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Hi, Kevin, thanks for inviting me. I took the liberty of starting a general thread as a good place for introductions and non-nudging comments (rather than clutter up nudging threads). For those who don't know me, I'm Lois.

Admittedly, I love to nudge (it's the former bookseller in me) but when on the receiving end, I tend to file away nudges in the back of my mind to inform my decisions as I go along. My TBR pile is probably 800 books or so, even the immediate 'pile' would not fit in a picture. It's a free-range TBR pile (it roams freely all over the house). Beyond the research I'm doing (by day), I'm totally an impulse reader (by night).

So, if you don't mind, I won't request to be nudged right now but will wander around and throw a nudge or two in from time to time.

Hello everybody. My name is Paola and I joined upon Karen's (kiwidoc) suggestion.
Like Lois, my TBR piles are many and scattered all over the house, hence the impossibility of taking a picture. I must say that I choose what to read according to my mood and, yes, impulse.
May I also temporarily join the group of those who are just going to be present, give an occasional nudge and enjoy what the others have to say?

Hi! My name is Miriam, and I have too many TBR piles to photograph. I will try to list some of them.

Another former bookseller here! I'm Carolyn, and I'm never happier than when I'm nudging.

I won't be in a position to start new fiction until December, since I have yet to read another 20ish German novels for a prize I'm judging, however I have a handful of non-fiction titles that take my fancy... but which one first???

Photo coming shortly on a new thread (and not on my profile page, which I'm too lazy to maintain!)

Nudger or nudgee - everyone is welcome. Nudging is just a little pastime that came to mind as a way of facilitating chat about reading. I've neglected my LT "duties" for quite a while and I think I'd like to get a bit more active again.

I suspect many people have TBR lists that run into hundreds! So many books... so little time. I shall try to refresh my TBR stack photo with four or five new books each time I start reading a new book. Otherwise it would become rather stale.

I'm still playing about with the concept of nudging tbr stacks and I am interested in any ideas other people have for improving or refining the idea.

Hello, my name is Karen and I am always delighted to be nudged into reading.
Thanks Kevin, for starting a group on such a great premise.

I wonder if someone with great Geek skills could let me know how to put photos on a thread as Carolyn has done.

A couple of thoughts - I wonder if it is easier to read off a thread that a profile page, Kevin - if it can be done with ease?

Also, a few people have commented that they have not got their digital camera up to speed for this - so I thought those people could simply post a list until they can deal with their electronic issues??

Visualizing the books is a brillant idea - interesting how different the covers look in England.

Thanks, Paola, for the invitation--this group looks like a good idea. And, since about half my books are unread as yet, this will help me make those hard choices! Hello. I am Christina and I am a biblioholic.

Welcome, Christina. I look forward to nudging a book on your tbr stack!

Karen - I think you are right - putting the book stack photos on a thread, like Carolyn has done, would be better. It's nice to keep your profile photo for something personal - I love the blue of Christina's (christiquc) morning glories!

Kevin

Hi, I'm Joyce. Thanks for inviting me here, Karen! I look forward to taking a photo of a portion of my TBR mountain later this month (after this term's reading is over). I find these pictures of books oddly fascinating. I'm going to post the photo within my thread using PhotoBucket ( http://photobucket.com/). It's easy to create your free account and upload your photos . . . I can't remember the steps to get them into LT though. Maybe someone else remembers? I think you follow the directions that they give for uploading photos to EBay, but it's been a while since I've used it, so I'm not sure.

#9: Easily done, Joyce. Once you upload a photo on Photobucket, an href link will be listed below it. Just cut and paste it here.

I'm Deborah, and I'm getting nudged out of my house by my sprawling TBR piles, stacks, bags, boxes, and shelves.

I am so busy with work in these last weeks of the semester that I don't have much free time for personal reading, so I won't be posting a TBR photo until December, I'm afraid. By I'll stop by and give a nudge or two when I can.

I see that others have managed to post pictures to their thread. I have only managed the post the link. Could someone tell me how this is done? I tried the a href link and this did not work.

It wasn't too bad once I figured out flickr.

I put my photo in flickr, then there is an option called "All sizes" on top of the photo once it's been entered. If you click on that it gives you the html to copy over. It worked first go.

I think photobucket might be easier but I can't remember my password!

(edited for children-assisted typos)

Hello, my name in Jane, and I dare not count how many books I own that I have yet to read.

My problem is exacerbated by living near very good private and subscription libraries, whose books I must read in case they disappear from the shelves!

I will endeavour though to bring selections of my books together from time to time to receive nudges though and I will gladly nudge books that I have enjoyed for others.

Thank you Christina for inviting me.

Karen, I'll try to leave instructions on your profile page. I tried here but it wanted to post a link.

Thanks Deborah - I finally did it but not sure how to modify the picture size...

A belated hello from me and thanks for all the nudges already! I'm Cushla and I'm running out of bookshelves. It was so cool to get up this morning and have 7 replies on my thread. (It makes up for the fact that it was, yet again, 5.30 and the Doodlebops were singing their song.)

Thanks Karen for inviting me!

Oh, I think you have to modify the size on photobucket first, then post the href to the size you want to post.

I do see those "Click here to enlarge" links, but I'm not sure how to do that.

Hi, I'm Cyrel and thank you to Karen for inviting me. My book piles are arranged on the top of various pieces of furniture. I will take this opportunity to learn how to post photos, but at the moment will just nudge but not be nudged just yet.

In photobucket one can copy and post the html code to post your photo in actual size (or, as some have mentioned, you can resize the photo first) OR, for a clickable thumbnail, you need only check off the little box on the bottom left under your picture (when you are viewing the album page). Then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the "Generate html and img code" bar/button on the right. Then copy and paste the code in the top box into your post. The thumbnail feature allows you to leave your photo at full size in the album.

Thus you will get this:




Instead of this:


Yes, this is one of my many, many TBR (and recently read) piles, this one next to the bed. All those books look like they'd like to jump in bed with me, don't they?

Next time I get complaints I'm showing my husband this photo!!

Oh dear... I haven't been invited but have already posted on Cushla's thread. May I stay?

thrin - please stay!!!! I suspect a lot of us mentioned being invited because that's how Kevin (dylanwolf) got the group going a few days ago. I'm just guessing, but it's about 3 am where he is so I doubt he'll be on here any time soon to tell us otherwise.

Hi Deirdre!

Am looking forward to seeing your piles of books.

Hi, I'm Mary. I'm book addict. Right now I'm on vacation in New York and here to collect relatives who are visiting from Sweden. I'll write more later.

Thanks for the invite, Lois. One I couldn't resist!

And that, young lady, is what I call a bookpile! Want to explain the chlli at all?

Interesting you should spot that, booksloth. I think it is paper maché or something, given to me ages about by a co-worker. It's, er, meant to be suggestive:-)

#26 - Want to explain the chlli at all?

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Oh, THAT's what that is. I thought it was something less . . . culinary. But I was too polite to mention it. Oops. Guess I'm not so polite after all.

Edited to say that I'm only speaking up now because Avaland did. :-)

I really like this idea of getting some comments on specific books. I'm always eager to hear other people's opinions. (Even if I ignore them.)

Hallo - my name is Patricia and I have just joined - thanks Amanda for the invitation - I also have large mountains of books throughout my house which are waiting to be read..so I really do need a nudge but not until the end of the month -

I will try to post a picture of one of the Mt BTR's as soon as I master moving them from picasa to the board..

Christina - I think I will need more help with that!!

I am so happy to see you here too, Patri!!!!!!
:-))

Always great to meet new LTers - welcome to the group mrspenny - say goodbye to your normal life, you will soon be spending all day on here. Hope you have a great time!

Hi, I'm Rachel, here thanks to Lois (avaland). I joined the group a couple of days ago, and even took a photo of a pile of books, which I haven't managed to do anything with yet. They keep sending me away for work, but as soon as I have more than 2 days in one place I'll get involved - am looking forward to it.

Hello, another Rachael here (with an extra 'a'!). I've already nosed through everyone else's 'stacks' and managed to resist adding my own nudges so far as I wanted to do you all the courtesy of posting my own thread for potential retaliations ;-)

I thought I wouldn't be up to doing that for a while, as my current and next books are already sorted (library loans) - but it has been so much fun looking at all of yours I don't think I can resist! It just might take me a while to act on the nudging.

PS Lois, I love your photo, and echo Cushla's comment about it providing an important comparison to feed the husband :-)

I think it would be really cool if we could encourage a few more of the male gender into this group to expand the horizons, so to speak. Invites anyone??

Excellent idea, Karen (but I only know two guys on LT).

Just an aside - I must say that the "most commonly shared" books list for this group is one of the most interesting that I've seen yet! Makes a bit of a change from the boy wizard....

Kind of look like a rerun of the Virago thread, doesn't it? There are a lot of us here. (That might scare off some of the menfolk!)

Oh! I know a guy on LT. (Off to invite him now . . . )

>35 FlossieT: I should post a picture of his side of the bed! (it's nearly as bad)

Now that's a beautiful thing, Lois. Nothing like being together on these important matters. Did you vote the same too?

It would be sort of nice to know that being a bloke and reading are not two entirely incompatible pastimes!

It's bad enough convincing people that it is possible to read books and come from the Black Country (my particular area of England - widely mocked for the stupidity of its inhabitants and their unfortunate, unattractive accents - I would protest at the former but sadly concede the latter) but to find that the stereotypical concept that blokes only ever read car and girlie mags being, however tenuously and indirectly, confirmed by LT is a bit depressing.

As a bloke I can't say I'm particularly interested in cars but I do like football (soccer to our US friends and Wolverhampton Wanderers or Wolves is my local team - hence the moniker), beer, Bob Dylan (hence the moniker) and women (not necessarily in that order).

Mind you, as I live and work in predominately female environments, it's no surprise to find a similar bias in LT.

Now why would I complain about that? (as long as you don't leave your tights drying in the bathroom - in return I'll promise not to leave the loo seat up.)

Like Rachael (flossiet - welcome by the way!) I've been intrigued by our commonly shared book list - it does seem to have a particularly unique flavour.

Hi everybody! Thanks, Rachel, for the invite.

Kevin, this is a fun idea! I love the pics of the stacks and stacks of books to read!

I have to admit, I've already been nudging :) – couldn't resist, so I guess it's time to post my list to be nudged! I look forward to your nudges!

Ha, Kevin, bet a few people here will need "loo" translating (hmmm...looking at the list of books perhaps not!).

I've invited a bloke! AND he's a poet. timjones are you going to join us?

And rocketjk might like to join us - I haven't sent him a message yet because I got sidetracked watching an election this afternoon.

The book list is funny for me too because I have none of them. Will have to change that but not till the current pile shrinks.

Off to invite blokes.

Tim is going to feel popular, Cushla, 'cos I invited him too!!!

#43 Take that back immediately! I LOVE Black Country accents (no, I haven't got one of my own but I'd borrow one every now and then if I could). Down here, we're expected to walk around with bits of hay in our mouths going 'Oooh-aaar' all day.

Just posting to confirm the existence of another man on Librarything (and in this group).

-->43 dylanwolf: As someone brought up in Hertfordshire but transplanted to Booksloth's part of the world (well, Bristol, anyway), I can state categorically that the accents are fantastic. Have to agree with Dylanmwolf about the Black Country accent, though. I wonder if anyone has ever written a novel in Black Country dialect, a la Trainspotting?

(with apologies to all those who have absolutely no idea what we are talking about).

#49> No apologies, please. This conversation is fascinating.
The first time I came to the UK, I went to visit my penfriend Dorothy. She lived (and still lives) in Wigan, so the first accent I was exposed to was not what you call the Queen's English!

Hello Depressaholic - Kevin will be pleased to see some representation of the male gender - as am I. Looking forward to seeing your pile. Thanks for joining in.

Here I am - thanks for the invites! I haven't been on LT so much over the past couple of weeks, as I have been spending (looks downwards, shuffles feet nervously from side to side) lots of time writing.

What's more, I don't have a digital camera - I'll see, probably at the weekend, whether my cellphone can produce a good enough outcome to post something here. I have two TBR piles at the moment, one of poetry, one not, and they haven't been getting much attention while I work my engrossed way through Elizabeth Jane Howard's Cazalet Chronicles (The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion, Casting Off). Nearly finished now.

But anyway, thanks for asking - I'll see what I can do!

Didn't I see LouisBranning on the list? so there's another reading 'he'.

>42 Nickelini: Nickelini, we voted differently in the primaries (he for Edwards, me for Hillary) but we voted the same on Tuesday. And we both were driving voters to the polls all day for the Obama campaign:-)

>43 dylanwolf: you forgot to mention the sports magazines.

>51 kiwidoc: yes, I'm looking forward to seeing depressaholic's pile of TBR also - but will any of us have read them??? For those of you who don't know Mr. D. A. Holic, I would refer you to his thread on the Reading Globally group:-)

Hello - Tim. Glad you came over. A cellphone picture is plenty adequate and it would be lovely to see your pile!

>53 avaland: Thanks for the intro Avaland. I am not going to post my nudge list right away, but I am going to use this group to make some big reading decisions in the not too distant future. Its a great idea!

I invited three blokes, and hopefully we'll hear from them soon. (Their names are on our list.)

I have been happily nudging people for the past week and have not yet posted a pile of my own, but did want to say that I am a "bloke", too. Though in Canada we don't call ourselves that (I am a transplanted European from behind the Iron Curtain.) I am most eager to express my strong feelings about books any time so am thrilled by this group.

I see, going back in this thread that I also should have said "I am Andrew and I am a bookaholic". LOL. And Kevin did not invite me before I just rudely joined, loving this idea. Should I leave first and wait for an invitation???

Hey Andrew, wanna join our group?

I don't think I knew you live in Canada too. I'm in Vancouver, where are you?

Two hours west of Toronto, in a small town without bookstores. I have probably 5,000 books in boxes stored in closets (maybe my first pile for this group should be a photo of an inside of a closet. hmmm. And then the books would be OUTED ) but every time I go into Toronto I bring some more. So my wife is thankful that we don't live in Toronto LOL. But I will move back there one day, I am sure.

I have just quite simply joined in and started nudging books... I hope that's ok?

I think the idea is great. And I can't wait to get home and take a picture of my TBR pile and get a nudge or two :)

Hi kiwiflowa - that makes 4 kiwis now!

Erg, somehow the computer posted that message 5 times over with one extra word each time... v strange.

Hi,

I'm Nina and I just went and joined this group without an invitation, too. I think this is a great idea and I look forward to being a nudger and a nudgee both.

Hi Nina, and welcome! I'll look out for your list!

>68 akeela:

Thanks! I'm currently reading Our Mutual Friend and Mistress of the Art of Death, so I think I'll post my TBR pile once I've finished with them.

Hello Nina, and a hearty welcome to you!!!
:-))

Hi, everyone!
I just joined without being invited, too. I hope that my daughter can help me to figure out the adding the photo thing. I have a question about my list. I noticed that people have all fiction or all nonfiction or maybe all poetry. Should my stack be organized like that? I am not really a very organized person. :) I love this idea.
--BJ

And a big welcome to you too, billiejean!
I believe that stacks should be organized according to your particular taste, not because the others' are divided according to genre. But that is only my opinion.

Hey all, what a great idea nudging is! I am an avid book reader but also a book collector and have a bad habit of getting books and leaving them on my shelves for a few years so my aim with the nudging is to reduce my the older books on my TBR. I look forward to getting involved!

And another person who just barged in and joined ;)

I'm glad to have stumbled upon this group! My books are currently piled everywhere as my basement recently flooded. Not to worry, the books are all ok, but not accessible. I do have some books handy, as I couldn't be without all of them, and will try to get a pile up soon.

Congratulations to all of us for putting "Book Nudgers" at the top of the group list with the 'most messages'.

Oh . . . and I'm a member too. I just haven't gotten around to introducing myself. I've been battling dust and Republicans in Tennessee . . . so I'm a bit dusty. I do have a book pile. As soon as my houseguests depart home to Sweden, I'll artfully arrange my books and post.

hi I'm Tom, I've been invited to join by Kiwidoc and amandameale. Great idea for a group! can I be a nudger rather than a nudgee for the moment? I have a HUGE TBR pile and kind of know what I want to read two or three books ahead.

#77 I nudged myself a book last night. I think we're allowed to participate in any way we wish. The more the merrier.
OK Kevin?

Absolutely! You don't even need to join the group to nudge or be a nudgee but I suppose it's polite to do so.

What a terrific group to have stumbled upon! I'm Marilyn, work in a library and have loads of TBRs - one of the best things about putting my books on LT is coming across books I'd forgotten all about in the second rows of various shelves. One of the hardest things about working in a library is not checking out every interesting book that passes my way. I'm always afraid that once they're back in the stacks I'll never see them again. One of the best parts of my job is getting to know patrons well enough to do book nudging on the job :o) Looking forward to finding new titles and sharing ideas.

Welcome muddy21!

Cat in a cardboard box, eh, Marilyn. And he's obviously eaten all the packets of crisps that were in there - oily mackerel flavour were they?

Welcome indeed, and have fun nudging.

What a great job yours is, Marilyn! Being a librarian has always been one of my most cherished dreams....

Hello everyone, I'm Laura and just discovered this group as it was mentioned by someone in another group. I sure see a lot of familiar names on this thread! * waves *

I don't need any nudging at the moment since I have my reads through the month of December all lined up in a pretty row. But I'll get around to a TBR photo at some stage; meanwhile I will get to know what others are interested in and perhaps nudge here and there.

Welcome Laura!!!!! Lovely to see you here with us!
:-))

Hi Laura **waving back**.

Hello, I'm Carrie and I'm a LTaholic. I just joined through a nudge from dylan in the 75 Book Challenge group. What a great idea. I'm looking forward to posting my Mountain and see what my friends here recommend.

Welcome Carrie. I hope you have a good time here. Enjoy nudging and being a nudgee.

Hello Laura, I knew you'd find you're way here somehow. I just waiting for the rest of the usual suspects to find their way over to Book Nudgers. The last I heard some of them were hanging out at the Virago Home for Gentlewomen (and men) of Reduced Circumstances and griping that the Book Nudgers were making too much noise; consequently, the Viragoes couldn't properly hear exactly what nasty thing was going on in the woodshed.

Welcome Carrie and Marilyn.

Welcome Carrie. I hope you will have as much fun as we do, which is A LOT!
:-))

Hi. I'm Liz and I noticed some folks in Virago green skulking around a woodshed, so I followed them and ended up here. I don't exactly have a TBR pile or an already read pile, although I do have a "never going to read that one again -- get it out of here" pile! Unfortunately, that last pile is not nearly large enough to keep space open on my shelves, so there are many piles of books at my house. Nudge them and they fall over, always exposing some new gem.

Hi, i am cornpuff12 and i am new here. I am hoping for some nudging, but if none of you have any time, that is okay. oh, and if you get to it, please base it on my library, or if you don't feel like searching through it, just give me a book the you really enjoyed and tell me what it is about. if i liked it, i will tell you after i am done reading it. thanks.

Start a new thread here, cornpuff and we'll nudge away, having happily browsed through your library (we can't promise not to steal any books though). I just have and I'm guessing you're not a wrinkly.

I'll get my daughter, Rachael, onto the case for some nudges, it would be fabulous to get some young people on board too!

By the way that's not to imply that everybody here is old you understand... err (put down the spade, Kevin, and back away from the hole)

So, Cornpuff12, don't forget to join the nudgers group! You'll be very welcome and I know there are lots of friendly people here who will help guide to the kind of books you like to read.

Has anybody got any ideas about how we might accomodate and welcome younger nudgers?

Oh, hai. I had been lurking, and joined a couple days ago. I recognize a lot of names---hello, dear friends, and those who may become friends. I'm Linda, and LT is the biggest temptation in my life. I am drawn to it when I should be doing many many other things, some of which I'm being PAID to do. My TBR piles are everywhere, and in constant flux. I'm rarely at a loss for what to read next, but I'm very happy to take recommendations, so I'll try to post a photo of some of my unread treasures soon, and see what kind of input I get. Meanwhile, I will inflict my own opinion on other members' threads. You will find a strong inclination toward the Americans in my nudges, but I do read widely and much more globally since LT came into my life.

Kevin, I can't find the Teen Book Nudgers Group on the general group page (probably being stupid....) Can you put a link to it on our group profile page? It would be nice to link these two groups somehow? (slap me down if I'm out of order here)

tomcat, it's a new group altogether. You can find it here

Oops! Edited to fix link.

tomcat, my son joined last night and posted. I have to check and see what cornpuff replied.
:-))

Another silent lurker here and a wave from the woodshed! Still rather content on the sidelines and will pop in for a nudge or two. Thank you Kevin, for creating such a lively and interesting group!

I have been 'lurking' in the "Teenage Book Nudgers" group, which my son also joined, created by cornpuff12. I just want to make sure no adults with unpleasant intentions join it. I just posted a message, as I saw that a member (igeorgev) posted as well, at this time of the day when he should be in school.

Our young friend cornpuff12 already posted her name, age and, by mentioning her father's, her last name. Hopefully, all LThingers are like us, but I am always a bit worried when children are part of internet groups.
While my son is 14 and definitely not naive, I am concerned about our cornpuff12.
Forgive me for ranting, but I am sure you understand.

aluvalibri, I've been keeping a silent eye on that one for anything that seemed amiss as well. It's great to see youngsters here but you're right, sometimes youngsters give away too much. Also, some LTers get snippy with the youngsters. I'm guessing the same things red-flagged in your head when you read the posts ...

By the way, I'm klarusu and I'm a biblioholic ... my 'in progress' pile is too big to be nudged right now but I'll be up for nudging before long ... I just can't help it ;)

Oh! I am really really glad to see that I am not the only one. Thank you so much, klarusu, to know you are 'watching' too makes me feel much better!

As the parent of a child who can't wait to be old enough to become a member here, I think I'll keep a maternal eye on them as well. You just never know...

If I see a who I believe is younger person posting personal info, I send them a PM and talk about it with them. I think because it's a book site that people feel secure here.

My 10 year old is waiting to join! He'll have to read over my shoulder for a while, though. I thought the lower age limit was 13 -- am I wrong? Is it 12?

Yes, it is 13. I have no idea how cornpuff managed to get away with that.

I have no idea how cornpuff managed to get away with that.

Presumably no one has told Abby/Tim about cornpuff, yet.

I don't think so. I assume her parents know she joined LT, and I really do not feel like bursting her bubble.

As far as I can see, cornpuff is at least 13 isn't she ;)

Yes!!!!

She certainly loves books and seems enthusiastic about talking about reading to people her own age. She doesn't talk like your typical '13' year old.

If you're not reading, this is what some people do with their books:

http://www.offbeatearth.com/dont-like-reading-other-uses-for-books/

I just finished reading one of the threads in the Teenage Nudgers group, and I can tell you that they are really cute!
My son posted several comments too, and apparently he is having a good time with it.
Yes, Sidney (cornpuff12) seems to be really cool.

I think if one or other of us is patrolling the Teenage Nudgers Group occassionally it should keep things pretty safe on there!

Hello, after lurking for a while, then posting for a bit, I'm hooked, so I've joined. :-/

Hi, I'm a LTaholic as well as a biblioholic - past saving, I think :-)

My TBR pile is all over the house, since I have a policy of buying an interesting book when I find it, since later when I need it, or have time to get to it, I won't be able to find a copy. There, is that a justification, or what?

Cheers!
staffordcastle, aka joiedelivre

Paola: Did cornpuff leave her father's name on the thread. If yes, I'll tell her to remove it. Or tell Tim to tell her to remove it.

Welcome to Book Nudgers, staffordcastle/joiedelivre (love that moniker!). You'll be less than interested to know that I come from the county of Staffordshire in England (the part I live in is now called the West Midlands), our county town is Stafford and it has a castle (this is Merry Olde Englande, after all!). Stafford Castle! Here is a picture of it.

Yes, Amanda, she removed the whole post, where she also mentioned her name and age.

Thank you, dylanwolf - I saw that you mentioned you were from Wolverhampton! I have not made it to Stafford yet, but this is indeed where my user name is derived from. One day ...

If you look at my library you will see that I have a lot of books on English history. (Can you say rabid Anglophile?) You'll see that I even have a tag for Stafford!

Welcome, staffordcastle / joiedelivre! (nice photo, dylanwolf)

avaland, love the link! Some of the sculptures are absolutely beautiful. I think I recognize some of Jim Rosenau's work from This Into That. I have this bookshelf from him:

>119 staffordcastle: StaffordCastle
Clearly I am (as we say on this side of the pond) "taking coals to Newcastle" (although in this case I mean Newcastle-Under-Lyme not Newcastle-upon-Tyne). It means the same as "teaching your Grandmother to suck eggs"... "Preaching to the converted"? Well... telling you something you already know, my apologies.

>112 avaland: Lois (avaland), some of those sculptures are really beautiful. But they're made out of (gulp!) books! Keep calm, Kevin... I'm sure they're all remainders and written by Jeffrey Archer.

#112 The horror! THE HORROR!!!

>121 dylanwolf:
Well, yes :-)
But thank you anyway!

I have been to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, though not to Newcastle-Under-Lyme.

>112 avaland:
I admit to being quite ravished by the octopus one - even though it's made out of books, it's fabulous!

#112 Very well done, but.......GHASTLY!!!!!!!!!

Can you imagine that whole tower made out of titles like The Well of Loneliness or I capture the Castle? On the other hand, I have read quite a few mass market paperbacks that would be improved by being turned into furniture, and if some creative artist could come up with a beautiful and inventive use for outdated software "help" books, they would be doing the world a service.

#125 They should be turned into bookshelves, of course!

I think that all objects are adaptable - even books. Reduce, reuse, recycle. I have no problem with giving new life to books that are languishing. (Especially computer books that can so quickly become obsolete ;)

I'm going to be nudging, not a nudgee: I have no books TBR. I was given three on Tuesday and I scoffed them all. I am quite envious of these piles of TBR books, I have to re-read most of the time (I have no space for books in my ship. Sob.)

Hera, sounds like you need to invest in an e-book reader of some sort!

Or read on-line.

Or just visit the library regularly.

Thanks, Kevin, for making the Nudgers page such a festive one, and even providing us with some festive reading. You are such an attentive host!!

The author from one of my November nudges (On the Overgrown Path - the short novel with Janacek as a character), has recently come on to LT. under his own name - davidherter. Just a serendipitous sort of thing.

Hello from an occasional message poster.... My house is overfull of books I haven't yet gotten around to reading. I'm trying to read as many as I can and pass them along before we move in a few months. I'll post a nudge request as soon as I get a camera. In the meantime I'm enjoying the site!