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<p>What am I reading and do you care?</p><p>- Not finished the Heythwaite series by Annie Rogers yet... the antics of a Yorkshire town. </p><p>- All at Sea by Johnathan Whitelaw, cosy crime, quite light as I wanted some easy reading to counter the heavy topics of late. </p><p>- Time for Ursula by Lorna Foyle, paranormal about Mother Shipton of Knaresborough in North Yorkshire. </p><p><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/yorkshire/" rel="tag">#Yorkshire</a></p>

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<p>On Making Time to Read War and Peace and Other Great Literary Works</p><p>Laura Vanderkam Offers Some Suggestions to Help Meet Your Reading Goals</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/on-making-time-to-read-war-and-peace-and-other-great-literary-works/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/on-making-time-to-read-war-and-peace-and-other-great-literary-works/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/on-making-time-to-r</span><span class="invisible">ead-war-and-peace-and-other-great-literary-works/</span></a></p><p>"War and Peace" at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2600" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2600</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

On the right in the foreground is an hourglass that has pink sand running through it. One the left is an out-of-focus metal clock with roman numbers.

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<p>The English poet Roger McGough sends readers’ eyes travelling to and fro the way a tennis ball would across a net when they read 40-Love. Indeed, the poem itself – like the “middle aged couple” he writes about – is split by such a ‘net.’</p><p><a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/love/" rel="tag">#Love</a> <a href="/tags/poem/" rel="tag">#poem</a> <a href="/tags/poet/" rel="tag">#poet</a> <a href="/tags/mcgough/" rel="tag">#McGough</a> <a href="/tags/graficpoem/" rel="tag">#graficpoem</a> <a href="/tags/poems/" rel="tag">#poems</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/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/poemaday/" rel="tag">#poemaday</a> <a href="/tags/poetrycommunity/" rel="tag">#poetrycommunity</a> <a href="/tags/pictures/" rel="tag">#pictures</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookish/" rel="tag">#bookish</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#BookTok</a> <a href="/tags/bookclub/" rel="tag">#bookclub</a> <a href="/tags/readit/" rel="tag">#readit</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/tennis/" rel="tag">#tennis</a> <a href="/tags/booklovers/" rel="tag">#booklovers</a></p>

Roger McGough, 40-Love

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<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library: Three more books from our January clearance sale<br>- Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature's Secrets to Longevity by Nicklas Brendborg, published by Hodder & Stoughton.<br>- Ancestors in Evolutionary Biology: Linear Thinking about Branching Trees, a more technical volume by Ronald A Jenner, published by Cambridge University Press as part of their series of Systematics Association Special Volumes (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://ecoevo.social/@SystAssn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SystAssn</span></a></span>).<br>- <a href="/tags/acrocanthosaurus/" rel="tag">#Acrocanthosaurus</a> Inside and Out by Kenneth Carpenter, published by the University of Oklahoma Press.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</a> <a href="/tags/molecularbiology/" rel="tag">#MolecularBiology</a> <a href="/tags/evolutionarybiology/" rel="tag">#EvolutionaryBiology</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/dinosaurs/" rel="tag">#Dinosaurs</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>

A photo of three books standing on a small, brown, wooden table. The out-of-focus background shows black shelves full of books.

On the left, Jellyfish Age Backwards, showing a black hardback with a rainbow-coloured drawing of the outline of a jellyfish.

In the middle, Ancestors in Evolutionary Biology, showing a hardback with a colour photo of the moss-draped gnarly oak trees of Wistman's Wood in Dartmoor National Park, South West England, on a foggy day.

On the right, Acrocanthosaurus Inside and Out, showing a black hardback with a colour photo of the prepared fossil skull of a carnivorous dinosaur.

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<p>Last day to get Pass the Salt on sale! <a href="https://compassiviste.com/product/pass-the-salt/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="compassiviste.com/product/pass-the-salt/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">compassiviste.com/product/pass</span><span class="invisible">-the-salt/</span></a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/memoir/" rel="tag">#Memoir</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</a></p>

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<p>To say I’m excited about the impending publication of the new novel, The End of Everything, by M. John Harrison would be something of an understatement. </p><p>“Phillip Tennent makes his living at the tideline, collecting artefacts that wash up from the Channel. It's been years since the crisis changed everything, but its exact nature remains obscure. Government barely functions, the seas are full of new creatures, Europe has been mislaid. It feels like the end. </p><p>Now Phillip has fished out of the water an object he can't keep. A creature that keeps changing. An artefact he must take inland, before it destroys everything he thinks he knows.”</p><p>I love that cover design, the sickly way the “Everything” in the title collapses towards the bottom of the page, a metaphor for decay, runoff, entropy or perhaps something much worse. </p><p>As another (connected) Mike once asked “What is the exact nature of the catastrophe?”</p><p><a href="/tags/mjohnharrison/" rel="tag">#MJohnHarrison</a> <a href="/tags/theendofeverything/" rel="tag">#TheEndOfEverything</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</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 front cover of the forthcoming novel by M. John Harrison, The End of Everything, published by Serpent’s Tail in June 2026.

The book’s title is overlaid on a cold scene of a shoreline, with a solitary figure at its edge, looking out towards the water. The word “Everything” in the title collapses towards the bottom of the page, a metaphor for decay, runoff, entropy or perhaps something worse.

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<p>Avignon as Threat: How a Medieval Myth Became a Modern Weapon</p><p>For centuries, the Avignon Papacy has been portrayed as a period of corruption, weakness, and French domination over the medieval Church. But a modern political controversy involving the Pentagon and the Vatican has revealed how this powerful historical myth still shapes public perceptions today.</p><p>By Joëlle Rollo-Koster</p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2026/05/avignon-papacy/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.medievalists.net/2026/05/avignon-papacy/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.medievalists.net/2026/05/a</span><span class="invisible">vignon-papacy/</span></a></p><p>Avignon at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=avignon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=avignon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=avignon</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

Avignon - THE PONT BÉNÉZET.

A 19th-century photograph of the Pont Saint-Bénézet (the famous "Pont d'Avignon") in Avignon, southern France, spanning the Rhône River. Only four of its original arches survive. Behind it rise the Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes) and the cathedral.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/46035/pg46035-images.html#Page_175

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<p>Escape to 19th-century Ireland with The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series, a sweeping family saga of forbidden love, betrayal, and secrets that shape generations.</p><p>Read FREE with Kindle Unlimited - <a href="https://mybook.to/FitzgeraldsBoxSets" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/FitzgeraldsBoxSets</a></p><p><a href="/tags/booksbylornapeel/" rel="tag">#BooksByLornaPeel</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/familysaga/" rel="tag">#FamilySaga</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/bingeread/" rel="tag">#BingeRead</a> <a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</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>

Promotional image for "The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Series" - an Irish historical fiction series by Lorna Peel, featuring three box sets: Books 1–3, Books 4–6, and Books 7–9. The text reads: "Love, trust, family ties and secrets... The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Series. Books 1–3 Box Set, Books 4–6 Box Set, Books 7–9 Box Set. Out now on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited." Each box set is shown with individual book covers showing characters from the series and photographs of 19th-century Dublin, Ireland.

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<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library: Who is excited about the next few books he will be reviewing?</p><p>- After an impressive debut, I am looking forward to reading Cal Flyn's second book, The Savage Landscape: How We Made the Wilderness, published by HarperCollins.</p><p>- Time for another deep dive into the history of my favourite discipline, <a href="/tags/evolutionarybiology/" rel="tag">#EvolutionaryBiology</a>. I really enjoyed Costa's annotated version of Wallace's notebook, and am very excited about delving into this annotated version of <a href="/tags/charlesdarwin/" rel="tag">#CharlesDarwin</a>'s The Descent of Man, beautifully published here by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@princetonupress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>princetonupress</span></a></span>. Expect me to go dark for a while, it's over 760 pages!</p><p>- And for context, I will be adding a review of Jeremy DeSilva's A Most Interesting Problem: What <a href="/tags/darwin/" rel="tag">#Darwin</a>’s Descent of Man Got Right and Wrong about <a href="/tags/humanevolution/" rel="tag">#HumanEvolution</a>, published a few years back, also by Princeton.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</a> <a href="/tags/evolution/" rel="tag">#Evolution</a> <a href="/tags/historyofscience/" rel="tag">#HistoryOfScience</a> <a href="/tags/sciencehistory/" rel="tag">#ScienceHistory</a> <a href="/tags/histsci/" rel="tag">#HistSci</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>

A photo of three books standing upright on a small, brown, wooden table. The out-of-focus background shows black shelves full of books.

On the left, The Savage Landscape, showing a hardback with a top-down aerial colour photo, likely shot with a drone, of a snow-covered landscape. A black tarmac road runs straight up from bottom to top. Halfway up the cover, red-hot glowing lava is covering the landscape.

In the middle, The Descent of Man, showing a landscape-format white hardback. The bottom half is covered by a fan-shaped collection of bird feathers from an argus pheasant. The feathers are brown and tan and show speckles. The left half of the fan shows male feathers, recognisable by eye-like circles running down the length of each feather, right next to the vane. The photo is by Kyle Black and called Argus Volans.

On the right, A Most Interesting Problem, showing a cream-coloured hardback with two drawings placed on either side of the title and subtitle. To the left, a skeleton of a chimpanzee rendered in yellow; to the right, a side-on view of a human skull rendered in green.

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<p>Why Beatrix Potter’s Stories Still Delight Generations</p><p>Defined by their colorful cast of characters and breathtaking illustrations, the storybooks of Beatrix Potter have brought joy to children around the world.</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/beatrix-potter-stories/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/beatrix-potter-stories/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/beatrix-p</span><span class="invisible">otter-stories/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Illustration from "The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher" by Beatrix Potter. Jeremy the frog is on the right wearing a bright reddish-pink coat over a pale patterned waistcoat and light-colored breeches. He is standing on two legs talking to Sir Isaac Newton (a newt) who is wearing a black and gold waistcoat frockcoat, and dark pants. He is standing with his hands behind his back.

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<p>22-year-old Mozart’s handwritten notebook unearthed in ‘major discovery’</p><p>The notebook was confiscated during the French Revolution, and has now been found in Paris.</p><p><a href="https://www.classicfm.com/composers/mozart/handwritten-notebook-discovered-major-paris/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.classicfm.com/composers/mozart/handwritten-notebook-discovered-major-paris/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.classicfm.com/composers/mo</span><span class="invisible">zart/handwritten-notebook-discovered-major-paris/</span></a></p><p>Books by Mozart at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1368" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1368"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1368</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a></p>

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<p>The Guardian's 2026 list of the 100 best novels of all time: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/ng-i</span><span class="invisible">nteractive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time</span></a></p><p>"The most striking difference between this list and its predecessors is an increase in female writers: 36 out of 100 compared with 21 in 2015 and a paltry 16 in 2003, with only Jane Austen’s Emma and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in the top 10 of both previous lists. The number of women rises as the decades go by; half of the contemporary writers are female. This might not announce the decline of the great white male, but it does signal a much-needed reset."<br><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><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/16/story-behind-100-best-novels-all-time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/16/story-behind-100-best-novels-all-time"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/ng-i</span><span class="invisible">nteractive/2026/may/16/story-behind-100-best-novels-all-time</span></a></p>

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<p>Is all writing paradoxical, or do I just have serious lack of 'Times'? The author yawned because he couldn't be bothered to figure it out. 😂 </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> <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> <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/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop <br> <br><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/sciencememe/" rel="tag">#ScienceMeme</a><br><a href="/tags/bookmemes/" rel="tag">#BookMemes</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/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/litterature/" rel="tag">#Litterature</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#Bookshelf</a> <br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a></p>

Dickens: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Schrödinger: Nice.

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<p>What would happen if the borg tried to assimilate the Discworld?</p><p>Who would win in a fight between a hundred borg and the luggage?</p><p><a href="/tags/discworld/" rel="tag">#Discworld</a> <a href="/tags/pratchett/" rel="tag">#Pratchett</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a></p>

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<p>Solved, Unsolved and Unsolvable: The Status of Hilbert’s 23 Problems in Mathematics</p><p>More than a century after David Hilbert presented a list of 23 mathematical challenges to the 1900 International Congress of Mathematicians, mathematicians have made significant progress, but there’s still much work to do.</p><p>By Evelyn Lamb</p><p><a href="https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/06/18/solved-unsolved-and-unsolvable-the-status-of-hilberts-23-problems-in-mathematics/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/06/18/solved-unsolved-and-unsolvable-the-status-of-hilberts-23-problems-in-mathematics/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/</span><span class="invisible">06/18/solved-unsolved-and-unsolvable-the-status-of-hilberts-23-problems-in-mathematics/</span></a></p><p>Mathematical problems at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71655" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71655</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>

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<p>Opening quote from the second chapter of The Last Philosopher: Part Two 😊 </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> </p><p><a href="/tags/wipwednesday/" rel="tag">#WIPWednesday</a> <a href="/tags/workinprogress/" rel="tag">#WorkInProgress</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><br><a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a><br><a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a></p><p>Ebook of Part One available here: <a href="https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/b/m0pJYA</a></p>

Crossing the Khmur

“There is no idea so good that it can’t become horrible by applying it to everything.”
-Said, not written, the Socks

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<p>How Did Geographical Discoveries Shape Johannes Vermeer’s Artworks?</p><p>Johannes Vermeer was a renowned Dutch artist during the Dutch Golden Age, a period marked by increased geographical knowledge, trade, and prosperity.</p><p>by Liana Khapava</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/geographical-discoveries-johannes-vermeer-artworks/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/geographical-discoveries-johannes-vermeer-artworks/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/geographi</span><span class="invisible">cal-discoveries-johannes-vermeer-artworks/</span></a></p><p>Books about Vermeer at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/56970" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/56970"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/56970</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#Culture</a></p>

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<p>Who’s in, who’s out, and how many have you read? The story behind our 100 best novels list</p><p>Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights; Ulysses or Catch-22 … Find out which title came top, as chosen by authors, critics and academics worldwide</p><p>by Lisa Allardice</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/16/story-behind-100-best-novels-all-time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/16/story-behind-100-best-novels-all-time"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/ng-i</span><span class="invisible">nteractive/2026/may/16/story-behind-100-best-novels-all-time</span></a></p><p>Full list ( some titles are available at PG!)<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/ng-i</span><span class="invisible">nteractive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

Cover image of Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë.

09:04Claude responded: **Victorian edition cover of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.Victorian edition cover of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Deep crimson cloth binding with gold lettering and decorative border .

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1260

Cover image of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.

Modern Project Gutenberg edition cover of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, edited by Charlotte Brontë. Clean blue-grey design with an inset image of the original 1847 title page.

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/768

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<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library:<br>- The last of the books from the NHBS January sale: Michael Ruse's The <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#Philosophy</a> of Human <a href="/tags/evolution/" rel="tag">#Evolution</a>, published by Cambridge University Press<br>- A lovely version of Humphrey Carpenter's highly praised J. R. R. <a href="/tags/tolkien/" rel="tag">#Tolkien</a>: A Biography, published by HarperCollins<br>- A second-hand copy of Ant Ecology, published by Oxford University Press</p><p><a href="/tags/humanevolution/" rel="tag">#HumanEvolution</a> <a href="/tags/anthropology/" rel="tag">#Anthropology</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/lotr/" rel="tag">#LOTR</a> <a href="/tags/lordoftherings/" rel="tag">#LordOfTheRings</a> <a href="/tags/myrmecology/" rel="tag">#Myrmecology</a> <a href="/tags/ecology/" rel="tag">#Ecology</a> <a href="/tags/insects/" rel="tag">#Insects</a> <a href="/tags/entomology/" rel="tag">#Entomology</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</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><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a><br>I write complex <a href="/tags/darkelf/" rel="tag">#DarkElf</a> <a href="/tags/poly/" rel="tag">#Poly</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a>. My tone & tropes weave a broad tapestry with huge <a href="/tags/lore/" rel="tag">#Lore</a> & <a href="/tags/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#Worldbuilding</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/afeaturenotabug/" rel="tag">#AFeatureNotABug</a>. 😂 </p><p>Sensual <a href="/tags/darkelves/" rel="tag">#DarkElves</a> face-off 👊 <a href="/tags/politicalintrigue/" rel="tag">#Politicalintrigue</a> <a href="/tags/demons/" rel="tag">#Demons</a> & <a href="/tags/dragons/" rel="tag">#Dragons</a> <a href="/tags/necromancer/" rel="tag">#Necromancer</a> <a href="/tags/foundfamily/" rel="tag">#FoundFamily</a> <a href="/tags/dwarves/" rel="tag">#Dwarves</a> <a href="/tags/epicbattle/" rel="tag">#EpicBattle</a>. ⚔️ </p><p>Try my <a href="/tags/prequel/" rel="tag">#Prequel</a> !<br><a href="/tags/free/" rel="tag">#Free</a> w/ newsletter: <a href="https://etaski.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>etaski.com</a></p><p><a href="/tags/buy/" rel="tag">#Buy</a> <a href="https://etaski.com/books/sons-to-keep-sister-seekers" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="etaski.com/books/sons-to-keep-sister-seekers"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">etaski.com/books/sons-to-keep-</span><span class="invisible">sister-seekers</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/erotic/" rel="tag">#Erotic</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasy/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/epicfantasy/" rel="tag">#EpicFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/dnd/" rel="tag">#DnD</a> @bookstodon <br>@ttrpg @fantasy @horror @lgbtqbookstodon</p>

"Sons to Keep: A Sister Seekers Prequel" by A.S. Etaski. A female dark elf walks down a hallway with purple light, looking over her shoulder. Behind her, sinister yellow eyes watch in the dark.

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<p>1/</p><p>In these times of despair, here is a hopeful story - “A New Faith”. </p><p>Available to read online or download (EPUB and PDF) for free at: <a href="https://tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith</a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#novel</a> <a href="/tags/story/" rel="tag">#story</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/hopepunk/" rel="tag">#hopepunk</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> <a href="/tags/climatefiction/" rel="tag">#climatefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#speculativefiction</a> <a href="/tags/mystery/" rel="tag">#mystery</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/detective/" rel="tag">#detective</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#women</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climatechange</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#climatecrisis</a> <a href="/tags/extinction/" rel="tag">#extinction</a> <a href="/tags/survival/" rel="tag">#survival</a> <a href="/tags/adaptation/" rel="tag">#adaptation</a> <a href="/tags/migration/" rel="tag">#migration</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/indie/" rel="tag">#indie</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/clifi/" rel="tag">#clifi</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a></p>

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<p>Skies of blue</p><p>In the early 1800s, in the city of Suzhou in eastern China, two striking large-format maps were printed in vivid Prussian blue. One map depicted the terrestrial world of the Qing empire, the other, shown below, depicted the heavens. Look closely and you can see the curve of the Milky Way.</p><p>via @knowablemag.bsky.social</p><p><a href="https://www.leventhalmap.org/digital-exhibitions/heaven-and-earth/catalogue/4/?utm_source=Knowable+Magazine&utm_campaign=d8f9d358c7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_05_20_07_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_150f6a5cbe-6b2b776029-546465172" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.leventhalmap.org/digital-exhibitions/heaven-and-earth/catalogue/4/?utm_source=Knowable+Magazine&utm_campaign=d8f9d358c7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_05_20_07_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_150f6a5cbe-6b2b776029-546465172"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.leventhalmap.org/digital-e</span><span class="invisible">xhibitions/heaven-and-earth/catalogue/4/?utm_source=Knowable+Magazine&utm_campaign=d8f9d358c7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_05_20_07_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_150f6a5cbe-6b2b776029-546465172</span></a></p><p>Books about Ancient Astronomy at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/15624" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/15624"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/15624</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#Astronomy</a></p>

Complete Map of Unified Star Configurations in the Heavens.

A large Chinese celestial map printed in white on deep indigo blue. A circular star chart dominates the centre, showing constellations as dot clusters with connecting lines, surrounded by concentric rings marking celestial divisions and the 28 lunar mansions. Dense columns of classical Chinese text fill all four borders, providing astronomical annotations. Large seal-script characters down the right edge read 渾天壹統星象全圖 — roughly "Complete Map of Star Patterns Unified with the Celestial Sphere."

https://www.leventhalmap.org/digital-exhibitions/heaven-and-earth/catalogue/4/?utm_source=Knowable+Magazine&utm_campaign=d8f9d358c7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_05_20_07_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_150f6a5cbe-6b2b776029-546465172

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<p>🚨 Mutual aid checkpoint 12 JUNE 2026 🚨 <a href="/tags/mutualaidspace/" rel="tag">#mutualaidspace</a></p><p>People are protesting in the streets here, the pigs are targeting them again, accusing them of foreign influence. All the while the president is cosying up with colonisers in the name of "peace". israel is still colonising Palestine, still being bankrolled and shielded by the same imperial machinery that has never stopped running. The two-state solution is the normalisation of occupation, of colonialism, of chronic temporariness. And everyone knows it. We are not waiting for permission to take care of each other.</p><p>1. Reply with a request for yourself or someone you care for, including the 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 where mutual aid communities already exist, and invite them here explicitly</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> <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><br><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> <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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.chinwag.org/@edendestroyer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edendestroyer</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@QuyetPawz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>QuyetPawz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ellespeaks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ellespeaks</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@nillerus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nillerus</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@khurry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>khurry</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@frugalcoffee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>frugalcoffee</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Kristenzeta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Kristenzeta</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@phizoto" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>phizoto</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@indonesia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indonesia</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/mutualaidrequest/" rel="tag">#MutualAidRequest</a> <a href="/tags/disabilitymutualaid/" rel="tag">#DisabilityMutualAid</a> <a href="/tags/disabilitycrowdfund/" rel="tag">#disabilitycrowdfund</a> <a href="/tags/emergencycrowdfund/" rel="tag">#emergencycrowdfund</a> <a href="/tags/gazamutualaid/" rel="tag">#gazamutualaid</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/neurodivergence/" rel="tag">#neurodivergence</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/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/disability/" rel="tag">#disability</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/indonesia/" rel="tag">#Indonesia</a> <a href="/tags/longlivetheresistance/" rel="tag">#longlivetheresistance</a> <a href="/tags/panjangumurperlawanan/" rel="tag">#panjangumurperlawanan</a> <a href="/tags/acab/" rel="tag">#ACAB</a></p>

Square deep burgundy graphic with a subtle line-art background pattern and white sparkle accents. Large outlined headline reads “MUTUAL AID CHECKPOINT.” Below it, a central panel says “REPLY WITH:” followed by bullet points asking people to share their needs or a friend’s needs plus deadline, how to help through crowdfunding links or preferred payment method, and: “If you have the capacity to contribute meaningfully (financially or socially), please do.” A bottom CTA says: “BOOST THIS POST + EVERY REPLY. LET’S AMPLIFY EACH OTHER.” Decorative illustrations show digital payment icons, QR-code scanning, and a calendar/deadline symbol on the left; mutual-aid support symbols on the right, including housing, money, clothing, groceries, and medical supplies; a hijabi woman gesturing at the bottom left; and a person holding a megaphone and waving at the bottom right. The word “wrzky” appears vertically near the right side.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1895 Oscar Wilde was convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.</p><p>During his last year in prison he wrote De Profundis. And once released, he wrote one final poem: “The Ballad of Reading Gaol” (1898).</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wi</span><span class="invisible">lde</span></a></p><p>Books by Oscar Wilde at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/111" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/111"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/111</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) on May 23 1889. Picture by W. and D. Downey.

A black-and-white studio photograph of Oscar Wilde with dark, wavy hair seated in an ornately carved chair. He wears a double-breasted suit with a patterned cravat, white pocket square, and a large floral boutonnière.

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheiro:Oscar_Wilde_(1854-1900)_1889,_May_23._Picture_by_W._and_D._Downey.jpg

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<p>How Sir Isaac Newton Predicted The World Will Change In 2060</p><p>Sir Isaac Newton predicted that the world would end in 2060, but never published these studies during his lifetime.</p><p>by Mike Cohen</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/how-isaac-newton-predicted-end-of-the-world/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/how-isaac-newton-predicted-end-of-the-world/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/how-isaac</span><span class="invisible">-newton-predicted-end-of-the-world/</span></a></p><p>Books by Newton at PG (including Newton's Principia):<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6288" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6288"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/6288</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a></p>

ISAAC NEWTON
From the picture by Kneller, 1689, now at Cambridge

An oil portrait of Newton in his mid-forties with long, flowing silver-grey hair, wearing a dark brown robe over a white shirt. He is turned slightly, gazing directly at the viewer. One hand rests on a surface. The background is dark and muted, in the style of late 17th-century English portraiture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Isaac_Newton

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