I was never a reader. Movies - yes. Non-fiction - yes. But fiction...no. But when I did, I actually liked it! So, very stupid question - how do I get myself to read fiction more?

Big thanks to @Zena Ryder for an amazing prize 🏆. I picked some books based on my movie experiences and intuition 🤦🏻‍♀️ And since I am about to spend some hours in the hospital waiting room/ICU, hope those will help me get my mind busy. PS This is not historical fiction (sorry). But I got to start somewhere. PSS Thanks to everyone for good suggestions about how to start reading. In the end, I decided to give a go to the old fashion paper book for I love to hold a book in my hands.

@Pamela Pan is our 50th member. Welcome, Pamela! The community has existed for only one month, and I'm very pleased with that growth. Thank you all so much for being here. I appreciate you all. Feel free to write posts and comments any time. The more people who contribute, the merrier! Have a poke around and join in some conversations. The contest deadline is 3pm Pacific today, so there's still a few hours to invite new members. (See the pinned post for details about the contest.)

It’s 3pm Pacific and our contest is now over. I’m delighted to announce that the winner of the US$50 bookstore gift card is @Lidia Axe!! 🎉 Thank you, Lidia and thank you to everyone who’s invited historical fiction lovers to join. I’m so happy that we made it past 50 members! Thank you all for being here 🩷

We're now up to 48 members. Thank you all so much for being here! Can two of you invite one other historical fiction lover each and get us to 50 members? The contest ends tomorrow (19th April) at 3pm Pacific time. The person in the lead for the US$50 bookstore gift card (@Lidia Axe) has invited two members. So, if you get cracking, it's even possible to take the lead... (Not that I wouldn't be delighted for Lidia to win, of course 😂)