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Emma Straub
“People said that everyone was born alone and everyone would die alone, but they were wrong. When someone was born, they brought so many people with them, generations of people zipped into the marrow of their tiny bones.”
Emma Straub, All Adults Here

Natalie Jenner
“Reading, she now understood, had been her own choice of rebellion. A most private activity, it was the perfect alibi for a young woman in a demanding household like theirs.”
Natalie Jenner, The Jane Austen Society

Emma Straub
“Parents knew that the hardest part of parenthood was figuring out how to do the right thing twenty-four hours a day, forever, and surviving all the times you failed.”
Emma Straub, All Adults Here

Talia Hibbert
“Life hurts,” he said fiercely. “It’s unavoidable. But I know the difference between torture and growing pains.”
Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown

Anne Lamott
“I still encourage anyone who feels at all compelled to write to do so. I just try to warn people who hope to get published that publication is not all it is cracked up to be. But writing is. Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. That thing you had to force yourself to do---the actual act of writing---turns out to be the best part. It's like discovering that while you thought you needed the tea ceremony for the caffeine, what you really needed was the tea ceremony. The act of writing turns out to be its own reward.”
Anne Lamott

93389 #MomsReading — 35 members — last activity Dec 14, 2014 05:14PM
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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
1065386 Literally Dead Book Club — 16519 members — last activity Feb 18, 2026 12:04PM
A mostly monthly book club (February-November) focused on thriller/mystery/horror hosted by BooksandLala and a rotating set of wonderful co-hosts! li ...more
1111928 Buzzwordathon — 6262 members — last activity Apr 23, 2026 12:03AM
The Buzzword Readathon (#buzzwordathon) is a monthly readathon, running the first week of each month (1st through 7th). Each month will have a designa ...more
1068584 Fantastic Strangelings Book Club — 441 members — last activity Mar 28, 2026 08:00PM
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