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| Current Book Choices - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow, and Northanger Abbey. Our current book choices are Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow, and Northanger Abbey. Feel free to take part in and start discussion threads as soon as you've finished the book! |
| Atonement By Ian McEwan. Read in October |
| The Memory Keeper's Daughter By Kim Edwards. Read in October |
| A Spot Of Bother By Mark Haddon. Read in September. |
| The House at Riverton By Kate Morton. Read in September. |
| Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling. Read in August. |
| I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. Read in August. |
| The Book with No Name by Anonymous. Read in August. |
| Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Read in July. |
| The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson. Read in July. |
| Previous Book Discussions - 2006 Past book discussions can be found here & contributed to at any time. |
| The Book of Lost Things By John Connolly. Read in June |
| Memoirs of a Geisha By Arthur Golden. Read in June |
| Veronika Decides to Die By Paulo Coelho. Read in May. |
| Keeping Faith By Jodi Picoult. Read in May. |
| The Time Traveler's Wife By Audrey Niffenegger. Read in April |
| A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian By Marina Lewycka. Read in April |
| Notes on a Scandal By Zoe Heller. Read in March |
| To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee. Read in March |
| Previous Book Discussions - 2007 Books read in 2007 which are still open for contributions. |
| Cloud Atlas By David Mitchell. Read in February |
| Perfume By Patrick Suskind. Read in February |
| Little Face By Sophie Hannah. Read in January. |
| The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini. Read Nov/Dec/Jan |
| The Accidental By Ali Smith. Read Nov/Dec/Jan |
| Under The Skin By Michel Faber. Read in January |
| We Need To Talk About Kevin By Lionel Shriver. Read Oct/Nov |
| Fingersmith By Sarah Waters. Read Oct/Nov |
| A Thousand Splendid Suns By Khaled Hosseini. Read in November. |
| The Winter Queen By Boris Akunin. Read Sept/Oct |
| The Color Purple By Alice Walker. Read Sept/Oct |
| Never Let Me Go By Kazuo Ishiguro. Read Aug/Sept |
| An Interpretation of Murder By Jed Rubenfeld. Read in November. |
| The Bell Jar By Sylvia Plath. Read in July/Aug |
| Reading Group Guides Links to guides available here. Use them to aid group discussion and/or for your own personal reading. |
| A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Read in December. |
| The Boy in Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne. Read in December. |
| Previous Book Discussions - 2008 Books read in 2008 which are still open for contributions. |
| A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly. Read in January |
| Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Read in January. |
| The Thirteenth Tale By Diane Setterfield. Read in Feb |
| The Lovely Bones By Alice Sebold. Read in Feb |
| Random Acts of Heroic Love By Danny Scheinmann. Read in March. |
| A Quiet Belief in Angels By R. J. Ellory. Read in March. |
| The Mathematics of Love by Emma Darwin. Read in April |
| Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres. Read in April. |
| The Food of Love by Anthony Capella. Read in May. |
| The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris. Read in May. |
| Candlemoth by R. J. Ellory. Read in June. |
| The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. Read in June. |
| Geek Love By Katherine Dunn. Read in July |
| The Forgotten Garden By Kate Morton. Read in July. |
| 1984 by George Orwell. Read in August |
| Seventh Heaven by Alice Hoffman. Read in August |
| Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks. Read in October |
| Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons. Read in October. |
| The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Read in November. |
| Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood. Read in November. |
| Previous Book Discussions - 2009 Books read in 2009 which are still open for contributions. |
| The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble. Read in December. |
| Mister Pip By Lloyd Jones. Read in January |
| The Book Thief By Markus Zusak. Read in January |
| Mudbound by Hilary Jordan. Read in February 2009 |
| Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh. Read in February 2009. |
| Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. Read in March 2009 |
| The Birthing House by Christopher Ransom. Read in march 2009 |
| The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Read in April. |
| The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry. Read in April. |
| The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato. Read in May. |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Read in May. |
| Burning Bright By Tracy Chevalier. Read in June |
| Black Swan Green By David Mitchell. Read in June. |
| Garden Spells By Sarah Addison. Read in July |
| Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. Read in July |
| The White Tiger By Aravind Adiga. Read in August |
| The Secret Life of Bees By Sue M Kidd. Read in August |
| The Little Friend by Donna Tartt. Read in September. |
| The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. Read in September. |
| What I Loved By Siri Hustvedt. Read in October. |
| The Little Stranger By Sarah Waters. Read in October. |
| General Book Chat |
| Book Chat General book chat & literature quizzes. |
| Books We've Read List books you're currently reading & have read each month |
| Books of the Month Nominate & vote for your favourite books of the month. Books with the most votes will be entered in a final poll in Dec for you to decide your fave book of the year. |
| Your Bookshelves List your books TBR, books read and wish lists here. |
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| Book Reviews Add your book reviews here. Also check here for uncorrected proofs we have available for review. |
| BB Book Events |
| Author Chat Author Chat with Kate Jacobs 23rd March at 7pm - 'The Friday Night Knitting Club, 'Comfort Food', and Knit Two'. |
| Babbling Books Readalong Take part in Babbling Books Readalong - current readalong: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. Join in with past books too! |
| Secret Santa 2007 For members who took part in the 2007 Secret Santa event. |
| 1001 Books Bookbox - July 2008 To mark BB's 2nd birthday on 22nd July 2008, we put together a 1001 books 'bookbox' for members to take part in. Enter the forum for more details and to check the box's progress. |
| 2009 READING CHALLENGES How many of the books featured in '1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die' can you read by December 2009? Add your lists and 1001 book chat here. Or you may be interested in a different reading challenge - add it here. Babbling Books 2007-09 Reading Challenge! - Click here! |
| Previous events |
| 2008 BB Trivia Tournament & Leaderboard Play the 2008 BB Trivia Prize Tournament here. |
| Film Discussion Group |
| Film Group |
| General film/TV Chat General book related film and TV chat. Keep up-to-date with details of the latest TV shows and cinema/DVD releases. |
| 2009 Movie Challenge How many of the 1001 movies will you watch in 2009? |
| Children's & Young Adult Books |
| General Chat Read and post all sorts of general info on children's and young adult reading here - e.g. book events, competitions & freebies. |
| 0-5 Years Books for babies and pre-school children. Add and read recommendations and reviews here. |
| 5+ Years Books for children aged 5+ years. Add and read recommendations and reviews here. |
| 7+ Years Books for children aged 7+ years. Add and read recommendations and reviews here. |
| 9+ Years Books for children aged 9+ years. Add and read recommendations and reviews here. |
| Young Adult Books for young adults, aged 12+ years. Add and read book recommendations and reviews here. |
| Authors & Illustrators Information about specific writers and illustrators. Tell us who are your favourites. |
| Links Links to useful book websites, reading resources, online bookstores and publishers. |
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