Classics

[close] Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, travel writing, or exploring the world through books, you have come to the right place! ATW80 began in 2009 as a challenge on TNBBC. The separate group was established in 2011. Anyone can join and participate in the challenges or readings at any time. Challenge participation is not a requirement of joining. Anyone who loves reading books from around the world is welcome here. The main purpose of this group is to travel the world through books, experiencing new authors and cultures along the way. Want to read about the world? We have close to 40,000 books cataloged by setting and more are added each month. "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” - Dr. Suess “There are too many books I haven’t read, too many places I haven’t seen, too many memories I haven’t kept long enough.” ― Irwin Shaw

[close] The Classic Book a Month Club his hosted by Adam of Roof Beam Reader. Each month, we read one piece of classic literature and discuss it. There are discussion posts at Roof Beam Reader, and Book Club readers can also share their thoughts/reviews on their own blogs, Goodreads page, etc. We use #CBAM2017 to share and discuss on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

[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. The eleventh global HBC Readathon begins - Saturday - 8AM - March 25th - hurry - sign up - so you and your books can be counted. First, join the group and then sign up here. Reading Challenges on Japan and a new one on Ireland - sign up here. Discussions: Bentley is leading a spotlighted discussion of Washington, A Life by Ron Chernow - see here. The Dec/Jan/Feb 2016/2017 BOTM - Democracy in America by Tocqueville kicked off - led by Bentley - check it out here. Polls - Vote Now - Two Polls Open: 1. World Challenges - Vote - favorite country - Vote here 2. Presidential Series - Vote here Upcoming: Dubliners by James Joyce - January 16th, 2017 March BOTM - Lindbergh by A. Scot Berg

[close] This is a group for reading vintage British mysteries from the Golden Age and beyond, including the British Library Crime Classics series. In 2017 our group challenge is to read Agatha Christie's Miss Marple books. During 2016 we completed a challenge to read the Dorothy L. Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey novels. We also read books by many other authors from the era, including a few from other countries.