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mysteries‎ (193)
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fantasy‎ (146)
audiobook‎ (122)
contemporary‎ (93)
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“I'm not the same reader when I finish a book as I was when I started, brains are tangles of pathways, and reading creates new ones. Every book changes your life. So I like to ask; How is this book changing mine?”
― Will Schwalbe, Books for Living

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“One morning you wake up with more life behind you than in front of you, not being able to understand how it’s happened.”
― Fredrik Backman, Britt-Marie var här

tags: book-club, book-clubs, humor, inspiration, inspirational-quotes, philosophy

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“Never mess with someone who has more spare time than you do[.]”
― Fredrik Backman, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

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“They sat a moment in embrace of silent mutual comfort, which was, she often thought, the reward of those long married.”
― Helen Simonson, The Summer Before the War

tags: marriage

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“How anyone could doubt the patriotism of my dachshunds is just shocking,”
― Helen Simonson, The Summer Before the War

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Mid-Continent Public Library — 771 members — last activity Nov 02, 2022 01:27PM
Check it out! Join other MCPL staff and customers in exploring the endless titles, authors, and genres we love.

CML Morning — 2 members — last activity Jul 02, 2015 08:51AM
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Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26816 members — last activity 11 hours, 33 min ago
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

Librarians Who LibraryRead — 133 members — last activity Feb 02, 2016 04:15PM
Do you work in a library, and have you participated in nominating titles for LibraryReads - or do you want to? Here's a great place to meet other Libr ...more

Readers & Writers — 988 members — last activity 4 hours, 22 min ago
We are a fun group who like to chat about books and everything else. You are as old or young as you feel and act. We do not discriminate regarding age ...more

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