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Retro Reads
A buddy reading group for those interested in twentieth century books and authors. Our time period will be 1900-2000. Authors like M.M. Kaye, Elizabeth Goudge, P.G. Wodehouse, Helen MacInnes, Anya Seton, Rafael Sabatini.
The Moderators are happy to set up buddy reads as long as the book is in our time period & the style of books we usually read - just ask!
The Moderators are happy to set up buddy reads as long as the book is in our time period & the style of books we usually read - just ask!
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british-history, historical-fiction, mystery, romance, suspense-retro, vintage, and written-in-the-twentieth-century
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This is a public group. Anyone can join and invite others to join.
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Be polite. Watch the language please…more
What Retro books are you reading?
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 139 posts · 46 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 139 posts · 46 views
last updated 10 hours, 1 min ago
Idle Chatter! #2
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 38 posts · 16 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 38 posts · 16 views
last updated Jul 14, 2026 07:51AM
Fun Game!
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 8 posts · 14 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 8 posts · 14 views
last updated Jun 18, 2026 06:24AM
Obituary Thread (for our authors!)
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 117 posts · 147 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 117 posts · 147 views
last updated Jun 13, 2026 06:47PM
Goodreads & Direct Messaging
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 6 posts · 19 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 6 posts · 19 views
last updated Feb 16, 2026 05:31PM
Problems with Goodreads
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 17 posts · 26 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 17 posts · 26 views
last updated Dec 10, 2025 04:25PM
December 2025 Question Of The Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 10 posts · 22 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 10 posts · 22 views
last updated Dec 06, 2025 09:48AM
July 2026 Question of the Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 15 posts · 18 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 15 posts · 18 views
last updated Jul 03, 2026 02:03PM
June 2026 Question of the Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 15 posts · 19 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 15 posts · 19 views
last updated Jun 28, 2026 03:49AM
February 2026 Question of the Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 9 posts · 21 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 9 posts · 21 views
last updated May 12, 2026 01:11PM
March 2026 Question of the Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 13 posts · 21 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 13 posts · 21 views
last updated May 12, 2026 01:07PM
May 2026 Question of the Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 14 posts · 21 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 14 posts · 21 views
last updated May 12, 2026 01:05PM
April 2026 Question of the Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 14 posts · 21 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 14 posts · 21 views
last updated Apr 10, 2026 07:48PM
January 2026 Question of the Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 13 posts · 24 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 13 posts · 24 views
last updated Jan 05, 2026 03:08PM
January 2025 Question Of The Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 29 posts · 31 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 29 posts · 31 views
last updated Nov 04, 2025 12:45AM
Book Pool 2026
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 317 posts · 55 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 317 posts · 55 views
last updated Jul 08, 2026 02:27PM
Book Pool 2025
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 395 posts · 94 views
last updated Jan 04, 2026 03:33PM
Discussion for this group in 2026
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 64 posts · 38 views
last updated Nov 04, 2025 11:04AM
Book Pool 2024
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 578 posts · 110 views
last updated Dec 31, 2024 11:27AM
Book Pool 2023
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 673 posts · 103 views
last updated Dec 03, 2023 11:52AM
Book Pool 2023 reading options - extra challenges
By CindySR , Moderator · 12 posts · 53 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 12 posts · 53 views
last updated Jan 10, 2023 03:10PM
Book Pool 2022.
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 389 posts · 105 views
last updated Dec 02, 2022 01:07PM
Author Pool 2026
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 106 posts · 33 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 106 posts · 33 views
last updated Jul 14, 2026 12:11PM
Swallowdale Group Read November 25 Spoilers thread.
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 5 posts · 13 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 5 posts · 13 views
last updated Dec 29, 2025 11:02PM
Swallowdale Group Read November 25 NO Spoilers thread.
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 11 posts · 15 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 11 posts · 15 views
last updated Nov 23, 2025 05:15PM
Swallows and Amazons August 2025 Spoilers thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 20 posts · 17 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 20 posts · 17 views
last updated Oct 10, 2025 02:50PM
A possible children's book read?
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 21 posts · 29 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 21 posts · 29 views
last updated Sep 19, 2025 01:22PM
Swallows and Amazons August 2025 NO Spoilers thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 13 posts · 16 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 13 posts · 16 views
last updated Aug 08, 2025 12:26PM
Sister of the Bride Buddy read 20th July 2025
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 3 posts · 12 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 3 posts · 12 views
last updated Jul 19, 2025 06:35PM
YA read - Fifteen July 2021 No spoilers thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 9 posts · 18 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 9 posts · 18 views
last updated Jul 19, 2025 05:42PM
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Trade Wind Background Information
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 31 posts · 60 views
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 31 posts · 60 views
last updated Dec 22, 2014 02:37PM
Death in Kashmir Group Read spoilers thread Apr 25
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 19 posts · 18 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 19 posts · 18 views
last updated Apr 15, 2025 01:17PM
Death in Kashmir Group Read No spoilers thread Apr 25
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 11 posts · 14 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 11 posts · 14 views
last updated Apr 09, 2025 11:58AM
Death in Zanzibar Spoilerland thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 45 posts · 42 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 45 posts · 42 views
last updated Sep 24, 2020 05:54PM
Death in Zanzibar Group Read No spoilers thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 60 posts · 46 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 60 posts · 46 views
last updated Sep 23, 2020 10:42AM
Trade Wind: Final Thoughts
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 29 posts · 56 views
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 29 posts · 56 views
last updated Sep 20, 2020 03:14PM
Trade Wind Chapters 27-31
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 54 posts · 59 views
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 54 posts · 59 views
last updated Sep 17, 2020 02:34PM
Trade Wind Chapters 21-26
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 2 posts · 34 views
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 2 posts · 34 views
last updated Sep 16, 2020 02:51PM
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What this folder is for.
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 2 posts · 13 views
last updated Nov 05, 2025 12:28AM
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What this folder is for!
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 2 posts · 18 views
last updated Oct 07, 2025 06:48AM
The Blessing Way - June 2026 buddy read - All welcome
By CindySR , Moderator · 17 posts · 13 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 17 posts · 13 views
last updated Jun 15, 2026 05:56PM
A City Of Bells - June 2021 read Spoilers thread!
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 8 posts · 19 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 8 posts · 19 views
last updated Jun 17, 2021 12:49PM
A City Of Bells - June 2021 read No spoilers thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 26 posts · 25 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 26 posts · 25 views
last updated Jun 14, 2021 12:18PM
The Castle on the Hill - March/April 2021
By Tadiana ✩Nigh… · 30 posts · 28 views
By Tadiana ✩Nigh… · 30 posts · 28 views
last updated Apr 19, 2021 09:30AM
Bel Lamington November 2020 SPOILERS thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 8 posts · 20 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 8 posts · 20 views
last updated Dec 25, 2020 02:19PM
Bel Lamington November 2020 No Spoilers thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 12 posts · 23 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 12 posts · 23 views
last updated Nov 12, 2020 06:00AM
My Friend Flicka Chapters 1-19
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 15 posts · 15 views
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 15 posts · 15 views
last updated Oct 03, 2020 05:16PM
Thunderhead Chapters 1-17
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 16 posts · 11 views
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 16 posts · 11 views
last updated Aug 20, 2020 09:44AM
Idle chatter!
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 911 posts · 151 views
last updated Jun 25, 2026 06:22PM
Reading Calendar - 2025
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 22 posts · 37 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 22 posts · 37 views
last updated Oct 08, 2025 08:46AM
Upcoming reads
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 6 posts · 20 views
last updated Apr 15, 2025 12:34PM
how about some Christmas reads? We have a result - kind of!
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 21 posts · 49 views
last updated Oct 17, 2024 12:40PM
Group Reads for 2024
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 13 posts · 56 views
last updated Apr 05, 2024 11:48AM
Book suggestions and buddy read planning
By Tadiana ✩Nigh… · 1488 posts · 314 views
last updated Jul 09, 2023 07:12PM
Do we want to read another Thirkell? Edit: We do!
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 14 posts · 18 views
last updated Jun 18, 2023 09:32AM
I received a suspicious message yesterday
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 10 posts · 25 views
last updated Apr 30, 2023 09:28PM
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