Maud Epstein

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Maud’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (661)
currently-reading‎ (0)
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 — 13382 members — last activity May 24, 2026 05:17PM
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 — 609 members — last activity May 22, 2026 12:07PM
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 — 1527 members — last activity May 03, 2026 03:51PM
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 ✿ — 24663 members — last activity 1 hour, 11 min ago
Everyone is welcome to join the discussion and share their thoughts on books and reading. It’s always enjoyable to discover new stories, exchange opin ...more