?), a road-trip exploring different landmarks or a space-octopus v interdimensional pirates on a bank heist.
Each book used in the story gets 5 points
A completed story (minimum 8 books) gets 80 bonus points
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Rules
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◈ Teams will be similar in size to other Tower Teams or Wheelathon challenges. We haven't decided on the exact number, as we are going by books read, but we are shooting for 10-20 members.

◈ Books must be started after the start date of the challenge to count towards the challenge

◈ Books must be />100 pages. NOTE: This number is lower than our other team challenges! For page number questions, please check with your captain who can ask in the Captains group for verification.

◈ Audio books are allowed. (For page numbers, use the "default" GR book page numbers. If the "default" is a Large Print version, use the next most popular edition for page numbers. If there is no print / ebook, then the audio book must be longer than 3 hours, and page numbers will be set at 100 pages, no matter how long the audio is.

◈ No graphic novels, cookbooks or poetry. (Sorry.)

◈ Anything with the word" boxed set" in the title on Goodreads can not be used as "one book". They need to be shelved as separate books to count for this challenge.

◈ Books with MPGs Childrens / Kids / Illustrated / Photography / Art (or which have "Illustrated" in the title or an "Illustrator" contributor in the metadata) must have at least 25,000 words (must be a verified count. sites that provide estimated word counts are not valid sources for verifying word count). ArBookFind is a great site to double check (there are also .co.uk and .com.au versions). If in doubt, ask your captain. Another rule of thumb is the audiobook version should be over 3 hours.

◈ Any book in any language will count, as long as it meets the criteria.

◈ "Re-reads" will be allowed, if it has been six months since you have read the book. This includes listening to the audio version, if you've already read the book.

◈ This challenge involves adding a special bookshelf to your personal GRs bookshelves other than "read." You may choose a preexisting one.

◈ Those people who want to keep their Profiles Private, must be willing to "Friend" their Team Captain(s), the NBRC Mod account, or one of the Moderators, to allow page count verification and to assist you if you are having difficulty with your bookshelves.

◈ Please wait to be told to which Team you are assigned. It might take awhile; however, you will be able to count the books you have read from the START date of the challenge.

◈ Once you actually join, please check-in with your team discussion thread by posting the name of your bookshelf. Remember to add a HYPHEN between words for your bookshelf.

◈ Helpful Tip: Knowing about Sticky Shelves may help you put your assigned bookshelf near the top of your dropdown box.

◈ With MOBILE DEVICES there have been major problems when trying to add books. If that is all you have to access the Internet, or you don't know how to Cut & Paste on it, then this challenge probably is NOT the right fit for you.

◈ Discussion threads will be in the regular NBRC group. (No secret groups allowed)

◈ You do NOT have to join the discussion, if you don't want to; communicating
via posting a book is good enough. Nevertheless, Your Team wants to know if you are still participating. We understand Real Life gets in the way. However, please plan to "check-in" in some manner at least once every week. If we don't hear from you for two weeks, you may be replaced with another team member and be prevented from joining future team challenges
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Tasks by type (Christina’s spreadsheet):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Sample completion post to make our lives easier:
Book:
Date Completed:
Pages:
Task #, name, justification:
Bingo:
Jackanory:
**if your book fits more than one task, please list all of them. We'll move books around as needed :) Let us know if it fits a bingo square too.
**if it's a discworld book, please make a note of that too. We get extra points for these.
**if it's a BOM read, please also include links to your DQs/ answers (at least 3 days' participation is needed for answers in order to claim points)

Reserved

Reserved - because clearly I don't know when to stop :P

Book of the Month (BOMs)

May
2 May: The Foundling by Stacey Halls (also published as The Lost Orphan) - Discussion
16 May: Dumplin' by Julie Murphy - Discussion
22 May: Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett - Discussion

June
2 June: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - Discussion
9 June: Prickly Business - Discussion (18+ only)
16 June: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley - Discussion
22 June: Mort by Terry Pratchett - Discussion

July
2 July: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab - Discussion
16 July: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune - Discussion
22 July: Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett - Discussion

Rules & info:
- Writing a day's worth of discussion questions (DQs) = 40 points
- Participating in a current BOM = 20 points
- Participation means answering at least three of the DQ days over the course of the BOM discussion.
- In order to get the BOM bonus, you'll need to read the book and answer DQs within a month of the BOM start (so for the BOM starting May 2nd, that would be until June 2nd).
- If you're planning to read a BOM, you can volunteer to write DQs in the threads linked above. Writing DQs is really fun and not as scary as it may sound! There are some tips and ideas at the top of the discussion threads.





Discworld Guides

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Some Discworld guides I've seen on the internet (click on the links below the images for a bigger one you can actually read):


http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photo...



https://external-preview.redd.it/L4nk...
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PLANNING SPREADSHEET


Task List

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1 trunk / suitcase on cover
2 from Satire list (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...))
3 Travel MPG (NOT time travel)
4 1st in a series
5 camera on cover
6 cover has green, yellow and purple on it
7 Moon on cover
8 Sun on cover
9 Features a barbarian
10 Features a female fighter (sword woman, fighter pilot, etc)
11 MC is inept
12 Humor MPG
13 Feminism MPG
14 Features a protest
15 Book where all the words in the title are the same length
16 MC is transgender or non-binary
17 Book set in South Africa
18 From Against Discrimination Listopia
19 horse on cover
20 wedding takes place
21 Romance MPG
22 title has all the letters in M-O-R-T
23 has character's name in the title
24 book with footnotes / endnotes
25 Spell out EIGHT - E
26 Spell out EIGHT - I
27 Spell out EIGHT - G
28 Spell out EIGHT - H
29 Spell out EIGHT - T
30 #8 in series
31 Retellings MPG
32 features a ghost
33 features a clown / jester
34 Family MPG
35 has a family relation word in the title
36 focused on a group of friends
37 book set in Eygpt
38 Science MPG (not Science Fiction)
39 geometric shape on cover
40 Mummy in text
41 Yellow cover
42 author has initials TP or PT
43 repeated 4+ letter word in title
44 dragon on cover
45 MC is a policeman
46 flames on cover
47 sword on cover
48 Military MPG
49 book has two different titles (direct translations don't count, but if the translation is different that's OK)
50 features demons / devils
51 MC has an office job
52 MC has to obey someone else's commands
53 MPG Classic
54 set in South America
55 from Movies Better than Book Listopia
56 go to the cinema
57 MC is an actor / aspiring actor
58 set in India, Nigeria or Los Angeles
59 two dogs on cover
60 sausage on cover
61 read a book where someone changes job
62 MC is a funeral director/undertaker
63 Zombie MPG
64 Skull on cover
65 read a book by an author who passed away at least 5 years ago
66 features a necromancer
67 focused on siblings
68 MC travels somewhere requiring a passport
69 MC is a cat shifter
70 MPG Holiday
71 MPG Fairytales
72 has the letters M-I-R-R-O-R in the title
73 Book less than 200 pages
74 hs the word "GOD" in the title or series title. Plurals / possessives OK
75 MPG Mythology
76 Features a religious zealot
77 Features a superstitious character
78 Turtle on cover
79 features elves
80 title in format x and y
81 Spell out BEES - B
82 Spell out BEES - E
83 Spell out BEES - E
84 Spell out BEES - S
85 Hippo on cover
86 river on cover
87 title has all the letters in G-U-I-L-D
88 set in a large city
89 cityscape on cover
90 author initials AM
91 Music MPG
92 musical instrument on cover
93 with a character representing Death
94 motorbike on cover
95 features a grandparent
96 MPG "coming of age"
97 MPG History
98 Set in China (may you live in interesting times)
99 title has all the letters in C-O-H-E-N
100 butterfly / moth on cover
101 word in the title can be made into an anagram (e.g TIMES > ITEMS / MITES). word must be min 3 letters
102 MC is good at running
103 MC is in the performing arts
104 mask on cover
105 poem / song in the text
106 features a ball
107 characters dress in costumes
108 character has an X in their name
109 features robot / golem / AI
110 Bare feet on cover
111 Spell out CLAY - C
112 Spell out CLAY - L
113 Spell out CLAY - A
114 Spell out CLAY - Y
115 set at Christmas
116 someone pretends to be someone they're not
117 MPG Espionage
118 title has all the letters in D-E-A-T-H
119 someone makes a new friend
120 with a character of legend (e.g. Father Christmas, Jack Frost, Sandman, Tooth Fairy, etcetc)
121 MPG War
122 boat / ship on cover
123 sea on cover
124 set on a water-based transport (ship / sub etc)
125 book has been translated from original language into English (you can read any language edition, but the original must NOT be English)
126 MC is an artist / engineer
127 drink on cover
128 set in one of the places listed: https://www.tentree.com/blogs/posts/1... Note: if the place listed is a town, then the region/country will be acceptable i.e. Siberia, Greenland, Tibet; for islands, it must be the island. 50% or more should take place in the location
129 from this shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
130 "Last" in title (exact match)
131 letters N-O-W-O-R-R-I-E-S in title
132 a book whose title initials make a well-known acronym (like TLC - Tender Loving Care) Define your acronym, with a reference link. min three letters in your acronym, use all the letters in the title, in unchanged order
133 MPG Vampires
134 MPG Shapeshifters
135 MPG Paranormal
136 MPG Witches
137 MPG Fantasy
138 MPG Horror
139 #5 in series
140 animal in title
141 ordinal numeral (e.g fifth) in title
142 One of Sam Vimes' titles in the title (Captain, Commander, Duke, Sir, Ambassador, Butcher, Blackboard Monitor)
143 letters F-A-T in title
144 features a wolf shifter
145 spell out TRUTH - T
146 spell out TRUTH - R
147 spell out TRUTH - U
148 spell out TRUTH - T
149 spell out TRUTH - H
150 features journalist MC
151 (ALL) inital letters of title words spell out a word (like TOT) min 2 words
152 Timepiece on cover
153 Historical Fiction MPG
154 Yeti found in text
155 MC uses horse(s) as a mode of transportation
156 Features a watch or clockmaker
157 MC is elderly - i.e 65+
158 Spell out KIDBY - K
159 Spell out KIDBY - I
160 Spell out KIDBY - D
161 Spell out KIDBY - B
162 Spell out KIDBY - Y
163 features talking animal(s)
164 Young Adult MPG
165 Rodent on cover
166 MC is an educator (school teacher, lecturer, governess etc)
167 title includes an adjective
168 award winning book
169 Spell out LILAC - L
170 Spell out LILAC - I
171 Spell out LILAC - L
172 Spell out LILAC - A
173 Spell out LILAC - C
174 Time Travel MPG
175 cover has only men (one ok) PLUS something blue
176 cover has only men (one ok) PLUS something blue
177 cover has only men (one ok) PLUS something blue
178 cover has only men (one ok) PLUS something blue
179 cover has only men (one ok) PLUS something blue
180 cover has only one woman (can include men, but not multiple women) PLUS something blue
181 Mental Health MPG
182 on Spec-Fic Passing Bechdel Test list (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
183 Feminism MPG
184 War MPG
185 neurodiverse character
186 author is a person of colour
187 hat on cover
188 hat on cover
189 hat on cover
190 Spell out Sky - S
191 Spell out Sky - K
192 Spell out Sky - Y
193 on epistolary novel list (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...)
194 recommendation from diff team
195 recommendation from diff team
196 recommendation from diff team
197 recommendation from diff team
198 recommendation from diff team
199 chess piece in title (eg Rook / Queen)
200 title has an exclamation mark in it
201 Onomatopoeia in title
202 Someone reads a story to a child
203 Features a murder
204 #7 in series
205 cover has lots of snow on it
206 "morris dancer" / "morris dancing" in text
207 title includes a season name (Spring / Summer / Autumn / Fall / Winter) in it. Can be embedded like Wintersmith
208 from the Cold Cover list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
209 title includes a job title. Can be embedded like "smith" in Wintersmith
210 has a seasonal celebration in it (e.g. New Year's Eve / Summer solstice / harvest festival)
211 cover has something gold or silver on it
212 spoon / cooking utensil on cover
213 mini skirt on cover
214 dog on cover
215 garlic in text
216 economics in text
217 MPG Sports
218 MC learns a new skill
219 gown on cover
220 set in a university
221 MC is a baker / cook
222 MPG Nonfiction
223 black cover
224 Single person on the cover
225 1st person POV
226 Time of day in title (midnight, morning, noon, etc)
227 Memoir MPG
228 Rabbit on cover
229 MPG Mystery
230 MPG Crime
231 MPG Race
232 MC goes on a holiday
233 brown cover
234 MC has a son
235 Steampunk MPG
236 vehicle powered by engine on cover
237 features an epic journey (should be significant part of the plot)
238 MPG "politics"
239 celebration spirit of enquiry reading a book from https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2... listopia
240 "Moist" in text
241 last book in a completed series
242 crown on cover
243 fossil / skeleton on cover
244 important character dies
245 sheep on cover
246 From Best Ending Listopia
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Bingo Squares

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A1 Death of Rats
A2 Sock
A3 Wooden trunk
A4 Broom
A5 Hat with feathers
A6 Frying pan
A7 Golden footbal
A8 Octarine wool
B1 Rincewind Scream
B2 Eagle
B3 Jelly baby
B4 vampire fangs
B5 snowflake
B6 laughing emjoi
B7 bag of coffee beans
B8 "crivens!"
C1 "oook!"
C2 pile of coins
C3 dragon
C4 "anthill inside" logo
C5 butterfly
C6 white horse
C7 equals sign
C8 "I aten't dead"
D1 sheep
D2 hourglasses
D3 water/rimfall
D4 Sir Pterry's hat
D5 the Great A'Tuin
D6 chess/thud piece
D7 crown
D8 meat product pie
E1 camel
E2 Fool
E3 lilac flower
E4 Free Space!
E5 DEATH & cats
E6 howling wolf
E7 boot
E8 fierce cat
F1 bee
F2 octagon / mirror
F3 four Xs
F4 semaphore signals
F5 troll doll
F6 runner
F7 three witches
F8 blackboard being erased
G1 cabbage
G2 golem
G3 "woof"
G4 guitar
G5 elf archer
G6 *footnotes
G7 movie clapperboard
G8 hedgehog
H1 camera
H2 black rooster
H3 blue warrior in tartan
H4 moveable type
H5 Offler stamp
H6 theatrical masks
H7 ankh
H8 cheeseboard

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MPG = Main Page Genre:

Reserved

Book recommendations from other teams


Rob Anybody: Comment in team thread
Cheery Littlebottom: Listopia
Librarian: Listopia
Sam Vimes: Personalized recs for Nanny Ogg Comment in team thread
Archchancellor Ridcully: Comment in team thread
Tiffany Aching: Comment in team thread
Luggage: Comment in team thread
Lady Sybil: Listopia
Angua von Uberwald: Comment in team thread
Carrot Ironfoundersson: Listopia Comment in team thread

Shelves

Aiswrya
Ilse
Judy
Ann
Leslie
Natasha
Alya
Frederica
Melissa Hubert
Briana
Megan
Christina
Jennifer F
Amanda
Linda C
Jill Ward
Jhmingos/Lizzie

Book recommendations

AF/romance:
The Ex Talk
Act Your Age, Eve Brown

Crime/mystery:
Angels & Demons
Close to Home

Fantasy/battles:
Mistborn: The Final Empire (the entire series is awesome)
Warbreaker
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
Storm Front

Historical/romance:
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Governess Game
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
The Wallflower Wager

Literary fiction:
That Time I Loved You: Stories

MF/romance:
To Kill a Kingdom
The Selection
Today Tonight Tomorrow
Kulti
Dear Ava
A Court of Mist and Fury
Simply Irresistible
Dragon Bound
Slammed

MG/YA contemporary/fantasy:
Bridge to Terabithia
The Lightning Thief

Non-Romance:
Sandstorm
Temple
Seven Deadly Wonders (the entire series is amazing!)
Ice Station (again, the series is great!)
The Pharaoh's Secret
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Nighthawk

Non-fiction:
Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals
Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related.: A Memoir
What the Oceans Remember

Sci-Fi:
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
All Systems Red

YA/historical/romance:
Salt to the Sea

YA/contemporary/romance/lgbtq+:
Who I Was with Her
Red, White & Royal Blue
Loveless
The Wicker King
The Weight of the Stars
The Last True Poets of the Sea
Felix Ever After
The Blueprint
Shiver
Stars & Stripes
Red, White & Royal Blue
The House in the Cerulean Sea
The Lightning-Struck Heart
Him

Book resources

The Discworld Book Generator
This can help you choose which book to read from the Discworld series!
How it works: Scroll down, click on "Get Started" and you'll get a book recommended!

Book cover color
How it works: insert the file of the cover of your book and you'll find out what colors they're made of!

Book finder (USA)
How it works: You can search for book titles based on authors, topics, or titles of books. Just type what you want to search for in the blank field above and click Search. You will then be able to sort your search results or start a new search.

Book finder (UK & Ireland)
How it works: You can search for book titles based on authors, topics, or titles of books. Just type what you want to search for in the blank field above and click Search. You will then be able to sort your search results or start a new search.

Reserved

Reserved- just to be sure we have enough :)

Alright, now that we have all that out of the way, I'm Aiswrya (Aish-war-ya). Very nice to e-meet all of you! I live in New Jersey (Eastern Time). I work in management consulting and honestly, it's getting too stressful to be enjoyable :/ Books are my escape from that haha

I typically read 4-5 books a week, almost exclusively romance. I have been reading a lot of MM romance these days, and I'm quite enjoying it! This is my first time being Captain, so go easy on me :P

P.S. you can call me Ash or Aish :)

Hi everyone!
My name is Ilse. Nice to meet everyone! I live in the Netherlands (CET). I’m in high school; I’ll graduate next year. I’m 17 years old and love reading! I read about 1-2 books per week, mostly fantasy, dystopian and sci-fi books.
This is my first time being Co-Captain :)
I’m very excited to do this with you all!

Hello hello! I'm Judy and currently both finishing up my second semester of grad school and very busy at work, so I've been going through it the past couple of weeks! Everything should calm down just in time for TT so start though ;) I'm currently on the west coast (PST) but will be going back to Germany (CET) at the end of May

When I'm not getting steamrolled by class work, I read around 4 books a week, a pretty good mix of everything except thriller/mystery/horror.

Nice to meet you all!

Any discworld fans here? I haven't read a single book before, but I volunteered for DQs for Equal Rites. Let's see how that goes

I haven't read a single one either though between the people in this group and some new RL friends, I've heard a lot about these books recently and have been more curious than ever...

I'll definitely participate in the BOMs, I can never resist these sweet sweet bonus points

I’ve never read a Discworld book before, but I am really curious about how the books actually are since a lot of people seem to like them :)

Hello everyone. My name is Natasha and I live in New Jersey (EST). I'm a cataloging librarian. I've been working from home most days out of the month. 3 days every four weeks I'm in the library. I'm a bit behind in my reading due to anxiety and being too attached to my phone, but I can read about 3-4 books a week. I enjoy science fiction, fantasy, young adult, historical fiction (earlier than 1900s), history, science, physics, and literary studies. I may have read a Discworld at some point in my life, but if I did, I don't remember doing so.

Natasha wrote: "Hello everyone. My name is Natasha and I live in New Jersey (EST). I'm a cataloging librarian. I've been working from home most days out of the month. 3 days every four weeks I'm in the library. I'..."

Hi Natasha! A job at the library sounds perfect!

Natasha wrote: "Hello everyone. My name is Natasha and I live in New Jersey (EST). I'm a cataloging librarian. I've been working from home most days out of the month. 3 days every four weeks I'm in the library. I'..."

Dream job for most of us I dare say!

Hi everyone! I'm Melissa and I live in Georgia (EST) . For what it's worth, I lived the better part of my life in New Jersey! I'm a stay at home mom. Right now, I get 1-2 books read a week. Hopefully when the kids get out in May, I can get more reading done sitting by the pool. Nice to meet all of you!

Hi everyone! My name is Christina (she/her) and I live in Austria (also CET!). I usually work as a waitress in my mum's restaurant, due to covid however we're currently only able to offer takeaway on weekends (let's be real, we're a mess (meaning Austria is)).
I had heard about Discworld before, but I'm not really into any kind of fantasy (unless it's H*rry P*tter which JKR has almost ruined for me but I'll never not love it). If I can get my hands on the first one of the Discworld BOMs though I'll give it a shot for the bonus points which I'm always here for :D
I only signed up for 4 books a month as I mentally can't commit to more at the moment, but maybe (hopefully) I'll get sucked back into it soon again. Most books I read or listen to are YA Contemporaries or Thrillers/Mysteries.

And now I'm off to check out the BOM thread!

EDIT: wasn't entirely sure what I said I'd name my tt shelf so it might differ a little bit, but here it is: x-ttviii

Judy wrote: "Hello hello! I'm Judy and currently both finishing up my second semester of grad school and very busy at work, so I've been going through it the past couple of weeks! Everything should calm down ju..."

Since you said you "will be going back to Germany" I assume you've been/lived there before. Are you German? I definitely would love to know more why you've moved or are moving now, if covid has kept you from coming back sooner etc etc - if you're willing to share of course :)


Ilse wrote: "Hi everyone!
My name is Ilse. Nice to meet everyone! I live in the Netherlands (CET). I’m in high school; I’ll graduate next year. I’m 17 years old and love reading! I read about 1-2 books per week..."

Immediately thought you were Dutch as the only (younger) Ilses I know are Dutch :D also, I'm a huuuuuuge fan of Ilse DeLange and have seen her live more than I would like to say lol

Hi! My name is Alya and I'm from Lithuania. I'm currently studying Economic Analysis and read around 4 books a month, but challenges really motivate to read more. I have never read Discworld and I'm not really interested in them.. but hey, maybe this is the time to give the series a chance :D

I read a variety of genres, usually fantasy or literary fiction. Hopefully we'll all read plenty of great books during the challenge :)

Also, this is my first time participating, so I might get very confused and not understand a single thing, so please show me the way:D

Natasha wrote: "Hello everyone. My name is Natasha and I live in New Jersey (EST). I'm a cataloging librarian. I've been working from home most days out of the month. 3 days every four weeks I'm in the library. I'..."

Having a job at a library must be awesome!

Christina wrote: "Judy wrote: "Hello hello! I'm Judy and currently both finishing up my second semester of grad school and very busy at work, so I've been going through it the past couple of weeks! Everything should..."

Same! I only know Ilse’s who are Dutch haha. Ohh that’s great! I heard she’s really good live :)
Also, Austria is such a beautiful country! I’ve been there on vacation, it was wonderful :)

Alya wrote: "Hi! My name is Alya and I'm from Lithuania. I'm currently studying Economic Analysis and read around 4 books a month, but challenges really motivate to read more. I have never read Discworld and I'..."

Don’t worry, we’ll help you!
Also, if you have any recommendations for literary fiction, do tell me :)

Alya wrote: "Also, this is my first time participating, so I might get very confused and not understand a single thing, so please show me the way:D"

This so much haha! Although I have participated and even co-captained in several team challenges over the last couple of years, TT always seems quite intimitating and overwhelming to me at first. Checking out the team spreadsheet helps clear things up though!

@captains can I ask if you plan to make a separate ss/tab with a better overview of the whole task section? I know it's still early hours and at least some of us are still working on our uno cards + tasks ;) but yeah I was wondering if I should start it myself or just wait lol I still have a template from last year's wheel I think, if you wanna use it!

Ilse wrote: "Christina wrote: "Judy wrote: "Hello hello! I'm Judy and currently both finishing up my second semester of grad school and very busy at work, so I've been going through it the past couple of weeks!..."

The name Ilse also gets used in German, but as far as I know it isn't used as frequently these days. Anyway, YES, IDL is amazing live and also one of the kindest people I've ever met!

May I ask where in Austria you've been? Most people hear Austria and either think it's Australia or think of mountains, which I have none closeby at all haha
I've counted recently, and I realized I've been to the Netherlands 9 times by now, mostly for Ilse concerts (which is ridiculous, I know) lol. Would you mind telling me which city you live close to, or in which province? Of course you could also dm me if you don't wanna share publicly! man I miss going to Holland so much :(

Hi I am Beth, not part of your group, always wondered what TT was and then I see Disc World characters! I am swamped with challenges but when I see no one has read Pratchett I have to recommend you all find one to try some time in your life. In the first 15 or so you can pick a book on a theme and try it but there is overlap of characters as you move over book 20 and heading forward. Some books focus more on one group of characters ( wizards or cops) and are sprinkled through the 40+books.

I started with Soul Music enjoyed and went back to book one. Starting after book one might help many to see his satire since each book expounds on a concept you can pick something of interest without feeling committed to a series. Many do Hogfather because who doesn’t want to see DEATH (think grim reaper) pretend to be Santa and save Christmas.

Off my soap box, hope you enjoy what ever you read!

Christina wrote: "Since you said you "will be going back to Germany" I assume you've been/lived there before. Are you German? I definitely would love to know more why you've moved or are moving now, if covid has kept you from coming back sooner etc etc - if you're willing to share of course :)"

I'm German! From Munich to be precise, so not too far from you wherever you are in Austria ;) I I'm currently in Canada as I'm doing a Master's here but I need to be back in Germany for work in June/July. I'm not exactly looking forward to my second round of intercontinental travel during covid (but at least quarantine rules aren't as strict in Germany as they are here...)

My program started in September but I couldn't go then as my "visa" hadn't been processed yet plus students weren't considered "essential travel" at the time. But taking classes on a 9 hour time difference is terrible so eventually I decided I had to come here. I ended up going in January, did two weeks of quarantine and all that - would honestly not recommend... let's hope once I'm vaccinated I can get back to Canada a little easier in August :)

Hello! My name is Jennifer, and I'm also a librarian (children's librarian) in Oregon (PST). I think this is my 3rd time participating in TT, although I took a break for a few years. I've been struggling to read consistently, so I'm hoping this gets me out of my rut (I have a ton of good books on my list, so that's not an issue for me!).

I've also never read Terry Pratchett (I know, I know), so I would totally volunteer to read a random Discworld novel, as they've been on my "must check out this series at some point" list for a long time.

I also like to knit and run, so sometimes these things get in the way of my reading time. I think I signed up for one or two books a week (maybe more if I get through my backlog of children's fiction...).

Remind me again if there's a length requirement for books?

Looking forward to joining you all!

Christina wrote: "Alya wrote: "Also, this is my first time participating, so I might get very confused and not understand a single thing, so please show me the way:D"

This so much haha! Although I have participated..."

We’re not planning on putting another tab; the tasks are pretty clear like this. Otherwise it might also end up being too many sheets, and that would be quite difficult to maintain haha. So I think we’re going to leave it like this :)

Christina wrote: "Ilse wrote: "Christina wrote: "Judy wrote: "Hello hello! I'm Judy and currently both finishing up my second semester of grad school and very busy at work, so I've been going through it the past cou..."

I didn’t know that; that’s cool! You met her? That’s awesome.

I’ve been to the mountains in Austria; I’m not sure where exactly to be honest. If you don’t mind me asking, where do you live in Austria?
Wow, 9 times is a lot! I live in the province Gelderland haha. Hopefully, you’ll be able to come to the Netherlands again when corona is under control!

〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Hi I am Beth, not part of your group, always wondered what TT was and then I see Disc World characters! I am swamped with challenges but when I see no one has read Pratchett I have to recommend you..."

Hi Beth! Maybe I’ll read Hogfather, it sounds very intriguing. Hope you enjoy whatever you read too :)

Jennifer wrote: "Hello! My name is Jennifer, and I'm also a librarian (children's librarian) in Oregon (PST). I think this is my 3rd time participating in TT, although I took a break for a few years. I've been stru..."

Hi, that’s a great job! Hopefully, TT will indeed help you egt out of it.

Great, sounds good.

Don’t worry; read as much as you want and are able to.

We get points if you read books with 100 or more pages. With less than 100, we get 0 points. For a book between 100 and 1000 pages, it’ll be 0.1 points/page. For books with over 1000 pages, it’ll be 100 points in total.

Jennifer wrote: "Hello! My name is Jennifer, and I'm also a librarian (children's librarian) in Oregon (PST). I think this is my 3rd time participating in TT, although I took a break for a few years. I've been stru..."

Hi Jennifer, nice to meet you! Hope you the challenge helps you get back to reading :)

Heads up about children’s fiction, I’m sure you read the rules but as a reminder they must have at least 25,000 words :)

Ilse wrote: "Christina wrote: "Alya wrote: "Also, this is my first time participating, so I might get very confused and not understand a single thing, so please show me the way:D"

This so much haha! Although I..."

Ditto! Sorry Christina :(

Alya wrote: " have never read Discworld and I'm not really interested in them.. but hey, maybe this is the time to give the series a chance :D"

Haha! This is exactly how I feel too! But, I'm going to give Equal Rites a try. At the very least, we'll have a chance at getting bonus points :P

Aiswrya wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Hello! My name is Jennifer, and I'm also a librarian (children's librarian) in Oregon (PST). I think this is my 3rd time participating in TT, although I took a break for a few year..."

Thank you! It looks like most middle grade books should be at least 25,000, and those are the books I'm aiming for!

Another question, is there any restriction on reading ARCs? I have a few of those that I need to get through as well!

Jennifer wrote: "Aiswrya wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Hello! My name is Jennifer, and I'm also a librarian (children's librarian) in Oregon (PST). I think this is my 3rd time participating in TT, although I took a brea..."

Nope, no restrictions on ARCs, as long as they have a GR page. We can have page counts added, if needed.

I do love my job though it did take me 7 years to get a full time librarian job. My dream job is to be a rare book librarian and being a cataloger is a great first step!

Oh wow! That’s pretty cool! Would you have to move in that case? I don’t think I’ve seen any cool libraries in Jersey 😂

Natasha wrote: "I do love my job though it did take me 7 years to get a full time librarian job. My dream job is to be a rare book librarian and being a cataloger is a great first step!"

That sounds really cool! From what I've heard my current uni has a pretty good rare books collection.

Natasha wrote: "I do love my job though it did take me 7 years to get a full time librarian job. My dream job is to be a rare book librarian and being a cataloger is a great first step!"

Oh yikes. That's a super long time! Congrats on finally making full-time!

I got kind of lucky with my job. I threw out a few applications, applied to one of the local libraries, and got accepted. That was about 6 months after graduation from my MLIS program. I'd been working in libraries for almost 5 years at that point and already had a full-time job so I was being picky. I was thrilled to not have to move as I love where I'm living.

I still don't know what my favorite part of the library is, but there is something magical about reading books to preschoolers. I miss all my in-person storytimes something fierce, and I've been in a funk for about a year because of it. If you'd asked me when I was young what I wanted to do when I grew up, reading to kids would have been the last thing on the list, but interacting with kids is honestly my favorite part of the job. Adults can be so annoying.