2026 Reading Challenge discussion

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DOORWAYS
Duration: December 1 - December 31, 2026

For this month's theme of Doors, open your own doorways through books that relate to the below quotes in some way. Prompts may be repeated if you wish.

Select books where:
🚪 the book title contains a main word from the quote
🚪 the authors of the quote and book share a name (first, last, or nickname)
🚪 the quote and book convey a similar theme, message or idea
🚪 the cover art reflects imagery inspired by the quote (door, key, etc.)

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Prompts

"There is no key to happiness; the door is always open."
— Mother Teresa

"Be an opener of doors."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Every doorway, every intersection has a story."
— Katherine Dunn

"Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot."
— Clarence Thomas

"My songs are the door to every dream I've ever had and every success I've ever achieved."
— Dolly Parton

"Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open."
— John Barrymore

"Solitude opens all closed doors, even those nailed shut."
— Nancy Wood

"The door of the human heart, can only be opened from the inside."
— William Holman Hunt

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