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Books on My Fall 2026 To-Read List: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-fall-2026-to-read-list/

Book cover for As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers. Image on cover shows a purple planet hovering about our own green Earth. They otherwise look fairly similar as far as continents and size go. This image is shown from outer space so that both planets can be seen in full effect.

21d

That's the last of my pledges sent off! Backers should be getting everything over the next couple of weeks, and the book will be available from November 1st. On to the next one! This is the final book in the series, so jump on in:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dharrigon/desolation-rings-of-heaven

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Desolation: Rings of Heaven Kickstarter splash. Green imagery and writing on a start, black background.

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66d

Tomorrow is National Read a Book Day.

Are you ready for it? 📖

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127d

I've finished: There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm

Science Fiction at its best takes an existing element of our world or invents a new one and explores the possible Repercussions.

In many cases the new phenomena / technology's effect is ramped up to extreme degrees for dramatic effect.

Memes, viral ideas and their effect on the human psyche are definitely part of the 2020s zeitgeist. Imagining creatures / beings that have weaponized them, makes for a very current sci-fi novel.

We get a spy thriller with a twist even more complicated than time travel. Solving the complexity of fighting a war under such conditions is the driving force. It is hard to follow but the war gives every action and reaction a direction. Helping the reader to reacquire the thread even if they get confused along the way.

Even though mind control has been done in the past, There Is No Antimemetics Division, feels like something fresh and new in the sci-fi landscape.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/4b2e5f7d-d49a-415f-9aaf-f00a16f78236

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65d

I'm taking suggestions for books with sarcastic piece of trash characters 😁

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me: this character is a sarcastic
little nasty piece of trash

friend: so you hate him?

me: no that’s my favorite character

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64d

Is it just me or should it be make HAPPY head voice louder? 🤔😂

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Meme photo of a caricature reading.
Caption: Stare shapes on dead tree make sad head voice louder.

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236d

Lots of interesting things too find, re-find, and find again in this one...

"If everybody minded their own business," said the Duchess in a hoarse growl, "the world would go around a great deal faster than it does."
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

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The cover of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

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30d

But reading will help with that, I'd like to propose that: The Revolution should be educated! 😂

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Cartoon of the Peanuts with one child, in class, saying to the other, "No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them.

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21d

I never remember my dreams, so I'm going to assume this is what I dream about all the time! Dogs who read 😁

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Post by Daniel Spenser

Last week I had a dream and the only thing I remembered about the dream
was a poster on a wall so I made the poster and put it on a wall and it was the fastest I have ever made a dream come true and it felt exhilarating like I had solved a mystery.

Poster of a dog reading a book titled Bones held by a human hand. With the repeated caption EVERYBODY READS! in the background.

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53d

This post puts words to my favourite experience as a reader 😊

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Post by angelica chong

there is something incredibly satisfying about reading the first page of a book, and immediately something in your brain sits up and goes 'oh, i'm going to like this' — and then every subsequent page proves you right

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19d

I've finished: Dark Reading Matter by Jasper Fforde

This final installment in the Thursday Next series was a long time coming. It was very different from what I expected. It is not set within the Dark Reading Matter.

But no matter, it is satisfactory in its own over the top way.

Fforde goes completely meta, breaking so many walls I lost count.

There is allot of fan service with the return of many favorite characters, vignettes into the authors own struggle, finishing the TN 8 and jokes at his expense.

But foremost this is Fforde's attempt to tackle the LLM crisis in the literary world.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/d5f46d55-e513-4a1b-9122-f2d38b2f408e

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19d

As a middle-aged man I still identify with Alice in Wonderlands "required to play along with adult nonsense" 🤔

I'd like to suggest the subtitle: "10-years-old and already sick of your bullshit." 😂

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Post by roach-works

look, here’s the thing: alice in wonderland’s enduring fucking charm is that
it perfectly captures the vibe of being a very tired and annoyed child who
is nonetheless required to play along with adult nonsense.

alice is dragged from place to place without warning, forced to play stupid
games with no good prizes, grilled over her schooling and manners and
recitation and dress, scolded, judged, insulted to her face, sent away,
given gifts she didn’t ask for and doesn’t like, corrected incorrectly, been
subject to shifting and arbitrary rules, and then when she gets snappish
with all this bullshit everyone acts like a little girl’s temper is the end of the
fucking world.

alice in wonderland isn’t a drug trip or a nightmare or a metaphor, that’s
just what being ten years old is LIKE. that’s why kids love it so much. even
if they can’t quite articulate how, they recognize themselves in it.

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45d

As an opening line this is hard to beat 😂

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Photo of the Chapter 1 of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

Post by Dunwall:
this is my favourite quote ever

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21d

I've finished: The Dritty Doesen: Some of the Least Reasonable Stories of Matthew Sanborn Smith

I like short story collections with commentary by the author. It gives more meaning and depth to the stories and helps me appreciate them more.

As someone who knows Mathew Sanborn Smith from his wacky Beware the Hairy Mango podcast, these stories are not as out there as the title suggests. Accept the title story itself.

I enjoy Sanborn's work and themes of social justice are always at the forefront of his work.

I read it for the r/fantasy 2026 reading challenge, as my choice for the: Small Press or Self Published, prompt.

Mathew is now on feedie and his podcast is the most beige party media I know.

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Beware the Hairy Mango:

https://bewarethehairymango.com/

The Dritty Doesen is available on SmashWords:

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/987326

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I've finished: Welcome to The Deep Estate by Kevin Kane

If you like John Dies at the End, you'll probably like The Deep Estate.

It plays with a similar mix of horror, humor and teenage mischief.

The Audiobook narrator: Christopher Harbour, won the 2026 Narrator of Distinction Award from: The Professional Audiobook Narrators Association for his work on this novel.

https://pronarrators.org/christopher-harbour-2026/

Note that this is definitely part of at least a duology.

For Audible members, at least at this time, the first part is in the Plus catalogue.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/95456d44-3d72-4236-ae1a-0f25d4321f42

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I've finished: The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

It's always interesting to read stories by authors from other cultures.

There are elements here that are specific to the Argentinian experience. But the main difference for me were the endings. They are so different from what I'm used to. They embody different expectations from life.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/26b64e74-c91b-44be-82ae-7b3d1e83dde6

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15d

When it hurts so good you can't stop #reading 😁

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I'm both of these readers...
I especially "treat reality as a temporary inconvenience" and "ask questions nobody prepared for" 😁

My reader Reader Threat Level score would be is 8/10 🤔 That sounds surprisingly right to me 😂

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P.S If you know where these are from let me know so I can add credit.

Literary Fiction Readers
Threat Level: 11/10
* analyses everything
* hears what wasn't said
* notices energy shifts
* finds symbolism accidentally
* asks questions nobody prepared for

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Fantasy Readers
Threat Level: 5/10
* mentally lives elsewhere
* knows 17 fictional kingdoms
* treats reality as a temporary inconvenience
* owns maps for places that don't exist

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I've finished: How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. Eason

Rory Thorne is a wonderfully capable and competent protagonist. Following her makes this story, full of bad faith politics, feel cozy.

In many cases, when a fantasy story is moved into space, the author isn't very well versed in sci-fi and the space technology elements feel amaturish and uniformed. With K. Eason, this is not the case.

While the space tech elements are mostly setting, they are well thought out and well versed in genre nomenclature.

I must also say that the title of the novel while fascinating, does not reflect the size and scope of the plot. Rory is wonderful and brings down a corrupt and unjust system, but she does not collapse the multiverse.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/d07f34fe-8259-43f4-b1c7-4ef2d357e20d

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20d

Well, it seems the 'Yes' vote for an audiobook version won by a slight margin 😁

Which I completely understand, I wouldn't want to listen to me either 😂

Question, would anyone be interested in an Audiobook version of The Last Philosopher read by me? 😁

I'm trying to decide what to work on next...

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Options: (choose one)

48% Yes
37% No
4% Mind your own business ya nosy gobshite...
11% Other in comments

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41d

I mean, Hebden Bridge does sound a lot more fun... 😂

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Photo of a little book house on which someone has put an angry note reading: WHOEVER IS PLACING THE COPYS OF PORNOGRAPHIC LITERATURE IN HERE, STOP! CORNHOLME IS A GOOD GOD FEARING CHRISTIAN VILLAGE. IF THIS FILTH IS TO YOUR LIKING MAY WE SUGGEST THAT YOU MOVE TO THE CESS PIT THAT IS HEBDEN BRIDGE!

Captioned: I don’t know about you, but I'm off to Hebden Bridge!

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I've finished: There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel: A Novel of Giant Crabs

John Dies at the End #5

By Jason Pargin
(a.k.a David Wong)

In Giant Crabs, Dave, john and Amy have to deal with accelerated civilizations that are trying to manipulate them into supporting their cause.

Jason Pargin is tackling the kind of philosophies spouted by the tech broligarchie. Sacrificing our humanity for a perceived grater good, or just building the fascist torment nexus.

It's great to spend more time with Dave and John and follow their shenanigans, but this novel is mostly about Amy and other more competent women.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/2152b13c-2b95-4d53-91e9-8b9d33603d16

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8d

Being the main character of anything is rarely a good thing but this is especially bad 😂

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Joey from Friends meme.
Relaxed Joey: You're the main character
Stressed Joey: ... of a Russian Classic.

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I've finished: Spread Me by Sarah Gailey

The thing that makes this horror novella special is the erotic angle.

In first person and Narrated by Xe Sands, this was an incredible journey into the uncanny valley where horror and desire mix.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/08298068-1d1b-4428-a4f1-0836990c1e5c

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I've finished: The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley

I almost gave up on The Misheard World during the first section.

It felt naive about war and the horrific nature of wartime interrogation. I didn't understand why it is not categorized as YA.

I'm glad I pulled through to the second section and was continuously intrigued by the new and clever aspects revealed in each consecutive segment of the novel.

It is best to go into the novel without spoilers, I'll just say it's anti capitalist, anti-colonialist and anti war without being your run of the mill, near future dystopia.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/91b38528-9f76-431c-b6d0-1e4152f3dbb8

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