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Jen is Currently Reading

Jen is currently reading

Ayesha at Last

by Uzma Jalaluddin (Goodreads Author)

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Mar 17, 2026 10:06PM

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King Sorrow

by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author)

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Mar 14, 2026 01:17PM

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The Bone King and the Starling

by Elizabeth Stephens (Goodreads Author)

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Feb 26, 2026 10:26PM

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Jen’s Notes & Highlights

Stoner by John Williams

2 notes & 16 highlights

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

“Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

tags: dumbledore, power-of-words

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“He experienced the singular pleasure of watching people he loved fall in love with other people he loved.”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

tags: friendship, love

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“...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

2628 likes

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

7 likes

“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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Jen’s Groups

Books on the Nightstand — 6094 members — last activity Mar 25, 2026 05:22PM
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??? — 120497 members — last activity 1 hour, 14 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 — 4416 members — last activity 8 hours, 23 min ago
Our next readathon will be April 18-19, 2026. We'll start reading at 8am Eastern Time April 18th, and end at 8am April 19th.. ...more

Tournament of Books — 2361 members — last activity Mar 25, 2026 09:30AM
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 — 574 members — last activity 6 hours, 50 min 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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