Classics

[close] This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underreported issues of our era. All you need is an enquiring mind and a desire to gain or share “underground knowledge”. This is also a place to discuss the controversial topics explored in The Underground Knowledge Series (non-fiction books) by James Morcan & Lance Morcan as well as the Underground Knowledge podcast show.

[close] This is a book club where we will share our current reads in ebooks, regular books, audiobooks, graphic novels and more. This is where we can all share our books that we are currently reading for pleasure. We'll do 1 group read a month and more. Please join up with us Proud bookworms as we read for pleasure as This Book Club Rocks! Note: This group is for ages 18 and over, thanks!

[close] 500 Great Books By Women A Reader's Guide to the Worlds of Women's Writing Be sure to check out the bookshelf and see if you've reviewed any of the books! Your submissions help this resource grow. For more details, see the Submissions topic in the General folder. "Here is an articulate guide to more than 500 books written by women, a unique resource that allows readers the joy of discovering new authors as well as revisiting familiar favorites. Organized by such themes as Art, Choices, Families, Growing Old, Growing Up, Places and Homes, Power, and Work, this reference book presents classic contemporary works, from lady Nijo's thirteenth-century Japanese court diaries to books by authors including Toni Morrison, Alice Hoffman, Nadine Gordimer, and Isabel Allende. With annotated entries that capture the flavor of each book and seven cross-referenced indexes, 500 Great Books by Women is a one-of-a-kind guide for all readers and book lovers that celebrates and recommends some of the very best writing by women." (taken from the book's backflap) Bauermeister, Erica, Jesse Larsen, and Holly Smith. 500 Great Books by Women: A Reader's Guide. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin, 1994. Print.

[close] This is a group for reading vintage British mysteries from the Golden Age and beyond. During 2020 we are reading the Inspector Adam Dalgliesh books by P.D. James for our challenge. Previous challenges included Ngaio Marsh, Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie's Miss Marple books - and in 2021 we will be going back to Christie with a selection of her mysteries. We also read and discuss books by many other authors from the era, including a few from other countries.