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<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><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1819.</p><p>Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” is Published</p><p>By one &quot;Geoffrey Crayon&quot;</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/this-week-in-literary-history-washington-irvings-rip-van-winkle-is-published/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/this-week-in-literary-history-washington-irvings-rip-van-winkle-is-published/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/this-week-in-litera</span><span class="invisible">ry-history-washington-irvings-rip-van-winkle-is-published/</span></a></p><p>Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60976" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60976</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</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>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>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>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>‘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>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>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>

<p>Happy Pride Month! 160 New and Recent Books to Celebrate Pride (including The Expert of Subtle Revisions!)</p><p><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.goodreads.com/blog/show/3085-read-the-rainbow-160-new-and-recent-books-to-celebrate-pride" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3085-read-the-rainbow-160-new-and-recent-books-to-celebrate-pride"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.goodreads.com/blog/show/30</span><span class="invisible">85-read-the-rainbow-160-new-and-recent-books-to-celebrate-pride</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>Hive Mind: Looking for a sci-fi book read in the mid-&#x27;60s. Takes place in a moon colony run by a large corporation. Murders are happening &amp; no one can find the murderer. A detective is brought up from Earth to assist. He is blind &amp; has a &quot;birth defect&quot; that allows him to see people as strange, colorful geometric objects, which leads to the answer. Need author &amp; title.</p><p><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <br><a href="/tags/findabook/" rel="tag">#FindABook</a> <br><a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> </p><p>*Please Boost*</p>

<p>The voyages of Ancient Pacific mariners echo in modern space exploration</p><p>There are many ways to traverse vast cosmic distances—including exploiting natural forces like slopes, winds, currents, or gravity as fuel-efficient means of acceleration.</p><p>by Geoff Manaugh</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/videos/the-voyages-of-ancient-pacific-mariners-echo-in-modern-space-exploration?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=bb63049120-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_23&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/videos/the-voyages-of-ancient-pacific-mariners-echo-in-modern-space-exploration?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=bb63049120-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_23&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/videos/the-voyages-of-</span><span class="invisible">ancient-pacific-mariners-echo-in-modern-space-exploration?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=bb63049120-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_23&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Books about Outer space -- Exploration at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/5990" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/5990"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/5990</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p>Have you ever listened to audiobooks?</p><p>Audiobook Appreciation Month takes place every June, celebrating the accessibility, educational value, and storytelling magic of listening to books. <br>Established by the Audio Publishers Association in 1998.</p><p><a href="/tags/audiobooks/" rel="tag">#audiobooks</a> <a href="/tags/listening/" rel="tag">#listening</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#audiobook</a> <a href="/tags/june/" rel="tag">#June</a> <a href="/tags/audiobookappreciationmonth/" rel="tag">#AudiobookAppreciationMonth</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</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> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#nonfiction</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/audio/" rel="tag">#audio</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/booklovers/" rel="tag">#booklovers</a> <a href="/tags/booklover/" rel="tag">#booklover</a> <a href="/tags/bookish/" rel="tag">#bookish</a> <a href="/tags/listeningclub/" rel="tag">#listeningClub</a></p>

<p>Books coming out in the U.S. in June, that look very promising to me:</p><p>Daughters of the Sun and Moon, Lisa See. </p><p>Whistler, Ann Patchett.</p><p>Encore! Miles Toriko Burks. (Graphic novel perfect for Pride month)</p><p>Mr. Ray, Emily Jane.</p><p>Land, Maggie O&#x27;Farrell.</p><p>There&#x27;s Only One Sin in Hollywood, Rasheed Newson.</p><p>Freedom: Essays, Zinzi Clemmons</p><p>This Immortal Heart, Jennifer Saint.</p><p>Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays, Amena Brown </p><p>Rasputin Swims the Potomac, Ben Fountain</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></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>Planet orbits so close to its star that their magnetic fields connect</p><p>At the right point of the orbit and stellar cycle, the star’s chromosphere brightens.</p><p>by John Timmer</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/planet-orbits-so-close-to-its-star-that-their-magnetic-fields-connect/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/planet-orbits-so-close-to-its-star-that-their-magnetic-fields-connect/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2026/0</span><span class="invisible">6/planet-orbits-so-close-to-its-star-that-their-magnetic-fields-connect/</span></a></p><p>Books about Cosmology at PG:<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/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/cosmology/" rel="tag">#cosmology</a></p>

<p>📚 A Stage Set for Villains by: Shannon J. Spann</p><p>The gods are dead. All that’s left are the Players...</p><p>The performers of the Playhouse are as worshipped as they are feared, their enchanting shows bending hearts, minds, and even reality itself. Vicious, godlike, lethal. Eighteen-year-old Riven Hesper knows the dangers better than anyone, after her o...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/a-stage-set-for-villains" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/a-stage-set-for-villains"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/a-stage-se</span><span class="invisible">t-for-villains</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/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/lonersoutcasts/" rel="tag">#lonersoutcasts</a></p>

<p>Yep!<br><br>№1 is: Lynn Kurland. Best Romance + Supernatural + Timetravel shared-world author ever.<br><br>№2: Peter F. Hamilton. Best shared-world scifi author, space opera in particular.<br><br><a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p>Blindsight. Peter Watts.</p><p>You are a human-? hybrid, part of a small crew of other human hybrid types, led by a vampire, when you are sent unexpectedly to the Oort Cloud to meet some inexplicable aliens who just showed up; this situation somehow does not keep you from mainly pondering many philosophical questions about the nature of humanity.</p><p>2 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/sci/" rel="tag">#sci</a>-fi <a href="/tags/aliens/" rel="tag">#aliens</a></p>

<p>New at my blog, a review of JANGAR!: Slaves of the Mind Mage, the first in a series of monthly Sword &amp; Sorcery novelettes by Logan D. Whitney.</p><p>Familiar ingredients, but served up with gusto; JANGAR is an S&amp;S snack!</p><p>(As always, boosts are appreciated!)</p><p><a href="https://robinmarx.writeas.com/review-jangar-slaves-of-the-mind-mage-by-logan-d-whitney" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="robinmarx.writeas.com/review-jangar-slaves-of-the-mind-mage-by-logan-d-whitney"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robinmarx.writeas.com/review-j</span><span class="invisible">angar-slaves-of-the-mind-mage-by-logan-d-whitney</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#Booksky</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/swordandsorcery/" rel="tag">#SwordAndSorcery</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#Blog</a> <a href="/tags/smallweb/" rel="tag">#SmallWeb</a> <a href="/tags/indieweb/" rel="tag">#IndieWeb</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>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/1ydyuF1ncfq2lYwfZOy65R" rel="nofollow">Babel</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 <br>by RF Kuang.</p><p>Set in a world very similar to our early 19th century, except a sort of powerful magic has been harnessed via the pairing of silver and linguistic translation. The concentration of power this gives the English is used as a devastating metaphor for the actual colonial project, particularly cultural appropriation. The moral is far from new, but the form is immediate &amp; refreshing, with a clear passion for Oxford University and linguistics. </p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/colonialism/" rel="tag">#Colonialism</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wildwoila@wyrms.de</span></a></span><br></p>

<p>Who Wrote the First Encyclopedia?</p><p>In the 18th century, the Encyclopedia was one of the most important projects aimed at collecting works from diverse scientific disciplines in arts, sciences, and philosophy.</p><p>by Mina Menkovic (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/who-wrote-the-first-encyclopedia/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/who-wrote-the-first-encyclopedia/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/who-wrote</span><span class="invisible">-the-first-encyclopedia/</span></a></p><p>The ARTFL Encyclopédie<br><a href="https://encyclopedie.uchicago.edu/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>encyclopedie.uchicago.edu/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/encyclopedia/" rel="tag">#Encyclopedia</a></p>