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2025: The Premier Grand Unified WAYR thread [Started by more difficult than I look (Aimless) in January 2025, last updated fifty-four minutes ago by a tv star not a dirty computer man (the table is the table)] 11 new answers
Thread of Wonder, the next 5000 posts: science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction 2021 and beyond [Started by Scheming politicians are captivating, and it hurts (ledge) in April 2021, last updated two hours ago by il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR)] 1 new answer

Last on Saturday, 27 December 2025 15:12

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 yesterday by Eric Blore Is President (James Redd and the Blecchs)] 13 new answers
Taking Sides: the TLS v. the LRB [Started by DV (dirtyvicar) in May 2004, last updated yesterday by xyzzzz__] 1 new answer

Last on Friday, 26 December 2025 17:05

'Tis the Season = M.R. James [Started by http://uktv.co.uk/ can fuck right off imo (Noodle Vague) in November 2009, last updated two days ago by mark s] 2 new answers
Reading Ulysses [Started by Adrian Marley in May 2004, last updated two days ago by xyzzzz__] 1 new answer

Last on Wednesday, 24 December 2025 16:33

Literary treats - recommend great reads [Started by corrs unplugged in November 2021, last updated four days ago by a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf)] 1 new answer

Last on Tuesday, 23 December 2025 19:41

I'm Gonna Post Here All The Time-I Swear! [Started by scott seward (scott seward) in December 2003, last updated five days ago by scott seward] 1 new answer
What treasure have you found? [Started by Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl) in March 2004, last updated five days ago by dow]

Last on Monday, 22 December 2025 18:00

Stephen King: Skeleton Crew [Started by She's the Tariff (cryptosicko) in October 2025, last updated six days ago by koogs] POLL results

Last on Sunday, 21 December 2025 16:02

what poetry are you reading [Started by mustread guy (schlump) in December 2013, last updated one week ago by a tv star not a dirty computer man (the table is the table)]

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fantasy maps [Started by mookieproof in October 2024, last updated one week ago by Ward Fowler]

Last on Wednesday, 17 December 2025 20:38

Duc de Saint-Simon vs. Samuel Pepys fite [Started by tom west (thomp) in January 2004, last updated one week ago by xyzzzz__]
Book Group: Helen DeWitt's "The Last Samurai" - Discussion Thread [Started by jed_ in September 2010, last updated one week ago by Fizzles]

Last on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 13:56

ILB: Post your canonical covers here [Started by Cry for a Shadow Blaster (James Redd and the Blecchs) in June 2016, last updated one week ago by Chuck_Tatum]
Favourite book covers [Started by Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper) in May 2004, last updated one week ago by mookieproof]

Last on Monday, 15 December 2025 01:58

what was the last 'classic book' you got and were knocked out by? [Started by koogs in July 2020, last updated one week ago by dow]

Last on Friday, 12 December 2025 14:09

Doctor Writers? [Started by Michael White (Hereward) in January 2004, last updated two weeks ago by jaymc]

Last on Wednesday, 10 December 2025 04:02

POLL + Discussion: Should ILB have a single annual What Are You Reading thread? [Started by more difficult than I look (Aimless) in December 2025, last updated two weeks ago by dow] POLL closes: December 30 (in 1 day)

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Blistering Reviews [Started by I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura) in August 2006, last updated three weeks ago by mookieproof]

Last on Wednesday, 3 December 2025 10:11

Henry James: Search and Destroy [Started by Aimless (Aimless) in September 2005, last updated three weeks ago by The Luda of Suburbia (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)]

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London ILB - FAP? [Started by accentmonkey (accentmonkey) in May 2004, last updated one month ago by Fizzles]

Last on Monday, 24 November 2025 17:23

David Markson's new novel is out [Started by James Redd and the Blecchs in May 2007, last updated one month ago by Nicholas Raybeat (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Thursday, 23 October 2025 16:06

Patricia Lockwood c/d [Started by mookieproof in February 2021, last updated two months ago by LocalGarda]
an urgent request for ann - re: denis johnson. [Started by griffin doome in December 2003, last updated two months ago by Maggy Scraggle]

Last on Wednesday, 22 October 2025 16:04

Contemporary Italian writers [Started by Ann Sterzinger (Ann Sterzinger) in September 2004, last updated two months ago by Brad C.]
I read in italian...usually [Started by giovanna carosini (giovanna carosini) in May 2004, last updated two months ago by a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf)]

Last on Saturday, 18 October 2025 02:17

Where do you buy gifts for book lovers? [Started by Safe Boating is No Accident (G00blar) in January 2009, last updated two months ago by mookieproof]

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COMPLAINTS about BOOKS [Started by mookieproof in June 2024, last updated two months ago by mookieproof]

Last on Tuesday, 14 October 2025 08:34

Thomas Pynchon, "Vineland" [Started by I'M IN MIAMI, TRICK-OR-TREAT (Beatrix Kiddo) in September 2009, last updated two months ago by Frederik B]

Last on Saturday, 11 October 2025 00:18

Search/Destroy Every Nobel Prize Winner For Literature [Started by scott seward in October 2016, last updated two months ago by Dan S]

Last on Wednesday, 8 October 2025 17:05

Horror Novels/Short Stories: S/D [Started by Fred (Fred) in May 2004, last updated two months ago by Robert Adam Gilmour]

Last on Sunday, 5 October 2025 22:51

Nu-ILB: What books have you purchased lately? [Started by Aimless in March 2007, last updated two months ago by more difficult than I look (Aimless)]

Last on Friday, 26 September 2025 04:35

which of these le clezio books should i read first? [Started by thomp in December 2008, last updated three months ago by budo jeru]

Last on Tuesday, 23 September 2025 21:32

silverfish! [Started by in a soylent whey (wins) in April 2017, last updated three months ago by djh]

Last on Tuesday, 16 September 2025 20:40

Celine [Started by xyzzzz__ in February 2009, last updated three months ago by I Didn't Always Agree With What He Said But... (Tom D.)]

Last on Thursday, 4 September 2025 20:31

NYRB Publishing [Started by Le présent se dégrade, d'abord en histoire, puis en (Michael White) in July 2009, last updated three months ago by dow]

Last on Wednesday, 3 September 2025 09:15

I'm back with a HUGE PILE OF ITALIAN BOOKS!!!!! [Started by Ann Sterzinger (Ann Sterzinger) in March 2005, last updated three months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Friday, 29 August 2025 18:35

why isn't there an anthony trollope thread? [Started by ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp) in September 2015, last updated three months ago by koogs]

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recommend a translation [Started by John (jdahlem) in November 2004, last updated four months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Wednesday, 13 August 2025 16:28

The man who read 3599 books [Started by StanM in August 2025, last updated four months ago by Halfway there but for you]

Last on Sunday, 10 August 2025 22:04

Novelists No One Reads Anymore [Started by Ride On Proserpina (James Redd and the Blecchs) in September 2022, last updated four months ago by dow]

Last on Tuesday, 29 July 2025 17:46

Ann Quin and... [Started by xyzzzz__ in May 2008, last updated four months ago by alimosina]

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Perry Anderson [Started by the pinefox in July 2018, last updated five months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Wednesday, 2 July 2025 16:00

Rolling Contemporary Literary Fiction [Started by ksh in July 2010, last updated five months ago by with hidden noise]

Last on Saturday, 21 June 2025 19:39

Dalkey Archive Press [Started by Ken L (Ken L) in November 2004, last updated six months ago by 35 Millimeter Dream Police (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Thursday, 19 June 2025 17:36

historical fiction [Started by stewart downes (sdownes) in August 2005, last updated six months ago by na (NA)]
Romance Reading [Started by Caenis (Caenis) in March 2004, last updated six months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Sunday, 15 June 2025 19:55

proust thread [Started by ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp) in September 2014, last updated six months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Sunday, 8 June 2025 15:31

Art criticism [Started by Julio Desouza (jdesouza) in July 2004, last updated six months ago by sarahell]
Herman Melville-The Confidence Man [Started by Local Garda in July 2009, last updated six months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Monday, 26 May 2025 21:55

Michael Hofmann: poet, translator, critic [Started by The "5" Astronomer Royales (James Redd and the Blecchs) in September 2014, last updated seven months ago by dow]

Last on Friday, 23 May 2025 21:49

Woolf - what does she mean? [Started by kath (kath) in April 2004, last updated seven months ago by xyzzzz__]
Roberto Bolano [Started by Zeno in March 2008, last updated seven months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Saturday, 17 May 2025 04:21

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 seven months ago by werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl)]

Last on Friday, 16 May 2025 08:21

alan furst [Started by omar little in September 2009, last updated seven months ago by Chuck_Tatum]

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george orwell: S and D [Started by J.D. (Justyn Dillingham) in April 2006, last updated seven months ago by Lily Dale]

Last on Tuesday, 22 April 2025 18:14

James Ellroy [Started by mte in August 2004, last updated eight months ago by you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball)]
Book Reviews? LRB vs the failing New York Review of Books vs ... ? [Started by Federico Boswarlos in September 2018, last updated eight months ago by Tracer Hand]

Last on Saturday, 19 April 2025 16:06

Arabic Literature [Started by xyzzzz__ in April 2025, last updated eight months ago by emil.y]

Last on Tuesday, 15 April 2025 22:12

Britishes SFF authors who absolutely adore Monty Python: C/D, S/D [Started by mookieproof in April 2025, last updated eight months ago by gjoon1]

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Angela Carter [Started by scott seward in September 2009, last updated eight months ago by Blecch’s Offender (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Friday, 11 April 2025 01:48

fantasy novels. [Started by tom west (thomp) in July 2005, last updated eight months ago by mookieproof]
ILX Book Club - Jennifer Egan: A Visit from the Goon Squad [Started by xyzzzz__ in May 2011, last updated eight months ago by Blecch’s Offender (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Thursday, 10 April 2025 10:52

The Sebald Fiction Poll [Started by Zeno in April 2009, last updated eight months ago by xyzzzz__] POLL results

Last on Wednesday, 9 April 2025 21:40

new pynchon new pynchon new pynchon [Started by tom west (thomp) in July 2006, last updated eight months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Saturday, 5 April 2025 17:57

NaNoWriMo Anyone? [Started by pepektheassassin (pepektheassassin) in November 2005, last updated eight months ago by imago]

Last on Wednesday, 2 April 2025 15:52

Emile Zola [Started by Øystein H-O (Øystein H-O) in February 2004, last updated eight months ago by koogs]

Last on Tuesday, 1 April 2025 23:24

Jason Starr/Ken Bruen [Started by James Redd and the Blecchs in October 2007, last updated eight months ago by duolingo ate my baby (Jon not Jon)]

Last on Monday, 31 March 2025 01:36

Don DeLillo...a disappointment? [Started by andyjack (andyjack) in March 2005, last updated eight months ago by mookieproof]

Last on Thursday, 27 March 2025 11:11

Good NYC Literary Events Sites [Started by Abbadabba Berman (Hurting) in December 2005, last updated nine months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Monday, 24 March 2025 13:39

$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 nine months ago by Ward Fowler]

Last on Sunday, 23 March 2025 19:49

TS Heavy Hitters Poll #4: John Donne vs William Blake [Started by tetrahedron of space (woof) in August 2010, last updated nine months ago by I would prefer not to. (Chinaski)] POLL results

Last on Sunday, 16 March 2025 23:29

The Man Without Qualities [Started by Ronan in November 2007, last updated nine months ago by the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)]

Last on Tuesday, 11 March 2025 22:28

Should I bother with the rest of 'A Dance to the Music of Time'? [Started by franny (frannyglass) in November 2006, last updated nine months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Friday, 7 March 2025 15:03

Children's books - anticipating the next page [Started by ljubljana in March 2013, last updated nine months ago by Stevo]
Nothing is happening in British literature [Started by Tim in August 2018, last updated nine months ago by tuah dé danann (darraghmac)]

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so i started gravity's rainbow the other day [Started by John (jdahlem) in January 2005, last updated ten months ago by jmm]

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so the new mark z. danielewski [Started by thomp in April 2007, last updated ten months ago by alimosina]

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Books you never fail to see in charity shops. [Started by jed_ (jed) in May 2005, last updated ten months ago by more difficult than I look (Aimless)]

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

Last on Wednesday, 12 February 2025 15:26

22 of the Funniest Novels Since Catch-22 (according to the NY Times) [Started by o. nate in March 2024, last updated ten months ago by Chuck_Tatum] POLL results

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Blurbs [Started by Prude (Prude) in January 2004, last updated ten months ago by mookieproof]

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The Poetry Thread [Started by pete s in December 2003, last updated ten months ago by Heez]

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

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Nominations for a potential BEST SFF SHORT FICTION ballot poll [Started by birming man (ledge) in January 2025, last updated eleven months ago by birming man (ledge)]

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What did you read in 2024? [Started by more difficult than I look (Aimless) in December 2024, last updated eleven months ago by birming man (ledge)]

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McNally Editions [Started by JoeStork in January 2025, last updated eleven months ago by J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi)]

Last on Wednesday, 1 January 2025 19:09

Caught, Back, Party Going: What Are You Reading In The Fall of 2024? [Started by dow in September 2024, last updated eleven months ago by more difficult than I look (Aimless)]
Should we switch from quarterly to annual WAYR threads? [Started by more difficult than I look (Aimless) in December 2024, last updated eleven months ago by Nabozo]

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What's so great about Alice Munro? [Started by SJ Lefty in September 2004, last updated eleven months ago by more difficult than I look (Aimless)]

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dhalgren [Started by thomp in June 2009, last updated one year ago by brimstead]

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Favorite quotes, one per author. [Started by Damn, Atreyu! (x Jeremy) in August 2006, last updated one year ago by alimosina]

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Bookstores in Chicago? [Started by Plata in April 2005, last updated one year ago by jaymc]

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Favourite Words [Started by Pam in August 2004, last updated one year ago by Please play Lou Reed's irritating guitar sounds (Tom D.)]

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Housekeeping~Marilynne Robinson [Started by Beth Natale (Beth N) in June 2006, last updated one year ago by johnny crunch]

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The novels of Daphne du Maurier [Started by my stories are boring and stuff (Branwell Bell) in March 2014, last updated one year ago by dow] POLL results

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Thomas Hardy - Search and Destroy [Started by Alfred, Lord Sotosyn in October 2008, last updated one year ago by koogs]

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Are there any Cormac McCarthy fans out there? [Started by McDowell Crook in March 2004, last updated one year ago by 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek)]

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