Thanks so much for all of your suggestions for dates for the next Club Reading Week – there were some fascinating ideas, and the date range Simon and I prefer of 1920-1980 really does reveal some riches of writing. Anyway, we had a good chat and although there were interesting suggestions of the 1970s, both Simon and I were drawn to Marina’s proposal of 1936 – so that’s what the next club will be!
Simon has designed this lovely badge for the club – isn’t that image fab? And as you can see, the club will take place between 12th-18th April 2021 (assuming, as Simon pointed out, that some kind of civilisation is still in place….) – which gives lots of time for you to be prepared!
So get reading and planning! 1936 was a great year for books and we can’t wait to hear what you all choose to read and write about! 😀
Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings 
Oct 16, 2020 @ 14:21:14
*rushes to check TBR* 😊
Oct 16, 2020 @ 14:39:31
😀
Oct 16, 2020 @ 14:25:00
Nightwood! Double Indemnity! Mary Lavelle by Kate O’Brien! Marvellous
Oct 16, 2020 @ 14:39:45
Yeah, it’s a good one! 😀
Oct 16, 2020 @ 15:11:33
Yep! Good choice 😊
Oct 16, 2020 @ 15:41:22
We think so! 😀
Oct 16, 2020 @ 15:15:00
Hey, I just wrote about a 1936 book, Felipe Alfau’s Locos.
You have done this long enough that I am now curious about which years you think are not a great year for books.
Oct 16, 2020 @ 15:41:11
LOL – well done on being 6 months early! As for bad years – well, I wouldn’t like to say… ;D
Oct 16, 2020 @ 15:30:29
Fantastic! I have four unread books on the TBR shelves from that year:
– The Jasmine Farm by Elizabeth von Arnim
– None Turn Back by Storm Jameson
– Summer Will Show by Sylvia Townsend Warner
– The Other Day by Dorothy Whipple
If I start early enough, maybe I can get them all read and post that week!
Oct 16, 2020 @ 15:39:54
Wonderful! And I think I have two of them myself on the TBR! Yes – you have 6 months to read them – good luck! 😀
Oct 16, 2020 @ 15:41:09
Hooray! Like Karen K I’ve located 4 contenders in the TBR. I’m looking forward to it 🙂
Oct 16, 2020 @ 15:41:45
Wonderful! It should be another bumper year! 😀
Oct 16, 2020 @ 16:04:33
Great choice, Karen. I’m always happy to be stuck in the ’30s, so hopefully it won’t be too challenging to find something that fits!
Oct 16, 2020 @ 18:31:00
The 30s do seem to be a good era, and some great books to choose – look forward to seeing what you read!
Oct 16, 2020 @ 16:27:26
Very excited and honoured that you picked this year. I already had one earmarked: a play by Mihail Sebastian that I am keen to translate and find a publisher for! But I have quite a few other things on my shelves, no doubt.
Oct 16, 2020 @ 17:42:57
So glad you suggested it – such a good year! And look forward to hearing about what you read!
Oct 16, 2020 @ 16:57:20
1936 will be fantastic. Looking forward to it.
Oct 16, 2020 @ 17:40:23
So am I – should be grand!
Oct 16, 2020 @ 17:00:03
Already seeing some great books to read. Looking forward to 1936
Oct 16, 2020 @ 17:40:08
It promises to be another good year, doesn’t it?
Oct 16, 2020 @ 17:57:18
This is a great choice. Lots of good mysteries published in this year, and I am just looking at the ones I own.
Oct 16, 2020 @ 18:31:29
Excellent! Glad it’s a good year for you! 😀
Oct 16, 2020 @ 17:58:02
And Simon’s badge design is lovely.
Oct 16, 2020 @ 18:31:52
It is! I love it! He’s very good at designing these for the club! 😀
Oct 16, 2020 @ 18:40:57
I would love to join in especially with use of the badge – and I see there’s a Dorothy Whipple I haven’t read!
Oct 16, 2020 @ 20:15:56
Excellent! Do join in then, and feel free to use the badge – we love as many people as possible to be involved! 😀
Oct 16, 2020 @ 22:21:52
I didn’t know that Goodreads offered a feature where it makes a list of the top 200 books published in a specific year, but apparently it does – maybe you already knew. Anyway, here’s the link to the 1936 list!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/popular_by_date/1936
I’m definitely interested in Double Indemnity by James Cain.
Oct 17, 2020 @ 09:07:00
They do – though it’s not always accurate, so probably best to double check the actual books. I’ve been caught out a few times… But definitely plenty of good choices for 1936!
Oct 16, 2020 @ 22:57:55
Very good year! Now the question is can I wait that long to reread War With The Newts?…
Oct 17, 2020 @ 09:06:00
LOL! You could always read up in advance! 😉
Oct 16, 2020 @ 23:57:25
I’ve got four: Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell, The Thinking Reed by Rebecca West, Jungfrau by Dymphna Cusack, and All That Swagger by Miles Franklin. Probably a toss-up between the Orwell and the Cusack because, knowing me, I’ll run short of time, and will need something less long than the other two at 400+ pages.
Off to cross-post this at Simon’s…
Oct 17, 2020 @ 09:05:18
Fab! I think it will definitely be the Orwell for me!
Oct 17, 2020 @ 09:44:03
Great news! Fab opportunity to go through my TBR!
Oct 17, 2020 @ 11:17:59
Exactly! The clubs are a good prompt to get to those books you’ve always meant to! 😀
Oct 17, 2020 @ 11:38:48
I’ll finally read my copy of Kapek’s War with the Newts then, but I do hope you’ll do a 60s, 70s year sometime…
Oct 17, 2020 @ 12:11:34
War with the Newts is great, so I hope you enjoy it! And I’m sure we’ll pick a more recent year again – it’s just that 1936 seemed irresistible! 😀
Oct 17, 2020 @ 13:54:14
After a quick glance at books from that year one jumps out at me: quite a long book but one I’ve wanted to read for years. I’ll probably change my mind though.
Oct 17, 2020 @ 13:55:40
LOL! Well you have six months to read it, and so even if it’s long that should be plenty of time if you really want to read it… ;D
Oct 17, 2020 @ 15:51:08
Oct 17, 2020 @ 17:53:21
Ooh, nice – I will go through the TBR later (and my shelves again).
Oct 17, 2020 @ 18:50:28
Hopefully you’ll have something suitable – it’s a great year!
Oct 17, 2020 @ 18:10:01
Just happened to be looking up Agatha Christie; She had three in 1936 – The A.B.C. Murders, Murder in Mesopotamia, and Cards on the Table – all starring Hercules Poirot.
Oct 17, 2020 @ 18:50:02
I know! Bumper year! I may have to reread all three! 🤣
Oct 17, 2020 @ 18:24:09
Tey, Streatfield, Heyer, Rebecca West, Ferdinand the Bull! Can’t wait!
Oct 17, 2020 @ 18:49:31
It’s a good one, isn’t it? 😁
Oct 17, 2020 @ 19:12:44
There were some wonderful books published that year, and I’ve read a fair few of them but this time I’m aiming for things I don’t know!
Oct 17, 2020 @ 19:30:12
Excellent! It’s always fun to find new bookish treasures! 😀
Oct 17, 2020 @ 22:40:27
Keep The Aspidistra Flying, War with the Newts in TBR, an excuse to get my hands on Klaus Mann’s Mephisto (finally) AND a prime candidate for #notthe1936club in Oliver Himes’s History of the 1936 Berlin Olympics … what more could a girl wish for!
Oct 18, 2020 @ 11:46:18
It’s a good one – we thought people would like it. I’ve had Mephisto in my sights for quiet a while too, so this might be the perfect time to track down a copy! ;D
Oct 18, 2020 @ 10:27:30
Great year.
Gone With the Wind Year, and there’s a new French translation. 🙂
Oct 18, 2020 @ 11:45:38
Excellent! A perfect excuse to obtain a copy! ;D
Oct 18, 2020 @ 11:50:29
Published by Gallmeister, to top it off. It means a translation of quality. I think I’ll put it on my Christmas wish list.
Oct 18, 2020 @ 11:56:17
Good plan! 😀
Sunday Praise: What’s made me happy this week?
Oct 18, 2020 @ 12:37:13
Oct 18, 2020 @ 13:48:38
It seems that I don´t own a single book published in 1936! Luckily, there´s lenty of time to get my hands on some. Off to explore what´s on the menu. 😀
Oct 18, 2020 @ 13:55:33
Excellent! There are plenty of great books and I’m sure you’ll find something suitable!
Oct 20, 2020 @ 09:36:59
Twenty years and a world war apart from 1956, yet I seem to have many of the same authors on my shelves, one of whom I don’t want to read, i.e. Erle Stanley Gardner and his neverending Perry Mason books! Hoping to find some unexpected gems on further examination nearer the club week.
Oct 20, 2020 @ 11:45:33
It’s interesting how so many authors had writing careers which span much of the time we cover! I can usually rely on an Agatha Christie, a Maigret or a Nero Wolf! Look forward to seeing what interesting titles you turn up! 😀
Oct 20, 2020 @ 21:27:51
This will be a good one – so many authors calling to me. Especially interested to see there is a Graham Greene I’ve not yet read
Oct 21, 2020 @ 11:03:29
Yes, I saw that too and I love Greene. I think I’ll have as much trouble choosing with this as I did with 1956! 😀
The 1936 Club – BooksPlease
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The 36 Most Read Mystery Novels of 1936 – crossexaminingcrime
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The 1936 Club: Books I’ve Already Read – BooksPlease
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