Book and Writing Newsgroups

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Newsgroups were a popular method of discussion before the arrival of forums, chat, messenger services and apps. There were many book and writing related newsgroups. The archives can still be found on Google Group..

Google Groups (formerly Dejanews)
Popular online discussion destination for newsgroup readers. Contains thousands of new posts daily in hundreds of different categories.

Newsgroup: alt.books
General newsgroup for book information

Newsgroup: alt.books.mysteries
Newsgroup for discussion of mystery books

Newsgroup: alt.books.technical
Newsgroup for the discussion of technical books.

Newsgroup: alt.education.research
Newsgroup for the discussion of educational research

Newsgroup: alt.ezines
Newsgroup for the discussion of ezines

Newsgroup: alt.gothic.announce
Newsgroup for the announcement of gothic events and news

Newsgroup: alt.horror
Newsgroup for the discussion of the horror genre

Newsgroup: alt.horror.creative
Newsgroup for the discussion of creative horror writing.

Newsgroup: alt.journalism
Newsgroup for the discussion of journalism

Newsgroup: alt.journalism.freelance
Newsgroup for the discussion of freelance writing.

Newsgroup: alt.journalism.newspapers
Newsgroup for the discussion of newspaper journalism

Newsgroup: alt.journalism.print
Newsgroup for the discussion of journalism

Newsgroup: alt.journalism.students
Newsgroup for the discussion of journalism for journalism students.

Newsgroup: alt.marketplace.books
Newsgroup for discussion and buying and selling of books.

Newsgroup: alt.marketplace.books.sf
Newsgroup for discussion and buying and selling of Science Fiction books.

Newsgroup: alt.music.lyrics
Newsgroup for the discussion of song lyrics.

Newsgroup: alt.news-media
Newsgroup for discussion of the news media and journalism.

Newsgroup: alt.prose
Newsgroup for discussion of prose

Newsgroup: alt.pulp
Newsgroup for discussion of Pulp