Upcoming Books

Some of the books we'll be discussing

We usually discuss two books every six weeks – one 19th Century and one 20th Century classic. You can choose to read one or both of the books (or neither..this isn’t school).

The discussion times each month will vary, and each month we’ll schedule two discussions per month of each book to suit different time zones.

Here are some of our past reads

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

20th Century Classic – Published in 1911 in the USA

Discussions: Mon 8th May 10am OR Tue 9th May 8pm

NB: All times quoted in Australian Eastern Standard Time (for Melbourne Australia). Click on the event date/time above to see details of local times for main member countries or to convert to your local time, click here

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

19th Century Classic – Published in 1861 in the UK

Discussions: Sat 27th May 10am OR Mon 29th May 8pm

NB: All times quoted in Australian Eastern Standard Time (for Melbourne Australia). Click on the event date/time above to see details of local times for main member countries or to convert to your local time, click here

 

The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather

20th Century Classic – Published in 1915 in the USA

Discussions: Wed 21st June 7pm OR Sun 25th June 10am

NB: All times quoted in Australian Eastern Standard Time (for Melbourne Australia). Click on the event date/time above to see details of local times for main member countries or to convert to your local time, click here

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

19th Century Classic – Published in 1817 in the UK

Discussions: Mon 17th July 8pm OR Wed 19th July 10am

NB: All times quoted in Australian Eastern Standard Time (for Melbourne Australia). Click on the event date/time above to see details of local times for main member countries or to convert to your local time, click here

 

Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut

20th Century Classic – Published in 1962 in the USA

Discussions: Mon 9th Aug 7pm OR Sat 12th Aug 10am

NB: All times quoted in Australian Eastern Standard Time (for Melbourne Australia). Click on the event date/time above to see details of local times for main member countries or to convert to your local time, click here

The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope

19th Century Classic – Published in 1875 in the UK

This is a longer read – but arguably worth the time, as it is one of his best novels, according to many Trollopites.

Discussions: Late August / early September 2023

NB: All times quoted in Australian Eastern Standard Time (for Melbourne Australia). Click on the event date/time above to see details of local times for main member countries or to convert to your local time, click here

 

The Bell by Iris Murdoch

20th Century Classic – Published in 1911 in the USA

Discussions: September 2023

NB: All times quoted in Australian Eastern Standard Time (for Melbourne Australia). Click on the event date/time above to see details of local times for main member countries or to convert to your local time, click here

The Death of Ivan Illyich by Leo Tolstoy

19th Century Classic – Published in 1886 in the Russia

Discussions: Late September/ early October 2023

NB: All times quoted in Australian Eastern Standard Time (for Melbourne Australia). Click on the event date/time above to see details of local times for main member countries or to convert to your local time, click here

 

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

20th Century Classic – Published in 1929 in the USA

Discussions: October 2023

NB: All times quoted in Australian Eastern Standard Time (for Melbourne Australia). Click on the event date/time above to see details of local times for main member countries or to convert to your local time, click here

 

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