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<p>Perhaps not the Magic System we need, but the Magic System we deserve! 😜😂 </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> <br>@worldbuilding <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/magicsystem/" rel="tag">#MagicSystem</a> <a href="/tags/magic/" rel="tag">#Magic</a> <a href="/tags/system/" rel="tag">#System</a><br><a href="/tags/witch/" rel="tag">#Witch</a> <a href="/tags/wizard/" rel="tag">#Wizard</a> <a href="/tags/cast/" rel="tag">#Cast</a> <a href="/tags/smell/" rel="tag">#Smell</a> <a href="/tags/fart/" rel="tag">#Fart</a> <a href="/tags/joke/" rel="tag">#Joke</a><br><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> <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> <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/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a></p>

<p>Haven&#x27;t joined my email list yet? Never received your free book? Now&#x27;s a great time to sign up; I&#x27;m changing up my marketing strategy to keep in better touch with my fans!</p><p><a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/giveaways/352eda48-44de-11f0-a3a4-37b9c031cb04" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="storyoriginapp.com/giveaways/352eda48-44de-11f0-a3a4-37b9c031cb04"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storyoriginapp.com/giveaways/3</span><span class="invisible">52eda48-44de-11f0-a3a4-37b9c031cb04</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/writerslife/" rel="tag">#WritersLife</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/33895757">See Original Page</a> </small>

<p>This week I&#x27;ve been mainly reading, no. 244. </p><p>Richard Verdi&#x27;s new Thames &amp; Hudson World of Art volume on Velázquez (2023), is great on the art, presenting a chronological discussion of most of the painter&#x27;s works, but much much weaker on the life &amp; organisation of his studio. So, if you want to assess Velázquez oeuvre then this is the book for you, but if you like artists&#x27; biographies then give Verdi&#x27;s well written but tightly focussed volume a miss.</p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> @bookstodon <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a></p>

<p>Art Imitates Life: Who Was the Real Woman Behind André Breton’s Nadja?</p><p>Mark Polizzotti Explores the Cultural Landscape of 1920s Paris Through the Eyes of the Surrealists and Their Muses </p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/art-imitates-life-who-was-the-real-woman-behind-andre-bretons-nadja/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01JXWFQNQY7GEDDQGVGGQPQFHZ&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/art-imitates-life-who-was-the-real-woman-behind-andre-bretons-nadja/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01JXWFQNQY7GEDDQGVGGQPQFHZ&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/art-imitates-life-w</span><span class="invisible">ho-was-the-real-woman-behind-andre-bretons-nadja/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01JXWFQNQY7GEDDQGVGGQPQFHZ&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Breton at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60417" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60417</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>

<p>Philosophy must be useful</p><p>For Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle, much of philosophy was mere nonsense. Then came Frank Ramsey’s pragmatic alternative</p><p>By Cheryl Misak</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/what-is-truth-on-ramsey-wittgenstein-and-the-vienna-circle?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=4f77c2313c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_06_13&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/what-is-truth-on-ramsey-wittgenstein-and-the-vienna-circle?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=4f77c2313c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_06_13&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/what-is-truth-o</span><span class="invisible">n-ramsey-wittgenstein-and-the-vienna-circle?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=4f77c2313c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_06_13&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Philosophy at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/57" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/57"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/57</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&amp;q=https://reviewdb.app/book/15lJBTvmawVCbotgPRM03L" rel="nofollow">The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>by Sangu Mandanna.</p><p>A lonely witch finds family &amp; love when she is sought out to tutor three young witchy girls. A cosy romantic fantasy. Some enlivening characters and fun use of magic. Very &#x27;House by the Cerulean Sea&#x27;.</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/romantasy/" rel="tag">#Romantasy</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#Witches</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>

<p>I just heard someone refer to Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir, as &quot;hope punk&quot;. I really like that. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</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/projecthailmary/" rel="tag">#ProjectHailMary</a></p>

<p>New Discovery of 3,000-Year-Old Babylonian Text Sheds Light on Women’s Roles in Ancient Society</p><p>By Emma Taggart</p><p><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/babylon-text-cuneiform-tablets/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mymodernmet.com/babylon-text-cuneiform-tablets/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mymodernmet.com/babylon-text-c</span><span class="invisible">uneiform-tablets/</span></a>?</p><p>Full paper available here:<br><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/iraq/article/literary-texts-from-the-sippar-library-v-a-hymn-in-praise-of-babylon-and-the-babylonians/B477D54E6554CA35718880339B3736CD" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cambridge.org/core/journals/iraq/article/literary-texts-from-the-sippar-library-v-a-hymn-in-praise-of-babylon-and-the-babylonians/B477D54E6554CA35718880339B3736CD"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cambridge.org/core/journal</span><span class="invisible">s/iraq/article/literary-texts-from-the-sippar-library-v-a-hymn-in-praise-of-babylon-and-the-babylonians/B477D54E6554CA35718880339B3736CD</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#Archeology</a></p>

<p>What is Hwæt? The Debate Behind Beowulf’s Opening Line</p><p>By Hana Videen</p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2025/07/hwaet-beowulf-opening-line/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.medievalists.net/2025/07/hwaet-beowulf-opening-line/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.medievalists.net/2025/07/h</span><span class="invisible">waet-beowulf-opening-line/</span></a></p><p>Beowulf at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/12660" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/12660"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/12660</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/translation/" rel="tag">#Translation</a></p>

<p>Filles du roi: the Founding Mothers of New France</p><p>Sent by Louis XIV, the filles du roi were sent to North America to birth new generations of colonists and help conquer the land.</p><p>On September 22, 1663, thirty-six young women arrived in a French colony on the shores of the St. Lawrence River in a region that we now call eastern Canada. </p><p>By: Ann Foster </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/filles-du-roi-the-founding-mothers-of-new-france/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/filles-du-roi-the-founding-mothers-of-new-france/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/filles-du-roi-</span><span class="invisible">the-founding-mothers-of-new-france/</span></a></p><p>Books about New France at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1225" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1225"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/1225</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a></p>

<p>ICYMI: The Kindle edition of &quot;8: Tales of The Big Men from The Nod/Wells Timelines&quot; 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>

<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>

<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&#x27;s Archive, Libgen, OceanofPDF, Z-Library, and the Internet Archive&#x27;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>

<p>What&#x27;s your favourite trilogy? 🤔 </p><p>Every speculative fiction reader has that one trilogy they can&#x27;t get over...</p><p>For me it&#x27;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>

<p>Which type of horror is best (had to limit it to four, go ahead and add your &quot;Others&quot; 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> &mdash; <span class="vote-end">Ended 1y ago</span> <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>

<p>Amazon ha decidido que a partir de hoy los libros que compran sus clientes sean un poquito menos suyos (no es que antes lo fuesen mucho, tampoco), y yo he decidido que no voy a vender ni un libro más allí 🤷‍♂️</p><p>Además, como intento ser consecuente conmigo mismo, he retirado los tres libros que he escrito de su catálogo, y siguiendo el espíritu colaborativo del Fediverso, los comparto ahora con vosotros de forma gratuita. A continuación os dejo un enlace a disroot para su descarga directa en epub (no hace falta que tengáis cuenta para bajarlos). Cada libro está en una carpeta que contiene el epub, la portada y un pdf con la sinopsis:</p><p><a href="https://cloud.disroot.org/s/YdbStYSNMHAjkWd" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="cloud.disroot.org/s/YdbStYSNMHAjkWd"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cloud.disroot.org/s/YdbStYSNMH</span><span class="invisible">AjkWd</span></a></p><p>Si alguno de los libros os gusta estaré encantado de leer vuestras impresiones. Y si queréis invitarme a un café podéis hacerlo en mi página de Ko-fi ☕:</p><p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/karurosu" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ko-fi.com/karurosu</a></p><p>Dadme una manita para compartir mi trabajo, porfa, pero sobre todo disfrutad de la lectura 🤓</p><p><a href="/tags/amazonoff/" rel="tag">#AmazonOff</a> <a href="/tags/amazon/" rel="tag">#Amazon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/libros/" rel="tag">#libros</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literatura/" rel="tag">#literatura</a> <a href="/tags/literaverso/" rel="tag">#literaverso</a></p>

<p>📚 **Oliver Sacks: Why the Oxford English Dictionary is the most ‘coveted and desirable book in the world’**</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://flashbak.com/oliver-sacks-books-476320/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flashbak.com/oliver-sacks-books-476320/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flashbak.com/oliver-sacks-book</span><span class="invisible">s-476320/</span></a>. </p><p><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>

<p>I was not aware that a new S+S is coming down the pipeline! It&#x27;s from Focus Features (who also did P+P 2005) so hopefully this will be good. Additionally, Fiona Shaw plays Mrs. Jennings here, AND she&#x27;s playing Lady Catherine de Brough over at Netflix&#x27;s P+P. She&#x27;s on an Austen kick! </p><p><a href="https://www.elledecor.com/life-culture/a65279758/daisy-edgar-jones-sense-and-sensibility/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.elledecor.com/life-culture/a65279758/daisy-edgar-jones-sense-and-sensibility/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.elledecor.com/life-culture</span><span class="invisible">/a65279758/daisy-edgar-jones-sense-and-sensibility/</span></a> </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>Some shameless self-promo: I&#x27;ve set up a <a href="/tags/kofi/" rel="tag">#kofi</a> shop. You can buy DRM-free copies of my <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> there (your choice of epub, mobi, azw3 or pdf). You can also buy me a coffee if you&#x27;d like.</p><p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/treelobsters/shop/books" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ko-fi.com/treelobsters/shop/books"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ko-fi.com/treelobsters/shop/bo</span><span class="invisible">oks</span></a></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&amp;q=https://reviewdb.app/book/4AMN2GVDQZQB8ciD2mHgpQ" rel="nofollow">Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>by Tim Harford.</p><p>The importance of randomness &amp; spontaneity in creativity &amp; problem-solving. Plans, order &amp; rationality are often counter-productive! So don&#x27;t beat yourself up about meeting simplistic measures of performance. The tech discussion is a bit dated, but the principles are extremely relevant to AI. Ginormous gender blind-spot.</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/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#Nonfiction</a> <a href="/tags/productivity/" rel="tag">#Productivity</a> <a href="/tags/creativity/" rel="tag">#Creativity</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>

<p>How Four Literary Icons Chose the Pen Names That Made Them Famous</p><p>Kirsty McHugh and Ian Scott Explore the Reasoning Behind Some Very Well Known Pseudonyms</p><p>By Kirsty McHugh and Ian Scott</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/how-four-literary-icons-chose-the-pen-names-that-made-them-famous/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01JY6TEY6W2S7C820Q39F5H0FC&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/how-four-literary-icons-chose-the-pen-names-that-made-them-famous/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01JY6TEY6W2S7C820Q39F5H0FC&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/how-four-literary-i</span><span class="invisible">cons-chose-the-pen-names-that-made-them-famous/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01JY6TEY6W2S7C820Q39F5H0FC&amp;_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/biography/" rel="tag">#biography</a></p>

<p>The Missing 11th of the Month - David R Hagen</p><p>On November 28th, 2012, Randall Munroe published an xkcd comic that was a calendar in which the size of each date was proportional to how often each date is referenced by its ordinal name (e.g. &quot;October 14th&quot;) in the Google Ngrams database since 2000. Via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@DProofreaders" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DProofreaders</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://drhagen.com/blog/the-missing-11th-of-the-month/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="drhagen.com/blog/the-missing-11th-of-the-month/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">drhagen.com/blog/the-missing-1</span><span class="invisible">1th-of-the-month/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>