Overview: Groups

A.B.C. alleged book club 13 books / 41 members / 18 posts The A.B.C. was created in the year 2005 by a group of UC Berkeley students. After dying down for a few months, it came back to life with a vengeance. A new name, new members, and a new vision brings the A.B.C. to its current international magnificence. You will probably find this club most attractive if you love to read, love to read along with a group, love to read but need a little motivation, love to read and then talk about what u've read, or if u just want to increase your 'cool-factor' by being part of an international bookclub with your college/post-college aged peers. The Way it Works: We read one book every 2 months. If you think that's slow, read other books during that time as well. If you think that's fast, we're gna push u 2 be yer very best!!! The way we pick which book to read is by voting. The way we pick which books to include in the vote is by your recommendations. Membership is invite only, but you can request an invitation AND you can invite your friends. Once you're actuallie dun w a book, you have the option to participate in any way your little heart pleases. You can meet with others in your area and discuss what you read, post your opinions on our FB wall or on our shelfari page, email allegedbookclub@gmail.com your thoughts, or keep it alllll to yerself. We won't judge. Much. To receive email updates, send an email to allegedbookclub@gmail.com Our current book is Youth and Revolt by C.D. Payne. We'll be reading this book from now until the end of October so you have plentie of time to come up with thawtful discussion topics and posts!!!

Books by African Authors or on Africa 140 books / 162 members / 196 posts There is a growing interest in the west to read stories about Africa, as told by indigenous authors or authors who understand Africa's rich historic past as well as its current challenges. This is a group to promote books by African Authors as well as books on Africa.

24 Book Challenge + Chat 677 books / 100 members / 2383 posts The 24 Book Challenge group is currently at full capacity; thank you for your interest. "In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.", Mortimer Adler *This is a group for book lovers who prefer to take an under-promise and over-deliver approach to their reading. It's also for those of us who quake at the thought of "committing" to read 50 books in a twelve month period. The challenge: Set a goal for yourself to read and enjoy 2 books each month.(If 1 would be a s-t-r-e-t-c-h goal for you, that's great too! If you crave more than 2, go for it. It's your challenge :-) If you have been keeping track of all that you've read since January 2008, feel free to include those books towards your goal. If you haven't been keeping track, simply begin now. How it works: Put your name in the subject line of a new post, and start to add your book list. From that point on you can add to your list by replying to the first post in your thread. If you prefer to keep your thread free of others' questions or comments then you may want to include this request in your original post title (e.g. "No comments please"). If you would like questions or comments within your thread, why not include "Comments welcome" in the title? If you feel inspired to write mini-reviews or comments on any book in your list, please do. Whatever feels right for you! The group shelf:You are also invited to add your 24 + books to the group shelf. If you did write a comment or review please also add this to your book on the shelf. In an effort to keep things simple, we're only using the "Books We've Read" shelf. Please drop us a note if you have any questions or suggestions for improving the group. We'd love to hear from you!

Cosmos Book Club 22 books / 7 members / 2 posts Variety of books that stimulate thought & discussion amongst the women members

Fancy Pants Book Club 16 books / 4 members / 0 posts

Reading Women of the East Bay 5 books / 4 members / 0 posts This is the vitrual persona of a real-life book group. We meet every six weeks for dinner and book discussion.

McSweeney's 188 books / 19 members / 7 posts "McSweeney’s began in 1998 as a literary journal, edited by Dave Eggers, that published only works rejected by other magazines. But after the first issue, the journal began to publish pieces primarily written with McSweeney’s in mind. Since then, McSweeney’s has attracted works from some of the finest writers in the country, including Denis Johnson, William T. Vollmann, Rick Moody, Joyce Carol Oates, Heidi Julavits, Jonathan Lethem, Michael Chabon, Ben Marcus, Susan Straight, Roddy Doyle, T.C. Boyle, Steven Millhauser, Gabe Hudson, Robert Coover, Ann Beattie, and many others. Today, McSweeney’s has grown to be one of the country’s best-read and widely-circulated literary journals, with an expanding, loyal subscriber base and strong independent bookstore following. As a small publishing house, McSweeney’s is committed to finding new voices—Gabe Hudson, Paul Collins, Neal Pollack, J.T. Leroy, John Hodgman, Amy Fusselman, Salvador Plascencia and Sean Wilsey are among those whose early work appeared in McSweeney’s—and promoting the work of gifted but underappreciated writers, such as Lydia Davis and Stephen Dixon." (this text is quoted from: http://store.mcsweeneys.net/index.cfm/fuseaction/about.home/about_us.cfm)

DidYouReadTheBook 49 books / 1 members / 0 posts

Central OC Book Club 6 books / 7 members / 0 posts This book club is for attending members of the Central OC book club, to track the books we have read and offer suggestions for future books.

Fiction Geeks 28 books / 1 members / 0 posts

RHS 30 books / 3 members / 0 posts Books of interest to students and staff at RHS.

The Mack Pack 133 books / 5 members / 0 posts

World Lit 325 books / 353 members / 228 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!

Book Club Mafia 7 books / 4 members / 1 posts

Scottsdale Book Club 76 books / 17 members / 0 posts Scottsdale Book Club Meetup Group. Weekly casual book group with electic, mostly fction book selections.

What are you reading? 2468 books / 5857 members / 13971 posts This group is for anyone, of any background or age group, who is interested in talking about...Books. Books you want to read, have read, are reading, books you have heard of and not yet read. Books of any genre. You are welcome to ask for recommendations or opinions.

The Great Western Pacific Book Club 5 books / 5 members / 2 posts SF Book Club in need of some guidance

Book Club 16 books / 5 members / 1 posts