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The Double Dream of Spring 2019: what are we reading? [Started by A funny tinge happened on the way to the forum (wins) in March 2019, last updated one hour ago by Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs)] 20 new answers
London Review of Books [Started by ornamental cabbage (James Morrison) in December 2013, last updated three hours ago by the pinefox] 8 new answers
Book Reviews? LRB vs the failing New York Review of Books vs ... ? [Started by Federico Boswarlos in September 2018, last updated four hours ago by xyzzzz__] 2 new answers
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 nine hours ago by And according to some websites, there were “sexcapades.” (James Morrison)] 3 new answers

Last on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 21:24

Slav Lit: Search and Destroy [Started by xyzzzz__ in June 2018, last updated yesterday by xyzzzz__] 1 new answer
Tell me a bit about Walker Percy's fiction/non-fiction [Started by Suzy Creemcheese (SuzyCreemcheese) in June 2005, last updated yesterday by recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)] 17 new answers
I'm back with a HUGE PILE OF ITALIAN BOOKS!!!!! [Started by Ann Sterzinger (Ann Sterzinger) in March 2005, last updated yesterday by xyzzzz__] 7 new answers

Last on Monday, 20 May 2019 17:16

george orwell: S and D [Started by J.D. (Justyn Dillingham) in April 2006, last updated two days ago by dow] 14 new answers
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 two days ago by koogs] 5 new answers

Last on Sunday, 19 May 2019 16:05

The Finite Library [Started by Before Hollywood Swing (James Redd and the Blecchs) in January 2018, last updated three days ago by Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs)] 2 new answers

Last on Friday, 17 May 2019 19:45

ts big dogs 2014 edition #1: dostoyevsky vs austen [Started by ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp) in July 2014, last updated five days ago by A is for (Aimless)] 2 new answers POLL results
Magnus Mills [Started by imago in May 2019, last updated five days ago by imago] 4 new answers

Last on Wednesday, 15 May 2019 20:50

Nu-ILB: What books have you purchased lately? [Started by Aimless in March 2007, last updated one week ago by koogs]
Schadenfreude in Literature. [Started by Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_) in April 2019, last updated one week ago by o. nate]

Last on Monday, 13 May 2019 10:03

Rolling Contemporary Poetry [Started by markers in October 2010, last updated one week ago by Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd)]

Last on Thursday, 2 May 2019 23:31

Best debut novels? [Started by The Brainwasher (Twilight) in October 2006, last updated two weeks ago by A is for (Aimless)]

Last on Monday, 29 April 2019 00:07

Misleading Book Covers [Started by Stevie T in January 2011, last updated three weeks ago by And according to some websites, there were “sexcapades.” (James Morrison)]

Last on Sunday, 28 April 2019 02:58

So, did anyone read Lanark then? [Started by zan in June 2001, last updated three weeks ago by viborg]

Last on Thursday, 25 April 2019 19:58

STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND, then DUNE and now, the major novel of love and terror at the end of time: DHALGREN, by Samuel Delany, four-time Nebula award winner (ilx book club #Y8554) [Started by ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp) in February 2014, last updated three weeks ago by Ward Fowler]
Samuel Delany [Started by Julio Desouza (jdesouza) in January 2004, last updated three weeks ago by soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0)]

Last on Tuesday, 23 April 2019 15:34

Flann O'Brien [Started by Jordan (Jordan) in September 2006, last updated four weeks ago by fetter]

Last on Friday, 19 April 2019 15:32

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 one month ago by Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli)] POLL results

Last on Wednesday, 17 April 2019 11:04

Perry Anderson [Started by the pinefox in July 2018, last updated one month ago by mark s]

Last on Tuesday, 2 April 2019 15:55

Author Diaries/Notebooks: Search/destroy/bothered AT ALL! [Started by xyzzzz__ in November 2009, last updated one month ago by woof]

Last on Monday, 1 April 2019 12:27

2019 Winter: The What Are You Reading thread that came in from the cold [Started by A is for (Aimless) in January 2019, last updated one month ago by koogs]

Last on Friday, 29 March 2019 19:15

NYRB Publishing [Started by Le présent se dégrade, d'abord en histoire, puis en (Michael White) in July 2009, last updated one month ago by 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek)]

Last on Wednesday, 27 March 2019 21:32

dhalgren [Started by thomp in June 2009, last updated one month ago by Theorbo Goes Wild (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Tuesday, 26 March 2019 18:13

Search/Destroy Every Nobel Prize Winner For Literature [Started by scott seward in October 2016, last updated one month ago by PaulDananVEVO (||||||||)]

Last on Saturday, 16 March 2019 23:15

what poetry are you reading [Started by mustread guy (schlump) in December 2013, last updated two months ago by Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski)]

Last on Friday, 15 March 2019 10:42

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 two months ago by the pinefox]

Last on Wednesday, 13 March 2019 08:36

London ILB - FAP? [Started by accentmonkey (accentmonkey) in May 2004, last updated two months ago by the pinefox]

Last on Saturday, 9 March 2019 02:48

literary twitter feeds good and bad [Started by mark s in August 2016, last updated two months ago by dow]
Edwin Morgan [Started by Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper) in February 2004, last updated two months ago by ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver)]

Last on Friday, 8 March 2019 14:19

Beatnik/Beat Generation Writers - Search & Destroy [Started by scott seward in April 2013, last updated two months ago by kolarov spring (NickB)]

Last on Thursday, 7 March 2019 07:49

Michael Robbins - Alien Vs. Predator (nb this book of poems is not about aliens, predators or their conflicts) [Started by woof in July 2012, last updated two months ago by (The Other) J.D. (J.D.)]

Last on Wednesday, 6 March 2019 07:42

Rolling Contemporary Literary Fiction [Started by ksh in July 2010, last updated two months ago by FernandoHierro]

Last on Friday, 1 March 2019 18:01

Lydia Davis [Started by jed_ in February 2012, last updated two months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Thursday, 28 February 2019 14:25

Elfriede Jelinek's Piano Teacher [Started by Michael_Pemulis in July 2009, last updated two months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 00:59

ilb book group: the last samurai: discussion thread for smartarses who plan to finish it early [Started by thomp in September 2010, last updated two months ago by Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison)]

Last on Tuesday, 26 February 2019 02:54

Books you never fail to see in charity shops. [Started by jed_ (jed) in May 2005, last updated two months ago by A is for (Aimless)]

Last on Monday, 25 February 2019 18:11

The Count of Monte Cristo: Classic or Dud [Started by Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino) in July 2015, last updated two months ago by koogs]

Last on Sunday, 17 February 2019 23:41

Ottessa Moshfegh [Started by flappy bird in July 2017, last updated three months ago by calstars]

Last on Friday, 15 February 2019 22:47

William Gaddis, c/d? [Started by n/a (Nick A.) in October 2005, last updated three months ago by A Grape Ape Agape (Leee)]

Last on Tuesday, 5 February 2019 08:53

Thomas Bernhard? [Started by wmlynch (wlynch) in January 2007, last updated three months ago]

Last on Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:29

can you judge a book by it's cover? [Started by flacajax in January 2004, last updated three months ago]
cat person [Started by |||||||| in December 2017, last updated three months ago by flappy bird]
What should I read next? [Started by Atila the Honeybun (Atila the Honeybun) in February 2004, last updated three months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Sunday, 27 January 2019 23:07

Man Booker Prize 2011 [Started by you don't exist in the database (woof) in July 2011, last updated three months ago by Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd)]
Have you ever tried learning a new language... [Started by xyzzzz__ in August 2011, last updated three months ago by Nabozo]
Amos Oz [Started by Moti Bahat in January 2005, last updated three months ago by dow]

Last on Monday, 21 January 2019 16:47

George Saunders and Mary Gaitskill - Seattle! [Started by Jaq (Jaq) in August 2006, last updated four months ago by Timothée Charalambides (cryptosicko)]

Last on Sunday, 13 January 2019 14:12

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 four months ago by Gunther Gleiben (Ye Mad Puffin)]

Last on Sunday, 6 January 2019 16:05

What did you read in 2018? [Started by xyzzzz__ in December 2018, last updated four months ago by Pierrot with a thousand farces (wins)]

Last on Thursday, 3 January 2019 18:04

Elena Ferrante - The Neapolitan Novels [Started by xyzzzz__ in October 2014, last updated four months ago by lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre)]

Last on Wednesday, 2 January 2019 16:24

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 alimosina]

Last on Tuesday, 1 January 2019 18:56

2018 Autumn: The Rise and Fall of What Are You Reading Now? [Started by A is for (Aimless) in September 2018, last updated four months ago by A is for (Aimless)]

Last on Saturday, 29 December 2018 22:12

Book Group: Helen DeWitt's "The Last Samurai" - Discussion Thread [Started by jed_ in September 2010, last updated four months ago by flopson]

Last on Wednesday, 19 December 2018 23:37

Henry Green vs Graham Greene [Started by woof in April 2016, last updated five months ago by It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christ (Tom D.)] POLL results

Last on Saturday, 8 December 2018 09:15

The Crying of Lot 49 [Started by the pinefox in October 2005, last updated five months ago by j.]

Last on Saturday, 1 December 2018 18:11

james merrill: c/d, s/d [Started by vahid (vahid) in February 2006, last updated five months ago by I like queer. You like queer, senator? (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)]
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 five months ago by Elvis Telecom]

Last on Monday, 26 November 2018 14:48

proust thread [Started by ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp) in September 2014, last updated five months ago by jmm]

Last on Saturday, 24 November 2018 22:44

'walden' by henry david thoreau [Started by decent skinsmanship (Michael B) in November 2010, last updated five months ago by j.]
Horror Novels/Short Stories: S/D [Started by Fred (Fred) in May 2004, last updated five months ago by dow]

Last on Tuesday, 20 November 2018 18:59

Good character names [Started by mick signals in November 2018, last updated six months ago]

Last on Thursday, 15 November 2018 21:21

Franzen: s/d [Started by bookdwarf (bookdwarf) in June 2004, last updated six months ago by President Keyes]

Last on Monday, 12 November 2018 23:51

DIVINA COMMEDIA - DANTE ALIGHIERI [Started by stefano graziosi (jacondo) in April 2004, last updated six months ago]

Last on Sunday, 11 November 2018 10:18

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

Last on Tuesday, 23 October 2018 09:28

Taking Sides: the TLS v. the LRB [Started by DV (dirtyvicar) in May 2004, last updated six months ago by the pinefox]

Last on Thursday, 18 October 2018 01:36

what's the oldest book you own [Started by Οὖτις in October 2018, last updated seven months ago by Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison)]

Last on Wednesday, 17 October 2018 21:50

Intense Longing for a classic! [Started by xyzzzz__ in October 2018, last updated seven months ago by Mario Meatwagon (Moodles)]

Last on Thursday, 11 October 2018 16:53

Thomas Carlyle! [Started by scott seward in August 2016, last updated seven months ago by Zach Same (Tom D.)]

Last on Friday, 5 October 2018 14:41

Nothing is happening in British literature [Started by Tim in August 2018, last updated seven months ago by Frederik B]

Last on Wednesday, 3 October 2018 21:43

Kindle Store bestsellers [Started by poxy fülvous (abanana) in December 2014, last updated seven months ago by adam the (abanana)]

Last on Thursday, 27 September 2018 02:58

2018 Summer: A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Wine, and What Are You Reading? [Started by A is for (Aimless) in June 2018, last updated seven months ago by A is for (Aimless)]

Last on Wednesday, 26 September 2018 14:49

do you actually "love books"? would you say to example for a stranger at a party "yeah, books, i love'em"? howabout someone you know? [Started by tom west (thomp) in April 2006, last updated seven months ago by Οὖτις]

Last on Tuesday, 25 September 2018 07:41

Reading Jonathan Lethem ...? [Started by I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura) in January 2004, last updated seven months ago by the pinefox]

Last on Sunday, 9 September 2018 01:34

$900 Grandmothers aka Out Of Print Book Price Sticker Shock: Post Yr Links Here [Started by You Play The Redd And The Blecch Comes Up (James Redd and the Blecchs) in April 2015, last updated eight months ago by no lime tangier]

Last on Thursday, 23 August 2018 18:58

Moby Dick [Started by Jaq (Jaq) in November 2005, last updated eight months ago by voodoo chili]

Last on Wednesday, 15 August 2018 14:45

Self-help Books [Started by Fred (Fred) in September 2004, last updated nine months ago by Trϵϵship]

Last on Monday, 13 August 2018 21:18

thread for discussion of edward st aubyn;s patrick melrose novels, never mind bad news some hope mother's milk at last [Started by i better not get any (thomp) in August 2013, last updated nine months ago by Britain's Sexiest Cow (jed_)]

Last on Sunday, 12 August 2018 18:14

Psychoanalysis and Novels/Short Stories [Started by xyzzzz__ in August 2009, last updated nine months ago by eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule)]
Alan Hollinghurst C/D S&D [Started by jed_ in August 2012, last updated nine months ago by morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)]

Last on Tuesday, 7 August 2018 10:02

Angela Carter [Started by scott seward in September 2009, last updated nine months ago by the pinefox]

Last on Sunday, 5 August 2018 17:36

A break from Byatt. [Started by Arjun Sudhir in March 2005, last updated nine months ago by djh]

Last on Saturday, 4 August 2018 02:46

Waugh! What Is He Good For? [Started by LondonLee (LondonLee) in January 2004, last updated nine months ago]

Last on Sunday, 29 July 2018 00:22

Penguin classics: OMG. [Started by Casuistry (Chris P) in October 2005, last updated nine months ago by A is for (Aimless)]

Last on Friday, 27 July 2018 15:09

Kazuo Ishiguro [Started by Alice Blanding in November 2004, last updated nine months ago by dow]

Last on Thursday, 26 July 2018 21:17

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

Last on Tuesday, 24 July 2018 12:48

Fernando Pessoa. [Started by peter thomas (thomp) in May 2006, last updated nine months ago by Tim]

Last on Friday, 20 July 2018 13:54

'House of Leaves' by Mark Z. Danielewski [Started by Andrew L (Andrew L) in January 2004, last updated ten months ago by The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski)]

Last on Sunday, 15 July 2018 04:12

DUNE: c/d [Started by vahid (vahid) in January 2004, last updated ten months ago by devops mom (silby)]

Last on Tuesday, 10 July 2018 16:35

No thread for Raymond Chandler?! (s/d, c/d, discuss, whatever) [Started by Public Brooding Closet (cryptosicko) in June 2013, last updated ten months ago by difficult listening hour]
Let's have a heated debate about At Swim-Two-Birds [Started by accentmonkey (accentmonkey) in March 2004, last updated ten months ago by the pinefox]

Last on Thursday, 5 July 2018 15:52

Roberto Bolano [Started by Zeno in March 2008, last updated ten months ago by Karl Malone]

Last on Friday, 29 June 2018 21:38

When Author X was Compared to Author Y by Author Z [Started by Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Hamletmachine (James Redd and the Blecchs) in October 2009, last updated ten months ago by Uncle Redd in the Zingtime (James Redd and the Blecchs)]
Muriel Spark RIP [Started by scott seward (scott seward) in April 2006, last updated ten months ago by Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison)]

Last on Saturday, 23 June 2018 17:51

2018 Springtime For ILB: My Huggles. What Are You Reading Now? [Started by Leslie “POLLS” Hartley (James Redd and the Blecchs) in March 2018, last updated ten months ago by A is for (Aimless)]

Last on Monday, 18 June 2018 17:02

Barbara Pym and Alice Munro-- opinions and where do I start? [Started by Steve Walker (Quietman) in February 2004, last updated eleven months ago]

Last on Sunday, 17 June 2018 20:59

Prose works by poets [Started by xyzzzz__ in August 2009, last updated eleven months ago by dow]

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