The Hospitality Suite - Stop to say hi and meet the gang

vicki · #1 06-01-2007, 08:18 AM

Hi--I'm Vicki and I serve as emcee hereabouts. My first LRK book was The Beekeeper's Apprentice, and I've been a hopeless Russellholic ever since. I'm also a big fan of the Martinelli series and LRK's other books and stories, so I'm excited about meeting other LRK readers here.

Other items of interest: I have two fabulous kids who keep me in line and I love to read all sorts of things--but especially genre and YA books. I'm an escapee from the legal profession and I like to run, crochet, do volunteer work and even write a little fiction from time to time. I led the Young Adult Reading Group at Readerville.com for several years, so if you're a YARGster, howdy!

I'm also a member of RUSS-L, a group that discusses the Mary Russell series (although I mostly lurk), so a big hi to all the RUSS-L Bees and to anyone who's a member of another LRK group. It's great to have you here!

And if this is your first experience in an online book group, a special welcome to you. Please feel free to ask questions or let us know if you run into any problems. You'll get the hang of it in no time at all.

Kerry · #2 06-01-2007, 04:03 PM

First, thanks to Laurie et al. for making this possible!

I'm Kerry, and my first LRK was A Grave Talent. I love the Russel books, but the Martinelli series holds a special place in my heart, if only because it's set in the Bay Area, a place I still think of as home. Of course, I'm a big fan of all her books and am looking forward to whatever comes next.

I'm a college professor (Biology) by trade and an avid martial artist and novice equestrienne by avocation. I read mostly mysteries and sci-fi/fantasy (let's hear it for Califia's Daughers!) and am currently on a West Wing DVD marathon during my limited downtime

Diana · #3 06-01-2007, 04:22 PM

Hello there,

I have never been a member of an online book club (?) before, so this is quite novel to me. (har har, pun intended) My name is Diana, and my first Laurie King book must have been... Folly, I think. I was living in Japan as an exchange student at the time and it was one of the few English-language books I managed to buy there. I've since read a few Martinelli books, all of the Russel books (saving the Beekeeper's Apprentice for last, because I knew it would be amazing).

I'm currently at work on a graduate degree in veterinary medicine here in Edinburgh (I'm from the Bay Area & Oregon) and I hope to work in as a pathologist after I graduate (perhaps because I've read too many mysteries!) I like to row, run, cycle, and read interesting books with my cat on my lap.

Carlina · #4 06-01-2007, 04:38 PM

Hi there...

First of all thanks again to Vicki and the wonderful folks at LRK, including LRK, for this delicious opportunity to have exchanges about the wonderful worlds LRK has enriched us with. I look forward to some interesting conversations indeed.

I am a big fan of the Russell series (as well as Sherlock Holmes...he's always been my Victorian icon) and got hooked last November...I am now starting the Kate series and so far like it...I think I'll always be a Russell addict though. There is just something about her and Holmes.

I am completing my Ph.D. in physical anthropology...Hobbies..well I can't have any at the moment, but I do like to read and write fiction when I flee from data analyses. Mystery and Sci Fi are my preferred forte for reading along with the classics. I also enjoying reading up on the history of medicine and Civil War health.

Rose · #5 06-01-2007, 04:52 PM

Hi everyone, and very good to meet you. My first LRK book was The Beekeeper's Apprentice, though I am now fully invested in the Martinelli series as well.

I currently live in Columbus, Ohio, though I am originally from Oregon and lived for many years in Indiana. I have a Biology BS and a Masters in Public Health and I would like to work in a hospital as an infectious disease control technician. But for now I am at home with my 2 year old daughter. Baby #2 arrives early July.

I suffer from a lack of good book clubs at convenient times, so it will be great to discuss whenever time permits. I'm looking forward to some great discussions!

tammycravit · #6 06-01-2007, 04:56 PM

Well, I guess it's my turn to jump in here and say hi. I'm a big fan of both the Russell and Martinelli series, though it would be hard for me to pick a favorite book (or even a favorite series).

I live in Central California, on the coast, about 150 miles north of Los Angeles. I'm a computer programmer, freelance journalist and non-published mystery writer -- gradually transitioning my income into the latter two categories and out of the first one, I hope. I fell into computer work by accident, but I can't say it's anything I enjoy doing. (Well, I could say it, but I'd be lying.)

It's great to be here, and I look forward to joining in the fun.

-- Tammy

KarenB · #7 06-01-2007, 05:07 PM

Hey everyone! I'm glad to meet such an eclectic group! I can't remeber the first LRK I read - might have been Grave Talent - because I keep rereading them over and over. I live in NJ (no, jokes, please!) but out in farmland, 2 kids, an ancient and decrepit dog and two hyperactive mice and a husband. I have a psychology degree and a teaching degree and taught middle school for a while. Can't think what else anyone would be interested in . . .

KarenB

The Grey Badger · #8 06-01-2007, 05:13 PM

Hi! I'm Pat Mathews from Albuquerque. I've been reading Laurie King for a long time, both the Kate Martinelli series and the entire Russell/Holmes series.

This forum format is very familiar and comfortable to me because I've been a member of the quirky, historical-minded Fourth Turning forum for years and years. You have a better selection of emoticons, though.

I'm also on Live Journal as The Grey Badger, http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/

And I am the helpless slave of two cats, one granddaughter, and 2.5 grandsons. Fraction subject to change as my daughter's pregnancy wears on.

kathykatty · #9 06-01-2007, 05:47 PM

I am a lowly little toilet cleaner for a Hospital who works nights. I fell into LRK by accident by grabbing what ever cd I could get to load into my cd player to fill my dull and boring nights. But then I kept grabbing. I was a Sherlockian fan from my youth when my father introduced me at ten to the canons. I was a hippie in SF in the 60s so that area touched a note. I am now hooked. And THANK YOU for providing me a place to be at 3am. I've been so alone.

jtb1951 · #10 06-01-2007, 05:57 PM

Hello, everyone!
I am excited to be provided the opportunity to join with the fans of one of my favorite authors. I have been enjoying the books of LRK for the last decade, starting with The Beekeeper's Apprentice, and continuing through all of her books; the Russell and Martinelli series, the stand-alone novels, all of them. Her consistently high level of story-telling hooked me early on, and I eagerly await each new offering. My major reading interests are in science fiction and fantasy, mystery, biographies, and historical non-fiction.

My profession is analytical chemistry in an environmental lab in west suburban Chicago, and my family (wife and 2 daughters in college), reading, bicycling, and collecting space memorabilia occupy my life.

I look forward to chatting with you all, and thanks to LRK and friends for bringing this site to fruition.

John.