Maud Epstein

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Maud’s Bookshelves

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read‎ (220)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
fic‎ (554)
classic‎ (321)
nonfic‎ (278)

realistic-fic‎ (267)
owned‎ (234)
contemporary‎ (192)
horror-suspense-mystery‎ (188)
history‎ (136)
hist-fic‎ (134)
fantasy‎ (128)

queer-lit‎ (128)
lit-by-poc‎ (109)
essays‎ (102)
summer-reading‎ (101)
phil‎ (98)
memoir-bib‎ (81)
scifi‎ (58)

eastern-european-lit‎ (33)
favorites‎ (26)
irish-lit‎ (23)
on-writing‎ (15)
short-stories‎ (12)

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“Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it.
Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
― William Faulkner

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Maud’s Groups

Literary Fiction by People of Color — 13261 members — last activity 4 hours, 16 min ago
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more

Weird Fiction — 599 members — last activity Mar 25, 2026 02:46AM
This group is the place for lovers of the genre known as Weird Fiction to meet and discuss favorite works from the past as well as read together reall ...more

Existential Book Club — 1505 members — last activity Mar 14, 2026 01:34AM
This a book club for anybody interested in reading existentialist literature and fiction. Every month I'll be putting up a new text either by an exist ...more

Booktok & Bookstagram ✿ — 22898 members — last activity 3 hours, 21 min ago
Hello! If you're looking for a fun group to chat about books, share your reviews, and make new friends, feel free to join us in Booktok & Bookstagram! ...more