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Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

by Molly Crabapple (Goodreads Author)

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Granta 175: Scandinavia (The Magazine of New Writing)

by Thomas Meaney

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Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga)

by David Brin (Goodreads Author)

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21st Century Literature — 3686 members — last activity 5 hours, 17 min ago
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Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die — 22402 members — last activity Jul 04, 2026 02:53AM
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more

Classics and the Western Canon — 4968 members — last activity 19 hours, 13 min ago
This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more

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Forum for spirited and convivial discussion of fiction from around the world, with particular though not exclusive focus on 20th and 21st century fict ...more

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