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What are you reading currently?
Whatcha reading? How do you like it? Would you recommend it? I am currently reading Enigma by Robert Harris, The Paris Wife by Paula McLain, The Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White and Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak. That's a little insane for me! I started Dr. Z, but am plodding through very slowly and needed…
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Authors A to Z Challenge
In case anyone wants to join me in my yearly challenge to read one author from every letter of the alphabet Here's a simple tracking method from a team I was a part of on SparkPeople. Pretty simple really. We used to allow use of first or last name for difficult to find letters like X or Q. Just copy your last post to add…
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Win for libraries?
I'm a follower and advocate for the American Library Association and I received this email today. In spite of the efforts by the Administration to slash library funding, Congress is set to increase it! That is some really great news. I will continue to follow this issue and update as things progress. Hi Douglas, Big news:…
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2000 members!
I wonder how many are inactive accounts? We finally hit the milestone, I have been keeping my eye on that slowly increasing member number. I remember the Reading group on Sparkpeople back in the day had over 200,000 members and I wondered why, when I moved over here after they closed, we had so few in the only book group I…
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Why does reading and drinking tea seem to go together naturally?
I'm not sure if it is the focusing effect of caffeine, so I can get more enjoyment out of a book, but to me tea drinking and reading go hand in hand. I drink coffee in the morning to wake up quickly, but in the evening a cup of mild or non-caffeinated herbal tea with my book goes a long way too. In the afternoons I like…
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Happy Banned Books Week (Oct 5-11 2025)
Yes, I oppose censorship and read banned books. I got this poster from the ACLU and it is hanging in my library room. I have read most of the books on this list, some of them were best books ever. Recently I added The Color Purple to my list, I have read 13 of them. This is just a small selection of commonly banned books,…
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Daily and Yearly Reading Goals ... what's yours?
Hi folks, and Happy Holidays. I am new both to this group and MFP. I am 55 years old and a seafood lover; avid walker (with our dog) and kayaker. I'm a health care professional and consider myself healthy and in reasonably good shape, BUT can lose 50 pounds and be much healthier for it. Trying to adopt a healthier…
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I LOVE this!
A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. "Winter Street" - Elin Hilderbrand I. J. K. L. "Something Wilder" - Christina Lauren M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z.
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*Not sure if I m replying properly...new to the community. Currently reading:
I m almost finished The Glass Forest by Cynthia Swanson. I d rate it a 3/5. The title reminded me of another book I read years ago called The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. I loved that one, and would give it a 5/5!
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B&N Book Haul?
I had an email from B&N about 1/2 price hardcovers, so I browsed. Bad idea. So many great new releases, at great prices. I decided to check Amazon since I have a Prime membership, they are matching prices! Ok, so I have tsundoku, in Japanese 積ん読, which is acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home…
