<p>Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month</p><p>By The Editors</p><p>Our best stories about the vast histories and cultures of Americans with ancestry in Asia and the Pacific.</p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/celebrating-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-heritage-month/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_05072026" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/celebrating-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-heritage-month/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_05072026"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/celebrating-as</span><span class="invisible">ian-american-and-pacific-islander-heritage-month/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_05072026</span></a></p><p>Asian American literature & Pacific Island literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=asian+american+literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=asian+american+literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=asian+american+literature</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=pacific+island+literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=pacific+island+literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=pacific+island+literature</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>
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<p>Pere <a href="/tags/goriot/" rel="tag">#Goriot</a> by Honore de Balzac is impossible to put down: emotional, cruel, funny, and painfully human. <a href="/tags/balzac/" rel="tag">#Balzac</a> is a master storyteller, a sharp psychologist, and a writer with a wonderful sense of humor.</p><p>This is a novel about a father’s love so strong it becomes destructive — proving that even the best intentions can ruin both your life and the lives of those you love most.</p><p><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</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/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#novel</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a></p>
<p>The mathematical secrets hidden at the heart of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família</p><p>By Sergi Muria Maldonado, Anton Aubanell Pou, Jordi Font González</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-mathematical-secrets-hidden-at-the-heart-of-barcelonas-sagrada-familia-285185?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Europe%20Newsletter%20-%2017%20june%202026&utm_content=Europe%20Newsletter%20-%2017%20june%202026+CID_0ed8ba030e1c6cfd72ba6230c88daaf9&utm_source=campaign_monitor_europe" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/the-mathematical-secrets-hidden-at-the-heart-of-barcelonas-sagrada-familia-285185?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Europe%20Newsletter%20-%2017%20june%202026&utm_content=Europe%20Newsletter%20-%2017%20june%202026+CID_0ed8ba030e1c6cfd72ba6230c88daaf9&utm_source=campaign_monitor_europe"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/the-mathem</span><span class="invisible">atical-secrets-hidden-at-the-heart-of-barcelonas-sagrada-familia-285185?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Europe%20Newsletter%20-%2017%20june%202026&utm_content=Europe%20Newsletter%20-%2017%20june%202026+CID_0ed8ba030e1c6cfd72ba6230c88daaf9&utm_source=campaign_monitor_europe</span></a></p><p>Books about Mathematics and Religion at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=mathematics+religion" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=mathematics+religion"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=mathematics+religion</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#Mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a></p>
<p>RE: <a href="https://mastodon.online/@parismarx/116535473179185669" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.online/@parismarx/116535473179185669"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.online/@parismarx/116</span><span class="invisible">535473179185669</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/muskism/" rel="tag">#Muskism</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</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/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>
Thank you all for the suggestions, the haul from our book fair. $4 a book for the most part. $107 total.
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<p>The Atlas Behind the Revolution</p><p>While George Washington struggled to obtain reliable maps, British readers could consult this remarkable 1776 atlas.</p><p>By: April White </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-atlas-behind-the-revolution/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/the-atlas-behind-the-revolution/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/the-atlas-behi</span><span class="invisible">nd-the-revolution/</span></a></p><p>A Literary & Historical Atlas of America by J. G. Bartholomew at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57610" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57610</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/cartography/" rel="tag">#Cartography</a></p>
<p>Librarians on Horseback</p><p>The New Deal project that preserved Kentucky’s recipes</p><p>By Kirsten Chervenak</p><p><a href="https://oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-132-spring-2026/librarians-on-horseback?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KT96VJWWXXDSBDH8QGNH6ZYG&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-132-spring-2026/librarians-on-horseback?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KT96VJWWXXDSBDH8QGNH6ZYG&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oxfordamerican.org/magazine/is</span><span class="invisible">sue-132-spring-2026/librarians-on-horseback?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KT96VJWWXXDSBDH8QGNH6ZYG&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/librarians/" rel="tag">#Librarians</a></p>
<p>🚨 Mutual aid checkpoint 5 JUNE 2026 🚨 <a href="/tags/mutualaidspace/" rel="tag">#mutualaidspace</a></p><p>1. 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 — 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙, 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙙/𝙂𝙁𝙈 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠<br>2. 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙩<br>3. 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙮</p><p>Mutual aid is the simplest anti-imperial, anti-fascist praxis. Subtlety doesn't work on platforms that have been hosting genocidaires, and liberal respectability politics uphold the status quo.</p><p>From each according to their capacity, to each according to their needs.</p><p>The first 10 direct requests get collected for next Wednesday's roundup + newsletter.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ovo.st/club/mutualaid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutualaid</span></a></span> <br> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@mutualaid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutualaid@fedigroups.social</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://ovo.st/club/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>disability</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@actuallyadhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyadhd</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://wrzky.com/@posts" rel="nofollow">@posts</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/mutualaidrequest/" rel="tag">#MutualAidRequest</a> <a href="/tags/disabilitymutualaid/" rel="tag">#DisabilityMutualAid</a> <a href="/tags/mutualaid/" rel="tag">#mutualaid</a> <a href="/tags/mutualaidboost/" rel="tag">#mutualaidboost</a> <a href="/tags/transmutualaid/" rel="tag">#transmutualaid</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#activism</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/neurodivergence/" rel="tag">#neurodivergence</a> <a href="/tags/ongoingsupport/" rel="tag">#ongoingsupport</a> <a href="/tags/anarchism/" rel="tag">#anarchism</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#writer</a> <a href="/tags/disabledwriters/" rel="tag">#DisabledWriters</a> <a href="/tags/disabilityjustice/" rel="tag">#DisabilityJustice</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/muslim/" rel="tag">#muslim</a> <a href="/tags/islam/" rel="tag">#Islam</a> <a href="/tags/muslimvoices/" rel="tag">#muslimvoices</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#poverty</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/sudan/" rel="tag">#Sudan</a> <a href="/tags/antifa/" rel="tag">#antifa</a></p>
<p>Livro imagina encontro entre neandertais e sapiens | BdF Entrevista Paulliny Tort - YouTube</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHG44mnmsZc" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHG44mnmsZc"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHG44m</span><span class="invisible">nmsZc</span></a></p><p>Fiquei curioso com este livro. Acho interessante essa abordagem na ficção sobre a pré-história. O mais próximo disso que devo ter lido foi o início de 2001: Uma odisseia no espaço e talvez algo da trilogia da Saga dos Forerunners (Halo), escrita por Greg Bear.</p><p>Com certeza, a série mais conhecida nesse ramo (que também tenho vontade de ler) é Os Filhos da Terra (Earth Children), iniciada por Ayla, a Filha das Cavernas (The Clan of the Cave Bear), que foi adaptada para o Cinema em 1986, num filme estrelado por Darryl Hannah.</p><p><a href="/tags/osimortais/" rel="tag">#OsImortais</a> <a href="/tags/paullinytort/" rel="tag">#PaullinyTort</a> <a href="/tags/livros/" rel="tag">#livros</a> <a href="/tags/osfilhosdaterra/" rel="tag">#OsFilhosDaTerra</a> <a href="/tags/aylaafilhadascavernas/" rel="tag">#AylaAFilhaDasCavernas</a> <a href="/tags/theclanofthecavebear/" rel="tag">#TheClanOftheCaveBear</a> <a href="/tags/jeanmauel/" rel="tag">#JeanMAuel</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p><p>—<br><a href="https://eggplant.place/book/6dVctKTUZivkZP7eYnCnbt" rel="nofollow">Os imortais</a> </p>
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<p>Report shows banned non-fiction books doubled over last school year in US</p><p>New PEN America report analysed 3,743 unique titles removed from libraries and classrooms and found books about activism and social movements were targeted</p><p>by Benjamin Lee</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/07/banned-non-fiction-books-doubles" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/07/banned-non-fiction-books-doubles"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2026</span><span class="invisible">/may/07/banned-non-fiction-books-doubles</span></a></p><p>List of books banned by governments via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wikis.world/@wikipedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wikipedia</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_</span><span class="invisible">books_banned_by_governments</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>
<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library:<br>- I bought a bargain second-hand copy of The Rise and Fall of the Ediacaran Biota, published by the Geological Society<br>- To prove it's not all hardcore science here, I visited my friend's new bookshop in Brixham in Devon and snagged myself a copy of SenLinYu's Alchemised, published by Michael Joseph. If you're in the area, go check out Into the West Bookshop, tell them The Inquisitive Biologist sent you.<br>- Another second-hand bargain was Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats (yes, these exist!), published by Cambridge University Press.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fossils/" rel="tag">#Fossils</a> <a href="/tags/paleontology/" rel="tag">#Paleontology</a> <a href="/tags/palaeontology/" rel="tag">#Palaeontology</a> <a href="/tags/geology/" rel="tag">#Geology</a> <a href="/tags/earthsciences/" rel="tag">#EarthSciences</a> <a href="/tags/corals/" rel="tag">#Corals</a> <a href="/tags/marinebiology/" rel="tag">#MarineBiology</a> <a href="/tags/deepsea/" rel="tag">#DeepSea</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>As readers, aren’t we all searching for those books that grab your attention and force you to read one more page, one more chapter and before you know it, it’s the witching hour and you just devoured 200+ pages, finished the book, and are still wanting more mayhaps? </p><p>Not all books can take you for a ride but I love the ones that do. Mick Herron’s Slow Horses was a series like that for me. I discovered it years ago and binged at least the first two books in one sitting. I just couldn’t stop. I actually attribute this series to getting me back into reading altogether (there had been a hiatus at the time).</p><p>What’re some books that grabbed your attention and didn’t let go? </p><p>*off for a long run but be back shortly, keep the fediverse warm for me 🏃🔥🔥💨💨💨</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</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="https://getmona.app/rich_text/980419617593" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="getmona.app/rich_text/980419617593"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">getmona.app/rich_text/98041961</span><span class="invisible">7593</span></a></p>
<p>There's no way I could pass this up. What a book title! </p><p>This is why I use two separate library systems: they have different stuff.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</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> <a href="/tags/ninamcconigley/" rel="tag">#NinaMcConigley</a></p>
<p>📚 Enormous Wings by: Laurie Frankel</p><p>At seventy-seven, Pepper Mills is too old to be a stranger in a strange land. She didn’t choose the Vista View Retirement Community of Austin, Texas—that would be her three grown children—but when she grudgingly moves in, she not only makes new friends, she falls in love. Then the ex...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/enormous-wings" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/enormous-wings"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/enormous-w</span><span class="invisible">ings</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/familylife/" rel="tag">#familylife</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/womenfiction/" rel="tag">#womenfiction</a> <a href="/tags/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a></p>
<p>How Dante's Inferno modeled a planetary impact 500 years before modern science</p><p>edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-05-dante-inferno-planetary-impact-years.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="phys.org/news/2026-05-dante-inferno-planetary-impact-years.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2026-05-dante-in</span><span class="invisible">ferno-planetary-impact-years.html</span></a></p><p>The Inferno by Dante Alighieri & Cosmology at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41537" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41537</a><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/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>
<p>Woah - this link is gold! </p><p>If you have access to Libby through your public library, you can type in your local library system and this will tell you all other Libby systems you’re eligible for!</p><p>Edit: I thought this app was available in Canada, but it appears that it currently operates only in the US, with plans to expand to Canada and the UK. Apologies! </p><p><a href="https://reciprocard.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>reciprocard.com</a></p><p><a href="/tags/libby/" rel="tag">#Libby</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>
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<p>Book Microreview: The Nightland Express by J. M. Lee<br>A journey across the dividing lines of American society<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ohai.social/@carturo222" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>carturo222</span></a></span> has our review for your Friday</p><p><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/06/book-review-nightland-express-by-j-m-lee.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2026/06/book-review-nightland-express-by-j-m-lee.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2026/06/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-nightland-express-by-j-m-lee.html</span></a></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></p>
<p>Bluets. By Maggie Nelson.</p><p>You are recovering from losing the love of your life, so you turn, of course, to considering the color blue. It takes the next four years, but it seems to help.</p><p>4 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈 .</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/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/memoir/" rel="tag">#memoir</a> <a href="/tags/blue/" rel="tag">#blue</a> <a href="/tags/grief/" rel="tag">#grief</a> <a href="/tags/love/" rel="tag">#love</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/introductions/" rel="tag">#introductions</a> <br>Thought i'd give the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> another go. I'm an <a href="/tags/occupationaltherapist/" rel="tag">#occupationaltherapist</a> living in <a href="/tags/cornwall/" rel="tag">#cornwall</a>. I work in <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a> and also do <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#autism</a> assessments. I'm a keen amateur photographer mostly taking photos with my phone at the moment. I'd love to connect with people on here. My interests are <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/walking/" rel="tag">#walking</a> <a href="/tags/countryside/" rel="tag">#countryside</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#autism</a> <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#adhd</a> <a href="/tags/neurodivergence/" rel="tag">#neurodivergence</a> <a href="/tags/scandinavia/" rel="tag">#scandinavia</a> <a href="/tags/dogs/" rel="tag">#dogs</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a> <a href="/tags/antifascist/" rel="tag">#antifascist</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a></p>
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<p>"Two catastrophes haunt <a href="/tags/mollycrabapple/" rel="tag">#MollyCrabapple</a>’s <a href="/tags/herewhereweliveisourcountry/" rel="tag">#HereWhereWeLiveIsOurCountry</a>. One is the <a href="/tags/holocaust/" rel="tag">#Holocaust</a>, which devoured the lives of many of the people in her pages. The other, more in the background but never far from her thoughts, is the ordeal of the Palestinian people." </p><p><a href="https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/05/28/a-dream-of-a-socialist-commonwealth-the-jewish-bund/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/05/28/a-dream-of-a-socialist-commonwealth-the-jewish-bund/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/</span><span class="invisible">05/28/a-dream-of-a-socialist-commonwealth-the-jewish-bund/</span></a> <br><a href="https://archive.ph/Th9UA" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>archive.ph/Th9UA</a><br><a href="/tags/jewishbund/" rel="tag">#JewishBund</a> <a href="/tags/bund/" rel="tag">#Bund</a> <a href="/tags/bundism/" rel="tag">#bundism</a> <a href="/tags/jewishhistory/" rel="tag">#JewishHistory</a> <a href="/tags/jewishleft/" rel="tag">#JewishLeft</a> <a href="/tags/internationalism/" rel="tag">#internationalism</a> <a href="/tags/socialism/" rel="tag">#socialism</a> <a href="/tags/antizionism/" rel="tag">#antizionism</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> <a href="/tags/palestinequestion/" rel="tag">#PalestineQuestion</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/memoirs/" rel="tag">#memoirs</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>Take a chance on Rough Passages, my mosaic novel about people who get superpowers when they hit their 40's and risk everything for the sake of friendship, trust, & love. Heaps of humor, a pinch of whimsy, & big "let's avoid dystopia, shall we?" energy.</p><p>Print & DRM-free ebooks for sale on my website: <br><a href="https://kmherkes.com/the-bookshop1" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>kmherkes.com/the-bookshop1</a></p><p>kindle: (or download as epub) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/K.M.-Herkes/author/B00GRLYEL2" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.amazon.com/stores/K.M.-Herkes/author/B00GRLYEL2"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.amazon.com/stores/K.M.-Her</span><span class="invisible">kes/author/B00GRLYEL2</span></a></p><p>Nook, Kobo etc: <a href="https://books2read.com/kmherkes" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/kmherkes</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a><br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a><br><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a><br><a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a><br><a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a><br><a href="/tags/hopepunk/" rel="tag">#hopepunk</a></p>
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<p>Reading a Storybook by James Tissot (1878-79)</p><p><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a> <br><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/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#BookTok</a> <a href="/tags/bookish/" rel="tag">#bookish</a></p>
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<p>8 Women Composers Who Shaped the Musical World</p><p>Discover eight women composers who have shaped the musical world and gave women in music a voice.</p><p>by Andrew Olsen (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/women-composers-you-should-know/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/women-composers-you-should-know/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/women-com</span><span class="invisible">posers-you-should-know/</span></a></p><p>Books in Music at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/50" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/50"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/50</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a></p>

