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kelly_virginia
Librarian Early Bird
Currently reading (2)
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel
All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release by Philippe Margotin

Mainly reads fiction books that are reflective, emotional, and dark.

Typically chooses medium-paced books that are <300 pages long.

Read recently
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Marrow Island by Alexis M. Smith
Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith

To-Read Pile
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

Challenges

2024 Reading Goal

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Reading goal of 60 books met!

120% (72 books)

2024 Pages Goal

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Pages goal of 20,000 pages met!

117% (72 books), 23,300 pages

Hosted challenges
Women's Prize for Fiction Winners

29 books | 19 participants

Pen Hemingway Award Winners

49 books | 5 participants

National Book Award for Translated Literature - Winners and longlists

13 prompts | 9 participants | 65 books added

Joyce Carol Oates Prize Nominees and Winners

16 prompts | 1 participant | 96 books added

NYT Best Books since 2000

24 prompts | 17 participants | 235 books added

National Book Award's Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Winners

36 prompts | 3 participants | 167 books added

National Book Awards - 5 Under 35

19 prompts | 6 participants | 99 books added

Pen Hemingway Award Winners

49 prompts | 10 participants | 49 books added

National Book Award for Fiction 1990s

10 prompts | 4 participants | 50 books added