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<p>If you can get 1 percent better each day for one year, you’ll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you’re done. </p><p>Conversely, if you get 1 percent worse each day for one year, you’ll decline nearly down to zero. </p><p>What starts as a small win or a minor setback accumulates into something much more.</p><p>James Clear, Atomic Habits</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#nonfiction</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/jamesclear/" rel="tag">#JamesClear</a> <a href="/tags/atomichabits/" rel="tag">#AtomicHabits</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/quotes/" rel="tag">#quotes</a> <a href="/tags/quote/" rel="tag">#quote</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>

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<p>Let's celebrate, today is World Book Day (athough some countries celebrate in a different day)! It's also known as World Book or International Day of the Book.</p><p>What book are you currently reading? What's your favorite book so far?</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Book_Day" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Book_Day"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bo</span><span class="invisible">ok_Day</span></a></p><p>You can find several interestings books in our catalogue:<br>www.gutenberg.org</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/worldbookday/" rel="tag">#worldbookDay</a></p>

A black-and-white engraved ornament showing an open book with text-filled pages, resting against a stack of closed books, with a rolled scroll lying in front.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book#/media/File:Books_and_Scroll_Ornament_with_Open_Book.png

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TymeStarwitch" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TymeStarwitch</a><br>Audiobook: <a href="https://owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/the-book-of-newts-starwitch" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/the-book-of-newts-starwitch"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/th</span><span class="invisible">e-book-of-newts-starwitch</span></a></p><p>The undead queen of the space pirates kidnapped Amelia’s sisters and damaged her ship, leaving her with little fuel. Amelia’s a dead woman without her sisters, forced to attack the pirate’s mountain-sized star ship, despite how slim the odds are…</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> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#audiobook</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Starwitch, by Owen Tyme.

In the background is a red, orange and white nebula.

In the foreground is a line drawing of a red spotted newt, in white. The lines of the newt are outlined in black, to help it stand out. The interior is red, with an appearance similar to stained glass.

(Right) In the background is a red and orange galaxy, with a blue core, which bears a resemblance to an eye. It has the following text over it:

“First you turn my dog against me, then you steal my ship’s core? What’s next, pulling my teeth?”

“We didn’t ask for this! You attacked us! Why don’t you just let us go?”

“I might as well cover myself in tartar sauce, then go swimming in shark infested waters! My lieutenants would tear me to shreds, just the same!”

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

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Anyone read REAMDE? I've been re-reading, and would love to see another sequel, one focused on Csongor and Marlon. Anyone else want a Neal Stephenson buddy story?

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<p>Audiobooks I’ve Enjoyed: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-audiobooks-ive-enjoyed/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-audiobooks-ive-enjoyed/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-week</span><span class="invisible">ly-blogging-challenge-audiobooks-ive-enjoyed/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/wednesdayweeklybloggingchallenge/" rel="tag">#WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</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>

Five hardcover books standing up on a white surface. They are held upright and together in place by a pair of headphones that are wrapped around them in the same way you’d see a person wear headphones.

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<p>Ebook and print: <a href="https://books2read.com/SheGoesToWar" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/SheGoesToWar</a></p><p>With the return of her arch-nemesis to the world in 1972, the Hunter literally goes to war, finding herself drawn to Vietnam, once more backed up by her demon-hunting allies, but as all that faced the horrors of the Vietnam War, she finds her time there trying and emotionally difficult.</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/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</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 She Goes to War, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

Three people dressed in tiger-stripe camouflage crouch near the edge of a jungle, in Veitnam. The jungle is a mixture of bamboo and ferns.

The first is a girl with brown hair and blue eyes. She wears a dress, top hat and elbow-length fingerless gloves. She points out of the jungle.

The second is a hispanic man and his skin is covered in greasepaint, to make him blend in even better. He wears a military uniform, including a hat with a round brim and leans on an AK-47 for support. His vest has pouches large enough for spare magazines for his weapon. He looks through a pair of binoculars at what the girl is pointing at.

The third is huge and has the head of a cat, with black fur and green eyes. He wears a military uniform.

(Right) The view from the back of a military cargo plane, with the rear hatch open, in flight, while cargo is dropped for descent via parachute, with the following quote over the top:

“Did you see that?”

“No! I officially *never* saw that crate! I *did not* see the flash of a sword cut the crate apart and *very specifically* didn’t see it explode into a shower of thousands of dinner rolls, with a teenage girl in the middle!”

“Good! I was afraid I was the only one that hadn’t seen that!”

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

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<p>The Captivating Saga Behind the Only Known Portrait of the Brontë Sisters</p><p>The only known painting of the three Brontë sisters together was painted by their brother, Branwell, and was long thought lost.</p><p>by Katie White</p><p><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bronte-sisters-portrait-history-2748843" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.artnet.com/art-world/bronte-sisters-portrait-history-2748843"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.artnet.com/art-world/bron</span><span class="invisible">te-sisters-portrait-history-2748843</span></a></p><p>Brontë sisters at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=bront%C3%AB+sisters" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=bront%C3%AB+sisters"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=bront%C3%AB+sisters</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/womenhistorymonth/" rel="tag">#womenHistoryMonth</a></p>

The Brontë sisters, painted by Branwell Brontë (in order: Anne, Emily and Charlotte).

An oil portrait of the Brontë sisters grouped closely together against a dark background, with a pale yellowish column or pillar visible behind the central figure. All three have dark auburn curly hair and pale complexions with direct, serious expressions. Anne wears grey-blue; Emily, set slightly back, wears green; Charlotte wears dark brown-black with a grey collar. A book or papers rest on a surface in the foreground.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Bront%C3%AB#/media/File:The_Bront%C3%AB_Sisters_by_Patrick_Branwell_Bront%C3%AB_restored.jpg

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1839, Charlotte Bronte declines Reverend Henry Nussey’s marriage proposal, claiming that he would find her “romantic and eccentric” and not practical enough to be a clergyman’s wife. </p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-march-5-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-march-5-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-march</span><span class="invisible">-5-2026/</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><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/womenshistory/" rel="tag">#womenshistory</a></p>

Thompson, John Hunter; Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855); Bronte Parsonage Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/charlotte-bronte-18161855-21013

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<p>What Is the Dominant Emotion in 400 Years of Women’s Diaries?</p><p>A new anthology identifies frustration as a recurring theme in journals written between 1599 and 2015</p><p>by Sarah Gristwood</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-is-the-dominant-emotion-in-400-years-of-womens-diaries-180983834/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-is-the-dominant-emotion-in-400-years-of-womens-diaries-180983834/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/history</span><span class="invisible">/what-is-the-dominant-emotion-in-400-years-of-womens-diaries-180983834/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>Women literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=women+literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=women+literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=women+literature</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/womenhistorymonth/" rel="tag">#WomenHistoryMonth</a></p>

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<p>I guess a re- <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> is in order. I'm back on Mastodon!</p><p>I've been away for a while, but I missed being here.</p><p>I'm an earthling living in the Netherlands. I like <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a>, reading <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> and <a href="/tags/blogs/" rel="tag">#blogs</a>, and <a href="/tags/travel/" rel="tag">#travel</a>. I have been online for quite some time and I love the internet.</p><p>Not sure what else to add, but you can find more about me here:<br><a href="https://blog.pcora.eu/about/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>blog.pcora.eu/about/</a></p>

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<p>Book Corners app for iOS is finally available on the App Store <a href="https://apps.apple.com/it/app/book-corners/id6761063261" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apps.apple.com/it/app/book-corners/id6761063261"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apps.apple.com/it/app/book-cor</span><span class="invisible">ners/id6761063261</span></a></p><p>It’s completely free (ad free and tracking free too!) and it’s my first app for iOS. I would very much appreciate your feedback 🫶</p><p>Oh.. and it’s open source too! <a href="https://github.com/andreagrandi/book-corners-ios" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/andreagrandi/book-corners-ios"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/andreagrandi/book-c</span><span class="invisible">orners-ios</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bookcorners" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookcorners</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/ios/" rel="tag">#ios</a> <a href="/tags/iosdev/" rel="tag">#iosdev</a> <a href="/tags/appstore/" rel="tag">#appstore</a> <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/free/" rel="tag">#free</a></p>

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<p>Book Review: China Mountain Zhang<br> A stone cold classic of future lives which holds up more than 30 years after it was written. <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@DrEddieClark" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DrEddieClark</span></a></span> has our review at the NOAF blog</p><p><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/03/book-review-china-mountain-zhang.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2026/03/book-review-china-mountain-zhang.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2026/03/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-china-mountain-zhang.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>

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<p>Becoming George by Fiona Sampson review – the remarkable story of a cross-dressing 19th century novelist</p><p>A reappraisal of one of literature’s most sensational personalities, the author of more than 70 books</p><p>by Anthony Cummins</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/02/becoming-george-by-fiona-sampson-review-the-remarkable-story-of-a-cross-dressing-19th-century-novelist" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/02/becoming-george-by-fiona-sampson-review-the-remarkable-story-of-a-cross-dressing-19th-century-novelist"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2026</span><span class="invisible">/mar/02/becoming-george-by-fiona-sampson-review-the-remarkable-story-of-a-cross-dressing-19th-century-novelist</span></a></p><p>George Sand at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/851" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/851"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/851</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/womenhistorymonth/" rel="tag">#WomenHistoryMonth</a></p>

The novelist George Sand is photographed by Nadar, who takes a series of pictures of the writer in March 1864.

Sand has dark, tightly curled hair pinned up, and wears drop earrings. Her expression is calm and self-possessed. She is dressed in a wide-sleeved striped cape or mantle with dark trim over a dark high-necked blouse.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sand#/media/File:George_Sand_by_Nadar,_1864.jpg

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<p>How Einstein revolutionized the meaning of “where” and “when”</p><p>Even space and time are relative in Einstein's universe. That means our old notions of "where" and "when" no longer apply on cosmic scales.</p><p>by Ethan Siegel</p><p><a href="https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/einstein-revolutionized-where-when/?utm_source=nautilus.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=are-we-all-doomed-to-develop-ai-psychosis&_bhlid=c8e74783f471d1d0672424048a5359c94a883770" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/einstein-revolutionized-where-when/?utm_source=nautilus.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=are-we-all-doomed-to-develop-ai-psychosis&_bhlid=c8e74783f471d1d0672424048a5359c94a883770"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bigthink.com/starts-with-a-ban</span><span class="invisible">g/einstein-revolutionized-where-when/?utm_source=nautilus.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=are-we-all-doomed-to-develop-ai-psychosis&_bhlid=c8e74783f471d1d0672424048a5359c94a883770</span></a></p><p>Einstein at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1630" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1630"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1630</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

Dr. Albert Einstein writes out an equation for the density of the Milky Way on the blackboard at the Carnegie Institute, Mt. Wilson Observatory headquarters in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 14, 1931.

A black-and-white photograph of Einstein with wild white hair and a thick moustache, wearing a tweed jacket, writing on a blackboard with chalk. He turns his head toward the camera with a lively, alert expression. The equation R_ik = 0 is written in large chalk letters on the dark board behind him, with additional partially visible equations above.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein#/media/File:Albert_Einstein_writing_on_a_blackboard_in_Pasadena_(1931).jpg

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<p>Nonfiction Titles I Recently Added to My TBR List: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-newer-nonfiction-titles-on-my-tbr-list/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-newer-nonfiction-titles-on-my-tbr-list/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-newer-nonfiction-titles-on-my-tbr-list/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#Nonfiction</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/tbr/" rel="tag">#TBR</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 The Crown's Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery in the Americas by Brooke N. Newman. image on cove shows a British royal crown hanging from the black silhouette of a head as if it were an earring.

Book cover for Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic by Mia Bennett and Klaus Doods. Image on cover is a drawing created from the perspective of someone looking down at the arctic and seeing the dark sea water between icebergs as a few different cargo ships sail past each other.

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<p>25% off @ Smashwords: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1667520" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1667520"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1667520</span></a></p><p>The Hunter seeks peace and quiet to mourn the loss of her best friend in a world that seems bound and determined to make that task impossible. Enemies attack when she’d rather be alone, allies can’t take a hint and the arch-demon Wrath seeks the Hunter’s hand in marriage, even though she’d sooner kill him.</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/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 She Seeks Peace, by Owen Tyme.

The background is a snow-capped, craggy mountain with green, grassy hills at its base, which feature yellow and blue flowers.

The foreground is dominated by the round symbol for peace, in gold. Along the bottom of it are two olive branches. At the top is a dove in flight. Arranged on the lower three spokes of it are three figures based on the AIGA symbol for a woman. The figure on the right is blue. The one in the middle is a very dark gray, bordering on black, which includes a top hat. The figure on the left is red and has horns, like a demon.

(Right) The background is a view from the interior of a gun's barrel, with the rifling very apparent and the following quote over the top:

Reggie looked down the barrel of one of his own pistols, which the girl held in both hands, because the M1911 was a little large for someone so small.

There was a long, silent moment as the girl giggled and met his gaze. The murderous look was gone, replaced by something more playful, like a cat toying with a mouse.

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

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<p>📚 When the Moon Hits Your Eye by: John Scalzi</p><p>The moon has turned into cheese. Now humanity has to deal with it.</p><p>For some it's an opportunity. For others it's a moment to question their faith: In God, in science, in everything. Still others try to keep the world running in the face of absurdity and uncertainty. And then there are the bi...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/when-the-moon-hits-your-eye" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/when-the-moon-hits-your-eye"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/when-the-m</span><span class="invisible">oon-hits-your-eye</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/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a></p>

The moon has turned into cheese. Now humanity has to deal with it.

For some it's an opportunity. For others it's a moment to question their faith: In God, in science, in everything. Still others try to keep the world running in the face of absurdity and uncertainty. And then there are the billions looking to the sky and wondering how a thing that was always just there is now... something absolutely impossible.

Astronauts and billionaires, comedians and bank executives, professors and presidents, teenagers and terminal patients at the end of their lives over the length of an entire lunar cycle, each get their moment in the moonlight. To panic, to plan, to wonder and to pray, to laugh and to grieve. All in a kaleidoscopic novel that goes all the places you’d expect, and then to so many places you wouldn’t.

It's a wild moonage daydream. Ride this rocket.

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<p>Why Lacan Loved Harpo Marx</p><p>A surprising encounter between high theory and Hollywood farce reshapes how we think about laughter and desire.</p><p>By: Angelica Frey </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/why-lacan-loved-harpo-marx/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/why-lacan-loved-harpo-marx/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/why-lacan-love</span><span class="invisible">d-harpo-marx/</span></a></p><p>Humor & Comedy at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/44" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/44"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/44</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=comedy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=comedy"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=comedy</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a></p>

Lobby card for Monkey Business (1931) with Chico (left) and Harpo (right)

The card shows Chico on the left in his trademark shabby suit and felt hat, and Harpo on the right in his iconic curly red wig, battered top hat, and characteristically mismatched, oversized clothing. The man in the middle is one of the supporting cast members.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpo_Marx#/media/File:Monkey_Business_lobby_card_1931.JPG

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<p>Better than Wuthering Heights? The Brontës’ novels – ranked!</p><p>As Emerald Fennell’s film sparks debate, we celebrate the pioneering brilliance of the siblings’ work</p><p>by Lucasta Miller</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/16/better-than-wuthering-heights-the-brontes-novels-ranked" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/16/better-than-wuthering-heights-the-brontes-novels-ranked"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2026</span><span class="invisible">/mar/16/better-than-wuthering-heights-the-brontes-novels-ranked</span></a></p><p>The Brontës at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/authors/search/?query=bront%C3%AB" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/authors/search/?query=bront%C3%AB"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">rs/search/?query=bront%C3%AB</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

"The Story Of The Bronte Sisters", newspaper article taken from Huddersfield Weekly Examiner, March 26, 1955.

This articles shows:
Charlotte Brontë, painted by George Richmond — the most famous likeness of her; Emily Brontë, noted as also a talented poetess; Anne Brontë, in what the caption identifies as the only known portraits of her, painted by Charlotte.

Some of the cited locations: St. Michael and All Angels church, Haworth, where Charlotte and Emily were buried; Haworth Parsonage, sitting on the edge of the moor overlooking the churchyard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bront%C3%AB_family#/media/File:%22The_Story_Of_The_Bronte_Sisters%22_-_Weekly_Examiner_1955.jpg

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John Scalzi on “Indefinite Book Club Hiatus”

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<p>Celebrating Women’s History Month</p><p>Celebrate Women’s History Month with JSTOR Daily. We hope you’ll find the stories below a valuable resource for classroom or leisure reading.</p><p>By The Editors</p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/womens-history-month-editors-picks/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/womens-history-month-editors-picks/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/womens-history</span><span class="invisible">-month-editors-picks/</span></a></p><p>Women literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=women+literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=women+literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=women+literature</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/womenhistorymonth/" rel="tag">#WomenHistoryMonth</a></p>

Wollstonecraft in 1790–1791, by John Opie

John Opie - Tate Britain

An oil portrait of Wollstonecraft against a near-black background. She has loosely curled ash-blonde hair held back by a white bandeau. Her gaze is direct and composed. She wears a deep teal draped garment with a white fichu at the neckline, and rests one hand on an open book. A quill and inkwell are visible to the upper left.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft#/media/File:MaryWollstonecraft.jpg

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<p>25% off @ Smashwrods: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1657116" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1657116"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1657116</span></a></p><p>After encountering the worst life has to offer, including the death of his wife and child, destruction of his home world, an addiction forced on him by the one responsible and a third of the galaxy falling under the heel of that tyrant, Levi Jacobs, a wizard, seeks to unravel the secrets of time and fate.</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 Inverted Glass, by Owen Tyme.

The Background is a pink and purple nebula in space.

The foreground is largely line art, in white, with a black shadow outline.

At the center is an hourglass. The bottom has black sand, with a white figure standing in it. The top has is an inverted mirror image of the bottom, with a black figure in white sand.

The hourglass serves as the balance point for a set of scales, which hold a heart and a feather. The heart is on the left and the feather on the right. The heart is lower than the feather.

(Right) Lying in blue sand is a heart made of the same sand, full of cracks. It glows from the inside in a warm, yellow color. Over that is the following quote:

Nicole felt an extreme kind of loss, realizing she’d been stolen away from the afterlife, just before finding out if she deserved punishment or not!

“How dare you do this to me? Why?”

“I’m always in need of strong spirits and I’ve seen none stronger. You have unique talents I refuse to see go to waste.”

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

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February Reading Progress

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<p>📚 Alien Clay by: Adrian Tchaikovsky</p><p>Professor Arton Daghdev has always wanted to study alien life in person. But when his political activism sees him exiled to the planet Kiln, condemned to work under an unfamiliar sky until he dies, his idealistic wish becomes a terrible reality.</p><p>Kiln boasts a ravenous, chaotic ecosystem. Its monstrous alien life means Arton wil...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/alien-clay" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/alien-clay</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></p>

Professor Arton Daghdev has always wanted to study alien life in person. But when his political activism sees him exiled to the planet Kiln, condemned to work under an unfamiliar sky until he dies, his idealistic wish becomes a terrible reality.

Kiln boasts a ravenous, chaotic ecosystem. Its monstrous alien life means Arton will risk death on a daily basis – if the camp’s oppressive regime doesn’t kill him first. But, if he survives, Kiln’s lost civilization holds a wondrous, terrible secret. It will redefine life and intelligence as he knows it – and might just set him free.

They travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind...
Alien Clay is a thrilling tale of alien encounter – from the acclaimed Arthur C. Clarke Award-winner Adrian Tchaikovsky.

Unputdownable – Stephen Baxter, author of Proxima

Heart-in-the-mouth fantastic – New Scientist

Restlessly brainy and utterly involving – Daily Mail

The perfect gateway into what makes Tchaikovsky great – SciFiNow

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<p>Lost Archimedes Page from Medieval Manuscript Discovered in France</p><p>A page long thought lost from one of the most important surviving manuscripts of antiquity has now been identified in a French museum, offering fresh insight into both ancient science and medieval book culture.</p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2026/03/lost-archimedes-page-from-medieval-manuscript-discovered-in-france/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.medievalists.net/2026/03/lost-archimedes-page-from-medieval-manuscript-discovered-in-france/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.medievalists.net/2026/03/l</span><span class="invisible">ost-archimedes-page-from-medieval-manuscript-discovered-in-france/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

Archimedes the Thinker by the Italian painter Nicolò Barabino. It shows Archimedes sitting in a chair with his feet stretched out in front. His arms are resting on the high-backed chair. A table with a papyrus on it.

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