Name: Erin (aka Ern)
Age: Old enough to know better
Location: Ohio, USA

Find me on Goodreads: here

Preferred Reading Format: I love a for real paper book, but mostly been reading on ereader lately.
What was the first book you remember reading? I don't remember anything specific, but I remember reading through the Readers Digest condensed classics as a kid: Little Women, Robinson Crusoe, Sherlock Holmes, Jungle Books, and so on.

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Books: Pride and Prejudice, The Blue Castle, The Eyre Affair, A Study in Scarlet Women, Neverwhere, Station Eleven
Authors: Jane Austen, Tolkien, Rowling, Jasper Fforde, LM Montgomery, Gaiman, Stiefvater
Genres: Mystery/thriller, scifi/fantasy, YA, all of them?

Name: Tegz
Age: Early 30s
Location: New Zealand
Find me on Goodreads: Uhhhhhhhh idk I think I have one but its not active. So I'll.... edit this if that changes. When that changes. Or something.
Preferred Reading Format: *e.g. physical, eBook, audio book I'm a physical book person. Paperbacks not hardbacks. But I also like audiobooks for a change, and I don't mind ebooks. I just like books, man.
What was the first book you remember reading? My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes (and yes I know it completely off by heart)

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Books: I cannot, this question is impossible.
Authors: Anne McCaffrey, David Eddings, David Gemmell, John Marsden, Leigh Bardugo, Peter V Brett, Cassandra Clare, Maggie Stiefvater, Melissa Marr, Brent Weeks, Joe Abercrombie, Sarah J Maas..... there's so many more tbh. This is an impossible question too.
Genres: Fantasy and Sci-Fi, YA, I mean.... I guess other things too but lbr, mostly those things. Oh and non-fiction. Especially nerdy linguistic things.

Name: Natalie
Age: 23
Location: England

Find me on Goodreads: @nAtf0xy

Preferred Reading Format: I used to insist that reading paperbacks was the best and only way to read, but I no longer think that. I read almost exclusively eBooks now and I adore my Kindle!

What was the first book you remember reading? I'm not sure if I read it myself or if my mum read it to me, but The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton is the first book I have vivid memories about.

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Books: Children of Blood and Bone, An Ember in the Ashes, Daisy Jones and The Six
Authors: Taylor Jenkins Reid, Sabaa Tahir, Tomi Adeyemi, Angie Thomas and Ransom Riggs are the ones who come to mind first.
Genres: I read mostly Contemporary and Fantasy with some Non-Fiction, Romances, and Thriller/Mysteries sprinkled in.

Name: Alicia or Ali
Age: 27
Location: Guyana, South America

Find me on Goodreads: I have an account but I don't use it.

Preferred Reading Format: Physical, eBook
What was the first book you remember reading? Enid Blyton books I don't remember the exact title.

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Books: The Harry Potter series, The Animorphs series, The Shadowhunter Chronicles, the 'In Death' series
Authors: J.K Rowling, K.A Applegate, Cassandra Clare, Dan Brown, V.C Andrews, Danielle Steel, Stephen King, Enid Blyton, J.D Robb
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy Crime

Name: MJ
Age: Old. I stopped keeping track a while ago
Location: PA. USA

Find me on Goodreads: here

Preferred Reading Format: I like different formats for different reasons. I like the feeling of an actual book in my hands and it provides a nice visual progression in how much I've read. But I like the convenience and portability of ebooks, whether on my kindle or my kindle app on my phone. And I listen to a lot of audiobooks in the car on my commute to work.
What was the first book you remember reading? The Monster at the End of this Book and Cookie Monster and The Cookie Tree

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Books: The Kite Runner, 11.22.63, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (so many more, might add to later)
Authors: Stephen King, Margaret Atwood, Charles Dickens, Chuck Palahniuk, Kurt Vonnegut
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Mysteries, Contemporary and Historical Fiction

Name: Jess
Age: 29
Location: Australia

Find me on Goodreads: Here!

Preferred Reading Format: Mostly physical books (from the library). Some eBooks, and I like audiobooks.
What was the first book you remember reading? I think something like There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake by Hazel Edwards, or The Bugalugs Bum Thief by Tim Winton.

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Books: (Y U DO DIS?) Harry Potter, Southern Vampire Mysteries, & Outlander series. Into the Darkest Corner, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, The Bronse Horseman, The Girl in Times Square.
Authors: Agatha Christie, Charlaine Harris, Stephen King, Peter Swanson, S. K. Tremayne.
Genres: Fiction and non-fiction currently true crime, mystery, thriller, horror.

Name: Jess
Age: early 30s
Location: USA

Find me on Goodreads: I'm terrible with updating, but here

Preferred Reading Format: Physical or eBook; it's just SO convenient to be able to read on my kindle (or with the kindle app on my phone) without having to lug a book everywhere, cause I never know when I might have a moment to read
What was the first book you remember reading? I wanna say Sweet Valley Kids, Goosebumps, Beverly Clearly novels, Ronald Dahl novels,

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Books: Harry Potter Series, Looking for Alaska, Tuesdays with Morrie, The Best of Me, ...
Authors: JK Rowling, John Green, and Mitch Albom come to mind first
Genres: I used to be really big on sappy romance, but I get tired of it... so uh, YA?

Name: Linda
Age: 30s
Location: Northern California

Find me on Goodreads: will add this when I create my account.

Preferred Reading Format: I love the actual physical form and holding the book while reading, turning the pages. (This may sound strange, but I also like the smell of books.)
What was the first book you remember reading? Dick and Jane (see Jane run...)

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Books: Harry Potter series
Authors: J.K. Rowling
Genres: Fantasy and fiction

Name: Lisa
Age: 27
Location: Austria

Find me on Goodreads: HELLO!

Preferred Reading Format: I used to be all PHYSICAL BOOKS ONLY but about a year ago I got an eReader and now I'm a huge fan of that too, so there are SOME books that I still buy so I can put them on my bookshelf after, and then the rest I buy as eBooks. Personally, I can't do audiobooks because I'd just get distracted and (this is a quote from my best friend) I "think too loudly" so yeah. Maybe that'll change at some point too, though, we'll see.
What was the first book you remember reading? Uhm...Der Regenbogenfisch by Marcus Pfister maybe?

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Books: lemme get back to you on that lol
Authors: Meg Cabot (!), Madeline Miller, Khaled Hosseini, Jane Austen, Mary Beard, Ransom Riggs, Eoin Colfer, Jostein Gaarder, John Green, Marian Keyes...THERE ARE TOO MANY
Genres: Both Fiction and Non-Fiction. I like historical(ly accurate) books and feminist literature and fantasy and books on politics and yes I just really like books.

Name: J. Neira, but you can just call me J.
Age: 24
Location: Minnesota, sometimes Mexico.

Find me on Goodreads: I don't have an account, but am open to starting one if I'll be able to find most of you there.

Preferred Reading Format: Physical book. It's best for the eyes and I just like the feel of opening a book and reading.
What was the first book you remember reading? Ooh, what a good question. I have vague memories of reading Little Golden Books with my parents when I was very little and learning how to read. The first non-picture book that I remember reading (on my own) came from the library and had a big-headed orange skinned alien on the cover. I don't remember its name, but I remember the plot was about an alien teacher that came to a middle school and introduced the children to a video game where they killed bugs - but it started an addiction problem and I think the kids started transforming into bugs. Not sure how it ended but I would appreciate if anyone knows what book this is to send me a VM. Around this time, I also started reading Bigfoot Doesn't Square Dance and books like that.

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Books: Harry Potter (always number 1 for all eternity to me), Warriors (so many memories), Forgotten Realms, Emily the Strange (part of what makes me love Goths), Divergent, Little Brother, The Chronicles of Narnia, His Dark Materials, and many others.
Authors: J.K. Rowling, R.A. Salvatore, Erin Hunter, Neil Gaiman, Cory Doctorow, C.S. Lewis, Philip Pullman, Veronica Roth, and many others.
Genres: My favorite genre is probably fantasy.

Name: Ariana
Age: 23
Location: currently haifa, israel but soon to be the US once again

Find me on Goodreads: x i only update when i remember

Preferred Reading Format: paperback, but i typically use an ebook for convenience & travel
What was the first book you remember reading? something about a cat sitting on a mat

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Books: Cat's Cradle, The Kite Runner, Thirteen Reasons Why, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions, and The Program.
Authors: Nayyirah Waheed, Kurt Vonnegut, Khaled Hosseini, and Mindy Kaling
Genres: poetry (does that count), classic, ya, historical fiction (???)

Name: Sarah
Age: 26
Location: Kentucky, USA

Find me on Goodreads:well....I think this is it

Preferred Reading Format: I love physical books, but i'm also a huge e-reader fan.
What was the first book you remember reading? The magic tree house series

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Books: To Kill a Mocking Bird, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Authors: Tillie Cole, Jay Crownover, J.Daniels, Kurt Vonnegut...
Genres: Just about anything so long as it keeps me hooked.

Name: Lindsey
Age: 29
Location: Netherlands

Find me on Goodreads: i had an account years ago but i made a new one

Preferred Reading Format: i like physical books the best but audiobooks are a close second.
What was the first book you remember reading?: Eend leert vliegen (duck learns to fly) by peter smith

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Books: so many i cant even tell where to begin
Authors: Patrick Rothfuss. V.E Schwab. Darren Shan. Jk.Rowling. Stephen King and more
Genres: fantasy, suspence, horror, mystery and i love plot twists if that can be a genre

Name: Ashley
Age: Oldie but a goodie
Location: Boston, MA

Find me on Goodreads: Here

Preferred Reading Format: Nothing quite like having the physical book in your hands.
What was the first book you remember reading? I have a lot of memories involving Roald Dahl books. The Twits, in particular, stands out. Goosebumps and Nancy Drew novels (passed down by family and friends) were big on my childhood reading list. I also fell in love with Tuck Everlasting in the fourth grade.

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Books: The Giving Tree, Tuck Everlasting, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Looking for Alaska, and the list goes on and on, honestly
Authors: Chuck Palahniuk, John Green
Genres: I enjoy fiction, lots of mystery/horror/thrillers added to my must-reads recently

Name: Dean
Age: 24
Location: Kamloops, Canada

Find me on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/82361913-jared (edited)

Preferred Reading Format: “nothing quite like having the physical book in your hand.” - TakemetotheBurrow 2019
What was the first book you remember reading? The Magician’s Nephew

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Books: The Magicians Nephew, The Notorious Notations, The Alchemist, and The Giving Tree
Authors: Lemony Snicket, C.S. Lewis, and Paulo Coehlo
Genres: Adventure, Children's, and Sci Fi

Name: Suzanne aka Suzy
Age: 33
Location: Florida (15 minutes from Cocoa Beach, 15 minutes from the Space Center, and an Hour from Orlando)

Find me on Goodreads: HERE!

Preferred Reading Format: Paperback...I like a real book. Not a computerized one.
What was the first book you remember reading? Oh, gosh. The first book I remember reading MYSELF was probably in Elementary school and it was Shel Silverstein books.

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Books: Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter Series (minus Cursed Child because no.), The Shadowhunters entire world, and so much more.
Authors: JK Rowling, Jane Austen, Julie Kagawa, Cassandra Clare, Rick Riordan, and sooooooo many others!
Genres: Mostly YA fiction.

Name: Rachel
Age: 27
Location: England

Find me on Goodreads: heree but I dont actually use it that much

Preferred Reading Format: I do like a good hard copy of a book, but I just find reading on my kindle a lot more practical, especially as I read a lot in the bath. But I do a bit of both
What was the first book you remember reading? I can't really remember? But I do have a significant memory of reading the first four HP books during one summer

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Books: I don't really have a favourite? I mean I re-read the HP, Hunger Games, Shadow Hunters and Miss Peregrine all the time so maybe those series?
Authors: Similar to above!
Genres: I love dystopian, and fantasy. I read a lot of young adult books, and those are mostly my faves.

Name: Laura/Lawra.
Age: 23.
Location: England.

Find me on Goodreads: when I set one up lol.

Preferred Reading Format: Paperback, but recently I've gotten into non-fiction audiobooks.
What was the first book you remember reading? Something involving Biff, Chip and Kipper, or the Famous Five.

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Books: 11.22.63, Red Dragon, Harry Potter, Noughts and Crosses, Different Seasons, Jane Eyre, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
Authors: Thomas Harris, Kathy Reichs, Stephen King, William Shakespeare.
Genres: Horror, Psychological Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Fantasy, Poetry...

Name: Erik
Age: 27
Location: Long Island

Find me on Goodreads: x

Preferred Reading Format: physical
What was the first book you remember reading: oh gosh i dont know probably some animorphs book. i really dont remember

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Books: The Name of the Wind, Magic Bites, , The Way of Kings, Fables, The Sandman, Blood Song, The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Rising, A Game of Thrones, One Piece
Authors: Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, Michael Sullivan, Bill Willingham, Neil Gaiman, Chris Wooding, Rick Riordan
Genres: Fantasy and Science Fiction mostly

Name: Eva
Age: 33
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Find me on Goodreads: I don't have it and i don't plan on getting it.

Preferred Reading Format: Physical always
What was the first book you remember reading? Merlin, so many books ago i can't remember maybe the diary of a first grader was the first when i learned to read in school.

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Books: Lord of the Rings Series, Harry Potter series, Narnia, Shadowhunters series, Magical Creatures, Outlander series and many more
Authors: J.R.R Tolken, David Eddings, J.K Rowling, Cassandra Clare, Sarah.J. Maas, Naomi Novik, Robin Hobb, Nora Roberts, Sophie Kinsella, Terry Brooks and more.
Genres: Fantasy, Romance mostly

Name: Brigette
Age: 25
Location: USA

Find me on Goodreads: Here

Preferred Reading Format: I generally prefer physical books, but I'm okay with ebooks too.
What was the first book you remember reading? Not sure if it's the very first thing, but the first ones that come to mind are the Junie B. Jones books and The Magic Treehouse series

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Books: The Chronicles of Narnia, Mistborn series, The Hunger Games, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Pride & Prejudice, Emma, The Screwtape Letters, A Tale of Two Cities, And Then There Were None, The Hobbit
Authors: C.S. Lewis, Jane Austen, Brandon Sanderson
Genres: Fantasy, Classics, Biographies, Theology

Name: Liz
Age: 39
Location: Minnesota, USA

Find me on Goodreads: Not on it....yet, so maybe one day

Preferred Reading Format: *e.g. physical, eBook, audio book
I prefer reading the actual book with it in hand, but I still use many different formats, including books on cd or mp3 format while driving distances

What was the first book you remember reading?
No Flying in the House by Betty Brock

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Books: Harry Potter (especially #3), Percy Jackson series both Greek and Roman sets, Kane Chronicles, The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices
Authors: JK Rowling, Rick Riordan, Cassandra Clare, Chris Colfer
Genres: Young Adult, fantasy, historical fiction, action, mythological

This is really hard to just choose a few, I could keep going on!

Name: Sarah
Age: 26
Location: Nebraska

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Preferred Reading Format: Physical otherwise Audio book lately

What was the first book you remember reading? The Phantom Tollbooth

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Books: The Book Thief, Those Who Save Us,
Authors: Sarah Dessen,
Genres: Historical Fiction and Mystery\

This is really just bare bones. I'll pretty much read anything that is well written and has a good story.

Name: Kristin
Age: 36
Location: California, USA

Find me on Goodreads: here <3

Preferred Reading Format: generally physical, although I've started reading e-books as well
What was the first book you remember reading? this comes from a story I've heard from my mom, so I don't technically remember it, but A Pet for Mrs. Arbuckle

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Books: too many to count. Or actually, I just don't play favorites. I love them all.
Authors: Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Cassandra Clare, Sarah J. Maas, Charlaine Harris, J.K. (of course), Deborah Harkness, Lilian Jackson Braun, Dan Brown, George RR Martin...
Genres: YA, romance, mystery, fantasy, historical fiction, plays...