LauraBeth

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about LauraBeth.


The Salt Stones: ...
LauraBeth is currently reading
by Helen Whybrow (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
The Complete Stor...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
Loading...
Kiese Laymon
“I never heard the words, "sexual violence" or "violent sex" or "sexual abuse" from one family member, one teacher, or one preacher but my body knew sexual violence and violent sex were as wrong as anything police or white folk could do to us.”
Kiese Laymon, Heavy

Kiese Laymon
“I didn't understand hell, partially because I didn't believe any place could be hotter than Mississippi in August.”
Kiese Laymon

Taylor Jenkins Reid
“That’s the part I was stuck in, the part where you accept the apology because it’s easier than addressing the root of the problem,”
Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Kiese Laymon
“Our superpower, I was told since I was a child, was perseverance, the ability to survive no matter how much they took from us. I never understood how surviving was our collective superpower when white folk made sure so many of us didn't survive. And those of us who did survive practiced bending so much that breaking seemed inevitable.”
Kiese Laymon, Heavy

Kiese Laymon
“On the way home, I wanted to ask you if we were deserving of different kinds of liberation, different modes of memory, different policy, different practices, and different relationships to honesty. I wanted to ask you if we were also deserving of different books. I am writing a different book to you because books, for better and worse, are how we got here, and I am afraid of speaking any of this to your face.”
Kiese Laymon, Heavy

12544 The Life of a Book Addict — 12136 members — last activity May 24, 2026 06:59AM
We now read at "On the Same Page." ...more
213993 Reading Envy Readers — 255 members — last activity Dec 14, 2023 06:47AM
For feedback on Reading Envy Podcast episodes, Reading Envy Readalong discussions, and general chatter about books we are envying!
4862 Books on the Nightstand — 6104 members — last activity May 26, 2026 06:54PM
A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.
85538 Oprah's Book Club (Official) — 86744 members — last activity May 26, 2026 07:46PM
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
101690 Clean,Non Religious-Reads — 477 members — last activity Apr 13, 2026 09:59AM
I wanted to create a group for like-minded readers... adults and young adults, who want to find books to read-'in all genres', that have no- to-only o ...more
More of LauraBeth’s groups…
year in books
Shawn M...
6,967 books | 1,021 friends

Victori...
730 books | 54 friends

Katie Long
2,482 books | 124 friends

Natalie
2,098 books | 100 friends

Emily D...
4,325 books | 164 friends

Jenn
5,163 books | 130 friends

Amy
Amy
4,758 books | 182 friends

Jason
4,778 books | 1,269 friends

More friends…



Polls voted on by LauraBeth

Lists liked by LauraBeth