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The Calamity Club

by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 15, 2026 03:37PM

“Bookstores attract the right kind of folk. Good people like A.J. and Amelia. And I like talking about books with people who like talking about books. I like paper. I like how it feels, and I like the feel of a book in my back pocket. I like how a new book smells, too.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

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“The Beauties” by Anton Chekhov, “The Doll’s House” by Katherine Mansfield, “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” by J. D. Salinger, “Brownies” or “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere” both by ZZ Packer, “In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried” by Amy Hempel, “Fat” by Raymond Carver, “Indian Camp” by Ernest Hemingway.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

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“I think I look a little like a pumpkin,” whispered September, secretly delighted. “I’m all green and orange.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

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“come on, sweetheart let’s adore one another before there is no more of you and me. —RUMI”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

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“I always wanted to try the Turkish Delight in Narnia. When I read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe as a boy, I used to think that Turkish Delight must be incredibly delicious if it made Edmund betray his family,” A.J. says. “I guess I must have told my wife this, because one year Nic gets a box for me for the holidays. And it turned out to be this powdery, gummy candy. I don’t think I’ve ever been so disappointed in my entire life.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

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