No I am not that familiar with how to do this yet.
On the Free Republic Main Page, on the far left, go down to “Topics”
Under that choose “Latest Posts”
This opens a new window with the most recent posts.
On this screen is a window you can type in.
Use the drop down menu to select “By Keyword” type the keyword you’re looking for, this case “books” and you have this - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=books
Try variations of the word, here’s “book” (no s) - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=book
You’ll be amazed at the number of people looking for the same info as you. You might even find a “conservative novel ping list.”
A little more advice for you; we occasionally like to play a little rough here but we still treat each other with respect (well, most of the time). However; you won’t make friends here if you call someone “clueless” when you are asking them to help you find information.
It would be the right thing if you were to send a private reply to Gideon Reader to apologize for your attitude.
Welcome to FR!