Classics

[close] A book club where Christians (and anyone, we're not exclusive) can connect and discuss what they’re reading. All are welcome, including children, teenagers, and religiously unaffiliated. Book clubs picks will include Christian and secular literature of all genres. Members will vote on a monthly pick. Votes will be tallied alongside results from the sister-group on Facebook. Members can nominate two titles every month. 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁: We will read only classics and award-winners (Christian and otherwise; all genres welcome, including nonfiction, drama, and poetry). 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: This group welcomes secular books because we aim to build empathy, read critically, engage the culture, and pop “thought bubbles.” There are lots of other Christian book clubs that read only Christian books, but that is not the aim of this club. 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕: •We will decide the book club picks by poll (alongside facebook group). •Every member can nominate two books for the poll. •At the beginning of every month, we will vote on the next month’s book club pick. (So on May 1st, we'll vote on what to read for June. Etc) •You can vote for as many books as you’d like in the poll (although you can only vote once for any particular book). •The book with the largest number of votes wins. A book needs at least 3 votes before it can become the book of the month. If no book wins three votes, we’ll vote again. •Throughout the month, everybody can post their thoughts on the current book club pick using any format: posts, videos, pictures, etc. MARK SPOILERS, PLEASE! At the end of the month, anyone can join a live Skype or Facebook messenger discussion.

[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.

[close] Click HERE for the latest group announcements. "It reminded me of ____ but in space." "I read ____ in high school, and actually liked it." "It's like a cross between ____ and ____ with a little Harry Potter thrown in." "YOU'VE NEVER READ ____?!?" You know the drill. Your friends reference it, your husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend/"sort of thing?" raves about it, even your favorite movies quote it, or it IS your favorite movie but you've never read the book. This group is for those of us for whom one of the following may apply... - we have finally developed a taste for reading and are severely behind on classics; - we kindaaa, sortaaa, but actually slept through English class in high school and used Sparknotes/Hollywood remakes to write our book reports; - we buy a book that everyone is talking about and it sits on our shelf, and sits there... and sits there; - we've heard the hype and are finally getting around to reading the actual book; - we want to expand our horizons beyond the single genre we usually read and want to do so with some time-tested material; - we just plain old want to get everyone off our backs for not having read _____. Every month we'll choose three books to read: 1) a classic (that everyone has probably read but us), 2) a "modern" classic or popular book that everyone is talking about, and 3) a bookshelf catch-up in which we choose a book the group has already read to catch-up with other members.

[close] Frank Herbert’s Dune is one of the most beloved and bestselling sci-fi novels of all time – and soon to be a major motion picture (again)! Whether you’re coming to Dune for the first time or the twentieth, join us for a read-along before the movie premieres in 2020. Amy Ratcliffe will be a moderator. Amy is the author of Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy, a host, and an entertainment reporter published at Nerdist, StarWars.com, IGN, and more. Based in Los Angeles, Amy often has her nose in a book. We’ll be taking our page numbers from the brand-new deluxe hardcover edition, available everywhere books are sold on October 1st, 2019, but we’ll include enough details for you to follow along with any edition.