<p>Comparing Austen & Ibsen: Women & Finance in 19th-Century Literature</p><p>"While Jane Austen’s romance often distracts us from her heroines’ realities, Henrik Ibsen stares financial oppression dead in the face and offers his heroines hope."</p><p>by Rachel Benham</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/austen-ibsen-women-finance-19th-literature/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/austen-ibsen-women-finance-19th-literature/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/austen-ib</span><span class="invisible">sen-women-finance-19th-literature/</span></a></p><p>Books by Jane Austen at PG</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/68</span></a></p><p>Books by Henrik Ibsen at PG</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/861" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/861"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/861</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literatures/" rel="tag">#literatures</a> <a href="/tags/drama/" rel="tag">#drama</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/lettersandpolitics/" rel="tag">#LettersAndPolitics</a> welcomes <a href="/tags/maryannettepember/" rel="tag">#MaryAnnettePember</a>, national correspondent for ICT News, and author of <a href="/tags/medicineriver/" rel="tag">#MedicineRiver</a>: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of <a href="/tags/indianboardingschools/" rel="tag">#IndianBoardingSchools</a> </p><p><a href="https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-june-3-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-june-3-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-p</span><span class="invisible">olitics-june-3-2025/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/indigenous/" rel="tag">#Indigenous</a> <a href="/tags/nativeamericans/" rel="tag">#NativeAmericans</a> <a href="/tags/nativeboardingschools/" rel="tag">#NativeBoardingSchools</a> <a href="/tags/nativeamericanboardingschools/" rel="tag">#NativeAmericanBoardingSchools</a> <a href="/tags/nativeresidentialschools/" rel="tag">#NativeResidentialSchools</a> <a href="/tags/nativeamericanhistory/" rel="tag">#NativeAmericanHistory</a> <a href="/tags/ushistory/" rel="tag">#UShistory</a> <a href="/tags/americanhistory/" rel="tag">#AmericanHistory</a> <a href="/tags/colonialviolence/" rel="tag">#colonialViolence</a> <a href="/tags/memoirs/" rel="tag">#memoirs</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> @histodons @bookstodon</p>
<p>Marked decline in semicolons in English books, study suggests</p><p>Usage of punctuation down almost half in two decades as further research finds 67% of British students rarely use it</p><p>BY Amelia Hill</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/18/marked-decline-semicolon-use-english-books-study-suggests" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/18/marked-decline-semicolon-use-english-books-study-suggests"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/science/20</span><span class="invisible">25/may/18/marked-decline-semicolon-use-english-books-study-suggests</span></a></p><p>More information:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semicolon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semicolon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semicolo</span><span class="invisible">n</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/language/" rel="tag">#language</a></p>
<p>How Losing a Poetry Competition Launched Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Career</p><p>By Nava Atlas</p><p><a href="https://www.literaryladiesguide.com/classic-women-authors-poetry/losing-poetry-competition-millay/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.literaryladiesguide.com/classic-women-authors-poetry/losing-poetry-competition-millay/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.literaryladiesguide.com/cl</span><span class="invisible">assic-women-authors-poetry/losing-poetry-competition-millay/</span></a></p><p>Edna St. Vincent Millay at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/70" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/70"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/70</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>
<p>When the 12yo is having a rough morning & cannot make herself get out of the car when we pull up to <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#school</a>, we try our very best to talk it out, and when that doesn't work, we drive away from school & go to a new-to-us used <a href="/tags/bookstore/" rel="tag">#bookstore</a> & have <a href="/tags/coffee/" rel="tag">#coffee</a> & peruse <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> for an hour before driving back to school & trying again, this time successfully. </p><p>She was 2 1/2 hours late to school. <br>I'm teaching her that caring for her emotional health is more important than conformity.</p><p><a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#safety</a><br><a href="/tags/6thgraderlife/" rel="tag">#6thGraderLife</a></p>
<p>I've finished: Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson</p><p>First of all, this is a wonderful mystery, lead by an amateur detective. Her flaws and awkward pursuit of the truth are what kept me glued to this novel. </p><p>While this is a novel about an alien embassy to earth, it is more a study of human culture than alien culture. </p><p>A climate change destabilized humanity deals badly with the soft power of an alien embassy's cultural attache. </p><p>Robson contrasts the aliens that are disinterested in digital media and humanity that is consumed by it. The telepathic aliens that find it hard to lie and obfuscate and the humans that can't stop. </p><p><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/62f8f66e-e912-4afc-bd8e-efc4b38eecaa" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="app.thestorygraph.com/books/62f8f66e-e912-4afc-bd8e-efc4b38eecaa"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/books/62</span><span class="invisible">f8f66e-e912-4afc-bd8e-efc4b38eecaa</span></a></p><p>@bookstodon @audiobooks <br><a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/mystery/" rel="tag">#mystery</a> <a href="/tags/audiobooks/" rel="tag">#AudioBooks</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
<p>The Cosmic Library on Reflection and Refraction</p><p>The Final Episode of the Dostoevsky Season</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/the-cosmic-library-on-reflection-and-refraction/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/the-cosmic-library-on-reflection-and-refraction/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/the-cosmic-library-</span><span class="invisible">on-reflection-and-refraction/</span></a></p><p>The Brothers Karamazov at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28054" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28054</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>A Question of Free Will: Inside the Final Days of Katherine Mansfield</p><p>Allison Buccola Complicates Some of Popular Culture's Common Narratives About Cults</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/a-question-of-free-will-inside-the-final-days-of-katherine-mansfield/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01JVN4QNGF8T03QHGNH5NAWAJB&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/a-question-of-free-will-inside-the-final-days-of-katherine-mansfield/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01JVN4QNGF8T03QHGNH5NAWAJB&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/a-question-of-free-</span><span class="invisible">will-inside-the-final-days-of-katherine-mansfield/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01JVN4QNGF8T03QHGNH5NAWAJB&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Katherine Mansfield at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/631" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/631"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/631</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>💻 📚 **How an AI-generated summer reading list got published in major newspapers**</p><p>“_Only five of the 15 titles on the list are real._”</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/20/nx-s1-5405022/fake-summer-reading-list-ai" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2025/05/20/nx-s1-5405022/fake-summer-reading-list-ai"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2025/05/20/nx-s1-5</span><span class="invisible">405022/fake-summer-reading-list-ai</span></a>. </p><p><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/artificialintelligence/" rel="tag">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/fake/" rel="tag">#Fake</a> <a href="/tags/readinglist/" rel="tag">#ReadingList</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> @ai @bookstodon</p>
<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/2U0zT2xMU74hevNoAxCXsN" rel="nofollow">The Man Who Died Twice</a> 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑 <br>by Richard Osman.</p><p>More fun times with the crime-solving (& committing!) pensioners. The stakes are higher but doesn't feel so fresh. A bigger role for the inscrutable Bogdan is welcome. Laughs off some pretty substantial abuse of the justice system.</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> <a href="/tags/crimefiction/" rel="tag">#CrimeFiction</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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wildwoila@wyrms.de</span></a></span><br></p>
<p>Book number 9 for the year finished!</p><p>This time I read The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang. It was quite good! I loved all the characters and the different shops in the market! It was a very chill book with surprising action. I also appreciated the twists and turns at the end. I even teared up a little bit!</p><p>I give this book a 4.5 out of 5!</p><p>Only 26 books left until my goal!</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingchallenge/" rel="tag">#readingchallenge</a></p>
<p>We NEED more sci-fi like Firefly in the shelves... 😁 If you have recommendations I'm looking 😊 </p><p>@bookstodon <br>@scifi @speculativefictioncomedy @bookbubble <br>@humour </p><p><a href="/tags/scifimemes/" rel="tag">#SciFiMemes</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</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/inspirational/" rel="tag">#Inspirational</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a> <a href="/tags/western/" rel="tag">#Western</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><br><a href="/tags/mastobooks/" rel="tag">#Mastobooks</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BooksofMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a> <a href="/tags/boostingissharing/" rel="tag">#BoostingIsSharing</a></p>
<p>The Cross-Dressing Marquess Who Made Arthur Conan Doyle Turn Detective</p><p>"Henry Paget, the fifth Marquess of Anglesey, who loved expensive costumes and jewelry, turned to Arthur Conan Doyle when his jewels mysteriously disappeared"</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/henry-paget-arthur-conan-doyle/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/henry-paget-arthur-conan-doyle/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/henry-pag</span><span class="invisible">et-arthur-conan-doyle/</span></a></p><p>Books by Doyle at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/69" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/69"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/69</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqia/" rel="tag">#lgbtqia</a></p>
<p>I think flirting is everyone's trade!</p><p><a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> @bookstodon <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/regency/" rel="tag">#Regency</a> <a href="/tags/georgian/" rel="tag">#Georgian</a> <a href="/tags/janeausten/" rel="tag">#JaneAusten</a> @romancelandia</p>
<p>Ham-fisted construction is my favourite 😂 </p><p>@bookstodon @fantasybookstodon @speculativefictioncomedy @bookbubble @humour </p><p><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</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/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/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <a href="/tags/whatever/" rel="tag">#Whatever</a> <a href="/tags/givemeallyouvegot/" rel="tag">#GiveMeAllYouveGot</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><br><a href="/tags/mastobooks/" rel="tag">#Mastobooks</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BooksofMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a> <a href="/tags/boostingissharing/" rel="tag">#BoostingIsSharing</a></p>
<p>If a book hasn't been banned somewhere is it even worth reading? 🤔😁 </p><p>@bookstodon @fantasybookstodon @bookbubble @humour @reading</p><p><a href="/tags/ireadbannedbooks/" rel="tag">#IReadBannedBooks</a> <br><a href="/tags/bannedbook/" rel="tag">#BannedBook</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookmemes/" rel="tag">#BookMemes</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/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#Bookshelf</a> <br><a href="/tags/mastobooks/" rel="tag">#Mastobooks</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BooksofMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a> <a href="/tags/boostingissharing/" rel="tag">#BoostingIsSharing</a></p>
<p>“The Tale of Genji:” 1,000 Years of Romance</p><p>Posted by: Neely Tucker</p><p>This Japanese work is considered the world's first novel.</p><p><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/05/the-tale-of-genji-1000-years-of-romance/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/05/the-tale-of-genji-1000-years-of-romance/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/05/the-</span><span class="invisible">tale-of-genji-1000-years-of-romance/</span></a></p><p>Books by Murasaki Shikibu at PG</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Murasaki+Shikibu" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Murasaki+Shikibu"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Murasaki+Shikibu</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>The Secret Link Between Raymond Chandler and P.G. Wodehouse</p><p>Arvind Ethan David on the Surprising Connection Between Two Legendary Authors</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/the-secret-link-between-raymond-chandler-and-p-g-wodehouse/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01JVWWXN4FM4JT4W1X4BY8VY6F&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/the-secret-link-between-raymond-chandler-and-p-g-wodehouse/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01JVWWXN4FM4JT4W1X4BY8VY6F&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/the-secret-link-bet</span><span class="invisible">ween-raymond-chandler-and-p-g-wodehouse/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01JVWWXN4FM4JT4W1X4BY8VY6F&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/literarycriticism/" rel="tag">#literarycriticism</a></p>
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<p>New sapphic audiobook review: Kiss of Seduction by Rawnie Sabor, narrated by Allie Shae</p><p><a href="https://judeinthestars.com/2025/06/12/kiss-of-seduction-by-rawnie-sabor-narrated-by-allie-shae/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="judeinthestars.com/2025/06/12/kiss-of-seduction-by-rawnie-sabor-narrated-by-allie-shae/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">judeinthestars.com/2025/06/12/</span><span class="invisible">kiss-of-seduction-by-rawnie-sabor-narrated-by-allie-shae/</span></a></p><p>Video review: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKzoL-VCAsR/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.instagram.com/p/DKzoL-VCAsR/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.instagram.com/p/DKzoL-VCAs</span><span class="invisible">R/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtbooks/" rel="tag">#LGBTBooks</a> <a href="/tags/lgbt/" rel="tag">#lgbt</a> <a href="/tags/sapphic/" rel="tag">#sapphic</a> <a href="/tags/booklover/" rel="tag">#BookLover</a> <a href="/tags/bookaddict/" rel="tag">#BookAddict</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecommendations/" rel="tag">#BookRecommendations</a> <a href="/tags/wlw/" rel="tag">#wlw</a> <a href="/tags/sapphicreads/" rel="tag">#SapphicReads</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/lesfic/" rel="tag">#lesfic</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviewer/" rel="tag">#BookReviewer</a> <a href="/tags/sapphicbookreview/" rel="tag">#SapphicBookReview</a> <a href="/tags/queerlit/" rel="tag">#QueerLit</a> <a href="/tags/booktoot/" rel="tag">#BookToot</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sapphfic/" rel="tag">#SapphFic</a></p><p>@sapphicbooks @bookstodon</p>
<p>New <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> post! </p><p>Hello I'm Noelle! I'm a blogger and reader who also plays musical instruments (guitar, keyboard) and takes photos. I believe that Meta and Google are not only killing the planet through their data centers but also democracy through the division their products have created. They are also taking over our lives by how much time we spend a day with their products (email, social media, YouTube). </p><p><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/google/" rel="tag">#Google</a> <a href="/tags/meta/" rel="tag">#Meta</a> <a href="/tags/blogger/" rel="tag">#blogger</a> <a href="/tags/reader/" rel="tag">#reader</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/photographer/" rel="tag">#photographer</a></p>
<p>“I Reunite Architecture and Perspective”: Hirschvogel’s *Geometria* (1543) </p><p>One theory about wormholes — those speculative cosmological structures that tunnel between distant points in the universe — holds that spacetime can be folded like a piece of paper, bringing the near and far into proximity. </p><p><a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/hirschvogel-s-geometria-1543/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="publicdomainreview.org/collection/hirschvogel-s-geometria-1543/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">publicdomainreview.org/collect</span><span class="invisible">ion/hirschvogel-s-geometria-1543/</span></a></p><p>Online version:<br><a href="https://digital.slub-dresden.de/werkansicht/dlf/8077/1?tx_dlf%5Bpagegrid%5D=1&cHash=b4db56391c1bb332830d76c2e3d08615" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="digital.slub-dresden.de/werkansicht/dlf/8077/1?tx_dlf%5Bpagegrid%5D=1&cHash=b4db56391c1bb332830d76c2e3d08615"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">digital.slub-dresden.de/werkan</span><span class="invisible">sicht/dlf/8077/1?tx_dlf%5Bpagegrid%5D=1&cHash=b4db56391c1bb332830d76c2e3d08615</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>
<p>The Father of Existentialism: Who Was Søren Kierkegaard?</p><p>Søren Kierkegaard is among the most distinguished philosophers in history.</p><p>by Maysara Kamal</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/who-was-soren-kierkegaard/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/who-was-soren-kierkegaard/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/who-was-s</span><span class="invisible">oren-kierkegaard/</span></a></p><p>Kierkegaard at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/46682" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/46682"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/46682</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>
<p>Last day off before <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@cymerafestival" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cymerafestival</span></a></span> , so going over notes & possible questions ahead of chairing a three-author panel this weekend <a href="https://www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-events/2025/4/10/home-sweet-home" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-events/2025/4/10/home-sweet-home"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymer</span><span class="invisible">a25-events/2025/4/10/home-sweet-home</span></a></p><p>And of course I'll be going to a bunch of events to listen to them all weekend. Looking forward to catching up with folks.</p><p><a href="/tags/edinburgh/" rel="tag">#Edinburgh</a> <a href="/tags/edimbourg/" rel="tag">#Edimbourg</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/livres/" rel="tag">#Livres</a> <a href="/tags/cymera/" rel="tag">#Cymera</a> <a href="/tags/cymera2025/" rel="tag">#Cymera2025</a> <a href="/tags/cymerafestival/" rel="tag">#CymeraFestival</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/garethpowell/" rel="tag">#GarethPowell</a> <a href="/tags/emfaulds/" rel="tag">#EMFaulds</a> <a href="/tags/starkholborn/" rel="tag">#StarkHolborn</a> <a href="/tags/bookfestival/" rel="tag">#BookFestival</a></p>
<p>The book "A Life on Our Planet" is a hard (as in "tough") read, but well worth the effort. In fact, you should read it!</p><p>Sir David Attenborough recently turned 100. He has seen the world around him change. Not just in the general sense, but from an environmental, social, and financial perspective.</p><p><a href="/tags/davidattenborough/" rel="tag">#davidattenborough</a> <a href="/tags/planet/" rel="tag">#planet</a> <a href="/tags/ourplanet/" rel="tag">#ourplanet</a> <a href="/tags/earth/" rel="tag">#earth</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/motherearth/" rel="tag">#motherearth</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/goodread/" rel="tag">#goodread</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>
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<p>How Ancient Greece Shaped Ovid, Rome’s Master Poet</p><p>By Nick Kampouris</p><p><a href="https://greekreporter.com/2025/05/23/ancient-greece-shape-ovid-rome-poet/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="greekreporter.com/2025/05/23/ancient-greece-shape-ovid-rome-poet/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">greekreporter.com/2025/05/23/a</span><span class="invisible">ncient-greece-shape-ovid-rome-poet/</span></a></p><p>Ovid at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2868" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2868"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2868</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
