Classics

[close] Our group reads vintage British mysteries from the Golden Age and beyond. In 2024 we have a Revisiting the Golden Age challenge, reading modern books set in the period. Previous challenges have included the Detection Club, Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Dorothy L Sayers and PD James. We also read and discuss books by many other authors from the era, including a few from other countries.

[close] But once a woman stole the initiative, plundered the perquisites and took the lead, what happened to the globe? The fabric cracked [Daphne du Maurier] We explore books that Virago has recognized as a particularly valuable voice in women's literature. The publisher gathered them in the collection Virago Modern Classics. Of course, we read those titles also from different publishers ("green spines" are rather hard to find). Virago is a feminist publishing company founded in 1973 in the UK, "the most vigorous, stylish and successful British publisher of women's literature, it is the largest women's imprint in the world". The full collection (over 700 titles) is here --> https://www.virago.co.uk/imprint/lbbg/virago/page/virago-modern-classic-collection/

[close] for classical readers smut haters noah kahan stans brittany broski fans and academic weapons autum playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5wEoT7E49SnDSKDhZQ9a2P?si=70141eb950b94adc

[close] Click HERE for the latest group announcements. "It reminded me of ____ but in space." "I read ____ in high school, and actually liked it." "It's like a cross between ____ and ____ with a little Harry Potter thrown in." "YOU'VE NEVER READ ____?!?" You know the drill. Your friends reference it, your husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend/"sort of thing?" raves about it, even your favorite movies quote it, or it IS your favorite movie but you've never read the book. This group is for those of us for whom one of the following may apply... - we have finally developed a taste for reading and are severely behind on classics; - we kindaaa, sortaaa, but actually slept through English class in high school and used Sparknotes/Hollywood remakes to write our book reports; - we buy a book that everyone is talking about and it sits on our shelf, and sits there... and sits there; - we've heard the hype and are finally getting around to reading the actual book; - we want to expand our horizons beyond the single genre we usually read and want to do so with some time-tested material; - we just plain old want to get everyone off our backs for not having read _____. Every month we'll choose three books to read: 1) a classic (that everyone has probably read but us), 2) a "modern" classic or popular book that everyone is talking about, and 3) a bookshelf catch-up in which we choose a book the group has already read to catch-up with other members.