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Feed (Newsflesh, #1)

by Mira Grant

bookshelves: sci-fi, currently-reading

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Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #2)

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (Goodreads Author)

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To Save the Children of Korea: The Cold War Origins of International Adoption (Asian America)

by Arissa Oh

bookshelves: be-the-helper, non-fiction, currently-reading

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“When editors and journalists steer clear of important topics for fear that their audiences can’t cope with complex truths, it doesn’t throttle conspiracies—it fuels them.”
― Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: a Trip into the Mirror World

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“Perhaps racism demonstrates its tenacity by making hypocrites of even its victims.”
― Anthony Marra, Mercury Pictures Presents

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“I don't think I could ever see her closely," the sentinel replied, "however close she came." His own voice was hushed and regretful, echoing with lost chances.”
― Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn

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“My children were slick otters of joy in these rough waters of living”
― Joy Harjo, Poet Warrior

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“And so the question remains: What aren’t we building when we are building our brands?”
― Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: a Trip into the Mirror World

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Our goal is to read all books in the Star Wars Canon Timeline starting January 2021. We will be reading the novels in order starting with Dooku: Jedi ...more

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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

Whimsical Fictional Bookclub — 18 members — last activity Sep 28, 2018 07:05AM
Hello everybody! This is a book club where each month we read a selected book and have a discussion over it. I will have a YouTube account just for an ...more

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