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2026 Reading Challenge

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Joel Shoemaker has read 79 books of his goal of 65!

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Joel Shoemaker

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Born

in Mahomet, The United States

Website

https://www.itsjoelshoemaker.com

Genre

Gay and Lesbian, Young Adult, Fiction

Member Since

November 2012

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Joel Shoemaker has been a librarian for a decade and a magician for three! He lives in central Illinois with his husband, and his dog, Maximus. He consumes an inordinate amount of cheese.

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Average rating: 4.52 · 132 ratings · 47 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bacon Grief 4.52 avg rating — 86 ratings — 4 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
	Silas on Sundays by Joel Shoemaker (Goodreads Author), Lintang Pandu Pratiwi (illustrator) 4.63 avg rating — 24 ratings — 3 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
	Teeth & Crumpets: a Florilegium 4.39 avg rating — 18 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
	Cocktails & Concatenations by Joel Shoemaker (Goodreads Author), Andrew McCurdy (photographer) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 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

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Joel Shoemaker liked Dirty D's review of Teeth & Crumpets: A Florilegium: "📚✨ Ever pick up a book from an author you've never heard of just because you're about to meet them? That's exactly what happened here! ✨📚 🫙This is a collection of 28 short stories that are satirical in nature. Some made me chuckle 😆, while others had " Read more of this review »
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