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“My mind did that quick mental calculation women must make when they find their exit blocked by a man they don’t know.”
― Tom Lake
― Tom Lake
“It was like walking through a folk song that afternoon — the blackbirds and the thrushes, the sweetness of the flowers, the boy I loved, and who might even love me, waiting for me between the trees.”
― Open, Heaven
― Open, Heaven
“This is what I wanted - this independence - but when it was given to me, I felt isolated and cast out, riddled with guilt. It was one of those strange contradictions: I wanted to be on my own, but the moment I was on my own, I wanted to be called back.”
― Open, Heaven
― Open, Heaven
“We could listen to podcasts until the hour of our death and not make a dent in the stories that are available to us.”
― Tom Lake
― Tom Lake
“Bury my bones in the midnight soil, plant them shallow and water them deep, and in my place will grow a feral rose, soft red petals hiding sharp white teeth.”
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
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— last activity Jul 17, 2026 11:52AM
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
50 Book Pledge
— 1139 members
— last activity Mar 07, 2021 10:50AM
This year, we're challenging the #50BookPledge community to read 150,000 books! Sign up for the 50 Book Pledge at http://50bookpledge.ca and pledge t ...more
Historical Fictionistas
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— last activity 4 hours, 57 min ago
Welcome to Historical Fictionistas! We want to experience all different kinds of HF with all different kinds of people. The more diverse, the better. ...more
Unexpected Readathon Time / Books Out of the Blue
— 620 members
— last activity Jun 22, 2026 12:31AM
OFFICIAL GOODREADS GROUP OF THE "BOOKS OUT OF THE BLUE" DISCORD SERVER! I love doing impromptu readathons, but they're not as much fun without buddie ...more
Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon
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— last activity 6 hours, 49 min ago
Our next readathon will be July 10-11, 2026. We'll start reading at 8pm Eastern Time on Friday July 10th, and end Saturday July 11th at 8pm EDT. ...more
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