<p>Is the essence of all litterature what someone would die for, or is it just to die, that is the question 😜😂 </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> <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> <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/@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/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookmemes/" rel="tag">#BookMemes</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/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/readallthebooks/" rel="tag">#ReadAllTheBooks</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/litterature/" rel="tag">#Litterature</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#Bookshelf</a> <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></p>
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<p>In the Film Death in Venice, Music Is the Narrator</p><p>A haunting score shapes the rise and fall of a writer consumed by infatuation.</p><p>By: Angelica Frey </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/in-the-film-death-in-venice-music-is-the-narrator/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/in-the-film-death-in-venice-music-is-the-narrator/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/in-the-film-de</span><span class="invisible">ath-in-venice-music-is-the-narrator/</span></a></p><p>Death in Venice at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66073" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66073</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/movie/" rel="tag">#movie</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a></p>
<p>Literary Celebrity, Mussolini’s Mouthpiece, AND American Traitor: Who Was Ezra Pound?</p><p>Stephen Harding on the Modernist Poet and His Fascist Politics</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/literary-celebrity-mussolinis-mouthpiece-and-american-traitor-who-was-ezra-pound/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/literary-celebrity-mussolinis-mouthpiece-and-american-traitor-who-was-ezra-pound/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/literary-celebrity-</span><span class="invisible">mussolinis-mouthpiece-and-american-traitor-who-was-ezra-pound/</span></a></p><p>Books by Pound at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2637" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2637"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2637</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>Is <a href="/tags/thephantomtollbooth/" rel="tag">#ThePhantomTollbooth</a> good? I've never read it. At least I don't think I have. Is it a fun read? <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/kidslit/" rel="tag">#KidsLit</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a>?</p>
<p>📚 We Do Not Part by: Han Kang</p><p>One winter morning in Seoul, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at the hospital. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet—a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm h...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/we-do-not-part" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/we-do-not-part"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/we-do-not-</span><span class="invisible">part</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/friendshipfiction/" rel="tag">#friendshipfiction</a> <a href="/tags/worldliterature/" rel="tag">#worldliterature</a> <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#korea</a></p>
<p>‘The Tibetan Book of the Dead’ is actually not just about death</p><p>The Tibetan Book of the Dead,” arguably is the most well-known Tibetan Buddhist text outside Tibet.</p><p>by Jue Liang</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-is-actually-not-just-about-death-247174" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-is-actually-not-just-about-death-247174"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/the-tibeta</span><span class="invisible">n-book-of-the-dead-is-actually-not-just-about-death-247174</span></a></p><p>Buddhist literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/37455" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/37455"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/37455</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/buddhism/" rel="tag">#buddhism</a></p>
<p>The Dante Map: Mary Hensman’s Masterpiece</p><p>Posted by: Cynthia Smith</p><p>"In celebration of Women’s History Month, I am featuring the map below. It was designed by the 19th century scholar and mapmaker Mary Hensman. The map is a detailed guide to the places that the Italian poet Dante Alighieri visited as well as the locations mentioned in his literary works."</p><p><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2026/03/the-dante-map-mary-hensmans-masterpiece/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blogs.loc.gov/maps/2026/03/the-dante-map-mary-hensmans-masterpiece/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.loc.gov/maps/2026/03/the</span><span class="invisible">-dante-map-mary-hensmans-masterpiece/</span></a></p><p>Books by Dante at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Dante+Alighieri" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Dante+Alighieri"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Dante+Alighieri</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/cartography/" rel="tag">#cartography</a> <a href="/tags/womenshistorymonth/" rel="tag">#womenshistorymonth</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/naomiklein/" rel="tag">#NaomiKlein</a> on <a href="/tags/trumpism/" rel="tag">#Trumpism</a> and Our Age of ‘Unlikely Bedfellows’ </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-naomi-klein.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VFA.F2f6.2-NayTObdyEi&smid=url-share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-naomi-klein.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VFA.F2f6.2-NayTObdyEi&smid=url-share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/opi</span><span class="invisible">nion/ezra-klein-podcast-naomi-klein.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VFA.F2f6.2-NayTObdyEi&smid=url-share</span></a><br><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/farright/" rel="tag">#farRight</a> <a href="/tags/altright/" rel="tag">#altRight</a> <a href="/tags/conspiracism/" rel="tag">#conspiracism</a> <a href="/tags/doppelgänger/" rel="tag">#Doppelgänger</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>“The more time you spend here in the Highlands, the more you recognise and realise and come to feel yourself part of the different layers of the land [… people] see it as wild and untameable, when in actual fact it is very much a human landscape”</p><p>—Annie Worsley recommends her best five books on the Scottish Highlands</p><p><a href="https://fivebooks.com/best-books/scottish-highlands-annie-worsley/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fivebooks.com/best-books/scottish-highlands-annie-worsley/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fivebooks.com/best-books/scott</span><span class="invisible">ish-highlands-annie-worsley/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/naturewriting/" rel="tag">#naturewriting</a> <a href="/tags/memoir/" rel="tag">#memoir</a> <a href="/tags/nanshepherd/" rel="tag">#NanShepherd</a> <a href="/tags/normanmaccaig/" rel="tag">#NormanMacCaig</a> <a href="/tags/highlands/" rel="tag">#Highlands</a> <a href="/tags/scottishhighlands/" rel="tag">#ScottishHighlands</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library: three more books from my employer's January sale<br>- The Second Jurassic Dinosaur Rush: Museums and Paleontology in America at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Paul D. Brinkman from the University of Chicago Press;<br>- Shaping Humanity: How Science, Art, and Imagination Help Us Understand Our Origins, a wonderfully illustrated book by John Gurche from Yale University Press;<br>- Rethinking Human Evolution edited by Jeffrey H. Schwartz, a volume in the Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.mit.edu/@themitpress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>themitpress</span></a></span>.</p><p><a href="/tags/fossils/" rel="tag">#Fossils</a> <a href="/tags/paleontology/" rel="tag">#Paleontology</a> <a href="/tags/palaeontology/" rel="tag">#Palaeontology</a> <a href="/tags/dinosaurs/" rel="tag">#Dinosaurs</a> <a href="/tags/historyofscience/" rel="tag">#HistoryOfScience</a> <a href="/tags/sciencehistory/" rel="tag">#ScienceHistory</a> <a href="/tags/histsci/" rel="tag">#HistSci</a> <a href="/tags/anthropology/" rel="tag">#Anthropology</a> <a href="/tags/humanevolution/" rel="tag">#HumanEvolution</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</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>I made an audiobook trailer! My second one ever. And I am so, so tired. 😅</p><p>Speak of the Devil’s audiobook releases in ten days! In celebration, the first two ebooks in the series are going to be on a deep discount just about everywhere. So, if you’ve been considering getting any of my ebooks, HANG TIGHT! The big sale is in five days. </p><p>On the first of May:<br>🩵 Godhunter will be $0.99.<br>🧡 Speak of the Devil will be $2.99. </p><p><a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> @bookstodon</p>
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<p>Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?</p><p>Daniel Hahn on Different Translations of Shakespeare</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/are-shakespeares-commas-really-that-important/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/are-shakespeares-commas-really-that-important/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/are-shakespeares-co</span><span class="invisible">mmas-really-that-important/</span></a></p><p>Shakespeare at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/65</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/literarycriticism/" rel="tag">#literarycriticism</a></p>
<p>📚 Strange Buildings by: Uketsu</p><p>A lonely hut in the woods.<br>A murder house.<br>A hidden chamber.<br>A mysterious shrine.<br>A home in flames.<br>A nightmarish prison.</p><p>After receiving multiple tips from his devoted readership, a writer fascinated by the occult put together eleven case files, each featuring its very own strange building...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/strange-buildings" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/strange-buildings"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/strange-bu</span><span class="invisible">ildings</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/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/domesticfiction/" rel="tag">#domesticfiction</a> <a href="/tags/cozy/" rel="tag">#cozy</a></p>
<p>Today at the blog, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@Princejvstin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Princejvstin</span></a></span> asks <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@RJBarker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RJBarker</span></a></span> author of the forthcoming Mortedant’s Peril, about his Six Books</p><p><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/04/6-books-with-rj-barker.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2026/04/6-books-with-rj-barker.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2026/04/</span><span class="invisible">6-books-with-rj-barker.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>
<p>I like to start my chapters with a quote, I know it's not uncommon, but I was wondering what people think about it as a reader? 🤔 </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 <br> <br><a href="/tags/wipwednesday/" rel="tag">#WIPWednesday</a> <br><a href="/tags/quote/" rel="tag">#Quote</a> <a href="/tags/quotes/" rel="tag">#Quotes</a> <a href="/tags/bookquote/" rel="tag">#BookQuote</a><br><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> <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><p>The Last Philosopher: <a href="https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/b/m0pJYA</a></p>
<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/SheSeeksPeace" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/SheSeeksPeace</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>
<p>I was gonna write about the Shy Girl book scuffle, but this video basically says everything I was going to say anyway. In short, I'm starting to get just as annoyed with casual AI amateur vigilantes as I am with Tech Bros. That being said, I'd happily punch a Tech Bro the same way I'd happily punch a Nazi , if I could, so at least there's that small leverage! I can't stand both equally, partially because I just don't trust the reading comprehension of the mainstream internet at all. this video is worth a watch because this is bigger than the author using AI. Like, for example, the secret fact that publishers actually love LLM technology but can't say it yet. This video doesn't say that, though, but still worth a watch! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv_3L_1avKM" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv_3L_1avKM"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv_3L_</span><span class="invisible">1avKM</span></a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#Publishing</a> <a href="/tags/booktube/" rel="tag">#BookTube</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/llm/" rel="tag">#LLM</a> <a href="/tags/youtube/" rel="tag">#YouTube</a></p>
<p>If you can’t afford any of my e-books, or audiobooks, just contact me and tell me what format and the book you want. I will give it to u. That’s all I ask. This way, you don’t have to deal with Torrance and the like. The only downside I guess is I’ll probably ask you to subscribe to my RSS feed or newsletter, but I think that’s a small price to pay. <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/contact/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="sightlessscribbles.com/contact/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sightlessscribbles.com/contact</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a> <a href="/tags/free/" rel="tag">#Free</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</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>I'm delighted to announce that all my books are now available at Bookshop dot org in ebook as well as print format. So you can support local, independent bookstores even if you prefer ebooks.</p><p><a href="https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/books" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.lauraperryauthor.com/books</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/pagan/" rel="tag">#pagan</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#nonfiction</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/gayromance/" rel="tag">#GayRomance</a> <a href="/tags/minoan/" rel="tag">#Minoan</a></p>
<p>Want to read screenplays I wrote? I realized I have a whole ton of scripts lying idle in my folders and decided to make books out of them. Here is the first, the stories range from drama, dark comedy, thriller, teen lesbian romance (is that a genre?) It's available for free via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bookstodon.com/@ododopress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ododopress</span></a></span> (Only pdf, the epub comes out a huge file at 40mbs and I can't figure out how to reduce it). Enjoy the read!<br><a href="https://www.ododopress.com/screenplays/home-is-a-fine-place-to-die/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ododopress.com/screenplays/home-is-a-fine-place-to-die/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.ododopress.com/screenplays</span><span class="invisible">/home-is-a-fine-place-to-die/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/screenplay/" rel="tag">#screenplay</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a></p>
<p>📚 The Ending Writes Itself by: Evelyn Clarke</p><p>Arthur Fletch, one of the world’s bestselling novelists, is a reclusive genius known for his iconic protagonists and fiendish twists. When six struggling authors are invited to spend a weekend on his private Scottish island, they arrive to discover a shocking secret: Arth...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-ending-writes-itself" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-ending-writes-itself"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-ending</span><span class="invisible">-writes-itself</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/mysterydetective/" rel="tag">#mysterydetective</a> <a href="/tags/cozy/" rel="tag">#cozy</a></p>
<p>📚 <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> and <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> accounts to follow:</p><p>BOOK NEWS & WRITING ABOUT BOOKS<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@BookRiot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BookRiot</span></a></span> - Book news site based in Canada<br><span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/accounts/kerry_ferrand', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kerry_ferrand</span></a></span> - In-depth book review videos<br><span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/faereviews/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/faereviews', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/faereviews', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>faereviews</span></a></span> - Romantic fantasy book videos<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@lunastation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lunastation</span></a></span> - Magazine of speculative fiction by female writers<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bookgaga" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookgaga</span></a></span> - Bibliophile on books, literary news, poetry etc<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://zirk.us/@philosophiclee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>philosophiclee</span></a></span> - Essays on philosophy & literature etc<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@craicer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>craicer</span></a></span> - Newsletter for indie authors<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/@horrordna" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>horrordna</span></a></span> - Horror site covering books, films, comics etc</p><p>🧵 1/10</p>
<p>My review of Conan: Cult of the Obsidian Moon by James Lovegrove just went up at Grimdark Magazine!</p><p>This book has a meandering start, but a thunderous conclusion, and a healthy dose of cosmic horror along the way.</p><p>(As always, boosts are appreciated!)</p><p><a href="https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-conan-cult-of-the-obsidian-moon-by-james-lovegrove/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-conan-cult-of-the-obsidian-moon-by-james-lovegrove/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.grimdarkmagazine.com/revie</span><span class="invisible">w-conan-cult-of-the-obsidian-moon-by-james-lovegrove/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#Booksky</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/swordandsorcery/" rel="tag">#SwordAndSorcery</a> <a href="/tags/conan/" rel="tag">#Conan</a> <a href="/tags/jameslovegrove/" rel="tag">#JamesLovegrove</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>Doug Henwood welcomes <a href="/tags/quinnslobodian/" rel="tag">#QuinnSlobodian</a> and <a href="/tags/bentarnoff/" rel="tag">#BenTarnoff</a>, authors of <a href="/tags/muskism/" rel="tag">#Muskism</a>: A Guide for the Perplexed, to discuss "Elon’s world and what he wants to do to ours." </p><p><a href="https://kpfa.org/episode/behind-the-news-april-23-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kpfa.org/episode/behind-the-news-april-23-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kpfa.org/episode/behind-the-ne</span><span class="invisible">ws-april-23-2026/</span></a><br><a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> <a href="/tags/siliconvalleyright/" rel="tag">#SiliconValleyRight</a> <a href="/tags/techoligarchs/" rel="tag">#techOligarchs</a> <a href="/tags/techfutures/" rel="tag">#techFutures</a> <a href="/tags/tesla/" rel="tag">#Tesla</a> <a href="/tags/neuralink/" rel="tag">#Neuralink</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>