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Today's the Day! On the 18th April we announced the latest Classic Club Spin, challenging you to read book 11 on your CC Spin #26 list by 31st May, 2021. 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 … Continue reading Did You Finish Your Spin?
Frans G. Bengtsson I wanted to write about Frans G. Bengtsson, because I so much enjoyed reading his book The Long Ships, an unexpectedly exuberant and funny novel about a Viking. However, this will be a short post, because there's not much information available online about him. Bengtsson was a Swedish novelist, essayist, poet, translator, … Continue reading Classic Author Focus: Frans G. Bengtsson
Summer is often a time for many of us to try something new, to take on a new challenge. Perhaps you would like to do that. What are some of the challenges you might like to join? Here are a few that are, or might be, taking place. Beginning in June 2021 Kay at What … Continue reading What is Going on at the Classics Club This Summer?
Flora Nwapa Flora Nwapa has been called the mother of Nigerian writing, and she was the first African woman novelist to be published in English in Britain. She is best known for recreating the life and customs of the Igbo from a woman's viewpoint. She also worked with orphans and refugees who were displaced after … Continue reading Classic Author Focus: Flora Nwapa
If you joined the game last week, find number 11 on your CC Spin #26 List! That's the CLASSIC you are challenged to read by 31st May, 2021. We know it can be hard to stay on track and enthused about your Spin Book for the whole journey. We plan to provide support and encouragement to … Continue reading Your Lucky Spin Number Is…
Hello, Clubbers! It's time for another Classics Club Spin!What is the spin? It's easy. At your blog, before next Sunday 18th April, 2021, 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 … Continue reading CC Spin #26
Jane Porter Jane Porter is known as one of the earliest historical novelists. She is best known for The Scottish Chiefs, about William Wallace, which is still popular with British children, and her work was highly regarded by Walter Scott. Porter was born in Durham, England, but after her father's death, the family moved to … Continue reading Classic Author Focus: Jane Porter
Does anyone have any classics-related events coming up in 2021? It's been quiet over in the events corner of The Classics Club blog. Rachel at The Edge of the Precipice has invited you to join her in a read-along of Sense and Sensibility that began March 1st. There are more details on her blog. Dolce Bellezza will … Continue reading Upcoming Events?
Statue of Sun Tzu Probably the most interesting thing about Sun Tzu is that it is not even known whether he actually existed. Although he is famous for having written The Art of War, in recent years, some historians have begun to wonder if he wasn't a made-up descriptor. That is because he isn't mentioned … Continue reading Classic Author Focus: Sun Tzu
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. … Continue reading The Classic Meme 2.0
Today's the Day! On the 22nd November, 2020 we announced the latest Classic Club Spin, challenging you to read book 14 on your CC Spin #25 list by 30th January, 2021. 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 … Continue reading Did You Finish Your Spin?
Dorothy B. Hughes I decided to write about Dorothy B. Hughes after reading her noir suspense novel In a Lonely Place. It is an excellent, dark novel that was made into a movie starring Humphrey Bogart in 1950, in which unfortunately they changed the ending. Sadly, Hughes's life wasn't as exciting as her novels. She … Continue reading Classic Author Focus: Dorothy B. Hughes
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 … Continue reading Goals for 2021?
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. … Continue reading The Classic Meme 2.0
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 … Continue reading Classic Author Focus: Kamala Markandaya
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 … Continue reading Back to the Classics Challenge
