Kate Bender

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Kate Bender

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Kate’s favorite books

Lilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

The Explosive Child by Ross W. Greene

Night by Elie Wiesel

Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs

The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Truman by David McCullough

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Kate’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (370)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (405)
did-not-finish‎ (0)

great-american-novels‎ (100)
novels‎ (57)
nonfiction‎ (54)
memoir-and-biography‎ (36)

sci-fi‎ (20)
mystery‎ (16)
personal-growth‎ (13)
work‎ (10)

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Kate’s Friends (69)

Amanda

Amanda

5,020 books | 199 friends

Katy

Katy

198 books | 108 friends

Bethany

Bethany

128 books | 24 friends

Kara

Kara

665 books | 71 friends

Rebecca

Rebecca

177 books | 102 friends

Mora Br...

Mora Brinkman

395 books | 70 friends

Todd Ne...

Todd Newmark

3 books | 56 friends

Sharon ...

Sharon Haertling

490 books | 24 friends

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People Kate is Following

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Favorite Genres

Adult Fiction, African American, Biography, Book Club, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Science, Science fiction, Thriller, and Young-adult

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