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“Books are solitudes in which we meet.”
― The Faraway Nearby
― The Faraway Nearby
“We think we tell stories, but stories often tell us, tell us to love or hate, to see or be seen. Often, too often, stories saddle us, ride us, whip us onward, tell us what to do, and we do it without questioning. The task of learning to be free requires learning to hear them, to question them, to pause and hear silence, to name them, and then become a story-teller.”
― The Faraway Nearby
― The Faraway Nearby
“Writing is saying to no one and to everyone the things it is not possible to say to someone.”
― The Faraway Nearby
― The Faraway Nearby
“You're both the fire and the water that extinguishes it. You're the narrator, the protagonist, and the sidekick. You're the storyteller and the story told. You are somebody's something, but you are also your you.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down
“There is a time in life when you expect the world to be always full of new things. And then comes a day when you realise that is not how it will be at all. You see that life will become a thing made of holes. Absences. Losses. Things that were there and are no longer. And you realise, too, that you have to grow around and between the gaps, [...]”
― H is for Hawk
― H is for Hawk
2026 Big Book Challenge
— 795 members
— last activity Jul 29, 2026 02:56PM
Have some larger books to read this year? This is the place to share those. You set your own goal as to the number of books to read, or just keep trac ...more
Summer of LotR
— 4 members
— last activity May 11, 2014 08:18AM
Wherein we read the Lord of the Rings series over the months of June, July and August.
LITTLE BOOK CLUB
— 6758 members
— last activity Dec 09, 2021 05:14AM
AMERICAN GODS Liveshow: Date TBA Due to popular demand, I have decided to start up a book club! I'll be organising some read-a-longs each month or so ...more
Blank Space Book Club
— 50 members
— last activity Mar 11, 2015 03:30AM
A book club all about awesome lady fiction. Every month will pick a new book to delve into! If you want to know more, watch the introduction video: ...more
Book Club for Babes
— 234 members
— last activity Mar 31, 2018 06:00PM
Book Club for Babes is a space to talk about the personal development books, tips, and advice that we've been reading this month. ...more
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