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Hi friends! Reading the comments on @TheAromaofBooks page made me realize how many activities have helped people join our community- I know joining my first swap changed litsy for me. Hashtag comments can lead to activities for people to see how amazing this community is- and much more than book reviews. I may miss some- feel free to add to it, with any information you want to include!
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Chrissyreadit #bookspin with @thearomaofbooks is a lottery to choose the next book to read on your tbr 3y

Chrissyreadit #pemberlittens with @sprainedbrain to enjoy all things Jane Austen including buddy reads. 3y

Chrissyreadit #overbooked with @megnews and @sblbooks buddy reads that are chosen via vote 3y

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Chrissyreadit #literarycrew with @Librarybelle historical fiction buddy reads 3y

Chrissyreadit #authoramonth with @Soubhiville read books by a specific author 3y

Chrissyreadit #losersclub reading Stephen King with @DGRachel (edited) 3y

Chrissyreadit #booked2021 each year has a year long challenge with @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft (edited) 3y

Chrissyreadit #integrateyourshelf reading diversity with @ChasingOm @Emilymdxn (edited) 3y

Chrissyreadit #sundaybuddyread with @TheBookHippie 3y

BarbaraBB I am not in the #booked2021 crew, that‘s @BarbaraTheBibliophage ! However, I do host #ReadingAsia2021 with @Librarybelle in which we try to read a book set in each Asian country and/or written by an author from each country. 3y

BarbaraBB Also @Cinfhen and I host a #bestbuddyread in the weekend of February 7. We‘ll have a virtual party all weekend and will discuss this book:

The Group: A Novel

Soubhiville It‘s fun posting #bookreport s and #weeklyforcast s every week, led by @Cinfhen 3y

Soubhiville For Terry Pratchett fans, jump in to the #OokBookClub! With @julesG (edited) 3y

OutAndAbout #foodandlit starts in January where @butterfinger and @texreader lead a country-a-month exploration of books and food! (Loaded also on #Storygraph as a public challenge.) 3y

AmyG @BarbaraBB Will you remind us when we should start the book or should we just have it read by that weekend? 3y

BarbaraBB We will remind you but you can read it at any time you like. We will discuss it on Sunday 7 February. I hope you‘ll be there @AmyG 💕 3y

Soubhiville #nyrbbookclub reads NYRB classics. With @BarbaraBB and @vivastory (edited) 3y

Megabooks #nonfictionchallege with @Riveted_Reader_Melissa is a yearlong nonfiction prompt bingo challenge (edited) 3y

TrishB What a fab summary of activity! 3y

BarbaraTheBibliophage If you like science fiction and fantasy, the #bbbbc crew votes on a book to read every two months. All organized by @InLibrisVeritas ! 3y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Also from @Riveted_Reader_Melissa is #shesaid , which is what I‘d call a women‘s studies buddy read. Both fiction and nonfiction choices. 3y

Lcsmcat There‘s the ongoing #shakespearereadalong with various hosts @Graywacke @GingerAntics @merelybookish 3y

TheBookHippie #childrensclassicread2021 I do one every year #mgbuddyread is starting up again and #bookshelfbook2021 you can read down your TBR with me 🤪 I love #shakespearereadalong 3y

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm This is epic! Thank you for starting this thread! ❤️😱❤️ 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa There‘s also a #StarWarsBuddyRead that reads the new canon Star Wars novels. 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Also #NonfictionNerds hosted by @dariazeoli that picks a nonfiction book by vote to read each month. 3y

sblbooks Starting back in January is #MgBuddyRead a monthly discussion of a middle grade novel. Also, new next year is the #YABuddyRead for fans of young adult novels with @megnews 3y

Gaylagal2 @Chrissyreadit You are such a gem on this Saturday morning! What a great idea....love it ❤️ I've met such amazing, funny and great people here on Litsy and the swaps are such a part of that 🤓 #truecrime #bookshelf2021 3y

Texreader #litsyatoz with @BookishMarginalia Read a book that starts with every letter of the alphabet, or author‘s name that starts with every letter of the alphabet, or a combination of both 3y

sprainedbrain This is an awesome idea and a great listing! I‘m going to attempt to share! 3y

squirrelbrain What a great idea! Thanks for doing this! 3y

dariazeoli Wonderful idea! And wow, we have so many awesome ways to get involved with each other. Loving the comments this morning ❤️ 3y

TiminCalifornia Thanks for this road map to Litsy! 3y

Liz_M #nyrbbookclub, organized by @vivastory, reads and discusses one nyrb book a month. The co-host for discussion changes each month (@BarbaraBB is co-hosting January only). 3y

Cinfhen I love this!!!! Thanks for all the shoutouts there are also a slew of daily challenges spread over a monthly theme lead by @Eggs @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks and @Klou And there‘s a lovely group of #BirthdayFairies who spread Birthday cheer @LitsyBirthdays tagging @julesG @robinb @Crazeedi @KarenUK and @squirrelbrain 🧚‍♀️🧚🏻‍♂️🧚‍♀️🧚🏻‍♂️ (edited) 3y

BookishBelle Don‘t forget #lmpbc (Litsy Markup Postal Book Club) hosted by @suvata Next sign up is in Feb/March, I think. You start or join a group of four. You each buy a book, read it, and send it on. By the end, you‘ve read four books and get your book back with comments from your group members. So fun! And a way to read things you might not have read on your own. 3y

Cuilin Hope it‘s ok to comment here, There are so many readalongs too for people interested in reading a specific author with a group. Check out #pemberlittens, for Jane Austen fans #shakespearereadalong #whattheDickens is new starting in January and open to all. Great idea @Chrissyreadit 3y

vivastory Thanks for the tag @Liz_M ! Anyone interested in reading and discussing NYRB, please feel free to chime in with the monthly discussions. They are typically the final weekend of the month. 📚📚 3y

vivastory #NYRBBookClub👆 3y

vivastory @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Is this a closed group? This sounds interesting 3y

vivastory @Riveted_Reader_Melissa The nf group 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vivastory #Nonfiction2021 and #SheSaid are open to anyone interested. #nonfictionNerds votes for their books on Goodreads and posts here and discusses there too, check with @dariazeoli for more details 3y

Deblovestoread And I would just add that it is easy to overcommit and not to worry if you do. Everyone is fantastic and if you are like the rest of us you want to read ALL the books. 3y

DebinHawaii What a great idea! ❤️❤️❤️ 3y

Butterfinger @AkashaVampie @ElizaMarie and @AsYouWish have #NovelWatchingCrew - read the book; watch the movie, a club for paranormal reads and many others. Litsy has things for everyone. I don't think I saw #LitsyLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks or #jb @CBee - penpal groups. @Andrew65 @Tove_Reads @EadieB did #NordicNoir. Thanks for doing this. What a treasure trove. 3y

CBee Awesome idea, @Chrissyreadit 🥰🥰🥰 3y

mom2bugnbee @Andrew65 @jb72 @SumisBooks host a #24B4Monday Readathon one weekend a month (3rd, I think? One of you please correct me if I'm wrong). Readathons always encourage me to read more. 3y

dariazeoli @vivastory https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1061034 If interested in joining! 3y

suvata What a great idea. So many different groups to join. #LitsyLove 3y

Andrew65 @mom2bugnbee #24B4Monday is always on last full weekend of the month. Thanks for the shout out. 😊 (edited) 3y

AkashaVampie @Butterfinger also @jb72, we have so many hashtags. #NWC #PLC #TBRCrew #NewYear_NewYou are the groups we have. everyone is welcome. Anyone interested can look for more info on my bio part of my page. 3y

Andrew65 Also do a nine day monthly readathon, where you can set your own goals, Usually begins 2nd weekend in the month, although messed it up this month so will start third weekend. 3y

KVanRead Fantastic idea @Chrissyreadit !! There‘s also #thatsclassic from @Annie1215 that votes on and buddy reads one classic a month and #ReadCanada challenge from @Book_Fiend_Melissa a year long July to July challenge ending 7/1/21 3y

EadieB I am doing #ChristmasQuotes this month and I‘m participating in @TheSpineView #Readathon which is called #ReadYourWay from 12/1/20 through 12/31/20. 3y

ElizaMarie I love this! I was thinking that I would do a running google doc on all the things we have going .. But I haven't had the time yet. But Listy is so great! 3y

vivastory @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @dariazeoli Thanks! I've been wanting to read more nf. Will definitely check this out! 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vivastory You‘re welcome 3y

Butterfinger @LibrarianRyan and @Sarahreadstoomuch does the #BBRC Babies and Beyond Lit. 3y

Butterfinger I start to read and something else pops into my head. @amber_ldsmom does #NewberyEpicChallenge 3y

amber_ldsmom @Butterfinger Thanks for the tag! ❤️ 3y

Chrissyreadit @BarbaraBB @Soubhiville @OutAndAbout @Megabooks @TrishB @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Lcsmcat @TheBookHippie @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @sblbooks @Gaylagal2 @Texreader @sprainedbrain @squirrelbrain @dariazeoli @TiminCalifornia @Liz_M @Cinfhen @BookishBelle @Cuilin @vivastory @Lcsmcat @Cinfhen @BookishBelle @Kdgordon88 @DebinHawaii @Butterfinger @CBee @mom2bugnbee @suvata @Andrew65 @AkashaVampie @KVanRead @EadieB ❤️Go Team❤️ 3y

Chrissyreadit @ElizaMarie @amber_ldsmom I did not have room above so you get your own shout out!!! ❤️❤️❤️yay team!!! 3y

suvata @BookishBelle Thanks for the #LMPBC love ❤️ 3y

Eggs Thanks ♥️ @Cinfhen 3y

TiminCalifornia @Chrissyreadit Thanks for tagging me! 3y

Butterfinger @Chrissyreadit you are such a sweet and special person. 3y

Dirk_Wethington Thank you for this! I‘m pretty new and still learning. 3y

Chrissyreadit @Dirk_Wethington you can also check out @LitsyWelcomeWagon for more tips- and friend everyone who commented and/or was mentioned in this thread- welcome to Litsy! 3y

Chrissyreadit @Butterfinger I feel the same way about you! ❤️❤️❤️ 3y

alisiakae What a great idea! And I see some read alongs and challenges I didn‘t really know about. I can‘t wait until work slows down so I can dive into some of these further! In addition to being a co-host of #booked2021, mentioned above, I also host #screamathon every October. I don‘t think I saw this mentioned, but @LibrarianRyan does #BBRC babies and beyond RC, and @ElizaMarie has the monthly #selfcare bingo sheet! And I would be all for ⬇️ 3y

bthegood Thx for posting. I added @LitsyHappenings to follow, forgot about it after I started. ⛄ 3y

alisiakae Cont‘d I would love to see @wanderinglynn to bring back the #bookfitnesschallenge! 🙌🏽 (edited) 3y

Nute This post and thread is wonderful even for a seasoned Litsy participant. It‘s a timely reminder of all things wonderful on Litsy. I‘m making notes! Thanks everyone!💕 3y

Nute I just want to add hashtags that have given attention to literature by People of Color: #ReadSoulLit - an annual photo reading challenge that takes place in February, Black History Month, and then encourages increased reading of books by black authors all year long (hosted by @BrownGirlReading ). 3y

Chrissyreadit @Nute thank you so much! I just followed @BrownGirlReading I don‘t know how this was not on my radar!! 3y

Chrissyreadit @4thhouseontheleft I agree I wish @wanderinglynn just had a #bfc that was monthly. I love my group that continues on WhatsApp. Also @LibrarianRyan gave me a bunch to put on but I had Class right after I posted and this thread became exactly what litsy is to me! A vibrant community of diverse reading activities- I just love this space of social media. Thank you for joining into the thread too ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 3y

Nute Also for increased diverse reading experiences using the following hashtags: #blitsy (thank you @Chelleo ), #integrateyourshelf ( thanks @Emilymdxn and @ChasingOm ). 3y

Nute @Chrissyreadit We need a roundup every now and then. Thanks for doing this!💕 3y

Chrissyreadit @Nute this is totally a team effort!! I could never have done this alone- and I just hope this list can be shared with as many people as possible. 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘m in so many group reads on here now, and now I just found even more! So great team effort! 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa And now I‘m thinking of all the reading challenges we do throughout the year like #LitsyAtoZ with @BookishMarginalia or #MountTBR through Goodreads, or all the other ones that have followings here like #ReadHarder or #Popsugar or Booked2020 now #Booked2021 and so many more (edited) 3y

NovelGirl82 @4thhouseontheleft Hii! Long time no see!! I agree! Lots of things on here that I either haven‘t seen or have forgotten about. I‘m ready for work to slow down (thanks covid) and for this last year of grad school to be over so I can play with you guys more again!! 3y

wanderinglynn @4thhouseontheleft then maybe we‘ll do another round in the new year. ☺️ 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Here‘s a post with lots of group tags you can check out when you‘re ready to explore, and people you can follow! Have fun @Gingereads_everything 3y

Mrs_B Hey Chrissy, would this work do you think: https://sites.google.com/view/litsywelcomewagon/home ? 3y

Chrissyreadit @Mrs_B I love that you knew how to add that link- I was trying to figure out how to combine that information with this in one space that every time it‘s tagged doesn‘t make it harder to scroll. @RaimeyGallant @TrishB @julesG @Chelleo have put together amazing resources but I did not know how to link it this way! Thank you so much!!!! 3y

Chrissyreadit @Mrs_B is there a way to “archive” this thread so it can be added to the site? I‘d be glad to have a link in my bio - to the above I just have to figure out how. I‘m not techno savvy 3y

Mrs_B @Chrissyreadit hey Chrissy, great idea, I‘ll hyperlink the picture to this post. Did you click through the pages on the site? 3y

Chrissyreadit @Mrs_B yes- I remember when they were made- I just did not know there was a single link to access it. I always tell people to scroll the hashtag. 3y

RaimeyGallant @Chrissyreadit @Mrs_B Great link idea! 3y

Chrissyreadit Wow!!! @Mrs_B that‘s Amazing!!!! I will add the link to my bio page today. 3y

Chrissyreadit @RaimeyGallant I love having easy access to the info you and @Chelleo did. I‘m going to put it in my bio today. 3y

Mrs_B @RaimeyGallant the videos and tips are amazing. 3y

audraelizabeth Im hosting a #stackingtheseries next year. 3y

Chrissyreadit @audraelizabeth that sounds great! 3y

audraelizabeth @Chrissyreadit Thank you. 3y

Crazeedi Just saw this! What a great resource, I'd love to print this whole post!! 3y

Rissreads This is fantastic! I‘ve screen shot it all! 👏🏻 3y

BookishMarginalia For everyone who finished the 2020 #LitsyAtoZ #readingchallenge: Remember to update your form by 1/1/2021 for a chance at a $25 Amazon Gift card (link on my wall!). Link to the 2021 version coming soon! 3y

Chrissyreadit #litsyhappenings 3y

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