General

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
Start Here! :wave:	2	1771	June 29, 2026
About the General category	0	92	October 14, 2024
How do you share your reading experience with others? Where and with whom do you discuss books? Do you ever read aloud with anyone? question-of-the-week	5	26	October 9, 2026
2026 Wordplay Winners!	23	327	October 7, 2026
Libraries: Tell us about your favorite. When’s the last time you went? Do you use your local library for anything other than book checkout? question-of-the-week	8	86	October 6, 2026
Hello, new here reading-this-week	2	37	October 5, 2026
Nonfiction is made up of a lot of different genres - history, science, biography, etc. What’s your favorite type of NF book to read? What’s the last really good book you read in that genre? question-of-the-week	22	168	October 5, 2026
Books for the fall spooky season	17	169	October 4, 2026
Bill Smoot's credentials at San Quentin	2	35	October 1, 2026
If you have a spouse or partner, are they readers too? How does their reading differ from yours? question-of-the-week	16	120	September 24, 2026
Do you read one book at a time or can you read multiple books at once?	70	802	September 17, 2026
Which book or series has been adapted into a really great miniseries? question-of-the-week	13	190	September 16, 2026
Your last book purchase: What’s the last book you bought? Why did you choose it? Where did you purchase it? What format is it in (audio, paperback, etc.)? How soon will you read it? question-of-the-week	22	212	September 13, 2026
Has a book ever inspired you to visit a location? If so, which book, and where did you go?	5	79	September 7, 2026
What's the last book you received as a gift, and what's the last book you gave as a gift? question-of-the-week	25	294	September 5, 2026
What classic book(s) generally assigned in middle school or high school have you somehow never read? question-of-the-week	3	71	September 4, 2026
Do you buy books while you’re traveling? If so, what’s the most exotic place you’ve purchased a book from, and do you still own the book? question-of-the-week	11	128	August 26, 2026
What’s the most challenging book you’ve ever read? question-of-the-week	23	392	August 25, 2026
Name your favorite lighthearted novel	33	1397	August 19, 2026
Do book awards influence whether or not you choose to read a book? question-of-the-week	25	324	August 18, 2026
Do you rate the books you read? If so, what scale do you use (1-5, 1-10, fractions…)? question-of-the-week	33	364	August 17, 2026
What was the last book you DNF’d, and why did you choose to give up on it? question-of-the-week	6	73	August 15, 2026
What book have you read that’s set in or near your hometown? question-of-the-week	28	306	August 12, 2026
What percentage of the books you’ve read this year did you rate 5-star? question-of-the-week	12	144	August 7, 2026
Do any of you have a blog (Substack, etc.)?	4	61	July 30, 2026
What’s the last book you DNF’d, and why did you decide to abandon it? question-of-the-week	14	136	July 29, 2026
Any interest in Catcher in the Rye?	13	96	July 26, 2026
Am I the only person who does this?	39	381	July 26, 2026
What was your last 5-star read in the sci-fi, speculative, or fantasy genre? question-of-the-week	11	149	July 24, 2026
How many audiobooks do you listen to in a year (if any), and what percentage of the books you “read” are in audiobook format? question-of-the-week	25	267	July 12, 2026