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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
― Giovanni’s Room
― Giovanni’s Room
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
“Nowadays I know the true reason I read is to feel less alone, to make a connection with a consciousness other than my own.”
― Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays
― Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays
“You are never stronger...than when you land on the other side of despair.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
“Even if one is neither vain nor self-obsessed, it is so extraordinary to be oneself - exactly oneself and no one else - and so unique, that it seems natural that one should also be unique for someone else.”
― The Woman Destroyed
― The Woman Destroyed
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more
Queereaders
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A group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and supporters interested in fun and stimulating conversation about books, movies, art, ...more
Jewish Women's Archive Book Club
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The JWA Book Club is an online community of readers who love good books by, for, and about Jewish women. Register for our Book Club discussions with ...more
Oprah's Book Club (Official)
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Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more
Jewish Book Club
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For those who share an interest in reading and discussing Jewish books of all sorts. The basic requirement for the books is that they have a Jewish th ...more
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