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"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 twelve minutes ago by silby] 12 new answers

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 yesterday by Le Bateau Ivre] 4 new answers

Last on Saturday, 28 March 2020 21:34

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 days ago by Robert Adam Gilmour] 6 new answers

Last on Friday, 27 March 2020 22:34

Demented Book Covers [Started by James Morrison in February 2008, last updated three days ago by Corduroy Stridulations (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ)] 2 new answers

Last on Wednesday, 25 March 2020 21:50

Percy Bysshe Shelley [Started by Treeship in September 2014, last updated five days ago by mark s] 2 new answers
Poetry uncovered, Fiction you never saw, All new writing delivered, Courtesy WINTER: 2019/2020 reading thread [Started by Fizzles in December 2019, last updated five days 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 one week ago by Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison)]

Last on Saturday, 21 March 2020 23:36

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 week ago by Elvis Telecom]

Last on Friday, 20 March 2020 00:24

Lydia Davis [Started by jed_ in February 2012, last updated one week ago by estela]

Last on Wednesday, 18 March 2020 21:25

w.h. auden. [Started by cozen (Cozen) in April 2005, last updated one week ago by xyzzzz__]
literary twitter feeds good and bad [Started by mark s in August 2016, last updated one week 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 one week ago by Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette Alone) (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Tuesday, 17 March 2020 11:46

Book Reviews? LRB vs the failing New York Review of Books vs ... ? [Started by Federico Boswarlos in September 2018, last updated one week ago by mark s]
Heavy Hitters #2: Emily Dickinson v Walt Whitman [Started by decent skinsmanship (Michael B) in November 2010, last updated one week ago by xyzzzz__] POLL results

Last on Monday, 16 March 2020 11:46

Nu-ILB: What books have you purchased lately? [Started by Aimless in March 2007, last updated two weeks ago by nathom]

Last on Saturday, 14 March 2020 16:17

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

Last on Wednesday, 11 March 2020 18:19

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

Last on Tuesday, 10 March 2020 16:25

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

Last on Monday, 9 March 2020 15:23

The Man Without Qualities [Started by Ronan in November 2007, last updated three weeks ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Friday, 6 March 2020 18:55

what poetry are you reading [Started by mustread guy (schlump) in December 2013, last updated three weeks ago by TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)]
London ILB - FAP? [Started by accentmonkey (accentmonkey) in May 2004, last updated three weeks ago by Tim]

Last on Wednesday, 4 March 2020 00:39

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

Last on Friday, 28 February 2020 20:23

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 one month ago by o. nate]

Last on Tuesday, 25 February 2020 17:13

What did you read in 2019? [Started by xyzzzz__ in December 2019, last updated one month ago by calumerio]
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 na (NA)]

Last on Wednesday, 19 February 2020 16:35

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

Last on Tuesday, 18 February 2020 22:04

Which Translators do you Trust? [Started by xyzzzz__ in September 2009, last updated one month ago by xyzzzz__]

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 one month ago by Ngolo Cantwell (Chinaski)] POLL results

Last on Friday, 7 February 2020 17:34

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

Last on Tuesday, 4 February 2020 12:44

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

Last on Wednesday, 29 January 2020 23:40

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

Last on Sunday, 12 January 2020 18:54

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

Last on Saturday, 11 January 2020 22:40

Samuel Delany [Started by Julio Desouza (jdesouza) in January 2004, last updated two months ago by Robert Adam Gilmour]

Last on Thursday, 9 January 2020 05:08

Elena Ferrante - The Neapolitan Novels [Started by xyzzzz__ in October 2014, last updated two months ago by dow]

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

Last on Tuesday, 7 January 2020 21:54

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 mark s]

Last on Monday, 6 January 2020 14:51

Housekeeping~Marilynne Robinson [Started by Beth Natale (Beth N) in June 2006, last updated two 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 two months ago by wasdnuos (abanana)]
Slav Lit: Search and Destroy [Started by xyzzzz__ in June 2018, last updated two months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Tuesday, 31 December 2019 17:24

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

Last on Monday, 30 December 2019 23:22

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

Last on Sunday, 29 December 2019 07:22

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

Last on Friday, 27 December 2019 16:45

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 oscar bravo]

Last on Wednesday, 25 December 2019 16:02

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

Last on Tuesday, 24 December 2019 00:52

signet horror paperback covers of the 70s and 80s and related desiderata [Started by vincent black shadow giallo (Edward III) in July 2012, last updated three months ago by Don’t Slander Meme (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Monday, 23 December 2019 15:57

Recommend me some non-fiction [Started by Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!) in March 2005, last updated three months ago by johnny crunch]

Last on Wednesday, 18 December 2019 16:51

new book releases [Started by jello my future biafriend (roxymuzak) in December 2019, last updated three months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Tuesday, 17 December 2019 13:25

Sci-fi S/D [Started by Fred (Fred) in June 2004, last updated three months ago by Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand)]

Last on Saturday, 7 December 2019 15:34

Best book from the ads at the back of an old Bantam paperback of Crompton Divided [Started by Irae Louvin (James Redd and the Blecchs) in November 2019, last updated three months ago by doctor johnson (askance johnson)] POLL results
Who will be the next American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature? [Started by Mark Klobas in May 2005, last updated three months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Tuesday, 26 November 2019 22:28

ILB Writing Club [Started by imago in October 2017, last updated four months ago by Le Bateau Ivre]

Last on Wednesday, 6 November 2019 17:36

cat person [Started by |||||||| in December 2017, last updated four months ago by Mordy]

Last on Monday, 4 November 2019 19:49

Anna Kavan [Started by flappy bird in January 2018, last updated four months ago by alimosina]

Last on Wednesday, 30 October 2019 00:07

Henry James: Search and Destroy [Started by Aimless (Aimless) in September 2005, last updated five months ago by Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand)]

Last on Monday, 28 October 2019 13:38

London Review of Books [Started by ornamental cabbage (James Morrison) in December 2013, last updated five months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Saturday, 12 October 2019 15:35

John Updike [Started by 57 7th (calstars) in November 2004, last updated five months ago by Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski)]
question!!!! [Started by Michelle in September 2005, last updated five months ago by YouGov to see it (wins)]

Last on Sunday, 22 September 2019 18:56

2019 Sum-Sum-Summertime: What Are You Reading, My Good People? [Started by A is for (Aimless) in June 2019, last updated six months ago by A is for (Aimless)]
Rolling Contemporary Poetry [Started by markers in October 2010, last updated six months ago by o. nate]

Last on Sunday, 15 September 2019 02:40

Delmore's Delicatessen of Dreams Responsibilities World Weddings Movies open all night [Started by dow in September 2019, last updated six months ago by dow]

Last on Friday, 13 September 2019 01:07

Irish Novelists I Should Read [Started by scott seward in January 2016, last updated six months ago by Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison)]

Last on Tuesday, 10 September 2019 15:59

a thread for b.s. johnson, christine brooke-rose, ann quin, alan burns, [Started by thomp in April 2012, last updated six months ago by The Inner Mounting Phlegm (Tom D.)]

Last on Monday, 2 September 2019 18:42

ILB: Post your canonical covers here [Started by Cry for a Shadow Blaster (James Redd and the Blecchs) in June 2016, last updated six months ago by The Fearless Thread Killers (James Redd and the Blecchs)]
Books you never fail to see in charity shops. [Started by jed_ (jed) in May 2005, last updated six months ago by hoostanbank de reason lyrics mp4 hd video download (unregistered)]

Last on Saturday, 31 August 2019 17:25

E. M. Forster - C or D, s&d, etc. [Started by Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf) in October 2005, last updated six months ago by TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)]

Last on Thursday, 29 August 2019 07:33

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 Saturday, 17 August 2019 02:53

Herman Melville-The Confidence Man [Started by Local Garda in July 2009, last updated seven months ago by “Hakuna Matata,” a nihilist philosophy (One Eye Open)]

Last on Friday, 16 August 2019 00:57

Ian McEwan [Started by Dr Morbius in November 2007, last updated seven months ago by Chuck_Tatum]

Last on Wednesday, 14 August 2019 00:44

c/d: 'infinite jest' [Started by tom west (thomp) in December 2005, last updated seven months ago by Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown)]

Last on Saturday, 3 August 2019 21:51

Dystopian Lit! [Started by Caenis (Caenis) in March 2004, last updated seven months ago by etc]

Last on Wednesday, 24 July 2019 17:39

Muriel Spark RIP [Started by scott seward (scott seward) in April 2006, last updated eight months ago by U or Astro-U? (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Saturday, 20 July 2019 13:40

I'm back with a HUGE PILE OF ITALIAN BOOKS!!!!! [Started by Ann Sterzinger (Ann Sterzinger) in March 2005, last updated eight months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Friday, 19 July 2019 13:43

Post Full Names of Noted Authors Here [Started by Eloi's Comin' (James Redd and the Blecchs) in January 2018, last updated eight months ago by Ask Heavy Manners (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Monday, 15 July 2019 21:25

recommend a book about the Mexican Revolution [Started by ☠ (roxymuzak) in March 2011, last updated eight months ago by omar little]

Last on Sunday, 14 July 2019 19:00

ILB Brief Encounters: Literary Figures Appearing in Interesting Situations [Started by My City Slang Was Gone (James Redd and the Blecchs) in July 2016, last updated eight months ago by jmm]

Last on Saturday, 13 July 2019 23:13

Dale Peck [Started by 27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy) in June 2011, last updated eight months ago by ... (Eazy)]

Last on Friday, 12 July 2019 01:00

Los Angeles [Started by terry lennox. (gareth) in October 2005, last updated eight months ago by Lactose Shaolin Wanker (Raymond Cummings)]

Last on Thursday, 11 July 2019 10:44

Thomas Hardy - Search and Destroy [Started by Alfred, Lord Sotosyn in October 2008, last updated eight months ago by koogs]

Last on Monday, 8 July 2019 21:45

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

Last on Sunday, 7 July 2019 00:19

the rights of the reader [Started by j. in February 2017, last updated eight months ago by j.] POLL results

Last on Friday, 5 July 2019 17:11

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

Last on Thursday, 27 June 2019 08:37

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 nine months ago by koogs]

Last on Saturday, 22 June 2019 08:58

Author Diaries/Notebooks: Search/destroy/bothered AT ALL! [Started by xyzzzz__ in November 2009, last updated nine months ago by Fizzles]

Last on Friday, 21 June 2019 11:43

$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 nine months ago by TS The Students vs. The Regents (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Thursday, 20 June 2019 23:36

Magnus Mills [Started by imago in May 2019, last updated nine months ago by Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre)]

Last on Monday, 3 June 2019 15:07

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 nine months ago by Οὖτις]

Last on Sunday, 26 May 2019 18:22

War and Peace 2012 [Started by The New Dirty Vicar in January 2012, last updated ten months ago by Mordy]

Last on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 14:44

Tell me a bit about Walker Percy's fiction/non-fiction [Started by Suzy Creemcheese (SuzyCreemcheese) in June 2005, last updated ten months ago by recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)]

Last on Monday, 20 May 2019 17:16

george orwell: S and D [Started by J.D. (Justyn Dillingham) in April 2006, last updated ten months ago by dow]

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 ten months ago by A is for (Aimless)] POLL results

Last on Wednesday, 15 May 2019 00:36

Schadenfreude in Literature. [Started by Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_) in April 2019, last updated ten months ago by o. nate]

Last on Thursday, 2 May 2019 23:31

Best debut novels? [Started by The Brainwasher (Twilight) in October 2006, last updated ten months 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 eleven months 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 eleven months ago by viborg]

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 eleven months 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 eleven months ago by mark s]

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