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<p>Michelangelo hated painting the Sistine Chapel – and never aspired to be a painter to begin with</p><p>by Anna Swartwood House</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/michelangelo-hated-painting-the-sistine-chapel-and-never-aspired-to-be-a-painter-to-begin-with-275788" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/michelangelo-hated-painting-the-sistine-chapel-and-never-aspired-to-be-a-painter-to-begin-with-275788"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/michelange</span><span class="invisible">lo-hated-painting-the-sistine-chapel-and-never-aspired-to-be-a-painter-to-begin-with-275788</span></a></p><p>Michelangelo at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3463" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3463"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/3463</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

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<p>I really like the Readest app for syncing DRM-free ebooks between my phone, tablet, and computer (and if I ever manage to save up for a Boox ereader, I’ll use it there too). It’s super customizable and syncs up to 500 MB of data for free, which is a LOT of ebooks (as long as they aren’t image-heavy). Open-source and has versions for Mac, Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, and web. <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</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://readest.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>readest.com/</a></p>

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<p>To say I’m excited about the impending publication of the new novel, The End of Everything, by M. John Harrison would be something of an understatement. </p><p>“Phillip Tennent makes his living at the tideline, collecting artefacts that wash up from the Channel. It's been years since the crisis changed everything, but its exact nature remains obscure. Government barely functions, the seas are full of new creatures, Europe has been mislaid. It feels like the end. </p><p>Now Phillip has fished out of the water an object he can't keep. A creature that keeps changing. An artefact he must take inland, before it destroys everything he thinks he knows.”</p><p>I love that cover design, the sickly way the “Everything” in the title collapses towards the bottom of the page, a metaphor for decay, runoff, entropy or perhaps something much worse. </p><p>As another (connected) Mike once asked “What is the exact nature of the catastrophe?”</p><p><a href="/tags/mjohnharrison/" rel="tag">#MJohnHarrison</a> <a href="/tags/theendofeverything/" rel="tag">#TheEndOfEverything</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</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>

The front cover of the forthcoming novel by M. John Harrison, The End of Everything, published by Serpent’s Tail in June 2026.

The book’s title is overlaid on a cold scene of a shoreline, with a solitary figure at its edge, looking out towards the water. The word “Everything” in the title collapses towards the bottom of the page, a metaphor for decay, runoff, entropy or perhaps something worse.

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Hachette pulls horror novel Shy Girl after suspected AI use <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ca/post/62165496">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Returning to Steinbeck’s Sea of Cortez</p><p>A literary classic doubles as data, helping scientists trace decades of ecological change in the Gulf of California.</p><p>By: Matthew Wills </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/returning-to-steinbecks-sea-of-cortez/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KM0B5DPVP6ETDVJM44EZ1V33&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/returning-to-steinbecks-sea-of-cortez/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KM0B5DPVP6ETDVJM44EZ1V33&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/returning-to-s</span><span class="invisible">teinbecks-sea-of-cortez/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KM0B5DPVP6ETDVJM44EZ1V33&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Ecology at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/224" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/224"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/224</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/ecology/" rel="tag">#ecology</a> <a href="/tags/marine_biology/" rel="tag">#marine_biology</a></p>

SHALL WE LEAVE ANY ONE OF THEM OPEN?

As reasoning beings, it is our duty to heed the lessons of history, and not rush blindly on until we perpetrate a continent destitute of wild life.

The image shows a desolate scene of barren, stripped trees, empty wetlands, and circling birds of prey over a ravaged countryside.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/13249/pg13249-images.html

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<p>The scandal that engulfed the last Brontë sister's death</p><p>When Charlotte Brontë died—the last of her massively talented family to succumb to an early death—the press entered a feeding frenzy. A friend and equally famous writer aimed to set the record straight and nearly destroyed her career doing so.</p><p><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/bronte-sisters-charlotte-bronte-elizabeth-gaskell" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/bronte-sisters-charlotte-bronte-elizabeth-gaskell"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nationalgeographic.com/his</span><span class="invisible">tory/article/bronte-sisters-charlotte-bronte-elizabeth-gaskell</span></a></p><p>Books by Charlotte Bronte at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/408" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/408"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/408</span></a></p><p>Books by Elizabeth Gaskell at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/220" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/220"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/220</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Drawing of Charlotte Bronte. She standing and holding her bonnet by the strings in her right hand.

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<p>📚 A Parade of Horribles by: Matt Dinniman</p><p>As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon.</p><p>Races. Get from point A to point B, and don't come i...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/a-parade-of-horribles" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/a-parade-of-horribles"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/a-parade-o</span><span class="invisible">f-horribles</span></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/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a></p>

As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon.

Races. Get from point A to point B, and don't come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little too normal, a little too simple.

Ignore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don’t listen to those whispers about what’s happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it a coming-out party for the ages.

Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine.

Carl hates that it's business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do.

So Carl is planning a party of his own. It's a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can't even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it’s not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been.

!! To be published: April 14 2026.

It's off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series—featuring bonus material exclusive to this print edition.

Includes part eight of the exclusive bonus story .Backstage a

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<p>Fanart of Richard, long for Dick, the control freak of galactic proportions 😁 </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> @fantasy <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> @worldbuilding <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></p><p><a href="/tags/fanartfriday/" rel="tag">#FanArtFriday</a> <a href="/tags/fanart/" rel="tag">#FanArt</a> <br><a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</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/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#WorldBuilding</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</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> <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></p>

Water colour drawing of a blackhole in a starry sky.

Made by Cheniffe who I've lost touch with but who used to be available on wattpad.

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<p>Winnie‑the‑Pooh at 100: this much‑loved classic illustrates how books can boost our wellbeing</p><p>Children can learn so much from books that sustain us and contribute to a sense of wellbeing and healing in our mental health.</p><p>by Lucy Stone</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/winnie-the-pooh-at-100-this-much-loved-classic-illustrates-how-books-can-boost-our-wellbeing-277528?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2019%202026%20-%203710437951&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2019%202026%20-%203710437951+CID_7e993527a11575b14ccd1c2ab7c57cb9&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Winnie-the-Pooh%20at%20100%20this%20much-loved%20classic%20illustrates%20how%20books%20can%20boost%20our%20wellbeing" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/winnie-the-pooh-at-100-this-much-loved-classic-illustrates-how-books-can-boost-our-wellbeing-277528?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2019%202026%20-%203710437951&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2019%202026%20-%203710437951+CID_7e993527a11575b14ccd1c2ab7c57cb9&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Winnie-the-Pooh%20at%20100%20this%20much-loved%20classic%20illustrates%20how%20books%20can%20boost%20our%20wellbeing"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/winnie-the</span><span class="invisible">-pooh-at-100-this-much-loved-classic-illustrates-how-books-can-boost-our-wellbeing-277528?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2019%202026%20-%203710437951&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2019%202026%20-%203710437951+CID_7e993527a11575b14ccd1c2ab7c57cb9&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Winnie-the-Pooh%20at%20100%20this%20much-loved%20classic%20illustrates%20how%20books%20can%20boost%20our%20wellbeing</span></a></p><p>Winnie‑the‑Pooh & The house at Pooh Corner at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098</a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73011" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73011</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/children_literature/" rel="tag">#children_literature</a> <a href="/tags/bookillustration/" rel="tag">#bookillustration</a> <a href="/tags/bibliotherapy/" rel="tag">#bibliotherapy</a></p>

Cover image of Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard.

The upperscene shows Pooh dangling from a balloon string, floating upward toward a beehive (bees scattered around him) — from the famous early chapter where he disguises himself as a rain cloud to steal honey.

Below, we see a boy (Christopher Robin) lying in the grass peering into a rabbit hole, surrounded by several rabbits.

Lower centre: A boy (Christopher Robin) lying in the grass peering into a rabbit hole, surrounded by several rabbits — likely from the chapter involving Rabbit's elaborate underground home

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/67098/pg67098-images.html

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<p>A Review of Interruptions: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-interruptions/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-interruptions/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-in</span><span class="invisible">terruptions/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</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>

Book cover for Interruptions by P.B. Cannon. Image on cover is a mostly black and white sketch of the side of a dirty stone building. The door on the building is teal as is the hand that is reaching across the scene and almost past the door.

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<p>Another older review, and I have to say I agree, what's better than "some good old cynicism and humour." 😁 </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 <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> @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> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop<br> <br><a href="/tags/wipwednesday/" rel="tag">#WIPWednesday</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/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#WorldBuilding</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</a> <a href="/tags/cynicism/" rel="tag">#Cynicism</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/review/" rel="tag">#Review</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#Bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/recommendation/" rel="tag">#Recommendation</a></p>

The Last Philosopher, an epic fantasy has mastered all of the essentials of the genre. The worldbuilding is incredible. And might I say I was very excited to see maps included in the chapters. Our world is important as it shapes not only the plot but the characters as well. I get the sense that in this first installment we are getting the tip of the massive iceberg behind the world of Huom.

Something that you did incredibly well with was your characterization. Your characterization in this story was absolutely incredible. You showed us stellar characterization through actions and the inner thoughts of the characters themselves.

Overall, this was a refreshing unique take on fantasy! A very engaging read. The pacing is a little slow but the pay-off and reward is so worth it in the end. And the plot has so much potential going forward. There is so much clever wit in this story as well which | thoroughly enjoyed!

Nothing like some good old cynicism and humor!

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<p>Guide to the classics: 18th century novel Fantomina has a sexually curious, identity-switching heroine</p><p>Eliza Haywood was a bestselling 18th century author closely associated with the then-emerging genre of the novel. Little is known of her life beyond her writing.</p><p>by Nicola Parsons</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/guide-to-the-classics-18th-century-novel-fantomina-has-a-sexually-curious-identity-switching-heroine-253949" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/guide-to-the-classics-18th-century-novel-fantomina-has-a-sexually-curious-identity-switching-heroine-253949"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/guide-to-t</span><span class="invisible">he-classics-18th-century-novel-fantomina-has-a-sexually-curious-identity-switching-heroine-253949</span></a></p><p>Elisa Haywood at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3687" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3687"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/3687</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Title page for the first publication of Fantomina in 1725

Eliza Haywood - Haywood, Eliza Fowler. Secret histories, novels and poems. In four volumes. Written by Mrs. Eliza Haywood. Vol. 3.The second edition. London, 1725. Eighteenth Century Collections Online

A title page from an 18th-century printed book, with text in varying typefaces and sizes within a plain ruled border. It reads:
FANTOMINA: OR, Love in a Maze. BEING A Secret History OF AN AMOUR Between Two Persons of Condition. By Mrs. ELIZA HAYWOOD.
Below that, an italic epigraph attributed to Waller: "In Love the Victors from the Vanquish'd fly, They fly that wound, and they pursue that dye."
At the bottom, the publication details: LONDON: Printed for D. Browne jun. at the Black-Swan without Temple-Bar, and S. Chapman, at the Angel in Pallmall. M.DCC.XXV.

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Favourite books: Irish authors and stars name their best reads <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://sopuli.xyz/post/41728408">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>I'm currently reading book <a href="/tags/6/" rel="tag">#6</a> in the Rivers of London series and I finally figured out my issue with it.</p><p>Is it just me or is Peter Grant, the regular POV character, also the least interesting character in the books? 🤔 </p><p>It suddenly came to me that my favourites are the extras where the main character doesn't appear at all, but overall it's still pretty good 😁 </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></p><p><a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</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>

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<p>📚 Starter Villain by: John Scalzi</p><p>Charlie's life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan.</p><p>Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with isl...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/starter-villain" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/starter-villain"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/starter-vi</span><span class="invisible">llain</span></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/superheroesfiction/" rel="tag">#superheroesfiction</a> <a href="/tags/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a></p>

Charlie's life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan.

Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie.

But becoming a supervillain isn't all giant laser death rays and lava pits. Jake had enemies, and now they're coming after Charlie. His uncle might have been a stand-up, old-fashioned kind of villain, but these are the real thing: rich, soulless predators backed by multinational corporations and venture capital.

It's up to Charlie to win the war his uncle started against a league of supervillains. But with unionized dolphins, hyper-intelligent talking spy cats, and a terrifying henchperson at his side, going bad is starting to look pretty good.

In a dog-eat-dog world...be a cat.

Now a New York Times bestseller!

Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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<p>Tried this and am enjoying it! Always happy to support other Blind authors! Unbroken Love is her first Romance book so give it a shot! You can download a DRM Free version after buying. The author did not disable that functionality. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Unbroken-Love-Jo-Elizabeth-Pinto-ebook/dp/B0GMSKZBYD?refinements=p_27%3AJo%20Elizabeth%20Pinto&s=books" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.amazon.com/Unbroken-Love-Jo-Elizabeth-Pinto-ebook/dp/B0GMSKZBYD?refinements=p_27%3AJo%20Elizabeth%20Pinto&s=books"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.amazon.com/Unbroken-Love-J</span><span class="invisible">o-Elizabeth-Pinto-ebook/dp/B0GMSKZBYD?refinements=p_27%3AJo%20Elizabeth%20Pinto&s=books</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/nowreading/" rel="tag">#NowReading</a> <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> <a href="/tags/newbook/" rel="tag">#NewBook</a> <a href="/tags/romancelandia/" rel="tag">#RomanceLandia</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

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We Haven’t Received Donations for a While… But We Are Grateful 🤍

<p>نُشر تبادليًا من: <a href="https://hexbear.net/post/8016702" rel="nofollow">hexbear.net/post/8016702</a></p><p><p>نُشر تبادليًا من: <a href="https://hexbear.net/post/8016696" rel="nofollow">hexbear.net/post/8016696</a></p><p><p>نُشر تبادليًا من: <a href="https://hexbear.net/post/8016695" rel="nofollow">hexbear.net/post/8016695</a></p><p><p>نُشر تبادليًا من: <a href="https://hexbear.net/post/8016694" rel="nofollow">hexbear.net/post/8016694</a></p><p><p>نُشر تبادليًا من: <a href="https://hexbear.net/post/8016693" rel="nofollow">hexbear.net/post/8016693</a></p><p><p>نُشر تبادليًا من: <a href="https://hexbear.net/post/8013618" rel="nofollow">hexbear.net/post/8013618</a></p><p><p>Today is the second day of Eid, and I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have truly been a reason for my children’s happiness. Because of your kindness and support, I was able to bring them small moments of joy during these difficult days.</p><p>Even though we haven’t received donations for some time, we deeply appreciate every bit of help we got before — it meant so much to us.</p><p>But we still need your help. Life is still very hard for us, and your continued support means everything. Please don’t forget us, and if you can, continue to stand by our side. Even a small donation can make a big difference for my family.</p><p>If you would like to help me, the link is in my bio, or you can message me privately. 🤍</p></p></p></p></p></p></p> <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://hexbear.net/post/8017116">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>📚 Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by: Alison Espach</p><p>For much of her life, Sally Holt has been mystified by the things her older sister, Kathy, seems to have been born knowing. Kathy has answers for all of Sally’s questions about life, about love, and about Billy Barnes, a rising senior and local basketball...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/notes-on-your-sudden-disappearance" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/notes-on-your-sudden-disappearance"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/notes-on-y</span><span class="invisible">our-sudden-disappearance</span></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/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/familylife/" rel="tag">#familylife</a> <a href="/tags/siblingsfiction/" rel="tag">#siblingsfiction</a></p>

For much of her life, Sally Holt has been mystified by the things her older sister, Kathy, seems to have been born knowing. Kathy has answers for all of Sally’s questions about life, about love, and about Billy Barnes, a rising senior and local basketball star who mans the concession stand at the town pool.

The girls have been fascinated by Billy ever since he jumped off the roof in elementary school, but Billy has never shown much interest in them until the summer before Sally begins eighth grade. By then, their mutual infatuation with Billy is one of the few things the increasingly different sisters have in common. Sally spends much of that summer at the pool, watching in confusion and excitement as her sister falls deeper in love with Billy—until a tragedy leaves Sally’s life forever intertwined with his.

Opening in the early nineties and charting almost two decades of shared history and missed connections, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance is both a breathtaking love story about two broken people who are unexplainably, inconveniently drawn to each other and a wryly astute coming-of-age tale brimming with unexpected moments of joy.

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and The Chicago Tribune

Heartbreaking and funny, often in the same sentence—a deeply felt, finely wrought, and highly satisfying novel. Alison Espach has created a family whose every sorrow, joy, and idiosyncrasy is utterly, vibrantly real. New York Times bestselling author Claire Lombar

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<p>Out of the 23 <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> I have, all of them are old. Many of them still have relevance like O'Reilly's "DNS and BIND 5th Edition" which I bought in 2014 or so. But out of all of them, I was only able to purge these two.</p>

O'Reilly's "Active Directory 5th Edition" which unfortunately was used maybe a handful of times. It's still in mint condition.

The RHEL 6 certification book, which was invaluable to me when I switched careers *again* from EMS back to IT.

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<p>A Scholar Recognized the Inscriptions in the Margins of This Manuscript. The Scribbles Turned Out to Be Galileo’s Handwritten Notes</p><p>Found in a 16th-century copy of an ancient astronomy treatise, the annotations suggest that the trailblazing scientist studied Earth-centric models before lending his support to heliocentrism</p><p>by Christian Thorsberg</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scholar-recognized-the-inscriptions-in-the-margins-of-this-manuscript-the-scribbles-turned-out-to-be-galileos-handwritten-notes-180988269/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scholar-recognized-the-inscriptions-in-the-margins-of-this-manuscript-the-scribbles-turned-out-to-be-galileos-handwritten-notes-180988269/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/scholar-recognized-the-inscriptions-in-the-margins-of-this-manuscript-the-scribbles-turned-out-to-be-galileos-handwritten-notes-180988269/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>Galileo at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/6741" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/6741"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/6741</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>

Galileo's sketches of the moon from en:Sidereus Nuncius, published in March 1610.

Five circular engraved illustrations arranged on a white page — one at the top centre, two in the middle row, and two in the bottom row — each depicting the Moon at a different phase.

The images are rendered in fine crosshatching and stippling, with dense black ink filling the shadowed portions and detailed textural work in the illuminated zones.

Along the terminator — the boundary between light and dark — rugged, jagged edges suggest mountains, craters, and uneven terrain, with small circular formations visible that read clearly as craters.

The uppermost image shows the Moon mostly in shadow with only a crescent of illuminated surface visible at right.

The middle and lower pairs show progressively more of the lit surface, with the terminator cutting diagonally across each disk.

The overall effect is observational and scientific rather than decorative, conveying a three-dimensional, geologically complex surface.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidereus_Nuncius#/media/File:Galileo's_sketches_of_the_moon.png

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<p>While in Glasgow yesterday, I couldn’t resist a visit to Good Press in St. Andrew’s Street. It’s probably for the best that this amazing shop crammed full of books, zines, music and other treasures isn’t on my doorstep, because I’d be there every other day…They have things I’d never find anywhere else!</p><p>Picked up a couple of interesting titles (it would have been rude not to!). </p><p><a href="https://goodpress.co.uk/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>goodpress.co.uk/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/goodpress/" rel="tag">#GoodPress</a> <a href="/tags/goodpressglasgow/" rel="tag">#GoodPressGlasgow</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/zines/" rel="tag">#Zines</a> <a href="/tags/independentbookshop/" rel="tag">#IndependentBookshop</a> <a href="/tags/ursulakleguin/" rel="tag">#UrsulaKLeGuin</a> <a href="/tags/ursulaleguin/" rel="tag">#UrsulaLeGuin</a> <a href="/tags/alargerreality/" rel="tag">#ALargerReality</a> <a href="/tags/wintertexts/" rel="tag">#WinterTexts</a> <a href="/tags/withabird/" rel="tag">#WithABird</a> <a href="/tags/aviankinship/" rel="tag">#AvianKinship</a> <a href="/tags/onomatopee/" rel="tag">#Onomatopee</a> <a href="/tags/onomatopeebooks/" rel="tag">#OnomatopeeBooks</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>

Two books on a wooden floor.

On the left is A Larger Reality by Ursula K. Le Guin, published by Winter Texts. The book is described as “A Compilation of Poems, Stories, Essays, Talks, and Illustrations”. The cover shows a black and white watercolour of a solitary figure in an ambiguous landscape, perhaps a shoreline with mountains in the distance.

On the right is With a Bird, A Reader on Avian Kinship published by Onomatopee. The cover shows a stylised symmetrical drawing of talons emerging from a central point. The book “invites readers into an expansive, cross-disciplinary conversation about how we live with and think alongside birds. In a time of climate breakdown and ecological grief, this book offers birds not as metaphors or curiosities, but as kin-creatures with their own histories, desires, and forms of knowing. Spanning speculative fiction, ancestral memory, critical ornithology, personal essay, and visual art, its contributions explore the fragile, often overlooked relationships between humans and birds across myth, science, migration, and dream.”

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> "in 1812, the first two cantos of Lord Byron‘s poem Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage are published by John Murray in London. Copies sell out in five days, prompting Byron to comment: “I awoke one morning and found myself famous.”"</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-march-20-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-march-20-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-march</span><span class="invisible">-20-2026/</span></a> </p><p>"Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage" at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5131" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5131</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>

Prisoner of Chillon - a painting of a man standing next to a cow. Painting by Madox Brown.

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<p>Spring into Reading! Barnes & Noble has curated a great list of 500 audiobooks and ebooks (including The Expert of Subtle Revisions!) available for under five dollars, now through 4/27. Check out the full list here: </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></p><p><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/spring-into-reading-500-under-5/fiction/_/N-32ftZ10h8?page=3" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.barnesandnoble.com/b/spring-into-reading-500-under-5/fiction/_/N-32ftZ10h8?page=3"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.barnesandnoble.com/b/sprin</span><span class="invisible">g-into-reading-500-under-5/fiction/_/N-32ftZ10h8?page=3</span></a></p>

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<p>Iain Banks' The Wasp Factory is NOT the kind of book I like to read, but the man can't half tell a story. The denouement waits for the final pages, and is jaw-dropping; the only doubt left in the reader's mind is the plausibility, as the story is so strange.</p><p>WARNING: this review in particular has big spoilers; don't read it if you think you will one day read the book yourself, as it WILL spoil your reading pleasure.</p><p><a href="https://khleedril.org/dale-mellor/bookblog/?review=the-wasp-factory" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="khleedril.org/dale-mellor/bookblog/?review=the-wasp-factory"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">khleedril.org/dale-mellor/book</span><span class="invisible">blog/?review=the-wasp-factory</span></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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/iainbanks/" rel="tag">#iainbanks</a></p>

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<p>📚 What Happened Next by: Edwin Hill</p><p>A young man investigating his father's crimes is determined to uncover the truth in a gripping novel of suspense about family secrets, betrayal, and the weight of the past.<br>What do I remember about the murder on the lake?</p><p>Charlie Kilgore was too young to remember anythin...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/what-happened-next" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/what-happened-next"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/what-happe</span><span class="invisible">ned-next</span></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/mysterydetective/" rel="tag">#mysterydetective</a> <a href="/tags/traditionalfiction/" rel="tag">#traditionalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/suspensefiction/" rel="tag">#suspensefiction</a></p>

A young man investigating his father's crimes is determined to uncover the truth in a gripping novel of suspense about family secrets, betrayal, and the weight of the past.
What do I remember about the murder on the lake?

Charlie Kilgore was too young to remember anything, really, about how events on the lake unfolded twenty-five years ago. He just knows what he's been told: that his father stabbed a man to death, left Charlie's mother critically wounded, and then disappeared, never to be seen again. Now Charlie believes there must be more to what happened.

Using the shards of the story he's uncovered so far as the heart of a true crime podcast, Charlie returns to his hometown in the foothills of New Hampshire's White Mountains. Old friends, family, authorities, and even collateral victims have moved on, and no one wants to dredge up what's long forgotten. Except Charlie. He wants to know what could have transformed a quiet man into a monster. And what happened next.

But when Charlie starts asking questions of people with so much to hide, getting to the truth becomes dangerous. Because on this lake--in this family--the past isn't dead and buried at all. In fact, it's back with a vengeance.

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