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Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

by Alexandra Potter (Goodreads Author)

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"“What I want to know is, when did ‘busy’ become ‘better’?”" — 5 hours, 1 min ago

Jun 12, 2026 07:55AM

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Dear England: Lessons in Leadership

by Gareth Southgate

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"“Over invest in the short term and you mortgage the future.”" — May 30, 2026 11:12PM

May 27, 2026 10:42PM

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Love and Other Train Wrecks

by Leah Konen (Goodreads Author)

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"“You know, the funny thing about real books is that they don’t need batteries.”" — Feb 24, 2023 09:31AM

May 18, 2026 10:21AM

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CC’s Quotes

“Keeping the diary was like drawing a self portrait.”
― Lily Koppel, The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life through the Pages of a Lost Journal

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“Sometimes you throw out good stuff so that you can get to the best stuff.”
― Lin-Manuel Miranda

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“Tilly has always thought of bookshops as a gathering place. All those books lined up neatly on the shelves like potential friends she just hasn't met yet.”
― Libby Page

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“Christmas has always been my favorite time of year. It's the only time of year when it feels like magic might be real, hovering somewhere close to the surface. Like you can reach out and touch it.”
― B.K. Borison, Good Spirits

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“Romance is a belief in the impossible.”
― Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning

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Goodreads Librarians Group — 327483 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Liberal Arts — 37 members — last activity Sep 08, 2012 02:55PM
The official Goodreads page for Liberal Arts, in theaters September 14. Starring Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Allison Janney, and Richard Jenkins. N ...more

A Novel Idea: a NYC Bookclub — 615 members — last activity Jun 04, 2023 05:30AM
This is the goodreads' version of the already existing book club appropriately and wittingly named "A Novel Idea." The group is based in New York City ...more

NerdFighters Book Club — 2477 members — last activity Nov 07, 2022 09:56AM
NerdFighters Book Club - Each month we read either a book recommended by John Green or we vote on a book recommended by one of our members - feel fr ...more