Goals for 2021?

I suspect that we Classic Clubbers are a people who set more goals than most. (I also suspect that we are a people who tend to carry the goals out, but perhaps that's a thought for another time.) What are your reading/bookish goals for 2021? What Classic Club goals have you set for the new …

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The Classic Meme 2.0

  Hello Clubbers! Way back when, in 2012, the Classics Club came into being. A monthly meme was devised to bring clubbers together to chat about classics. A question was posed for you to ponder and discuss. You could write a blog post and leave the link or simply put your thoughts in the comments. …

Classic Author Focus: Kamala Markandaya

Kamala Markayanda One of the difficulties I've found with trying to introduce more female writers from cultures other than European is that once I've identified some of them, I can't find out anything about them. A classic example is Kamala Markandaya, who is cited as one of the best-known Indian authors. Yet, on all the …

Back to the Classics Challenge

Is there another challenge out there that lends itself so well to our personal Classics Club challenge and yet also helps us step outside our comfort zone? I have decided to join this challenge for 2021 and I thought now would be a good time to share it with you, in case you have missed …

Classic Author Focus: Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri A 13th and 14th century poet and philosopher, Dante Alighieri is, of course, known for his famous poem The Divine Comedy. His literary achievements go further than that, though, for before his time, poetry in Italy was written in Latin. His writings were in the vernacular Italian, making them accessible to more than …

Your Lucky Spin Number Is…

If you joined the game last week, find number 14 on your CC Spin #25 List! That's the CLASSIC you are challenged to read by 30th January, 2021.  That's 9 whole weeks in which to read and review your latest classic book! We know it can be hard to stay on track and enthused about your …

CC Spin #25

Hello, Clubbers! It's time for another Classics Club Spin!What is the spin? It's easy. At your blog, before next Sunday 22nd November 2020, create a post that lists twenty books of your choice that remain "to be read" on your Classics Club list. This is your Spin List. You have to read one of these …

A List of Nonfiction Classics

We talked last month about books that could be considered to be preeminent nonfiction classics here, and many members offered suggestions in the comments. I'm a list maker, and I decided to compile a nice long list of nonfiction classics from books listed in our Big Book List and from suggestions made in the comments …

Classic Author Focus: Maria Edgeworth

Maria Edgeworth Maria Edgeworth was an 18th and early 19th century Anglo-Irish writer who wrote novels of Irish life and also was the first realistic writer of children's books. She was considered a significant figure in the evolution of European fiction. Edgeworth was born in England and lived there until she was fifteen, when her …

The Classic Meme 2.0

  Hello Clubbers! Way back when, in 2012, the Classics Club came into being. A monthly meme was devised to bring clubbers together to chat about classics. A question was posed for you to ponder and discuss. You could write a blog post and leave the link or simply put your thoughts in the comments. …

Nonfiction Classics

We've spoke here a lot about the idea of a classic. What makes a book a classic? We most recently revisited this topic in early April here, and we have also spoken to this question in 2018 here, and, if you take a look at the comments, you will quickly see that many of us …

Did You Finish Your Spin?

Today's the Day! On the 9th August, we announced the latest Classic Club Spin, challenging you to read book 18 on your CC Spin #24 list by 30th September 2020. Did you read your book? Did you write about it, or not? What's Next? In the comments below, tell us what book you read, and what you thought …

Classic Author Focus: Tove Ditlevsen

Tove DitlevsenA writer in many genres, including poetry, Tove Ditlevsen was one of Denmark's most famous authors at the time of her death. Ditlevsen was born in a working class area of Copenhagen. She led a difficult life, and her work often reflects the loneliness of living in the poorer regions of the city. Not …

The Classic Meme 2.0

  Hello Clubbers! Way back when, in 2012, the Classics Club came into being. A monthly meme was devised to bring clubbers together to chat about classics. A question was posed for you to ponder and discuss. You could write a blog post and leave the link or simply put your thoughts in the comments. …

What is Coming This Fall?

It's a time of a pandemic. There are not a lot of events going on in the world this fall. The usual fall festivals and book fairs are postponed or have been placed online. (Take a look here for a list of online book festivals.) But there are some wonderful online book events that are …

Classic Author Focus: Franz Kafka

Franz KafkaFranz Kafka is identified as a German-speaking Bohemian writer because he was born and lived in Prague, now part of the Czech Republic but then the capital of Bohemia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He is considered one of the major figures of 20th century literature, writing works that combined realism and fantasy, surrealism and …