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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Michelle Alexander

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)

by J.K. Rowling

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A Queer History of the United States (ReVisioning History)

by Michael Bronski

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“G. K. Chesterton compared fantastic fiction to going on holiday—that the importance of your holiday is the moment you return, and you see the place you live through fresh eyes.”
― Neil Gaiman, Stories

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“There is not always a good guy. Nor is there always a bad one. Most people are somewhere in between.”
― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

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“Folk are just folk, wherever you go, and it’s only a nasty sort of person who thinks a body’s a devil just because they come from another country and have different notions.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There

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“To pass beyond communication was to pass beyond salvation; he”
― Stephen King, It

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“Don’t worry that you aren’t giving people what they want. Give them who you are, and let that be enough.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn Trilogy

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American Gods: All Gaiman, All The Time — 949 members — last activity Nov 03, 2023 12:17PM
What? No group for Neil Gaiman fan(atic)s? For Shame! Well, now there is--a group for all things Gaiman. If you're a fan of his novels, his graphic no ...more

Chicago Gay Men's Book Club — 186 members — last activity Feb 03, 2025 11:56AM
Discontinued but would love to start a GLBTQ+ Group focusing on Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror. Let me know if you would be interested.

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A book group for all those who love sci-fi and fantasy. We read three books per month, one from each genre, plus a carefully curated moderators specia ...more

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