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Joe Queenan
“I dread that awkward moment when a friend hands you the book that changed his or her life, and it is a book that you have despised since you were fourteen.”
Joe Queenan, One for the Books

Lorraine Hansberry
“There is always something left to love. And if you ain’t learned that, you ain’t learned nothing.”
Lorraine Hansberry

Douglas Adams
“Marvin the Paranoid Android”
Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Joe Queenan
“Library events scare me, as they provide refuge for local historians, fabulists, tellers of tall tales, historical reenactors, and even dream weavers. Not to mention the single most feared creature on the planet: the self-published poet”
Joe Queenan, One for the Books

Joe Queenan
“I like to stack them up on the shelf and move them about and rearrange them according to new parameters-height, color, thickness, provenance, publisher, author's nationality, subject matter, likelihood that I will ever read them. Then I put them back the way they were.”
Joe Queenan, One for the Books

435 History is Not Boring — 2059 members — last activity Sep 23, 2025 03:56PM
Why do people think history is boring? I don't get it. ...more
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If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more
49772 English Translations of Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries & Thrillers — 2083 members — last activity 2 hours, 58 min ago
A place to discuss Scandi Crime novels, which includes novels from: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark. Whether it's Smilia from Peter Hoeg's S ...more
19126 The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — 31728 members — last activity 3 minutes ago
“It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the ...more
35559 Nothing But Reading Challenges — 26504 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
(click on image to go to discussion) We believe reading is fun and find unique and challenging ways to spread the love of reading. T ...more
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