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 ## IRC
 
 ```
-kumquat@irc.tilde.chat
+kumquat@tilde.chat
+
+Please don't hesitate to join the #books channel on the tilde IRC server if you'd like discuss the books discussed here, or your current reading list. All readers welcome. :) And I am always looking for reading suggestions to add to my miles-long to-read list.
 ```