Read Women discussion

The fun of January is there are so many opportunities. The challenge of January is, all those choices can be overwhelming ..... still - a new year is always an opportunity to think, fresh start and joy. Here's a quick snapshot of links to group discussions, voting opps, challenges of all sorts and durations, and other goings on going on.

Short Story and March Polls

If you're in the mood for a quick taste of something new, read and comment on A Volcano is Born, a short story by fiction writer, essayist and editor, Brenda Lozano.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The choices are rich and varied for both of our March group reads. Voting ends 15 January, so if you're of a mind to participate, help us pick which two books to discuss. https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...

Gender Diverse Authors

Hannah opened up a thread for members to discuss authors from marginalized genders who don't identify as women. Check it out and join the conversation. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Elif Shafak

Our focus on Elif Shafak is exciting. Discuss and ponder your choices in the main thread, https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

So far, we've opened up threads for 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...) and The Island of Missing Trees, (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...), and we'll add more threads for specific books as members start reading other works.

Monthly Group Reads

It's not too late to read and join in our January group reads, Emily St. John Mandel's Sea of Tranquility and The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery. These might be the most best-selling pair of books we've ever teed up in the same month.

Access the threads here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

January in Japan!
If you're participating in January in Japan, let us know what you're reading and what you're thinking about what you're reading here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Consider joining our qualifying buddy read of, My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness, a graphic novel by Kabi Nagata, too.

Our December update, in this same folder, has links to all of our quarterly and annual challenges to inspire and track your 2024 reading journey.

Our off-topic chat thread is always open and a great place to share your thoughts about anything going on in your world. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

We're so glad you're here.

This is great, I love how many diverse discussions we have going on right now. Thanks Carol. Could the challenge widgets be put up for the annual challenges?

Hannah wrote: "This is great, I love how many diverse discussions we have going on right now. Thanks Carol. Could the challenge widgets be put up for the annual challenges?"

Yes! Oops. Thanks for reminding me, Hannah. I’ll handle tomorrow afternoon.