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Bradford’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Bradford’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”
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“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
― On the Road
― On the Road
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
― The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
“I think my strength comes from being an insane drunk. Near death. Wanting death like a lover every day for years. My talent comes from madness - having survived madness.”
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“Streets paved with opal sadness,
Lead me counterclockwise, to pockets of joy,
And jazz.”
― Cranial Guitar: Selected Poems
Lead me counterclockwise, to pockets of joy,
And jazz.”
― Cranial Guitar: Selected Poems
Pulp Fiction
— 1908 members
— last activity Oct 21, 2025 03:33PM
Hard Boiled detective novels, noir, and great crime novels (old and new)
Bukowski
— 641 members
— last activity Jul 07, 2025 08:19AM
This is a group for fans of the dirty old man. The words he wrote kept him from total madness.
Beatdom
— 553 members
— last activity Mar 16, 2025 05:45PM
Beatdom is the world's most popular Beat-themed literary journal. Now we have a Goodreads group, where you - the reader, contributor or passer-by - ca ...more
Transgressive Fiction
— 1333 members
— last activity Aug 14, 2025 05:26PM
wikipedia: "Transgressive fiction is a genre of literature that focuses on characters who feel confined by the norms and expectations of society and w ...more
Punk Hostage Press
— 374 members
— last activity Feb 19, 2020 09:45AM
Punk Hostage Press is a not-for-profit book publishing imprint that also acts as a an outreach program to connect writers and contemporary literature ...more
Friends of City Lights
— 527 members
— last activity Oct 29, 2018 03:34AM
City Lights Books is a landmark independent bookstore and publisher that specializes in world literature, the arts, and progressive politics.
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Hi, Bradford! Friend Request Accepted! I hope you're having a good week. Congratulations on your books, and encouragement for your next one(s)! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Cheers!Best wishes from Majenta
