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Jamila is Currently Reading

Jamila is currently reading

My Friends

by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 19, 2026 08:39PM

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When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America

by Kevin F. Adler (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 12, 2026 01:46PM

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How to Not Know: The Value of Uncertainty in a World that Demands Answers

by Simone Stolzoff (Goodreads Author)

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— May 28, 2026 01:39PM

May 22, 2026 10:25AM

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Jamila’s Notes & Highlights

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

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How quickly a body can betray you. It will carry you your whole life and suddenly—finished. It will carry your soul no longer.

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Jamila’s Groups

Clever — 39 members — last activity Oct 21, 2015 02:34PM
Clever employees who love reading!

El Castillo Bookclub — 7 members — last activity Mar 20, 2023 05:14PM
Apparently, that's what it was called in the inaugural email from Heather in February, 2018. ...more

Social Change & Activism — 1684 members — last activity Jul 15, 2026 11:17AM
People interested in progressive social change for advancing social justice and the environment. Exploring issues, ideas, solutions, organizing, metho ...more

South Asian Book Club — 255 members — last activity Jul 08, 2026 08:17PM
We read and discuss books by South Asian writers. We currently meet virtually via Zoom every 4-6 weeks and sometimes have in-person meetings in NYC. ...more

Literary Fiction by People of Color — 13513 members — last activity Jul 25, 2026 09:29AM
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more

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