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+ Introductions & Welcome to BNC
* Welcome !
By Alias Reader · 1924 posts · 2646 views
last updated Jul 18, 2026 10:49AM
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Announcements
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last updated Jan 01, 2025 10:20AM
This topic has been closed to new comments. * If you are new to BNC please read
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last updated Aug 06, 2010 10:29AM
This topic has been closed to new comments. *** Attention All Authors !
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last updated Mar 28, 2014 06:45PM
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+ Books
* The Book Salon ~~ July 2026
By Alias Reader · 665 posts · 46 views
last updated 12 minutes ago
* Audio books, Podcasts, and YouTube. - 2026
By Alias Reader · 46 posts · 40 views
last updated Jun 21, 2026 10:56AM
* Your book hauls & book sales online~ 2026
By Alias Reader · 558 posts · 75 views
last updated Jul 22, 2026 05:36PM
* poetry ~~ 2026
By Alias Reader · 238 posts · 44 views
last updated Jul 18, 2026 10:46AM
The Book Salon ~~ April 2026
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last updated Jul 09, 2026 06:22PM
The Book Salon ~~ June 2026
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last updated Jul 06, 2026 04:45PM
The Book Salon ~~ March 2026
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last updated Jun 10, 2026 08:20PM
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+ What did you read last month?
This topic has been closed to new comments. * What did you read last month?
By Alias Reader · 1 post · 1306 views
last updated Oct 19, 2009 09:52AM
* What did you read in ~~ June 2026
By Alias Reader · 40 posts · 29 views
last updated Jul 08, 2026 08:50PM
* What did you read in ~~ May 2026
By Alias Reader · 37 posts · 29 views
last updated Jun 05, 2026 08:09PM
* What did you read in ~~ April 2026
By Alias Reader · 20 posts · 29 views
last updated Jun 05, 2026 08:17PM
What did you read in ~~ March 2026
By Alias Reader · 27 posts · 26 views
last updated Jun 01, 2026 01:29PM
What did you read in ~~ February 2026
By Alias Reader · 43 posts · 32 views
last updated Mar 25, 2026 03:53PM
What did you read in ~~ January 2026
By Alias Reader · 58 posts · 34 views
last updated Feb 11, 2026 09:38AM
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+ Determination Lists & Challenges
* Determination Lists & Challenges
By Alias Reader · 74 posts · 675 views
last updated Jan 05, 2026 11:55AM
* JulieLill's Reading Challenge 2026
By Julie · 126 posts · 38 views
last updated 52 minutes ago
* Deborah's Presidential Determination List
By madrano · 161 posts · 141 views
last updated Oct 12, 2023 05:51AM
* Alias Presidential book Challenge
By Alias Reader · 85 posts · 116 views
last updated Sep 17, 2025 02:09PM
denise's 2026 Determination List
By Denise · 65 posts · 24 views
last updated Jul 19, 2026 08:27AM
Susan from MD's 2026 Determination List
By Susan from MD · 26 posts · 16 views
last updated Jul 15, 2026 01:34PM
Patricia's Reading Challenge 2026
By Patricia · 56 posts · 35 views
last updated Jun 30, 2026 08:24PM
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+ Movies,Theater, Music, & Art
* Movies ~~ 2026
By Alias Reader · 376 posts · 64 views
last updated 1 hour, 52 min ago
* Broadway, Theater, Dance & Museums ~ 2026
By Alias Reader · 36 posts · 22 views
last updated Jun 04, 2026 11:53AM
* Music ~~ 2026
By Alias Reader · 54 posts · 29 views
last updated Jun 18, 2026 09:19PM
* Art, Photography & Artists ~~ 2026
By Alias Reader · 20 posts · 16 views
last updated Jul 22, 2026 12:29PM
Music ~~~ 2025
By Alias Reader · 95 posts · 37 views
last updated Jun 11, 2026 01:42PM
Movies ~~ 2025
By Alias Reader · 487 posts · 104 views
last updated Dec 25, 2025 11:19AM
Broadway, Theater, Dance & Museums ~ 2025
By Alias Reader · 56 posts · 33 views
last updated Dec 22, 2025 06:37PM
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+ TV
* Summer TV ~ 2026
By Alias Reader · 54 posts · 21 views
last updated 8 minutes ago
* Spring TV ~~ 2026
By Alias Reader · 115 posts · 27 views
last updated Jun 20, 2026 03:03PM
* Winter TV - 2025-2026
By Alias Reader · 157 posts · 29 views
last updated Mar 26, 2026 11:55AM
Fall TV ~~ 2025
By Alias Reader · 165 posts · 34 views
last updated Dec 21, 2025 08:47AM
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+ Health-Exercise-Diet- Beauty
* Health, Diet, Exercise & Beauty ~ 2026
By Alias Reader · 222 posts · 37 views
last updated Jul 15, 2026 06:22AM
* Recipes ~~ #16 ~~~ 2026
By Alias Reader · 395 posts · 31 views
last updated Jul 19, 2026 10:19AM
Recipes ~~ #15 ~~ 2025
By Alias Reader · 409 posts · 41 views
last updated Jan 03, 2026 11:34AM
Health, Diet, Exercise & Beauty ~~ 2025
By Alias Reader · 1544 posts · 76 views
last updated Dec 11, 2025 04:36AM
Health, Diet, and Exercise ~ 2023
By Alias Reader · 82 posts · 60 views
last updated Oct 12, 2025 10:28AM
Health- Diet- Beauty-Exercise ~~ 2024
By Alias Reader · 675 posts · 66 views
last updated Dec 20, 2024 09:32AM
Recipe Thread #14 ~~ 2024
By Alias Reader · 333 posts · 47 views
last updated Dec 10, 2024 07:55AM
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+ General Conversation
* General Discussion Lounge ~~ 2026
By Alias Reader · 917 posts · 101 views
last updated 4 hours, 4 min ago
* Quotes ~~ 2026
By Alias Reader · 72 posts · 23 views
last updated Jul 24, 2026 07:07PM
* Obituaries ~~ 2026
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last updated Jul 23, 2026 05:58PM
* Author's Corner ~~ 2026
By Alias Reader · 268 posts · 56 views
last updated Jul 24, 2026 07:06PM
Author's Corner ~~ 2025
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last updated Jun 26, 2026 07:01AM
General Discussion Lounge ~~ 2025
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last updated Apr 17, 2026 10:01AM
Obituaries ~~ 2025
By Alias Reader · 254 posts · 52 views
last updated Dec 30, 2025 06:43PM
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+ 2026 - BNC Book Challenge
* Questions/ comments on 2026 book challenge
By Alias Reader · 21 posts · 34 views
last updated May 03, 2026 05:46PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. * PLEASE READ - How to do the 2026 Challenge
By Alias Reader · 1 post · 47 views
last updated Dec 23, 2025 10:41AM
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Master List of Prompts for you to copy
By Alias Reader · 1 post · 37 views
last updated Dec 23, 2025 04:48PM
Alias's 2026 Book Challenge
By Alias Reader · 353 posts · 47 views
last updated 7 minutes ago
Samanta's 2026 Book Challenge
By Samanta · 91 posts · 30 views
last updated 3 hours, 35 min ago
Susan from MD's 2026 BNC Book Challenge
By Susan from MD · 190 posts · 23 views
last updated 17 hours, 48 min ago
John's 2026 Book Challenge
By John · 106 posts · 23 views
last updated Jul 22, 2026 05:27PM
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+ Book Lists
* Book Recommendation Lists -2026
By Alias Reader · 15 posts · 46 views
last updated Apr 01, 2026 06:44AM
* Your Best and Worst reads of 2025
By Alias Reader · 40 posts · 36 views
last updated Jan 01, 2026 09:57AM
* Share a list of books about a topic you're interested in
By Alias Reader · 103 posts · 309 views
last updated Jul 21, 2025 07:18AM
* U.S. Presidents & History books
By Alias Reader · 1625 posts · 453 views
last updated Jul 10, 2026 09:54PM
Books about books, bookshops, libraries
By Denise · 92 posts · 24 views
last updated Mar 09, 2026 07:15AM
Cook Books !
By Alias Reader · 170 posts · 26 views
last updated Feb 28, 2026 10:16PM
Art/Museum/Artist books
By Alias Reader · 41 posts · 17 views
last updated Dec 10, 2025 09:37AM
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+ Travel
* Travel tips and general travel discussions
By Alias Reader · 59 posts · 29 views
last updated Jun 19, 2026 06:36PM
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By Alias Reader · 468 posts · 348 views
last updated Jun 18, 2026 05:17PM
Where in the World is Deb?
By Madrano · 533 posts · 251 views
last updated Jun 02, 2026 08:38PM
Cruising the Irish Sea
By John · 28 posts · 22 views
last updated Mar 22, 2024 12:01PM
Iceland!
By John · 26 posts · 42 views
last updated Nov 29, 2023 08:47AM
heading to Atlanta
By Carol/Bonadie · 21 posts · 131 views
last updated Apr 27, 2020 10:11AM
China
By Alias Reader · 19 posts · 70 views
last updated Jun 29, 2015 05:25PM
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+ Book Buddy !
* Find a Book Buddy !
By Alias Reader · 225 posts · 1050 views
last updated Jul 04, 2026 11:47AM
* House of Mirth- March 2026
By Alias Reader · 189 posts · 34 views
last updated Apr 20, 2026 02:51PM
War and Peace- Reading over the course of 2025
By Alias Reader · 1209 posts · 105 views
last updated Dec 27, 2025 09:46AM
Day - Michael Cunningham - Jan- Feb 2024
By Alias Reader · 167 posts · 80 views
last updated Feb 27, 2025 05:13AM
The Tunnel- January 8th 2025
By Alias Reader · 36 posts · 24 views
last updated Jan 14, 2025 02:20PM
The Wizard of the Kremlin ~~ January 2024
By Alias Reader · 4 posts · 41 views
last updated Jan 03, 2024 06:58AM
Lazy B- Sandra Day O'Connor
By Alias Reader · 31 posts · 112 views
last updated Dec 04, 2023 06:19AM
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+ Plays, Short Stories & Essays
* Short stories, Plays, & Essays. Group and Buddy Reads
By Alias Reader · 34 posts · 127 views
last updated Oct 04, 2022 08:45PM
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty- October 2013
By Alias Reader · 47 posts · 399 views
last updated May 05, 2021 06:57AM
Why I live at the P.O. - October 2013
By Alias Reader · 43 posts · 98 views
last updated Sep 18, 2014 04:43AM
Christmas day in the morning - December 2013
By Alias Reader · 36 posts · 53 views
last updated Dec 08, 2013 04:25PM
The Necklace - October 2013
By Alias Reader · 41 posts · 109 views
last updated Nov 18, 2013 04:41AM
Paul's Case - October 2013
By Alias Reader · 36 posts · 107 views
last updated Nov 04, 2013 05:38AM
Royal Beatings - October 2013
By Alias Reader · 5 posts · 24 views
last updated Oct 28, 2013 03:18PM
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+ 2025 ~ Book Challenge
* questions or comments on 2025 challenge
By Alias Reader · 43 posts · 81 views
last updated Oct 03, 2025 11:11AM
This topic has been closed to new comments. * How to do the 2025 Book challenge- PLEASE READ
By Alias Reader · 1 post · 2943 views
last updated Dec 19, 2024 03:51PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Master List of Prompts for you to copy
By Alias Reader · 1 post · 76 views
last updated Dec 19, 2024 05:12PM
Denise-2025 challenge
By Denise · 133 posts · 52 views
last updated Dec 28, 2025 09:50AM
John's 2025 Book Challenge
By John · 146 posts · 47 views
last updated Dec 28, 2025 09:33AM
Samanta's 2025 Book Challenge
By Samanta · 113 posts · 47 views
last updated Dec 28, 2025 09:32AM
Deborah's 2025 Book Challenge
By madrano · 405 posts · 65 views
last updated Dec 26, 2025 03:01PM
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+ 2024- Book Prompt Challenge
This topic has been closed to new comments. * More info on the 2024 book challenge- Please Read
By Alias Reader · 1 post · 68 views
last updated Dec 17, 2023 02:37PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. * 2024 Master List of Prompts for you to copy
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last updated Dec 17, 2023 02:39PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. * How the Challenge works
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last updated Dec 17, 2023 02:32PM
* 2024 Book Challenge--- Rachel
By Rachel · 242 posts · 67 views
last updated Aug 01, 2024 05:41PM
Samanta's 2024 Book Challenge
By Samanta · 220 posts · 47 views
last updated Jan 03, 2025 06:26AM
Deb's 2024 Book Challenge
By madrano · 296 posts · 51 views
last updated Dec 31, 2024 10:34AM
James' 2024 Book Challenge
By James · 29 posts · 23 views
last updated Dec 27, 2024 10:12AM
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+ 100 Book Prompt Challenge -2023
This topic has been closed to new comments. * 100 Book prompt challenge Folder- 2023 ** Please Read
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last updated Dec 27, 2022 06:37PM
* 100 Book Prompt Challenge ~ 2023
By Alias Reader · 52 posts · 121 views
last updated Dec 03, 2023 07:26AM
Deborah's 100 Book Challenge - 2023
By madrano · 383 posts · 55 views
last updated Jan 07, 2024 06:30AM
Lindsey’s 100 Book Challenge - 2023
By Lin · 254 posts · 48 views
last updated Jan 02, 2024 05:28PM
Alias's 100 Book Challenge ~ 2023
By Alias Reader · 269 posts · 45 views
last updated Jan 01, 2024 06:02PM
John's 100 Book Challenge - 2023
By John · 282 posts · 44 views
last updated Jan 01, 2024 04:57PM
James - 100 Book Challenge - 2023
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last updated Dec 23, 2023 12:52PM
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+ Questions about GoodReads & BNC
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* Q&A about Goodreads
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The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers
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Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
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Undiscovered Country
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How I Learned to Drive
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Rules for Old Men Waiting
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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
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Crossing to Safety
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I came across a historical fiction story recently that feels less like a typical narrative and more like an experience, the kind that unfolds slowly and lingers after the final page. Set in 1950s Australia, it follows a young migrant who arrives with hope and expectation, only to be met by the vast, isolating reality of the outback. The landscape isn’t just a backdrop, it’s constant, watchful, and quietly unforgiving. What stands out is the way the story explores change. Not through dramatic twists, but through subtle, persistent moments where pressure, solitude, and uncertainty begin to reshape who someone is. It leans into atmosphere and character-driven tension, making it a reflective read for those who enjoy stories that unfold beneath the surface. If that kind of historical fiction resonates with you, you can explore it here: https://www.paulrushworthbrown.com/outback-feature Acre, 1291. The city is besieged by Mamluks and about to fall. Two Knights Templar ships containing a vast amount of treasure and an ornate box containing the Holy Grail, manages to escape the siege and sails for Cyprus. But what became of the treasure and ornate box?Seven hundred years later, after discovering two gold coins on the seabed off a remote and uninhabited Greek island, Adam Evans puts together the cryptic clues that have been left, and discovers the long lost treasure, but has he found the Holy Grail?
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