Karen

Karen’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (1359)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (1482)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
read-in-2019‎ (138)
read-in-2017‎ (130)
read-in-2018‎ (121)
read-in-2016‎ (109)

black-authors‎ (99)
read-in-2021-fiction‎ (98)
read-in-2020-fiction‎ (97)
read-in-2023-fiction‎ (97)
read-in-2025-fiction‎ (94)
read-in-2022-fiction‎ (91)
read-in-2024-fiction‎ (91)
2026-fiction‎ (73)

book-group‎ (58)
own‎ (43)
native-american-authors‎ (24)
read-in-2017-non-fiction‎ (12)
read-in-2018-non-fiction‎ (12)
read-in-2023-nonfiction‎ (11)
read-in-2025-non-fiction‎ (11)
read-in-2020-nonfiction‎ (10)

read-in-2024-non-fiction‎ (10)
read-in-2019-non-fiction‎ (7)
read-in-2021-nonfiction‎ (7)
2026-non-fiction‎ (6)
read-in-2022-non-fiction‎ (2)

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Karen’s Quotes

“All stories are love stories if you love stories.”
― Meg Shaffer, The Book Witch

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“those who loved books and those who wanted to ban them have one single thing in common—we all believe reading a book can change you. It’s only that the book banners consider this a bug, and Maxine—and likely everyone in this room—sees it as a feature.”
― Meg Shaffer, The Book Witch

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“If you're afraid to read a book it's probably because you know it has something to say to you that you don't want to hear.”
― Meg Shaffer, The Book Witch

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Karen’s Groups

Central Ohio TTN — 5 members — last activity Aug 08, 2017 02:11PM
Book discussion group for members of the Central Ohio TTN chapter.

Our Shared Shelf — 222923 members — last activity 22 hours, 21 min ago
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

SBTB Goodreads Group — 1214 members — last activity Sep 22, 2026 06:51AM
A Goodreads group for romance readers and fans of the blog Smart Bitches, Trashy Books.

Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine — 179698 members — last activity 7 hours, 31 min ago
Hey Y’all, We’ve been reading together for awhile and we don’t know about you, but we’re ready to hear your thoughts and opinions. This group is a pl ...more