Asian Literature

[close] This is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, YA, nonfiction, thrillers, graphic novels, and memoirs. Every month the hosts of the book club record a podcast episode to discuss the book of the month. Listen & Subscribe to our podcast: Website: http://www.booksandboba.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/books-and-boba/id1159846166 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6A3AYFQLggeEIEQqeCH0Av Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/potluck-podcast-collective/books-and-boba RSS: https://simplecast.com/podcasts/2286/rss

[close] The Korean Literature Club (a.k.a. RAS Book Club) is an English-language, in-person, Korean-literature-discussion group in Seoul. ※※※ NEXT MEETINGS! ※※※ Thursday, Sept. 17 2026 --> THE CLOUDBURST by Hwang Sunwon (tr. Edward W. Poitras) Thursday, Oct 22, 2026 --> BONOBO by You-jeong Jeong (tr. Brother Anthony of Taize) Thursday, Nov 12, 2026 --> TREES ON A SLOPE , Hwang Sunwon (tr. Bruce & Ju-chan Fulton) ____ MEETING LOCATION North Terrace Building, BF below Trevari Cafe (Anguk), Jongno, Seoul. Address: 12 Yulgok-ro 10-gil, Jongno. 노스테라스빌딩, 트레바리 안국 아지트 (지하층) / 서울 종로구 율곡로10길 12 창덕이십일. _____ INFO Our club has one main gathering per month (usually the second Thursday) plus special events (about one/month). We read and discuss works of Korean literature in English, usually in translation. We began as part of the Royal Asiatic Society—Korea ("RAS"; or RASKB / RASKLC / RAS-KLC / RAS Book Club), the former social-scholarly organization dedicated to the study of Korea in English. Attendance at our gatherings is free and open to all who have read the book and can discuss it in English. ______ PAST & FUTURE BOOKS See GoodReads page "Bookshelf": https://www.goodreads.com/group/bookshelf/1263773?order=d&per_page=30&shelf=read&sort=date_finished&view=main , and the list of books read by the Club: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_folder/497131?group_id=1263773 OTHER EVENTS The RAS Korean Literature Club hosts special events regularly, including excursions, book-launches, and author-discussions. _______ JOIN US Feel free to join this GoodReads group, wherever you are in the world! Keep up with what we're doing; -- read, reply, or start discussions. If you're in Korea: Get in touch. We have first-time guests at every gathering. CONTACT - KakaoTalk (ID "yuletyde"; Peter J) - Email: raskorealit AT "gee mail" - Instagram: @RAS_Korea_Lit

[close] Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, 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 50,000 books cataloged by setting and more are added each week. I personally started reading around the world in 2008. This venture has introduced me to far off lands, fresh viewpoints, and many new authors I might not have discovered otherwise. Here is a record of my travels since 2009: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18478768-diane-s-world-travels-by-book I have worked very hard gathering resources for others to use and coming up with new activities. Please ask permission before copying and please give appropriate credit. The copycatting is getting ridiculous and tiresome. "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 Globe Stand Photo: Daniel Loiselle/Getty Images

[close] Тук всеки може да се чувства уютно да се присъедини. В тази група всеки booklover може да сподели своята любов към четенето на книги, като цяло към книжното. ... В група от booklover-ри може да споделяме: -какво четем в момента -какво искаме да прочетем - нови книжни придобивки - да потърсим мнение за книги - да дискутираме книги, автори - любими книги -книжни препоръки - да задаваме книжни въпроси КАТО ЦЯЛО КНИЖНИ НЕЩА...... .... Нека това бъде нашето уютно място да споделяме книжно съдържание и всеки да се чувства уютно свободен да сподели своето книжно пътешествие с останалите. ..... ... Love and Light C.V.