Claire Talbot

Claire’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (388)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (1424)
teen‎ (154)
bomc‎ (63)
favorites‎ (63)
historical-fiction‎ (59)
middle-grade‎ (54)

as-the-page-turns‎ (45)
netgalley‎ (39)
read-across-the-states‎ (39)
books-i-still-think-about‎ (28)
claire-talbot-s-2018-challenge‎ (19)
reese-s-bookclub‎ (18)
jenna-reads‎ (13)
mommy-sarah-bookclub‎ (11)

cli-fi‎ (8)
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couldn-t-get-into‎ (5)
book-chat-made-me-read-it‎ (4)
2019-book-club-possibilities‎ (2)
icymi‎ (1)

picture-book‎ (1)
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bom‎ (0)
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Claire’s Quotes

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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“Books may well be the only true magic.”
― Alice Hoffman

tags: books

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“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, children, fairy-tales

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“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”
― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

tags: closing-line, last-words, self-sacrifice

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“For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use to be anything else.”
― Winston S. Churchill

tags: inspirational, optimism

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Claire’s Groups

MCLS Reading Challenge — 131 members — last activity Jan 15, 2020 09:07AM
A group for staff of the Monroe County Library System to participate in the annual System Reading Challenge.

Goodreads Librarians Group — 312965 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

MCLS TeensLit — 73 members — last activity Feb 06, 2026 08:17AM
Books loved by teen services librarians in the Monroe County Library System that is in Rochester NY.

The Next Best Book Club — 26012 members — last activity 9 hours, 10 min ago
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more

Read With Jenna (Official) — 30569 members — last activity 3 hours, 32 min ago
When anyone on the TODAY team is looking for a book recommendation, there is only one person to turn to: Jenna Bush Hager. Jenna will select a book a ...more

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