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<p>One of these is better than the others... you know the one I mean 😁 </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> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/worldbuilding" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>worldbuilding</span></a></span> <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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</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/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#Worldbuilding</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</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> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a><br><a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/opera/" rel="tag">#Opera</a> <a href="/tags/hard/" rel="tag">#Hard</a> <a href="/tags/cottagecore/" rel="tag">#CottageCore</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#SolarPunk</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <a href="/tags/whatever/" rel="tag">#Whatever</a> <a href="/tags/givemeallyouvegot/" rel="tag">#GiveMeAllYouveGot</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>

Meme compairing three Fantasy writers worldbuilding:

J.K Rowling: Only start creating a lore after you already finished half of the series and keep adding stuff a decade after finishing it

G.R.R Martin: Steal 90% of your deep lore from real life history and other authors to fill out your world map

J.R.R Tolkien: Create an entire universe with a bloody, theological history with of hundreds of characters and dozens of devastating wars, then write a childrens book in it

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<p>My latest read was The Vegetarian by Han Kang. It is surreal. It is confronting. It is harrowing. </p><p>It is always tricky to engage with a novel that itself so clearly engages with a different society and its problems (in this case, misogyny in South Korea), but I felt the writing was very well maintained in translation. The novel certainly packed a punch in English. </p><p><a href="/tags/feminism/" rel="tag">#feminism</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> </p><p>Full <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> on the <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> here: <a href="https://write.as/the-casual-critic/the-vegetarian-becoming-ungovernable" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="write.as/the-casual-critic/the-vegetarian-becoming-ungovernable"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">write.as/the-casual-critic/the</span><span class="invisible">-vegetarian-becoming-ungovernable</span></a></p>

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<p>All good choices, but one is clearly better than the others 😁 </p><p>@bookstodon <br>@scifi @bookbubble @humour @reading</p><p><a href="/tags/douglasadams/" rel="tag">#DouglasAdams</a> <br><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>

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<p>An Introduction to Aleister Crowley, History’s Most Infamous Occultist</p><p><a href="https://www.openculture.com/2025/07/an-introduction-to-aleister-crowley-historys-most-infamous-occultist.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.openculture.com/2025/07/an-introduction-to-aleister-crowley-historys-most-infamous-occultist.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.openculture.com/2025/07/an</span><span class="invisible">-introduction-to-aleister-crowley-historys-most-infamous-occultist.html</span></a></p><p>Books by Aleister Crowley at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Aleister+Crowley" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Aleister+Crowley"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Aleister+Crowley</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/occult/" rel="tag">#occult</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Aleister Crowley as Magus, Liber ABA.

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Recommendation The Alienist

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<p>Explore the Medieval Maps of the Ryukyu Kingdom Online</p><p>The University of Tokyo has made the Ryukyu Kuniezu available through a high-resolution digital viewer, allowing anyone to explore these vast charts in remarkable detail—right down to individual place names and fine cartographic features.</p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2026/02/medieval-maps-ryukyu-kingdom/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.medievalists.net/2026/02/medieval-maps-ryukyu-kingdom/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.medievalists.net/2026/02/m</span><span class="invisible">edieval-maps-ryukyu-kingdom/</span></a></p><p>Cartography at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=cartography" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=cartography"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=cartography</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/cartography/" rel="tag">#cartography</a></p>

Location map of the Ryukyu islands (Nansei islands).

The island groups are labeled from northeast to southwest: Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, Daitō (positioned to the east, isolated in open ocean), Miyako, Senkaku, and Yaeyama. Japan's southwestern coastline appears in the upper right corner, and Taiwan's distinctive elongated form occupies the lower left, with its central mountain spine rendered in yellow-brown relief. The Chinese coastline is partially visible along the far left edge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukyu_Islands#/media/File:Location_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.JPG

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<p>Both the first and second book of the Desolation saga will be available on my new Kickstarter, at a discount. Jump on in to the series critics are calling: "exciting and multifaceted", "Fun, thrilling and sharp" & "imaginative and fast-paced".<br><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dharrigon/desolation-keep-your-imaginary-friends-close" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.kickstarter.com/projects/dharrigon/desolation-keep-your-imaginary-friends-close"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.kickstarter.com/projects/d</span><span class="invisible">harrigon/desolation-keep-your-imaginary-friends-close</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a></p>

The covers of the Desolation series are stark black with slightly different shades of high contrast orange for the single, stylised image, and writing.

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<p>Samuel Taylor Coleridge wanted to ‘bid farewell’ to writing at 22, letter reveals</p><p>Young poet details low mood and disappointment in love in 1795 letter, written not long before he met Wordsworth</p><p>By Steven Morris</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/08/samuel-taylor-coleridge-letter-quitting-writing-22?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K2CED7J9W60YZV9A42BS1BPC&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/08/samuel-taylor-coleridge-letter-quitting-writing-22?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K2CED7J9W60YZV9A42BS1BPC&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2025</span><span class="invisible">/aug/08/samuel-taylor-coleridge-letter-quitting-writing-22?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K2CED7J9W60YZV9A42BS1BPC&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Samuel Taylor Coleridge at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/95" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/95"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/95</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

1795 portrait of SamuelTaylorColeridge by Peter Vandyke.

This is a bust-length oil portrait showing Coleridge in three-quarter view, turned slightly to his right. His youthful face is smooth and fresh, with soft, rounded features — full lips, a straight nose, and bright, thoughtful eyes. His curly, light-brown hair frames his face and falls loosely.

Coleridge wears a dark coat over a waistcoat, with a high white cravat tied in a large, soft knot at his neck.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SamuelTaylorColeridge.jpg

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1880 Radclyffe Hall was born. She was the author of the pioneering lesbian novel "The Well of Loneliness" and was also a poet.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radclyffe_Hall" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radclyffe_Hall"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radclyff</span><span class="invisible">e_Hall</span></a></p><p>Books by Hall at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Radclyffe+Hall" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Radclyffe+Hall"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Radclyffe+Hall</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a></p>

Painting of Radclyffe Hall by Charles Buchel

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain. One of the favorite books from my childhood

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<p>To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, Austen Connection is hosting an Austen read-along during 2025. They are currently in the midst of “Mansfield Park!” For the full schedule, go to <a href="https://austenconnection.substack.com/p/the-great-jane-austen-read-along" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="austenconnection.substack.com/p/the-great-jane-austen-read-along"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">austenconnection.substack.com/</span><span class="invisible">p/the-great-jane-austen-read-along</span></a>. </p><p><a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> @bookstodon <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/regency/" rel="tag">#Regency</a> <a href="/tags/georgian/" rel="tag">#Georgian</a> <a href="/tags/janeausten/" rel="tag">#JaneAusten</a> @romancelandia</p>

Image of a stack of books. At the top it says "Happy 250th." Below it says, "The Great Austen Read-Along." Each book in the stack has a title of an Austen book with the final book has a link to the website.

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheThirdWish</a></p><p>Spies, aliens, trolls, wizards and a disowned prince use a time machine, to improve their place in history, but Levi Jacobs stands in their way, despite having just lost his parents in war. Will he stop them or will the time travelers kill his father at a pivotal moment, on which the fate of the galaxy hangs?</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><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of The Third Wish, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

A wizard in a black robe that glitters with hints of gold stands on a mountain and looks down at a city of sky scrapers covered in greenery. In his shadow lurks a creature with glowing red eyes.

In the background, the sun is setting and stars are becoming visible.

(Right Background) Four images separated by black lines, with the silhouette of a woman wielding two swords laid over them. She's outlined in black and her interior is yellow clock-based imagery that spirals outward from the center.

The upper left quarter is a queen in a red, furred robe, wearing a gold and diamond crown. She has dark eyebrows and blond hair.

Upper right is a planet seen from orbit.

Lower left is a symbolic wire frame representation of the view inside a wormhole, in green and yellow.

Lower right is dandelions among grass.

The angle of the planet, one of the woman's swords, the yellow highlights of the wormhole and some of the dandelions form a line that draws the eye along a sweeping curve.

(Right Foreground) The following quote:

He admired the flawless beauty of the insane swordswoman’s fluid movements as Ida took desperate step after step, backwards!

He felt waves of mental energy pour off the panic-stricken troll, but the energy bounced right off of Nicole’s mind, as though she’d shut herself inside a solid, red-hot, steel box of rage!

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish

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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? August 12

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<p>📚 Cross and Sampson by: James Patterson, Brian Sitts</p><p>Metro PD detective John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a DC street, calling in the bomb squad. Dispatch, this is Sampson. Contact the FBI and the ATF. We've got a suspected terrorist attack here.</p><p>In Chapel Hill, NC...</p><p>Alex Cross searches the ap...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/cross-and-sampson" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/cross-and-sampson"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/cross-and-</span><span class="invisible">sampson</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/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/crimefiction/" rel="tag">#crimefiction</a> <a href="/tags/psychologicalfiction/" rel="tag">#psychologicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/suspense/" rel="tag">#suspense</a></p>

Metro PD detective John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a DC street, calling in the bomb squad. Dispatch, this is Sampson. Contact the FBI and the ATF. We've got a suspected terrorist attack here.

In Chapel Hill, NC...

Alex Cross searches the apartment of a missing psychology grad student his own son Damon. Has following in his famous father’s footsteps made Damon a target?

From FBI headquarters, in police stations, on airplanes, and at murder scenes, the detectives track crimes committed hundreds of miles apart. It will take more than distance to weaken the partnership of Sampson & Cross.

Instant New York Times Bestseller!

In latest thriller from the world's most popular storyteller, detective partners Alex Cross and John Sampson are called to separate locations to investigate a pair of serious crimes.

Stream Season 2 of the #1-rated Cross in February 2026!

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<p>Our horror anthology, OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM, is now available! Of Dread, Decay, and Doom is a horror-themed anthology edited by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@jendiagammon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jendiagammon</span></a></span>, Gareth L. Powell, and Scarlett R. Algee, featuring masters of horror fiction from all over the world. Find out more: <a href="https://www.starsandsabers.com/books/of-dread-decay-and-doom/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.starsandsabers.com/books/of-dread-decay-and-doom/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.starsandsabers.com/books/o</span><span class="invisible">f-dread-decay-and-doom/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/horrorbooks/" rel="tag">#horrorbooks</a></p>

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Dark red background with a black raven silhouette. Picture of the book:
Of Dread, Decay, and Doom - A Horror Anthology Edited by
Jendia Gammon, Gareth L. Powell, and Scarlett R. Algee

Featuring stories from:
Eugen Bacon, Patrick Barb, James Bennett, Renan Bernardo, Katrina Carruth, Vincent V. Cava, Andrew K.
Clark, P.A. Cornell, Dennis K. Crosby, Nicole Field, KC Grifant, Jamal Hodge, Somto lhezue, Pedro Iniguez, John Hornor Jacobs, Alice James, Ai Jiang, Helen Glynn Jones, Red Lagoe, Ruth Frances Long, Sarah L. Miles, Lee Murray, Cassandra Newbould, Justine Norton-Kertson, Amadin Ogbewe, Chris Panatier, David Quantick, Eden Royce, Eric Shanower, Riley Silverman, Diogo Silva Ramos, Mark Stay, Casey Stegman, Angela Sylvaine, Eugenia Triantafyllou, Tim Waggoner, Kali Wallace, and J.L. Worrad

AVAILABLE NOW!

COVER ART BY
Niall C. Grant
With Interior Illustrations
by Ahmed Raafat and Jendia Gammon
Stars and Sabers Publishing

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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>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.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Fantomina.png

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Favourite books: Irish authors and stars name their best reads

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Hachette pulls horror novel Shy Girl after suspected AI use

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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>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.

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

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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>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

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