Unadulterated Cat
 

Unadulterated Cat

by Terry Pratchett

The Unadulterated Cat is becoming an endangered species as more and more of us settle for those boring mass-produced cats the ad-men sell us - the pussies that purr into their gold-plated food bowls on the telly. But the Campaign for Real Cats sets out to change all that by helping us to recognise a true, unadulterated cat when we see one.
For example: real cats have ears that look like... (read more)

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Writing Readers 514 books / 2877 members / 3126 posts If you're an aspiring or successful writer, this is the group for you. Suggest your favorite books on the craft, discuss past and present challenges, and share some nurture with a growing community of other online-savvy, "writing readers". Welcome!

Note: If you want to promote a book or writing website on which you publish, please use the "Shameless Self-Promotion" discussion thread. In order to keep this from becoming a chaotic open bazaar of single-shot marketing, we are deleting book notices, reviews, etc. from other threads and directing all authors to the "Shameless Self-Promotion" thread. Thank you for understanding.
The Ankh-Morpork Auxiliary Pratchett Society 94 books / 299 members / 334 posts Are you a fan of the honourable Terry Pratchett? Well then, The Ankh-Morpork Auxiliary Pratchett Society is the group for you! At least we're pretty certain it is. We'll find out I suppose. Discworld is of course terribly popular with Pratchett fans, but our group will focus on any of his works.
"Non-Fiction" 380 books / 341 members / 136 posts A place to find, recommend, and discuss all things non-fiction.
Moms Who Read To Escape Their Weary Lives 731 books / 1170 members / 7330 posts
In order to find out what books the Moms Who Read are discussing, please click on the blue "more" link at the end of the next paragraph.

You may lose a few brain cells when you become a mother, but you still love to read! Whether you're able to fit in one book per year or 100 between changing diapers and/or taxiing kids to sports and activities, this is the place to come to chat about your current books or to get ideas for future reading. So grab a book, settle in, and let off some steam if you need to...we mommies are here to listen!


October Title:
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin (Nominated by ~*Kim*~)

The discussion began on October 1, but feel free to add to it at any time by searching for the thread using the "Search Discussions" link on the upper right side of the page.

Upcoming titles:
November - The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent (Nominated by Shan)
December - The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (Nominated by Julie)

Discussions will begin on the first of each month.

Past titles:
The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center (with author chat)
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
All the Numbers by Judy Merrill Larsen (with author chat)
In the Woods by Tana French
The Other Mother by Gwendolen Gross (with author chat)
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner
An Inconvenient Wife by Megan Chance (with author chat)
Love Walked In by Maria de Los Santos
The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain

If you have anything you'd like to add to these discussions at any time, don't hesitate to pull the book titles up from the "Search Discussions" link on the upper right side of the page and add to the threads!

While we appreciate that many of our members are authors, please do not post book promotions to our group. I will remove them as I do not want anyone to feel pressured to buy anything or be bothered by numerous spams in the discussion list. Thank you for understanding.
Cats and Cozy Mysteries 54 books / 53 members / 620 posts This is a group for all lovers of cat and cozy mysteries to talk about the books they've read or are planning to read. Please feel free to start discussions and/or join in on any discussion you find interesting.


We have set our upcoming schedule for our monthly book discussions. I hope you all join in. They will be on the 15th of each month:

September - Murder Passes the Buck by Deb Baker
October - The Bachelor's Cat by L.F. Hoffman
November - The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig Albert
December - A Cat on Jingle Bell Rock by Lydia Adamson
Christian Women of Character 99 books / 345 members / 1376 posts My group will be for persons that love God, have gone through some of life's fiery trials and yet continue to hold firm to their Christian Conviction... They themselves are writing and reading about God's faithfulness.
NaNoWriMo of Shelfari 81 books / 190 members / 625 posts NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. To be specific, it starts November 1st and ends at Midnight on the 30th. Writing a 50,000 or roughly 179 page novel in November.

The push is on. From now until November we will have to tighten up the gaps in our outlines. One month--50,000 words. Insane! Yes we are, and thanks for noticing! Keep the fire alive. The countdown to November is 5 months and counting...
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