Prose

[close] Inspired by the movie Love In The Afternoon, Book In The Afternoon is a book for readers who know how to enjoy a good book. The book club was created with the idea of long afternoons in the Hamptons, a good book and an ice tea. In Book In The Afternoon we will read variety of books- from fiction to biographies, from chick-lit to meaningful literature, from classic to modern prose. You will get the chance to join many discussions about the books we are currently reading or reading itself, hopefully you'll also meet new people. The club is opened to any members whose profiles are public so we can accept them in the group. The club is for females only.

[close] The Colorado Springs Fiction Writer's Group is a 501c3 nonprofit that welcomes writers of all levels to improve their skills through peer critique groups, lectures, seminars and retreats in a supportive setting.

[close] Anasoft litera is the most appreciated and prestigious Slovak literary award for original prose published in the previous year, emphasizing not only the financial award for the author of the best book (10 000 €), but above all, the promotion of the ten final books which are announced by a jury in the beginning of April. The unique characteristic of the Anasoft literary award is the automatic nomination of all Slovak prose titles and the yearly interchange of the jury.

[close] The selections in this group are based on a reading plan traversing the complex landscape of the great books through space and time: Philip Ward's "A Lifetime's Reading: The World's 500 Greatest Books" http://images.mentalfloss.com/sites/default/files/lit_body2.jpg and at http://www.vox.com/maps/2015/9/25/9397237/literature-map "Peregrinations": An ambitious attempt to traverse space and time through the literary landscape of the great novels, epics, plays and poetry. Ready to travel? " ... I have at one time or another glanced across a library to see a man or woman of eighteen to twenty daunted - even bewildered - by the sheer richness of the library treasures that are waiting to be enjoyed, the great minds to be understood, the poets' voices to be heard, the characters of fiction to be encountered. My heart has been touched by the magnitude of their choice. I long to offer them the plays of Euripides and the stories of Isaac Babel, the love songs of Dante and the wisdom of Mencius. But I know help must be given only when sought. A maturity that is bullied into life is not worth having." "So I have written this book - fruit of a lifetime's reading happily not quite over - in the hope that it will serve as a literary guide to readers looking forward to many thousands of hours of pleasure." You may also want to check out https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/217505-the-story-of-civilisation