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Jen is Currently Reading

Jen is currently reading

The Right Move (Windy City, #2)

by Liz Tomforde (Goodreads Author)

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Jun 27, 2026 09:53PM

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Mr. Absolutely Not! (The Seattle Svenssons #1)

by Alina Jacobs (Goodreads Author)

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Jun 16, 2026 10:08PM

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The Immortal's Assistant

by J.P. Flynn (Goodreads Author)

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Jen’s Notes & Highlights

Stoner by John Williams

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The True, the Good, the Beautiful. They’re just around the corner, in the next corridor; they’re in the next book, the one you haven’t read, or in the next stack, the one you haven’t got to. But you’ll get to it someday. And when you ...more

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Jen’s Quotes

“...things get broken, and sometimes they get repaired, and in most cases, you realize that no matter what gets damaged, life rearranges itself to compensate for your loss, sometimes wonderfully.”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

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“Your eyes will show you what they want to, or whatever they think you should see.”
― Bryan Washington, Lot

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“Harold sighs. “Jude,” he says, “there’s not an expiration date on needing help, or needing people. You don’t get to a certain age and it stops.”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

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“I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn’t make certain choices for ourselves.”
― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist: Essays

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“Wasn’t friendship its own miracle, the finding of another person who made the entire lonely world seem somehow less lonely?”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

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Jen’s Groups

Books on the Nightstand — 6106 members — last activity Jun 27, 2026 05:18PM
A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.

What's the Name of That Book??? — 121414 members — last activity 3 hours, 8 min ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon — 4440 members — last activity 16 minutes ago
Our next readathon will be July 10-11, 2026. We'll start reading at 8pm Eastern Time on Friday April 10th, and end Saturday July 11th at 8pm EDT. ...more

Tournament of Books — 2365 members — last activity Jun 23, 2026 03:27PM
This book group was established for those interested in participating in The Morning News's Tournament of Books. Please do not feel the need to finish ...more

Reading 1001 — 576 members — last activity 6 minutes ago
Welcome to our group! We are a friendly group whose goal is to read through Boxall’s list of 1001 books. Many of us were together as a group over at S ...more

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