Overview: Groups

History - Fiction 497 books / 638 members / 871 posts For any good Historical Novels you have read and Authors you want to rave about.

World Lit 316 books / 343 members / 200 posts This group is to share and discuss your world literature favorites -- especially if they're off the beaten path. If you love books by non-Western writers, then this is the group for you!

What are you reading? 2327 books / 5569 members / 12922 posts A place to talk about books you have read/reading of any genre, or any book talk in general.

Banned Books 71 books / 953 members / 466 posts Discussion about the most challenged books for those who want to read them.

Modern Classic Book Club 15 books / 6 members / 0 posts This is a group that has been meeting monthly since 1998. We'll be listing all of our past and current reads here.

Book Chat 699 books / 1858 members / 5399 posts Rather than being about a particular genre or author or book this group is about books and reading in general. Topics have ranged from such things as favorite bookstore, whether you re-read your favorite books, what kind of bookmarks you use, where you read, what you read, i.e. stand alone or epics or short stories or poems and how you arrange your bookshelves at home as well as how you arrange your Shelfari shelves, to name a few. It's fun to see how much we have in common with others and maybe learn some new ideas at the same time. Bullying, trolling and spamming will not be allowed here.

50 Book Challenge! 2912 books / 2889 members / 16418 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

Historical Fiction 43 books / 78 members / 27 posts I created this group for the poor, unrecognized souls that love history; just not enough to read it outright without some seasonings and marinade. My favorite writers for this genre are Michael and Jeff Shaara, Philip Kerr, Joseph Kanon and John le Carre to name a few. I am hoping that as a united group we can defend great fiction mixed with questionable historical facts! Thanks Nat

The Book Chicks 86 books / 2 members / 0 posts Our local book club meets monthly and discusses both fiction and nonfiction.

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.

Sera1231's Permanent Collection 55 books / 1 members / 0 posts These are the books I have read but plan to keep.

Circle of Friends Book Club 31 books / 7 members / 9 posts Tulsa, OK book club that has been active for four years this fall! Some dear friends have left and new dear friends have joined during that period. We have read wonderful books, drunk good wine and have dug deep into the world.

The "Big Read" (Big Read 2003) 46 books / 16 members / 3 posts 1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien 2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen 3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman 4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams 5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling 6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee 7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne 8. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell 9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis 10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë 11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller 12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë 13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks 14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier 15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger 16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame 17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens 18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott 19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres 20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy 21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell 22. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling 23. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling 24. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling 25. The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien 26. Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy 27. Middlemarch, George Eliot 28. A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving 29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck 30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll 31. The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson 32. One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez 33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett 34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens 35. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl 36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson 37. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute 38. Persuasion, Jane Austen 39. Dune, Frank Herbert 40. Emma, Jane Austen 41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery 42. Watership Down, Richard Adams 43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald 44. The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas 45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh 46. Animal Farm, George Orwell 47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens 48. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy 49. Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian 50. The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher 51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett 52. Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck 53. The Stand, Stephen King 54. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy 55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth 56. The BFG, Roald Dahl 57. Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome 58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell 59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer 60. Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky 61. Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman 62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden 63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens 64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough 65. Mort, Terry Pratchett 66. The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton 67. The Magus, John Fowles 68. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 69. Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett 70. Lord Of The Flies, William Golding 71. Perfume, Patrick Süskind 72. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell 73. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett 74. Matilda, Roald Dahl 75. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding 76. The Secret History, Donna Tartt 77. The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins 78. Ulysses, James Joyce 79. Bleak House, Charles Dickens 80. Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson 81. The Twits, Roald Dahl 82. I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith 83. Holes, Louis Sachar 84. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake 85. The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy 86. Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson 87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley 88. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons 89. Magician, Raymond E Feist 90. On The Road, Jack Kerouac 91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo 92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel 93. The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett 94. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho 95. Katherine, Anya Seton 96. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer 97. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez 98. Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson 99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot 100. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie

Friendship for Universal Peace 1226 books / 2664 members / 14564 posts There are many languages - The Best language is the Language of the Heart. There are many relationships in the World - The Best relationship is Friendship. We welcome you to join this group and share your knowledge, learning, Worldly Wisdom, Love and Friendship for "Universal Peace."

Eat Good Food, Read Good Books 87 books / 6 members / 24 posts Our book club picks books and then meets at restaurants to discuss. We try to match the food as much as possible to the books. I think we enjoy the food just as much or more than the books, thus the order of the title of our book club. Happy Reading

"Saving The Classics" 62 books / 879 members / 323 posts Saving The Classics is a group who's sole entity is to save the classic works of artist from every genre. Be it Music, Painting, Sculpting, and or writer of books ect. We as a people, and I am not talking about we as a people as in color or race. I am talking about we as a people as in the lovers of the arts. It's a discussion group for any and everyone. It is a discussion group designed to create a space so that every voice can be heard, regardless of age or creed or doctrine. If you can type, and are able to make a cogniziant thought....then you are old enough to voice your opinion. So please, come and join us in our "Quest" in bringing a universal awareness to the betterment of classic artforms of all genres, for the appreciation, and the exciting of sales through knowledge and promotion.

Bay Area CA 31 books / 58 members / 96 posts A peaceful place to meet other readers from the Bay Area and exchange books and ideas.

Oprah's Book Club 70 books / 288 members / 151 posts This is a group geared toward reading the books on Oprah's Book club book list. Also, the general discussion of Oprah and Oprah associated things may be brought into the mix. Have fun and love our Oprah.

Historical Fiction 555 books / 574 members / 810 posts I was shocked there was no "historical fiction" group so I'm going to try this. Your books can be from any era and style as long as they are historical fiction! I am always on the lookout for new books so please add/suggest as many as you like! As you can see from my shelf and the group's shelf we have a loose interpretation of what is "historical fiction" and a varied taste in books. Authors are welcome to post, but please do not use this group to advertise for your book unless it caters to our interests! Another small request from me......Please keep all discussions civil and try to respect other people's views and opinions while posting on this group. If you decide to join...welcome!

Late Night Bookies 51 books / 63 members / 329 posts The Late Night Bookies is the book club that Optic Junkie and I started up about three years ago. We are located in the Rocky Mountain West in the United States--hot summers and bitter winters...but beautiful mountains and forests and wonderful people! We called ourselves the Late Night Bookies--because we're pretty much late night people who love to read, our book clubs always go late, late into the evening...(read early morning hours)...and sometimes...if we start reading, we just can't stop until we've reached the end. We've read a lot of books--had some book swaps, eaten some great food and had some good laughs along the way. I wanted to share the books that we have read, as well as open up to discussion recommended books for future reading and ideas/recipes for continuing to enhance our book club experience. I hope you enjoy the visit! Book Shelf Key: Books Read: Books Read by the Book Club Books To Read: Suggested Titles for Future Book Clubs The icon picture: Sunset, Boracay Island, The Philippines A weekend during a business trip a few years back. I chose it because it could be dusk or dawn--a magical time, especially for the imaginative book reader!

Across The Pond 276 books / 234 members / 2339 posts The United Kingdom of Great Britain (Wales, England, Scotland) and Northern Ireland. ~PLEASE CLICK ON THE BLUE "MORE" ICON BELOW FOR ALL OF THE GROUP UPDATES, INFORMATION & ACTIVITIES!~ Welcome to Across The Pond! Do you ever find yourself suddenly walking silly walks or humming a certain Lumberjack tune? Do you scurry to the kitchen at noon for ladyfingers and herbal tea? Do you read literature from or about Tudor or Regency periods? Are you constantly flipping to BBC America to check for new episodes of Dr. Who, Robin Hood, or MI-5? Did you love Braveheart, Pride and Prejudice, or the Harry Potter movies? Do you ever suddenly find yourself speaking in a British accent using the words "bloke" or "codswallop" from time to time? Or maybe you just feel you were born in the wrong country? This group was made for anyone who feels a special connection to the geography, history, culture, and traditions of the U.K. Discussions are open to everyone and can be about anything from English literature, your favourite Beatle, or how you spent your summer vacation touring famous castles. Whether the discussions are serious and thoughful or silly and playful, have fun! *For any Shelfarian who has stumbled upon this group out of curiosity, please feel free to join us (especially you Brit's!)!*

What the Hoo Hoo Sisters Want to Read Next 35 books / 6 members / 0 posts The Hoo Hoo Sisterhood Sub-Club: Books listed here are only our "wish list" of books we'd like to read but haven't decided on yet. Everyone is allowed to add to the wish list and add comments!!!!

Anglophiles Anonymous 569 books / 76 members / 7457 posts Please note: This is a private group, mainly to keep out lurkers and tittlebats. If you’d like to join, please do not email the group administrator. Instead, do leave your card with Mrs. Danvers, along with a note on her page, explaining why you’d like to gambol amongst us and what you’d bring to the conversation in terms of your obsession with all literary things Angl-ish. Much Prized: The ability to write a coherent sentence, an appetite for stimulating intercourse and a deep and abiding love of British literature. The possession of a ridiculous British alias is much admired. Much Frowned Upon: Lurking. Dear Besotted Reader of British Literature, Allow me to introduce you to our little circle, an oasis for those of you out there who suspect you’ve been born in the wrong country. You pale, lost souls who wish you could pepper your prose with spellings like “civilised” and “sense of humour” without eliciting raised eyebrows. You who stare at the clock wistfully at 3 pm and bemoan the fact that no steaming pot of tea and scrummy comestibles are nigh. You know who you are. You find yourself spending inordinate amounts of time reading Brontë, Austen, Dickens, Eliot, Woolf, Waugh, Mitford, Wodehouse and basically any other writer with a British accent. You curse fate because you weren’t a member of the Bloomsbury group. To your chagrin, you’ve never found a body in your library. You long to find others of your ilk, soul-mates with whom you can prattle on about British literature, poetry, cinema and telly without receiving blank stares in return. My dears, you are not alone. Step into the drawing room and tell us all about it. Would you like one lump, or two? Cordially yours, Terence ("Tinky") Egbert Ethelred Edward George Kitty Carlisle 1st Marquess of Manleigh, KQHB Manleigh Hall, Studleigh-Under-Dureth, Sussex Current Group Read: The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole Our Group Reads (To Date) The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey Scoop by Evelyn Waugh A Far Cry From Kensington by Muriel Spark Atonement by Ian McEwan On Beauty by Zadie Smith The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

Posting on the Prompt 13 books / 24 members / 41 posts Do you consider yourself a writer or poet? Then challenge yourself, and your work, by competing against other Shelfari members. After four entries from the previous prompt, another prompt will be posted on the discussion board- it could be anything. Your challenge is to write a SHORT STORY or POEM based on the prompt and post it on the disscusion thread. At the end of the 2 week period, I (the administator) will judge each story and choose a winner. What do you win? Well, you get to decide the next prompt! By joining this group, and becoming a more consistant writer, you will improve your writng, and receive helpful feedback about your work. Feel free to show off your talent and write your best! So refill your creative gas tank and be prepared. Are you up for the challenge? -aLiwishes

AGLA Book Club - Nashville 56 books / 4 members / 0 posts Book Club at American General/Nashville TN

Wild Women Book Club 106 books / 8 members / 1 posts

Books and Wine 16 books / 3 members / 0 posts Just for fun! Taking a short time out of every month to talk, eat, drink, and hopefully discuss a book! On our shelf, the books we've read includes the book we're currently reading and the books to read is actually the books we're considering reading.

La Cremes 204 books / 7 members / 8 posts The picture was cropped, so we'll have to take another one! We're missing someone!!

San Antonio 2007 29 books / 3 members / 1 posts We are a group of ladies, mothers and "housewives" who got together in San Antonio in 2007.

Buecherwuermer 28 books / 6 members / 129 posts Wir lesen unsere Buecher in Deutsch oder Englisch oder beides und diskutieren dann zusammen. Was wir toll fanden, was man empfehlen kann und was man lieber sein lassen sollte. :)