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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 twelve minutes ago by Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison)] 2 new answers
Book Reviews? LRB vs the failing New York Review of Books vs ... ? [Started by Federico Boswarlos in September 2018, last updated twenty-two hours ago by Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison)] 85 new answers

Last on Friday, 21 September 2018 23:31

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 yesterday by dow] 10 new answers
Nu-ILB: What books have you purchased lately? [Started by Aimless in March 2007, last updated yesterday by Daniel_Rf] 5 new answers
NYRB Publishing [Started by Le présent se dégrade, d'abord en histoire, puis en (Michael White) in July 2009, last updated yesterday by Harper Valley CTA-102 (James Redd and the Blecchs)] 10 new answers

Last on Wednesday, 19 September 2018 03:41

Rolling Contemporary Literary Fiction [Started by ksh in July 2010, last updated three days ago by Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison)] 21 new answers

Last on Tuesday, 18 September 2018 09:46

Reading Jonathan Lethem ...? [Started by I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura) in January 2004, last updated four days ago by the pinefox] 3 new answers

Last on Saturday, 15 September 2018 22:37

Perry Anderson [Started by the pinefox in July 2018, last updated one week ago by mark s]
proust thread [Started by ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp) in September 2014, last updated one week ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Monday, 10 September 2018 02:59

Karl Ove Knausgård - Min kamp [Started by nostormo in March 2014, last updated one week ago by ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver)]
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 one week ago by Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison)]

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 one week ago by no lime tangier]

Last on Thursday, 6 September 2018 22:42

Elena Ferrante - The Neapolitan Novels [Started by xyzzzz__ in October 2014, last updated two weeks ago by ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver)]

Last on Monday, 3 September 2018 21:07

Horror Novels/Short Stories: S/D [Started by Fred (Fred) in May 2004, last updated two weeks ago by calstars]
Henry Green vs Graham Greene [Started by woof in April 2016, last updated two weeks ago by Scottish Country Twerking (Tom D.)] POLL results

Last on Sunday, 2 September 2018 22:25

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 two weeks ago by Ward Fowler]

Last on Friday, 24 August 2018 07:55

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

Last on Thursday, 23 August 2018 18:58

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

Last on Sunday, 19 August 2018 15:51

Nothing is happening in British literature [Started by Tim in August 2018, last updated one month ago by mark s]

Last on Wednesday, 15 August 2018 14:45

Self-help Books [Started by Fred (Fred) in September 2004, last updated one month 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 one month 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 one month ago by eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule)]
Alan Hollinghurst C/D S&D [Started by jed_ in August 2012, last updated one month ago by morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)]
Book Group: Helen DeWitt's "The Last Samurai" - Discussion Thread [Started by jed_ in September 2010, last updated one month ago by Fizzles]

Last on Tuesday, 7 August 2018 10:02

Angela Carter [Started by scott seward in September 2009, last updated one month 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 one month 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 one month ago by (The Other) J.D. (J.D.)]

Last on Sunday, 29 July 2018 00:22

Penguin classics: OMG. [Started by Casuistry (Chris P) in October 2005, last updated one month 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 one month 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 one month 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 one month ago by Tim]
Ottessa Moshfegh [Started by flappy bird in July 2017, last updated one month ago by flappy bird]

Last on Monday, 23 July 2018 22:54

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 alimosina]

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 two 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 two 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 two 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 two months ago by the pinefox]

Last on Thursday, 5 July 2018 15:52

Roberto Bolano [Started by Zeno in March 2008, last updated two 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 two 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 two 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 two 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 three months ago by morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)]

Last on Sunday, 17 June 2018 20:59

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

Last on Friday, 15 June 2018 05:13

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 three months ago by Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl)]

Last on Thursday, 14 June 2018 16:41

Harold Brodkey [Started by J.D. (Justyn Dillingham) in February 2006, last updated three months ago by dow]

Last on Tuesday, 12 June 2018 06:23

Scando Lit: search [Started by xyzzzz__ in August 2009, last updated three months ago by Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison)]

Last on Friday, 8 June 2018 12:37

Slav Lit: Search and Destroy [Started by xyzzzz__ in June 2018, last updated three months ago by xyzzzz__]
Station Eleven, By Emily St. John Mandel, a Standalone ILB Thread [Started by Faron Young Folks (James Redd and the Blecchs) in June 2015, last updated three months ago by lana del boy (ledge)]

Last on Tuesday, 5 June 2018 21:13

Books About Music [Started by 57 7th (calstars) in May 2004, last updated three months ago by the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius)]

Last on Friday, 1 June 2018 09:28

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

Last on Friday, 25 May 2018 19:41

where lies the strangling fruit...Area X - The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer [Started by scott seward in April 2015, last updated three months ago by Robert Adam Gilmour]

Last on Wednesday, 23 May 2018 05:04

what is the best philip roth novel? [Started by Zeno in May 2007, last updated three months ago by flappy bird] POLL results
Philip Roth - Where to begin? [Started by Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon) in January 2005, last updated three months ago by johnny crunch]

Last on Tuesday, 22 May 2018 19:22

Rolling Contemporary Poetry [Started by markers in October 2010, last updated four months ago by carles danger maus (s.clover)]

Last on Saturday, 19 May 2018 22:14

Secret History vs Little Friend [Started by Michael Jacobs in January 2004, last updated four months ago by akm]

Last on Friday, 18 May 2018 15:23

eugene o'neill poll/discussion [Started by johnny crunch in August 2017, last updated four months ago by the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius)] POLL results
History of Isrel/Palestine [Started by winterland in March 2004, last updated four months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Monday, 14 May 2018 13:17

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 four months ago by Delightful in Microdoses (Old Lunch)]

Last on Sunday, 13 May 2018 16:30

Tell Me About John Crowley [Started by MsLaura in January 2008, last updated four months ago by toby]
Flann O'Brien [Started by Jordan (Jordan) in September 2006, last updated four months ago by A is for (Aimless)]

Last on Saturday, 12 May 2018 13:42

Rewrite the openings to famous novels in the style of John Lanchester [Started by Matt DC in November 2015, last updated four months ago by Chuck_Tatum]

Last on Thursday, 10 May 2018 18:19

Joan Didion [Started by horseshoe in November 2007, last updated four months ago by didionfan]
so i started gravity's rainbow the other day [Started by John (jdahlem) in January 2005, last updated four months ago by two cool rock chicks pounding la croix (circa1916)]

Last on Friday, 4 May 2018 07:16

Who will be the next American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature? [Started by Mark Klobas in May 2005, last updated four months ago by lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre)]

Last on Thursday, 3 May 2018 20:55

Victor Hugo - Les Misérables [Started by roxymuzak in January 2009, last updated four months ago by koogs]
Lark Voorhies - True Light: A, superior, take, unto, the, premier, haloing, of, tenuation. Readily, available, True Light, provides, resource, into, time's, motifed, and, vestuved, authenticate, revel [Started by mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length) in May 2018, last updated four months ago by imago]

Last on Saturday, 21 April 2018 20:20

Herman Melville-The Confidence Man [Started by Local Garda in July 2009, last updated five months ago by valorous wokelord (silby)]

Last on Sunday, 15 April 2018 00:01

https://blackwells.co.uk/jacket/l/9780241343234.jpg [Started by DJ U OK Hun? (jed_) in March 2018, last updated five months ago by System] POLL results
Penguin 50 Moderns set @ £1 each or £50 for the box. [Started by DJ U OK Hun? (jed_) in March 2018, last updated five months ago by System] POLL results

Last on Tuesday, 3 April 2018 11:33

Ursula Le Guin -- S/D, etc. [Started by spittle (spittle) in December 2003, last updated five months ago by adam the (abanana)]

Last on Monday, 2 April 2018 15:14

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

Last on Thursday, 29 March 2018 08:43

"This will be Fine but I'm not Buying it" [Started by xyzzzz__ in March 2018, last updated five months ago by DJ U OK Hun? (jed_)]

Last on Wednesday, 28 March 2018 15:09

ILX Book Club - Jennifer Egan: A Visit from the Goon Squad [Started by xyzzzz__ in May 2011, last updated five months ago by Chuck_Tatum]

Last on Friday, 23 March 2018 21:46

Bronte Siblings: FITE! [Started by Branwell Bell in December 2013, last updated five months ago by devvvine] POLL results
And The Snow Fell Softly On ILB: What Are You Reading Now Winter 2017/18 [Started by Burru Men Meet Burryman ina Wicker Man (James Redd and the Blecchs) in December 2017, last updated five months ago by Leslie “POLLS” Hartley (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Friday, 16 March 2018 14:45

New: "I Love Writing" [Started by SRH (Skrik) in May 2004, last updated six months ago by imago]

Last on Sunday, 11 March 2018 19:46

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 xyzzzz__]

Last on Wednesday, 7 March 2018 13:03

Genres of book there's nothing wrong with, but you just don't care about [Started by Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison) in March 2018, last updated six months ago by the pinefox]

Last on Monday, 26 February 2018 00:50

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 six months ago by alimosina]

Last on Tuesday, 20 February 2018 08:52

ILB Writing Club [Started by imago in October 2017, last updated seven months ago by belcalis almanzar (||||||||)]

Last on Sunday, 18 February 2018 17:38

Borges translation? [Started by Moti Bahat in October 2004, last updated seven months ago by dow]

Last on Saturday, 17 February 2018 19:27

Percy Bysshe Shelley [Started by Treeship in September 2014, last updated seven months ago by morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)]
Don DeLillo...a disappointment? [Started by andyjack (andyjack) in March 2005, last updated seven months ago by circa1916]

Last on Thursday, 15 February 2018 20:38

middlemarch [Started by j. in June 2014, last updated seven months ago by JoeStork]

Last on Thursday, 8 February 2018 11:43

paul beatty. [Started by thomp in December 2008, last updated seven months ago by Matt DC]

Last on Sunday, 4 February 2018 02:32

What did you read in 2017? [Started by xyzzzz__ in December 2017, last updated seven months ago by dow]

Last on Saturday, 3 February 2018 00:17

do you re-read books? [Started by |||||||| in January 2018, last updated seven months ago by mookieproof] POLL results

Last on Friday, 2 February 2018 23:40

Mystery/noir/detective novels S/D [Started by gear (gear) in September 2005, last updated seven months ago by dow]

Last on Saturday, 27 January 2018 18:32

cat person [Started by |||||||| in December 2017, last updated seven months ago by 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek)]

Last on Thursday, 25 January 2018 00:33

Which Translators do you Trust? [Started by xyzzzz__ in September 2009, last updated seven months ago by mookieproof]

Last on Wednesday, 24 January 2018 21:21

literary twitter feeds good and bad [Started by mark s in August 2016, last updated seven months ago by mookieproof]

Last on Tuesday, 23 January 2018 03:25

Help me make a reading list of classic African-American literature [Started by equinox in August 2004, last updated seven months ago by dow]

Last on Saturday, 20 January 2018 15:39

'may and must, and may, and must, and may, and must': a thread for jenny erpenbeck's novel 'visitation' [Started by -Θ--Θ- (Lamp) in January 2011, last updated eight months ago by Curly Morlocks (James Redd and the Blecchs)]
Why isn't JP Donleavy more popular? [Started by Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox) in April 2004, last updated eight months ago by Fizzles]

Last on Friday, 19 January 2018 14:51

ts big dogs 2014 edition #2 : GERTRUDE STEIN vs THE BRONTES [Started by ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp) in July 2014, last updated eight months ago by xyzzzz__] POLL results

Last on Thursday, 18 January 2018 01:07

Authors who don't use quotation marks: why? [Started by Revivalist (Revivalist) in January 2007, last updated eight months ago by j.]

Last on Tuesday, 16 January 2018 18:42

Ann Quin and... [Started by xyzzzz__ in May 2008, last updated eight months ago by xyzzzz__]
Anna Kavan [Started by flappy bird in January 2018, last updated eight months ago by na (NA)]

Last on Sunday, 14 January 2018 19:35

Anna Karenina [Started by Moti Bahat in March 2006, last updated eight months ago by treeship 2]
War and Peace 2012 [Started by The New Dirty Vicar in January 2012, last updated eight months ago by Mordy]

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