Overview: Groups

History Non-Fiction 527 books / 504 members / 270 posts Anyone who loves History. We can discuss the truth or otherwise of our past, and what proof there is to prove that history actually happened the way they say it did.

Biographies & Autobiographies 383 books / 449 members / 189 posts So why are we interested how other people lived and died? What can we learn from them? How much research goes into writing a biography?

Christian Fiction 313 books / 480 members / 1393 posts Who are your favorite authors? Favorite types of fiction? What authors have a Biblically based moral theme even if it is not specifically a Christian book? I'm thinking of Tolkien, Lewis, Chesterton. Let's talk, explore, compare and share.

Talk about German Books 36 books / 13 members / 15 posts I would like to talk about German Books

What are you reading? 2321 books / 5556 members / 12824 posts A place to talk about books you have read/reading of any genre, or any book talk in general.

Banned Books 71 books / 950 members / 465 posts Discussion about the most challenged books for those who want to read them.

Children's and Young Adult Literature 274 books / 317 members / 219 posts I think the title says it all! I teach English Literature at university level, but my actual passion personally has been for children's and Young Adult's literature. Anything relating to these age groups- from nursery rhymes tocritical analysis is welcome here. Anyone who would like to go back to ttheir child hood, do join up! Sindhu

YA Books that Adults Should Read 692 books / 1763 members / 3944 posts Some of the best literature is written for young adults and children. This group is for sharing titles that are often overlooked because they are marketed to younger people.

the girls 134 books / 309 members / 512 posts Friends don't let friends read bad books.

Brilliant Babes (And Dudes) Who Read Selectively 639 books / 165 members / 7779 posts So, what makes you a selective reader? If you like Dan Brown, Danielle Steele, Nicholas Sparks, or similar works, you MAY not be into this club. We are a group of intelligent persons who love both thought-provoking literature and quality brain candy. Actually, I mainly started it for myself and my friends, but anybody can apply if you think you're down with the Brilliant Babes--just send someone a note explaining why YOU think you are a brilliant babe (or dude) who reads selectively. This is a super-casual group. Anybody can suggest a book to read, anybody can add books to the reading list. We welcome any and all intelligent book discussion (not to mention whining about books we hated or gushing about books we loved). And don't worry if you have a really embarrassing book on your shelves...we all have skeletons in the closet. To ask for an invite please DO NOT use the admin message box, leave a note on the profile pages of either rob or Suze...we will get back to you as soon as we can...thanks for your patience...and if you insist on asking for an invite via the group admin message box you will be ignored...so don't. Also, please remember that, although we TRY to get to everyone's requests in a timely manner, we do have other responsibilities that sometimes delay us from looking at your shelves. Your patience will be rewarded A note about being snobs: As hard as it is to believe, with all of the nice people here on Shelfari, we get an e-mail once every week or two saying that we are snobs. That really just depends on your definition of a snob. Yes, this is a private group. Yes, we jokingly call ourselves brilliant. Yes, we have rather defined reading tastes that cut out a lot of mass-market fiction. Does that truly make us snobs? We hand-picked many members of our initial group around what we like to read or think we'd like to read. I don't think this makes us so much snobs as "people who want to discuss the kind of stuff that they like to read and don't care to discuss stuff that they don't like to read." (shrugs) We're pretty accepting. So, before sending us mean e-mails, see above for the joining process. And just remember: If you don't make it in, you probably haven't read the same books that we've all read and we'd have nothing to talk about! A special note from the admin: We want everyone to have a great time here. All we expect is that everyone plays nice! Good-humored sarcasm is in; putting down or harassing our members is not, and we won't hesitate to remove a repeat offender from the group. Note on the threads: please feel free to go back and resurrect any of the earlier threads that you find interesting... Our One and Only Love List... Love in the Time of Cholera...Gabriel Garcia Marquez (J.M.) Pride and Prejudice...Jane Austen (littlemom) Jane Eyre...Charlotte Bronte (AthenasDaughter) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn...Betty Smith (Dana) A Room With a View...E.M. Forster (Kiki) To Kill a Mockingbird...Harper Lee (unfinished woman) The Virgin Suicides,,,Jeffrey Eugenides (ballroom pink) Dragonfly in Amber...Diana Gabaldon (Aimeesue) Watership Down...Richard Adams (rob) Persuasion...Jane Austen (AvidReader) The Once and Future King...T.H.White (Alicia) The Sound and the Fury...William Faulkner (katie) Gone with the Wind...Margaret Mitchell (dickensfan) The Forsythe Saga...John Galsworthy (cubachick) Catcher in the Rye...J.D. Salinger (gbett) Fall On Your Knees...Ann Marie MacDonald (HemingwayHeroine) Return of the Native...Thomas Hardy (Aaro) Fight Club...Chuck Palahniuk (Tania B.) The Great Indian Novel...Shashi Tharoor (ophelia) Reading The Three Musketeers: The Serial Schedule Part/Chapters/Start Date/Discussion Date one/author's preface, 1, 2, 3, 4/17th May/25th two/5, 6, 7, 8/26th/1st June three/9, 10, 11, 12/2nd/8th four/13, 14, 15, 16/9th/15th five/17, 18, 19, 20/16th/22nd six/21, 22, 23, 24/23rd/29th seven/25, 26, 27, 28/30th/6th July eight/29, 30, 31, 32/7th/13th nine/33, 34, 35, 36/14th/20th ten/37, 38, 39, 40/21st/27th eleven/41, 42, 42, 44/28th/3rd August twelve/45, 46, 47, 48/4th/10th thirteen/49, 50, 51, 52, 53/11th/17th fourteen/54, 55, 56, 57, 58/18th/24th fifteen/59, 60, 61, 62, 63/25th/31st sixteen/64, 65, 66, 67, epilogue/1st September/7th http://www.strandbooks.com/ http://www.daedalusbooks.com/ http://www.hippocrenebooks.com/ http://loyolaclassics.loyolapress.com/

holocaust literature 30 books / 13 members / 5 posts this group is about holocaust literature

Shades of Love: Multicultural Children's Books & Literature 1127 books / 294 members / 728 posts Shades of Love is an offshoot of the Black, Biracial & Multiracial: Culture & Diversity Group. Our aim is to provide listings and encourage dialogue for families, educators, and all others who are interested in more representative and diverse literature and reference resources for children, from babies and toddlers to pre-teens and young adults. Finding good books that are diverse and multicultural is a challenge. And YA? Good luck. That is why Shades of Love is here. Please don't assume members are already aware of great titles including reference resources. If you have found a book you enjoy, or have found a text useful and relevant, share it with the group in discussion and on our shelves. If you've seen something and are unsure, let us know. Hopefully someone among us will purchase the text and report back or another may have access through a library and will report to the group. “It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” ~ Maya Angelou

LeFunkier 8 books / 7 members / 4 posts

Beekeeper's Book Club 13 books / 8 members / 90 posts To read & discuss a variety of genres, particulary in the young adult. This is a private group. To join, you must ask the administrator.

Can I Get a Witness? 54 books / 36 members / 24 posts For anyone and everyone interested in drawing closer to God. From evangelism to the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Recommend any non-fiction books that you think other Christians (and non-Christians for that matter) will enjoy!

50 Book Challenge! 2902 books / 2868 members / 16265 posts When asked about the new Amazon Kindle product, Steve Jobs CEO of Apple computer had this to say: “It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don’t read anymore,” he said. “Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year. The whole conception is flawed at the top because people don’t read anymore.” Welcome to the the 50 Book Challenge, where we fly in the face of Steve Jobs. Basically .... the challenge is to read 50 books in one year. OR ... establish a goal for yourself more or less, it's up to you, just because we say 50 books doesn't mean that has to be your goal too. Start a thread, WITH YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT OF YOUR ORIGINAL POST, and log your books. It is a very good idea to bookmark (when in your post, add it to your internet browser's favorites) your post for easy location for future updates. Things move quickly around here. If you haven't been keeping track of the books you've read, start when you join. Thanks for being here and have fun. If you have any suggestions or questions, feel free to contact me. The books we loved in 2007: 1. Harry Potter the final - 15 votes 2. The Kite Runner - 12 votes 3. A Thousand Splendid Suns - 11 votes 4. Twilight - 5 votes 4. The Thirteenth Tale - 5 votes With 4 votes each: Water For Elephants, The Road, The Red Tent, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Middlesex, Eat, Pray, Love With 3 votes each: Eclipse, My Sister's Keeper, Suite Francaise, Shadow of the Wind, The Lovely Bones, Jane Eyre, His Dark Materials (plus 3 honorable mentions), The Glass Castle, Girl With the Pearl Earring, Darkly Dreaming Dexter With 2 votes each: 19 Minutes, Black Swan Green, Dogs of Babel, Heart-Shaped Box, In the Woods, Into the Wild, Kafka on the Shore, On Chesil Beach, The Book Thief, The Memory Keepers Daughter, The Stolen Child, No Country for Old Men, Marley and Me, New Moon

I Love Books 35 books / 11 members / 30 posts For Anyone Who Loves Books

Cleopatra's THanG (aka chloe) 25 books / 4 members / 3 posts this group will talk about interesting books and boys just kidding but really this will be the funnest book group ever.

"Non-Fiction" 378 books / 340 members / 136 posts A place to find, recommend, and discuss all things non-fiction.

Mostly Biography, Classics & History 454 books / 88 members / 38 posts This book is for a group of like-minded people who wish to read various books and discuss them. To grow (and to, likely, change) in our opinions and views of the world. Please join me. Just choose from the Books To Read list and we'll discuss which to read. If you feel a book is worth reading by the group, then let me know and we'll see if it gets added to the list.

Holocaust and Genocide 36 books / 6 members / 1<