Reading now: Kesaran Something and the Soup Shop [kesaran] Start date: March 28th Overview Welcome to our Japanese book club for absolute beginners! In this club, we choose a Japanese book and read it together. We then discuss what we’ve read, whether that’s meaningful discussion on the content, q…

When can we expect a new poll? I want to go over all the entries beforehand to make a good decision for the first bookclub I’ll join.

6-7 weeks before the end of the last selected book club. Beginning of July most likely, so you have ample time.

So that my plans are posted officially here: [image] ちいさな森のオオカミちゃん・ The Wolf of the Small Forest book club! deciduous_tree (Absolute Beginner Book Club) Book Clubs I’ll post the call for more nominations on June 15th, let that run until June 24th. I’ll then post the sele…

@Gorbit99 @anon99047008 thank you!

The Ruri Dragon book club is officially over, and I wrote a post for that. It features: So many polls that some might mix it up with the POLL thread. Graphs. Recommendations on what to do next. Here you go: [image] ルリドラゴン・ Ruri Dragon dragon_face (Absolute Beginner Book …

For those who feel ready for something a bit harder, the BBC is currently voting for its next pick! [image] Beginner Japanese Book Club // Now Reading: ひらやすみ // Next: 骨ドラゴンの愛娘 Book Clubs Vote for the next book - now! Can I vote? If you are interested in joini…

I have a few book proposals that might suit absolute beginners I am going to start working on… 今日から始める幼なじみ 1 / “Will you be my childhood friend?” [51xchc5vE-L] Summary Kaede always wished for a childhood friend like in the mangas she reads. When she moved next door to her classmate, Kouhei, he sa…

For the sake of clarity, I’d post some other pages as well, looking around the author’s twitter, it seems the text density of those first few pages isn’t quite representative, though I’m sure you have better of an idea about that.

Also a quick note to use the updated poll template in the OP, please! Better to catch that early before everyone votes. :wink: Otherwise, looks like a solid pick!

Yes good point, will add more in a bit

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For those who feel ready for something a bit harder, the BBC is currently voting for its next pick!

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