“ I love to read and have always wanted to be in a bookclub, but never got around to it! ”

“ Hey. I moved here last year and would love to meet some cool people to hang with. ”

“ I would love to discover and try out new coffee/tea houses in the Twin Cities. I want to find quaint independently-owned places other than Caribou, Starbucks, or Dunn Bros. ”

“ I am a visual artist and avid book reader, almost rabid. The last really great book I read was "The Keep" by Jennifer Egan. Right now I am reading "Rasputins Daughter" by Robert Alexander. Next is Suite Francaise. ”

“ I want these local Meetups becaus ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want to meet new people who enjoy the same things that I do and have an intellect as well as personality! ”

“ We meet at the local Panera Bread coffee shop the 2nd Tuesday of every month do discuss everything/anything "books". Come meet us! We're the BookCrossers in St. Cloud. ”

“ I have recently moved to St. Paul from Indianapolis. I am an aspiring novelist who would is eager to find a writer's group to submit my work for critique and to read others' work. I'd love to find out more about this group--feel free to email me! ”

“ You will know when I get there!! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am an avid reader and would like to meet others who have this passion in their lives. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I love reading and discussing books, and having just moved here, I want to meet new people. I have to admit that I've never heard of "Meetups," but I'm looking for a Book Club! Am I in the right place?! ”

“ I'd like to learn ASL. Currently, I know about 20 signs. I use them with my daughter, who is Chinese and doesn't know English. (My Chinese is pretty limited!) ”

“ Hello... I am a CMC (is it ok to say that?) so I am into the "simple pages" method of scrapbooking. I love to scrapbook and am less then 30 pages away from my goal of 204 pages in 2004!! ”

“ I love other peoples garbage! ”

“ I'm a student in Cambridge MA. ”

“ Book fancier wanting to meet some other like minded people. I enjoy fantasy fiction, mysteries, some beach reads and my bible. ”

“ Hi! I love books, and would love the opportunity to talk about them with my peers. ”

“ Hi, I live in the spring Lake Park area and I am an absolute fanatic for suspense novels. I don't quite know what to write so I'll just wait to chat with everyone and get to know all! Happy reading ”

“ Greetings fellow readers! My name is Laura and I live in Mpls. I found a book and have been looking for a venue to share my love of books! I travel extensively with my career - but will do my best to get to Meetups! ”

“ May name is Leslie (a Mr, not a Miss!). I moved to Minneapolis from Ireland in December 2004. I love to read. I'm a musician. I've loads of friends here (built up over 10 years), but you can never have enough. bookcrossing is a great idea. ”

“ retiring in 4 months this will be a very entertaining & informative way to meet people and learn what they are reading. ”

“ I want local Spanish Language Meetups because I live in Mx 4 months out of the year and hope to improve my Spanish Western suburbs would work best for me. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I would love to play! ”

“ Hi! I am a breastfeeding, cloth diapering, co-sleeping, baby wearing mom of 2 boys. Looking forward to getting to know others in my area! ”

“ I'm a Wellstone Democrat. Let's organize and get Bush out of the White House. He is Bad News, with a capital B and a capital N! ”

“ Hi, I just moved to St. Cloud and I'm interested in meeting new people ... is this a book club? I love reading and am a writer by trade. Write be back, mackanzy@hotmail.com Mackenzie ”

“ Hi, I'm Sean, a reader, writer and publisher who loves to chat with other people who are interested in books. ”

“ What I read goes in streaks. Like I read several presidential biographies after reading T-Rex. I'm 53 and need to get out more! ”