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What Fiction are you reading this week, May 31, 2026? 12 hermetic Sunday Thursday 4 482
What are the BEST BOOKS you've read in 2026? 3 hermetic Jan 2026 Mar 2026 1 1315
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What Fiction are you reading this week, May 24, 2026? 15 hermetic May 24 Sunday 6 858
What Fiction are you reading this week, May 17, 2026? 14 hermetic May 17 May 24 8 1030
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The Guardian's 100 best books of all time 17 Ponietz May 16 May 16 28 2458
And here's #40-21 on the Guardian's best all-time books 2 Ponietz May 15 May 15 9 520
#60-41 on the Guardian's list of all-time best novels 6 Ponietz May 14 May 14 10 748
Here's #100-61 on the Guardian's list of all time best novels 1 Ponietz May 13 May 13 4 591
What Fiction are you reading this week, May 10, 2026? 11 hermetic May 10 May 10 6 932
Looking for a GOOD read... 4 ret5hd May 9 May 9 5 655
I'm searching for a new series again. Any opinions on C. J. Box? 10 Vinca May 7 May 9 2 925
What Fiction are you reading this week, May 3, 2026? 10 hermetic May 3 May 8 5 967
1984 online 3 Zorro Jul 2025 Apr 30 6 1940
What Fiction are you reading this week, April 26, 2026? 18 hermetic Apr 26 Apr 28 7 1346
Has anyone read the Alex Cross series by James Patterson? 11 Vinca Apr 20 Apr 26 1 1006
What Fiction are you reading this week, April 19, 2026? 18 hermetic Apr 19 Apr 24 7 1465
What Fiction are you reading this week, April 12, 2026? 13 hermetic Apr 12 Apr 15 6 1212
Has anyone read The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip Paris? n/t 4 RamblingRose Apr 12 Apr 12 1 862
What Fiction are you reading this week, April 5, 2026? 12 hermetic Apr 5 Apr 10 6 1403
What Fiction are you reading this week, March 29, 2026? 16 hermetic Mar 29 Apr 5 8 1849
What Fiction are you reading this week, March 22, 2026? 23 hermetic Mar 22 Mar 28 4 2320
What Fiction are you reading this week, March 15, 2026? 18 hermetic Mar 15 Mar 22 7 2130
What Fiction are you reading this week, March 8, 2026? 13 hermetic Mar 8 Mar 13 4 1836
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 cbabe Mar 8 Mar 8 0 478
What Fiction are you reading this week, March 1, 2026? 7 hermetic Mar 2026 Mar 2026 6 1413
Susan Choi and Katie Kitamura among authors longlisted for Women's prize for fiction 1 cbabe Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 845

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What Fiction are you reading this week, February 22, 2026? 19 hermetic Feb 2026 Feb 2026 5 2489
What Fiction are you reading this week, February 15, 2026? 24 hermetic Feb 2026 Feb 2026 5 2496
What Fiction are you reading this week, February 8, 2026? 23 hermetic Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 2454
What Fiction are you reading this week, February 1, 2026? 20 hermetic Feb 2026 Feb 2026 7 2432
Happy Black History Month! 5 littlemissmartypants Feb 2026 Feb 2026 5 1113
What Fiction are you reading this week, January 25, 2026? 22 hermetic Jan 2026 Feb 2026 7 2799
My local library has a sheet similar to Bingo called "Cozy up & Read" 4 MIButterfly Jan 2026 Jan 2026 7 1289
What are the BEST BOOKS you've read in 2025? 7 hermetic Jan 2025 Jan 2026 3 3467
Alcoholic Detective? 3 Maninacan Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 1155
What Fiction are you reading this week, January 18, 2026? 10 hermetic Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 1763
Many schools don't think students can read full novels any more. That's a tragedy 4 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 8 1454
What Fiction are you reading this week, January 11, 2026? 8 hermetic Jan 2026 Jan 2026 7 1785
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror - review roundup 2 cbabe Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 1236
What Fiction are you reading this week, January 4, 2026? 16 hermetic Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 2450
Is Anyone Here Reading Dan Brown's - The Secret of Secrets?..... 4 global1 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 1380
What Fiction are you reading this week, December 28, 2025? 5 hermetic Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 1723
What Fiction are you reading this week, December 21, 2025? 22 hermetic Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 3064
What Fiction are you reading this week, December 14, 2025? 22 hermetic Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 3004
From Dr Seuss to All Quiet on the Western Front: 19 books to help you find hope, sense and resistance in difficult times 2 cbabe Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1203
Has anyone read Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon? 1 QED Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 1147
Let us gather at the river, and sing as we step into the stream. 0 rampartd Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1056
Rainbows Wane 0 Rizen Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 969
'This extraordinary story never goes out of fashion': 30 authors on the books they give to everyone 4 cbabe Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 1635
Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class 2 BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 1474
What Fiction are you reading this week, December 7, 2025? 10 hermetic Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 2061
Does anyone know of a fiction book about a fictitious rock band that takes off from the "Paul is dead" story? 2 raccoon Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 1250
What Fiction are you reading this week, November 30, 2025? 22 hermetic Nov 2025 Dec 2025 8 3232
What Fiction are you reading this week, November 16, 2025? 14 hermetic Nov 2025 Dec 2025 6 2431
What Fiction are you reading this week, November 23, 2025? 19 hermetic Nov 2025 Nov 2025 9 3166
What Fiction are you reading this week, November 9, 2025? 18 hermetic Nov 2025 Nov 2025 8 2918

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The Fantasy Planet of Maraloco 1 rampartd Nov 2025 Nov 2025 0 1245
I Just Finished Reading "Cooler Than Cool, the Life and Work of Elmore Leonard" 0 The Roux Comes First Nov 2025 Nov 2025 2 1157
Booker Prize won by 'extraordinary' Flesh by David Szalay 0 cbabe Nov 2025 Nov 2025 4 1193
I started Prophet Song by Paul Lynch the 2023 Booker Prize winner & I am a bit freaked out 2 irisblue Nov 2025 Nov 2025 12 1385
Forgive me if this is in bad taste, 6 A-Schwarzenegger Sep 2025 Nov 2025 6 4122
What Fiction are you reading this week, November 2, 2025? 34 hermetic Nov 2025 Nov 2025 9 5551
What Fiction are you reading this week, October 26, 2025? 14 hermetic Oct 2025 Oct 2025 5 2466
What Fiction are you reading this week, October 19, 2025? 19 hermetic Oct 2025 Oct 2025 5 2894
What Fiction are you reading this week, October 12, 2025? 33 hermetic Oct 2025 Oct 2025 5 5143
Lszl Krasznahorkai, The Art of Fiction No. 240 - unlocked Paris Review interview 0 dweller Oct 2025 Oct 2025 2 1403
Fiction/nonfiction: Twenty-five Finalists to contend for National Book Awards 2 cbabe Oct 2025 Oct 2025 5 1466
The 15 most banned books in U.S. schools 2 hermetic Oct 2025 Oct 2025 15 1802
What Fiction are you reading this week, October 5, 2025? 14 hermetic Oct 2025 Oct 2025 6 3081
Stephen King named most banned author in US schools 3 Goonch Oct 2025 Oct 2025 6 1794
What Fiction are you reading this week, Sept. 21, 2025? 16 hermetic Sep 2025 Sep 2025 6 4667
What Fiction are you reading this week, Sept. 28, 2025? 19 hermetic Sep 2025 Sep 2025 4 3749
Children's literature can also have very young authors 2 cbabe Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 1605
My local library has a thing called "Shelf Awareness" where they have a different topic each month. 3 MIButterfly Sep 2025 Sep 2025 11 3541
What Fiction are you reading this week, Sept. 14, 2025? 21 hermetic Sep 2025 Sep 2025 3 4510
DU fiction writers/readers: Explain when best to introduce a McGuffin v a Deus ex machina. 10 brush Sep 2025 Sep 2025 0 2560
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