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“Perhaps that was the most perverse part of this: the inside-outness of everything, as if denial would make it go away, when it only made the pain in her chest tighten, when it only made her emotions clearer.”
― Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club

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“It's amazing how much blue there is in the world if you look. You're different colors of flame. Bismuth burns blue, and cerium, germanium, and arsenic. See? I pour you into things.”
― Amal El-Mohtar, This Is How You Lose the Time War

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“But the habits of memory created all kinds of false harbors.”
― Arkady Martine, A Desolation Called Peace

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“So much of who we are is what we remember and retell,”
― Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire

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“Have I experienced happiness with sufficient gratitude? Have I endured loneliness with grace?”
― Mary Oliver, A Thousand Mornings

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Reading Ethnography — 189 members — last activity Apr 02, 2018 09:00PM
The title says it all. We read ethnographies and write about them.

Queereaders — 22139 members — last activity 11 hours, 58 min ago
A group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and supporters interested in fun and stimulating conversation about books, movies, art, ...more

Mostly Sapphic — 2501 members — last activity Oct 17, 2026 09:55AM
This group is for readers who love wlw fiction but also like to read other stuff, too. This is a group for readers. Since many authors are readers, a ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 222933 members — last activity Oct 17, 2026 03:07AM
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