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Currently reading (4)
Someone Like Us: A novel by Dinaw Mengestu
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present by Howard Zinn
The Book Censor's Library by Bothayna Al-Essa

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

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

Read recently
Colored Television by Danzy Senna
The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

To-Read Pile
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Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Challenges

2025 Pages Goal

12,045 pages

32% (13 books), 3,808 pages

Hosted challenges
2023 Best Speculative Fiction Books by the New York Public Library

10 books | 14 participants

2023 Best Fiction Books by the New York Public Library

10 books | 8 participants

2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Shortlist

5 books | 8 participants

2023 International Booker Prize Shortlist

6 books | 12 participants

2023 National Book Award for Translated Literature Shortlist

5 books | 7 participants

2023 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Shortlist

5 books | 4 participants

Discworld

55 books | 42 participants

2019 Tournament of Books Shortlist

18 prompts | 6 participants | 18 books added

2022 Tournament of Books Shortlist

18 prompts | 6 participants | 18 books added