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<p>What I really don't like is that it often feels that way even when it's not 😂 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@galacticwriters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>galacticwriters</span></a></span> @writers <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> @fantasy <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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joinin</span></a></span><br><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> @keepwriting </p><p><a href="/tags/writingmemes/" rel="tag">#WritingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#Author</a> <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#Authors</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#IndieBooks</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/writerdons/" rel="tag">#Writerdons</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#Writers</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#Writer</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writinglife/" rel="tag">#Writinglife</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

Two panel meme of an old man infront of a laptop looking slightly worried.
Caption:
Writercore
15:00 Chapter one...
15:01 Ok, two words are enough for today!

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<p>How Jane Austen Pulled It Off: On Emma</p><p>One of Jane Austen’s many mind-bending skills was her ability to wrest so much drama from a world that was, by present-day standards, almost unfathomably static. </p><p>By Jennifer Egan</p><p><a href="https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/06/11/how-jane-austen-pulled-it-off-on-emma/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01JXJ3YQ6CT1ZYTRMRJRX2Q4ZP&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/06/11/how-jane-austen-pulled-it-off-on-emma/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01JXJ3YQ6CT1ZYTRMRJRX2Q4ZP&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theparisreview.org/blog/20</span><span class="invisible">25/06/11/how-jane-austen-pulled-it-off-on-emma/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01JXJ3YQ6CT1ZYTRMRJRX2Q4ZP&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Emma at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/158" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/158</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Colour illustration of a 1909 edition of Emma (Jane Austen's novel), by C. E. Brock (died 1938).

Emma explains that it was she who planned Miss Taylor's wedding all along.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emma_CE_Brock_1909_Vol_I_chapter_I.jpg

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<p><a href="/tags/introductory/" rel="tag">#introductory</a> post <a href="/tags/new/" rel="tag">#new</a> to mastodon</p><p>She/her</p><p>Hello all. I'm new to the fediverse. Had to bug out of the FB environment. I'm baking in a southern red state but dreaming blue. In the past was in the library world but now enjoying a more unstructured environment. </p><p><a href="/tags/bluecrabs/" rel="tag">#bluecrabs</a> <a href="/tags/crabcakes/" rel="tag">#crabcakes</a> <a href="/tags/tulips/" rel="tag">#tulips</a> <a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> <a href="/tags/laughter/" rel="tag">#laughter</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>This struck me as a lovely idea. A citywide book club for people who read on the bus. The Dublin Bus book club selects a book by an Irish author every six weeks. </p><p>Also a lovely idea: instead of partnering with a company like Amazon, they’ve partnered with a beloved local independent book store, Chapters, for discounted books and events for the book club members.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bus/" rel="tag">#Bus</a> <br><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>

Looking up the stairs of a Bus Átha Cliath double decker bus in Dublin. Freamed between the yellow handrail and a window and an electronic display board, there's a cheerful orange sign advertising the Books On Board Book Club. It has a picture of a nice big bus on it and information about the book club. Photo taken a few weeks ago.

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<p>Dive Into Over 10,000 Historical Children’s Books Thanks to This Fascinating Database</p><p>Children’s books are some of the first things that form us. The University of Florida’s Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature traces that transformation, encompassing some of the world’s finest examples of what is now affectionately referred to as “kid lit.”</p><p>By Eva Baron </p><p><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/baldwin-library-of-historical-childrens-literature-database/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mymodernmet.com/baldwin-library-of-historical-childrens-literature-database/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mymodernmet.com/baldwin-librar</span><span class="invisible">y-of-historical-childrens-literature-database/</span></a>?</p><p>Children literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=children+literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=children+literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=children+literature</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

Sleeping Beauty and the palace dwellers under a century-long sleep enchantment (The Sleeping Beauty by Sir Edward Burne-Jones).

David Nash Ford - http://www.berkshirehistory.com/odds/briar_rose.html

"The Rose Bower" from the "Legend of Briar Rose" by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, located at Buscot Park, Oxfordshire.

The painting depicts the moment from the Sleeping Beauty (Briar Rose) legend, where the princess lies asleep with her ladies-in-waiting. The entire court has been overtaken by the enchanted sleep.

In this panel, the princess lies elegantly on a carved wooden bed, her delicate form draped in flowing, richly colored robes. Around her, maids and attendants rest in languid poses, some slumped in chairs or on cushions, their heads drooping in enchanted slumber.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Beauty#/media/File:The_Rose_Bower_Buscot_Park.jpg

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<p>The Dogs of Mariupol: Russia’s Invasion and the Forging of Ukraine’s Iron Generation by Tom Mutch, 2025</p><p>It painstakingly documents the immense human catastrophe wrought on Ukrainian society and the divisions between those who fought and those who fled.</p><p>@bookstodon <br>@ukraine <br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <br><a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#nonfiction</a><br><a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#Ukraine</a> <br><a href="/tags/mariupol/" rel="tag">#Mariupol</a></p>

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Kateryna hung up her dresses, Oksana and Stanislav put down their lawyers' briefs and Oksen slammed shut his philosophy textbooks. Alongside thousands of their fellow citizens, they strapped on armour, picked up weapons and chose to risk their lives for the freedom and independence of their homeland. Many would never return. Journalist Tom Mutch woke up in Kyiv on 24 February to a world changed for ever. Making a fateful choice to stay and cover the invasion, he witnessed the forging of an 'iron generation' of young Ukrainians. With first-hand reporting from all the major battlegrounds and front lines, The Dogs of Mariupol recounts the war's notorious encounters, such as the Battle of Kyiv and the Siege of Mariupol, but also uncovers untold stories, like the 1st Tank Brigade's desperate defence of Chernihiv and the civilian guerrilla army fighting overwhelming odds in Sumy. This is not a triumphalist account of Ukraine's fight, however. It painstakingly documents the immense human catastrophe wrought on Ukrainian society and the divisions between those who fought and those who fled. It also delves deeper into events to answer important historical questions: could the Russian plan to capture Kyiv have succeeded? Did Ukraine make a fatal error by committing for so long to the defence of Bakhmut? And with more western support, could Ukraine have won this terrible war outright?

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<p>Life in Jane Austen’s Goshen</p><p>“This is Goshen,” my mother and father would frequently say. The idea was simple, perhaps, but it said as much about my parents’ perceptions of the outside world as it did about their vision for our home. </p><p>By Caleb Gayle</p><p>Mansfield Park at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/141" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/141</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Illustration for ch.7 of Mansfield Park, in the Series of English Idylls, published by J.M Dent & Co. (London) and E.P. Dutton & Co. (New York). " While Fanny cut the roses ".

The scene is pastoral and gentle, set in a lush garden or estate landscape typical of the English countryside.

Fanny Price, the novel’s shy and thoughtful heroine, is depicted outdoors, cutting roses from a blooming bush.

Fanny wears a long, flowing Regency-era dress, modest and light-colored, with gentle folds and period-appropriate details like a sash or high waistline.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mansfield_Park_(C._E._Brock)#/media/File:Mp-Brock-06.jpg

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<p>10 famous quotes from George Orwell’s 1984 that still resonate</p><p><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/web-stories/10-famous-quotes-from-george-orwells-1984-that-still-resonate/photostory/122249713.cms" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/web-stories/10-famous-quotes-from-george-orwells-1984-that-still-resonate/photostory/122249713.cms"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">timesofindia.indiatimes.com/li</span><span class="invisible">fe-style/books/web-stories/10-famous-quotes-from-george-orwells-1984-that-still-resonate/photostory/122249713.cms</span></a></p><p>More about "1984";<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen</span><span class="invisible">_Eighty-Four</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

The first edition cover of George Orwell's book, Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

Michael Kennard - https://interminablerambling.com/2020/10/21/george-orwell-1984/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four#/media/File:1984_first_edition_cover.jpg

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<p>Yeats Day marks 160 years since Nobel Laureate's birth</p><p>By Shane Ó Curraighín</p><p><a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0613/1518359-yeats-day-sligo/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0613/1518359-yeats-day-sligo/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/</span><span class="invisible">0613/1518359-yeats-day-sligo/</span></a></p><p>Yeats at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1719" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1719"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1719</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), poet. Charcoal drawing by John Singer Sargent (1908).

Yeats is depicted in three-quarter view, turned slightly to one side.

His face is long and sharply defined, with prominent cheekbones and a high forehead.

The eyes are deeply set and thoughtful, with a somewhat distant, contemplative gaze.

His hair is tousled and slightly wild, swept back from the forehead.

He wears a high-collared shirt.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._B._Yeats#/media/File:Portrait_drawing_of_WB_Yeats_by_JS_Sargent.jpg

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<p>British Library to reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader card 130 years after it was revoked</p><p>Pass to be presented to playwright’s grandson after original cancelled over conviction for gross indecency</p><p>By Dalya Alberge</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jun/13/british-library-reinstate-oscar-wilde-reader-card" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jun/13/british-library-reinstate-oscar-wilde-reader-card"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/culture/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jun/13/british-library-reinstate-oscar-wilde-reader-card</span></a></p><p>Oscar Wilde at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/111" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/111"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/111</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Oscar Wilde by Napoleon Sarony, albumen print on card mount, sheet 30.6 x 18.4 cm, on mount 33 x 19 cm. Notes 1045 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. No. 22. Copyright by N. Sarony.

Oscar Wilde is captured in a full-length pose, leaning languidly to one side, his body curved with relaxed confidence.

He is dressed in fashionably eccentric attire: a velvet coat or jacket, silk cravat or ascot, knee breeches.

Wilde holds a cane.

His hair is shoulder-length.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde#/media/File:Oscar_Wilde_by_Napoleon_Sarony._Three-quarter-length_photograph,_seated.jpg

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<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/7mbW7V29ASmjoSX1WQh1J6" rel="nofollow">The Odyssey</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>by Homer (trans. Emily Wilson).</p><p>Travel back in time for a little insight into the worldview & values of the ancient Greeks. Fickle meddlesome gods, male honour, rampant war and liberal violence, slavery & female subjugation. Easy flowing translation, though I sometimes lost the rhythm.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheThirdWish</a></p><p>Spies, aliens, trolls, wizards and a disowned prince use a time machine, to improve their place in history, but Levi Jacobs stands in their way, despite having just lost his parents in war. Will he stop them or will the time travelers kill his father at a pivotal moment, on which the fate of the galaxy hangs?</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 The Third Wish, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

A wizard in a black robe that glitters with hints of gold stands on a mountain and looks down at a city of sky scrapers covered in greenery. In his shadow lurks a creature with glowing red eyes.

In the background, the sun is setting and stars are becoming visible.

(Right Background) Four images separated by black lines, with the silhouette of a woman wielding two swords laid over them. She's outlined in black and her interior is yellow clock-based imagery that spirals outward from the center.

The upper left quarter is a queen in a red, furred robe, wearing a gold and diamond crown. She has dark eyebrows and blond hair.

Upper right is a planet seen from orbit.

Lower left is a symbolic wire frame representation of the view inside a wormhole, in green and yellow.

Lower right is dandelions among grass.

The angle of the planet, one of the woman's swords, the yellow highlights of the wormhole and some of the dandelions form a line that draws the eye along a sweeping curve.

(Right Foreground) The following quote:

He admired the flawless beauty of the insane swordswoman’s fluid movements as Ida took desperate step after step, backwards!

He felt waves of mental energy pour off the panic-stricken troll, but the energy bounced right off of Nicole’s mind, as though she’d shut herself inside a solid, red-hot, steel box of rage!

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

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<p>I Can Read You Like a Book: On Northanger Abbey</p><p>By B. D. McClay</p><p>“How are people, at any rate, to be understood?”</p><p><a href="https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/06/09/i-can-read-you-like-a-book-on-northanger-abbey/?utm_source=The+Paris+Review+Newsletter&utm_campaign=183685b4b4-TPRMailchimp_20250613_WEEKLY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_35491ea532-183685b4b4-55433165&mc_cid=183685b4b4&mc_eid=1ab9ba5038" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/06/09/i-can-read-you-like-a-book-on-northanger-abbey/?utm_source=The+Paris+Review+Newsletter&utm_campaign=183685b4b4-TPRMailchimp_20250613_WEEKLY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_35491ea532-183685b4b4-55433165&mc_cid=183685b4b4&mc_eid=1ab9ba5038"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theparisreview.org/blog/20</span><span class="invisible">25/06/09/i-can-read-you-like-a-book-on-northanger-abbey/?utm_source=The+Paris+Review+Newsletter&utm_campaign=183685b4b4-TPRMailchimp_20250613_WEEKLY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_35491ea532-183685b4b4-55433165&mc_cid=183685b4b4&mc_eid=1ab9ba5038</span></a></p><p>Northanger Abbey at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/121" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/121</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Tinted Line Drawing by H.M. Brock for Northanger Abbey, ch 22 (II, 7) Henry drove so well.

The scene is set outdoors, likely along a country lane near Northanger Abbey.

Henry Tilney is depicted driving a carriage with confidence and ease. He sits upright with relaxed command, holding the reins skillfully.

Catherine Morland sits beside him, looking either directly at Henry or gazing around her with admiration and contentment.

The carriage is drawn by a pair of elegant horses, rendered with clean, expressive lines that capture their movement.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2northanger_abbey-04.jpg

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<p>Like your magical fantasy mixed with justice?</p><p>50% of profits from The Witches of Portland ebook bundle—bought directly from me—will go toward people fighting for justice. First round of funds will go to Jail Support LA, which is providing bail money for people arrested in direct actions in Los Angeles.</p><p>The Witches of Portland: <a href="https://thorncoylebooks.com/products/the-witches-of-portland-complete-series-ebooks" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thorncoylebooks.com/products/the-witches-of-portland-complete-series-ebooks"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thorncoylebooks.com/products/t</span><span class="invisible">he-witches-of-portland-complete-series-ebooks</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a> <a href="/tags/antifa/" rel="tag">#antifa</a></p>

The Witches of Portland. 9 fantasy ebooks with bright covers. 50% of profits go to people fighting for justice. Thorn Coyle Books dot com

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<p>How Did Van Gogh Influence Matisse?</p><p>The Van Gogh Museum has just acquired its first work by Matisse that reveals the Post-Impressionist's huge influence on Modern art.</p><p>by Jo Lawson-Tancred</p><p><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/how-did-van-gogh-influence-matisse-2654811" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.artnet.com/art-world/how-did-van-gogh-influence-matisse-2654811"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.artnet.com/art-world/how-</span><span class="invisible">did-van-gogh-influence-matisse-2654811</span></a></p><p>Van Gogh and Matisse at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40393" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40393</a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=matisse" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=matisse"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=matisse</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a></p>

Vincent van Gogh - Self-Portrait

Van Gogh depicts himself from the chest up, turned slightly to his right, with his piercing blue-green eyes looking directly at the viewer.

His face is angular and tense, with a reddish beard and moustache contrasting his pale skin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh#/media/File:Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Self-Portrait_-_Google_Art_Project_(454045).jpg

Henri Matisse, Paris, May 13th, 1913. In: Men of mark. (published 1913) Medium: Photogravures

Matisse stands at three‑quarter turn, body slightly angled to the left of the viewer—with one hand resting on a ladder or easel, hinting at his studio environment.

He wears a simple, likely dark jacket with a light-colored shirt underneath. His hair and beard are neatly trimmed, lending a poised and introspective air.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henri_Matisse,_1913,_photograph_by_Alvin_Langdon_Coburn.jpg

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<p>The French liar</p><p>René Descartes, the founder of modern philosophy, was furiously condemned by his contemporaries. Why did they fear him?</p><p>By Sandrine Parageau</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/was-rene-descartes-a-self-centred-guru-and-a-lying-fraud?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=dbc992bbc2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_07_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/was-rene-descartes-a-self-centred-guru-and-a-lying-fraud?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=dbc992bbc2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_07_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/was-rene-descar</span><span class="invisible">tes-a-self-centred-guru-and-a-lying-fraud?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=dbc992bbc2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_07_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</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>

The Blind Leading the Blind (1568) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

The painting depicts six blind men, linked together by holding onto each other’s shoulders or sticks, stumbling across an uneven landscape. They move diagonally across the canvas, from the left foreground toward the right background.

The diagonal composition can be broken into nine parts with two sets of parallel lines perpendicular to each other.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blind_Leading_the_Blind#/media/File:%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%87%D0%B0_%D0%BE_%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BF%D1%8B%D1%85.jpeg

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<p>‘Difficult love’: Spanish publisher reprints groundbreaking book of Lorca’s homoerotic sonnets</p><p>Federico García Lorca’s poems were printed anonymously in 1983 after being hidden away by family for 50 years</p><p>By Sam Jones </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jun/13/spanish-publisher-reprints-sonnets-of-dark-love-federico-garcia-lorca" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jun/13/spanish-publisher-reprints-sonnets-of-dark-love-federico-garcia-lorca"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/culture/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jun/13/spanish-publisher-reprints-sonnets-of-dark-love-federico-garcia-lorca</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Photo of Federico García Lorca, dedicated to Xavier Bóveda.

Lorca's face is captured in sharp relief: high forehead, strong jawline, deeply expressive eyes.

His hair is dark, neatly combed back—shorter on the sides.

He wears a crisp, light-colored shirt under a dark tailored jacket.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca#/media/File:Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca,_dedicada_a_Xavier_B%C3%B3veda,_1933.jpg

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<p>All 41 Plates From Evelyn Waugh’s Victorian Blood Book, Durenstein!</p><p>This large rectangular decoupage scrapbook of 41 plates bound and wrapped in marble endpapers is remarkable, strange and unsettling, with echoes of illuminated medieval manuscripts and Rosicrucianism.</p><p><a href="https://flashbak.com/evelyn-waugh-victorian-blood-book-durenstein-476211/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flashbak.com/evelyn-waugh-victorian-blood-book-durenstein-476211/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flashbak.com/evelyn-waugh-vict</span><span class="invisible">orian-blood-book-durenstein-476211/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Portrait of Evelyn Waugh, circa 1940.

Waugh sits or stands waist‑up, facing the camera with a calm expression. His eyes reflect both poise and a hint of world-weariness.

He wears a neatly combed hairstyle, parted on the side. His clothing is dark and formal—likely a sport coat over a shirt and tie

Carl Van Vechten (1880–1964) - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3a42832.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Waugh#/media/File:Evelynwaugh.jpeg

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<p>How Belle Da Costa Greene Managed Financier J.P. Morgan's Library — While Hiding That She Was Black</p><p>Hired by financier J.P. Morgan to manage his collection of books, manuscripts, and artworks, Belle da Costa Greene broke barriers in New York high society as a young female rare books expert — all while hiding a big secret about her race.</p><p>By Genevieve Carlton</p><p><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/belle-da-costa-greene" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="allthatsinteresting.com/belle-da-costa-greene"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">allthatsinteresting.com/belle-</span><span class="invisible">da-costa-greene</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/librarian/" rel="tag">#Librarian</a></p>

Greene is seated, looking slightly upward or away from the camera with a composed, somewhat contemplative expression. Her hair is styled in soft waves or a dark, possibly curly hat.

She wears a dark dress with a prominent light-colored, wide, pointed collar, typical of early 20th-century fashion. She holds papers or a thin book in her lap, suggesting her scholarly or professional pursuits.

The background includes a tall plant and sheer curtains that let in bright natural light, giving a calm, elegant domestic or office environment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_da_Costa_Greene#/media/File:Belle_DeAcosta_Green_-_Alice_Carpenter_-_Kath._Davis_-_Maude_Wetmore_(LOC)_(cropped).jpg

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Does anybody else get excited when they find typos?

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<p>ICYMI: The Kindle edition of "8: Tales of The Big Men from The Nod/Wells Timelines" is on sale until July 22 in the US and the UK via Amazon.</p><p>✅ Unique<br>✅ Speculative Fiction<br>✅ Sci-Fi<br>✅ Horror<br>✅ Thriller<br>✅ Universe</p><p>US: <a href="https://amazon.com/dp/B0D26NHT3J" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>amazon.com/dp/B0D26NHT3J</a></p><p>UK: <a href="https://amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D26NHT3J" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D26NHT3J</a></p><p>@bookstodon @specfic @scifi @horrorbooks </p><p><a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/literary/" rel="tag">#literary</a> <a href="/tags/universe/" rel="tag">#universe</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/read/" rel="tag">#read</a> <a href="/tags/reads/" rel="tag">#reads</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/booksale/" rel="tag">#booksale</a> <a href="/tags/bookdeal/" rel="tag">#bookdeal</a> <a href="/tags/whattoread/" rel="tag">#whattoread</a> <a href="/tags/bestreads/" rel="tag">#bestreads</a> <a href="/tags/readitnow/" rel="tag">#readitnow</a></p>

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<p>Apareceu uma espécie de selo <a href="https://notbyai.fyi" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>notbyai.fyi</a> para livros: <a href="https://authorsguild.org/human-authored/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="authorsguild.org/human-authored/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">authorsguild.org/human-authore</span><span class="invisible">d/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>Belgium Targets Internet Archive’s ‘Open Library’ in Sweeping Site Blocking Order</p><p>The Business Court in Brussels, Belgium, has issued a broad site-blocking order that aims to restrict access to shadow libraries including Anna's Archive, Libgen, OceanofPDF, Z-Library, and the Internet Archive's Open Library. </p><p><a href="https://torrentfreak.com/belgium-targets-internet-archives-open-library-in-sweeping-site-blocking-order/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="torrentfreak.com/belgium-targets-internet-archives-open-library-in-sweeping-site-blocking-order/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">torrentfreak.com/belgium-targe</span><span class="invisible">ts-internet-archives-open-library-in-sweeping-site-blocking-order/</span></a></p><p>Update: After publication, a representative from Internet Archive informed us that they are not aware of any disruption to their services at this time.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>What's your favourite trilogy? 🤔 </p><p>Every speculative fiction reader has that one trilogy they can't get over...</p><p>For me it's between The Seagulls and Lord of the Rings, Star Wars barely breaks the top 50 😜😂 </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="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joinin</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop</p><p><a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/scifimemes/" rel="tag">#SciFiMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a><br><a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/opera/" rel="tag">#Opera</a> <a href="/tags/hard/" rel="tag">#Hard</a> <a href="/tags/cottagecore/" rel="tag">#CottageCore</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#SolarPunk</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>

Meme from 50 Nerds of Grey

Friend 1: What is your favourite trilogy?
Friend 2: Star Wars
Friend 3: Lord of the Rings
Me:
Three pictures from The Argus newspaper headlines.
1: Student attacked by seagull
2: Seagull attacked by student
3: Angry seagulls strike back

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<p>Which type of horror is best (had to limit it to four, go ahead and add your "Others" below:</p><p><a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/poll/" rel="tag">#poll</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> <a href="/tags/horrormovies/" rel="tag">#horrormovies</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/comics/" rel="tag">#comics</a></p> <div class="poll"> <h3 style="display: none;">Options: <small>(choose one)</small></h3> <ul> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="4 votes">40%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Psychological horror</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="4 votes">40%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Supernatural horror</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="1 votes">10%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Body horror</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="1 votes">10%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Slasher</span> </label> </li> </ul> <div class="poll-footer"> <span class="vote-total">10 votes</span> — <span class="vote-end">Ended 1y ago</span> <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>

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