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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&#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>This Week in Literary History: James Joyce and Marcel Proust Meet for the First (and Only) Time<br>Is a &quot;Meet Ugly&quot; a Thing?</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/this-week-in-literary-history-james-joyce-and-marcel-proust-meet-for-the-first-and-only-time/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01KRXE3M02GBV71JC1Q2X917XZ&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/this-week-in-literary-history-james-joyce-and-marcel-proust-meet-for-the-first-and-only-time/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01KRXE3M02GBV71JC1Q2X917XZ&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/this-week-in-litera</span><span class="invisible">ry-history-james-joyce-and-marcel-proust-meet-for-the-first-and-only-time/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01KRXE3M02GBV71JC1Q2X917XZ&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>You can meet Joyce and Proust at PG as well:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1039" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1039"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1039</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/987</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

<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>

<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>

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<p>Read “The Psychology of Money” </p><p>On having enough.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p>An Anciente Mappe of Fairyland by Bernard Sleigh, 1920</p><p>If you believe in fairies, this ancient map and guide will help you know them and find them</p><p>By Paul Sorene</p><p><a href="https://flashbak.com/an-anciente-mappe-of-fairyland-bernard-sleigh-1917-476957/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=an-anciente-mappe-of-fairyland-bernard-sleigh-1917" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flashbak.com/an-anciente-mappe-of-fairyland-bernard-sleigh-1917-476957/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=an-anciente-mappe-of-fairyland-bernard-sleigh-1917"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flashbak.com/an-anciente-mappe</span><span class="invisible">-of-fairyland-bernard-sleigh-1917-476957/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=an-anciente-mappe-of-fairyland-bernard-sleigh-1917</span></a></p><p>Fairyland at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/37291" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/37291"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/37291</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/maps/" rel="tag">#Maps</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

I relate

<p>From the Ashes to the Dustbin: The Making and Un-Making of a Personal Library</p><p>Peter Wortsman on the Ever-Difficult Task of Saving and Discarding Beloved Books</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/from-the-ashes-to-the-dustbin-the-making-and-un-making-of-a-personal-library/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/from-the-ashes-to-the-dustbin-the-making-and-un-making-of-a-personal-library/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/from-the-ashes-to-t</span><span class="invisible">he-dustbin-the-making-and-un-making-of-a-personal-library/</span></a></p><p>Personal library at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=personal+library" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=personal+library"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=personal+library</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

<p>Tolstoy’s Christian Anarchism</p><p>A fateful visit to a market in Moscow entirely upended Tolstoy’s view on life and society—and changed the trajectory of his work and purpose.</p><p>By: Ben Woollard </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/tolstoys-christian-anarchism/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/tolstoys-christian-anarchism/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/tolstoys-chris</span><span class="invisible">tian-anarchism/</span></a></p><p>Tolstoy at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/136" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/136"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/136</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>Nineteen Eighty-Four might have been inspired by George Orwell’s fear of drowning</p><p>By Nathan Waddell</p><p>Nineteen Eighty-Four filled with references to sinking ships, drowning people and the dread of oceanic engulfment</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/nineteen-eighty-four-might-have-been-inspired-by-george-orwells-fear-of-drowning-251289?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2018%202025%20-%203419634842&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2018%202025%20-%203419634842+CID_88b1f9d785e5a0d2e282e13c171ed621&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Nineteen%20Eighty-Four%20might%20have%20been%20inspired%20by%20George%20Orwells%20fear%20of%20drowning" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/nineteen-eighty-four-might-have-been-inspired-by-george-orwells-fear-of-drowning-251289?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2018%202025%20-%203419634842&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2018%202025%20-%203419634842+CID_88b1f9d785e5a0d2e282e13c171ed621&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Nineteen%20Eighty-Four%20might%20have%20been%20inspired%20by%20George%20Orwells%20fear%20of%20drowning"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/nineteen-e</span><span class="invisible">ighty-four-might-have-been-inspired-by-george-orwells-fear-of-drowning-251289?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2018%202025%20-%203419634842&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2018%202025%20-%203419634842+CID_88b1f9d785e5a0d2e282e13c171ed621&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Nineteen%20Eighty-Four%20might%20have%20been%20inspired%20by%20George%20Orwells%20fear%20of%20drowning</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>Waiting for Godot Has Been Translated Afrikaans</p><p>What took so long?</p><p>By: Rick de Villiers </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/waiting-for-godot-has-been-translated-into-afrikaans-what-took-so-long-257345" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/waiting-for-godot-has-been-translated-into-afrikaans-what-took-so-long-257345"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/waiting-fo</span><span class="invisible">r-godot-has-been-translated-into-afrikaans-what-took-so-long-257345</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/translation/" rel="tag">#Translation</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#Theatre</a></p>

The Sky Trap, by Frank Belknap Long

<p>Why America Can’t Get Enough of The Wizard of Oz</p><p>Hazel Gaynor Celebrates the Films, Prequels, Sequels, and More</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/why-america-cant-get-enough-of-the-wizard-of-oz/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/why-america-cant-get-enough-of-the-wizard-of-oz/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/why-america-cant-ge</span><span class="invisible">t-enough-of-the-wizard-of-oz/</span></a></p><p>Wizard of Oz at PG<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>Sigrid Nunez on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby</p><p>In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/sigrid-nunez-on-f-scott-fitzgeralds-the-great-gatsby/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/sigrid-nunez-on-f-scott-fitzgeralds-the-great-gatsby/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/sigrid-nunez-on-f-s</span><span class="invisible">cott-fitzgeralds-the-great-gatsby/</span></a></p><p>The Great Gatsby at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64317" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64317</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></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>📖 📻 **Does listening to an audiobook count as reading?**</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/2025-07-12/does-listening-to-an-audiobook-count-as-reading" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.boisestatepublicradio.org/2025-07-12/does-listening-to-an-audiobook-count-as-reading"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.boisestatepublicradio.org/</span><span class="invisible">2025-07-12/does-listening-to-an-audiobook-count-as-reading</span></a>. </p><p>_What do you think?_</p><p><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/audiobooks/" rel="tag">#Audiobooks</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> @bookstodon </p><p><a href="/tags/image/" rel="tag">#Image</a> attribution: Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AudiobookLibrary.jpg" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AudiobookLibrary.jpg"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil</span><span class="invisible">e:AudiobookLibrary.jpg</span></a>.</p>

<p>📖 📻 **Does listening to an audiobook count as reading?**</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/12/nx-s1-5454723-e1/does-listening-to-an-audiobook-count-as-reading" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2025/07/12/nx-s1-5454723-e1/does-listening-to-an-audiobook-count-as-reading"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2025/07/12/nx-s1-5</span><span class="invisible">454723-e1/does-listening-to-an-audiobook-count-as-reading</span></a>.</p><p>_What do you think?_</p><p><a href="/tags/npr/" rel="tag">#NPR</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/audiobooks/" rel="tag">#Audiobooks</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> @bookstodon </p><p><a href="/tags/image/" rel="tag">#Image</a> attribution: Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AudiobookLibrary.jpg" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AudiobookLibrary.jpg"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil</span><span class="invisible">e:AudiobookLibrary.jpg</span></a>.</p>

Anyone dream of this?

<p>The story of Nastenka: Why &#x27;White Nights&#x27; is taking the world by storm</p><p>by Aakanksha Sharma</p><p><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/web-stories/the-story-of-nastenka-why-white-nights-is-taking-the-world-by-storm/photostory/121987234.cms" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/web-stories/the-story-of-nastenka-why-white-nights-is-taking-the-world-by-storm/photostory/121987234.cms"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">timesofindia.indiatimes.com/li</span><span class="invisible">fe-style/books/web-stories/the-story-of-nastenka-why-white-nights-is-taking-the-world-by-storm/photostory/121987234.cms</span></a></p><p>White Nights at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36034" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36034</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>