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Jody’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jody’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Jody Calkins
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Linwood Barclay, Lisa Unger, Jeffery Deaver, & Dean Koontz
Member Since
March 2009
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/jodycalkins
More books by Jody Calkins…
The Hidden Cost of Multitasking (and How to Reclaim Your Focus)
The Hidden Cost of Multitasking (and How to Reclaim Your Focus) We live in a world that celebrates multitasking. It makes us feel productive — bouncing between tabs, answering messages mid-email, juggling five projects at once. But research tells a different story: multitasking doesn’t save time. It drains it. When we split our attention, we […]
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December's Readathon
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“Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”
― Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews, 2nd Series
― Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews, 2nd Series
“Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.”
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“Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader—not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.”
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“It's strange how memory gets twisted and pulled like taffy in its retelling, how a single event can mean something different to everyone present.”
― Beautiful Lies
― Beautiful Lies
“You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.”
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Young Adult Book Reading Challenges
— 8287 members
— last activity Mar 19, 2026 11:38AM
Welcome to the Young Adult Book Reading Challenges! Welcome everyone who is interested in YA books! We have amazing reading challenges going on all t ...more
Addicted to YA
— 66237 members
— last activity 3 hours, 12 min ago
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put bac ...more
What is Life without Books
— 882 members
— last activity Apr 21, 2026 04:59PM
I wanted to start a group where book lovers can come talk about any book. I wanted to get like minded people together for friendship and fun. We can h ...more
Coffee Break Book Club
— 1106 members
— last activity Dec 04, 2022 02:02PM
Please note, that this group is currently inactive. You are welcome to join the group and join in any previous challenges you are interested in. ☕ ...more
Goodreads Authors/Readers
— 56486 members
— last activity 6 minutes ago
This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit ...more
YA Paranormal and Fantasy Book lovers
— 2380 members
— last activity Nov 16, 2025 06:10AM
For all those who LOVE PC CAST, LJ Smith, Melissa Marr, Richelle Mead, JK Rowling...and many many more then this is the site for you!
Rated YA-MA
— 3097 members
— last activity Nov 16, 2025 01:48PM
A group for adult lovers of Young Adult fiction. We feature a different YA book genres and topics with our group reads, in order to cater to a varie ...more
YA Addicted Book Club
— 1424 members
— last activity 29 minutes ago
This club is for anyone who loves YA books of all different genres. Be yourself and discuss your favorite books with us. We will have read a-longs and ...more
Indie Book Finds
— 114 members
— last activity Dec 22, 2020 04:47AM
Welcome to Indie Book Finds! Here we will share and discuss indie books of all genres that you read and think deserve a little bit of recognition. ...more
The YA and Middle Grade Fiction Group
— 378 members
— last activity Mar 09, 2026 10:06PM
The YA and Middle Grade Fiction Group is a public group featuring discussions on and the new releases of young adult and middle grade fiction. This gr ...more
