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Book cover for The Holiday Trap
Better question: what did you do when all the recent moments of love, desire, and partnership in your life were revealed to be betrayals?
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Mahatma Gandhi
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
Mahatma Gandhi

Toni Morrison
“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
Toni Morrison

Henry David Thoreau
“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
Henry David Thoreau, Walden: Or, Life in the Woods

Zora Neale Hurston
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”
Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

Robert Frost
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
Robert Frost

164334 Read Women — 5609 members — last activity 11 minutes ago
A group for readers of all genders who wish to broaden their reading horizons by reading more books by women authors. And more women authors that perh ...more
152458 Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge — 42789 members — last activity 13 minutes ago
This group is for people participating in the Popsugar reading challenge for 2025 or 2026 (or any other year). The Popsugar website posted a reading c ...more
1214410 Big Book Summer Reading Challenge 2023 — 50 members — last activity May 24, 2024 10:11AM
My annual Reading Challenge to tackle those Big Books (400 pages or more) during the lazy days of summer! Join the fun and sign up here (in the Sign-U ...more
1243066 Big Book Summer Reading Challenge 2024 — 234 members — last activity Aug 05, 2025 08:58AM
My annual Reading Challenge to tackle those Big Books (400 pages or more) during the lazy days of summer! Join the fun and sign up here (in the Sign-U ...more
1256310 Mount TBR Challenge 2025 — 117 members — last activity 1 hour, 11 min ago
This group is for those who would like to participate in the 2025 edition of the Mount TBR Reading Challenge which I also host on my blog My Reader's ...more
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