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<p><a href="/tags/aynrand/" rel="tag">#AynRand</a> is quoted, misquoted, praised, and vilified — often by people who haven’t read her.</p><p>_The Ayn Rand Reader_ offers excerpts from her <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> and <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#nonfiction</a>: her ideas, her voice, her terms. </p><p>If you’re serious about understanding her — whether to agree or disagree — start here: <a href="https://aynrand.org/novels/the-ayn-rand-reader/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aynrand.org/novels/the-ayn-rand-reader/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aynrand.org/novels/the-ayn-ran</span><span class="invisible">d-reader/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/aynrand/" rel="tag">#AynRand</a> <a href="/tags/objectivism/" rel="tag">#Objectivism</a></p>

<p>Mary Wollstonecraft, The Woman Who Laid the Foundation for Feminism</p><p>Think 18th-century feminism must be outdated? Think again—there is still so much to learn from the life and writing of Mary Wollstonecraft.</p><p>by Dr. Victoria C. Roskams</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/mary-wollstonecraft-woman-laid-foundation-feminism/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/mary-wollstonecraft-woman-laid-foundation-feminism/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/mary-woll</span><span class="invisible">stonecraft-woman-laid-foundation-feminism/</span></a></p><p>Wollstonecraft at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/61" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/61"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/61</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>This month the Distributed Proofreaders (DP) blog is a book about the US pre-Civil War abolitionist, &quot;The Life of John Brown.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://blog.pgdp.net/2026/04/01/life-of-john-brown/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.pgdp.net/2026/04/01/life-of-john-brown/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.pgdp.net/2026/04/01/life-</span><span class="invisible">of-john-brown/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/dp/" rel="tag">#dp</a> <a href="/tags/dpblog/" rel="tag">#dpblog</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>Another great discussion w/ <a href="/tags/rosswolfe/" rel="tag">#RossWolfe</a> about his trilogy of essays critiquing the late neo-Stalinist philosopher &amp; historian <a href="/tags/domenicolosurdo/" rel="tag">#DomenicoLosurdo</a>, w/ particular focus on <a href="/tags/losurdo/" rel="tag">#Losurdo</a>&#x27;s attacks on <a href="/tags/westernmarxism/" rel="tag">#WesternMarxism</a> in his eponymously titled book. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9QM64C1glw" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9QM64C1glw"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9QM64</span><span class="invisible">C1glw</span></a></p><p>(the trilogy is here: <br><a href="https://newintermag.com/against-losurdo/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="newintermag.com/against-losurdo/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newintermag.com/against-losurd</span><span class="invisible">o/</span></a><br><a href="https://newintermag.com/losurdos-lies/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>newintermag.com/losurdos-lies/</a><br><a href="https://newintermag.com/revisionism-revisited/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="newintermag.com/revisionism-revisited/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newintermag.com/revisionism-re</span><span class="invisible">visited/</span></a>)</p><p><a href="/tags/marxism/" rel="tag">#Marxism</a> <a href="/tags/frankfurtschool/" rel="tag">#FrankfurtSchool</a> <a href="/tags/socialism/" rel="tag">#socialism</a> <a href="/tags/politicaltheory/" rel="tag">#politicalTheory</a> <a href="/tags/historyofmarxism/" rel="tag">#historyOfMarxism</a> <a href="/tags/stalinism/" rel="tag">#Stalinism</a> <a href="/tags/campism/" rel="tag">#campism</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a> <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></p>

<p>Irish writer and poet who wrote under the pseudonym &quot;Æ&quot; George William Russell was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1867.</p><p>As a poet, Russell&#x27;s work often explored themes of spirituality, mysticism, nature, and the Irish landscape. One of Russell&#x27;s most famous works is &quot;The Candle of Vision&quot; (1918), a mystical autobiography in which he describes his spiritual experiences and encounters with the divine.</p><p>Books by George William Russell at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1869" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1869"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1869</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>“Knowledge leaves no room for chances.”</p><p>American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, politician, diplomat, &amp; author Lew Wallace was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1827.</p><p>He is best known for his historical novel &quot;Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ&quot; (1880), which became one of the best-selling novels of the 19th century. He wrote several other novels, essays, and biographies, though none achieved the same level of success as Ben-Hur.</p><p>Books by Lew Wallace at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/836" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/836"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/836</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>What Pride and Prejudice Tells Us About British History, Class, and Women’s Leisure Time</p><p>Patricia A. Matthew Explores the Historical Context of Jane Austen’s Most Famous Novel</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/what-pride-and-prejudice-tells-us-about-british-history-class-and-womens-leisure-time/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/what-pride-and-prejudice-tells-us-about-british-history-class-and-womens-leisure-time/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/what-pride-and-prej</span><span class="invisible">udice-tells-us-about-british-history-class-and-womens-leisure-time/</span></a></p><p>Pride and Prejudice at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=pride+and+prejudice" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=pride+and+prejudice"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=pride+and+prejudice</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>&quot;According to two district sources, AI was used to measure instructional texts against a rubric that took into account “DEI content.” The books must be removed from all classrooms, and cannot be used as instructional resources—either as texts read in class or as choice books in classroom libraries. Though the books have received no formal challenge, they are currently awaiting further review.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Book banners have told us over and over again that they’re just trying to take books with extreme sexual content out of public schools. Classics are safe, they’ve said. We’re not removing books based on the ideas they contain, they’ve said. We knew none of that was true; Senate Bill 12 proves it.&quot;</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#writersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</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> </p><p><a href="https://franklinstrong.substack.com/p/to-kill-a-mockingbird-pulled-from" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="franklinstrong.substack.com/p/to-kill-a-mockingbird-pulled-from"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">franklinstrong.substack.com/p/</span><span class="invisible">to-kill-a-mockingbird-pulled-from</span></a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1897</p><p>The Grand Guignol is opened in Paris by Oscar Méténier.</p><p>From its opening in 1897 until its closing in 1962, it specialised in naturalistic horror shows. Its name is often used as a general term for graphic, amoral horror entertainment, a genre popular from Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre (for instance Shakespeare&#x27;s Titus Andronicus, and Webster&#x27;s The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil), to today&#x27;s splatter films.</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>Children of famous writers. I wonder what influence they have on their careers.</p><p>Mary Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft &amp; William Godwin)</p><p>Ada Lovelace (Lord Byron &amp; Lady Byron)</p><p>Alexandre Dumas fils (Alexandre Dumas père &amp; Marie-Laure-Catherine Labay)</p><p>Christina Rossetti &amp; Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Gabriele Rossetti &amp; Frances Polidori)</p><p>Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Hartley Coleridge &amp; Sara Fricker)</p><p>Anthony West (H. G. Wells &amp; Rebecca West)</p><p>Evelyn Waugh (Arthur Waugh &amp; Catherine Raban)</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p>Nobody Would Edit Shakespeare, Right? Right?</p><p>by: Neely Tucker via @libraryofcongress</p><p><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/09/nobody-would-edit-shakespeare-right-right/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/09/nobody-would-edit-shakespeare-right-right/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/09/nobo</span><span class="invisible">dy-would-edit-shakespeare-right-right/</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><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1889, writer Walter Lippmann was born.</p><p>He &quot;was an American writer, reporter, and political commentator. With a career spanning 60 years, he is famous for being among the first to introduce the concept of the Cold War, coining the term &quot;stereotype&quot; in the modern psychological meaning, as well as critiquing media and<br>democracy....&quot;</p><p> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Lippmann" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Lippmann"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_L</span><span class="invisible">ippmann</span></a></p><p>Books by Lippmann at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Walter+Lippmann" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Walter+Lippmann"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Walter+Lippmann</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1914.</p><p>The first English-language performance of George Bernard Shaw&#x27;s comedy Pygmalion at His Majesty&#x27;s Theatre is given in London starring Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Herbert Beerbohm Tree, and famously including the Act III line &quot;Not bloody likely!&quot;.</p><p>Shaw&#x27;s play has been adapted many times, most notably as the 1938 film Pygmalion, the 1956 stage musical My Fair Lady, and its 1964 film version.</p><p>Pygmalion at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/3825" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/3825</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>📚 Artemis by: Andy Weir</p><p>Jasmine Bashara never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich.</p><p>Not crazy, eccentric-billionaire rich, like many of the visitors to her hometown of Artemis, humanity’s first and only lunar colony. Just rich enough to move out of her coffin-sized apartment and eat something better than flavored algae. Rich eno...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/artemis" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/artemis</a></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></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/suspense/" rel="tag">#suspense</a></p>

<p>French author Georges Duhamel died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1966.</p><p>One of Duhamel&#x27;s most famous works is the &quot;Chronique des Pasquier&quot; series, which consists of ten novels that follow the lives of the Pasquier family over several generations. Duhamel was also known for his essays and philosophical reflections on literature, art, and the human condition. He was also a committed pacifist and humanist. </p><p>Books by Georges Duhamel at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1445" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1445"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1445</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>&quot;Movement will cease before we are weary of being useful.&quot;</p><p>Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1452.</p><p>Leonardo&#x27;s notebooks are perhaps as famous as his artworks, containing sketches, diagrams, and notes on a wide range of subjects. He made significant contributions to anatomy through his detailed anatomical drawings, which were far ahead of his time. He also conducted experiments in various scientific fields, including optics and aerodynamics.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>British novelist and dramatist Charles Reade died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1884.</p><p>One of Reade&#x27;s most famous novels is &quot;The Cloister and the Hearth&quot; (1861). Other notable works by Reade include &quot;It Is Never Too Late to Mend&quot; (1856), &quot;Hard Cash&quot; (1863), and &quot;Put Yourself in His Place&quot; (1870). Reade also published three elaborate studies of character: Griffith Gaunt (1866), A Terrible Temptation (1871), A Simpleton (1873).</p><p>Books by Charles Reade at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/618" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/618"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/618</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1888, writer T.S. Eliot is born in St. Louis, Missouri, US.</p><p>&quot;He was a leading figure in English-language Modernist poetry where he reinvigorated the art through his use of language, writing style, and verse structure. He is also noted for his critical essays, which often re-evaluated long-held cultural beliefs.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._El</span><span class="invisible">iot</span></a></p><p>Eliot&#x27;s books at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/599" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/599"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/599</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

<p>Wit, unker, git: The lost medieval pronouns of English intimacy</p><p>Tales of love and adventure from 1,000 years ago reveal a dazzling range of now-extinct English pronouns. They capture something unique about how people once thought about &quot;two-ness&quot;. But why did they die out in the first place?</p><p>By Sophie Hardach</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260408-the-extinct-english-words-for-just-the-two-of-us" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260408-the-extinct-english-words-for-just-the-two-of-us"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/2</span><span class="invisible">0260408-the-extinct-english-words-for-just-the-two-of-us</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/language/" rel="tag">#language</a></p>

<p>📚 Clown Town by: Mick Herron</p><p>Jackson Lamb and the bad spies of Slough House are caught in a deadly battle between MI5&#x27;s secret past and its murky future in this gripping, hilarious, and heartbreaking thriller by Mick Herron, “the le Carré of the future” (BBC).</p><p>“Old spies grow ridiculous, River. Old spies aren’t...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/clown-town" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/clown-town</a></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></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/espionagefiction/" rel="tag">#espionagefiction</a> <a href="/tags/mysterydetective/" rel="tag">#mysterydetective</a> <a href="/tags/traditional/" rel="tag">#traditional</a></p>

<p>French astronomer Charles Messier died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1817.</p><p>He is best known for his catalog, the Messier Catalog (contains 110 objects), which lists various astronomical objects, including nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Messier was primarily interested in comet hunting, and his catalog was created to help him and other astronomers differentiate between permanent celestial objects and comets, which could easily be mistaken for new discoveries.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>

<p>Italian poet and librettist Pietro Metastasio died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1782.</p><p>His librettos were characterized by their lyrical quality, emotional depth, and dramatic structure, which made them well-suited for musical adaptation. Some of his most famous works include &quot;La clemenza di Tito,&quot; which was later set to music by Mozart, &quot;Didone abbandonata,&quot; and &quot;Artaserse.&quot;</p><p>Books by Pietro Metastasio at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4069" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4069"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/4069</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

<p>A book vending machine provides an outlet for D.C.-area authors after funding cuts</p><p>By Brittney Melton</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g-s1-93546/litbox-dc-literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g-s1-93546/litbox-dc-literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g-s1-93</span><span class="invisible">546/litbox-dc-literature</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>