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Since June 2001, the group has read 252 books together, maintaining a detailed record of every book.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

They end each day by swapping tales, Timble of the things he has seen out in the world, Orris of the things he has read in his books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Wiles added that she has read the investigate files about Epstein, and acknowledged that Trump is mentioned in them, but said “he’s not in the file doing anything awful.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

What distinguishes Mr. Zipperstein’s volume—composed with the tact of a historian who has read the archives and the novels with equal care—is how deliberately it resists the temptations that have undone earlier efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Anyone who has read a great deal can imagine the new world that opened.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey