<p>Lies, Damn Lies, and…Primary Sources?</p><p>An instructor shares her approach for teaching students how to evaluate historical materials and claims of veracity made by their originators.</p><p>By: Nicole Donawho </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/lies-damn-lies-andprimary-sources/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/lies-damn-lies-andprimary-sources/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/lies-damn-lies</span><span class="invisible">-andprimary-sources/</span></a></p><p>Pedagogy at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=pedagogy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=pedagogy"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=pedagogy</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/pedagogy/" rel="tag">#Pedagogy</a></p>
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<p>What Submersibles Reveal About the Violent Underbelly of the Human Psyche</p><p>Matthew Gavin Frank Explores the Dark Side of Our Desire to Explore the Ocean’s Depths</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/what-submersibles-reveal-about-the-violent-underbelly-of-the-human-psyche/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/what-submersibles-reveal-about-the-violent-underbelly-of-the-human-psyche/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/what-submersibles-r</span><span class="invisible">eveal-about-the-violent-underbelly-of-the-human-psyche/</span></a></p><p>Submarines at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/114" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/114"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/114</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>When pirates studied Euclid</p><p>How did the sailors of early modern Europe learn to traverse the world’s seas? By going to school and doing maths problems</p><p>by Margaret Schotte</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/how-european-sailors-learned-celestial-navigation?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=cbadd6dc83-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_06_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/how-european-sailors-learned-celestial-navigation?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=cbadd6dc83-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_06_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/how-european-sa</span><span class="invisible">ilors-learned-celestial-navigation?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=cbadd6dc83-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_06_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Pirates at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3243" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3243"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/3243</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/history_science/" rel="tag">#history_science</a></p>
<p>Yes, this time, I did check against the text! 😁 (Also, I am not a fan of Mansfield Park as mainly I want to throttle Fanny. What are your thoughts on this book?) </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>Part 3 begins! </p><p>Finally, the stakes come into focus. <br>How does it all end?</p><p>Chapter 29 of "A New Faith" is up on the website at <a href="https://tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith</a> </p><p>Parts 1 and 2 are available to <a href="/tags/download/" rel="tag">#download</a> (or read online) for <a href="/tags/free/" rel="tag">#free</a> in <a href="/tags/drmfree/" rel="tag">#DRMfree</a> <a href="/tags/pdf/" rel="tag">#PDF</a> and <a href="/tags/epub/" rel="tag">#EPUB</a> formats</p><p><a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> <a href="/tags/hopepunk/" rel="tag">#hopepunk</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#novel</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climatechange</a> <a href="/tags/adaptation/" rel="tag">#adaptation</a> <a href="/tags/migration/" rel="tag">#migration</a> <a href="/tags/mystery/" rel="tag">#mystery</a><br><a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#amwriting</a> <a href="/tags/writerscoffeeclub/" rel="tag">#WritersCoffeeClub</a><br><a href="/tags/wordweavers/" rel="tag">#WordWeavers</a> <a href="/tags/scribesandmakers/" rel="tag">#ScribesAndMakers</a><br><a href="/tags/pennedpossibilities/" rel="tag">#PennedPossibilities</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a><br><a href="/tags/climatefiction/" rel="tag">#climatefiction</a></p>
<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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<p>My <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, & spectacular <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> far & wide.</p><p>THE SKIN WE FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE IN is filled with fantastic frights, fables, and fascinations; Craig Wallwork's talent ensures that it applies to both sides of this collection: the dark and the light. That deftness is impressive- even more so with the amount of heart also contained within. (Underbelly Books)</p><p><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon <a href="/tags/mothersuspiriareview/" rel="tag">#mothersuspiriareview</a> @horror @horrorbooks</p>
<p>That's my favorite part of the holidays! 😂 </p><p>@reading @bookstodon @bookbubble @humour </p><p><a href="/tags/introvert/" rel="tag">#Introvert</a><br><a href="/tags/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/readallthebooks/" rel="tag">#ReadAllTheBooks</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</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/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/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <br><a href="/tags/recommendation/" rel="tag">#Recommendation</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecommendation/" rel="tag">#Bookrecommendation</a><br><a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</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>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>Why on earth do publishers do this? It drives me nuts!</p><p>Why not just pick a book size and keep it consistent for the whole series?</p><p>*eye twitches*<br><a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#publishing</a> <a href="/tags/publishers/" rel="tag">#publishers</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/rant/" rel="tag">#rant</a></p>
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<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>Decoding the Iconic Cover of ‘The Great Gatsby’</p><p>What does Spanish artist Francis Cugat's 'Celestial Eyes' tell us about the American classic?</p><p>By Katie White</p><p><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/decoding-the-iconic-cover-of-the-great-gatsby-2672761" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.artnet.com/art-world/decoding-the-iconic-cover-of-the-great-gatsby-2672761"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.artnet.com/art-world/deco</span><span class="invisible">ding-the-iconic-cover-of-the-great-gatsby-2672761</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>My Mastodon prompts for May 2026</p><p>WordWeavers <a href="https://writing.exchange/@BranwenOShea/116519332459491962" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="writing.exchange/@BranwenOShea/116519332459491962"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writing.exchange/@BranwenOShea</span><span class="invisible">/116519332459491962</span></a> (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://writing.exchange/@BranwenOShea" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BranwenOShea</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@AlinaLeonova" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AlinaLeonova</span></a></span>)</p><p>WritersCoffeeClub <a href="https://sulfur.ink/wcc-may-2026/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>sulfur.ink/wcc-may-2026/</a> (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@paris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>paris</span></a></span>)</p><p>PennedPossibilities <a href="https://floofpaldi.blogspot.com/2023/07/pandas-penned-possibilities-prompts.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="floofpaldi.blogspot.com/2023/07/pandas-penned-possibilities-prompts.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">floofpaldi.blogspot.com/2023/0</span><span class="invisible">7/pandas-penned-possibilities-prompts.html</span></a> (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://mindly.social/@floofpaldi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>floofpaldi</span></a></span>) </p><p>EroticMusings <a href="https://mastodon.art/@pentup/116627959444660099" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.art/@pentup/116627959444660099"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.art/@pentup/116627959</span><span class="invisible">444660099</span></a> (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.art/@pentup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pentup</span></a></span>)</p><p>ScribesAndMakers <a href="https://scribesandmakers.mataroa.blog/blog/questions-may-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="scribesandmakers.mataroa.blog/blog/questions-may-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scribesandmakers.mataroa.blog/</span><span class="invisible">blog/questions-may-2026/</span></a> (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieauthors.social/@saposcat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>saposcat</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieauthors.social/@willelm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>willelm</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@gahlearner" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gahlearner</span></a></span>)</p><p><a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/erotica/" rel="tag">#erotica</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</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>
<p>Nonspecific editions > Specific editions 😂 </p><p>@bookstodon @fantasybookstodon @bookbubble @humour @reading</p><p><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 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>
<p>📚🇵🇸Another new book out Oct 7, 2025!<br>Gaza: The Story of a Genocide<br>by Fatima Bhutto</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DMNw7J6uBZP/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.instagram.com/p/DMNw7J6uBZP/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.instagram.com/p/DMNw7J6uBZ</span><span class="invisible">P/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/freepalestine/" rel="tag">#FreePalestine</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#humanrights</a> <a href="/tags/apartheid/" rel="tag">#apartheid</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#palestine</a> <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#gaza</a> <a href="/tags/westbank/" rel="tag">#westbank</a> <a href="/tags/endtheoccupation/" rel="tag">#endtheoccupation</a> <a href="/tags/sanctionisrael/" rel="tag">#sanctionisrael</a> <a href="/tags/genocide/" rel="tag">#genocide</a> <a href="/tags/fromtherivertothesea/" rel="tag">#fromtherivertothesea</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/palestinebooks/" rel="tag">#palestinebooks</a> <br>@israel @bookstodon</p>

