<p>New review! As this handsomely illustrated book shows, the evolutionary history of mammals in Africa is far more interesting than you would think at first blush.</p><p><a href="https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2026/05/26/book-review-the-rise-of-mammals-in-africa/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="inquisitivebiologist.com/2026/05/26/book-review-the-rise-of-mammals-in-africa/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inquisitivebiologist.com/2026/</span><span class="invisible">05/26/book-review-the-rise-of-mammals-in-africa/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/evolution/" rel="tag">#Evolution</a> <a href="/tags/paleontology/" rel="tag">#Paleontology</a> <a href="/tags/palaeontology/" rel="tag">#Palaeontology</a> <a href="/tags/fossils/" rel="tag">#Fossils</a> <a href="/tags/mammals/" rel="tag">#Mammals</a> <a href="/tags/biogeography/" rel="tag">#Biogeography</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</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>Habermas and climate action</p><p>Jürgen Habermas offers a framework for action on climate change – justice and deliberation are as important as the science</p><p>by Emilie Pratticois</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/how-can-habermas-help-us-think-about-climate-change?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a8acf4af90-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/how-can-habermas-help-us-think-about-climate-change?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a8acf4af90-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/how-can-haberma</span><span class="invisible">s-help-us-think-about-climate-change?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a8acf4af90-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Climate changes at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=climate+changes" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=climate+changes"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=climate+changes</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a></p>
<p>Ender’s Game is a brilliant <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> about relationships - brothers and sisters, children and adults, group dynamics… and <a href="/tags/loneliness/" rel="tag">#loneliness</a></p><p>A war that begins because they cannot simply talk to each other. </p><p>And love for the enemy, without which true victory is impossible.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="/tags/endersgame/" rel="tag">#endersgame</a> <a href="/tags/orsonscottcard/" rel="tag">#orsonscottcard</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/readingclub/" rel="tag">#readingclub</a> <a href="/tags/readit/" rel="tag">#readit</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#BookTok</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#bookreviews</a> <br><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 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>
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.
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? May 19
<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>
<p>“There’s no conflict in Death Comes for the Archbishop, except for the grinding of tectonic plates, the breaking of treaties, the murder of nations.”</p><p>by Patricia Lockwood</p><p><a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n06/patricia-lockwood/supersensual-ear?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KMQRP0Q8ZXZ5KZJ37PEDJH14&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n06/patricia-lockwood/supersensual-ear?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KMQRP0Q8ZXZ5KZJ37PEDJH14&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n0</span><span class="invisible">6/patricia-lockwood/supersensual-ear?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KMQRP0Q8ZXZ5KZJ37PEDJH14&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Death Comes for the Archbishop at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69730" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69730</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>
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<p>RE: <a href="https://sunny.garden/@lichendust/116217917003025888" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="sunny.garden/@lichendust/116217917003025888"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sunny.garden/@lichendust/11621</span><span class="invisible">7917003025888</span></a></p><p>Not knowing what I'm doing is how I do everything 😂 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joinin</span></a></span><br>@worldbuilding <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop</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/scifimemes/" rel="tag">#SciFiMemes</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>
<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>
<p>Graphic Novel Recommendation: "Are You Listening?" by Tillie Walden</p><p>I’m currently reading this graphic novel while enjoying a few days off before heading back to work, and I’m loving it! It’s a beautifully written story about two women and a cat on a road trip, blended with a touch of magical realism. </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><br><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><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@comics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>comics</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/iamreading/" rel="tag">#IAmReading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/graphicnovel/" rel="tag">#GraphicNovel</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a>+</p>
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<p>📚 The Poppy War by: R. F. Kuang</p><p>When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d fi...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-poppy-war" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-poppy-war"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-poppy-</span><span class="invisible">war</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/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#historicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/epicfiction/" rel="tag">#epicfiction</a> <a href="/tags/romancefiction/" rel="tag">#romancefiction</a></p>
<p>Ebook omnibus: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheWizardsScion</a></p><p>Levi Jacobs always dreamed of being like his father, the greatest wizard in the world, but had no understanding what it would be like. Follow Levi’s journey from bumbling teen to a great hero, while the young wizard learns to master magical powers that are initially completely beyond him and barely under control.</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>
<p>A Review of Hearth Stories, Summer Solstice 2025: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-hearth-stories-summer-solstice-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-hearth-stories-summer-solstice-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-he</span><span class="invisible">arth-stories-summer-solstice-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</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>Hi friends, I’m hoping someone here may be able to help…</p><p>I have just one copy of my 2011 book, The Science of Kissing, published in Japanese. I would like to buy another to share with a friend in Japan, and do not know how to find it.</p><p>Mastodon has proven a very smart community, and I’d appreciate any guidance to point me in the right direction? Thank you. <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
<p>Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day!📚</p><p>Some links for what's happening in the Portland metro area beyond the obvious (Powell's)</p><p>The 2nd Annual North Portland Book Crawl is Saturday-Sunday, April 25-26</p><p><a href="https://northpeninsulareview.com/2nd-annual-north-portland-book-crawl-to-celebrate-independent-bookstores/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="northpeninsulareview.com/2nd-annual-north-portland-book-crawl-to-celebrate-independent-bookstores/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">northpeninsulareview.com/2nd-a</span><span class="invisible">nnual-north-portland-book-crawl-to-celebrate-independent-bookstores/</span></a></p><p>"Thirteen bookstores. Two days. One incredible prize package. A free book for every participant!"</p><p>2 more links (Axios, KOIN)</p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2024/04/26/celebrate-independent-bookstore-day-powells" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.axios.com/local/portland/2024/04/26/celebrate-independent-bookstore-day-powells"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.axios.com/local/portland/2</span><span class="invisible">024/04/26/celebrate-independent-bookstore-day-powells</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.koin.com/local/portland-area-shops-to-support-during-independent-bookstore-day-042624/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.koin.com/local/portland-area-shops-to-support-during-independent-bookstore-day-042624/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.koin.com/local/portland-ar</span><span class="invisible">ea-shops-to-support-during-independent-bookstore-day-042624/</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/pdx/" rel="tag">#PDX</a> <a href="/tags/portland/" rel="tag">#Portland</a> <a href="/tags/independentbookstoreday/" rel="tag">#IndependentBookstoreDay</a> <a href="/tags/bookstores/" rel="tag">#Bookstores</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>
<p>I'm going to be in Europe soon, and I'm looking for good SF/F books that might not have reached Australia. What do you have?<br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>
<p>5 of Agatha Christie’s Works You Won’t Be Able to Put Down</p><p>Don’t miss out on this list of bestselling Agatha Christie works, which remain unrivaled in the murder mystery genre.</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/agatha-christie-works/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/agatha-christie-works/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/agatha-ch</span><span class="invisible">ristie-works/</span></a></p><p>Christie at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/451" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/451"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/451</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>"We have come to this cultural agreement that convenience is so important that it trumps everything else, forgetting that anything that matters in life is inconvenient [...] I think we should re-value difficulty, overcoming difficulty, and take pleasure in gaining mastery, because it is a form of empowerment"</p><p><a href="/tags/speakingoutofplace/" rel="tag">#SpeakingOutOfPlace</a> welcomes <a href="/tags/carissavéliz/" rel="tag">#CarissaVéliz</a>, author of <a href="/tags/prophecy/" rel="tag">#Prophecy</a></p><p><a href="https://speakingoutofplace.buzzsprout.com/2084729/episodes/18709720-bullshit-and-infinity-why-ai-cannot-predict-anything-a-conversation-with-carissa-veliz" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="speakingoutofplace.buzzsprout.com/2084729/episodes/18709720-bullshit-and-infinity-why-ai-cannot-predict-anything-a-conversation-with-carissa-veliz"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">speakingoutofplace.buzzsprout.</span><span class="invisible">com/2084729/episodes/18709720-bullshit-and-infinity-why-ai-cannot-predict-anything-a-conversation-with-carissa-veliz</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/artificialintelligence/" rel="tag">#artificialIntelligence</a> <a href="/tags/techcriticism/" rel="tag">#techCriticism</a> <a href="/tags/techfutures/" rel="tag">#techFutures</a> <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</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>I have been keeping a list of all books read since 1990. Many other people do. What surprised me, however: I read a lot more books per year but more rarely find one that impresses me. And I think I choose more selectively now. <br>Same with you? <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>
<p>RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@patrickmfsd/116478883225077666" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.social/@patrickmfsd/116478883225077666"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@patrickmfsd/1</span><span class="invisible">16478883225077666</span></a></p><p>I’m looking for a few more beta testers for Readtivity before launch — a reading activity tracker focused on goals, stats, and building better reading habits</p><p><a href="/tags/iosdev/" rel="tag">#iosdev</a> <a href="/tags/indiedev/" rel="tag">#indiedev</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>