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<p>What it is like to read Proust - an experiment</p><p>by Henry Oliver</p><p><a href="https://www.commonreader.co.uk/p/what-it-is-like-to-read-proust" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.commonreader.co.uk/p/what-it-is-like-to-read-proust"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.commonreader.co.uk/p/what-</span><span class="invisible">it-is-like-to-read-proust</span></a></p><p>Books by Marcel Proust at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/987</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

MARCEL PROUST IN 1890.

The doctor looks at literature
Psychological studies of life and letters

Author: Joseph Collins

An oval-cropped black-and-white photograph of Proust with dark, close-cropped hair and a thin moustache, wearing a three-piece suit with a patterned cravat and a small boutonnière.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/75230/pg75230-images.html#Page_116

The back page of *La Recherche*.

A densely covered manuscript page captioned "La dernière page du Temps retrouvé" — the final page of Marcel Proust's Time Regained, the last volume of In Search of Lost Time. The page is covered in Proust's characteristic cramped, heavily revised handwriting, with interlinear additions, crossed-out passages, and marginal insertions spilling into every available space, making it nearly illegible.

Possible transcription:

Je venais de comprendre pourquoi le duc de Guermantes, dont j’avais admiré, en le regardant assis sur une chaise, combien il avait peu vieilli bien qu’il eût tellement plus d’années que moi au-dessous de lui, dès qu’il s’était levé et avait voulu se tenir debout, avait vacillé sur des jambes flageolantes comme celles de ces vieux archevêques sur lesquels il n’y a de solide que leur croix métallique et vers lesquels s’empressent les jeunes séminaristes, et ne s’était avancé qu’en tremblant comme une feuille sur le sommet peu praticable de quatre-vingt-trois années, comme si les hommes étaient juchés sur de vivantes échasses grandissant sans cesse, parfois plus hautes que des clochers, finissant par leur rendre la marche difficile et périlleuse, et d’où tout d’un coup ils tombent...

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k56794150/f508.item#

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Proust#/media/Fichier:Derniere_proust.jpg

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<p>Johannes Gutenberg & the Invention of the Printing Press</p><p>Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in the 15th century was one of the most important technological developments of the early modern period.</p><p>by Anisia Iacob</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/johannes-gutenberg-printing-press/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/johannes-gutenberg-printing-press/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/johannes-</span><span class="invisible">gutenberg-printing-press/</span></a></p><p>Johannes Gutenberg at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=Johannes+Gutenberg" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=Johannes+Gutenberg"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=Johannes+Gutenberg</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/printingdevices/" rel="tag">#printingdevices</a></p>

An early wooden printing press, depicted in 1568. Such presses could produce up to 240 impressions per hour.

Jost Amman - Woodcut illustration in the 1568 book "Ständebuch", reproduced in "Meggs, Philip B. A History of Graphic Design. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1998. (p. 64)"

At the left in the foreground, a "puller" removes a printed sheet from the press. The "beater" to his right is inking the forme. In the background, compositors are setting type.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gutenberg#/media/File:Printer_in_1568-ce.png

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<p>I wrote a book and i am sharing it with everyone. Email request access required (the web is a jungle right now)<br><a href="https://humble.opticmystic.io/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>humble.opticmystic.io/</a></p><p>pdf version available through email request (the web is a jungle right now).</p><p>some inspiration was taken from<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>emilymbender</span></a></span> </p><p>you may like <span class="h-card"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@GeofCox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GeofCox</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@bodhipaksa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bodhipaksa</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aral</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/humble/" rel="tag">#humble</a> <a href="/tags/world/" rel="tag">#world</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/puns/" rel="tag">#puns</a> <a href="/tags/love/" rel="tag">#love</a> <a href="/tags/typography/" rel="tag">#typography</a></p>

Humble. A state of Openness

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<p>New <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> of Stephanie Kelton's The Deficit Myth. It's my first foray into <a href="/tags/mmt/" rel="tag">#MMT</a>, and it took me a long time to critically engage with the book. </p><p>I'm not unsympathetic to the argument, but I am not fully persuaded. The argument is rather thin and would have benefitted from more detail, more evidence, and pre-emptive counters to common critiques. Nonetheless, it was still very thought-provoking and a valuable intervention. </p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p><p><a href="https://the-casual-critic.writeas.com/the-deficit-myth-banishing-the-ghost-of-weimar" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="the-casual-critic.writeas.com/the-deficit-myth-banishing-the-ghost-of-weimar"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">the-casual-critic.writeas.com/</span><span class="invisible">the-deficit-myth-banishing-the-ghost-of-weimar</span></a></p>

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<p>King James I and the Macbeth Witches</p><p>The ever-pragmatic Shakespeare added witches to the Scottish play to please his new patron, King James I of England.</p><p>By: Emily Zarevich </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/king-james-i-and-the-macbeth-witches/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K4AA1HZHDFDF6ETVJ03399HB&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/king-james-i-and-the-macbeth-witches/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K4AA1HZHDFDF6ETVJ03399HB&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/king-james-i-a</span><span class="invisible">nd-the-macbeth-witches/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K4AA1HZHDFDF6ETVJ03399HB&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Macbeth at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1533" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1533</a></p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a></p>

Scene of Three Witches from Shakespeare's Macbeth c. 1840 by
George Cattermole (1800–1868) .

The work depicts the three witches from Macbeth, characters.

The witches are grouped together in the foreground, forming a tight, triangular arrangement. Their figures are hunched and enveloped in heavy cloaks, their gestures mysterious and conspiratorial. One may be shown pointing, another in the act of casting or stirring, while the third leans forward as if whispering some secret.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Cattermole_-_Scene_of_Three_Witches_from_Shakespeare%27s_Macbeth_-_B1975.4.1056_-_Yale_Center_for_British_Art.jpg

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<p>Hear Joey Ramone Sing a Piece by John Cage Adapted from James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake</p><p><a href="https://www.openculture.com/2025/08/hear-joey-ramone-sing-a-piece-adapted-from-james-joyces-finnegans-wake.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.openculture.com/2025/08/hear-joey-ramone-sing-a-piece-adapted-from-james-joyces-finnegans-wake.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.openculture.com/2025/08/he</span><span class="invisible">ar-joey-ramone-sing-a-piece-adapted-from-james-joyces-finnegans-wake.html</span></a></p><p>“The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs"</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Sheet music for “The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs”

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<p>How Did Eleanor of Aquitaine Become One of the Most Powerful Women of the Middle Ages?</p><p>Eleanor of Aquitaine carved her way into the English court through a series of cunning and tactical maneuvers.</p><p>by Erin Wrigh</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/eleanor-of-aquitaine-most-powerful-woman-middle-ages/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/eleanor-of-aquitaine-most-powerful-woman-middle-ages/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/eleanor-o</span><span class="invisible">f-aquitaine-most-powerful-woman-middle-ages/</span></a></p><p>Eleanor of Aquitaine at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Eleanor+of+Aquitaine" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Eleanor+of+Aquitaine"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Eleanor+of+Aquitaine</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

Queen Eleanor by Frederick Sandys, 1858 National Museum Cardiff.

A disciple of Rossetti, Sandys specialised in half-length figures of beautiful but often destructive women. His meticulous attention to detail is typical of the Pre-Raphaelite school. Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (c.1122–1204), the wife of the English King Henry II, was reputed to have murdered his mistress, Fair Rosamund, and appears here with a poisoned cup and dagger. The red cord in her left hand is that which showed the way through the maze to Rosamund's bower.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine#/media/File:Queen_Eleanor_(Frederick_Sandys,_1858).jpg

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<p>📚 Minor Black Figures by: Brandon Taylor</p><p>A newcomer to New York, Wyeth is a Black painter who grew up in the South and is trying to find his place in the contemporary Manhattan art scene. It's challenging. Gallery shows displaying bad art. Pretentious artists jockeying for attention. The gossip and the backstabbing. While his...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/minor-black-figures" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/minor-black-figures"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/minor-blac</span><span class="invisible">k-figures</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a> <a href="/tags/gayfiction/" rel="tag">#gayfiction</a> <a href="/tags/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/citylife/" rel="tag">#citylife</a></p>

A newcomer to New York, Wyeth is a Black painter who grew up in the South and is trying to find his place in the contemporary Manhattan art scene. It's challenging. Gallery shows displaying bad art. Pretentious artists jockeying for attention. The gossip and the backstabbing. While his part-time work for an art restorer is engaging, Wyeth suffers from artist's block with his painting and he is finding it increasingly difficult to spark his creativity.

When he meets Keating, a white former seminarian who left the priesthood, Wyeth begins to reconsider how to observe the world, in the process facing questions about the conflicts between Black and white art, the white gaze on the Black body, and the compromises we make - in art and in life.

As he did so adeptly in Booker finalist Real Life and the bestselling The Late Americans, Brandon Taylor brings to life in Minor Black Figures a fascinating set of characters, this time in the competitive art world, and the lives they lead with each and on their own. Minor Black Figures is an involving and tender portrait of friendship, creativity, and the connections between them.

From the Booker Prize finalist and bestselling author: a perceptive novel about a gay Black painter navigating the worlds of art, desire, and creativity

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<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@neve" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>neve</span></a></span> thank you for hosting <a href="/tags/writephant/" rel="tag">#writephant</a> this week 😊 </p><p><a href="/tags/selfpromo/" rel="tag">#selfpromo</a></p><p>I write cosy-adjacent fantasy books with romance, often queer. I have been described as “criminally underrated” 😉 Find out more about my books, including samples and retail links, at my website:</p><p><a href="https://wendypalmer.au/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>wendypalmer.au/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@writingbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writingbooks</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/queerromance/" rel="tag">#QueerRomance</a></p>

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon</a></p><p>On a world long thought to have no moon, its sudden appearance inspires wonder and terror. Hasty research links the full moon and catastrophe, revealing the existence of the so-called ‘Harbingers of Doom’, creatures from the moon that harvest souls. Can everyone survive or will they become part of the dark harvest?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of dark moon, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

In the foreground, a redheaded witch and a dark haired wizard fight back to back, holding some rather large pistols. The witch is in a black dress and the wizard is in a black robe with golden decorations. Both looked a bit purple, due to the lighting. The witch's hair blows on the wind and she wears a necklace of bone beads.

Behind them, there's dust, mist and fog lit by twilight as a moon rises, framing their heads. Objects that look like shooting stars fall from the moon and there's a few visible impacts.

(Right) A white moon, on a background of the stars of space, with the following quote over the top of it:

“Idiot! You’ve likely killed us both, leaving us stuck out in the open like this.”

“We’ve got incoming. I know you’re angry and I suppose you’ve got every right to be, but we need to defend ourselves.”

“ ‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend’, for now, and then we decide what to do about the conflict between us.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon

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<p>"Geometry does not teach us to draw these lines, but requires them to be drawn; for it requires that the learner should first be taught to describe these accurately, before he enters upon geometry; then it shows how by these operations problems may be solved."</p><p>Preface. Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1687)</p><p>~Isaac Newton born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1643.</p><p>Newton at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6288" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6288"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/6288</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1899.</p><p>Herbert Putnam is appointed Librarian of Congress in the United States, where he will introduce in practice the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) scheme.</p><p> LCC is mainly used by large research and academic libraries, while most public libraries and small academic libraries use the Dewey Decimal Classification system.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_</span><span class="invisible">of_Congress_Classification</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#library</a> <a href="/tags/catalogue/" rel="tag">#catalogue</a></p>

Herbert Putnam, 3/4-length portrait, holding an open book; Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939 Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print.

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<p>Unusual war grave in Dalry Cemetery: father & son. Same names, same age at death, one fell in WWI, the other in WWII. </p><p>This inspired my short story for WWI charity anthology To End All Wars several years ago, illustrated by Kate Charlesworth, which you can read here on my blog <a href="https://www.woolamaloo.org.uk/memorial-to-the-mothers/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.woolamaloo.org.uk/memorial-to-the-mothers/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.woolamaloo.org.uk/memorial</span><span class="invisible">-to-the-mothers/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/livres/" rel="tag">#livres</a> <a href="/tags/edinburgh/" rel="tag">#Edinburgh</a> <a href="/tags/edimbourg/" rel="tag">#Edimbourg</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/histoire/" rel="tag">#Histoire</a></p>

Marble British war grave headstone with the Royal Scots emblem, dedicated to James Allan, killed 1918, aged 29, and his son, also Janes Allan, killed 1940 in France, same regiment and age as his father.

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<p>We’re so sorry to hear that Guppe Groups have shut down.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span>/115164286964463451</p><p>Guppe was a really big influence on us when we first joined the Fediverse and served communities across the Fediverse.</p><p>Fortunately, conversations and communities can continue! Here are 3 ways how:</p><p>1/3 Keep the conversation going by hopping over to Newsmast Channels:</p><p>Bookstodon 👉 Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> & use <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p><p>Histodons 👉 Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@history" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>history</span></a></span> & use <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p><p>Academic Chatter 👉 Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@academia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>academia</span></a></span> & use <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a></p><p>Photography 👉 Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> & use <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>

Faded mountain range at sunset with text overlay reading "Thank you Guppe, Community pioneers"

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<p>📚 Home Is Where the Bodies Are by: Jeneva Rose</p><p>After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm’s length due to her ongoing bat...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/home-is-where-the-bodies-are" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/home-is-where-the-bodies-are"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/home-is-wh</span><span class="invisible">ere-the-bodies-are</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/suspensefiction/" rel="tag">#suspensefiction</a> <a href="/tags/familylife/" rel="tag">#familylife</a> <a href="/tags/siblingsfiction/" rel="tag">#siblingsfiction</a></p>

After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm’s length due to her ongoing battle with a serious drug addiction. Michael, the youngest, lives out of state and hasn’t been back to their small Wisconsin town since their father ran out on them seven years before.

While going through their parents’ belongings, the siblings stumble upon a collection of home videos and decide to revisit those happier memories. However, the nostalgia is cut short when one of the VHS tapes reveals a night back in 1999 that none of them have any recollection of. On screen, their father appears covered in blood. What follows is a dead body and a pact between their parents to get rid of it, before the video abruptly ends.

Beth, Nicole, and Michael must now decide whether to leave the past in the past or uncover the dark secret their mother took to her grave.

A New York Times and USA Today bestseller
From #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage and You Shouldn’t Have Come Here comes a chilling family thriller about the (sometimes literal) skeletons in the closet.

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<p>Why René Descartes Believed That Machines Will Never Be Able to Genuinely “Think”</p><p>According to René Descartes, no matter how advanced or sophisticated, machine intelligence remains fundamentally inferior to the complexity and depth of human intelligence.</p><p>by Scott Mclaughlan</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/descartes-paradox-artificial-intelligence/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/descartes-paradox-artificial-intelligence/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/descartes</span><span class="invisible">-paradox-artificial-intelligence/</span></a></p><p>Descartes at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/44</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>

René Descartes at his desk.

Dscartes is shown seated in three-quarter view, turned slightly toward the viewer while positioned at an ornate writing desk or table. His right hand gestures toward or rests near an open book or manuscript on the desk.

Descartes is portrayed with long, dark hair falling past his shoulders and a prominent mustache.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes?uselang=fr#/media/File:Descartes3.jpg

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<p>My high school English syllabus, ranked.</p><p>By Brittany Allen</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/my-high-school-english-syllabus-ranked/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/my-high-school-english-syllabus-ranked/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/my-high-school-engl</span><span class="invisible">ish-syllabus-ranked/</span></a></p><p>Ethan Frome & Bleak House at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4517" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4517</a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1023" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1023</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover of the first edition of Ethan Frome (1911).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Frome#/media/File:Ethan_Frome_first_edition_cover.jpg

Cover of first serial of Bleak House, March 1852
Illustration from the New York Public Library Berg Collection

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleak_House#/media/File:Cover,_Bleak_House_(1852-3).png

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<p>The Novel F. Scott Fitzgerald Never Wrote<br>A Romantic Drama Against the Backdrop of History</p><p>By Anne Margaret Daniel (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/the-novel-f-scott-fitzgerald-never-wrote/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K4GXQHD1JQF3NSKDBWP4HAFN&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/the-novel-f-scott-fitzgerald-never-wrote/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K4GXQHD1JQF3NSKDBWP4HAFN&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/the-novel-f-scott-f</span><span class="invisible">itzgerald-never-wrote/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K4GXQHD1JQF3NSKDBWP4HAFN&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Fitzgerald at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/420" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/420"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/420</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

A publicity photograph of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald circa 1921 published in The World's Work (June 1921 issue).

Fitzgerald is shown in a formal seated pose, turned slightly toward the camera. His expression is calm, alert, and composed.

He wears a dark three-piece suit with a tie, crisply pressed white shirt, and neatly combed hair parted at the middle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald#/media/File:F_Scott_Fitzgerald_1921.jpg

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<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@neve" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>neve</span></a></span> thank you for hosting <a href="/tags/writephant/" rel="tag">#writephant</a> 🙏 glad to have a chance to join in this week</p><p><a href="/tags/selfpromo/" rel="tag">#SelfPromo</a> </p><p>I write stand-alone cosy-adjacent fantasy with romance, often queer, and ALWAYS happy, hopeful endings. I’ve been described as “criminally underrated” by some rando* on Reddit.</p><p>*rando means “random person” in Australian, by which I actually mean a lovely, LOVELY fan who I am incredibly grateful to 😊 </p><p>Check my books out at my website:</p><p><a href="https://wendypalmer.au/books/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>wendypalmer.au/books/</a></p><p>They’re on <a href="/tags/hoopla/" rel="tag">#Hoopla</a> and <a href="/tags/koboplus/" rel="tag">#KoboPlus</a> too</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/fantasyreads/" rel="tag">#fantasyReads</a> <a href="/tags/gayromance/" rel="tag">#GayRomance</a></p>

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<p>A personal SMBC<br>Full strip here: <a href="http://smbc-comics.com/comic/a-family-dispute" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="smbc-comics.com/comic/a-family-dispute"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">smbc-comics.com/comic/a-family</span><span class="invisible">-dispute</span></a><br><a href="/tags/smbc/" rel="tag">#smbc</a> <a href="/tags/hiveworks/" rel="tag">#hiveworks</a> <a href="/tags/comics/" rel="tag">#comics</a> <a href="/tags/webcomics/" rel="tag">#webcomics</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>Who Were the Knights of the Round Table? (Arthurian Legends)</p><p>"In the Arthurian legends, King Arthur has an alliance of mighty men known as the Knights of the Round Table. Who were Arthur’s knights?"</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/who-were-knights-round-table/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/who-were-knights-round-table/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/who-were-</span><span class="invisible">knights-round-table/</span></a></p><p>Books about King Arthur and his knights at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=king+arthur" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=king+arthur"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=king+arthur</span></a></p><p>The Parting of Lancelot and Guinevere<br>by Julia Margaret Cameron</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

"In 1874 Tennyson asked Cameron to make photographic illustrations for a new edition of his Idylls of the Kings, a recasting of the Arthurian legends. Responding that both knew that “it is immortality to me to be bound up with you,” Cameron willingly accepted the assignment. Costuming family and friends, she made some 245 exposures to arrive at the handful she wanted for the book. Ultimately—and predictably—she was unhappy with the way her photographs looked reduced in scale and translated into wood engravings, and she chose to issue a deluxe edition, at her own risk, that included a dozen full size photographic prints in each of two volumes." - Internet Archive

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We Need More Leftist Crime Fiction <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/39913452">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/StoneProphet" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/StoneProphet</a></p><p>Nicole seeks to collect the missing fragments of the magical city of Kurg from her home world, but the remaining pieces were deactivated and are hard to find. Luckily, she just found the first piece of the Seventh Sage, an ancient stone man that knows the future, which she hopes knows where to find them.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Stone Prophet, by Owen Tyme.

At the center is a hexagonal coin with a golden appearance,. That bears a watercolor painting of a woman's face, which drips paint as if it were fresh.

Following the edges of the coin, the background is divided by a spiral of black lines into six images representing vital pieces of the titular stone prophet.

Upper right is an attractive woman with blue eyes and blond hair that's almost white. She stands in place of Memory.

Right is an eye with a blue iris surrounded by blue skin and golden decorations, representing Vision.

Lower right is a hooded woman in darkness, partially illuminated by a purple triangle that magically restrains her. She is Skill.

Lower left is a heart made of and resting in blue sand, with yellow light inside. That shines through cracks, hinting at fragility. This is Emotion.

Left is a gray sphere covered in black zeros and ones. More zeros and ones lay over the top, in blurred white. This is Reason.

Upper Left is a brass statue of justice, wearing a robe and blindfold. She holds a sword and scales. Behind her are the stars of space. This is Heart.

(Right) The same attractive woman from the upper right section of the cover, looking right at the viewer. The following quote frames her face, above and below:

“Does the Leader make the hard choices, or do the hard choices make the Leader?”

“Will she do what must be done, for the good of all?”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/StoneProphet

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Is it possible to publish descriptions of characters, creatures, organizations, and events from books/book universes here? <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/45631152">See Original Page</a> </small>

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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? September 09

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