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<p>50% off @ <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a> : <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1667520" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1667520"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1667520</span></a></p><p>The Hunter seeks peace and quiet to mourn the loss of her best friend in a world that seems bound and determined to make that task impossible. Enemies attack when she’d rather be alone, allies can’t take a hint and the arch-demon Wrath seeks the Hunter’s hand in marriage, even though she’d sooner kill him.</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/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 Seeks Peace, by Owen Tyme.

The background is a snow-capped, craggy mountain with green, grassy hills at its base, which feature yellow and blue flowers.

The foreground is dominated by the round symbol for peace, in gold. Along the bottom of it are two olive branches. At the top is a dove in flight. Arranged on the lower three spokes of it are three figures based on the AIGA symbol for a woman. The figure on the right is blue. The one in the middle is a very dark gray, bordering on black, which includes a top hat. The figure on the left is red and has horns, like a demon.

(Right) The background is a view from the interior of a gun's barrel, with the rifling very apparent and the following quote over the top:

Reggie looked down the barrel of one of his own pistols, which the girl held in both hands, because the M1911 was a little large for someone so small.

There was a long, silent moment as the girl giggled and met his gaze. The murderous look was gone, replaced by something more playful, like a cat toying with a mouse.

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

Sample page from She Seeks Peace.

Sample page from She Seeks Peace.

Sample page from She Seeks Peace.

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<p>I'm a prophet! A friend sent me this link, as it reminded her of the bio-metal in my new book, where scientists hack a worm so it produces metal instead of silk. I thought this was from my wildest fantasies, a plot device to enable a <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> future without capitalism, governments, or military, but it is an actual science, and it also involves a worm.</p><p>So fingers crossed for other predictions to come true!</p><p><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2579072-hard-but-lightweight-bio-metal-material-discovered-in-sea-worm-jaws/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.newscientist.com/article/2579072-hard-but-lightweight-bio-metal-material-discovered-in-sea-worm-jaws/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.newscientist.com/article/2</span><span class="invisible">579072-hard-but-lightweight-bio-metal-material-discovered-in-sea-worm-jaws/</span></a></p><p>Get the book<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><br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>

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Review of "Alchemised" (3 stars): Impressive Fanfic, Bloated Novel

<h4 class="article-title"> <a href="https://bookwyrm.social/user/arborealgeist/review/12139705">Review of "Alchemised" (3 stars): Impressive Fanfic, Bloated Novel</a> </h4> <div class="article-body"> <p>Alchemised is an impressive work of fan fiction, a dark fantasy wartime romance shipping the characters of Hermione (Helena Marino) and Draco (Kaine Ferron) from Harry Potter in a world that uses the magic system (or close enough) of Fullmetal Alchemist, with necromancy and elements of The Handmaid's Tale stirred in for horror and a sprinkling of softcore erotica for horn.</p><p>If that premise doesn't sound like anything you're remotely interested in, don't pick up this book. The story is told in a little over 1,000 pages (32+ hours for the audiobook), so it's not a light investment of your time; and as much as I wanted to be able to recommend Alchemised to all (adult) fantasy readers when I started the book, by the end I felt that I could only ever recommend the book to fans of Harry Potter and Fullmetal Alchemist who are powerfully intrigued by the idea of a melding of those two fantasy worlds.</p><p>For those people, Alchemised may indeed scratch an itch. I think SenLinYu did a great job of creatively joining those two universes to create an entirely new universe that is interesting in its own right. I appreciated the horrific descriptions of war, and especially the wartime application of the world's magic systems. (Don't take that the wrong way: I'm no fan of war—quite the opposite, in fact; and I appreciate that Alchemised depicts war as a horror in a way that few of the fantasy novels I've read ever do.) I had fun identifying all the little elements of the various IPs SenLinYu worked into her story. I also enjoyed the erotica, even if it was a bit vanilla for my taste.</p><p>The problem is the length of this book. Part II, especially, drags on for much longer than needed to get to where we needed to be by Part III. I know Alchemised was originally self-published on AO3, and if it had stayed there I maybe could have forgiven the bloat. A young, talented, but inexperienced writer indulging in a story they've probably had in their head for many years—I get it. But the book wasn't self-published, and Penguin really should have insisted that an editor help the author trim some of the fat off this book. Someone to interject when the characters repeat the same phrases 100 times. Someone to insist that we <a href="https://youtu.be/QErdnDMAXHU" rel="nofollow">get to the fucking monkey</a>.</p><p>It's unfortunate that didn't happen; or, if the book did go through an editor and they did some trimming, it's unfortunate they didn't cut more out of Alchemised. As it is, I just can't recommend that anyone other than real fans put as much time as it will take to get through this beast of a book.</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/review/" rel="tag">#Review</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasy/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/fanfic/" rel="tag">#FanFic</a></p> </div> <div class="article-tags"> <span class="tag"><a href="https://the.talesofmy.life/search?tag=books" rel="tag">#books</a></span> <span class="tag"><a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/764" rel="tag">#fantasy</a></span> <span class="tag"><a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/2510" rel="tag">#review</a></span> <span class="tag"><a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/13863" rel="tag">#darkfantasy</a></span> <span class="tag"><a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/17666" rel="tag">#fanfic</a></span> </div>

SenLinYu: Alchemised (Paperback, Del Rey)

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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><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/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>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>Same art, different name: would you see or hear it the same way?</p><p>A mislabelled concerto and other errors and tricks show that reputation affects how art is perceived, sometimes radically</p><p>by Rikki A Wolpowitz</p><p><a href="https://psyche.co/ideas/same-art-different-name-would-you-see-or-hear-it-the-same-way" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="psyche.co/ideas/same-art-different-name-would-you-see-or-hear-it-the-same-way"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">psyche.co/ideas/same-art-diffe</span><span class="invisible">rent-name-would-you-see-or-hear-it-the-same-way</span></a></p><p>Books in Music at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/50" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/50"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/50</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/musicology/" rel="tag">#musicology</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a></p>

Haydn or Hofmann? Portrait of Franz Joseph Haydn (1770).

An 18th-century oil portrait of a middle-aged man with powdered white hair, wearing a dark coat with a white cravat, holding a quill pen and gazing thoughtfully to the side.

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Why India Reads

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<p>A Review of Planeta: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-planeta/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-planeta/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-pl</span><span class="invisible">aneta/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/mystery/" rel="tag">#Mystery</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</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>

Book cover for Planeta by Ana Oncina. Image on cover is a drawing of a Spanish woman who is standing behind a green-skinned person, possibly an alien, who is covering their eyes with their hands.

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<p>Part 2 of Long Reads' discussion with <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><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/long-reads-trillion-dollar-baby-w-quinn-slobodian-and/id791564318?i=1000775222782" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/long-reads-trillion-dollar-baby-w-quinn-slobodian-and/id791564318?i=1000775222782"><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=1000775222782</span></a></p><p>for Part 1 v. <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/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <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>

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<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>

Promotional image for the Irish historical fiction novel A Scarlet Woman by Lorna Peel, book one in The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series, an Irish family saga. The image features 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 left reads: “A Scarlet Woman. In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman cross paths, sparking a forbidden love that defies society's judgments.” Below is a red text banner: “Kindle | Paperback | Kindle Unlimited.” The background is a faded image of Georgian townhouses on Merrion Square in Dublin, Ireland.

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<p>Man, the recent Humble Indie Bundles have been contaminated with books about LLMs...</p><p>I have wanted to get some books to support good causes, couldn't because I didn't want buy bundles with LLM trash in them. </p><p>If only there were a way to remove books from bundles...As I only want the books that support development practices that actively support direct human involvement and passing on those practices to the next generation.</p><p><a href="/tags/humblebundle/" rel="tag">#HumbleBundle</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/fuckai/" rel="tag">#FuckAI</a></p>

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<p>Gonna write down ALL the words! 😂</p><p><a href="/tags/bookmemes/" rel="tag">#BookMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</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> <a href="/tags/notoc/" rel="tag">#NotOC</a><a href="/tags/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><a href="/tags/litterature/" rel="tag">#Litterature</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#Bookshelf</a> <a href="/tags/dictionary/" rel="tag">#Dictionary</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>

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Recommend me weird fiction books, please! Enjoy weird fiction overall, sci-fi and “horror” (in a very general sense). I like some Lovecraft, VanderMeers, Ballard, China Miéville, Samanta Schweblin, late William Gibson, Mariana Enríquez… what recent books or writers caught your eye that may loosely fit the term or are similar to works of the above authors? Can be in English, Portuguese or Spanish. Page · lemmy.world <p>Enjoy weird fiction overall, sci-fi and “horror” (in a very general sense). I like some Lovecraft, VanderMeers, Ballard, China Miéville, Samanta Schweblin, late William Gibson, Mariana Enríquez… what recent books or writers caught your eye that may loosely fit the term or are similar to works of the above authors? Can be in English, Portuguese or Spanish.</p><p>Recommend me weird fiction books, please!</p><p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/49730152" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lemmy.world/post/49730152</a></p>

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<p>Reading for pleasure builds empathy in children, but fewer kids are picking up books just for the fun of it</p><p>by William Dee Nichols and Michelle Kearney</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/reading-for-pleasure-builds-empathy-in-children-but-fewer-kids-are-picking-up-books-just-for-the-fun-of-it-285784" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/reading-for-pleasure-builds-empathy-in-children-but-fewer-kids-are-picking-up-books-just-for-the-fun-of-it-285784"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/reading-fo</span><span class="invisible">r-pleasure-builds-empathy-in-children-but-fewer-kids-are-picking-up-books-just-for-the-fun-of-it-285784</span></a></p><p>Books in Children's Literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/20" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/20"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/20</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/empathy/" rel="tag">#empathy</a></p>

Illustration from THE LILAC FAIRY BOOK by Andrew Lang.

A colored fantasy illustration depicting a long-haired woman in flowing green robes dancing or swaying among a swirl of sea creatures — crabs, eels, and fish — while a red-haired boy plays bagpipes on the rocky shore behind her.

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<p>Behold my awesome short story collection. It has a little bit of everything, if everything is defined as fantasy AND science fiction. Even my cat likes it.</p><p>Gandalf the Grey Cat is not for sale, but you can buy Relics From a Traveling Show:</p><p><a href="https://kmherkes.com/the-bookshop1/p/relics-from-a-traveling-show-ebook1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kmherkes.com/the-bookshop1/p/relics-from-a-traveling-show-ebook1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kmherkes.com/the-bookshop1/p/r</span><span class="invisible">elics-from-a-traveling-show-ebook1</span></a></p><p>kindle (DRM free)<br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJWQRWGY" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJWQRWGY</a><br>Kobo, Nook & more:<br><a href="https://books2read.com/relicsfromatravelingshow" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/relicsfromatravelingshow"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/relicsfromatrav</span><span class="invisible">elingshow</span></a></p><p>*also on bookshop.org, Hoopla, Overdrive & Biblioboard. Ask your local library to purchase it!</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/bookpromo/" rel="tag">#bookpromo</a></p>

Fluffy grey kitten lying on his back on a blue blanket in a “paint me like one of your French girls” pose. A paperback book Press on the blanket behind his right shoulder.The book is titled Relics From A Traveling Show and the front cover illustration shows a wizard sitting at a desk next to a bookcase.

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<p>50% off @ <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a> : <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1899894" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1899894"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1899894</span></a></p><p>Amelia and The Book of Newts are in conflict. She wants to explore her feelings. It wants to explore space, taking back the gift for mathematics and piloting it gave her. She’s left unable to plot a direct course home. She’s desperate to see the man she loves, lest she lose him forever and The Book is in her way…</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>

(Left) The cover of The Next Horizon, by Owen Tyme.

The black silhouette of a man and woman embracing. They stand atop the dark side of a planet or moon in space, which has a slim crescent along the right side. The background is the stars of space, but some have been highlighted with a heart shape that surrounds the couple. Everything is in shades of blue.

(Right) Deep space, displaying the edge of an orange and blue gaseous cloud from a nebula, while most of the stars appear golden in color. Floating in space is a square, red leather book with the image of a newt stamped on the cover. Over the top of everything is the following text:

“You can back down and cooperate, right now, or Marta will hit you so hard, you should reach a tenth the speed of light…”

“No one will ever find you again, but even if someone does, there’s no way they’ll have the capacity to safely slow you down, before you’re gone to them!”

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

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<p>New <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> post! Remember when my site used to be a book blog? No? Well here are some thoughts on Traveling Practice by Yusuke Norishiro and transated by Takami Nieda</p><p><a href="https://renkotsuban.com/posts/2026-07-02-Thoughts-on-Traveling-Practice.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="renkotsuban.com/posts/2026-07-02-Thoughts-on-Traveling-Practice.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">renkotsuban.com/posts/2026-07-</span><span class="invisible">02-Thoughts-on-Traveling-Practice.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#Blogging</a> <a href="/tags/indieweb/" rel="tag">#IndieWeb</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

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<p>My Mastodon prompts for July 2026</p><p>WordWeavers <a href="https://mastodon.social/@AlyseSteves/116843940995984703" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.social/@AlyseSteves/116843940995984703"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@AlyseSteves/1</span><span class="invisible">16843940995984703</span></a> (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://writing.exchange/@BranwenOShea" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BranwenOShea</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@AlyseSteves" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AlyseSteves</span></a></span>)</p><p>WritersCoffeeClub <a href="https://sulfur.ink/wcc-july-2026/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>sulfur.ink/wcc-july-2026/</a> (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@paris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>paris</span></a></span>, @solarbranka@mastodon.art)</p><p>PennedPossibilities <a href="https://floofpaldi.blogspot.com/2023/07/pandas-penned-possibilities-prompts.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="floofpaldi.blogspot.com/2023/07/pandas-penned-possibilities-prompts.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">floofpaldi.blogspot.com/2023/0</span><span class="invisible">7/pandas-penned-possibilities-prompts.html</span></a> (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://mindly.social/@floofpaldi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>floofpaldi</span></a></span>) </p><p>EroticMusings <a href="https://kinkycats.org/@PentUp/116838489432312909" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kinkycats.org/@PentUp/116838489432312909"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kinkycats.org/@PentUp/11683848</span><span class="invisible">9432312909</span></a> (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://kinkycats.org/@PentUp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PentUp</span></a></span>)</p><p>ScribesAndMakers <a href="https://scribesandmakers.mataroa.blog/blog/july-2026-questions/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="scribesandmakers.mataroa.blog/blog/july-2026-questions/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scribesandmakers.mataroa.blog/</span><span class="invisible">blog/july-2026-questions/</span></a> (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieauthors.social/@saposcat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>saposcat</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@gahlearner" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gahlearner</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieauthors.social/@willelm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>willelm</span></a></span>,)</p><p><a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/erotica/" rel="tag">#erotica</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>The unlikely pen pal who shaped Tolkien’s later years</p><p>When deaf fan Eileen Elgar wrote to the author with notes for improvement, they began a remarkable friendship based on a shared interest in language, revealed in a set of letters now up for auction</p><p>by Lily Isaacs</p><p><a href="https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/the-unlikely-pen-pal-who-shaped-tolkiens-later-years" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="observer.co.uk/news/national/article/the-unlikely-pen-pal-who-shaped-tolkiens-later-years"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">observer.co.uk/news/national/a</span><span class="invisible">rticle/the-unlikely-pen-pal-who-shaped-tolkiens-later-years</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/literarycriticism/" rel="tag">#literaryCriticism</a></p>

Photograph of J. R. R. Tolkien in the 1920s on leaving Leeds University.

A black-and-white portrait photograph of a young man with neatly combed short hair, wearing a tweed jacket and white collar, gazing thoughtfully to one side against a dark background.

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<p>The Social Realism of Elizabeth Gaskell Who Went Against Outworn Victorian Values</p><p>Once pigeonholed as “Mrs Gaskell,” a representative of outworn Victorian values, Elizabeth Gaskell is a more radical writer than you might expect.</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/elizabeth-gaskell-social-realism/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/elizabeth-gaskell-social-realism/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/elizabeth</span><span class="invisible">-gaskell-social-realism/</span></a></p><p>Gaskell at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/220" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/220"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/220</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

In the photograph, Elizabeth Gaskell sits in an ornate chair with books next to her. She is dressed in a dark, vertically striped Victorian dress with a white collar. A large, patterned paisley shawl covers her arms and lap, and a round brooch or locket is pinned at the center of her bodice.

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<p>Sadly the world has lost a woman who never gave into fear, Shahrnush Parsipur was a blunt and outspoken voice for women in Iran and beyond. Imprisoned by both the shah's regime and the Islamic Republic, she immigrated to California in 1994. In her life and writing she kept asking what might happen if women stopped seeking permission to be free.<br><a href="/tags/shahmushparsipur/" rel="tag">#ShahmushParsipur</a> <a href="/tags/rip/" rel="tag">#RIP</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/womenslives/" rel="tag">#WomensLives</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://theconversation.com/shahrnush-parsipur-iran-has-lost-one-of-its-bravest-and-boldest-literary-voices-287099" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/shahrnush-parsipur-iran-has-lost-one-of-its-bravest-and-boldest-literary-voices-287099"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/shahrnush-</span><span class="invisible">parsipur-iran-has-lost-one-of-its-bravest-and-boldest-literary-voices-287099</span></a></p>

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<p>📚 Into the Wild by: Jon Krakauer</p><p>In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, bu...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/into-the-wild" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/into-the-wild"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/into-the-w</span><span class="invisible">ild</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/biographyautobiography/" rel="tag">#biographyautobiography</a> <a href="/tags/sociology/" rel="tag">#sociology</a> <a href="/tags/generaltravel/" rel="tag">#generaltravel</a> <a href="/tags/specialinterest/" rel="tag">#specialinterest</a> <a href="/tags/adventuretravel/" rel="tag">#adventuretravel</a></p>

In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a party of moose hunters. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild. Immediately after graduating from college in 1991, McCandless had roamed through the West and Southwest on a vision quest like those made by his heroes Jack London and John Muir. In the Mojave Desert he abandoned his car, stripped it of its license plates, and burned all of his cash. He would give himself a new name, Alexander Supertramp, and, unencumbered by money and belongings, he would be free to wallow in the raw, unfiltered experiences that nature presented. Craving a blank spot on the map, McCandless simply threw the maps away. Leaving behind his desperate parents and sister, he vanished into the wild.

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<p>It's cover reveal day! Super happy to share the cover for my debut novel The Bloodsong Experiment, a dark Gothic romantasy about a mad scientist vampire obsessed with an Arab violinist on a planet without a sun as a god of nightmares laughs on.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/romancebooks/" rel="tag">#romancebooks</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#novel</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasy/" rel="tag">#darkfantasy</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>

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The cover of The Bloodsong Experiment by Mariam al-Masri which displays a girl whose face is obscured as she plays a violin while invaded in a bloody heart held by a masculine hand.

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<p>Weird <a href="/tags/questionoftheday/" rel="tag">#QuestionOfTheDay</a> who is in your Holy Trinity of Catgirls? </p><p><a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/anime/" rel="tag">#anime</a> <a href="/tags/manga/" rel="tag">#manga</a> <a href="/tags/comics/" rel="tag">#comics</a> <a href="/tags/comicbooks/" rel="tag">#comicbooks</a> <a href="/tags/superheroes/" rel="tag">#superheroes</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/ttrpg/" rel="tag">#ttrpg</a> <a href="/tags/ccgs/" rel="tag">#ccgs</a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1811, William Makepeace Thackeray is born. He "was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Makepeace_Thackeray" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Makepeace_Thackeray"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_</span><span class="invisible">Makepeace_Thackeray</span></a></p><p>Thackeray at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/313" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/313"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/313</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

This 1855 daguerreotype by Jesse Harrison Whitehurst shows William Makepeace Thackeray from the chest up, looking directly at the camera. He has light, wavy hair parted to the side and noticeable sideburns. He wears round, thin-rimmed glasses, a dark jacket or overcoat over a dark vest, a white-collared shirt, and a dark cravat or bow tie. His expression is serious.

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