I'm Karen ... long-term book geek and fairly new book blogger. My blog is here & my GoodReads is here. I'll also accept any friend requests here, of course!

Hey! I am Samantha, and I am a reader and writer. My primary genres (for both) are fantasy and science-fiction. My mom and dad started reading The Hobbit to me when I was two, and the first book I really remember is LotR, which they started when I was four and used to help teach me to read. They read to me so much that they soon ran out of books and dad just started telling me stories instead. I've loved literature since then and went to college for a degree in creative writing.

Hi folks. I am vidxdeword and I mostly stick to Fantasy and SciFi. My top series/authors are Discworld by Terry Pratchett, The Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steaven Erikson, The Laundry Files by Charles Stross and the Dune Saga by Frank Herbert to name few.

Hi all I'm Jeff, relatively new to MFP. Part of my problem is I read so much, I'm sedentary. I love reading so much that I've dedicated my life to sharing my love of books. Right now I'm reading an academic study on the cause of the Civil War (spoiler: it was slavery), but besides history I like noir, biographies, and I love to laugh. Thanks for reading and I wish everyone luck with their fitness goals.

Hi. I also love reading. I have 3 daughters ages 22, 20 and 17. I love my Kindle but also love holding an actual book. I listen to audiobooks while working. I enjoy several genres but have to admit that I do enjoy a little romance even in a good mystery. Currently I am reading the ️️Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon and love them! I also love the TV series on Starz. It's historical fiction based in Scotland then later early American colonies. Definitely recommend the series. I am trying to lose about 85 pounds and developing an exercise routine.

Looks like it's been almost a year since new person, joined but here I am. I love to read and I'm a book buying addict, Amazon loves me I'm on the Goodreads web site and I'm in 5 different groups and love it. Just love to read my favorite genre is paranormal romance and romances with HEA

Hi! I'm Sarah and I love speculative fiction, particularly from the 70's. I also love the funny books with all the kooky draw-rings!

Hi I'm Jess and I have always loved to read. I like all sorts of genres but mostly fiction or history. My favourite genres are historical fiction, fantasy and thriller. I am currently re-reading the Harry Potter series for the 20th anniversary and also reading King' s Cafe by Victoria Aveyard which I'm really enjoying.

Yo! Hendra here! Some of my fav writers are Murakami and Bukowski. Stuff by Tim Ferris and Robert Greene sit proudly on my bookshelf. I remember how i got completely absorbed by the Stieg Larsson trilogy. Always love recommendations from other book lovers out there. Hit me up!

Hey y'all. I'm Karen. I love to read and am currently reading The Murderer's Daughter by Jonathan Kellerman.

I'm Wes. I haven't been reading like I used to mainly because all the local used book stores are gone so cheap used books are drying up. I read trade paperback reissues of comics from the 70s and 80s, cold war post apocalyptic books, pre-1990s scifi when it was at its best, and generally anything that gets my eye. Right now I'm reading Failsafe from 1962 which got turned into a movie not long after being printed but after it was filmed due to a lawsuit from the makers of Dr Strangelove.

Hey everyone! I'm in my late 20s, office worker, married, childfree with one floofy cat! I fell back into love with reading last summer and I've been a crazy reading machine ever since. My current book is "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k" by Mark Manson. Typically, I read crime/mystery, fantasy, thriller etc.

As for MFP... My first goal is to eat healthier and expand my diet. I'm hoping that combined with making efforts to get up and move more often will result in losing 15-20 lbs.

Hello! I am finishing up the very last book (book 14!) of the Wheel of Time series. So sad to be done!

Hi, I am Doug, also a refugee from Sparkpeople. But as the late, great Tom Petty said in his song, "You don't have to live like a refugee." As I learn the ropes here, I hope to see more users join this group from Spark and maybe not from Spark, seems like the forum is kind of slow, but also the largest group here dedicated to readers. There were several book-related groups on Spark, one with 167,000 members. Let's get this group going again!

Today I was not on MFP or reading, I was gardening among other things in my spare time and did not bring an audiobook for most of that. I try to keep much of my reading as "immersion reading" with an audio companion to a print or e-book, it helps my concentration and memory.

I'm aiming to finish book #69 of the year for me. I know this is not a race, I am certainly not going to win a reading contest listening to audiobooks at normal speed, but I was curious as to how many books others read in a year? I know the national average here in the US is 12, being an inflated number by folks like me, and the most common answer is a pitiful 4. How do you "stack up"?

Hi also from SP but used to post here also awhile back. Love to read and belong to local bookclub. Currently reading The Dutch House. Marla