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message 1: by Samantha, Creole Literary Belle (last edited Nov 16, 2025 02:19PM) (new)

Samantha Matherne (creolelitbelle) | -216 comments Mod
January - The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli 166 pages

February - The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie 368 pages

March - The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir 746 pages; Women's History Month

April - Etruscan Places: Travels Through Forgotten Italy by D.H. Lawrence 176 pages

May - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

June - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

July - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

August - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

September - Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera 507 pages; Hispanic Heritage Month - Sept 15-Oct 15

October - Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death by Laura Cumming 272 pages; Explosion occurred Oct 12, 1654

November - In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick 302 pages; Tragedy occurred Nov 20, 1820

December - Klee Wyck by Emily Carr 144 pages

4 FULL MONTHS to dive into History and Decline of the Roman Empire how you see fit/ desire.


message 2: by Lesle, Appalachian Bibliophile (new)

Lesle | 9000 comments Mod
This is excellent Samantha!

Thank you for your hard work on this.


message 3: by Samantha, Creole Literary Belle (new)

Samantha Matherne (creolelitbelle) | -216 comments Mod
Lesle wrote: "This is excellent Samantha!

Thank you for your hard work on this."


You're welcome! What's ironic is that I structured the whole schedule and then accidentally clicked elsewhere on the webpage, causing me to lose it all. :D I remembered where I put everything, though, so it's all good.


message 4: by Lesle, Appalachian Bibliophile (new)

Lesle | 9000 comments Mod
Samantha wrote: "You're welcome! What's ironic is that I structured the whole schedule and then accidentally clicked elsewhere on t..."

Oh my!
I have done some dumb things before. Once I had the Monthly Reads almost done. Went to check on something and closed out of the window!
Needless to say I had to start over...Smh


message 5: by Audrey (new)

Audrey (niceyackerman) | 77 comments That's why I started writing things out in a Word document first, then copy-pasting into GR.


message 6: by Samantha, Creole Literary Belle (new)

Samantha Matherne (creolelitbelle) | -216 comments Mod
Audrey wrote: "That's why I started writing things out in a Word document first, then copy-pasting into GR."

That's what I did! LOL I clicked to a different page AFTER I closed the Word document that I did not save.


message 7: by Melanie (new)

Melanie Anton | 516 comments Samantha, thanks so much for setting this up!


message 8: by Audrey (new)

Audrey (niceyackerman) | 77 comments Oh, no!


message 9: by Pam, Southwest Enchanter (new)

Pam (bluegrasspam) | 1201 comments Mod
Thanks Samantha! I plan to read Klee Wyck. My library doesn’t have it but luckily I found it on Hoopla!


message 10: by Anisha Inkspill (new)

Anisha Inkspill (anishainkspill) | 406 comments thanks Samantha, some really interesting reads there


message 11: by Piyangie, Classical Princess (new)

Piyangie | 3805 comments Mod
Thanks, Samantha for all your hard work. I'm in for March.


message 12: by Michelle (new)

Michelle | 178 comments Thank you for posting the list!

Looking forward to a few of the smaller reads! I don't think I could fit March or May-August into my schedule or my general attention span 🤣


message 13: by Luís (new)

Luís (blue_78) | 4869 comments I strongly recommend The Second Sex. That's among my favourites in the genre.


message 14: by Lesle, Appalachian Bibliophile (new)

Lesle | 9000 comments Mod
Audrey wrote: "That's why I started writing things out in a Word document first, then copy-pasting into GR."

A good reminder! Thank you :)


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