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<p>No fairytale: what happened to the real children behind fiction’s best-loved characters?</p><p>Peter Pan, Christopher Robin and Alice in Wonderland … being the star of a classic story might seem like a dream, but there’s a dark side, argues the author of The Children</p><p>by Melissa Albert</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/10/peter-pan-christopher-robin-alice-the-unsettling-stories-of-the-children-behind-fictions-most-enduring-tales" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/10/peter-pan-christopher-robin-alice-the-unsettling-stories-of-the-children-behind-fictions-most-enduring-tales"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2026</span><span class="invisible">/jun/10/peter-pan-christopher-robin-alice-the-unsettling-stories-of-the-children-behind-fictions-most-enduring-tales</span></a></p><p>Books in Children's Fiction at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/18" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/18"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/18</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

Cover of 1915 edition of J. M. Barrie's novel, first published in 1911, illustrated by F. D. Bedford

A black-and-white illustrated book cover showing Peter Pan standing triumphantly in a circular vignette with a ship at sea behind him. Below, a pirate (left) and a Native American figure (right) flank the central image. Title and author J.M. Barrie printed above and below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan_(character)#/media/File:Peter_Pan_1915_cover.jpg

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<p>Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary This Fourth of July <a href="http://govbooktalk.gpo.gov/2026/07/01/celebrate-americas-250th-anniversary-this-fourth-of-july/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="govbooktalk.gpo.gov/2026/07/01/celebrate-americas-250th-anniversary-this-fourth-of-july/"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">govbooktalk.gpo.gov/2026/07/01</span><span class="invisible">/celebrate-americas-250th-anniversary-this-fourth-of-july/</span></a> </p><p>They say this is a time "to reflect on the blessings of being a beacon of hope and democratic freedom."</p><p>Oh honey, the <a href="/tags/americanempire/" rel="tag">#AmericanEmpire</a> has not been a beacon of anything for a good while now other than <a href="/tags/imperialism/" rel="tag">#imperialism</a>, <a href="/tags/warfare/" rel="tag">#warfare</a>, <a href="/tags/invasions/" rel="tag">#invasions</a>, and toppling governments they disliked then enabling Right Wing dictatorships. </p><p>And before any of you exceptional gringos come to whine, read a fucking book or two. </p><p>Colonial ranting aside, you can also get the documents they mention via GovInfo. Need help? Ask your local librarian.</p><p><a href="/tags/america250/" rel="tag">#America250</a> <a href="/tags/govdocs/" rel="tag">#GovDocs</a> <a href="/tags/usgovernment/" rel="tag">#USGovernment</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

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<p>UPDATE 3 July 2026, 00:01 UTC+7</p><p>0/818. No movement yet. 14 days left until the deadline. I need this met, just this once; I need my monthly goal fully met. I just want to know what it feels like.Please share this far and wide. Give if you can. <br><a href="https://ko-fi.com/wrzky/goal" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ko-fi.com/wrzky/goal</a> </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</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://ovo.st/club/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>disability</span></a></span> <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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mutualaidspace.org/author/mutualaidspace/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutualaidspace</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://social.chinwag.org/@edendestroyer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edendestroyer</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/mutualaid/" rel="tag">#mutualaid</a> <a href="/tags/mutualaidrequest/" rel="tag">#mutualaidrequest</a> <a href="/tags/mutualaidspace/" rel="tag">#mutualaidspace</a> <a href="/tags/disabilitymutualaid/" rel="tag">#disabilitymutualaid</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#disability</a> <a href="/tags/disabilitycrowdfund/" rel="tag">#DisabilityCrowdfund</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/fedihelp/" rel="tag">#fedihelp</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#writer</a> <a href="/tags/disabledwriters/" rel="tag">#DisabledWriters</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#poverty</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/emergencycrowdfund/" rel="tag">#emergencycrowdfund</a> </p><p></p><p><a href="https://wrzky.com/julys-essential-needs-818-deadline-16-07/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="wrzky.com/julys-essential-needs-818-deadline-16-07/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wrzky.com/julys-essential-need</span><span class="invisible">s-818-deadline-16-07/</span></a></p><p></p>

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<p>The Side That Won the Civil War is Now Banning Books About Why the Civil War Was Fought</p><p>Tom Zoellner on the Antebellum Precedent of Trump-Era Censorship</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/the-side-that-won-the-civil-war-is-now-banning-books-about-why-the-civil-war-was-fought/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/the-side-that-won-the-civil-war-is-now-banning-books-about-why-the-civil-war-was-fought/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/the-side-that-won-t</span><span class="invisible">he-civil-war-is-now-banning-books-about-why-the-civil-war-was-fought/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/censorship/" rel="tag">#censorship</a></p>

A group of escaped slaves who have sought refuge at Fort Monroe during the American Civil War. There are seven them in various dress. They are standing in front of a low building and barn.

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<p>To read or not to read, that’s not a real question.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</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/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></p>

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<p>Book Review: Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchettt</p><br><p>Author: Terry Pratchettt<br>Title: Feet of Clay<br>Publication Info: Victor Gollancz, 1996<br>Summary/Review: </p><p>Once again, there’s a plot to remove Lord Vetinari the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, who is slowly being poisoned by means the evade Sam Vimes’ skills of “detectoring.” Meanwhile the city’s guilds and nobels attempt to make Nobby Nobbs, of all people, their puppet ruler after learning that he may be heir to the royal family. And Captain Carrot investigates a series of murders apparently committed by a golem that has gone mad, followed by several golems dying by suicide, and a golem named Dorfl falsely confessing the crimes.</p><p>This may be the best Discworld novel I’ve read yet. It ties together it’s disparate threads perfectly and is full of humor, wordplay, and imagination. Plus it provides great character moments for the large cast that includes the werewolf guard Angua, a female dwarf and forensic expert Cheery Littlebottom, the vampire Dragon King of Arms, and an unfortunate adventure in the sewers for guard Fred Colon and Wee Mad Arthur, a Nac Mac Feegle. The underlying social message that condemns the aristocracy and slavery is also well-done</p><p>Favorite Passages:</p><p><p>You wouldn’t find slum-dwellers in these pages, but you would find their landlords. And, while it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality to be living in a slum, for some reason owning a whole street of them merely got you invited to the very best social occasions.</p><p>The real world was far too real to leave neat little hints. It was full of too many things. It wasn’t by eliminating the impossible that you got at the truth, however improbable; it was by the much hard process of eliminating the possibilities. You worked away, patiently asking questions and looking hard at things. You walked and talked, and in you heart you hoped like hell that some bugger’s nerve’d crack and he’d give himself up.</p></p><p>Rating: ****1/2</p><p> </p><p>Discworld Reviews Master List</p>No.TitlePublished1<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/31/book-review-the-discworld-graphic-novels-by/" rel="nofollow">The Colour of Magic</a>19832<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/31/book-review-the-discworld-graphic-novels-by/" rel="nofollow">The Light Fantastic</a>19863<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/book-review-equal-rites-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Equal Rites</a>19874Mort (<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/book-review-terry-pratchett-the-bbc-radio-drama-collection-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">radio drama</a>)5Sourcery19886<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2025/07/04/book-review-wyrd-sisters-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Wyrd Sisters</a> (<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/book-review-terry-pratchett-the-bbc-radio-drama-collection-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">radio drama</a>)7Pyramids19898<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/book-review-guards-guards-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Guards! Guards!</a> (<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/book-review-terry-pratchett-the-bbc-radio-drama-collection-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">radio drama</a>)9Eric (<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/book-review-terry-pratchett-the-bbc-radio-drama-collection-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">radio drama</a>)199010Moving Pictures11Reaper Man199112<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/book-review-witches-abroad-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Witches Abroad</a>13Small Gods (<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/book-review-terry-pratchett-the-bbc-radio-drama-collection-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">radio drama</a>)199214<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2025/07/23/book-review-lords-and-ladies-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Lords and Ladies</a>15<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2026/06/05/book-review-men-at-arms-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Men at Arms</a>199316Soul Music199417Interesting Times18<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2025/07/29/book-review-maskerade-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Maskerade</a>199519Feet of Clay199620Hogfather21Jingo199722The Last Continent199823<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2025/08/15/book-review-carpe-jugulum-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Carpe Jugulum</a>24The Fifth Elephant199925The Truth200026Thief of Time200127The Last Hero28The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents29Night Watch (<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/book-review-terry-pratchett-the-bbc-radio-drama-collection-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">radio drama</a>)200230<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/11/14/book-review-the-wee-free-men-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">The Wee Free Men</a>200331<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2018/02/27/book-review-monstrous-regiment-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Monstrous Regiment</a>32<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/book-review-a-hat-full-of-sky-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">A Hat Full of Sky</a>200433Going Postal34Thud!200535<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2024/04/09/book-review-wintersmith-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Wintersmith</a>200636Making Money200737Unseen Academicals200938<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2024/05/21/book-review-i-shall-wear-midnight-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">I Shall Wear Midnight</a>201039Snuff201140Raising Steam201341<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2024/07/30/book-review-the-shepherds-crown-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">The Shepherd’s Crown</a>2015<p>Other books by Terry Pratchett I’ve read:</p><p><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2021/10/21/book-review-the-carpet-people-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">The Carpet People</a><br><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2019/09/07/book-review-good-omens/" rel="nofollow">Good Omens</a></p><a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#BookReviews</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/citywatch/" rel="tag">#CityWatch</a> <a href="/tags/discworld/" rel="tag">#Discworld</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#humor</a>

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Looking for striking books I’m just in a bad reading slump currently and trying to get out of it. Usually when this happens I would take a break then read something again but this time I feel like I don’t need a break from reading, I simply need a book so striking that it will fully engross me. Looking forward to your suggestions! Page · lemmy.zip <p>I’m just in a bad reading slump currently and trying to get out of it. Usually when this happens I would take a break then read something again but this time I feel like I don’t need a break from reading, I simply need a book so striking that it will fully engross me. Looking forward to your suggestions!</p><p>Looking for striking books</p><p><a href="https://lemmy.zip/post/69366114" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lemmy.zip/post/69366114</a></p>

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<p>Four stars:</p><p>In Between Days by Camryn Garrett with Tyla Collier (Narrator) (2026) is told as a series of diary entries. Mira Howard begins her diary at her teacher's suggestion after the unexpected death of her father. After his death, she meets his boyfriend, Richard at the funeral.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/ya/" rel="tag">#YA</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</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><a href="https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_06/in_between_days.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_06/in_between_days.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comm</span><span class="invisible">ents_06/in_between_days.html</span></a></p>

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<p>The Many Lives of Libraries</p><p>By The Editors</p><p>These stories span centuries and continents, revealing how libraries have shaped culture, politics, and public life</p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/we-love-libraries/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_08062026&utm_content=readmore" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/we-love-libraries/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_08062026&utm_content=readmore"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/we-love-librar</span><span class="invisible">ies/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_08062026&utm_content=readmore</span></a></p><p>Books about Public libraries at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/19136" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/19136"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/19136</span></a></p><p>Books about Libraries -- History at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/28907" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/28907"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/28907</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#library</a></p>

The Boston Athenaeum by Southworth & Hawes.

It is showing the interior of the Boston Athenaeum, a grand reading room with ornate coffered ceilings, arched windows letting in dramatic light, marble busts on pedestals lining the columns, and several people seated at tables reading.

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<p>Andrea Wulf Considers the Rare Humanity of an Eighteenth-Century Naturalist</p><p>The Remarkable Life and Times of George Forster</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/andrea-wulf-considers-the-rare-humanity-of-an-eighteenth-century-naturalist/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/andrea-wulf-considers-the-rare-humanity-of-an-eighteenth-century-naturalist/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/andrea-wulf-conside</span><span class="invisible">rs-the-rare-humanity-of-an-eighteenth-century-naturalist/</span></a></p><p>Books by Georg Forster at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37318" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37318"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/37318</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a></p>

Christmas Sound, Terra del Fuego.

The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. IV. Being the Second of the Second Voyage.

by James Cook and Georg Forster

A sepia-toned landscape illustration showing a calm fjord dotted with rocky islets, snow-capped mountains in the distance, and a small sailing ship on the water. In the foreground, two seabirds perch on rugged cliffs to the right, under a pale, hazy sky.

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<p>Anne Frank (June 12, 1929 – February 1945) for her thirteenth birthday received a diary. She began to write about her life, the people around her, short stories — even a novel.</p><p>She dreamed of becoming a writer.</p><p>War left us only her diary.</p><p>It stole the girl, the books she never wrote, and the life she should have had.</p><p><a href="/tags/annefrank/" rel="tag">#AnneFrank</a> <a href="/tags/diary/" rel="tag">#diary</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#writers</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</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> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/ww2/" rel="tag">#ww2</a></p>

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<p>📚 The Correspondent by: Virginia Evans</p><p>Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around half past ten, Sybil sits down to write letters—to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desperately...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-correspondent" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-correspondent"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-corres</span><span class="invisible">pondent</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/womenfiction/" rel="tag">#womenfiction</a> <a href="/tags/familylife/" rel="tag">#familylife</a> <a href="/tags/general/" rel="tag">#general</a></p>

Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around half past ten, Sybil sits down to write letters—to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desperately wants to take, to Joan Didion and Larry McMurtry to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter.

Sybil expects her world to go on as it always has—a mother, grandmother, wife, divorcee, distinguished lawyer, she has lived a very full life. But when letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life, she realizes that the letter she has been writing over the years needs to be read and that she cannot move forward until she finds it in her heart to offer forgiveness.

“Imagine, the letters one has sent out into the world, the letters received back in turn, are like the pieces of a magnificent puzzle. . . . Isn’t there something wonderful in that, to think that a story of one’s life is preserved in some way, that this very letter may one day mean something, even if it is a very small thing, to someone?”

Filled with knowledge that only comes from a life fully lived, The Correspondent is a gem of a novel about the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might never meet in person. It is about the hubris of youth and the

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<p>Typographers Have Spent a Thousand Years Trying—and Failing—to Render Arabic Properly</p><p>How a millennium of kludges and workarounds led to one man's "will not fix."</p><p>By Tom Hawking</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/typographers-have-spent-a-thousand-years-trying-and-failing-to-render-arabic-properly-2000780162" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="gizmodo.com/typographers-have-spent-a-thousand-years-trying-and-failing-to-render-arabic-properly-2000780162"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gizmodo.com/typographers-have-</span><span class="invisible">spent-a-thousand-years-trying-and-failing-to-render-arabic-properly-2000780162</span></a></p><p>Books about Arabic literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/12563" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/12563"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/12563</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/typography/" rel="tag">#typography</a></p>

Qur'an in justified Naskh script The first page of a Qur'an in Naskh script, showing what justified Arabic is supposed to look like.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naskh_(script)#/media/File:FirstSurahKoran.jpg

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<p>Happy July 3rd, first day of a holiday weekend here in the country FKA* U.S.A.</p><p>As mentioned, I plan to read a lot. At the ready:</p><p>ANXIETYLAND, a graphic novel I've been waiting for, by the talented Gemma Correll. Super relatable.</p><p>RASPUTIN SWIMS THE POTOMAC, an obvious satire that I expect will be fun as long as the author doesn't try too hard (the golden rule of humor) by Ben Fountain</p><p>THE EVERLASTING, by the great Alix E. Harrow, who lets her imagination run free, and sweeps us up into a fizzy genre shakeup.</p><p>A RUIN, GREAT AND FREE, by Cadwell Turnbull, one of the most underrated authors I know. His use of allegory is so sly that it might slip your grasp at first, so you kind of have to think metaphorically. Also, this is the third book in a trilogy, not a standalone. </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/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p><p>*Formerly known as. Also the title of a funny dystopian novel that does not take itself seriously one bit, by Reed King, who is like a version of Jason Pargin, minus the gore.</p><p>Also, only two cover images, because the other two were kind of boring.</p>

A graphic novel cover depicting a frightened young lady clenching her teeth as she rides a single car roller coaster ride.

A satirical take on the crossing of the Delaware, with George Washington replaced by a tall buff dude wearing a huge cross necklace, with his long hair flowing behind him.

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<p>5 Important Characters in the Odyssey That Shape the Story</p><p>Following the Trojan War, Odysseus journeys home in the Odyssey. Five characters bring to life the vivid world that challenged and ultimately defined his return.</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/characters-odyssey/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/characters-odyssey/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/character</span><span class="invisible">s-odyssey/</span></a></p><p>"Odyssey" at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1727" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1727</a></p><p>"Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso"</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

"Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso" (1782) by Angelica Kauffman.

"The work depicts the arrival of Telemachus on Ogygia, Calypso's island. He is welcomed by her nymphs with fruit, wine and flowers. The goddess Athena had been his guide, disguised as the old man Mentor, and is shown being led away to the left by one of the nymphs" - Wikipedia

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<p>Here is a new review of my <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> novella, The Blossoming of the Big Tree, and hope it can nudge you to make a purchase.<br>“I enjoyed this novella. It has a delightful and satisfying ending, a main character that I wholly enjoyed meeting, and a lot of different points for discussion if read as a group.”</p><p>From Holly's Reading Escapades<br><a href="https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2026/06/book-review-blossoming-of-big-tree-by.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2026/06/book-review-blossoming-of-big-tree-by.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hollysreadingescapades.blogspo</span><span class="invisible">t.com/2026/06/book-review-blossoming-of-big-tree-by.html</span></a></p><p>To read a sample chapter and for links to buy the book, go here<br><a href="https://www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.ododopress.com/novellas/th</span><span class="invisible">e-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a></p>

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From Public Flogging to Flock Cameras: How the U.S. Justice System Evolved Over 250 Years

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1752 Frances Burney was born. She "was a novelist, diarist and playwright. In all, she wrote four novels, eight plays, one biography and twenty-five volumes of journals and letters. She has gained critical respect in her own right, but she foreshadowed such novelists of manners with a satirical bent as Jane Austen and William Makepeace Thackeray."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Burney" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Burney"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_</span><span class="invisible">Burney</span></a></p><p>Burney at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2010" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2010"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2010</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Painting of Frances Burney by her cousin Edward Francis Burney. She is shown from the waist up. She has light brown hair which is covered by a huge puffy tan hat. It has a big bow and ruffled lace on top. Her dress is white with a pink bow at her chest. A dark black shawl covers her shoulders and arms, and she wear dark gloves.

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<p>Step into 19th-century Ireland!</p><p>Forbidden love, family secrets, and a sweeping saga await in A Scarlet Woman. </p><p>Start reading The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series today in Kindle Unlimited. </p><p>Amazon - <a href="https://mybook.to/ascarletwoman" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/ascarletwoman</a></p><p><a href="/tags/thefitzgeraldsofdublinseries/" rel="tag">#TheFitzgeraldsOfDublinSeries</a> <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/bookseries/" rel="tag">#BookSeries</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</a> <a href="/tags/historicalromance/" rel="tag">#HistoricalRomance</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 Irish historical fiction novel A Scarlet Woman by Lorna Peel, book one in The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series, a 19th-century Irish family saga. The image shows a Kindle device displaying the book cover, which shows a late 19th-century woman with dark hair and a pink flower on her white dress, looking down pensively. Text on the ad reads: “Love that defies society. Secrets that shape a family.” and “Step into 19th-century Ireland and meet the Fitzgeralds of Dublin. Start the series today! Free to read with Kindle Unlimited.” The background is a faded image of Georgian townhouses on Merrion Square in Dublin, Ireland.

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<p><a href="/tags/euraknot/" rel="tag">#Euraknot</a>'s really interesting talk w/ <a href="/tags/pietroshakarian/" rel="tag">#PietroShakarian</a> about his book <a href="/tags/anastasmikoyan/" rel="tag">#AnastasMikoyan</a>: An Armenian Reformer in <a href="/tags/khrushchev/" rel="tag">#Khrushchev</a>'s Kremlin. </p><p>"How did he push for <a href="/tags/destalinization/" rel="tag">#destalinization</a> after the leader’s death in 1953, particularly on <a href="/tags/sovietnationalitypolicy/" rel="tag">#SovietNationalityPolicy</a>? Shakarian tells us that in the end, <a href="/tags/mikoyan/" rel="tag">#Mikoyan</a> was more than a survivor. He was a critical player in shaping the post-Stalinist <a href="/tags/sovietunion/" rel="tag">#SovietUnion</a>." </p><p><a href="https://www.euraknot.org/anastas-mikoyan/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.euraknot.org/anastas-mikoyan/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.euraknot.org/anastas-mikoy</span><span class="invisible">an/</span></a><br><a href="/tags/soviethistory/" rel="tag">#SovietHistory</a> <a href="/tags/sovietarmenia/" rel="tag">#SovietArmenia</a> <a href="/tags/armenia/" rel="tag">#Armenia</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/biographies/" rel="tag">#biographies</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>50% off at <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a> : <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1543413" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1543413"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1543413</span></a><br>Also in Ebook omnibus (volumes 1-3): <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1742997" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1742997"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1742997</span></a></p><p>With the return of her arch-nemesis to the world in 1972, the Hunter literally goes to war, finding herself drawn to Vietnam, once more backed up by her demon-hunting allies, but as all that faced the horrors of the Vietnam War, she finds her time there trying and emotionally difficult.</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/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of She Goes to War, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

Three people dressed in tiger-stripe camouflage crouch near the edge of a jungle, in Veitnam. The jungle is a mixture of bamboo and ferns.

The first is a girl with brown hair and blue eyes. She wears a dress, top hat and elbow-length fingerless gloves. She points out of the jungle.

The second is a hispanic man and his skin is covered in greasepaint, to make him blend in even better. He wears a military uniform, including a hat with a round brim and leans on an AK-47 for support. His vest has pouches large enough for spare magazines for his weapon. He looks through a pair of binoculars at what the girl is pointing at.

The third is huge and has the head of a cat, with black fur and green eyes. He wears a military uniform.

(Right) The view from the back of a military cargo plane, with the rear hatch open, in flight, while cargo is dropped for descent via parachute, with the following quote over the top:

“Did you see that?”

“No! I officially *never* saw that crate! I *did not* see the flash of a sword cut the crate apart and *very specifically* didn’t see it explode into a shower of thousands of dinner rolls, with a teenage girl in the middle!”

“Good! I was afraid I was the only one that hadn’t seen that!”

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

$(Background) A fractal pattern of red and orange that resembles a demonic portal. (Center) Pride needs a half-demon to stabilize the portal between worlds. There’s just one hitch: she hates him. One stubborn half-demon vs. all of demon-kind? It could go either way... (Top Left) The cover of She Hunts Demons, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. Sitting on the roof of a building in New York City is a teenage girl with a Japanese short sword. The image is black and white, aside from a few details in blue. (Bottom Left) The cover of She Goes to War, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. Three people in tiger-stripe camouflage crouch in the jungle, including a teen girl, a soldier and a huge cat-man with black fur. (Bottom Right) The cover of the novel, Demon for President!, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. Two politicians (Democrat and Republican) shake hands, as if for a photo-op, while a city burns behind them and the flag of the United States waves in the smoke. (Top Right) The cover of the book bundle, Ashen Blades: Open Wounds, by Owen Tyme, which includes a Japanese sword, a pistol and a pineapple grenade on a wooden surface.$

Sample page from She Goes to War.

Sample page from She Goes to War.

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<p>The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s timeless masterpiece, has reached a historic milestone by becoming the world’s most translated book of fiction, with 600 translations to date!</p><p><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/thelittleprince/" rel="tag">#TheLittlePrince</a> <a href="/tags/exupery/" rel="tag">#Exupery</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/translation/" rel="tag">#translation</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#novel</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</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/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#BookTok</a> <a href="/tags/bookish/" rel="tag">#bookish</a> <a href="/tags/prince/" rel="tag">#prince</a> <a href="/tags/littleprince/" rel="tag">#littleprince</a> <a href="/tags/antoinedesaintexupery/" rel="tag">#antoinedesaintexupery</a></p>

The Little Prince

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<p>WTAF?? I had no idea this was going on. And in <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#Canada</a> too?? Wow - <a href="/tags/censorship/" rel="tag">#censorship</a> is never good - <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a> and <a href="/tags/freedomofchoice/" rel="tag">#freedomofchoice</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/pride/" rel="tag">#pride</a> <a href="/tags/plfag/" rel="tag">#PLFAG</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a>Librarian fired after refusing to censor 2SLGBTQ+ books wins $700K US settlement<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/wyoming-librarian-settlement-9.6935492" rel="nofollow">www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/wyoming-librarian-settlement-9.6935492" rel="nofollow">Librarian fired after refusing...</a></p>

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<p>The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping 19th-century Irish family saga. Follow Will and Isobel through struggles, secrets, and choices that test their love and loyalty in a changing Ireland.</p><p>Amazon - <a href="https://mybook.to/FitzgeraldsSeries" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/FitzgeraldsSeries</a><br>Other Retailers - <a href="https://lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-scarlet-woman" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-scarlet-woman"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-sc</span><span class="invisible">arlet-woman</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/thefitzgeraldsofdublinseries/" rel="tag">#TheFitzgeraldsOfDublinSeries</a> <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/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/bookseries/" rel="tag">#BookSeries</a> <a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</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. The tagline reads: "Love, trust, family ties and secrets…" followed by "Discover Lorna Peel’s gritty family saga set in 19th-century Ireland." The image displays ten book covers in two rows. The titles are:
Top row (left to right):

1. A Scarlet Woman
2. A Suitable Wife
3. A Discarded Son
4. A Forlorn Hope
5. A Cruel Mischief

Bottom row (left to right):
6. A Hidden Motive
7. A Minor Detail
8. A Pleasant Distraction
9. A Stark Prediction
10. A Perfect Solution

Each cover features characters in late 19th-century clothing, and 19th-century Dublin photographs.

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts</a></p><p>The undead witch that rules the space pirates, known as the Dead Queen, has finally been defeated. That only makes it worse for the witches that pulled it off. She’s livid and coming for them, at least once she gets her star ship back under control…</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Legacy of Newts, by Owen Tyme.

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

In the foreground is a line drawing of a red spotted newt, in white. The lines of the newt are outlined in black, to help it stand out. The interior of the line drawing has been filled with the image of a spiral galaxy in red, orange and yellow, with a blue color that shades to white at the center, which lines up with the newt's head. The galaxy almost looks like fire.

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

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

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

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

Sample page from Legacy of Newts.

Sample page from Legacy of Newts.

Sample page from Legacy of Newts.

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