Poetry

[close] In this group we read and discuss the nominees for The Costa Book Awards. THE COSTA BOOK AWARDS The Costa Book Awards are a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in Britain and Ireland. They were inaugurated for 1971 publications and known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2006 when Costa Coffee, then a subsidiary of Whitbread, took over sponsorship. The companion Costa Short Story Award was established in 2012. The awards are given both for high literary merit but also for works that are enjoyable reading and whose aim is to convey the enjoyment of reading to the widest possible audience. Authors need not be British or Irish but they must have been resident in the UK or Ireland for at least six months in each of the previous three years. There are five book award categories, without change since the Poetry Award was introduced in 1985, although the children's category has been termed "children's novel" or "children's book of the year". - Novel - First novel - Children's book - Poetry - Biography The winning books are selected from shortlists by five distinct panels of judges.[citation needed] Each of the five winning writers receives £5,000. The prize requires a £5,000 fee from publishers if a book is to be shortlisted. One of the winning books is then named Costa Book of the Year with a further £30,000 prize. That overall award is determined by a panel comprising five judges from the first round and four new ones.

[close] Whether you are a newbie or an expert or simply love Russian literature... Welcome! This is a friendly group where you can share your thoughts and knowledge in great works of Russian literature, learn a new thing or two and find people who share the same passion.

[close] Welcome! This is a digital book club discussion space. Each month we'll be reading a select piece of classic writing that features themes of social protest, intersectionality, feminism, and more. Woohoo!

[close] Reading is a wonderful way to improve your English language abilities! This group will focus on book recommendations for English learners between the levels of B1-C2.