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“Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.”
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“Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed all day and read.”
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“I don’t think it would have all got me quite so down if just once in a while—just once in a while—there was at least some polite little perfunctory implication that knowledge should lead to wisdom, and that if it doesn't, it's just a disgusting waste of time! But there never is! You never even hear any hints dropped on a campus that wisdom is supposed to be the goal of knowledge. You hardly ever even hear the word 'wisdom' mentioned!”
― Franny and Zooey
― Franny and Zooey
“Reader's Bill of Rights
1. The right to not read
2. The right to skip pages
3. The right to not finish
4. The right to reread
5. The right to read anything
6. The right to escapism
7. The right to read anywhere
8. The right to browse
9. The right to read out loud
10. The right to not defend your tastes”
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1. The right to not read
2. The right to skip pages
3. The right to not finish
4. The right to reread
5. The right to read anything
6. The right to escapism
7. The right to read anywhere
8. The right to browse
9. The right to read out loud
10. The right to not defend your tastes”
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“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”
― The Brooklyn Follies
― The Brooklyn Follies
#ReadSoulLit Readalong - Bedrock Faith
— 56 members
— last activity Mar 13, 2017 05:32PM
Discuss Bedrock Faith by Eric Charles May for #ReadSoulLit in honor of reading during Black History Month
The New Adult Book Club! {#NewAdultBC}
— 216 members
— last activity Apr 20, 2018 12:27PM
I thought it'd be fun to start a monthly New Adult book club! I love New Adult books so much and I think that this would be a great opportunity to sha ...more
Colorful Chick Lit Challenge
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— last activity Jul 26, 2023 02:54PM
This group's goal is to read chick lit that features women of color. ...more
Jane Austen July 2025
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— last activity Aug 11, 2025 11:13AM
Jane Austen July is a month-long readathon, all about reading Jane Austen and related works. ---The Challenges--- 1. Read one of Jane Austen’s six ...more
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