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We've tried running a "Book of the Month" group in the past, but participation seemed to dwindle.... How interested is everyone in trying this again? We'd choose a theme, suggest titles, vote to select one, then read it as a group, discussing it together during/after we read. Who's in?

Here's our selection for June (recommended by 753C )! Summary from Goodreads: 'Lock Cromwell in a deep dungeon in the morning,' says Thomas More, 'and when you come back that night he'll be sitting on a plush cushion eating larks' tongues, and all the gaolers will owe him money.' England...

Check out our new thread here: http://www.bookandreader.com/threads/20-amazon-card-contest-what-inspired-your-love-of-reading.27591/ Tell us (in at least 100 words) what inspired your love of reading. One random winner will win an Amazon gift card. We'll be running other contests/giveaways in...

What made you really fall in love with reading? Was it a particular book or author? A teacher or parent reading to you? The realization that you'd rather read than do most anything else? Tell us in 100 words (or more) why you love books and how/when you first realized how much you enjoy...

Thought some of you may want to check these lists out! http://www.towerhamlets-sls.org.uk/the-list-teen-booklist-2014/ Have you read any of these titles?

Hello, readers! We'd like to start sending out a regular newsletter to our members. Here are the things we're planning on including. Please let us know your ideas as well! -Highlight a couple of the currently most active threads -Offer a contest or drawing - either for writing content or...

I recently finished To be Perfectly Honest: A Novel Based on an Untrue Story by Sonya Sones (it's YA contemporary fiction - the title caught my eye on the shelf in the library) and really enjoyed it. It's not the first novel I've read that was written in verse and was not the best example for...

Hi, all! I'll be posting my reviews and general thoughts about the books I've read in this thread. Feel free to share your feedback as well. Here are my definitions for my star ratings: :star1: - I most likely won't finish a book if I feel it is only worth a 1-star rating, so I doubt...

We have a thread running like this for song titles started by abecedarian, and I thought it might be fun to do it with books. :) It's just for fun but also gives us exposure to book titles we may have not seen before and may find interesting. Here's the general idea: Look at the previous...

There are some books that, while reading, I can visualize so well that I sometimes find myself wondering later if I have, in fact, seen the movie. A couple examples for me are the Harry Potter series and Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series. I felt like I'd SEEN them when the movies...

Hello all! We are Rob & Emily Ludlow and we're the new admins of Book & Reader. BAR is the perfect melding of our interests. :) Rob has over 10 years of experience owning, managing - and participating - in forums and loves to do so. I’ve been an avid (sometimes ravenous) reader since early...