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<p>Winners of the 2025 Baifang Schell Book Prize for the best books about China or the Sinophone World</p><p>Fiction: The Running Flame: A Novel by Fang Fang<br>Non-fiction: Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick </p><p><a href="https://chinabooksreview.com/2026/04/23/2025-winners/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="chinabooksreview.com/2026/04/23/2025-winners/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chinabooksreview.com/2026/04/2</span><span class="invisible">3/2025-winners/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a></p>

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<p>The <a href="/tags/kobo/" rel="tag">#Kobo</a> US & Canada Spring Sale runs from 1-30 April.</p><p>My latest book, Grace & Favour, a friends-to-lovers m/m romance set at haunted Hampton Court Palace in the early Victorian era, will be featured…</p><p>…but ALL my books are on sale for the whole month (including for Australia but nowhere else, sorry).</p><p><a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/search?query=wendy+palmer&ac=1&acp=wendy+palmer&ac.author=wendy+palmer" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.kobo.com/au/en/search?query=wendy+palmer&ac=1&acp=wendy+palmer&ac.author=wendy+palmer"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.kobo.com/au/en/search?quer</span><span class="invisible">y=wendy+palmer&ac=1&acp=wendy+palmer&ac.author=wendy+palmer</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/koboplus/" rel="tag">#koboPlus</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/booksale/" rel="tag">#bookSale</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a></p>

Purely decorative 3x3 grid of my book covers.

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<p>As a ‘book scientist’ I work with microscopes, imaging technologies and AI to preserve ancient texts</p><p>by Christina Dinh Nguyen</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/as-a-book-scientist-i-work-with-microscopes-imaging-technologies-and-ai-to-preserve-ancient-texts-278154" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/as-a-book-scientist-i-work-with-microscopes-imaging-technologies-and-ai-to-preserve-ancient-texts-278154"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/as-a-book-</span><span class="invisible">scientist-i-work-with-microscopes-imaging-technologies-and-ai-to-preserve-ancient-texts-278154</span></a></p><p>Old manuscripts at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=old+manuscripts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=old+manuscripts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=old+manuscripts</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/culturalheritage/" rel="tag">#culturalHeritage</a> <a href="/tags/old_manuscripts/" rel="tag">#old_manuscripts</a></p>

Incomplete manuscript of the Dhammapada in Gandhari and in Kharosthi characters. It may have been copied between the end of the 1st century CE and the end of the 3rd century CE, which makes it the one of the oldest known Indian language documents.

Its sheets, in birch bark, reinforced in the direction of the height by a string sewn on each side, are about 20 cm wide. Here fragmentary, originally at least 1.23 m long, they were, after reading, folded in on themselves, thus forming notebooks about 20 cm long and 4 to 5 cm thick. Acquired by the Dutreuil de Rhins mission (1891-1894) in Central Asia. Bibliothèque nationale de France, département des Manuscrits, pali 715-A

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandh%C4%81ran_Buddhist_texts#/media/File:Manuscrit_BnF_pali_715-A.jpg

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<p>📚 The Director by: Daniel Kehlmann</p><p>G.W. Pabst, one of cinema’s greatest directors of the 20th century, was filming in France when the Nazis seized power. To escape the horrors of the new and unrecognizable Germany, he fled to Hollywood. But now, under the blinding California sun, the world-famous director suddenly loo...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-director" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-director"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-direct</span><span class="invisible">or</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/historical/" rel="tag">#historical</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/worldliterature/" rel="tag">#worldliterature</a></p>

G.W. Pabst, one of cinema’s greatest directors of the 20th century, was filming in France when the Nazis seized power. To escape the horrors of the new and unrecognizable Germany, he fled to Hollywood. But now, under the blinding California sun, the world-famous director suddenly looks like a nobody. Not even Greta Garbo, the Hollywood actress whom he made famous, can help him.

When he receives word that his elderly mother is ill, he finds himself back in his homeland of Austria, which is now called Ostmark. Pabst, his wife, and his young son are suddenly confronted with the barbaric nature of the regime. So, when Joseph Goebbels—the minister of propaganda in Berlin—sees the potential for using the European film icon for his directorial genius and makes big promises to Pabst and his family, Pabst must consider Goebbels’s thinly veiled order. While Pabst still believes that he will be able to resist these advances, that he will not submit to any dictatorship other than art, he has already taken the first steps into a hopeless entanglement.

An artist’s life, a pact with the devil, and the dangerous illusions of the silver screen.

Kehlmann’s latest oeuvre explores the complicated relationships and distinctions between art and power, beauty and barbarism, cog and conspirator.

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE • A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR • AN NYPL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A Washington Post NOTABLE BOOK • A Late Show with St

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<p>Today is Harper Lee’s 100th birthday.</p><p>Born in a small town in Alabama, where her father worked as a lawyer, Lee loved <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>. One of her childhood friends was Truman Capote, who spent time in <a href="/tags/monroeville/" rel="tag">#Monroeville</a> as a boy. Years later, she turned the world she knew into a novel about the difficult bravery of doing what is right when the world refuses to do so.</p><p>Do you like her novel To Kill a Mockingbird?</p><p><a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#writers</a> <a href="/tags/harperlee/" rel="tag">#HarperLee</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</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>

Harper Lee

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<p>Apollonius of Rhodes: The Man Who Changed Ancient Greek Literature for Ever</p><p>Few figures in Ancient Greek literature have been as consequential and enigmatic as Apollonius of Rhodes.</p><p>By Nick Kampouris</p><p><a href="https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/05/apollonius-rhodes-man-change-greek-literature/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="greekreporter.com/2026/04/05/apollonius-rhodes-man-change-greek-literature/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">greekreporter.com/2026/04/05/a</span><span class="invisible">pollonius-rhodes-man-change-greek-literature/</span></a></p><p>Rhodius Apollonius at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/433" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/433"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/433</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>

This is a fanciful portrait of one "Apollonius" - a name shared by several illustrious ancient Greek men. Among those, most prominent are (1) the epic poet, Apollonius of Rhodes (3rd century BCE); (2) the mathematician, Apollonius of Perga (2nd century BCE); (3) the philosopher, Apollonius of Tyana (1st century CE).

While every effort has been taken (by going through digital editions of the original work which are available on the Internet), I haven't succeeded in ascertaining the identity of this Apollonius. However, the most likely candidate seems to be no. (1) - notice the laurel crown, surely more fitting to his role as an epic poet - a second possibility could be no. (3), while I'd surely rule out no. (2).

https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BB%CF%8E%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%BF_%CE%A1%CF%8C%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82#/media/%CE%91%CF%81%CF%87%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BF:Apollonius.png

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts</a></p><p>The undead witch that rules the space pirates, known as the Dead Queen, has finally been defeated. That only makes it worse for the witches that pulled it off. She’s livid and coming for them, at least once she gets her star ship back 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> <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 Legacy of Newts, by Owen Tyme.

In the background dawn, as seen from space, above a blue world.

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 of the line drawing has been filled with the image of a spiral galaxy in red, orange and yellow, with a blue color that shades to white at the center, which lines up with the newt's head. The galaxy almost looks like fire.

(Right) The background is a blue and orange nebula, with the following text over it:

“You gotta be real strong, real bright, real quick, or real lucky to survive drawing *attention*. Which are you?”

“I’m quick, Amelia is bright, Marta is strong and all three of us have been lucky, after a fashion: if we didn’t have bad luck, then I suppose we wouldn’t have any luck at all.”

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

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<p>Classic sci-fi imagined machines taking care of the boring and dangerous work, so humans could spend more time creating, reading, and connecting.</p><p>And somehow, we ended up with the opposite.</p><p><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/robots/" rel="tag">#robots</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#BookTok</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/future/" rel="tag">#future</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>

AI future

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<p>I made a web page describing how I got my <a href="/tags/xteink/" rel="tag">#Xteink</a> up and running. I’m enjoying the size, reading on it is a joy. It’s so pocketable! :)</p><p><a href="https://hollie.eilloh.net/xteink" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>hollie.eilloh.net/xteink</a></p><p><a href="/tags/ereader/" rel="tag">#ereader</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</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>

The opening screen when you turn on the Xteink, showing the last three books read, and links to files and other settings.

A sleep screen image, the Gates of Argonath in Middle Earth.

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<p>Books Set In Places on My Bucket List: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-set-in-places-on-my-bucket-list/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-set-in-places-on-my-bucket-list/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-books-set-in-places-on-my-bucket-list/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/toptentuesday/" rel="tag">#TopTenTuesday</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/princeedwardisland/" rel="tag">#PrinceEdwardIsland</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 Tango: The Tale of an Island Dog by Eileen Beha. Image on cover shows a photo of shaggy little dog peeking out at the viewer. Behind the dog one can see wooden crab traps stacked up on the pier and, behind the peer, the calm ocean.

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheNextHorizon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheNextHorizon</a></p><p>Amelia and The Book of Newts are in conflict. She wants to explore her feelings. It wants to explore space, taking back the gift for mathematics and piloting it gave her. She’s left unable to plot a direct course home. She’s desperate to see the man she loves, lest she lose him forever and The Book is in her way…</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 Next Horizon, by Owen Tyme.

The black silhouette of a man and woman embracing. They stand atop the dark side of a planet or moon in space, which has a slim crescent along the right side. The background is the stars of space, but some have been highlighted with a heart shape that surrounds the couple. Everything is in shades of blue.

(Right) Deep space, displaying the edge of an orange and blue gaseous cloud from a nebula, while most of the stars appear golden in color. Floating in space is a square, red leather book with the image of a newt stamped on the cover. Over the top of everything is the following text:

“You can back down and cooperate, right now, or Marta will hit you so hard, you should reach a tenth the speed of light…”

“No one will ever find you again, but even if someone does, there’s no way they’ll have the capacity to safely slow you down, before you’re gone to them!”

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

Sample page from The Next Horizon.

Sample page from The Next Horizon.

Sample page from The Next Horizon.

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<p>Living without my self</p><p>Our culture valorises the big, coherent self: reading Robert Musil helps me embrace the beauty of my no-self existence</p><p>by Mette Leonard Høeg</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/robert-musil-gives-confidence-to-the-no-self-minority-like-me?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a074b02ade-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_04_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/robert-musil-gives-confidence-to-the-no-self-minority-like-me?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a074b02ade-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_04_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/robert-musil-gi</span><span class="invisible">ves-confidence-to-the-no-self-minority-like-me?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a074b02ade-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_04_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Musil at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37187" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37187"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/37187</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Robert Musil in 1900

Unknown author - Scan du livre .Musil, Journaux

Musil faces the camera directly with a composed, self-possessed expression. He has short, neatly parted dark hair, a trim moustache, and wears a dark jacket with a white collar and bow tie.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Robert_Musil#/media/File:Robert_Musil_1900.jpg

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<p>Shakespeare Gardens Around the World Honor the Playwright—and Hold Their Own Storied History</p><p>The curated plots of flowers, herbs and trees serve as windows into Shakespeare’s work and life</p><p>by Mary Randolph</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/shakespeare-gardens-around-the-world-honor-the-playwright-and-hold-their-own-storied-history-180988497/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/shakespeare-gardens-around-the-world-honor-the-playwright-and-hold-their-own-storied-history-180988497/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/</span><span class="invisible">shakespeare-gardens-around-the-world-honor-the-playwright-and-hold-their-own-storied-history-180988497/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>Flowers from Shakespeare's Garden at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64102" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64102</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Illustration from Walter Crane's 1906 book, Flowers from Shakespeare's Garden.

A young woman in a pink Regency-style dress and wide-brimmed floral hat kneels in a garden, gathering an armful of vividly coloured flowers — daisies, poppies, irises, marigolds and more — before a marble bust of Shakespeare on a pedestal, set against dark topiary.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shakespeare_garden.jpg

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<p>Have you enjoyed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir?</p><p>Then you’ll probably also enjoy The Andromeda Strain and The Andromeda Evolution. They, too, explore the idea of an extraterrestrial microorganism, a mystery that must be solved to save Earth, and plenty of fascinating scientific details. </p><p>Sci-fi readers, what other similar books would you recommend?</p><p><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/projecthailmary/" rel="tag">#projecthailmary</a> <a href="/tags/andyweir/" rel="tag">#andyweir</a> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://sh.itjust.works/c/books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</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></p>

The Andromeda Strain and The Andromeda Evolution

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/FeyFighters" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/FeyFighters</a></p><p>Two soldiers on opposite sides, pixie Commander Stargazer Candleflash and human Sergeant Edwin Harris, find their fates forever entwined, first by revenge, but as they crash together in a dangerous rainforest, they’re forced to work together, just to survive. Will they make it or will their bickering get them killed?</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 Fey Fighters, by Owen Tyme.

The background is the stars of space, with nebula-like clouds, in blue. This has been divided into jigsaw puzzle pieces by dark lines marking the lines between pieces.

The foreground features an enormous, stylized phoenix, which is composed of fire. The phoenix looms over an Earth-like world heavily obscured by cloud cover.

(Right) The same world from the cover orbits a purple gas giant, with a stream of flame above it, which may be the phoenix, with the following text over the top:

“We’re in a human-made, goblin-enchanted spacecraft, powered by a dryad that’s under the mistaken impression she’s a nuclear reactor, half-piloted by a pixie and half-piloted by a human.”

“Is there anywhere we can go we won’t be shot on sight?”

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

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> In 1859, Samuel Langhorne Clemens receives his steamboat pilot’s license. </p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-april-9-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-april-9-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-april</span><span class="invisible">-9-2026/</span></a></p><p>Books by Mark Twain at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/53" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/53"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/53</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Young Mark Twain. He is turned to his left. He moustache and hair appear brown.

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<p>📚 The Alchemist by: Paulo Coelho</p><p>Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different—and far more satisfying—than he ever imagined. Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-alchemist" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-alchemist"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-alchem</span><span class="invisible">ist</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/literaryselfhelp/" rel="tag">#literaryselfhelp</a></p>

Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different—and far more satisfying—than he ever imagined. Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, of recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, most importantly, to follow our dreams.

A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho.

Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations.

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<p>Where love rules, there is no will to power; <br>And where power predominates, love is lacking. <br>The one is the shadow of the other.<br>Carl Jung</p><p><a href="/tags/quotes/" rel="tag">#quotes</a> <a href="/tags/carljung/" rel="tag">#CarlJung</a> <a href="/tags/power/" rel="tag">#power</a> <a href="/tags/love/" rel="tag">#love</a> <a href="/tags/psyche/" rel="tag">#psyche</a> <a href="/tags/psychology/" rel="tag">#psychology</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/quote/" rel="tag">#quote</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</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> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/booklover/" rel="tag">#booklover</a> <a href="/tags/booklovers/" rel="tag">#booklovers</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#writers</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#booktok</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/booktwt/" rel="tag">#booktwt</a></p>

Carl Jung

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<p>The Loneliness of A Room of One’s Own</p><p>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.</p><p>by Joanna Scutts</p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/206731/loneliness-room-one-virginia-woolf-hold-up" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="newrepublic.com/article/206731/loneliness-room-one-virginia-woolf-hold-up"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/article/206731</span><span class="invisible">/loneliness-room-one-virginia-woolf-hold-up</span></a></p><p>Virginia Wooldf at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/89</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>

First edition cover of A Room of One's Own by Vanessa Bell..

The central image shows a clock on a stepped mantelpiece or plinth, framed within a dark arched alcove, bordered by a dotted semicircle and a decorative repeating pattern of small arches along the base.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ARoomOfOnesOwn.jpg

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheNextHorizon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheNextHorizon</a></p><p>Amelia and The Book of Newts are in conflict. She wants to explore her feelings. It wants to explore space, taking back the gift for mathematics and piloting it gave her. She’s left unable to plot a direct course home. She’s desperate to see the man she loves, lest she lose him forever and The Book is in her way…</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 Next Horizon, by Owen Tyme.

The black silhouette of a man and woman embracing. They stand atop the dark side of a planet or moon in space, which has a slim crescent along the right side. The background is the stars of space, but some have been highlighted with a heart shape that surrounds the couple. Everything is in shades of blue.

(Right) Deep space, displaying the edge of an orange and blue gaseous cloud from a nebula, while most of the stars appear golden in color. Floating in space is a square, red leather book with the image of a newt stamped on the cover. Over the top of everything is the following text:

“You can back down and cooperate, right now, or Marta will hit you so hard, you should reach a tenth the speed of light…”

“No one will ever find you again, but even if someone does, there’s no way they’ll have the capacity to safely slow you down, before you’re gone to them!”

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

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<p>B-Sides: Thomas De Quincey’s “The English Mail-Coach”</p><p><a href="https://www.publicbooks.org/b-sides-thomas-de-quinceys-the-english-mail-coach/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.publicbooks.org/b-sides-thomas-de-quinceys-the-english-mail-coach/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.publicbooks.org/b-sides-th</span><span class="invisible">omas-de-quinceys-the-english-mail-coach/</span></a></p><p>The essay at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=The+English+Mail-Coach" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=The+English+Mail-Coach"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=The+English+Mail-Coach</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/essays/" rel="tag">#essays</a></p>

An engraving of Thomas De Quincey. He is looking towards his left.

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The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate. A book review.

book-review-the-white-pedestal-how-white-nationalists-use-ancient-greece-and-rome-to-justify-hate

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<p>I read the 2¼ novels making up the new series “The Captive’s War” by “James S.A. Corey” i.e. Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham. They’re most famous for “The Expanse” and while so far I’m not enjoying this series as much, I think it’s on a good trajectory. </p><p>More: <a href="https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/04/26/Coreys-Captives" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/04/26/Coreys-Captives"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202</span><span class="invisible">x/2026/04/26/Coreys-Captives</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a></p>

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<p>The ancient reason there are 60 minutes in an hour</p><p>A mysterious 5,000-year-old decision led directly to how we still count time today.</p><p>By Jocelyn Timperley</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260320-the-ancient-reason-there-are-60-minutes-in-an-hour-and-60-seconds-in-a-minute" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260320-the-ancient-reason-there-are-60-minutes-in-an-hour-and-60-seconds-in-a-minute"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/2</span><span class="invisible">0260320-the-ancient-reason-there-are-60-minutes-in-an-hour-and-60-seconds-in-a-minute</span></a></p><p>Books about Time at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/16707" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/16707"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/16707</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/time/" rel="tag">#time</a></p>

A detailed technical cross-section diagram of a complete clock movement, showing the full gear train and mechanism from power source to escapement.

Key components:

B — the pendulum (teardrop-shaped bob) hanging to the right
P — a hanging weight at the bottom, the power source driving the mechanism
C — a large mainspring barrel or fusee at the centre, with visible coiled spring
A, D — lower great wheel and barrel assemblies
E, F — intermediate gear wheels of the going train
L — the escape wheel at the top with characteristic shaped teeth
Z — winding arbors top and bottom
M — likely the motion works for the dial
O, Q — click and ratchet mechanisms on the left for winding
S, S — the plates (front and back) of the movement frame
U, X, A — the pendulum suspension and crutch assembly on the right
T, T — pillars holding the plates apart

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54546/pg54546-images.html

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1770 English poet William Wordsworth was born.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wordsworth" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wordsworth"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_</span><span class="invisible">Wordsworth</span></a></p><p>Books by Wordsworth at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2879" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2879"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2879</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

Portrait of William Wordsworth by William Shuter. He has brown hair and his left hand is tucked into his coat. His right hand is over a chair.

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