Classics

[close] Welcome to Written Gems, a discussion group devoted to the wonderful but often underappreciated works that form the roots of Fantasy and Science Fiction today. This will include such greats as: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lord Dunsany, Robert E. Howard, H.G. Wells, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft, and more—plus the occasional author you may have never read (but will be very glad you did). These authors not only influenced the development of their genres but are still frankly fun to read today. We want to explore these works together and seek out more. To that end, we offer our mandatory mission statement: MISSION STATEMENT Written Gems is a discussion group dedicated to uncovering little-remembered gems of Fantasy and Science Fiction literature which have influenced the genre and our culture. Each month we will explore a new work seeking to understand not only what made it fun in the past, but why it has endured. Most importantly, we want to know what it has to offer for audiences today. To lead us in these discussions, we have three co-moderators, Gilbert M. Stack, William L. Hahn and Chris L. Adams. Each are authors in the field and if you’re interested you can learn more about them in the threads named after them.

[close] It's the book club for your favorite podcast, Femme Trash! We explore everything from fandom universes to the classics. https://femmetrashpod.tumblr.com Notes: 1. We may vary between YA and 18+ in books we read, so be mindful of that when joining - and feel free to still join and just skip what doesn't interest you! 2. We're 20-somethings, and we can sometimes be explicit in our podcast, but we do keep to a certain discourse when we speak on books. Just be aware if it makes you uncomfortable.

[close] "Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodreads and these are some of our Focus Areas. We have welcomed worldwide members from over 171 countries; we are a large international group which spans the globe. Discussions: Vicki Cline leads Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy - begins 02/26/18 and ends 6/10/18. Bentley leads the Federalist Papers - begins 03/04/18 for 85 weeks as well as H is for Hawk beginning 03/09/18 (BOTM) and Hillbilly Elegy on 04/09/18 (BOTM) Upcoming: Winter is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped by Garry Kasparov - 05/18 BOTM - Russian History The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America by Michael Eric Dyson - 06/18 BOTM - Presidential Series James Madison: A Biography by Ralph Louis Ketcham - 06/14/18 - 09/27/18 - Presidential Series The Romanovs: 1613 - 1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore - 07/18 BOTM - Russian History Without You, There is No Us, My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite by Suki Kim - 07/15/18 - 10/31/18 - Buddy Read - Koreas Challenge CEO, China: The Rise of Xi Jinping by Kerry Brown - 08/09/18 - 09/09/18 - BOTM - History of China

[close] This is a group for people who want to read old books and classics and then discuss them as a group. The mods choose themes each voting period (usually 4-8 weeks depending on the length of the current group selection) and the group will choose a book to read that fits the theme. Everyone is welcome who loves to read and talk about what they have read and take and give some tips for getting through those old classics sitting on your book shelf.