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Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers

by Caroline Fraser

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“My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.”
― Orson Welles

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“Strength is the capacity to break a Hershey bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces.”
― Judith Viorst, Love and Guilt and the Meaning of Life, Etc.

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“Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.”
― Jane Yolen, Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood

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“Happiness is a warm puppy.”
― Charles M. Schulz

tags: animals, dogs, happiness, humor, puppies

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

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Banned Books — 5173 members — last activity Mar 08, 2026 05:00PM
To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.

Read-along Seduction by M.J. Rose — 239 members — last activity Apr 06, 2014 09:50AM
A place to discuss Seduction a novel of suspense with me, the author, M.J. Rose. I will be dropping in a few times a week bringing my own insights abo ...more

A-Z Challenge — 345 members — last activity Jan 25, 2026 11:59AM
This is a different type of book challenge. You try to read a book that the title, author, or both starts with each letter of the alphabet. Your list ...more