<p><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/03/book-review-misheard-world-by-aliya.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2026/03/book-review-misheard-world-by-aliya.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2026/03/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-misheard-world-by-aliya.html</span></a></p><p>The Misheard World feels, at every moment, intensely carefully crafted, and it is a delight to be left unsettled by it, all the way to the last says <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@chloroform_tea" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chloroform_tea</span></a></span> <br> at the NOAF blog:</p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> @bookstodon</p>
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<p>Paisley Book Festival 2026<br>15–17 May</p><p>The Paisley Book Festival is a platform for celebrating books, reading and writing in Paisley over the course of three days.</p><p>Now entering its seventh year, the theme for the 2026 Paisley Book Festival is “Everyday Heroes, Everlasting Icons”.</p><p>For the full programme of events, visit the PBF website: </p><p><a href="https://paisleybookfestival.com/programme-full/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="paisleybookfestival.com/programme-full/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paisleybookfestival.com/progra</span><span class="invisible">mme-full/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/paisley/" rel="tag">#Paisley</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookfestival/" rel="tag">#bookfestival</a></p>
<p>A revolution in time</p><p>Once local and irregular, time-keeping became universal and linear in 311 BCE. History would never be the same again</p><p>by Paul J Kosmin</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/when-time-became-regular-and-universal-it-changed-history?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b51aa80020-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/when-time-became-regular-and-universal-it-changed-history?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b51aa80020-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/when-time-becam</span><span class="invisible">e-regular-and-universal-it-changed-history?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b51aa80020-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Cosmology at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/7398" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/7398"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/7398</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/cosmology/" rel="tag">#cosmology</a></p>
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<p>Upcoming new release IMAGINE A FRIEND by David Quantick is “really lovely” and is a perfect all-ages novella for changes in season and life. Out Tuesday, March 10! Order from your favorite bookseller.<br><a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#fantasybooks</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/nostalgia/" rel="tag">#nostalgia</a><br><a href="https://www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagine-a-friend/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagine-a-friend/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.starsandsabers.com/books/i</span><span class="invisible">magine-a-friend/</span></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>‘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>
Bookworms rejoice: Kobo to get StoryGraph integration in June
<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1869 writer Algernon Blackwood was born. He "was an English broadcasting narrator, journalist, novelist and short story writer, and among the most prolific ghost story writers in the history of the genre."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Blackwood" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Blackwood"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon</span><span class="invisible">_Blackwood</span></a></p><p>Books by Blackwood at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1370" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1370"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1370</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>le ultime copie rimanenti di Benedetto il falegname ora sono disponibili anche nel negozietto di aleguora su vinted! <a href="https://www.vinted.it/member/3139748423" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.vinted.it/member/3139748423"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.vinted.it/member/313974842</span><span class="invisible">3</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/libri/" rel="tag">#libri</a> <a href="/tags/livros/" rel="tag">#livros</a> <a href="/tags/libros/" rel="tag">#libros</a> <a href="/tags/vinted/" rel="tag">#vinted</a></p>
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<p>Ebook omnibus: <a href="https://books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/AshenBladesOpen</span><span class="invisible">Wounds</span></a></p><p>The arch-demon, Pride, leads demon-kind in an ancient plan to open a gate between worlds, so vast demon armies might march forth and conquer, but opening a portal requires both energy equivalent to a nuclear explosion and the cooperation of a half-demon, to stabilize it. However, the only half-demon available has made it her life mission to kill all demons.</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>
My people are on the streets again in Indonesia. Everywhere the state decides certain people's survival is not a priority, the same infrastructure gap opens. The only thing that fills it is people deciding to fill it for each other. The full list is at the link. Some requests are urgent, some are overdue, and all of them need movement. Show up however possible, financially or by amplifying so someone who can give financially finds the request. Both matter.
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<p>Characters Who Share My First Name: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-characters-who-share-my-first-name/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-characters-who-share-my-first-name/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-characters-who-share-my-first-name/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/toptentuesday/" rel="tag">#TopTenTuesday</a> <a href="/tags/name/" rel="tag">#Name</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>
<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>The heroines of Santa Barbara</p><p>How an organised body of women changed the female role in war</p><p>by Helena Nogué</p><p><a href="https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/the-heroines-of-santa-barbara?mtm_campaign=Email%20Marketing&mtm_kwd=Europeana%20Newsletter&mtm_source=Newsletter&mtm_content=March%202026" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.europeana.eu/en/stories/the-heroines-of-santa-barbara?mtm_campaign=Email%20Marketing&mtm_kwd=Europeana%20Newsletter&mtm_source=Newsletter&mtm_content=March%202026"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.europeana.eu/en/stories/th</span><span class="invisible">e-heroines-of-santa-barbara?mtm_campaign=Email%20Marketing&mtm_kwd=Europeana%20Newsletter&mtm_source=Newsletter&mtm_content=March%202026</span></a></p><p>Spain history at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=history+spain" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=history+spain"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=history+spain</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>
<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>
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? May 19
355/560 — 205 left to reach the goal for May, in less than 4 days 🥹 I appreciate all kinds of distribution, really. I do really need help.
<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>Village library <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> France</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>