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Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers
— 25850 members
— last activity 6 hours, 50 min ago
Welcome! Join us for our monthly group reads. We read Crime stories, Mysteries, & Thrillers. ...more
The Plantagenets
— 377 members
— last activity Dec 01, 2025 10:47PM
This is a group for those who enjoy reading nonfiction and fiction about one of England's most fascinating dynasties. Discuss the Plantagenet kings, t ...more
The Reading For Pleasure Book Club
— 3830 members
— last activity 23 minutes ago
This is a book club where we will share our current reads in ebooks, regular books, audiobooks, graphic novels and more. This is where we can all shar ...more
Into the Forest
— 2110 members
— last activity 1 hour, 13 min ago
A group to discuss the fairy and folk tales, world mythologies, mythic fiction, magical realism fiction, and monsters. Of course, we also discuss rete ...more
The History Book Club
— 25841 members
— last activity 9 hours, 45 min ago
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more
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