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Katabasis

by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author)

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The Ministry of Time

by Kaliane Bradley

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The River Is Waiting

by Wally Lamb (Goodreads Author)

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“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

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“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

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Chicks On Lit — 5156 members — last activity 5 hours, 23 min ago
(Est. Feb 14, 2008) More than a reading group of women but a place for honest, respectful, intelligent conversations led by adult women. Discussions a ...more

Banned Books — 5145 members — last activity Jan 19, 2026 07:09PM
To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.

Progressive Women's Non-Fiction Reading Circle — 28 members — last activity May 20, 2009 02:25PM
Welcome to a brand new group for women (and their allies). This group is a little different than your typical book club: rather than prescribing parti ...more

Bookworm Bitches — 12412 members — last activity 10 hours, 49 min ago
This group now has a Discord! https://discord.gg/QC8vCNfzKa I would encourage everyone to join as it will become a primary hub for book-of-the-month d ...more