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2026 Reading Challenge

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Karen Traub

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in Framingham, Mass

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Nonfiction, Poetry, Memoir

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Karen Traub, a '21 graduate of the Newport MFA at Salve Regina University writes poetry and prose. Her work has been published in Quabbin Quills anthologies, Brevity Magazine, NPR-The New Normal, Straw Dog Writer's Guild Pandemic Poetry and Prose and Multiplicity.

In her spare time Karen dances with her royal python Chloe, volunteers as a Library Commissioner, reads palms and practices bibliomancy.

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The call for a new library in Shutesbury

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Karen Lynne Traub: The call for a new library in ShutesburyThe call for a new library in ShutesburyShutesbury needs a new library to replace the tiny MN Spear Memorial Library, a gift to the town in 1902.
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	Beyond the Pathway (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 4) by Garrett Zecker (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Steven Michaels (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), James Thibeault (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cascades and Currents (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 5) by Steven Michaels (Goodreads Author), Karen Vongchairueng, Evelyn O’Dea 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Wild Winds (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 6) by Steven Michaels (Goodreads Author), Skylar Winn, Olly Lefsyk liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wandering Roots (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 7) by Steven Michaels (Goodreads Author), Garrett Zecker (Goodreads Author) (editor), James Thibeault it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices of the Valley (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 3) by Steven Michaels (Goodreads Author), Garrett Zecker (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dennis King 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rock Walls and Open Pastures by Steven Michaels (Goodreads Author), Garrett Zecker (Goodreads Author), Steve Piscitello 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Thousand Miles up the Nile: A Victorian Woman's Journey Through Ancient Egypt — Illustrated & Introduced for Modern Readers (The Forever Stories: Egyptian Collection Book 1)

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The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

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