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Beth’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Beth’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Beth Deitchman’s Followers (86)
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Beth Deitchman
Goodreads Author
Born
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, The United States
January 23
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December 2007
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The Weight of Words
I devised my favorite teaching exercise just after the US went back to war in Iraq, taking my inspiration from a seemingly unlikely source: President George W. Bush. Though the forty-third president had a sometimes-tenuous command of words, he surrounded himself with masters of manipulating language. Remember when we used to call climate change global warming? Yeah, I do, too. That shift in nomenc
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Mary Bennet and the Bloomsbury Coven (Regency Magic #1)
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Flashdogs: An Anthology
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Margaret Dashwood and the Enchanted Atlas (Regency Magic, #2)
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The Painted Dog and Other Stories
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Ungodly Hungers
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Five Hundred Words of Magic
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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
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Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape
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“If you care about something you have to protect it – If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.”
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
“Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”
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“I would always rather be happy than dignified.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“It had turned out that climbing a tree was more difficult than it looked. It was harder than warrior pose in yoga, than teaser in Pilates, than the elliptical or the Reformer. Rebecca thought that if no one had thought of it yet, soon enough someone in the city would spearhead a craze for tree climbing in Central and Prospect Parks, and it would become the talk of every cocktail party: have you tried that large oak by the Sheep Meadow? Oh, it’s completely changed my body.”
― Still Life with Bread Crumbs
― Still Life with Bread Crumbs
“In the end, it is my belief, words are the only things that can construct a world that makes sense.”
― Behind the Scenes at the Museum
― Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Constant Reader
— 5988 members
— last activity 1 hour, 1 min ago
A forum for friendly discussion of classics, literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry and short stories. We also love movies and art. Don't ask to join th ...more
Rothfussians
— 4507 members
— last activity Jun 05, 2025 06:59AM
Patrick Rothfuss needs a goodreads.com group! For fantasy fans and anyone that appreciates beautifully written books. Discuss The Name of the Wind, T ...more
Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2015
— 130 members
— last activity Jan 03, 2016 06:04PM
Do you have a pile of Austenesque books that are just begging to be read? Need a motivation or plan to read them before they bury you alive? Whether i ...more
The Malazan Fallen
— 1604 members
— last activity Dec 01, 2024 05:29PM
For those of us who have fallen for the Malazan series and need a place to read or re-read, discuss and dream. We did a massive reading of the Book o ...more
THE Group for Authors!
— 12925 members
— last activity 1 hour, 34 min ago
This is a group for authors to discuss their craft, as well as publishing and book marketing.
Sirens Conference
— 298 members
— last activity Oct 16, 2020 10:58AM
Sirens Conference Website: http://www.sirensconference.org/ Once a year, Narrate Conferences presents Sirens, a conference on women in fantasy litera ...more
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Hi Beth!Thanks for the friend request. Love that your ambitions ran to coaching the Pirates and dance! Too fun!
Look forward to sharing book thoughts!
Thanks for the friend request. Love that your ambitions ran to coaching the Pirates and dance! Too fun!
Look forward to sharing book thoughts!"
Hi Sophia,
My pleasure! And I, too, am looking forward to sharing book thoughts.
B