Previous themes from the Paddington Reader's Group
For forthcoming themes, and information on joining the group, see the Paddington Readers Group home page.
- Award-winning author Richard Mason on his novel, 'Us'
- Shakespeare: How much do you know about the Bard's works?
- Royal biographies: fairy tale or gossip... what do you prefer?
- Our top ten books
- 19th Century English novelists
- Holiday reading: favourite titles for the beach
- Books that changed the world and books that changed our lives
- Scandinavian novelists and playwrights
- Books we liked and why we liked them
- 'Post war women's literature
- Science fiction and fantasy
- Literary prize winners and literary prizes
- Festive literary quiz
- Writers from the Americas
- Post war womens' literature
- Working class writers
- Philosophers and their writings
- 'Vive la difference': French writers and literature
- Books that became a film best seller
- Books on faith and belief
- 'Comic Fiction'...What makes you laugh?
- Science fiction, fantasy and horror
- English literature in the inter-war years
- Are you a Cordon Bleu?... Your favourite cookery books
- Your favourite art books
- Tales from a foreign field... Books by overseas correspondents
- Writing from the Commonwealth
- Set Book... Did you love it or hate it?
- Desert island books
- Adaptations: Detective novels adapted for TV or film productions
- Playwrights: Tennesse Williams, Harold Pinter, Arthur Miller, Checkhov
- Black writers from the USA, the UK and Britain
- Writing about times of economic depression and political change
- The historical novel and history
- Biographies of writers
- Writers in exile
- Graham Doke, author of the novel 'First born' visited the group
- "A woman's book? A man's book? Can you tell the difference?" - the validity of the Orange Prize
- "Stage and Screen" - famous adaptations of books into another form
- "The Balloon Game"
- European literature
- Crime writing
- General discussion of favourite books
