Discover new books on Goodreads

Meet your next favorite book

413 ratings (4.22 avg)
14 reviews
more photos (1)

Karen

Add friend

Karen’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (870)
currently-reading‎ (5)
read‎ (435)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
ya‎ (31)

poetry‎ (22)
a-to-z-2014‎ (21)
ap-honors-books‎ (17)
mfa-books‎ (13)
teaching‎ (10)

church‎ (3)
ditched‎ (3)
mystery‎ (3)
non-fiction‎ (3)
appalachian-lit‎ (2)

writing‎ (2)
kiddie-lit‎ (1)
abandoned‎ (0)
wishlist‎ (0)

Stats | More…

Karen is Currently Reading

Karen is currently reading

The New Kings of Nonfiction

by Ira Glass

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 23, 2026 07:21AM

Karen is currently reading

American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed

by Isaac Fitzgerald

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 23, 2026 06:46AM

Karen is currently reading

The Jesus Prayer: A Cry for Mercy, a Path of Renewal

by John Michael Talbot

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Feb 13, 2026 08:18AM

See all 5 books that Karen is reading…

Karen’s Quotes

“Don't slide down the rabbit hole. The way down is a breeze, but climbing back's a battle.”
― Kate Morton, The Clockmaker's Daughter

tags: rabbit-hole

11 likes

“Life is long” was all he’d said, his voice calm; he hadn’t looked up from the film. “Being human isn’t easy.”
― Kate Morton, The Clockmaker's Daughter

10 likes

“Life’s all about the revolution, isn’t it? The one inside, I mean. You can’t change history. You can’t change the world. All you can ever change is yourself.”
― Jennifer Donnelly, Revolution

386 likes

“Let our scars fall in love.”
― Galway Kinnell

tags: poetry

3265 likes

“To accept that life is messy and sometimes mistakes are made; that sometimes they’re not even really mistakes, because life isn’t linear, and it comprises countless small and large decisions every day.”
― Kate Morton, The Clockmaker's Daughter

4 likes

More of Karen’s quotes…

recent posts
Karen’s Groups

James River Writers — 135 members — last activity Nov 18, 2013 06:54PM
Welcome to the official Goodreads page for James River Writers. JRW is a non-profit organization which builds community by connecting and inspiring wr ...more

Book Love Summer Book Club 2018 — 953 members — last activity Aug 10, 2018 06:31AM
For registered 2018 Summer Book Club members only. Join us to create a community of teachers who are disrupting old habits… reading, thinking and teac ...more

Short Story Connect — 1481 members — last activity Aug 17, 2026 01:46PM
Short Stories: Small word count, BIG impact. Short Story authors and readers need a hub strong enough to support the power of the short story. Help us ...more

Weekly Short Stories Contest and Company! — 332 members — last activity Apr 11, 2026 11:21PM
Every two weeks we have a different contest in both short stories and poetry and a poll to see who wins after each contest. No prizes except bragging ...more

The Poetry Collective — 39 members — last activity 10 hours, 36 min ago
Welcome! Here poetry readers unite to share and discuss a single poem a week. Note: currently we are not discussing original poetry promoted by the a ...more

More of Karen’s groups…