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Chain-Gang All-Stars

by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Goodreads Author)

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Piranesi

by Susanna Clarke

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Tomb Sweeping

by Alexandra Chang (Goodreads Author)

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“For a moment, as I listened to her, I felt as if I could step through the distance between us and hear an echo of the world through her ears, see the stars through her eyes: an austere clarity that made my heart leap.”
― Ken Liu, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

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“We spend our entire lives trying to tell stories about ourselves—they’re the essence of memory. It is how we make living in this unfeeling, accidental universe tolerable.”
― Ken Liu, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

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“Their love wanted to fix her, and refused to see that she wasn't broken.”
― Seanan McGuire, Every Heart a Doorway

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“The truth is not delicate and it does not suffer from denial—the truth only dies when true stories are untold. This”
― Ken Liu, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

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“& remember, loneliness is still time spent with the world.”
― Ocean Vuong, Night Sky with Exit Wounds

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Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 27006 members — last activity Jul 17, 2026 11:52AM
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

Pop Rocket Readers — 98 members — last activity Feb 13, 2018 04:50PM
A book group for fans of the Pop Rocket podcast. And if you're not a fan of the Pop Rocket podcast, you should check it out: http://www.maximumfun.org ...more

UPS PacRim Alumni and Friends — 28 members — last activity Mar 29, 2019 08:15AM
Maybe we don't keep in touch as much as we like, but we all seem to love reading, learning and traveling. The PacRim Alumni and Friends will push out ...more

Overdue Podcast — 1268 members — last activity Nov 08, 2021 04:26PM
A group for reading along and discussing the books featured on the Overdue Podcast. Overdue is a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read. ...more

Schlafly Global Book Discussion Group — 73 members — last activity Jan 22, 2021 11:02PM
Join the St Louis Public Library Schlafly Branch Global Book Discussion Group online or in-person each month as we read a selection of current global ...more

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