Club Read 2023

Welcome to Club Read!
For the past fifteen years, Club Read has been a home for thoughtful readers who enjoy sharing what they are reading and being inspired by the reading of others. Club Read members have become friends over the years, and every year new members join looking for a warm reading hub. Book talk binds us together, and the conversations are lively. Browse the threads, and if you like the type of conversations happening here, join in!

Thank you to the volunteers who will be managing some of our regular threads, including:

• Questions for the Avid Reader (SassyLassy)
• What Are You Reading? (Annie/AnnieMod)
• Quarterly and Year-End Favorites (SassyLassy)
• Interesting Articles (Kay/RidgewayGirl)
• Poetry (Diane/dianeham)
• Victorian Tavern (Annie/AnnieMod)
• HOPE TO READ SOON: a tribute to Rebeccanyc (Monica/Trifolia)
• Graphic Stories (Annie/AnnieMod)
• La Cucina (Darryl/kidzdoc)
• The Greenhouse (Edwin/edwinbcn)
•Has Anyone Read? (Diane/dianeham)

Other groups of interest:

• Reading Globally (Mark/thorold)
• Reading Through Time (DeltaQueen50)
• African Book Challenge (Paul/PaulCranswick)
• Holocaust Literature (Kerry/avatiakh and Lisa/labfs39)
• Nobel Laureates in Literature Challenge (Lisa/labfs39)

Thanks everyone and happy reading!

TopicTopicMessagesLast Message 
Pinned — QUESTIONS for the AVID READER Part VI15 unread / 15labfs39, December 2023
Pinned — FAVOURITE READS 2023 Q414 unread / 14rhian_of_oz, January 8
Pinned — GREAT READS 2023 EDITION17 unread / 17thorold, January 6
Pinned — WHAT ARE YOU READING? - Part 7238 unread / 238bragan, January 9
Pinned — QUESTIONS for the AVID READER Part V241 unread / 241SassyLassy, December 2023
Pinned — INTERESTING ARTICLES204 unread / 204kjuliff, December 2023
Pinned — MESSAGE BOARD155 unread / 155cindydavid4, December 2023
Pinned — INTRODUCTIONS140 unread / 140LolaWalser, July 2023
JoeB1934 Reads Literary Fiction and Mystery Books4 unread / 4JoeB1934, March 8
labfs39's Literary Peregrinations: Chapter 6286 unread / 286wandering_star, March 8
edwinbcn 2023 (Part 2) - Catching up56 unread / 56edwinbcn, January 29
Arthashastra1 unread / 1HaddiePlace, January 25
JoeB1934 Searches for 5 Star Books and Memories179 unread / 179almin, January 18
AlisonY - Grabbing Half a Century by the Horns: Part II148 unread / 148AlisonY, January 15
AFRICA AND FEMINISM10 unread / 10Jake_Mellor23, January 13
Kidzdoc's Literary Journey Through the African Diaspora in 2023, Parte Dois196 unread / 196kidzdoc, January 13
Cariola's 2023 Reading71 unread / 71Cariola, January 12
Short Stories And Microfiction: A Thread93 unread / 93AnnieMod, January 10
Trifolia reads in 2023112 unread / 112raton-liseur, January 10
Diane’s Reading Life, 2023194 unread / 194labfs39, January 9
Avidmom's Miscellaneous Reads 202324 unread / 24stretch, January 8
jjmcgaffey's reading in 202391 unread / 91jjmcgaffey, January 7
wandering_star running into a new year, 2023212 unread / 212SassyLassy, January 5
Raton-Liseur's 2023 reading journal (Part 2)167 unread / 167raton-liseur, January 5
Nickelini in 2023262 unread / 262labfs39, January 5
HOPE TO READ SOON: a tribute to Rebeccanyc40 unread / 40FAMeulstee, January 5
Barbara (Ameise1) hopefully doing better in 2023 (2)33 unread / 33Nickelini, January 5
dchaikin part 4 - Chaucer at last272 unread / 272dchaikin, January 1
Florence’s Year of Fun Reads414 unread / 414FlorenceArt, January 1
RidgewayGirl's Year of Whim and Inclination -- Fourth Quarter265 unread / 265lisapeet, January 1
SassyLassy in the Pink, and Magenta Too173 unread / 173kjuliff, January 1
rocketjk's 2023 Read 'n' review - Part 2221 unread / 221rocketjk, January 1
Simone2 reads in 2023333 unread / 333Simone2, January 1
Ardene (Markon) attunes herself to words and music186 unread / 186markon, January 1
Arubabookwoman's 2023 Reading Journey368 unread / 368xatal, January 1
lisapeet in 2023: Vertical When Appropriate191 unread / 191lisapeet, January 1
kjuliff’s up and down year of reading 2023233 unread / 233kjuliff, January 1
rachbxl 2023251 unread / 251arubabookwoman, January 1
Beth's Books 2023 (BLBera) - Part 2172 unread / 172Ameise1, January 1
Cushla's 2023 reading44 unread / 44Ameise1, January 1
rhian_of_oz Reads in 2023 - July to December30 unread / 30rhian_of_oz, January 1
thorold watches the breath of winter come from far away in Q489 unread / 89thorold, January 1
qebo's 2023 books (1)190 unread / 190qebo, December 2023
Torontoc's 2023 Reading and Maybe some films164 unread / 164kjuliff, December 2023
Karen (karspeak) keeps reading in 202368 unread / 68karspeak, December 2023
In which Keith reads some books, watches some movies and TV, and whatnot237 unread / 237KeithChaffee, December 2023
Jennifer's 2023 Reading (japaul22) Part 2298 unread / 298lisapeet, December 2023
Dianeham - reading, dreaming, not sleeping (2)92 unread / 92dianeham, December 2023
POETRY pt. 3125 unread / 125dianeham, December 2023
Bragan Tackles the TBR in 2023, pt.4125 unread / 125bragan, December 2023
chlorine jumps in for the last quarter137 unread / 137chlorine, December 2023
Julie Reads in 2023103 unread / 103Julie_in_the_Library, December 2023
Baswoods books part 2149 unread / 149FlorenceArt, December 2023
Ursula: Moving through 2023 with Books and Music (pt 4)210 unread / 210ursula, December 2023
Dilara's 2023 reading log219 unread / 219Dilara86, December 2023
The Beauty of Lists291 unread / 291Nickelini, December 2023
Laurel's "Keeping It Light" Choices for 2023180 unread / 180labfs39, December 2023
JoeB1934 Memorable Books of 2023 YTD19 unread / 19JoeB1934, December 2023
Avaland and Dukedom in 2023, Part 2152 unread / 152dukedom_enough, December 2023
OscarWilde87's reading log 202360 unread / 60OscarWilde87, December 2023
Annie's 2023 reading diary - Part 292 unread / 92AnnieMod, December 2023
The Greenhouse34 unread / 34qebo, December 2023
Cindys Cat Came Back Third Quarter 2023105 unread / 105cindydavid4, December 2023
Ursula: Moving through 2023 with Books and Music (pt 3)211 unread / 211kjuliff, December 2023
Stretch's 2023 continuation of reading things69 unread / 69stretch, December 2023
LW in 2023237 unread / 237LolaWalser, December 2023
Baswoods Music113 unread / 113baswood, December 2023
SPAM1 unread / 1lindaguccioneallard, December 2023
labfs39's Literary Peregrinations: Chapter 5260 unread / 260labfs39, December 2023
Lilisin in 2023!61 unread / 61labfs39, November 2023
Raton-Liseur's 2023 reading journal (Part 1)257 unread / 257raton-liseur, November 2023
Amy Sisson's 2023 list of books read (the "reclaiming my life" edition)37 unread / 37amysisson, November 2023
Currently Reading1 unread / 1Evtisam, November 2023
THE GRAPHIC STORIES - Part 131 unread / 31labfs39, November 2023
edwinbcn 2023 (Part 1) - Finding my way202 unread / 202AlisonY, November 2023
Kat turns the page, 2023100 unread / 100tonikat, November 2023
HAS ANYONE READ?87 unread / 87lisapeet, November 2023
THE VICTORIAN TAVERN37 unread / 37kac522, November 2023
WHAT ARE YOU READING? - Part 6230 unread / 230cindydavid4, November 2023
Q3 FAVOURITE READS30 unread / 30thorold, October 2023
thorold is stepping westward in Q3 2023107 unread / 107thorold, October 2023
Poetry2 unread / 2labfs39, October 2023
dchaikin part 3 - beginning to wonder if I will actually get to Chaucer213 unread / 213dchaikin, October 2023
The Genesis of Ethics2 unread / 2alexakili, October 2023
Bragan Tackles the TBR in 2023, pt. 3110 unread / 110bragan, October 2023
RidgewayGirl's Year of Whim and Inclination -- Third Quarter186 unread / 186RidgewayGirl, October 2023
dchaikin part 2 - in the year of Wright (and Chaucer)229 unread / 229dchaikin, September 2023
Q2 FAVOURITE READS11 unread / 11avaland, September 2023
labfs39's Literary Peregrinations: Chapter 4237 unread / 237labfs39, September 2023
Guess the book6 unread / 6kjuliff, September 2023
The Snopes Trilogy, Volume III, The Mansion24 unread / 24dianelouise100, September 2023
QUESTIONS for the AVID READER Part IV184 unread / 184SassyLassy, September 2023
Laurel Finds Her Cookbooks24 unread / 24WelshBookworm, August 2023
WHAT ARE YOU READING? - Part 5212 unread / 212bragan, August 2023
The Snopes Trilogy, Volume II, The Town36 unread / 36dianelouise100, August 2023
AlisonY - Grabbing Half a Century by the Horns211 unread / 211lisapeet, August 2023
Annie's 2023 reading diary187 unread / 187AnnieMod, August 2023
Q1 FAVOURITE READS25 unread / 25AlisonY, July 2023
dchaikin part 1 - where plans still have a chance229 unread / 229cindydavid4, July 2023
Cindy is still looking; here kitty kitty kitty76 unread / 76AlisonY, July 2023
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