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Matthew’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Matthew’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Matthew Johnson’s Followers (10)
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Matthew Johnson
Goodreads Author
Born
in New Rochelle, NY, The United States
Website
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Genre
Influences
Member Since
April 2018
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Too Short to Box with God
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2024
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Shadow Folk and Soul Songs
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Far from New York State
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2023
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Jackie Robinson's Real Gone: Baseball Poems of New York
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expected publication
2026
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Matthew’s Recent Updates
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Matthew Johnson
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Should the Waters Take Us: A Novel
by Stephanie Soileau (Goodreads Author)
20 copies
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August 04, 2026
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Matthew Johnson
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American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed
by Isaac Fitzgerald
80 copies
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July 20, 2026
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“To be is to do - Socrates
To do is to be - Sartre
Do Be Do Be Do - Sinatra”
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To do is to be - Sartre
Do Be Do Be Do - Sinatra”
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“It’s no disgrace to be black, but it’s often very inconvenient.”
― The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man
― The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man
“Called, I say, though I have not called you to me, strangers from distant lands. You have come and are here met, in this very nick of time, by chance as it may seem. Yet it is not so. Believe rather that it is so ordered that we, who sit here, and none others, must now find counsel for the peril of the world.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“Amor, ch'al cor gentile ratto s'apprende
prese costui de la bella persona
che mi fu tolta; e 'l modo ancor m'offende.
Amor, che a nullo amato amar perdona,
Mi prese del costui piacer sì forte,
Che, come vedi, ancor non m'abbandona..."
"Love, which quickly arrests the gentle heart,
Seized him with my beautiful form
That was taken from me, in a manner which still grieves me.
Love, which pardons no beloved from loving,
took me so strongly with delight in him
That, as you see, it still abandons me not...”
― Inferno
prese costui de la bella persona
che mi fu tolta; e 'l modo ancor m'offende.
Amor, che a nullo amato amar perdona,
Mi prese del costui piacer sì forte,
Che, come vedi, ancor non m'abbandona..."
"Love, which quickly arrests the gentle heart,
Seized him with my beautiful form
That was taken from me, in a manner which still grieves me.
Love, which pardons no beloved from loving,
took me so strongly with delight in him
That, as you see, it still abandons me not...”
― Inferno
“I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to think, or to speak, or write, with moderation. No! no! Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen; — but urge me not to use moderation in a cause like the present. I am in earnest — I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE HEARD.”
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The Poetry Spot
— 637 members
— last activity Jul 17, 2026 10:45PM
This group is for poets, published poets, and lovers of poetry. Do you have a published poetry book? Promote it here! Are you looking for reviews? Are ...more
Literary Fiction by People of Color
— 13494 members
— last activity 8 hours, 4 min ago
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more
Support for Indie Authors
— 16713 members
— last activity Jul 18, 2026 06:22AM
Officially 15k Members Strong & Climbing!! Building and supporting a community of self-published authors dedicated to both sharing experiences and le ...more
Modern Good Reads
— 6817 members
— last activity Jul 12, 2026 04:29PM
Modern Good Reads connects readers with books, authors, & challenges. We want to chat, inform, & provide events & discussions, a home for readers and ...more
Review Group
— 5844 members
— last activity 3 hours, 55 min ago
Reviews are very important for Self-Published (SP), and Indie authors, just as they are for others. Unfortunately, though, many SP/Indie books don't g ...more
Black Writers & Readers Connect
— 1369 members
— last activity Jul 02, 2026 12:39AM
Welcome to our new community, a haven for independent and traditionally published black writers who are passionate about celebrating our rich cultural ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 331672 members
— last activity 8 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more