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2026: What Are You Reading? [Started by more difficult than I look (Aimless) in January 2026, last updated two hours ago by a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf)] 30 new answers

Last on Sunday, 24 May 2026 18:53

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 yesterday by dow] 17 new answers
Pounded In The Butt By The Second Chuck Tingle Poll [Started by sonic catterdales (Camaraderie at Arms Length) in May 2026, last updated yesterday by emil.y] 13 new answers POLL closes: May 29 (in 3 days)

Last on Saturday, 23 May 2026 17:52

Greatest novels poll on ILX [Started by Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!) in April 2005, last updated two days ago by dow] 3 new answers

Last on Friday, 22 May 2026 01:16

john ashbery, aka john ashberry [Started by j. in January 2016, last updated three days ago by flopson] 4 new answers
Blurbs [Started by Prude (Prude) in January 2004, last updated three days ago by mookieproof] 2 new answers
Pounded In The Butt By The First Chuck Tingle Poll [Started by sonic catterdales (Camaraderie at Arms Length) in May 2026, last updated three days ago by System] 7 new answers POLL results

Last on Tuesday, 19 May 2026 22:09

Would you create a partner for Frankenstein? [Started by H.P in May 2026, last updated six days ago by Kate (rushomancy)] POLL closes: June 01 (in 6 days)

Last on Monday, 18 May 2026 20:15

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

Last on Sunday, 17 May 2026 20:34

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

Last on Thursday, 14 May 2026 02:49

DUNE: c/d [Started by vahid (vahid) in January 2004, last updated one week ago by assert (matttkkkk)]
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 one week ago by Elvis Telecom]

Last on Friday, 8 May 2026 00:31

Franzen: s/d [Started by bookdwarf (bookdwarf) in June 2004, last updated two weeks ago by Dan S]

Last on Monday, 4 May 2026 00:47

ILB: Post your canonical covers here [Started by Cry for a Shadow Blaster (James Redd and the Blecchs) in June 2016, last updated three weeks ago by koogs]

Last on Friday, 1 May 2026 08:12

Rolling Contemporary Literary Fiction [Started by ksh in July 2010, last updated three weeks ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Thursday, 30 April 2026 14:13

Novelists No One Reads Anymore [Started by Ride On Proserpina (James Redd and the Blecchs) in September 2022, last updated three weeks ago by Galactic Poetaster (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Wednesday, 29 April 2026 23:58

fantasy maps [Started by mookieproof in October 2024, last updated three weeks ago by mookieproof] 1 new answer
When Author X was Compared to Author Y by Author Z [Started by Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Hamletmachine (James Redd and the Blecchs) in October 2009, last updated three weeks ago by Galactic Poetaster (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Tuesday, 21 April 2026 19:48

novels written by poets [Started by flopson in September 2016, last updated one month ago by adam t (dat)]
Book Group: Helen DeWitt's "The Last Samurai" - Discussion Thread [Started by jed_ in September 2010, last updated one month ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Thursday, 16 April 2026 10:37

Nu-ILB: What books have you purchased lately? [Started by Aimless in March 2007, last updated one month ago by ledge] 1 new answer
one more round of self indulgence - Daniel_Rf's 50 favourite novels [Started by a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf) in April 2026, last updated one month ago by System] POLL results

Last on Sunday, 12 April 2026 21:58

Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner [Started by Treeship in July 2013, last updated one month ago by a (waterface)]

Last on Thursday, 9 April 2026 19:38

COMPLAINTS about BOOKS [Started by mookieproof in June 2024, last updated one month ago by Chuck_Tatum]

Last on Tuesday, 7 April 2026 19:56

The Man Without Qualities [Started by Ronan in November 2007, last updated one month ago by xyzzzz__]
What's most likely to make you blind buy a book? [Started by a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf) in March 2026, last updated one month ago by salsa shark] POLL results
Thomas Bernhard? [Started by wmlynch (wlynch) in January 2007, last updated one month ago by a (waterface)]
Henry James: Search and Destroy [Started by Aimless (Aimless) in September 2005, last updated one month ago by dow]

Last on Friday, 3 April 2026 03:44

choose one (1) best type of cover art for this children's fantasy series [Started by mookieproof in March 2026, last updated one month ago by Cow_Art] POLL results

Last on Thursday, 2 April 2026 19:36

I'm back with a HUGE PILE OF ITALIAN BOOKS!!!!! [Started by Ann Sterzinger (Ann Sterzinger) in March 2005, last updated one month ago by Cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria de Episcopio]

Last on Monday, 30 March 2026 22:12

Samuel Delany [Started by Julio Desouza (jdesouza) in January 2004, last updated one month ago by dow]

Last on Sunday, 29 March 2026 04:20

What treasure have you found? [Started by Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl) in March 2004, last updated one month ago by koogs]

Last on Thursday, 26 March 2026 18:08

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 one month ago by Galactic Poetaster (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Friday, 20 March 2026 13:27

Len Deighton - ripe for rehabilitation? [Started by DV (dirtyvicar) in August 2004, last updated two months ago by Galactic Poetaster (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Thursday, 12 March 2026 20:43

John McPhee C/D [Started by tbd (Eazy) in January 2014, last updated two months ago by fajita seas]

Last on Monday, 9 March 2026 17:50

At 10:35 on an early summer's morning, John Lanchester sat down at his study desk, switched on his new Dell computer, opened up the word processing programme that the computer had come with and began [Started by Fizzles in March 2012, last updated two months ago by Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo]

Last on Sunday, 8 March 2026 15:32

Favourite book covers [Started by Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper) in May 2004, last updated two months ago by emil.y]

Last on Saturday, 28 February 2026 20:24

george saunders [Started by cutty (mcutt) in September 2005, last updated two months ago by Josh in Chicago]

Last on Thursday, 26 February 2026 02:38

what's the point of william t vollmann? [Started by tom west (thomp) in May 2005, last updated two months ago by Kate (rushomancy)]

Last on Tuesday, 24 February 2026 16:24

John Updike [Started by 57 7th (calstars) in November 2004, last updated three months ago by The Luda of Suburbia (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)]
Roberto Bolano [Started by Zeno in March 2008, last updated three months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 22:07

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

Last on Monday, 16 February 2026 23:46

Michael Silverblatt/KCRW Bookworm [Started by Piedie Gimbel in July 2023, last updated three months ago by Come On, (Eazy)]

Last on Monday, 9 February 2026 23:35

c/d: 'infinite jest' [Started by tom west (thomp) in December 2005, last updated three months ago by calmer chameleon (Ye Mad Puffin)]

Last on Sunday, 8 February 2026 21:32

The Mysteries of J.D. Salinger [Started by the bellefox in April 2005, last updated three months ago by comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.)]

Last on Saturday, 31 January 2026 16:53

Patricia Lockwood c/d [Started by mookieproof in February 2021, last updated three months ago by Kate (rushomancy)]
so i started gravity's rainbow the other day [Started by John (jdahlem) in January 2005, last updated three months ago by xyzzzz__]

Last on Thursday, 22 January 2026 01:30

what book would you use to be sworn into office? [Started by mookieproof in January 2026, last updated four months ago by Clever Message Board User Name (Raymond Cummings)]

Last on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 15:01

wallace stevens [Started by tom cleveland (tom cleveland) in February 2005, last updated four months ago by Eric Blore Is President (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Tuesday, 6 January 2026 11:23

What did you read in 2025? [Started by more difficult than I look (Aimless) in December 2025, last updated four months ago by Chuck_Tatum]

Last on Monday, 5 January 2026 13:16

Literary treats - recommend great reads [Started by corrs unplugged in November 2021, last updated four months ago by corrs unplugged]

Last on Thursday, 1 January 2026 12:16

2025: The Premier Grand Unified WAYR thread [Started by more difficult than I look (Aimless) in January 2025, last updated four months ago by koogs]
karl ove knausgaard [Started by treeship. in December 2020, last updated four months ago by dentist looking too comfortable singing the blues (hardcore dilettante)]

Last on Tuesday, 30 December 2025 20:39

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 four months ago by dow] POLL results

Last on Sunday, 28 December 2025 16:26

Taking Sides: the TLS v. the LRB [Started by DV (dirtyvicar) in May 2004, last updated four months ago by Tracer Hand]

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 four months ago by mark s]
Reading Ulysses [Started by Adrian Marley in May 2004, last updated four months ago by xyzzzz__]

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 months ago by scott seward]

Last on Monday, 22 December 2025 18:00

Stephen King: Skeleton Crew [Started by She's the Tariff (cryptosicko) in October 2025, last updated five months 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 five months ago by a tv star not a dirty computer man (the table is the table)]

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 five months ago by xyzzzz__]

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 five months ago by dow]

Last on Friday, 12 December 2025 14:09

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

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

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 six months ago by Nicholas Raybeat (James Redd and the Blecchs)]

Last on Thursday, 23 October 2025 11:48

an urgent request for ann - re: denis johnson. [Started by griffin doome in December 2003, last updated seven 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 seven months ago by Brad C.]
I read in italian...usually [Started by giovanna carosini (giovanna carosini) in May 2004, last updated seven 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 seven 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 seven 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 seven months ago by Dan S]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Woolf - what does she mean? [Started by kath (kath) in April 2004, last updated one year ago by xyzzzz__]

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

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James Ellroy [Started by mte in August 2004, last updated one year ago by you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball)]
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Arabic Literature [Started by xyzzzz__ in April 2025, last updated one year ago by emil.y]

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

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

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

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

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

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