You mayn't know that I'm on Shelfari, as Auntie Nanuuq and I am an Administrator of two different groups:
Book Chat & Historical Mysteries. Both groups are "open" groups and you'll need no invitation to join.
In Book Chat:
https://www.facebook.com/events/211987512286509/
we read most everything and anything. We have no limitations and everyone
** is welcome. We have several ongoing threads: the monthly What We Are Reading, Hello My Name Is, and What Makes You Happy.
At
the current time (June & July) we have a challenge: TBR (To Be
Read). We are taking one book from several members TBR or Wish List and
we are reading & rating them. Some of the more ambitious members
(such as myself) are adding reviews as well. There will be prizes at the
end of the challenge.
In April & May we had a "Scavenger Hunt": this was much more
grueling, we had a long list of words (each w/ varying amount of points)
and cover images to locate in the books we were reading. At the end
there were also prizes.
Also in May we had a Historical Mystery
challenge: the person reading, rating, & reviewing the most
Historical Mysteries won a historical mystery.
In Historical Mysteries:
http://www.shelfari.com/groups/34192/about
we focus on reading Historical Mysteries, but we also have a thread for What Else We Are Reading.
We
have similar threads to those in Book Chat and a "Buddy Read" where we
take turns picking an author or Historical Mystery series and then read,
rate & review those books as well. We are currently reading the
Benjamin January series & Abigail Adams series by Barbara
Hambly/Hamilton.
We just finished an Agatha Christie challenge:
the winner received a copy of one of Christie's favorite books, "Crooked
House", the 2nd & 3rd place runner ups won handmade bookmarks.
Our
goal in both groups it to promote the enjoyment of reading, sharing
what we've read, and make new acquaintances & friends.
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In both groups we welcome Authors who are actively taking a part in the
group. If you are there merely to promote your book, don't bother to
join, we consider joining us for the sole purpose of promoting yourself
& your book as "Spam", and we take steps to remove offenders from
the group...
So, please drop by, peruse our groups, and feel free to join us!