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[close] This is a bookclub for readers interested in historical fiction and alternative history. All are welcome to join with permission from our moderators.

[close] YA e dintorni è un gruppo di discussione dedicato ai lettori che amano leggere narrativa per giovani adulti (anche nota come young adult o YA), in lingua originale e in italiano, e che sono interessati a discutere criticamente delle storie che propone e di quello che le gira intorno: editoria, autori, blog e molto altro. Gruppo di lettura: ogni mese leggiamo e discutiamo insieme un libro scelto dagli utenti tramite sondaggio. Il tema del gruppo di lettura cambia di mese in mese in modo da esplorare il più possibile tutti i sottogeneri che la YA ci offre. Non solo YA: parliamo anche di letteratura per l’infanzia e di letteratura mainstream che possa interessare anche un pubblico più giovane, così come di altre forme di narrazione (es. graphic novel). [close]

[close] Interested in history - then you have found the right group. This group's focus includes the following - autobiographies, military history, British history, World history, American history, SCOTUS, POTUS, ancient history, historical fiction and non-fiction books, current events, poetry, music, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Civil Rights, the American Civil War, all World Wars, 50 books and movie challenges, history of Africa, art and architecture, European History, Latin American history, history of religions, the Napoleonic Wars, naval history, Native American history, history of Asia and all other historical genres; but with a heavy focus on non fiction books. The World History group discussion is the book Houses of Stone: : A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East by Anthony Shadid which was kicked off today. In the Presidential Series we are discussing: Woodrow Wilson: A Biography by John Milton Cooper Jr. Our Reading Challenge is "A Book Safari to the Middle East" - focusing on the traditional Middle East countries. In the historical fiction area, we have featured The October Horse, #5 by Colleen McCullough. And, of course, our discussion of the Federalist Papers continues. We have a yearlong discussion taking place on The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy by Peter H. Wilson. Upcoming The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand - 05/20/13 Roosevelt's Centurions: FDR & the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II by Joseph E. Persico - 05/28/13 - The author will be joining us. All are welcome; but we do have rules and guidelines for the group. [close]

[close] Information about eras past in different parts of the world. Help for readers who may feel lost in an unfamiliar historical setting, may not understand the terminology of the period and may just want to get a feel for the time before stepping into it vicariously. [close]