<p>Not-so-happy 100th birthday to Ireland’s Committee of Evil Literature.</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/not-so-happy-100th-birthday-to-irelands-committee-of-evil-literature/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/not-so-happy-100th-birthday-to-irelands-committee-of-evil-literature/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/not-so-happy-100th-</span><span class="invisible">birthday-to-irelands-committee-of-evil-literature/</span></a></p><p>At PG:</p><p>"The Pivot of Civilization" by Margaret Sanger <br> <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1689" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1689</a></p><p>"The Well of Loneliness" by Radclyffe Hall</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73042" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73042</a></p><p>"Family Limitation" by Margaret Sanger</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31790" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31790</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/censorship/" rel="tag">#censorship</a></p>
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What Stephen King books do you recommend?
<p>I loved The Stand and Carrie, I’ve read others but don’t remember them! Nothing too long or heavy</p>
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<p>College students digitized 795 poems from the world’s oldest novel</p><p>‘The Tale of Genji’ is a cornerstone of classical Japanese literature.</p><p>By Andrew Paul</p><p><a href="https://www.popsci.com/technology/genji-poems-online/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.popsci.com/technology/genji-poems-online/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.popsci.com/technology/genj</span><span class="invisible">i-poems-online/</span></a></p><p>The tale of Genji at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/66057" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/66057</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/japan/" rel="tag">#Japan</a></p>
<p>The Surprising Lives of the Women Who Loved Picasso</p><p>Why did these ambitious, adventurous women choose to enter into a love affair with the world famous artist?</p><p>By Jo Lawson-Tancred</p><p><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/women-who-loved-picasso-book-2654784" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.artnet.com/art-world/women-who-loved-picasso-book-2654784"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.artnet.com/art-world/wome</span><span class="invisible">n-who-loved-picasso-book-2654784</span></a></p><p>Cubism at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/31665" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/31665"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/31665</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/art_history/" rel="tag">#art_history</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
<p>Who called Shakespeare ‘upstart crow’? Our study points to his co-author, Thomas Nashe</p><p>By Brett Greatley-Hirsch, Andrew Hadfield and Andrew Hadfield</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/who-called-shakespeare-upstart-crow-our-study-points-to-his-co-author-thomas-nashe-259713?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2025%202025%20-%203428134923&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2025%202025%20-%203428134923+CID_4f8af5b6dde4d0dbf2fe65f5e3333fd0&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Who%20called%20Shakespeare%20upstart%20crow%20Our%20study%20points%20to%20his%20co-author%20Thomas%20Nashe" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/who-called-shakespeare-upstart-crow-our-study-points-to-his-co-author-thomas-nashe-259713?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2025%202025%20-%203428134923&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2025%202025%20-%203428134923+CID_4f8af5b6dde4d0dbf2fe65f5e3333fd0&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Who%20called%20Shakespeare%20upstart%20crow%20Our%20study%20points%20to%20his%20co-author%20Thomas%20Nashe"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/who-called</span><span class="invisible">-shakespeare-upstart-crow-our-study-points-to-his-co-author-thomas-nashe-259713?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2025%202025%20-%203428134923&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2025%202025%20-%203428134923+CID_4f8af5b6dde4d0dbf2fe65f5e3333fd0&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Who%20called%20Shakespeare%20upstart%20crow%20Our%20study%20points%20to%20his%20co-author%20Thomas%20Nashe</span></a></p><p>Shakespeare at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/65</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>Quick reminder that if you want magical libraries, disaster bisexuals with knives, historical urban fantasy set in the '60s, m/m romance, a wide assortment of mythological characters, and some demons, the whole series is still 75% off on Smashwords! Get over 1k pages of queernorm escapism for under $5.</p><p><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/101754" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/101754"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/byser</span><span class="invisible">ies/101754</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/romancelandia/" rel="tag">#romancelandia</a> <a href="/tags/mmromance/" rel="tag">#mmRomance</a> <a href="/tags/urbanfantasy/" rel="tag">#urbanFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/historicalromance/" rel="tag">#historicalRomance</a> <a href="/tags/sw2025/" rel="tag">#sw2025</a> @lgbtqbookstodon @romancelandia</p>
Watership Down
<p>Have to recommend this one, just because it has been one of my favorites for about 45 years.</p><p>This book has it all, heroes, villains, loyalty, espionage, action and even true. Also it has such incredible characters and dialogue.</p>
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<p>The Defense Department wants to ban hundreds of books. Here are the weirdest titles.</p><p>By Brittany Allen</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/the-defense-department-wants-to-ban-hundreds-of-books-here-are-the-weirdest-titles-to-make-them-mad/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/the-defense-department-wants-to-ban-hundreds-of-books-here-are-the-weirdest-titles-to-make-them-mad/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/the-defense-departm</span><span class="invisible">ent-wants-to-ban-hundreds-of-books-here-are-the-weirdest-titles-to-make-them-mad/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookbanning/" rel="tag">#bookbanning</a></p>
What literary awards do you trust?
<p>Got <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_with_Interruptions" rel="nofollow">Death With Interruptions</a> recently and realized the author <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Saramago" rel="nofollow">José Saramago</a> was a Nobel Laureate in literature, which in turn got me reading about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature" rel="nofollow">said prize</a> and more particularly criticisms and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_controversies#Literature" rel="nofollow">controversies</a> thereof. Looking down the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nobel_laureates_in_Literature" rel="nofollow">list of laureates</a> I recognize some, and don’t recognize a lot more.</p><p>Thinking about the Nobel in literature got me thinking about others, like the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award" rel="nofollow">Hugo</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize" rel="nofollow">Pulitzer</a>, and of course the <a href="https://x.com/RL_Stine/status/1337768882988347393" rel="nofollow">R.L. Stine creative writing award</a>, which in turn leads to the question- What literary awards, if any, do you trust?</p>
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<p>Fairy tale food</p><p>Challenge, transformation, risk: the role of food in fairy tales</p><p>Poisoned apples, magic porridge pots, peas you can feel through 20 mattresses, and of course that fantastic gingerbread house - food plays a significant role in literature, and fairy tales are no exception. </p><p> by Beth Daley</p><p><a href="https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/fairy-tale-food?mtm_campaign=EuropeanaNewsletterReg-July2025" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.europeana.eu/en/stories/fairy-tale-food?mtm_campaign=EuropeanaNewsletterReg-July2025"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.europeana.eu/en/stories/fa</span><span class="invisible">iry-tale-food?mtm_campaign=EuropeanaNewsletterReg-July2025</span></a></p><p>Fairy tales at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/131" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/131"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/131</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/folklore/" rel="tag">#folklore</a> <a href="/tags/fairytales/" rel="tag">#fairytales</a></p>
The Introdution in my 1964 Space, Time & Crime book has a pretty interesting and significant error.
<p>From what I’ve been able to gather, I think they just have the writer wrong, it’s Isaac Asimov, and the book those two did together is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Space_Merchants" rel="nofollow">The Space Merchants</a>, which doesn’t appear to have to with crime at all.</p>
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<p>Judge, Critic, Saloniére: On Sylvia Lynd, One of the Great Literary Citizens of the 20th Century</p><p>Nicola Wilson on the Book Society, Hugh Walpole, and Lynd’s Overshadowed Author Career</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/judge-critic-saloniere-on-sylvia-lynd-one-of-the-great-literary-citizens-of-the-20th-century/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/judge-critic-saloniere-on-sylvia-lynd-one-of-the-great-literary-citizens-of-the-20th-century/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/judge-critic-saloni</span><span class="invisible">ere-on-sylvia-lynd-one-of-the-great-literary-citizens-of-the-20th-century/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>
<p>The Fascinating History Of Vergina, The Ancient Town Where Alexander The Great’s Relatives Were Entombed </p><p>By Kaleena Fraga. Edited By John Kuroski</p><p>Verginia is a small town in Greece today, but it was once famous in the ancient world as Aigai, the royal capital of the Macedonian kingdom.</p><p><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/vergina?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atinewsletter&utm_email=lnatal55@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="allthatsinteresting.com/vergina?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atinewsletter&utm_email=lnatal55@gmail.com"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">allthatsinteresting.com/vergin</span><span class="invisible">a?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atinewsletter&utm_email=lnatal55@gmail.com</span></a></p><p>Alexander the Great at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3864" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3864"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/3864</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a></p>
<p>Today is the final day of <a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a>’ term — & the justices have left some of the most important & contentious cases until the end.</p><p>They are slated to release 6 opinions, including decisions that will deal with nationwide <a href="/tags/injunctions/" rel="tag">#injunctions</a> on <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>’s ban on <a href="/tags/birthrightcitizenship/" rel="tag">#BirthrightCitizenship</a>, whether <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#parents</a> can opt their children out of <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#school</a> lessons involving <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>, & a <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> that requires age verification to view online <a href="/tags/porn/" rel="tag">#porn</a>.</p><p>🧵</p>
<p>The Politics of Care and Resistance in the Work of a Forgotten Pulitzer Prize-Winner</p><p>Finding Hope in the Stories of Zona Gale</p><p>By Deborah Williams</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/the-politics-of-care-and-resistance-in-the-work-of-a-forgotten-pulitzer-prize-winner?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K04CWV2AG43DEMDF677YQN2F&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/the-politics-of-care-and-resistance-in-the-work-of-a-forgotten-pulitzer-prize-winner?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K04CWV2AG43DEMDF677YQN2F&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/the-politics-of-car</span><span class="invisible">e-and-resistance-in-the-work-of-a-forgotten-pulitzer-prize-winner?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K04CWV2AG43DEMDF677YQN2F&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Zona Gale at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3531" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3531"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/3531</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>
<p>As the Kindle edition sale on "8" comes to its end, a big thanks to everyone who participated, and a little reminder that there's a lot more to explore in The Nod/Wells Timelines speculative-fiction universe!</p><p><a href="http://michaelshotter.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>michaelshotter.com</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/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#booksofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</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/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>
<p>Did Shakespeare Write Hamlet While He Was Stoned?</p><p>"Sam Kelly Explores the Potential Influence of Cannabis on the Bard’s Prolific Literary Output"</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/did-shakespeare-write-hamlet-while-he-was-stoned/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/did-shakespeare-write-hamlet-while-he-was-stoned/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/did-shakespeare-wri</span><span class="invisible">te-hamlet-while-he-was-stoned/</span></a></p><p>Shakespeare at PG</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/65</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/plays/" rel="tag">#plays</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#drugs</a></p>
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<p>Science Lit for Kids Holds a Mirror Aloft</p><p>Over decades, books that rouse children’s interest in the natural world have morphed in style and approach—an evolution reflective of tectonic societal change.</p><p>By Jessica George</p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/science-lit-for-kids-holds-mirror-aloft/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily-06262025" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/science-lit-for-kids-holds-mirror-aloft/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily-06262025"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/science-lit-fo</span><span class="invisible">r-kids-holds-mirror-aloft/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily-06262025</span></a></p><p>Education at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/297" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/297"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/297</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a></p>
<p>Vintage Posters for The Royal Court Theatre</p><p>Founded by the English Stage Company (ESC in 1956), London's Royal Court Theatre focuses on contemporary theatre - and great posters</p><p>By Sheldon D. </p><p><a href="https://flashbak.com/posters-for-the-royal-court-476550/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=posters-for-the-royal-court" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flashbak.com/posters-for-the-royal-court-476550/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=posters-for-the-royal-court"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flashbak.com/posters-for-the-r</span><span class="invisible">oyal-court-476550/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=posters-for-the-royal-court</span></a></p><p>English theatre at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=english+theatre" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=english+theatre"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=english+theatre</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#Theatre</a></p>
<p>A nice older review of my fantasy story The Last Philosopher from a non-fantasy reader 😊 </p><p>Free ebook in comments.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> @fantasy <br>@worldbuilding <br><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> <br><a href="/tags/wipwednesday/" rel="tag">#WIPWednesday</a> <a href="/tags/short/" rel="tag">#Short</a> <a href="/tags/excerpt/" rel="tag">#Excerpt</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#eBook</a> <a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#eBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/specualtivefiction/" rel="tag">#SpecualtiveFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#WorldBuilding</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</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/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#Review</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#Bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/recommendation/" rel="tag">#Recommendation</a></p>
<p>📚 <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/qoto.org/youtube.png" class="emoji" alt=":youtube:" title=":youtube:"> **The 3 Hardest Books of all Time & How to Read Them**</p><p>>>The list is subjective; however, these are this particular Youtuber's thoughts and tips, they may have utility if you are considering reading the books in the future. </p><p><a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#Video</a> length: shorts. </p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NRP2QHR--TU" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/shorts/NRP2QHR--TU"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/shorts/NRP2QHR</span><span class="invisible">--TU</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/tips/" rel="tag">#Tips</a> <a href="/tags/advice/" rel="tag">#Advice</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>
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<p>Just arrived in paperback - Alastair Moffat's Edinburgh: a New History, published by Birlinn Books.</p><p>.</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/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/histoire/" rel="tag">#Histoire</a> <a href="/tags/edinburghanewhistory/" rel="tag">#EdinburghANewHistory</a> <a href="/tags/alastairmoffat/" rel="tag">#AlastairMoffat</a> <a href="/tags/birlinn/" rel="tag">#Birlinn</a> <a href="/tags/birlinnbooks/" rel="tag">#BirlinnBooks</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> <a href="/tags/ecosse/" rel="tag">#Ecosse</a> <a href="/tags/scottishliterature/" rel="tag">#ScottishLiterature</a> <a href="/tags/scottishhistory/" rel="tag">#ScottishHistory</a> <a href="/tags/bookshops/" rel="tag">#bookshops</a> <a href="/tags/librairies/" rel="tag">#librairies</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>
Rereading Old Favorites (Alt: Heralds of Valdemar Discussion?)
<p>I went back recently and reread Arrows of the Queen from the Heralds of Valdemar series. I remember being absolutely in love with this series when I was a young teen. After rereading it, I was surprised to find the world building still held up. It’s a little silly to get sparkly eyed over magical justice horses but, hey, it’s still a fun fantasy.</p><p>The writing in general doesn’t hold up as well as I remember. Not that it’s bad–but events moved at a much faster clip than I had remembered them doing. I could have sworn there was a lot more time and attention paid to certain events that wound up taking about a chapter or so to resolve. There was also a lot more references to historical events than I remembered–in such a way that stuck out to me as odd, since this was the first book in publication order if I’m not mistaken. But they were very “Oh yeah remember when Herald So and So did Thing?” and it definitely feels like a mid-series book in that regard.</p><p>And Talia, though sweet, did have a bit of a “Everyone loves her and she’s too good, too pure for this sinful world” about her that got a little tiresome towards the end.</p><p>So–either what are some of your experiences rereading old YA classics. Or, alternatively, how did you feel about this series at whatever point in your reading lifetime?</p>
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<p>How Gutenberg’s Press Sparked a World-Changing Revolution</p><p>"The invention of the Gutenberg Press in the mid-15th century started an irreversible change in how information was produced, distributed, and accessed."</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/invention-impact-gutenberg-press/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/invention-impact-gutenberg-press/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/invention</span><span class="invisible">-impact-gutenberg-press/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/gutenberg/" rel="tag">#gutenberg</a> <a href="/tags/printing/" rel="tag">#printing</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
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!["A pile of German textbooks, from the Baraboo High School, burning on a street in Baraboo, Wisconsin, during an anti-German demonstration]
Summary: Photograph shows a crowd wearing heavy coats, with their backs to a pile of books burning on a street in Baraboo, Wisconsin; they are facing a man waving an American flag above the crowd just right of center near the Sauk County Courthouse, during winter or early spring 1918." - Library of Congress](/proxy/post_attachment/771926/0a0c56881a.jpg "\"A pile of German textbooks, from the Baraboo High School, burning on a street in Baraboo, Wisconsin, during an anti-German demonstration]
Summary: Photograph shows a crowd wearing heavy coats, with their backs to a pile of books burning on a street in Baraboo, Wisconsin; they are facing a man waving an American flag above the crowd just right of center near the Sauk County Courthouse, during winter or early spring 1918.\" - Library of Congress")
