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Steven Moffat
“We're all stories, in the end.”
― Steven Moffat

Diane Setterfield
“A birth is not really a beginning. Our lives at the start are not really our own but only the continuation of someone else's story.”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

Diane Setterfield
“Everybody has a story. It's like families. You might not know who they are, might have lost them, but they exist all the same. You might drift apart or you might turn your back on them, but you can't say you haven't got them. Same goes for stories.”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

Diane Setterfield
“There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

Erin Morgenstern
“Someone needs to tell those tales. When the battles are fought and won and lost, when the pirates find their treasures and the dragons eat their foes for breakfast with a nice cup of Lapsang souchong, someone needs to tell their bits of overlapping narrative. There's magic in that. It's in the listener, and for each and every ear it will be different, and it will affect them in ways they can never predict. From the mundane to the profound. You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows what they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift. Your sister may be able to see the future, but you yourself can shape it, boy. Do not forget that... there are many kinds of magic, after all.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

1140842 The Brontë Project 2021 — 144 members — last activity Jan 03, 2023 03:57PM
Let's read all of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë's main novels in 2021! See below for the announcement video and schedule. Hosted by Marissa fro ...more
1088817 The Odd Women Readalong — 187 members — last activity May 29, 2020 10:56PM
Hello readers! Katie from Books and Things and Marissa from Blatantly Bookish will be hosting a Readalong of the amazing Victorian novel The Odd Wome ...more
1035419 #ClassicsCommunity 2021 Reading Challenge — 2659 members — last activity Aug 20, 2025 03:13PM
In 2021, I'm hosting a year-long readathon where I - and hopefully you! - will be reading as many classics as possible. The #ClassicsCommunity is an ...more
976576 Jane Austen July 2026 — 1582 members — last activity Aug 27, 2026 08:16AM
Jane Austen July is a month-long readathon, all about reading Jane Austen and related works. We are mostly using Discord now, so please head on over ...more
200742 Wuthering Heights Read-along (#Victober) — 4 members — last activity Oct 16, 2016 10:49AM
Hi everyone! I'm hosting a Wuthering Heights Read-along as part of the Victorian October initiative to read more Victorian literature in the month of ...more
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