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“It is likely I will die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.”
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“Our songs travel the earth. We sing to one another. Not a single note is ever lost and no song is original. They all come from the same place and go back to a time when only the stones howled.”
― The Master Butchers Singing Club
― The Master Butchers Singing Club
“Oh, please. Everyone in this town always says that, like you have to be born here to understand things. I understand plenty. You're only as weird as you want to be.”
― First Frost
― First Frost
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Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
— 27014 members
— last activity Jul 29, 2026 05:53PM
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
Tessa's Book Club
— 5 members
— last activity Mar 06, 2020 06:10AM
Tessa's Book Club is a gathering of lit-inclined women. a place to talk about favorite reads and want-to-reads. ...more
Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon
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— last activity Jul 28, 2026 03:00PM
Our next readathon will be July 10-11, 2026. We'll start reading at 8pm Eastern Time on Friday July 10th, and end Saturday July 11th at 8pm EDT. ...more
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