Classics

[close] Welcome to the Literary Society, a book club focusing on literary fiction, modern classics and Classics ☕️ - September : Perfume : The Story of a Murderer - September - November : The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe

[close] If you want to read Great African Reads - you've come to the right place! Here is an overview of the group reads & activities: Regional reads Nominations and Book discussions. African Literature in French Nominations and Book discussions. Nonfiction Quarterly nonfiction reads. All current polls Vote for the group reads here Challenges, challenges, challenges! 50 Books By African Women That Everyone Should Read My African Literature goal for 2022 African Trek 2021 African Lit TBR Takedown Random African Travels Challenge Bingo Challenge 2022 Authors! If you would like to promote your book, give away copies or otherwise advertise your books please do so in this folder - selfpromotion in other places will be deleted. Photo: Nairobi Skyline by Orientalizing

[close] You don’t have to be an English or Literature Major to enjoy great books! We want people to read for the fun of it and not worry about feeling they need to be "smart." We will be reading both traditional, and more modern classic novels. Please feel free to openly discuss any aspects of the books that we read in the forums, and remember that we're reading these books for FUN! So pour yourself a yummy beverage and let's discuss these books like we're sitting with a bunch of friends! We all vote on what book to read next and we read in a three month rotation (Pre-1910, 1910-1959, 1960-2004), so please visit our polls to help us select our next book https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/78394-classics-without-all-the-class?type=group (we pick a book two months ahead in case there is a monster read, people can get started on it early if they desire [Anna Karenina comes to mind....] Our Facebook can be found at the link below. https://www.facebook.com/ClassicsWithoutAllTheClass Our Twitter account is @CWATC_bookclub. If you would like to see what book we have already read, or what might be coming up or if you just need some ideas on what classics to read, visit our bookshelf: https://www.goodreads.com/group/bookshelf/78394-classics-without-all-the-class We don't have our podcast anymore, but if you want to go back and listen to our previous episodes, you can do so via itunes you can do so here: itpc://classicswithoutclass.libsyn.com/rss Old Blog http://cwatc-bookclub.blogspot.com/

[close] Our group reads vintage British mysteries from the Golden Age and beyond. In 2022 we have a Detection Club challenge, reading books by members of the famous mystery writers' club. Previous challenges have included Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Dorothy L Sayers and PD James. We also read and discuss books by many other authors from the era, including a few from other countries.