Classics

[close] Welcome to "Our Classical Journey" where reading the classics will carry you to another place and time! As a group we will read and discuss classics from authors who have penned some of the greatest literature of all time! And as you travel along you too may be inspired to pick up your quill, dip it into the ink and write the next great novel! Please join us on "Our Classical Journey" where everyone is welcomed!

[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.

[close] Time to study for the AP Lit exam! Once a month we will be reading a book that has frequently appeared on the AP exam (we tried to pick the interesting ones). At the end of the month, we will have a group discussion.

[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: Bentley leads James Madison: A Biography by Ralph Ketchum (Presidential), Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times by Kenneth Whyte and Noah Feldman's book - The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President, Stamped, and The Federalist Papers - a long term offering continues. Upcoming: (BOTM) Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler and Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America Free Book Offer soon to History Book Club members - stay tuned for details - North America offering - "for HBC members only" Become a Free Reader (only at the HBC) - we will tell you how and we are currently Free Reading Salt and The Threat. Also White Fragility and the classic Faces at the Bottom of the Well and The Room where it Happened. Find Challenges for the Two Koreas, Ireland, Japan here - You can scroll through them and join the challenge that interests you.