As I always seem to be saying, what a stupendous week of reading that was!! It’s been quite wonderful to see all of the posts and reviews on books from 1937, and I think this is definitely the most popular club week yet – the response has been astonishing! I’m still gathering up posts to link to, so please, if I’ve missed yours, leave a comment and I’ll share it on my 1937 page.

I’ve personally had such fun reading from 1937 this week, so much so that I abandoned my usual post during the week of previous reads, moving it back to my trail post to leave space to cover another book. Even so, I could easily have kept on reading from 1937 and here are just some of the books which got away. All would have been marvellous reads and I’m tempted to keep the pile out and intact in case I can get to any more of the titles!

I’m afraid that, thanks to Wafer Thin Books, I also added a 1937 book to the TBR… I haven’t got to it this week, but it’s a Stefan Zweig title I’d not come across before, so that was a win (I think…) 🤣

I’d like to thank everyone who took part in the #1937Club – as I said, it’s been marvellous to see what you’ve all been reading and enjoying, and my wishlist has definitely expanded! Thanks also to my co-host Simon, who came up with the original idea for the clubs and always designs such wonderful badges! If you’ve hosted any kind of reading event, you’ll know that they do take a lot of work, but the club weeks are always such fun and I particularly enjoy the variety that reading from a particular year gives us.

The next club will be in October 2024 and so Simon and I put our heads together at the weekend to decide on the next year to read from. He noticed that there was one particular decade where we’d only featured two years, and so – drum roll – the next club reading week will be:

Yes, from 14-20 October, 2024, we will be reading and exploring books from 1970! Having had a quick look online, it’s an interesting year, possibly a bit transitional, in that there are works from established authors but also from newer ones. I confess that I’ve already begun to assemble a pile of possibles, and there are some books I’m really keen to read. So you have six months’ warning for the #1970Club – look forward to seeing you in October! 😂