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Book Titles Featuring Ordinal Numbers: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-book-titles-featuring-ordinal-numbers/

#TopTenTuesday #Books

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Book cover for The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson. Image on cover shows Calvin and Hobbes making funny faces at the audience by pulling their cheeks gently away from their teeth and sticking out their tongues.

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#NelsonDenis talks about his 2015 classic, #WarAgainstAllPuertoRicans.

The book focuses on the 1950 #JayuyaUprising, the product of a half-century of the United States' spoliation of the island and its people following the #SpanishAmericanWar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdx-v-HwMgk
#PuertoRico #PortoRico #PedroAlbizuCampos #UShistory #LatinAmericanHistory #historyOfTheAmericas #colonialViolence #books @bookstodon

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📚 Black AF History by: Michael Harriot

From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of untold American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.

America’s backstory is a whitewashed mythology im...

https://bookblabla.com/book/black-af-history

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#books #reading #libraries #history #american #discriminationhistory #unitedstates

From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of untold American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.

America’s backstory is a whitewashed mythology implanted in our collective memory. It is the story of the pilgrims on the Mayflower building a new nation. It is George Washington’s cherry tree and Abraham Lincoln's log cabin. It is the fantastic tale of slaves that spontaneously teleported themselves here with nothing but strong backs and negro spirituals. It is a sugarcoated legend based on an almost true story.

It should come as no surprise that the dominant narrative of American history is blighted with errors and oversights—after all, history books were written by white men with their perspectives at the forefront. It could even be said that the devaluation and erasure of the Black experience is as American as apple pie.

In Black AF History, Michael Harriot presents a more accurate version of American history. Combining unapologetically provocative storytelling with meticulous research based on primary sources as well as the work of pioneering Black historians, scholars, and journalists, Harriot removes the white sugarcoating from the American story, placing Black people squarely at the center. With incisive wit, Harriot speaks hilarious truth to oppressive power, subverting conventional historical narratives with the hid

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Poem of the week: A Sonnet to the Noble Lady, the Lady Mary Wroth by Ben Jonson

"A strategically flattering tribute to a pioneering female writer is lifted by authentic warmth and admiration"

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/07/poem-of-the-week-a-sonnet-to-the-noble-lady-the-lady-mary-wroth-by-ben-jonson

Ben Jonson at PG

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1269

#poetry #authors #books #literature

Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry by Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832). "Erato is the muse of lyric poetry in Greek mythology. She is often depicted holding a small kithara or lyre, a stringed musical instrument, here seen resting against a tree in the lower left. She is writing with an arrow given to her by a winged Eros or Cupid, the god of love. This painting belongs to a cycle of five works commissioned by businessman François Boyer-Fonfréde for his home in Toulouse."

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"Men with common minds seldom break through general rules. Prudence is ever the resort of weakness; and they rarely go as far as as they may in any undertaking, who are determined not to go beyond it on any account."

Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (1796)

~Mary Wollstonecraft (27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797)

Mary Wollstonecraft at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/84

#books #literature

Wollstonecraft in 1790–1791, by John Opie

Wollstonecraft is depicted in a three-quarter view, her body turned slightly to the side while her face looks directly toward the viewer. Her expression is calm, serious, and contemplative, suggesting deep intelligence and moral conviction.

She wears a simple white garment, likely a muslin or linen dress with a soft, open collar.

Her dark hair is loosely gathered under a soft, dark cap or bonnet, with curls escaping naturally around her face.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft#/media/File:MaryWollstonecraft.jpg

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In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman cross paths, sparking a forbidden love that defies society's judgments.

Amazon - https://mybook.to/ascarletwoman
Other Retailers - https://books2read.com/AScarletWoman

#BooksByLornaPeel #Books #Ireland #HistoricalRomance #BookSeries #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #Bookstodon #Romance @bookstodon

Promotional image for the Irish historical fiction novel A Scarlet Woman by Lorna Peel, book one in The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series, an Irish family Saga. The image features an e-reader displaying the book cover, which shows a young woman in a pale blue dress looking downward against a faded Dublin cityscape background. Large text at the top reads, “Begin The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series with A Scarlet Woman.” On the right, text describes the story as an escape to 19th-century Ireland, featuring scandal, sacrifice, and a love that changes everything. At the bottom, the available formats are listed: Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Paperback.

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📚 Dawn by: Octavia E. Butler

When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. She discovers that the Oankali a seemingly benevolent alien race intervened in the fate of the humanity hundreds of years ago, saving everyone who survived a nuclear war from a dying, ruined Earth and then...

https://bookblabla.com/book/dawn

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#books #reading #libraries #fiction #sciencefiction #womenfiction #dystopian

When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. She discovers that the Oankali a seemingly benevolent alien race intervened in the fate of the humanity hundreds of years ago, saving everyone who survived a nuclear war from a dying, ruined Earth and then putting them into a deep sleep. After learning all they could about Earth and its beings, the Oankali healed the planet, cured cancer, increased human strength, and they now want Lilith to lead her people back to Earth--but salvation comes at a price.

Hopeful and thought-provoking, this post-apocalyptic narrative deftly explores gender and race through the eyes of characters struggling to adapt during a pivotal time of crisis and change.

One woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in this revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower.

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📚 I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200 by: Robert Brockway

To bright and anxious eight-year-old Kay Washington, the worst thing in the world is being alone with the quiet. That's why Eddie Video makes the perfect imaginary friend: He's smart, he's loud, he loves pulling pranks, and he's always there...

https://bookblabla.com/book/i-will-kill-your-imaginary-friend-for-200

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#books #reading #libraries #fiction #horror #generalfiction #humorous #darkhumor

To bright and anxious eight-year-old Kay Washington, the worst thing in the world is being alone with the quiet. That's why Eddie Video makes the perfect imaginary friend: He's smart, he's loud, he loves pulling pranks, and he's always there to chase away the silence.

To mid-forties, down-on-his-luck Ivan, the worst thing in the world happened when he lost his imaginary friend. Now cursed with the ability to see everyone else's, Ivan makes a living by killing the imaginary friends of adults who couldn't let go. But when one of Eddie Video's 'pranks' goes too far, Ivan agrees to make an exception and help Kay.

Only Ivan will soon learn that Eddie Video is nothing like the talking ostriches, star bears, and goblin princesses he's encountered in the past, and it’s going to take a lot more than clumsy haymakers and steak knives to bring him down. A balance of comedy and catharsis, this dual-narrative tackles both the fear of growing up and the scars our childhood leaves behind.

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1876 | Laurel Springs, NJ

Looking Up

Walt Whitman has a happy hour.

https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/happiness/looking

Whitman at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/600

#books #literature

An 1862 photograph of Whitman taken by Mathew Brady.

Whitman is shown seated, with a relaxed, almost casual posture. His expression is thoughtful but unforced — a slight, knowing look in his eyes suggests both introspection and resilience.

He wears plain, slightly rumpled clothing: an open-collared shirt.

Whitman’s hair is tousled and his beard is full and flowing, giving him a weathered, natural look that breaks from the more polished, formal portraits typical of the era.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Whitman#/media/File:Walt_Whitman_-_Brady-Handy_restored.png

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Leigh Hunt, the Unstoppable Critic

Convicted and imprisoned for libeling the Prince Regent, Hunt capitalized on his incarceration by turning his prison cell into a newsroom and grand salon.

By: Emily Zarevich

https://daily.jstor.org/leigh-hunt-the-unstoppable-critic/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lit%20Hub%20Daily:%20April%207%2C%202025&utm_term=lithub_master_list

#books #literature #journalism

James Henry Leigh Hunt, by Benjamin Robert Haydon (died 1846).

Hunt is shown in a half-length view, typically with his head turned slightly to one side.

His expression is gentle, intelligent, and somewhat introspective.

His features are finely drawn—delicate mouth, straight nose, and bright, expressive eyes that suggest warmth and wit.

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📚 Women of a Promiscuous Nature by: Donna Everhart

On a brisk February morning while walking to the diner where she works, 24 year-old Ruth Foster is stopped by the local sheriff. He insists she accompany him to a health clinic, threatening to arrest her if she doesn't undergo testing in order to preserv...

https://bookblabla.com/book/women-of-a-promiscuous-nature

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On a brisk February morning while walking to the diner where she works, 24 year-old Ruth Foster is stopped by the local sheriff. He insists she accompany him to a health clinic, threatening to arrest her if she doesn't undergo testing in order to preserve decency and prevent the spread of sexual disease.

Though Ruth has never shared more than a chaste kiss with a man, by day's end she is one of dozens of women held at the State Industrial Farm Colony for Women. Some are there because they were reported for promiscuity by neighbors, husbands, strangers. Some were accused of prostitution. Others were just pretty and unmarried. Or poor and suspicious. One was eating dinner alone in a restaurant. Another spoke to a soldier.

Josephine's sin was running a business as a single woman. Maude's was trying to drown her sorrows. Frances had lost her mind. Opal married a man with a mean streak. Some, like 15-year-old Stella, are brought in because they're victims of assault. She's too naive and broken to understand how unjust this imprisonment is.

Superintendent Dorothy Baker, convinced that she's transforming degenerate souls into upstanding members of society, oversees the women's medical treatment and “training" until they're deemed ready for parole. Sooner or later, everyone at the Colony learns to abide by Mrs. Baker's rule book or face the consequences—solitary confinement, grueling work assignments, and worse.

But some refuse to be cowed. Some find ways to fight

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‘The best way to discover hidden gems’: why you should try out a bookshop crawl

"Like bar-hopping, but for browsing books: this trend, popularised on TikTok, makes for a great day out – and can help you discover unique literary spots"

by Michaela Makusha

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jun/13/book-crawl-independent-bookshop-week

#books #bookstore

Illustration of a bookstore with many shelves of books.

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The hunt for Marie Curie's radioactive fingerprints in Paris

Marie Curie worked with radioactive material with her bare hands. More than 100 years after her groundbreaking work, Sophie Hardach travels to Paris to trace the lingering radioactive fingerprints she left behind.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250605-the-hunt-for-marie-curies-radioactive-fingerprints-in-paris?at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=emails&at_objective=awareness&at_ptr_type=email&at_ptr_name=salesforce&at_campaign=essentiallist&at_email_send_date=20250613&at_send_id=4384678&at_link_title=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bbc.com%2ffuture%2farticle%2f20250605-the-hunt-for-marie-curies-radioactive-fingerprints-in-paris&at_bbc_team=crm

Marie Curie at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39174

#books #womeninStem

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWbzKsWtXaE #filmes #movies #livros #books

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These Intricately Decorated Ostrich Eggshells Suggest Our Ancestors May Have Understood Basic Geometry 60,000 Years Ago

The lines, right angles and other mysterious designs required careful planning and robust cognitive abilities, according to a new study

by Sarah Kuta

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-intricately-decorated-ostrich-eggshells-suggest-our-ancestors-may-have-understood-basic-geometry-60000-years-ago-180988315/

Original article here:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0338509

Geometry at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=geometry

#books #archeology #mathematics

Woman teaching geometry. Illustration at the beginning of a medieval translation of Euclid's Elements, c. 1310.

A richly illuminated manuscript initial, painted in blue, pink, red, and burnished gold. Within the decorated letter a seated woman in a red tunic and purple skirt holds a pair of compasses over a circular board or diagram displaying geometric figures — squares, triangles, and a trefoil. A group of male students crowds in from the left, their pale faces attentive, one leaning forward with his hand raised to his cheek. The gold background is tooled with a diagonal crosshatch pattern. The border of the initial is pink with white vine scrollwork against deep blue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometry#/media/File:Woman_teaching_geometry.jpg

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Uncommon Sense: Edward B. Foote’s Plain Home Talk (1896 edition)

An encyclopedic tome of health advice that unpicks the biases of its time.

https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/plain-home-talk/?utm_source=newsletter

#books #humanhealth #publicdomain

Title page of Edward Bliss Foote, Plain Home Talk About the Human System—the Habits of Men and Women—the Cause and Prevention of Disease—Our Sexual Relations and Social Natures (New York: Murray Hill, 1896).

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75 Years Ago, The Martian Chronicles Legitimized Science Fiction

By Sam Weller

https://lithub.com/75-years-ago-the-martian-chronicles-legitimized-science-fiction/

Ray Bradbury at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/41269

#books #literature #sciencefiction

Ray Bradbury.

Bradbury is captured in mid-speech or thought, leaning slightly forward toward what appears to be a microphone.

The strong side-light highlights his aquiline nose, high cheekbone, and neatly combed hair, while his trademark horn-rimmed glasses rest firmly on his face.

He wears a dark jacket and collared shirt; the lapel and collar peek out just enough to suggest formal, mid-century attire.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ray_Bradbury#/media/File:Ray_Douglas_Bradbury.jpg

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U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs: The Arguments That Shaped America, Now Freely Available

Thanks to a generous gift of materials from the Wolf Law Library at the William & Mary Law School, and the Internet Archive’s mission to digitize and provide universal access to knowledge, we are pleased to share more than 125,000 U.S. Supreme Court records and briefs.

by Merrilee Proffitt via @internetarchive

https://blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u-s-supreme-court-records-and-briefs-the-arguments-that-shaped-america-now-freely-available/

#books #publicdomain

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"Lost, yesterday, somewhere between Sunrise and Sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever."

'Lost, Two Golden Hours' in Common School Journal November 1844

~Horace Mann (May 4, 1796 – August 2, 1859)

Horace Mann at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70681

#books #literature

Original daguerreotype of Rep. Mann (Mass.) from Mathew Brady's a studio, c. 1849

Mathew Benjamin Brady - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3g07396. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.

Horace Mann, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to right. Whig and Free Soil Congressman from Massachusetts, 1848-1853; President of Antioch College.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Mann#/media/File:HMann.jpg

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The Voynich Manuscript revealed: five things you probably did not know about the Medieval masterpiece

Scholars have speculated for centuries about the meaning behind the 15th-century codex and its peculiar illustrations

By Garry Shaw

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/05/05/the-voynich-manuscript-revealed-five-things-you-probably-did-not-know-about-the-medieval-masterpiece

More information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript

#books #oldmanuscript

A page from the mysterious Voynich manuscript, which is undeciphered to this day.

Page 175; f99r, of the pharmaceutical section

Unknown author - Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University.

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Out Law Now Available! [Dresden Files Novella]

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I didn't like animal farm that much

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Ebook and paperback: https://books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky

Zechariah Jacobs has angered a vast empire that spans a third of the galaxy, which is far too much for his planet to stand against, but in a clash of wizards and magic versus technology, it’s hard to say which will win.

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books

(Left) The cover of Wrath of the Sky, by Owen Tyme.

On a black background, a planet much like earth burns, set aflame. The flames are on the top and sides, but haven't yet reached the bottom.

(Right) An ogre stands on a rocky cliffside path, clearly quite upset, with both his head and arms raised as he cries out! The background is blue sky with white clouds. The following quote is laid over the top of the scene:

Winzon grinned evilly. With great slowness and ceremony, he undid the draw-string of his sack and up-ended it, dropping an ogre skull at the brute’s feet!

The massive ogre’s entire demeanor changed in an instant! He backed away, carefully stepping out of reach of Winzon’s ax, even though it was still strapped to his back!

The brute whispered, “Ogre-slayer!”

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

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Ello sweet and lovely (reading) Friendos

The last two months, I've been caught up reading again! At times where my body needed to relax, recharge, but my brain was still looking to be entertained... I got back to reading more again. 😊

Halfway through November, I learned about the new Dan Brown book in his Robert Langdon series. It had been a while since I read his books, so I set off, starting with Angels & Demons.
At the end of December, I finished the 6th book, the Secret of Secrets. I read another Dan Brown book after that, Deception Point.

I finished it yesterday. But now... As I started it at the end of December, is this my last finished book of 2025? Or is it the first one of 2026?

I've never really tracked my reading, but I thought it may be nice to make a thread this year, pinning 📌 it to my profile, and adding the books that I've managed to finish in 2026.

Maybe Deception Point was the last of 2025, maybe it's the first of 2026... But this is the first post of my #BooksIn2026.

I've now started a re-read of the Hunger Game series, which I'll read in the order of their release.

Books 📚 of 2026:
*January*
1. Deception Point - Dan Brown
2. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
3. Catching Fire (the Hunger Games series, book 2) - Suzanne Collins
4. Mockingjay (the Hunger Games series, book 3) - Suzanne Collins
5. Storm Front (the Dresden Files, book 1) - Jim Butcher
6. Fool Moon (the Dresden Files, book 2) - Jim Butcher
*February*
7. Grave Peril (the Dresden Files, book 3) - Jim Butcher
8. The Ritual Bath (Decker/Lazarus series, book 1) - Faye Kellerman
9. Sacred and Profane (Decker/Lazarus series, book 2) - Faye Kellerman
10. Milk and Honey (Decker/Lazarus series, book 3) - Faye Kellerman
11. Day of Atonement (Decker/Lazarus series, book 4) - Faye Kellerman
12. False Prophet (Decker/Lazarus series, book 5) - Faye Kellerman
13. Grievous Sin (Decker/Lazarus series, book 6) - Faye Kellerman
14. Sanctuary (Decker/Lazarus series, book 7) - Faye Kellerman
*March*
15. Justice (Decker/Lazarus series, book 8) - Faye Kellerman
16. Prayers for the Dead (Decker/Lazarus series, book 9) - Faye Kellerman
17. Serpent's Tooth (Decker/Lazarus series, book 10) - Faye Kellerman
18. Jupiter's Bones (Decker/Lazarus series, book 11) - Faye Kellerman
*April*
19. Stalker (Decker/Lazarus series, book 12) - Faye Kellerman
*May*
20. The Testament - John Grisham
21. The Street Lawyer - John Grisham
22. The Widow - John Grisham
23. The Innocent Man - John Grisham
*June*
*July*
*August*
24. The Client - John Grisham
25. A Time To Kill - John Grisham
*September*
26. The Chamber - John Grisham