join us for the next book!

It's more fun than 1984, I promise.

Coming soon...🙌🏻 The Girl of the Limberlost. This is the first book by Gene Stratton-Porter that we've done in Gaining Ground, and I'm excited to hear what you guys think of it. We'll be reading 45-50 pages a week for seven weeks.

Don’t have a copy yet? We’ve got you covered…

Gutenberg has free online and audio versions here and Librivox has free audio versions here. You can also get it new or used from ThriftBooks here, and they probably have much better options than the ugly one I have.

And hey, for the writers:

Want to practice a little writing to go along with it? Sign up here for two writing assignments of 750-1000 words over the seven weeks we’ll be reading the book, or if you’d like a lighter-yoked deal of only 500 words per month, just upgrade your subscription to paid.

Why should you write through this book?

The Girl of the Limberlost tackles wholeness issues like forgiveness (especially of parents), believing redemption and restoration is possible for people, and processing the need to persevere around people who’ve been less than supportive of your endeavors. Writing through these as we read the story is a powerful way to find answers, closure, and peace about our own memories and situations.

If you’re new here, we chat about the books on Telegram and would love to have you join us there as we wrap up 1984. We’re not scary — just a little nerdy and bookish (like you, probably) and we like quotes, memes, and dreamy photos of libraries.

Looking forward to chatting with you guys soon about the next book. Also, very VERY excited to be done with 1984…only 60ish pages to go.

Shannon