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ThReads Must Roll: the new, improved rolling fantasy, science fiction, speculative fiction &c. thread [Started by fgtbaoutit (James Redd and the Blecchs) in November 2014, last updated two hours ago by Robert Adam Gilmour] 22 new answers
Summer 2020: What Are You Reading as the Sun Bakes the Arctic Ocean? [Started by the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless) in July 2020, last updated two hours ago by the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless)] 24 new answers

Last on Friday, 14 August 2020 17:30

Authors you will never read [Started by xyzzzz__ in August 2020, last updated yesterday by Give me a Chad Smith-type feel (map)] 30 new answers

Last on Wednesday, 12 August 2020 20:48

Are You There ILB? It's Me, Scott. [Started by scott seward in May 2020, last updated three days ago by Ward Fowler] 4 new answers
TS Heavy Hitters Poll #1: Yeats vs. Shakespeare [Started by in which we apologize for sobering up (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved) in May 2010, last updated three days ago by fă-ți cercetările (gyac)] 1 new answer POLL results

Last on Tuesday, 11 August 2020 12:04

Taking Sides: the TLS v. the LRB [Started by DV (dirtyvicar) in May 2004, last updated four days ago by Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison)] 6 new answers

Last on Monday, 10 August 2020 22:24

Elena Ferrante - The Neapolitan Novels [Started by xyzzzz__ in October 2014, last updated five days ago by xyzzzz__] 1 new answer
Biographies and Autobiographies About Authors, S/D [Started by I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura) in May 2004, last updated five days ago by johnny crunch] 1 new answer

Last on Sunday, 9 August 2020 16:49

what was the last 'classic book' you got and were knocked out by? [Started by koogs in July 2020, last updated six days ago by the pinefox] 15 new answers

Last on Tuesday, 4 August 2020 07:24

the light was always shifting, the colours were always changing - reading braudel's out of italy [Started by Fizzles in August 2020, last updated one week ago by Fizzles]

Last on Monday, 3 August 2020 17:29

what poetry are you reading [Started by mustread guy (schlump) in December 2013, last updated one week ago by k3vin k.]

Last on Sunday, 2 August 2020 06:19

Nu-ILB: What books have you purchased lately? [Started by Aimless in March 2007, last updated one week ago by Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison)]

Last on Saturday, 1 August 2020 03:02

Tales of horror: coming face-to-face with authors [Started by David Joyner (David Joyner) in February 2004, last updated two weeks ago by (The Other) J.D. (J.D.)]

Last on Friday, 31 July 2020 19:26

Samuel Delany [Started by Julio Desouza (jdesouza) in January 2004, last updated two weeks ago by Give me a Chad Smith-type feel (map)]
eugene o'neill poll/discussion [Started by johnny crunch in August 2017, last updated two weeks ago by johnny crunch] POLL results

Last on Wednesday, 29 July 2020 08:43

The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford [Started by rise in December 2009, last updated two weeks ago by the pinefox]

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Let's help each other identify books we dimly remember reading as kids [Started by Doctor Casino in January 2008, last updated three weeks ago by Doctor Casino]

Last on Tuesday, 21 July 2020 18:05

At 10:35 on an early summer's morning, John Lanchester sat down at his study desk, switched on his new Dell computer, opened up the word processing programme that the computer had come with and began [Started by Fizzles in March 2012, last updated three weeks ago by mark s]
London ILB - FAP? [Started by accentmonkey (accentmonkey) in May 2004, last updated three weeks ago by the pinefox]

Last on Monday, 20 July 2020 23:35

Authors who write good, authentic dialogues? [Started by nostormo in July 2020, last updated three weeks ago by Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand)]
DUNE: c/d [Started by vahid (vahid) in January 2004, last updated three weeks ago by Doctor Casino]

Last on Thursday, 16 July 2020 21:33

Prague by Arthur Phillips C/D [Started by Jordan (Jordan) in January 2005, last updated four weeks ago by change display name (Jordan)]

Last on Tuesday, 14 July 2020 16:42

The Man Without Qualities [Started by Ronan in November 2007, last updated one month ago by dow]
Barbara Pym and Alice Munro-- opinions and where do I start? [Started by Steve Walker (Quietman) in February 2004, last updated one month ago by neith moon (ledge)]

Last on Sunday, 12 July 2020 15:49

ts big dogs 2014 edition #1: dostoyevsky vs austen [Started by ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp) in July 2014, last updated one month ago by xyzzzz__] POLL results
george orwell: S and D [Started by J.D. (Justyn Dillingham) in April 2006, last updated one month ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Tuesday, 7 July 2020 19:24

Book Reviews? LRB vs the failing New York Review of Books vs ... ? [Started by Federico Boswarlos in September 2018, last updated one month ago by mark s]

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Reading Ulysses [Started by Adrian Marley in May 2004, last updated one month ago by the pinefox]

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Roddy Doyle [Started by Ismael Klata in August 2013, last updated one month ago by calstars]

Last on Thursday, 2 July 2020 05:42

Ottessa Moshfegh [Started by flappy bird in July 2017, last updated one month ago by flopson]
"And sport no more seen / On the darkening green" -- What are you reading SPRING 2020? [Started by handsome boy modelling software (bernard snowy) in March 2020, last updated one month ago by the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless)]

Last on Wednesday, 1 July 2020 23:35

What author have you read the most books from? [Started by nostormo in June 2020, last updated one month ago by karl...arlk...rlka...lkar...]

Last on Monday, 29 June 2020 18:49

What should I read next? [Started by Atila the Honeybun (Atila the Honeybun) in February 2004, last updated one month ago by all cats are beautiful (silby)]
Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of… the 1890's, pt.2 (1895-1899) [Started by Daniel_Rf in June 2020, last updated one month ago by System] POLL results

Last on Thursday, 25 June 2020 17:18

recommend me summer novels [Started by rumpy riser (ogmor) in June 2020, last updated one month ago by xyzzzz__]
Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of… the 1890's, pt.1 (1890-1894) [Started by Daniel_Rf in June 2020, last updated one month ago by Daniel_Rf] POLL results

Last on Wednesday, 24 June 2020 23:59

DSKY-DSKY Him Sad: Official ILB Thread For The Heroic Age of Manned Spaceflight [Started by Give 'Em Enough Rope Mother (James Redd and the Blecchs) in June 2015, last updated one month ago by Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs)]
Blurbs [Started by Prude (Prude) in January 2004, last updated one month ago by Vanishing Point (Chinaski)]

Last on Friday, 19 June 2020 09:50

Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of… the 1880's, pt.2 (1885-1889) [Started by Daniel_Rf in June 2020, last updated one month ago by Daniel_Rf] POLL results

Last on Wednesday, 17 June 2020 00:28

Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of… the 1880's, pt.1 (1880-1884) [Started by Daniel_Rf in June 2020, last updated one month ago by Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison)] POLL results

Last on Monday, 15 June 2020 00:01

Which book's setting will the US most resemble in 20 years? [Started by crystal-brained yogahead (map) in June 2020, last updated two months ago by System] POLL results

Last on Friday, 12 June 2020 20:39

Cornel West [Started by djdee2005 in August 2004, last updated two months ago by anvil]
Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of… the 1860's, pt.2 (1865-1869) [Started by Daniel_Rf in May 2020, last updated two months ago by Lily Dale] POLL results

Last on Tuesday, 9 June 2020 16:53

Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of… the 1870's, pt.2 (1874-1879) [Started by Daniel_Rf in June 2020, last updated two months ago by Daniel_Rf] POLL results

Last on Wednesday, 3 June 2020 11:04

Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of… the 1870's, pt.1 (1870-1874) [Started by Daniel_Rf in May 2020, last updated two months ago by Daniel_Rf] POLL results

Last on Thursday, 28 May 2020 19:16

rip William H. Gass [Started by didgeridon't (Ye Mad Puffin) in December 2017, last updated two months ago by plax (ico)]

Last on Monday, 25 May 2020 14:03

edward gibbon's "the decline & fall of the roman empire": C/D? [Started by J.D. (Justyn Dillingham) in August 2006, last updated two months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Sunday, 24 May 2020 13:09

Karl Ove Knausgård - Min kamp [Started by nostormo in March 2014, last updated two months ago by xyzzzz__]

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Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of… the 1860's, pt.1 (1860-1864) [Started by Daniel_Rf in May 2020, last updated two months ago by Daniel_Rf] POLL results

Last on Thursday, 21 May 2020 20:49

TS Heavy Hitters: Powerhouses of Prose (knife-drawer edition): Jonathan Swift vs Mark Twain [Started by you don't exist in the database (woof) in January 2012, last updated two months ago by xyzzzz__] POLL results

Last on Tuesday, 19 May 2020 16:13

Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of… the 1850's, pt.2 (1856-1859) [Started by Daniel_Rf in May 2020, last updated two months ago by Daniel_Rf] POLL results

Last on Thursday, 14 May 2020 08:21

Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of… the 1850's, pt.1 (1850-1855) [Started by Daniel_Rf in May 2020, last updated three months ago by a slice of greater pastry (ledge)] POLL results

Last on Tuesday, 12 May 2020 02:54

Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of… the 1840's, pt.2 (1846-1849) [Started by Daniel_Rf in April 2020, last updated three months ago by dow] POLL results

Last on Sunday, 10 May 2020 19:20

c/d: 'infinite jest' [Started by tom west (thomp) in December 2005, last updated three months ago by karl...arlk...rlka...lkar...]

Last on Friday, 8 May 2020 20:45

Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of… the 1840's, pt. 1 (1840-1845) [Started by Daniel_Rf in April 2020, last updated three months ago by Brad C.] POLL results

Last on Wednesday, 6 May 2020 23:32

Nouveau Roman [Started by xyzzzz__ in May 2008, last updated three months ago by dow] POLL results
there's a trick with a life that i'm learing to do: the works of guy gavriel kay [Started by (▀▄▀▄) (Lamp) in February 2010, last updated three months ago by Mordy] POLL results

Last on Thursday, 30 April 2020 14:36

what do your bookshelves look like? [Started by I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby) in October 2018, last updated three months ago by johnny crunch]

Last on Tuesday, 28 April 2020 00:38

Something Queer Is Going On [Started by Kate (rushomancy) in April 2020, last updated three months ago by Kate (rushomancy)] POLL results

Last on Sunday, 26 April 2020 20:10

2019 Autumn: What Are You Reading as the Light Drifts Southward? [Started by A is for (Aimless) in September 2019, last updated three months ago by koogs]
This Be The Pocket Universe: Post Here When You Realize Or Are Reminded That An SF Title Is From The Canon Of English Poetry [Started by Archaic Buster Poindexter, Live At The Apollo (James Redd and the Blecchs) in July 2015, last updated three months ago by budo jeru]

Last on Thursday, 23 April 2020 15:11

What's Your Source for Reading Material These Days? [Started by A is for (Aimless) in April 2020, last updated three months ago by let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone)]

Last on Wednesday, 15 April 2020 16:45

Neal Stephenson: Cryptonomicon & more... [Started by spittle (spittle) in February 2004, last updated four months ago by Doctor Casino]

Last on Monday, 13 April 2020 18:22

Percy Bysshe Shelley [Started by Treeship in September 2014, last updated four months ago by Vanishing Point (Chinaski)]

Last on Sunday, 12 April 2020 13:13

Redshifted In Memphis: Thread for a discussion of books about science or its history aimed at a general audience but not playing to the crowd [Started by Bo Diddley Is A Threadkiller (James Redd and the Blecchs) in May 2014, last updated four months ago by Three Hundred Pounds of Almond Joy (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Saturday, 11 April 2020 17:36

Which Translators do you Trust? [Started by xyzzzz__ in September 2009, last updated four months ago by coviderunt omnes (pomenitul)]

Last on Monday, 6 April 2020 21:31

Rolling Contemporary Poetry [Started by markers in October 2010, last updated four months ago by Never changed username before (cardamon)]

Last on Saturday, 4 April 2020 06:26

What Crap [Started by Ntsasa Raonald Sease in March 2004, last updated four months ago by narcissistic sleighride (Neanderthal)]

Last on Sunday, 29 March 2020 10:31

thomas mann's "the magic mountain" [Started by J.D. (Justyn Dillingham) in March 2006, last updated four months ago by Le Bateau Ivre]

Last on Friday, 27 March 2020 22:34

Demented Book Covers [Started by James Morrison in February 2008, last updated four months ago by Corduroy Stridulations (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ)]

Last on Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:50

Poetry uncovered, Fiction you never saw, All new writing delivered, Courtesy WINTER: 2019/2020 reading thread [Started by Fizzles in December 2019, last updated four months ago by felt jute gyte delete later (wins)]

Last on Sunday, 22 March 2020 09:45

archipelago books [Started by flopson in February 2013, last updated four months ago by Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison)]

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Lydia Davis [Started by jed_ in February 2012, last updated four months ago by estela]

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w.h. auden. [Started by cozen (Cozen) in April 2005, last updated four months ago by xyzzzz__]
literary twitter feeds good and bad [Started by mark s in August 2016, last updated four months ago by felt jute gyte delete later (wins)]
TS The Caves of Steel vs. A Pail of Air [Started by Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette Alone) (James Redd and the Blecchs) in March 2020, last updated four months ago by Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette Alone) (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Tuesday, 17 March 2020 08:51

Heavy Hitters #2: Emily Dickinson v Walt Whitman [Started by decent skinsmanship (Michael B) in November 2010, last updated four months ago by xyzzzz__] POLL results

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new pynchon new pynchon new pynchon [Started by tom west (thomp) in July 2006, last updated five months ago by mark s]

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You Need an Editor! [Started by I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura) in January 2004, last updated five months ago by A is for (Aimless)]

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Ann Quin and... [Started by xyzzzz__ in May 2008, last updated five months ago by xyzzzz__]

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Grace Paley: search & destroy; classic or dud; etc. [Started by otto in April 2004, last updated five months ago by just sayin]

Last on Tuesday, 25 February 2020 17:13

What did you read in 2019? [Started by xyzzzz__ in December 2019, last updated five months ago by calumerio]
NYRB Publishing [Started by Le présent se dégrade, d'abord en histoire, puis en (Michael White) in July 2009, last updated five months ago by na (NA)]

Last on Wednesday, 19 February 2020 16:35

Thomas Bernhard? [Started by wmlynch (wlynch) in January 2007, last updated five months ago by TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)]

Last on Sunday, 16 February 2020 14:30

TS Heavy Hitters Poll #3: Frost vs Stevens [Started by balls and adieu (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn) in July 2010, last updated five months ago by Ngolo Cantwell (Chinaski)] POLL results

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Try to sum up George Steiner [Started by alimosina in February 2020, last updated six months ago by alimosina]

Last on Tuesday, 4 February 2020 12:44

Flann O'Brien [Started by Jordan (Jordan) in September 2006, last updated six months ago by fetter]
Moby Dick [Started by Jaq (Jaq) in November 2005, last updated six months ago by Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison)]

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Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner [Started by Treeship in July 2013, last updated seven months ago by Guayaquil (eephus!)]

Last on Wednesday, 8 January 2020 16:06

isaac asimov - "segregationist" (and other stories about THE ROBOTS) [Started by Tracer Hand in April 2008, last updated seven months ago by Ward Fowler]
Rolling Contemporary Literary Fiction [Started by ksh in July 2010, last updated seven months ago by xyzzzz__]

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Housekeeping~Marilynne Robinson [Started by Beth Natale (Beth N) in June 2006, last updated seven months ago by TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)]

Last on Wednesday, 1 January 2020 23:03

Book-related New Year Resolutions [Started by A is for (Aimless) in December 2019, last updated seven months ago by wasdnuos (abanana)]
Slav Lit: Search and Destroy [Started by xyzzzz__ in June 2018, last updated seven months ago by xyzzzz__]

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'Tis the Season = M.R. James [Started by http://uktv.co.uk/ can fuck right off imo (Noodle Vague) in November 2009, last updated seven months ago by koogs]

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words that you only ever read in science fiction [Started by TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand) in September 2013, last updated seven months ago by Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand)]
Your writing workshop (mis)adventures [Started by Leee O'Gaddy (Leee) in April 2004, last updated seven months ago by rb (soda)]

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The Finite Library [Started by Before Hollywood Swing (James Redd and the Blecchs) in January 2018, last updated seven months ago by Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison)]

Last on Wednesday, 25 December 2019 16:02

Books of the year/decade/etc lists [Started by wasdnuos (abanana) in November 2019, last updated seven months ago by xyzzzz__]
an urgent request for ann - re: denis johnson. [Started by griffin doome in December 2003, last updated seven months ago by sleeve]

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