2013 Group Read Announcements

We need a thread to organize our group reads for the year. Here's where we'll announce and plan them as they come up.

Note, we're trying a new thing - there's significant overlap with the membership of the 13 in 13 Challenge group, so we're forming a joint wiki. Folks from either group are welcome to participate in any group read from either group. It's an experiment, so a little patience may be needed as we figure out how to do this... :)

labwriter is planning to pick up with Clarissa as a follow-on to last year's group read. Her thread is here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/146622

Here's a link to the Science, Religion and History sequence of books: http://www.librarything.com/topic/146538

And here's planning for a GR of Anna Karenina: http://www.librarything.com/topic/146543

Just dropping a string so I can follow it back to this thread.

Thread for group read of When Christ and His Saints Slept is http://www.librarything.com/topic/146852

Note: this group read is hosted on the 13 Category Challenge group, but is open to 75ers as well.

Main thread for the year-long GR of Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time is here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/147074

First month's thread for the heritage month group read:

www.librarything.com/topic/147257

January group read of Swamplandia starts here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/148108

Fantasy February 2013- http://www.librarything.com/topic/148660

I'm planning a group read of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, starting mid-year.

(no thread yet)

I might try one or two of those, humouress

A group read may be just what I need to keep me motivated to finish the series!

We've set up a group read of Jhereg by Steven Brust for Fantasy February. You can join us at:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/148667

Also for Fantasy February, a group read of Tigana will be happening!

http://www.librarything.com/topic/148764

Apparently I (or someone else) have already put Eye of the World, the first in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time (WoT) series in for June, in preparation for the WoT group read.

I'm thinking one every couple of months, because they swiftly become chunksters a bit further on in the series - or we can see how it goes at the time?

I am planning on hosting a Atwood April. It will be open-ended. Read what ever you want. Many LTers seem to be interested in this one. I have at least 2 or 3 I would love to get to. The thread is not up yet.

I am With you for Atwood April!

Ok with a group read of Wheel of Time occuring I think it may be time for me to jump on the bandwagon and give the series a go.

Is there a plan for mystery March this year?

Not so far, but I'm guessing Mark will set something up.

Hi, all. The planned group read of Anthony Trollope's Dr Thorne will be beginning shortly. I will post the details here when the thread is up (probably on Friday).

Shared group read of The Count of Monte Cristo is starting here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/150542

And another for A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/150516

The thread for the group read of Anthony Trollope's Dr Thorne is now up - here.

I am not hosting Mystery March but Judy, (Deltaqueen) is. She has set up the thread:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/150519#

Come on! I'm sure everyone has a couple crime/mystery books to get to.

I am hosting a Group Read of The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner. This will probably launch on the 15th of March. Plenty of time to track a copy down. I'll create the G.R. thread soon. If you have not read Stegner, this is your chance.

For Mystery March, fuzzi :0D suggests The Mysterious Affair at Styles as a group read (for anyone else who hasn't read it recently).

(28) And here's the thread: http://www.librarything.com/topic/150835#

Thanks, fuzzy. I didn't push you in to anything, did I? ;0)

Not a bit! :D

Okay, the thread for The Big Rock Candy Mountain Group Read is up and running. Come over and join us:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/150879#

Alias Grace is starting for the Margaret Atwood group read here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/151856

When is the Old Filth read starting--April or May?

#34 - April - Should I start the thread this week?

I need to order it from the library, then, now! Thanks. Probably a good idea.

#36 - Sure, I'll do it this evening. Mark will be my co-pilot.

Here is the thread for the April group read of Old Filth by Jane Gardam:

www.librarything.com/topic/151901

Hello here is the thread for the April group read for Blindness by Jose Saramago.

GR thread

Are there plans to have a group read of The Sound and the Fury in April? I inserted a note in my book but all it says is April.

Lynda - I think that one was planned over in the 2013 Category Challenge.

Thanks calm. I found it and placed it under TIOLI Challenge #3.

Would it be okay for me to put a link here for "Morphy's Mighty Monthly Reads" here? They are posted in The Green Dragon but anyone is welcome.

oh yes, of course, please do Morphy!

Okay, thanks! April's read is The Great Influenza by John M. Barry.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/152017

Oh, I'll be reading your discussions on that book! Sounds very interesting, and I'd love to read it myself as my theme for April is pandemics and medicine but none of my libraries carry it. :(

I am hosting Atwood April and the response has been terrific. This is open-ended and you can read whatever you like by her and as many as you want. Come join us:
http://www.librarything.com/topic/151831#4000720

The Great Gatsby Group Read is under way.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/151503

We've only just started, so join in if you're keen.

Is anyone interested in a group read of The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson. It's been on my list for a while, and now it's won the Pulitzer.

Yes, it's time for May: Murder & Mayhem. If you are like me you have a huge stack of crime/mystery books to get to, so here's a chance to knock out a few. We always have a good time over there.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/153380

Rhonda- I think a Group Read of the Orphan Master's Son is an excellent idea. I read it early last year and it was excellent and would be an ideal G.R. selection.

If anyone is still interested, here is the thread for the May group read of Fathers and Sons (sometimes translated as Fathers and Children) by Ivan Turgenev:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/153725

This is a theme read, rather than a group read for a specific book. We are the competition for the May: Murder and Mayhem group. So if you want to participate in the May Mars, Myth, and Make-believe thread this month, you can find it here:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/153614

Any science fiction, mythology, fantasy, alternative history, or steampunk, come talk about it here!

There will be a group read of Anthony Trollope's Framley Parsonage starting on the 1st June - I will post back here when the thread is up.

An update on the Wheel of Time group read : I won't be able to get hold of my books as soon as I'd thought, so I'm going to postpone the start date a bit.

How about
The Eye of the World in July / August
The Great Hunt in September / October
The Dragon Reborn in November / December

And if anyone wants to get a head start, I will graciously ;0) allow you to read A New Spring in June, which I thought was a refreshing addition to the cycle.

The thread for the group read of Framley Parsonage is up - here.

Is there a thread yet for Song of Achilles, one of the June group reads? (I've also asked over on the Category Challenge threads because it's not clear what group was "hosting"....)

The thread for the group of Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart is up and can be found here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/155853

I've set up a thread for the group read of The Eye of the World, which is the first in The Wheel of Time series, here : http://www.librarything.com/topic/156609

I'm thinking about "hosting" a group read of Light in August in, well, August.

Is there interest?

I have to start remembering to post Group Reads over here. I'll be hosting a Group Read of A Fine Balance, starting tomorrow, the 15th. Come join us! It's a small group:
http://www.librarything.com/topic/156267#4186231

Ellen- Possibly! I was saving August for a catch-up month. Lord knows, I need one.

Light in August sounds good to me.

Okay, I am perhaps crazy but two Group Reads seem to be presenting themselves:

Light in August in August

and

The Bone People later this fall.

That sounds good, Ellen. Count me in.

Is anyone intetested in a group read ofA game of thrones? I keep meaning to read it, but then being put off by the sheer size of it. If I commit to read it with someone, I might actually start it, rather than just looking at it. Probably starting August, if that's any good to anyone?

I'm also interested in reading A Game of Thrones, Helen, but I am already committed to a number of reads in August. If you can wait till September I'd be happy to join you.

I've been looking for an excuse to start 'em.

August is coming up.

Light in August by William Faulkner

As promised, I have created a DISCUSSION THREAD for Light in August.

The group read of Anthony Trollope's The Small House At Allington will be starting next weekend. I will be setting the thread up on Friday - I'll post the link here then.

ETA: The thread for the group read is here - all welcome! :)

^ I plan on reading this whopper next month. I know there was some interest earlier in the year but would anyone like to make it a Group Read?

^ I bought it, I might as well join in the group read!

Well, we have more than 2 weeks, to get a few more LTers interested in 2666. Let's see how it goes.

Ellen- YAH!

Anyone re-reading The Hobbit? I think around christmas there's supposed to be a movie that's kinda based on that... *flaps wings, polishes halo*

The group read of Anthony Trollope's Can You Forgive Her? will be starting on 1st November - I will post back here when the thread is up.

The November Group Read of Zane Grey Books is up. Please join us by clicking on the provided link.

Zane Grey

The thread for the group read of Can You Forgive Her? is now up - here.