2010
12 August, 2010 - General book chat
19 August, 2010 - Japanese literature
26 August, 2010 - New Zealand literature
2 September, 2010 - Most anticipated Fall/Spring releases
9 September, 2010 - Australian literature
16 September, 2010 - Raising your book blogging profile
23 September, 2010 - Non-English literature
30 September, 2010 - General book chat
7 October, 2010 - Spooky reads
14 October, 2010 - Book reviews/recommendations (and where you get them - Papers? Blogs? etc)
21 October, 2010 - International Book Blogging/Blogging outside the US
28 October, 2010 - General book chat
4 November, 2010 - Your To-Be-Read Pile(s)
11 November, 2010 - Sports books
18 November, 2010 - Australian YA
25 November, 2010 - General book chat
2 December, 2010 - Buying books for gifts
9 December, 2010 - Crime fiction
16 December, 2010 - Christmas reads
23 December, 2010 - General book chat
30 December, 2010 - Best books of the year
2011
6 January, 2011 - New Year Reading resolutions
13 January, 2011 - Burma/Burmese literature
20 January, 2011 - Ebooks and availability
27 January, 2011 - Australia (Note: 26 January is Australia Day)
3 February, 2011 - China (Note: 3 February is Chinese New Year)
10 February, 2011 - Japan (Note: 11 February is Japan's National Foundation Day)
17 February, 2011 - General book chat
24 February, 2011 - Bookish podcasts
3 March, 2011 - NZ YA (New Zealand Young Adult) Books
(Note: March is New Zealand Book Month)
10 March, 2011 - Genre fiction / Fantasy
17 March, 2011 - Re-reading
24 March, 2011 - General book chat
31 March, 2011 - Book Blogger meet-ups
7 April, 2011 - Classics
14 April, 2011 - Science Fiction
21 April, 2011 - Non-fiction
28 April, 2011 - War fiction (Note: 25 April is Anzac Day)
5 May, 2011 - General book chat
12 May, 2011 - Libraries
19 May, 2011 - Romance fiction
26 May, 2011 - Cookbooks
2 June, 2011 - General book chat
9 June, 2011 - History (Historical Fiction/Non-Fiction)
16 June, 2011 - Philippines (Note: Philippine Independence Day is 12 June)
23 June, 2011 - Polar literature (Arctic/Antarctic/etc)
30 June, 2011 - Canadian Lit (Note: 1 July is Canada Day)
7 July, 2011 - Folklore/Mythology
14 July, 2011 - General book chat
21 July, 2011 - Biography/Autobiography
28 July, 2011 - Book groups
4 August, 2011 - Graphic novels/manga
11 August, 2011 - General book chat (and #spbkchat's 1 Year Twitterversary!)
18 August, 2011 - Indonesia (Note: Indonesian Independence Day is 17 August)
25 August, 2011 - Short stories
1 September, 2011 - Urban Fantasy
8 September, 2011 - General book chat
15 September, 2011 - Malaysia (Note: 16 September is Malaysia Day)
22 September, 2011 - Humour/Comedy
29 September, 2011 - Poetry
6 October, 2011 - Dark Fantasy
13 October, 2011 - General book chat
20 October, 2011 - Gothic
27 October, 2011 - Horror/Halloween
3 November, 2011 - LGQBT
10 November, 2011 - Books everyone loves except me
17 November, 2011 - General book chat
24 November, 2011 - Book series
1 December, 2011 - Religion/Spirituality
8 December, 2011 - Books about Music
15 December, 2011 - Childhood Favourites
22 December, 2011 - General chat + Merry Christmas!
29 December, 2011 - Best Books of the Year
2012
5 January, 2012 - Looking Ahead (Books you're most looking forward to in 2012)
12 January, 2012 - Animal-related Books
19 January, 2012 - General chat
25 January, 2012 - India (Note: 26 January is Republic Day of India)
2 February, 2012 - Books to Movies
9 February, 2012 - Gateway Books (Books that break you into a genre)
16 February, 2012 - Steampunk
23 February, 2012 - South American Lit (Note: 21 February is Mardi Gras)
1 March, 2012 - General chat
8 March, 2012 - Women Writers (Note: 8 March is International Women's Day)
15 March, 2012 - TBR Purgatory (Books you've always meant to read but haven't)
22 March, 2012 - Guilty Pleasures
29 March, 2012 - Better than Expected (Books that surprised you!)
5 April, 2012 - General chat
12 April, 2012 - Thailand (Note: 13-15 April is the celebration of the traditional Thai New Year/ Songkran Festival)
19 April, 2012 - Literary Wonders
26 April, 2012 - Magical Realism
3 May, 2012 - Reinvented Classics (New versions of classic stories)
10 May, 2012 - General chat
17 May, 2012 - French Polynesia/Oceania
24 May, 2012 - New Authors
31 May, 2012 - Literary Awards (Note: The Orange Prize will be announced on 30 May)
7 June, 2012 - Too much hype? (Books that didn't meet your expectations)
14 June, 2012 - General chat
21 June, 2012 - Reading Slumps
28 June, 2012 - Foodie Books
5 July, 2012 - Best books of the year so far
12 July, 2012 - France (July 14 is Bastille Day)
19 July, 2012 - General chat
26 July, 2012 -Literary pet peeves
2 August, 2012 - Historical fantasy
9 August, 2012 - Conventions
16 August, 2012 - General chat
23 August 2012 - Must-read books: books everyone should have read
30 August, 2012 - Poetry
6 September, 2012 - Books read in one sitting
13 September, 2012 - General chat
20 September, 2012 - Keeping track of your reads
27 September, 2012 - Banned books - tie-in with Banned Books Week
4 October, 2012 - Fantasy: sword and sorcery
11 October, 2012 - General chat
18 October, 2012 - Best characters
25 October 2012 - Turkey (October 29 is Republic Day)
1 November, 2012 - Personal reading history
8 November, 2012 - Ereaders
15 November, 2012 - General chat
22 November, 2012 - Epic fantasy
29 November, 2012 - Books that influenced us
6 December, 2012 - Cricket
13 December, 2012 - Russia
20 December, 2012 - Christmas
27 December, 2012 - Best books of the year
3 January, 2013 - Most anticipated books of the year
10 January, 2013 - Personal reading history
17 January, 2013 - General chat
24 January, 2013 - South/North Korea
31 January, 2013 - Underrated series
6 February, 2013 - Reading from our own heritage
Further dates/topics to be announced.
If you have any suggestions for topics you'd like to discuss, or any questions, please feel free to contact any one of us on Twitter.
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