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[close] Here is an overview of the group reads & activities: Regional reads Nominations and Book discussions. Buddy Reads Find someone to read along with!. Share/discuss your current reading All current polls Vote for the group reads here Challenges, challenges, challenges! Set up a personal challenge Challenge: 50 Books By African Women That Everyone Should Read African Lit TBR Takedown challenge Bingo Challenge 2025 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] Welcome to the Roundtable Our passions include literary fiction, the classics, and serious non-fiction. In 2025 we are reading 12 Longlisted Booker Prize books as part of the Tournament. The year long TBR reading challenge is ongoing, and the 4 month long, task based Book Challenge will be back in September. We also invite you to our list [of books, of course] making frenzy, or to add a discussion thread for your favorite author. The fine print: While we've all got our guilty pleasures -- vampires in love, celebrity gossip, books from our childhoods -- these books don't fit with the group's vision and purpose. It's strictly "quality" writing for an adult audience; for us this means literary fiction, the classics, serious non-fiction, literary science fiction, serious historical fiction, and classic mysteries. We like to see a diversity of opinions about what we read and a strong passion for books is a plus. However, we ask that our group members keep it about the books; be respectful of others and refrain from the ad hominem. Finally, you'll see that we're a private group and you'll need to "apply" to join us. This means that we'd like a word from you about why you'd like to join and what you're hoping to get from a group. It also helps if we can see your shelves and your profile. If your profile is set to private, you will not be approved for membership in the group.

[close] Every month this club explores a book of literature with a connection to a different country or culture. This group targets Toronto and Peterborough, but is not tied to Canadians. In fact, I encourage people from far and wide to join. The group is affiliated with meetup.com, but there are no fees for participants. There is a limit 16 people attending per meeting so it is necessary to sign up ahead of time. I’ve made a list of forty or so titles that appeal to me as possible book of the month choices. Here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/suggestedbooktitles. Book suggestions are welcome if they meet these guidelines: · The book must provide insights into a certain culture or conflict of culture (s). · The choice should be ‘literary’. In other words, no pulpy best sellers or simple coming of age stories. There are lots of books out there that have won prizes or have been short-listed for prestigious awards. · The choice should strive to ‘bounce around the globe’ so that the next month’s selection centres on a different continent than the last. - The choice should be readily accessible by the local public library. FORMAT: - The zoom link will be sent to you automatically as soon as you sign up through meetup. Each session will last no more than two hours. If you are new to Zoom and want to practice, send me a message and we can set up a time a few days before. - Participants will be capped at 16, so if you change your mind about attending, change your response to not attending or let me know at least one day ahead. The few meetings we’ve had so far have had some wonderful discussions!

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