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When Satirical Magazines Confront Real Crises
In Chile and Argentina, satirical publications used humor to expose political crises overlooked by the mainstream press.
By: Livia Gershon
April’s basic necessities were not fully met. The goal was $625, but only $440 of that was met.
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Since April’s overdue utilities and internet were already handled, the remaining $185 is the groceries gap. That shortfall now carries into May.
Total needed: $560
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Happy 100th birthday to Harper Lee! Let's celebrate it.
April 28, 1926 saw the birth of Harper Lee, best known as the author of To Kill a Mockingbird. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961, Lee achieved literary notoriety with a single book, then proceeded to publish sparingly. Her additional works, though few, have been the subject of considerable attention and worthwhile debate.
Check it out in our last newsletter:
https://www.gutenberg.org/newsletter/
Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo
by University de Liege
edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-previously-unpublished-verses-empedocles-papyrus.html
Empedocles at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Empedocles
Andy Weir Supports AI, Says it Will Replace Authors
Earlier: "I entered this profession just as the storm clouds of the current book-banning push were starting to gather, but I enrolled in a librarian certification program hoping it would pass over me as if lamb’s blood were painted on my doorframe." https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-librarian-book-ban/
'A remarkable time capsule': The enchanting history of Oxford University's 750-year-old medieval library
Predating the Aztec Empire, Merton College Library in Oxford has been used by everyone from celebrated 14th-Century mathematicians to JRR Tolkien.
By Christian Kriticos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20260423-the-enchanting-story-of-oxfords-medieval-library
A couple of very interesting books are available in our catalogue:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13245
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1615
Lost copy of seventh-century poem in Old English discovered at Rome library
Dublin scholars find 1,200-year-old manuscript of Caedmon’s Hymn composed by Northumbrian cattle herder
by Rory Carroll
Caedmon's Hymn by Caedmon as an audio file at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19677
Today at the NOAF blog, THE SUBTLE ART OF FOLDING SPACE author @john_chu tells @Princejvstin the answers to his Six Books questions.
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/04/6-books-with-john-chu.html
#OTD In 1860, George Eliot’s novel The Mill on the Floss is published by John Blackwood in three volumes.
https://lithub.com/lit-hub-weekly-march-30-april-3-2026/
"The Mill on the Floss" at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Mill+on+the+floss
Ebook omnibus: https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion
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.
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#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is an early exploration of ‘romance fraud’
Although romance fraud is a 21st-century term, through the character of Havisham, Dickens clearly demonstrated its often-devastating effects.
by Emma Linford
Great Expectations at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1400
Edited 179d ago
#OTD in 1667, John Milton sells the copyright to Paradise Lost for only 10 pounds.
https://lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-april-27-2026/
Works of John Milton at PG:
Why the Temple of Artemis Was the Greatest Wonder of the World
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was so magnificent that it was considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
by Kieren Johns
https://www.thecollector.com/ephesus-temple-of-artemis/
Temple of Artemis at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=temple+of+artemis
Book Review: This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me
Ilona Andrews expands their fantasy and romance talents into the burgeoning realm of isekai in English
@Princejvstin has our review at the NOAF blog:
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/06/book-review-this-kingdom-will-not-kill.html
The Loneliness of A Room of One’s Own
Virginia Woolf put forward an enduring vision of women with the space and financial stability to write. But it’s also a sad vision—of isolated writers, cut off from peers or mentors.
by Joanna Scutts
https://newrepublic.com/article/206731/loneliness-room-one-virginia-woolf-hold-up
Virginia Wooldf at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89
Inside The Contested Origins Of The ‘Jack And Jill’ Nursery Rhyme
By Kaleena Fraga
From the executions of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to a satirization of King Charles I's liquor tax, there are countless theories about the true meaning of "Jack and Jill."
https://allthatsinteresting.com/jack-and-jill-nursery-rhyme
Jack and Jill from the book "Denslow's Mother Goose" at PG:
‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Series From Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door, Chris Yost Lands at Peacock (EXCLUSIVE)
After less than a month on Threads, I finally got banned.
Permanently, with no right to appeal.
I genuinely don’t understand what for - just occasional posts about books and writers, same as here and across nine other social networks.
Their AI could not even explain the exact reason, only vague generic wording… so I can only assume my IQ was slightly above what the platform is built to tolerate.
#threads #books #reading #bookstodon #booksky #socialmedia
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Space Dragons: Cosmic Survivors by @vicorva is a great book! I enjoyed returning to the imaginative setting and the lovable characters. Also, the representation of queer and other marginalized identities is really good.
Also: dragons in space! 🐉
finished reading Anne of Windy Willows 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
by LM Montgomery.
Now a respectable and well-behaved adult (but still with her whimsy), Anne spends three years as school principle away from her one true love Gilbert Blythe, keeping him updated via regular letters on the madcap happenings of her town life. Lots of eccentric widows and hopeless maidens with thorny problems that Anne manages to resolve, either through meddling or accident. Not much plot but an enjoyable array of fancies. Grown-up Anne is a bit too perfect.
A Reader’s Guide to Poetry for National Poetry Month
By The Editors
Read poems, learn poetic forms, and discover writers in this National Poetry Month roundup.
Poetry at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/637
A Poet of Science Who Shook Faith in God
Biographer Richard Holmes reveals how Tennyson predated Darwin and speaks to us today
By Kevin Berger
https://nautil.us/a-poet-of-science-who-shook-faith-in-god-1279489
Tennyson at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2987
#SpeakingOutOfPlace welcomes #VictoriaLaw, author of "#CorridorsOfContagion: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of #Incarceration."
Law describes in harrowing detail how state neglect and #carceralAbuse amplified the ravages of #Covid19 in the US prison system
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