General

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
Start Here! :wave:	2	1772	June 29, 2026
About the General category	0	92	October 14, 2024
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	23	215	October 10, 2026
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	30	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	95	October 6, 2026
Hello, new here reading-this-week	2	41	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	172	October 5, 2026
Books for the fall spooky season	17	172	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
Has a book ever inspired you to visit a location? If so, which book, and where did you go?	5	80	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	1400	August 19, 2026
Do book awards influence whether or not you choose to read a book? question-of-the-week	25	325	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	382	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