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April

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April’s Bookshelves

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April is Currently Reading

April is currently reading

Hot Desk: A Novel

by Laura Dickerman (Goodreads Author)

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Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age

by Vauhini Vara (Goodreads Author)

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Libraries as Dysfunctional Organizations and Workplaces

by Spencer Acadia

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April’s Quotes

“I've always loved high style in low company.”
― Anita Loos

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“Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.”
― George Sand

tags: kindness

2158 likes

“Terror made me cruel . . .”
― Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights

tags: ghosts, haunting, supernatural

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“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
― Albert Camus

tags: seasons, strength, trial, triumph

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“Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one's life.”
― Kate Chopin, The Awakening, and Selected Stories

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April’s Groups

Pearl Pushers — 27 members — last activity Oct 28, 2011 08:11PM
A book club spawned from the Genres class in which we read books, talk books, deconstruct genre and make general mischief.

BookTalking — 13 members — last activity Sep 22, 2011 10:25AM
a group of Seattle readers dedicated to the art of booktalking in the tradition of Nancy Pearl

Banned Books — 5179 members — last activity Mar 20, 2026 06:20PM
To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.

Goodreads Librarians Group — 317158 members — last activity 4 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 222888 members — last activity Mar 21, 2026 02:17AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

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