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<p>So, it&#x27;s either keep buying more books or become a librarian? 🤔 <br>It&#x27;s a rare thing indeed to have life present us with two excellent choices 😊 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://literature.cafe/c/libraries" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>libraries</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@Libraries" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Libraries@fedigroups.social</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/library" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>library</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@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> <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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</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></p><p><a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#Library</a> <a href="/tags/librarymemes/" rel="tag">#LibraryMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#Libraries</a> <a href="/tags/librarians/" rel="tag">#Librarians</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/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/readallthebooks/" rel="tag">#ReadAllTheBooks</a> <br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <br><a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a></p>

<p>I feel like the dystopian techbros and super-rich aren&#x27;t getting enough credit in this meme 🤔😁 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@galacticwriters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>galacticwriters</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writers</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/u/fantasy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fantasy</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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joinin</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@writingbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writingbooks</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/keepwriting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>keepwriting</span></a></span> <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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/writingmemes/" rel="tag">#WritingMemes</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> <br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#Author</a> <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#Authors</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#IndieBooks</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/writerdons/" rel="tag">#Writerdons</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#Writers</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#Writer</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writinglife/" rel="tag">#Writinglife</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

<p>In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a woman living on the margins of society cross paths in a city shaped by hardship and tradition.</p><p>The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping Irish family saga exploring loyalty, resilience, and the choices that echo across generations.</p><p>Begin with A Scarlet Woman - free to read in Kindle Unlimited - Amazon - <a href="http://mybook.to/ascarletwoman" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>mybook.to/ascarletwoman</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/booksbylornapeel/" rel="tag">#BooksByLornaPeel</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</a> <a href="/tags/historicalromance/" rel="tag">#HistoricalRomance</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</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>Don Quixote in the Study by Gustave Doré (1862)<br>The scene where Don Quixote, a ‘book madman’, falls into a knight saga and loses his sense of reality. It is humorous yet fantastically portrayed.</p><p><a href="/tags/donquixote/" rel="tag">#DonQuixote</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a> <a href="/tags/gustavedore/" rel="tag">#GustaveDore</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</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/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a></p>

<p>‘I am very serious about being silly’: children’s illustrators on the art of storytelling</p><p>From The Twits to The Gruffalo and an angry bear in search of his hat… Quentin Blake, Cressida Cowell, Axel Sheffler, Lauren Child and more reveal how they bring children’s books to life</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/30/i-am-very-serious-about-being-silly-childrens-illustrators-on-the-art-of-storytelling" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/30/i-am-very-serious-about-being-silly-childrens-illustrators-on-the-art-of-storytelling"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2026</span><span class="invisible">/may/30/i-am-very-serious-about-being-silly-childrens-illustrators-on-the-art-of-storytelling</span></a></p><p>An interesting book on this topic can be found in our catalog - Children&#x27;s Books and Their Illustrators by Gleeson White:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27112" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27112</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookillustration/" rel="tag">#BookIllustration</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

<p>There are some lovely suggestions here for summer reading from authors such as Zadie Smith, Tahmima Anam, Mark Haddwon and others.<br><a href="/tags/summer/" rel="tag">#summer</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/13/what-to-read-this-summer-by-mark-haddon-samantha-harvey-zadie-smith-and-more" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/13/what-to-read-this-summer-by-mark-haddon-samantha-harvey-zadie-smith-and-more"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2026</span><span class="invisible">/jun/13/what-to-read-this-summer-by-mark-haddon-samantha-harvey-zadie-smith-and-more</span></a></p>

<p>Etaski writes Sister Seekers: <a href="/tags/mature/" rel="tag">#Mature</a> <a href="/tags/epicfantasy/" rel="tag">#EpicFantasy</a> with an ever broadening scope​</p><p><a href="/tags/foundfamily/" rel="tag">#FoundFamily</a> is a core theme with <a href="/tags/d/" rel="tag">#D</a>&amp;D <a href="/tags/ttrpg/" rel="tag">#TTRPG</a> <a href="/tags/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#Worldbuilding</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/darkfantasyseries/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasySeries</a> begins underground with an isolated race of <a href="/tags/darkelves/" rel="tag">#DarkElves</a>. <a href="/tags/grittogladness/" rel="tag">#GritToGladness</a> - NOT for the faint of heart <a href="/tags/erotichorror/" rel="tag">#EroticHorror</a></p><p><a href="https://etaski.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>etaski.com</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/darkelf/" rel="tag">#DarkElf</a> <a href="/tags/drow/" rel="tag">#Drow</a> <a href="/tags/dnd/" rel="tag">#dnd</a> <a href="/tags/demon/" rel="tag">#Demon</a> <a href="/tags/dragon/" rel="tag">#Dragon</a> <a href="/tags/necromancer/" rel="tag">#Necromancer</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/sapphic/" rel="tag">#Sapphic</a> <a href="/tags/bisexual/" rel="tag">#Bisexual</a> <a href="/tags/lesbian/" rel="tag">#Lesbian</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqia/" rel="tag">#lgbtqia</a> <a href="/tags/polycule/" rel="tag">#polycule</a> <a href="/tags/polyamorous/" rel="tag">#polyamorous</a></p><p>@bookstodon @ttrpg @fantasy @lgbtqbookstodon <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@readit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>readit</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Literbook" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Literbook</span></a></span></p>

<p>cari amici, care amiche, è uscito il mio nuovo romanzo, Benedetto contro la città. lo trovate su amazon: </p><p><a href="https://mybook.to/Benedettocontrolacitta" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mybook.to/Benedettocontrolacitta"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mybook.to/Benedettocontrolacit</span><span class="invisible">ta</span></a> </p><p>è il risultato di quasi tre anni di lavoro, ne ho curato personalmente ogni dettaglio ed è senza dubbio la cosa più bella che abbia mai realizzato. ne vado molto fiero e spero piacerà anche a voi. buona lettura!</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/libri/" rel="tag">#libri</a> <a href="/tags/livros/" rel="tag">#livros</a> <a href="/tags/libros/" rel="tag">#libros</a></p>

<p>Victor Hugo’s Fight to Free France Through Literature</p><p>Today best known for his epic novel Les Miserables (1862), Victor Hugo (1802–1885) used literature to speak out about social issues and highlight injustice. His works helped to shape the soul of modern France.</p><p>by Lauren Jones</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/victor-hugo-free-france-through-literature/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/victor-hugo-free-france-through-literature/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/victor-hu</span><span class="invisible">go-free-france-through-literature/</span></a></p><p>Les Misérables at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/135" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/135</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TrollSong" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TrollSong</a></p><p>Having an abusive assassin for a sister was bad enough, but when Lyra’s older sister, Nicole, becomes obsessed with killing the teenage troll, her life becomes a special kind of nightmare. Will she escape, or become just another victim of the unstoppable woman?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p>RE: <a href="https://mas.to/@nnedi/116675932991239833" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mas.to/@nnedi/116675932991239833"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mas.to/@nnedi/1166759329912398</span><span class="invisible">33</span></a></p><p>Yoo hoo, <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>! I highly recommend both of these books by one of my favorite authors! <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a></p>

<p>Doug Henwood welcomes <a href="/tags/quinnslobodian/" rel="tag">#QuinnSlobodian</a> and <a href="/tags/bentarnoff/" rel="tag">#BenTarnoff</a>, authors of <a href="/tags/muskism/" rel="tag">#Muskism</a>: A Guide for the Perplexed, to discuss &quot;Elon’s world and what he wants to do to ours.&quot; </p><p><a href="https://kpfa.org/episode/behind-the-news-april-23-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kpfa.org/episode/behind-the-news-april-23-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kpfa.org/episode/behind-the-ne</span><span class="invisible">ws-april-23-2026/</span></a><br><a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> <a href="/tags/siliconvalleyright/" rel="tag">#SiliconValleyRight</a> <a href="/tags/techoligarchs/" rel="tag">#techOligarchs</a> <a href="/tags/techfutures/" rel="tag">#techFutures</a> <a href="/tags/tesla/" rel="tag">#Tesla</a> <a href="/tags/neuralink/" rel="tag">#Neuralink</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

<p>In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman discover that some meetings change everything.</p><p>The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping Irish family saga following Will and Isobel through hardship, secrets, and the choices that shape their lives in a changing Ireland.</p><p>Begin with A Scarlet Woman - free to read in Kindle Unlimited - <a href="http://mybook.to/ascarletwoman" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>mybook.to/ascarletwoman</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/booksbylornapeel/" rel="tag">#BooksByLornaPeel</a> <a href="/tags/familysaga/" rel="tag">#FamilySaga</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/bookseries/" rel="tag">#BookSeries</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>Don Quixote is often cited as the first modern <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#novel</a> - a book about a man who reads so much he starts living inside stories.</p><p><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/donquixote/" rel="tag">#DonQuixote</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/quixote/" rel="tag">#Quixote</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#writers</a> <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> <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>In 19th-century Ireland, a disillusioned doctor and a woman living on the margins of society cross paths in a city shaped by hardship and tradition.</p><p>The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping Irish family saga exploring loyalty, resilience, and choices that echo across generations.</p><p>Begin with A Scarlet Woman - free to read in Kindle Unlimited - Amazon - <a href="http://mybook.to/ascarletwoman" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>mybook.to/ascarletwoman</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/booksbylornapeel/" rel="tag">#BooksByLornaPeel</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</a> <a href="/tags/historicalromance/" rel="tag">#HistoricalRomance</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</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>&quot;While <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> was looking to the stars, the people of Belfast were still reeling from several days of racist violence. The Belfast pogrom drew strength from the <a href="/tags/farright/" rel="tag">#farRight</a> ecosystem that Musk has nurtured with the money from <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a>, <a href="/tags/tesla/" rel="tag">#Tesla</a> and other companies.&quot; </p><p>Long Reads talks w/ <a href="/tags/bentarnoff/" rel="tag">#BenTarnoff</a> and <a href="/tags/quinnslobodian/" rel="tag">#QuinnSlobodian</a>, authors of <a href="/tags/muskism/" rel="tag">#Muskism</a>: A Guide for the Perplexed </p><p>Pt 1 of 2 <br><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/long-reads-trillion-dollar-baby-w-quinn-slobodian-and/id791564318?i=1000773249464" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/long-reads-trillion-dollar-baby-w-quinn-slobodian-and/id791564318?i=1000773249464"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">long-reads-trillion-dollar-baby-w-quinn-slobodian-and/id791564318?i=1000773249464</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> <a href="/tags/techcriticism/" rel="tag">#techCriticism</a> <a href="/tags/techoligarchs/" rel="tag">#techOligarchs</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>

<p>Dancer From The Dance. Andrew Holleran.</p><p>It’s 1970’s post-Stonewall NYC, and you are the most beautiful of the beautiful A-gays, and your life is an endless stream of parties, bathhouses, Fire Island summers, public parks, restrooms, drugs, and disco after disco; everyone thinks you must be the happiest queen, but of course…</p><p>4 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈 <br>CW: racial fetishization</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/gay/" rel="tag">#gay</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a> <a href="/tags/nyc/" rel="tag">#nyc</a> <a href="/tags/1970s/" rel="tag">#1970s</a></p>

<p>&quot;One of the world&#x27;s leading historians on the Palestinian people has told FRANCE 24 about how there is a future basis for peace in the region. <a href="/tags/rashidkhalidi/" rel="tag">#RashidKhalidi</a> has spent years writing a series of books on the region and its conflicts, often through the eyes of his own family. He says that millions of people are not going to leave their land, so there&#x27;s a basis for the two peoples to figure something out.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20260429-despite-everything-the-palestinians-have-not-given-up-historian-rashid-khalidi" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20260429-despite-everything-the-palestinians-have-not-given-up-historian-rashid-khalidi"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/p</span><span class="invisible">erspective/20260429-despite-everything-the-palestinians-have-not-given-up-historian-rashid-khalidi</span></a> <br><a href="/tags/the100yearswaronpalestine/" rel="tag">#The100YearsWarOnPalestine</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

<p>Today at the blog, Senior Editor <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@Joe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Joe</span></a></span> continues his Recluce re-read with THE MAGIC ENGINEER<br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/06/the-recluce-reread-magic-engineer.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2026/06/the-recluce-reread-magic-engineer.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2026/06/</span><span class="invisible">the-recluce-reread-magic-engineer.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>

<p>10 Paintings by Leonardo da Vinci You Should Know</p><p>Each surviving painting by Leonardo da Vinci contains complex symbolism and almost always an equally complex controversy.</p><p>by Anastasiia Kirpalov (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/leonardo-da-vinci-paintings/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/leonardo-da-vinci-paintings/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/leonardo-</span><span class="invisible">da-vinci-paintings/</span></a></p><p>An interesting book on Leonardo&#x27;s psychology and artistic work written by Sigmund Freud is available at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34300" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34300</a></p><p>Translator: A. A. Brill<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1629" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1629"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1629</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>

<p>A new @skiffyandfanty.com review from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Reading1KLives" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Reading1KLives</span></a></span> <br>Book Review: DEVILS KILL DEVILS by Johnny Compton</p><p><a href="https://skiffyandfanty.com/blog/book-review-devils-kill-devils-by-johnny-compton/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="skiffyandfanty.com/blog/book-review-devils-kill-devils-by-johnny-compton/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">skiffyandfanty.com/blog/book-r</span><span class="invisible">eview-devils-kill-devils-by-johnny-compton/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</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>In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a woman living on the margins of society cross paths in a city shaped by hardship and tradition.</p><p>The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping Irish family saga exploring loyalty, resilience, and choices that echo across generations.</p><p>Begin with A Scarlet Woman - free to read in Kindle Unlimited - <a href="http://mybook.to/ascarletwoman" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>mybook.to/ascarletwoman</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/booksbylornapeel/" rel="tag">#BooksByLornaPeel</a> <a href="/tags/familysaga/" rel="tag">#FamilySaga</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/bookseries/" rel="tag">#BookSeries</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>Having trouble focusing on your book? Try immersive reading</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-5790811/immersive-reading-trend" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-5790811/immersive-reading-trend"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-5</span><span class="invisible">790811/immersive-reading-trend</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>