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Is it too soon to Covid times from 2020 in a fictional story? I’m thinking about including that as one of the plots in an upcoming book. #writingcommunity #authorsofmastodon #author #amwriting
Is it too soon to Covid times from 2020 in a fictional story? I’m thinking about including that as one of the plots in an upcoming book. #writingcommunity #authorsofmastodon #author #amwriting #bookstodon @bookstodon @[email protected]
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My heart aches for the children who will no longer have access to their local library because some arrogant assholes decided to be offended by books with new ideas and different perspectives.
My heart aches for the children who will no longer have access to their local library because some arrogant assholes decided to be offended by books with new ideas and different perspectives.
The cruelty is the point.
https://bookriot.com/donnelly-public-library-adults-only/
\#Books #BookBans #Bookstodon #Libraries @bookstodon [email protected]
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#booksuggestions anybody know of some novels or series with themes including the good side of humanity? I really like #StarTrek for that, where the human heart is challenged yet prevails.
\#booksuggestions anybody know of some novels or series with themes including the good side of humanity? I really like #StarTrek for that, where the human heart is challenged yet prevails.
Not necessarily looking for Sci-Fi but not excluding it either. Maybe something historical or steampunky would be cool. 😅
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A book I edited was written up in the local paper.
A book I edited was written up in the local paper.
So happy to see Shannon Bohrer's book, Judicial Soup: One Man's Wrongful Conviction and What It Means for Criminal Justice Reform, getting some media attention. This is a very relatable book on a hugely important topic. When you read it, first you'll be angry. Then you'll think, "If it can happen to that guy, it can happen to anyone."
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This week I've been mainly reading, no. 153.
This week I've been mainly reading, no. 153.
Each of Emma Newman's Planetfall quartet explores a different aspect of the same overarching story of religious driven intergalactic migration. In Atlas Alone (2019), the fourth story centres on an elite gamer & their attempt to uncover & then take revenge for a crime against humanity. To say much more would ruin the plot for you, but as with the others, this is great, fascinating sci-fi, which has a great payoff at the end.
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The actual NORTHERN LIGHTS showed up in Virginia and I was too engrossed in a book to notice. #bookstodon @librarians
The actual NORTHERN LIGHTS showed up in Virginia and I was too engrossed in a book to notice. #bookstodon @bookstodon @librarians
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"One never lies to people, they lie to themselves. A good liar gives fools what they want to hear and allows them to free themselves from the facts at hand, and choose the level of self delusion that
"One never lies to people, they lie to themselves. A good liar gives fools what they want to hear and allows them to free themselves from the facts at hand, and choose the level of self delusion that fits their level of foolishness and moral terpitude."
\--Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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10 authors, of whose books I've read at least five:
10 authors, of whose books I've read at least five:
Ursula Le Guin Kim Stanley Robinson Octavia Butler N. K. Jemisin Becky Chambers Iain M. Banks Martha Wells M. R. Carey Lois McMaster Bujold Vonda McIntyre
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This week I've been mainly reading, no. 148.
This week I've been mainly reading, no. 148.
The first book of Ann Leckie's Radch trilogy, Ancillary Justice (2013) offers an interesting plot of AI, identity & insurrection. Leckie builds an interesting (political) world/universe for her tale of revenge & becoming, which while at times a little too tricksy, overall remains a compelling bit of space-opera. If at times the plot seems a little too convoluted, the central idea(s) is/are intriguing & developed interestingly
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My #bookreview is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, & spectacular #horror #books far & wide.
My #bookreview is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, & spectacular #horror #books far & wide.
The family trauma that pervades THE DAY OF THE DOOR is horrifying enough, but coupled with the intensely creepy events that occur, this story encapsulates "HORROR" in a masterful, terrifying way. Laurel Hightower has written a beautifully dark story about the Things that haunt our hearts. (Ghoulish Books)
\#book #review #bookstodon @bookstodon #mothersuspiriareview @[email protected] @[email protected]
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Looking forward to the Liz Truss book getting remaindered at The Works in a month or so. Sounds like the finest work of comedy since Airplane! The Movie. 📖 #books #bookstodon
Looking forward to the Liz Truss book getting remaindered at The Works in a month or so. Sounds like the finest work of comedy since Airplane! The Movie. 📖 #books #bookstodon @bookstodon
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Ygdrasil, the Internet's first and oldest literary journal is still in operation. Below find three links, [1] to the older archive and [2] to the recent editions and [3] to the old web page.
Ygdrasil, the Internet's first and oldest literary journal is still in operation. Below find three links, [1] to the older archive and [2] to the recent editions and [3] to the old web page.
"Ygdrasil, A Journal of the Poetic Arts is the first Literary Journal to be published on the Internet (1994)."
The oldest archives are here:
https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/ygdrasil/index.html
Newer issues from about 2017 to date are here:
https://independentscholar.academia.edu/KlausGerken
The ugly old Internet page and archive is here:
https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/ygdrasil/html/2017/17-02/users.synapse.net/kgerken/index.html
Enjoy!
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Moneyland: Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How to Take It Back by Oliver Bullough
Moneyland: Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How to Take It Back by Oliver Bullough
Join the investigative journalist Oliver Bullough on a journey into Moneyland - the secret country of the lawless, stateless superrich. Learn how the institutions of Europe and the United States have become money-laundering operations, undermining the foundations of Western stability.
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† Vernor Vinge (79)
† Vernor Vinge (79)
Rest in peace. Loved the Zones of Thought series.
\#books #amreading #reading #kindle #literature #bookwyrm #booktoot #book #books #knihy #scifi #sff @bookstodon @scifi @knihy
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Well , I thoroughly enjoyed reading those... #scifi #books #bookstodon
Well @bookstodon, I thoroughly enjoyed reading those... #scifi #books #bookstodon
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From yesterday, my review of the excellent Cascade Failure by L. M. Sagas. Published today.
From yesterday, my review of the excellent Cascade Failure by L. M. Sagas. Published today. https://susannashore.blogspot.com/2024/03/cascade-failure-by-l-m-sagas-review.html
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@a.gup.pe @[email protected]
@[email protected] @[email protected]
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A WISH
May seven tears in every week Touch the hollow of your cheek, That I--signed with such a dew-- For a lion’s share may sue Of the roses ever curled Round the May-pole of the world.
Heavy riddles lie in this, Sorrow’s sauce for every kiss.
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IN MAY
In a nook That opened south, You and I Lay mouth to mouth.
A snowy gull And sooty daw Came and looked With many a caw;
“Such,” I said, “Are I and you, When you’ve kissed me Black and blue!”
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EPITAPH
\After reading Ronsard’s lines from Rabelais\
If fruits are fed on any beast Let vine-roots suck this parish priest, For while he lived, no summer sun Went up but he’d a bottle done, And in the starlight beer and stout Kept his waistcoat bulging out.
Then Death that changes happy things Damned his soul to water springs.
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THE PASSING OF THE SHEE
\After looking at one of A. E.’s pictures\
Adieu, sweet Angus, Maeve, and Fand, Ye plumed yet skinny Shee, That poets played with hand in hand To learn their ecstasy.
We’ll stretch in Red Dan Sally’s ditch, And drink in Tubber fair, Or poach with Red Dan Philly’s bitch The badger and the hare.
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Author: John M. Synge Original Publication: Dublin: Maunsel & Company, Ltd, 1909 Source: Project Gutenberg eBooks https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73189
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#FinishedReading this slim volume of early 50s #SciFi by #AEVanVogt . The goofy title and stories of visiting inhabitable Mars and Venus makes this look like super old fashioned stuff, but that, like
\#FinishedReading this slim volume of early 50s #SciFi by #AEVanVogt . The goofy title and stories of visiting inhabitable Mars and Venus makes this look like super old fashioned stuff, but that, like much else in this book, is an illusion. This is pure Cold War paranoia, with disorienting temporal and character shifts, mind control drugs, sinister conspiracies etc, and in general this feels like a bridge to the high points of Philip K Dick. #Bookstodon @bookstodon
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Fresh off of his Nebula nomination for "Bad Doors" (Congrats, John!) and given his upcoming first novel release, @Wiswell answers his friend's @Princejvstin 's Six Books at the NOAF blog
Fresh off of his Nebula nomination for "Bad Doors" (Congrats, John!) and given his upcoming first novel release, @Wiswell answers his friend's @Princejvstin 's Six Books at the NOAF blog
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2024/03/6-books-with-john-wiswell.html
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Asperger Syndrome and Psychotherapy: Understanding Asperger Perspectives by Paula Jacobsen
Asperger Syndrome and Psychotherapy: Understanding Asperger Perspectives by Paula Jacobsen
People with Asperger Syndrome (AS) understand and respond to the world in a very different way from people without this condition. The challenge for psychotherapists working with Asperger clients lies in setting aside their own preconceptions and learning to understand their client's perspective.
@bookstodon \#books \#nonfiction \#AspergerSyndrome \#psychotherapy
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Happy release day to me!
Happy release day to me!
https://johnwilker.scifibooksalactic-instability/
Check it out! Buy it on whatever platform you enjoy reading on!
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Well, I suppose there's a first time for everything.
Well, I suppose there's a first time for everything.
Today's review of The Left Hand of Dog calls the book 'too normal'.
If you'd like to read an ordinary, typical, common book about an aro-ace agender IT project manager and her dog who get kidnapped by giant space bunnies, click now. Prices are going up … soon.
https://whitehartfiction.co.uk/collection/starship-teapot-series
@bookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon #books #scifi #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera #TheLeftHandOfDog #SiClarke
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The Hidden Library of St. Paul's Cathedral in London will be available for its first overnight guests on March 15. Two lucky people will be able to peruse its 22,000-book collection and climb the dome
The Hidden Library of St. Paul's Cathedral in London will be available for its first overnight guests on March 15. Two lucky people will be able to peruse its 22,000-book collection and climb the dome of the cathedral, led by the Dean of St. Paul's, before settling down for the night. They'll also receive signed advance copies of books including Holly Jackson’s "The Reappearance of Rachel Price," John Grisham’s "Camino Ghosts," and Kevin Kwan’s "Lies and Weddings." The stay costs just £7 (about $9) and includes breakfast, dinner and activities. Here's more from @thrillist including a link to book, which will go live on March 12 at 10 a.m. GMT.
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It's my birthday in a few days.
It's my birthday in a few days.
The greatest gift I can imagine is if \you\ give \yourself\ the gift of a book. For the 3rd year running, I offer my suggestions for how to go about that: http://bookgagabooks.ca/2022/02/28/the-gift-of-a-book-is-a-gift-for-many/
\* Purchase from independent booksellers and it's also a gift to those hardworking people and businesses.
\* Pre-order books as "a present to your future self" ... and a gift to tireless and determined authors and publishers.
Please reply and let me know what you got, OK? @bookstodon
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Short Stories.
Short Stories.
Love ‘em, hate ‘em, somewhere in the middle?
Years ago one of my dear friends (who is a huge bookworm) and I were talking. She told me she hated short stories. I can’t remember why or if she even told me a reason. This conversation has stuck with me, because I struggle with them- why? I have no idea. I have tried different tactics to overcome this. I am s l o w l y reading one now, but I don’t gravitate toward it (not the one pictured, but it’s one I really want to read if I can ever get there).
I’d love to hear your thoughts. \#books #photography #fediverse #shortstories @bookstodon
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@bookstodon Do you own any autographed books? If so, did you personally meet the author at a signing?
@bookstodon Do you own any autographed books? If so, did you personally meet the author at a signing?
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The ActivityPub plugin on my Wordpress blog is working and my entire blogs are posting in full text to Mastodon, links and all. Footnotes are a bit wonky; may need to change the code on those. Finally
The ActivityPub plugin on my Wordpress blog is working and my entire blogs are posting in full text to Mastodon, links and all. Footnotes are a bit wonky; may need to change the code on those. Finally got my custom Gravatar to come through too. Check it out at @jillminor \#wordpress #ActivitypubPlugin #Blog #bookstodon @bookstodon
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This week I've been mainly reading, no. 129.
This week I've been mainly reading, no. 129.
Ann Leckie's Translation State (2023) is a #scifi tale of negotiation between (intergalactic) civilisations, leavened with a story of belonging & (re)made families. While, highly focussed (the set-piece negotiations are half the book), its a fascinating work of invention that breezes along through multiple perspectives. Elements are left unexplained but it hardly matters as the narrative itself carries you along. I really enjoyed it.
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\#JustFinished Julia, by Sandra Newman
\#JustFinished Julia, by Sandra Newman
This is a diificult book for me to review, as I had mixed feelings throughout the book. It was written as an update to 1984 told from the main female character's point of view.
Initially, I thought it was a great reimagining of the story. Newman makes Julia more intelligent than she was cast in 1984, which does make the character more interesting. As the book went on, Julia is so cynical
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What are your thoughts on DNF (Did Not Finish)-ing books? Do you feel guilty about it? Do you worry you missed out on something? Or are you confident in dropping a book and reaching for the next one?
What are your thoughts on DNF (Did Not Finish)-ing books? Do you feel guilty about it? Do you worry you missed out on something? Or are you confident in dropping a book and reaching for the next one?
At what point are you most likely to DNF, if ever? What sorts of things cause you to DNF?
My friend, book blogger Kriti, was musing on these questions a while back, and it sparked this new post: https://armedwithabook.com/dealing-with-dnf-the-practice-of-did-not-finish/
@bookstodon \#Bookstodon #Books #ReadingCommunity #BookBloggers #AmReading
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Latest read:
Latest read: Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner. Continuing my quest to fill in blanks in my classic sci-fi knowledge. This is one of those books that will stay with me. It packs a punch.
\#book #scifi #bookstodon #sciencefiction #masterworks @bookstodon
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Spadework for a Palace, by Laszlo Krasznahorkai, trans John Batki. You are a librarian with a great plan to create a Permanently Closed Library, which you record with other thoughts in a single senten
Spadework for a Palace, by Laszlo Krasznahorkai, trans John Batki. You are a librarian with a great plan to create a Permanently Closed Library, which you record with other thoughts in a single sentence that stretches 100 pages. 5 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈.
@bookstodon #bookstodon #books #reading #libraries #librarians #architecture #novela
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Extinction Studies: Stories of Time, Death, and Generations
Extinction Studies: Stories of Time, Death, and Generations
Extinction Studies focuses on the entangled ecological and social dimensions of extinction, exploring the ways in which extinction catastrophically interrupts life-giving processes of time, death, and generations. The volume opens up important philosophical questions about our place in, and obligations to, a more-than-human world.
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\#JustFinished The Humans, by Matt Haig.
\#JustFinished The Humans, by Matt Haig.
The narrator leads us through a look at Earth and posh English culture from the eyes of an alien. Humorous without stepping too far, it leads into a serious story as the narrator grows. By the end, it's poignant and we're left with the warm fuzzies. Truly a lovely arc of a story.
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The Good Man of Nanking is a crucial document for understanding one of World War II's most horrific incidents of genocide, one which the Japanese have steadfastly refused to acknowledge. It is also th
The Good Man of Nanking is a crucial document for understanding one of World War II's most horrific incidents of genocide, one which the Japanese have steadfastly refused to acknowledge. It is also the moving and awe-inspiring record of one man's conscience, courage, and generosity in the face of appalling human brutality.
@bookstodon \#books \#nonfiction \#diary \#WWII \#Nanking \#JohnRabe
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@bookstodon In 2023 there's been a huge expansion in the number of graphic novels, graphic memoirs, and graphic nonfiction published. They deserve a 2023 "Best of" lis
@bookstodon In 2023 there's been a huge expansion in the number of graphic novels, graphic memoirs, and graphic nonfiction published. They deserve a 2023 "Best of" list of their own. Here's mine; add yours. I always want to hear about great graphic books!
Best Graphic Books published in 2023:
THE LIBRARIAN OF AUSCHWITZ, Salva Rubio, Antonio Iturbe
YAZIDI! Aurélien Ducoudray, Mini Ludvin
SUNSHINE, Jarrett J. Krosoczka (author of HEY, KIDDO)
DICTATORSHIP: IT'S EASIER THAN YOU THINK! Sarah Kendzior, Andrea Chalupa, Kasia Babis
THE INFINITY HEART, Wendy Xu
FUNNY THINGS: A COMIC BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES M. SCHULTZ, Luca Debus, Francesco Matteuzzi
EIGHT BILLION GENIES: DELUXE EDITION, BOOK ONE, Charles Soule, Ryan Browne
GENDER IS REALLY STRANGE, Teddy Goetz, Sophie Standing
MONICA, Daniel Clowes (author of GHOST WORLD)
COURAGE TO DREAM: TALES OF HOPE IN THE HOLOCAUST, Neal Shusterman, Andrés Vera Martínez
ARTIFICIAL: A LOVE STORY, Amy Kurzweil
WASHINGTON'S GAY GENERAL, Josh Trujillo, Levi Hastings
\#books #GraphicNovels #bookstodon #BooksWorthReading #BestBooks 2023
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Margins of Writing, Origins of Culture
Margins of Writing, Origins of Culture
Collectively, the articles here provide well-documented challenges to conventional wisdom about that for which people actually used Sumerian, Egyptian, Hittite, and Hebrew. This conference was the first to bring leading philologists together with anthropologists and social theorists to explore what writing meant to politics in the ancient Near East.
@bookstodon \#books \#nonfiction \#AncientNearEast \#languages \#writing \#politics
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Anger, Mercy, Revenge
Anger, Mercy, Revenge
"Raging with an inhuman desire to inflict pain in combat and shed blood in punishment, it cares nothing for itself provided it can harm the other: it throws itself upon the very weapons raised against it, hungry for a vengeance that will bring down the avenger too."
@bookstodon \#books \#nonfiction \#philosophy \#Seneca \#anger \#revenge
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The Complete Poems of Michelangelo
The Complete Poems of Michelangelo
There is no artist more celebrated than Michelangelo. Yet the magnificence of his achievements as a visual artist often overshadow his devotion to poetry. Michelangelo used poetry to express what was too personal to display in sculpture or painting.
@bookstodon \#books \#fiction \#poetry \#sonnets \#Michelangelo
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Luís de Camões
Luís de Camões Selected Sonnets: A Bilingual Edition
The most important writer in Portuguese history and one of the preeminent European poets of the early modern era, Luís de Camões (1524–80) has been ranked as a sonneteer on par with Petrarch, Dante, and Shakespeare.
@bookstodon \#books \#fiction \#poetry \#sonnets \#Portuguese