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Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love

by Lara Vapnyar

bookshelves: adult-fiction, physical-books-i-own, short-story, currently-reading

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A Corpse at St Andrews Chapel (Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon Chronicles #2)

by Melvin R. Starr

bookshelves: currently-reading, historical-fiction, mystery-thriller

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Apr 16, 2026 07:13PM

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The Once and Future Witches

by Alix E. Harrow (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: adult-fantasy, physical-books-i-own, currently-reading

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Buzzwordathon — 6262 members — last activity Apr 15, 2026 11:14AM
The Buzzword Readathon (#buzzwordathon) is a monthly readathon, running the first week of each month (1st through 7th). Each month will have a designa ...more

50 books to read before you die — 11984 members — last activity Mar 21, 2026 07:07PM
These are the named books: 1 The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien 2 1984 by George Orwell 3 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4 The Gra ...more

The History Book Club — 26075 members — last activity Apr 17, 2026 07:32PM
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more

Classics and the Western Canon — 4957 members — last activity 9 hours, 20 min ago
This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more

Science and Natural History — 1135 members — last activity Sep 22, 2020 01:21PM
This group is for those that just can't get enough of science and the natural world. *** All books are chosen by group members *** ...more