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John is Currently Reading

John is currently reading

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

by Patrick Radden Keefe

bookshelves: currently-reading, history, journalism

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Apr 26, 2026 08:03AM

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Braiding Sweetgrass

by Robin Wall Kimmerer

bookshelves: currently-reading, essay, science-nature

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Apr 26, 2026 08:02AM

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The Talisman (The Talisman #1)

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, mythology, novel

Reading for the 2nd time

read in January 1986

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Dec 31, 2008 11:56AM

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