[close] for cheesy joke lovers!!!:)

[close] The Melon Squad is really just a random group. That's all, folks!

[close] For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books!

For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die is a trove of reviews covering a century of memorable writing. Each work of literature featured here is a seminal work key to understanding and appreciating the written word.The featured works have been handpicked by a team of international critics and literary luminaries, including Derek Attridge (world expert on James Joyce), Cedric Watts (renowned authority on Joseph Conrad and Graham Greene), Laura Marcus (noted Virginia Woolf expert), and David Mariott (poet and expert on African-American literature), among some twenty others. (From Amazon.com) [close]

[close] A place to chat about anything...books, music, movies, culture, and anything else than emerges.

No one expects your allegiance to this group, and no one will be offended if you don't post/join. Message boards shouldn't be that complicated. So what if the board doesn't last forever or a couple hours pass between posts? We're probably busy.

Make friends. Be authentic. Get mad. Laugh. Knock yourself out.

(The name, by the way, comes from a coffee shop near the Jefferson Park El station in Chicago)

FREE AND PUBLIC SINCE OCTOBER, 2008! [close]

[close] Let’s not forget Fairies, Ghosts, Djinn, Angels, Demons and everything else Paranormal!

If you are into Paranormal Fiction this is the group for you. We love Paranormal Mysteries, Young Adult, Horror, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance. I guess you could say we’re junkies and anything magical/mystical is our fix.

We will be doing a Themed group read each month. Have fun finding books to match the theme and then even more fun reading them together. [close]

[close] Sorry Kids! The Haters Club is 18+ now.

It's tragic that in today's day and age that hate is so grossly undervalued. If hate is truly love reflected in the black mirror, we should realize that it's an emotion that is just as valid, just as strong & should require the same tests of the soul that true love demands. So c'mon ya haters! Join the club & spread the hate! [close]

[close] Welcome to Paranormal Romance! This group is for the discussion and recommendation of paranormal romances and paranormal romantica, along with similar genres such as science fiction, futuristic, and fantasy romance. If you love vampires, werewolves, and hot faery men, this is the group for you. Join up and discuss your favorite books!

Please check out the folder system when posting new discussion threads; it's great to keep things neat and easy to find and I appreciate your help with this. :) If you want to promote your own book, please do so in the Self-Promotions folder. Self-promotion posts in other folders will be deleted. Please keep discussion civil; if you didn't like a book, let us know why, but please do it in polite terms.

If you have any questions or comments, please send a message to me, The Discriminating Fangirl. :) [close]

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[close] Oprah, like Goodreads, has created an amazing community of readers out of an activity that is very solitary. From shmaltz and sentiment, fabricated memoirs to Faulkner's, As I Lay Dying, come here to share the good, the bad and the ugly from her book club list, or from books she has mentioned in passing--a little bit of bling might be fun, too. Let's keep it clean. [close]

[close] ...the perfect place for you to discuss your favourite authors from the early 20th Century.

In the years from 1900 to 1940 the world of literature went through a seismic shift. The idealism of the Belle Époque gave way to Dada, surrealism and many a movement that came to embody the modernist era.

Turbulent political times and a series of catastrophic world events gave rise to a generation of novelists and poets striving to make sense out of a changed world order, who combined to produce some of the finest works of fiction ever put to paper.

If you love Evelyn Waugh, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, W. Somerset Maugham, Joseph Conrad, Katherine Mansfield, D.H. Lawrence, Marcel Proust, W.H. Auden, Ernest Hemingway, Aldous Huxley, F. Scott Fitzgerald...and the many other exciting authors of that time you'll love this group.
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[close] A place where members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog.

Activities include combining editions, fixing book and author typos, adding book covers and discussing what rules we should follow in order to make the catalog as comprehensive as possible!

For general comments on Goodreads and for requests for changes to the site, try the Feedback group instead.

Goodreads Librarians are members who have applied for and received librarian status on Goodreads. They are able to edit and improve the Goodreads catalog, and have made it one of the better catalogs online. For tips on being a librarian, check out the librarian manual. [close]

[close] Obsessed with books? Busy as all get-out? Like choices and time in your book group format? Willing to read anything? If so, this is the book group for you!

PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE CLUB DESCRIPTION BEFORE REQUESTING TO JOIN!

Every two months, a designated member selects a reading theme and group members have an allotted period of time to contribute a book recommendation for the bookshelf (it can be something great you have read or something you would like to read). I will keep the bookshelf on the smaller side with 10-12 books so people will be more likely to overlap selections and give us more to talk about. We have casual chats about the books on the shelf, and also some specific discussion questions provided by those who submitted book titles for the theme.

There is a separate section for talking about other books we are reading, so we have many discussions going at one time. We also have a Q&A section, and a "random" section with many various topics from gardening, to movies, to television, to book games etc.

We want group members that get INVOLVED with the list selections and our other random discussions, which is why we have now become private. If you are interested in contributing to the group regularly and reading the books from the list (along with whatever else you might be reading!), join us!

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***If you request to become a member and do NOT begin participating within the first month of joining, you will be removed from the group. We are small, but very active, and we want to make sure new members understand this before requesting to join. Thank you!

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[close] This will be a weird and random rp for anyone interested..... [close]

[close] This group is for students in Miss Hopkins 5th period Pre-AP English class. It is a place to share book reviews and recommendations. [close]

[close] Original roleplay means that there's no book roleplays, all original charecters, original stories, all that shizz. [close]

[close] This group is for anyone who is bored and wants to chat! You are free to say anything as long as your respectful! We are all like family! And love new members! So plz join! Thanks [close]

[close] every anime in the world will be discussed here and we create role play groups please join and enjoy the group! [close]

[close] Many seasons have passed since the Warrior Code has died off, no longer passed down from generation to generation of cats.

Now, it's back to square one again.

Cats roam free and wild over territory, terra that once was equally divided into four parts.

Shore for Shoreclan. Forest for Jungleclan. Fields for Moorclan. And the mountain for Rockclan.

Will all warrior traditions be lost forever, never to be found again? Will Starclan never be believed in again? Will cats never work together again?

Or will it all work together for good? Will two new clans, Sunclan and Moonclan be formed? [close]

[close] The Melon Squad is really just a random group. That's all, folks!

[close] for people who detest this girl!!!!

[close] Okay... so dis iz a RANDOM group!!

[close] Join us in reading and discussing "Half the Sky" by Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn. We will then pick a charity mentioned by the book to donate to this holiday season! [close]

[close] For anyone who hates Twilight, this is the perfect place for you!

[close] A place to share ideas about publishing and marketing books.

[close] From the germ of an idea to picking your book at Barnes & Noble there's a maze every writer must navigate.

In this group, we discuss storytelling and the hazardous road to publication in its many guises from the standpoint of craft and technique. This group is not a showcase or an arena to promote our particular works. We seek to debate how we research, structure, plot, draft, edit, write, and rewrite our novels. How we format, condense, and prepare synopsis, proposals, blurbs, and hooks. And how we plan our assault to the seemingly impregnable fortress of the establishment: agents and publishers.
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[close] Tips from authors for authors. List what works for you and what hasn't. Whether you're selling a few author copies or just trying to get your name out...

[close] People write books for many reasons, so why did you write yours?

[close] Either you write it, Read it, But you must LOVE IT!

DISCUSS! [close]

[close] ...December 12, 2009 to January 11, 2010...