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why is there not What are you reading the week of Jan 27. I had to reply to the Jan 23 as there was no jan 27. Is there a way a member can start a new post on what are you reading with the current date
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Hi @Antoinette_B! Thanks for asking.
We actually start our Forum week on Thursdays, when I post new “What are you reading this week” and “Question of the week” topics. It basically has to do with my personal availability (I can almost always guarantee I’ll be around on Thursdays),
You can certainly create a new topic, but in this case I’d probably close it and move your post to the January 23 discussion. We don’t have multiple threads because it gets cluttered.
I’m sorry it’s not as conveniently organized as you’d like, but I hope you understand. The next “What are you reading this week” will be posted on Thursday, January 30.
I have a difficult time getting back to the community forum later to resume posting. In the past, I have given up but in 2025 I vowed to pursue the answer. Help, please…
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Hey, Donna - First, thanks for posting as you can. I’ve been seeing your comments today & appreciating them very much.
I’m not a huge fan of the navigation options in the Forum and I agree, it’s hard to get back to where you want to be.
For me, the easiest thing to do is to use the bar at the left side of the screen (and if you don’t see a bar/folders along the left, click the three lines in the upper left corner to toggle them on). You can select “My Posts” near the top to navigate to posts you’ve made or have started. Mostly I use the folders under Categories. If you click Book Clubs you’ll see the various books we’re discussion, & then clicking one of those will show you all the questions. The other options you might be interested in are “General,” where we post the question of the week, and “Recent Reads,” where we post what we’re reading this week.
I think Nick said there was a tutorial somewhere that was helpful, but I’m not finding it right away. I’ll poke around and see what else I can find.
I hope that’s helpful! Please let me know if you’re running into specific roadblocks & I’ll do what I can to assist.
Hi again - To prove this is a learning experience…
I just discovered there’s a little keyboard icon in the lower left corner of the menu bar. Clicking on that you can see a bunch of navigation keys, which helped me tremendously. Just hitting the letter u takes you back a page (as long as you’re not in a comment, like I am here). I found that tremendously helpful, and urge you to take a look at that, too.
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I want to post a question and not certain where this question would go ?
“I lead two book clubs and am looking for 12 great recommendations. books that provoked great discussions. We are planning for the next 5 months starting in September… We meet every other month. we have read many of the popular books.”
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Hi @Antoinette_B - Probably the best place to post your question is in the Book Clubs category. Just click “Book Clubs” on the left side of the page and create a new topic. I know most of the discussion there is specific to the BookBrowse discussion books, but the purpose of the topic is for all things book club related.
Hope that helps!
I just hate the discussion format as it is now–I have to hit the back arrow whenever I reply to a question on a book and want to continue to the next one. In the past, once you answered a question and posted it, the page returned to the discussion questions and you just needed to move on. I think I will only choose books to review in future, if I continue my membership at all.
Hi Katherine - I’m sorry you’re finding the new format frustrating. In some ways it’s definitely more challenging than the old one. What I enjoy about this new format, though, is the ability to interact with other readers beyond just answering the discussion question. After all, that’s what’s so great about book groups - the chance to talk about what y’all have read - the shared experience. So yeah, it’s a tradeoff.
Another navigational option is to click Book Clubs on the left side of the page and then the cover of the book to see all the discussion questions, but it’s certainly not a “one-click” option as it was in the old format.
I know you’re frustrated right now, but I hope it doesn’t discourage you from requesting books and chiming in in the future. Your comments are much appreciated and really add to the discussion.