Retro Reads
A buddy reading group for those interested in twentieth century books and authors. From 2023 our time period will be 1900-1980. Authors like M.M. Kaye, Elizabeth Goudge, P.G. Wodehouse, Helen MacInnes, Anya Seton, Rafael Sabatini.
Once a year we read a book from Angela Thirkell's Barsetshire series! ...more
Once a year we read a book from Angela Thirkell's Barsetshire series! ...more
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british-history, historical-fiction, mystery, romance, suspense-retro, vintage et written-in-the-twentieth-century
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This is a public group. Anyone can join and invite others to join.
rules
Be polite. Watch the language please…more
Idle chatter!
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 826 posts · 150 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 826 posts · 150 views
last updated 16 jan. 2026 03:12
What Retro books are you reading?
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 35 posts · 32 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 35 posts · 32 views
last updated 15 jan. 2026 23:00
Obituary Thread (for our authors!)
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 110 posts · 147 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 110 posts · 147 views
last updated 16 déc. 2025 04:14
Problems with Goodreads
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 17 posts · 24 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 17 posts · 24 views
last updated 11 déc. 2025 01:25
December 2025 Question Of The Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 10 posts · 21 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 10 posts · 21 views
last updated 06 déc. 2025 18:48
Another Christmas read?
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 15 posts · 24 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 15 posts · 24 views
last updated 27 nov. 2025 20:52
By CindySR , Moderator · 1 post · 20 views
last updated 10 nov. 2025 19:27
January 2026 Question of the Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 13 posts · 20 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 13 posts · 20 views
last updated 06 jan. 2026 00:08
January 2025 Question Of The Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 29 posts · 31 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 29 posts · 31 views
last updated 04 nov. 2025 09:45
November 2025 Question of the Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 16 posts · 22 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 16 posts · 22 views
last updated 03 nov. 2025 20:39
February 2025 Question Of The Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 15 posts · 28 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 15 posts · 28 views
last updated 03 nov. 2025 03:29
May 2025 Question of the Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 16 posts · 30 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 16 posts · 30 views
last updated 03 nov. 2025 03:25
June 2025 Question of the Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 12 posts · 25 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 12 posts · 25 views
last updated 03 nov. 2025 03:23
July 2025 Question of the Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 11 posts · 20 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 11 posts · 20 views
last updated 03 nov. 2025 03:20
September 2025 Question of the Month
By CindySR , Moderator · 27 posts · 23 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 27 posts · 23 views
last updated 03 nov. 2025 03:04
Book Pool 2026
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 144 posts · 42 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 144 posts · 42 views
last updated 3 hours, 6 min ago
Book Pool 2025
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 395 posts · 93 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 395 posts · 93 views
last updated 05 jan. 2026 00:33
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 64 posts · 38 views
last updated 04 nov. 2025 20:04
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 578 posts · 110 views
last updated 31 déc. 2024 20:27
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 673 posts · 103 views
last updated 03 déc. 2023 20:52
Book Pool 2023 reading options - extra challenges
By CindySR , Moderator · 12 posts · 53 views
By CindySR , Moderator · 12 posts · 53 views
last updated 11 jan. 2023 00:10
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 389 posts · 105 views
last updated 02 déc. 2022 22:07
Author Pool 2026
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 75 posts · 27 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 75 posts · 27 views
last updated 16 jan. 2026 03:31
Our Christmas Book (Dec 2025) Death in the Andamans Spoiler thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 10 posts · 18 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 10 posts · 18 views
last updated 12 déc. 2025 00:25
Our Christmas Book (Dec 2025) Death in the Andamans NON Spoiler thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 8 posts · 15 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 8 posts · 15 views
last updated 07 déc. 2025 21:19
Our Christmas Children's Book (2025) How the Grinch Stole Christmas
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 8 posts · 9 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 8 posts · 9 views
last updated 06 déc. 2025 03:13
Group Read 5th of October 2025 Thalia SPOILERS thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 9 posts · 16 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 9 posts · 16 views
last updated 23 nov. 2025 10:25
Group Read 5th of October 2025 Thalia NON spoilers thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 11 posts · 20 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 11 posts · 20 views
last updated 19 oct. 2025 22:09
Northbridge Rectory 5th of July 2025 read Spoiler thread!
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 8 posts · 17 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 8 posts · 17 views
last updated 23 juil. 2025 22:17
Northbridge Rectory 5th of July 2025 read No Spoiler
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 21 posts · 18 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 21 posts · 18 views
last updated 21 juil. 2025 02:16
Our Christmas Novel - Murder for Christmas 2024 spoilers thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 4 posts · 10 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 4 posts · 10 views
last updated 01 jan. 2025 04:21
Swallowdale Group Read November 25 Spoilers thread.
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 5 posts · 12 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 5 posts · 12 views
last updated 30 déc. 2025 08:02
Swallowdale Group Read November 25 NO Spoilers thread.
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 11 posts · 14 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 11 posts · 14 views
last updated 24 nov. 2025 02:15
Swallows and Amazons August 2025 Spoilers thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 20 posts · 16 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 20 posts · 16 views
last updated 10 oct. 2025 23:50
A possible children's book read?
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 21 posts · 29 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 21 posts · 29 views
last updated 19 sept. 2025 22:22
Swallows and Amazons August 2025 NO Spoilers thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 13 posts · 15 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 13 posts · 15 views
last updated 08 août 2025 21:26
Sister of the Bride Buddy read 20th July 2025
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 3 posts · 12 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 3 posts · 12 views
last updated 20 juil. 2025 03:35
YA read - Fifteen July 2021 No spoilers thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 9 posts · 18 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 9 posts · 18 views
last updated 20 juil. 2025 02:42
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Trade Wind Background Information
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 31 posts · 60 views
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 31 posts · 60 views
last updated 22 déc. 2014 23:37
Death in Kashmir Group Read spoilers thread Apr 25
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 19 posts · 18 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 19 posts · 18 views
last updated 15 avr. 2025 22:17
Death in Kashmir Group Read No spoilers thread Apr 25
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 11 posts · 14 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 11 posts · 14 views
last updated 09 avr. 2025 20:58
Death in Zanzibar Spoilerland thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 45 posts · 41 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 45 posts · 41 views
last updated 25 sept. 2020 02:54
Death in Zanzibar Group Read No spoilers thread
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 60 posts · 46 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 60 posts · 46 views
last updated 23 sept. 2020 19:42
Trade Wind: Final Thoughts
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 29 posts · 54 views
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 29 posts · 54 views
last updated 21 sept. 2020 00:14
Trade Wind Chapters 27-31
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 54 posts · 58 views
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 54 posts · 58 views
last updated 17 sept. 2020 23:34
Trade Wind Chapters 21-26
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 2 posts · 34 views
By Hana , Hana is In Absentia · 2 posts · 34 views
last updated 16 sept. 2020 23:51
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 2 posts · 11 views
last updated 05 nov. 2025 09:28
I won't be available Edit: Now available again
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 2 posts · 13 views
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 2 posts · 13 views
last updated 27 déc. 2025 19:51
By Neer · 2 posts · 5 views
last updated 14 nov. 2025 21:00
By Carol, She's … , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 2 posts · 18 views
last updated 07 oct. 2025 15:48
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