Calie
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“Race doesn't really exist for you because it has never been a barrier. Black folks don't have that choice.”
― Americanah
― Americanah
“It wasn't by accident that the Gettysburg adress was so short. The laws of prose writing are immutable as those of flight, of mathematics, of physics. Fr letter to Maxwell Perkins 1945”
― On Writing
― On Writing
“You are the finest, loveliest, tenderest, and most beautiful person I have ever known—and even that is an understatement.”
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“I love to write. But it has never gotten any easier to do and you can't expect it to if you keep trying for something better than you can do.”
― On Writing
― On Writing
“I’m not sure what I’ll do, but— well, I want to go places and see people. I want my mind to grow. I want to live where things happen on a big scale.”
― The Ice Palace and Other Stories
― The Ice Palace and Other Stories
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
— 26871 members
— last activity Jan 22, 2026 09:16PM
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
International Reads
— 591 members
— last activity Aug 31, 2019 08:44PM
This book club's focus is on reading as diversely as possible. We hope to read books we may not otherwise have read or even heard of! This book club ...more
Writers of Color Book Club
— 512 members
— last activity Jan 04, 2025 10:10AM
Here we'll be reading books by Black, Indigenous, and other authors of color in an effort to diversify our reading habits. Welcome and enjoy! ...more
Calie’s 2025 Year in Books
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