books

<p>In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman discover that some meetings change everything.</p><p>The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping Irish family saga following Will and Isobel through hardship, secrets, and the choices that shape their lives in a changing Ireland.</p><p>Begin with A Scarlet Woman - free to read in Kindle Unlimited - <a href="http://mybook.to/ascarletwoman" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>mybook.to/ascarletwoman</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/booksbylornapeel/" rel="tag">#BooksByLornaPeel</a> <a href="/tags/familysaga/" rel="tag">#FamilySaga</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/bookseries/" rel="tag">#BookSeries</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

<p>Yesterday, proofs came of my new novella, The Blossoming of the Big Tree, and it got me a bit excited. I have got print copies of my books before, but not one I designed from scratch. I was worried about how the cover would look like, and also because I used LibreWriter for typesetting, if the font was the right one, etc, but it all looks nice and cute. Proud of myself. 😊</p><p>Get the ebook or pre-order print 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/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/scif/" rel="tag">#scif</a></p>

<p>The Satire and Style of Vanity Fair is as Relevant as Ever</p><p>Roshan Sethi on William Makepeace Thackeray’s Famous Novel</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/the-satire-and-style-ofvanity-fair-is-as-relevant-as-ever/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01KX3AA4MED1MJ5M0GR6BGR0DW&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/the-satire-and-style-ofvanity-fair-is-as-relevant-as-ever/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01KX3AA4MED1MJ5M0GR6BGR0DW&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/the-satire-and-styl</span><span class="invisible">e-ofvanity-fair-is-as-relevant-as-ever/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01KX3AA4MED1MJ5M0GR6BGR0DW&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Vanity Fair at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/599" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/599</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>That&#x27;s all it takes! 😂 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/u/fantasy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fantasy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/worldbuilding" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>worldbuilding</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/tolkien/" rel="tag">#Tolkien</a> <a href="/tags/lotr/" rel="tag">#Lotr</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a><br><a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <br><a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>

<p>Check out this guide for buying DRM free ebooks in 2026 😁 </p><p><a href="https://getbookshelves.app/guides/drm-free-ebook-stores/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="getbookshelves.app/guides/drm-free-ebook-stores/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">getbookshelves.app/guides/drm-</span><span class="invisible">free-ebook-stores/</span></a></p><p>And go follow the writers of the guide at <a href="https://mastodon.art/@getbookshelves@mastodon.social" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.art/@getbookshelves@mastodon.social"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.art/@getbookshelves@m</span><span class="invisible">astodon.social</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/worldbuilding" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>worldbuilding</span></a></span><br> <br><a href="/tags/recommendation/" rel="tag">#Recommendation</a> <br><a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#eBook</a> <a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#eBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/litterature/" rel="tag">#Litterature</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#Bookshelf</a> <br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a></p>

<p>When someone asks, &quot;What is it?&quot; and someone else answers, &quot;It&#x27;s a mystery!&quot; I sincerly hope this is what they&#x27;re talking about 😂 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</span></a></span> <br> <br><a href="/tags/bookmemes/" rel="tag">#BookMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/mystery/" rel="tag">#Mystery</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a><br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/litterature/" rel="tag">#Litterature</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#Bookshelf</a> <a href="/tags/bookstore/" rel="tag">#BookStore</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>

<p>So, does this mean that in the postmodern era the Author is God? 🤔 </p><p>Because I already have more hubris than I&#x27;ll ever be able to use 😜😂 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joinin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</span></a></span> <br> <br><a href="/tags/bookmemes/" rel="tag">#BookMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a><br><a href="/tags/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/litterature/" rel="tag">#Litterature</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#Bookshelf</a> <br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a></p>

Faust: Part One (as I understood) A bet between God and the Devil. A shrewdness beyond comprehension to the mind of a man. A tragedy. If only this were the case, the oldest of all stories of Christianity, then Goethe probably wouldn’t have ventured to write Faust. Faust is a blueprint. A blueprint of tragedy that an intellectual, curious, and rigorous philosopher may have to navigate in his life. At the beginning, when we meet Faust the polymath, he was in Loevinger’s Ego Development Stage 4/5 (Self-Questioning/Individualist/Pluralist). The notions of reality and truth are fractured, yet not in complete disharmony. We can find the evidence for it in Scene IV: This life of earth, whatever my attire, Would pain me in its wonted fashion. Too old am I to play with passion; Too young, to be without desire. and, The God that in my breast is owned Can deeply stir the inner sources; The God, above my powers enthroned, He cannot change external forces. So, by the burden of my days oppressed, Death is desired, and Life a thing unblest! This stage comes with acute existential dread and distress, as Goethe portrayed them so faithfully. We need to make a clear distinction here. This distress is not the work of the Devil. Every sincere person, at some point in their life, must stomach this. In consensus, Christianity allows free will; therefore, free exploration of knowledge is allowed. With that exploration, considering the depth and breadth a philosopher may navigate, comes obvious distress. At this lowest of the moments, Faust made a pact with Mephistopheles. Here, we can see the brilliance of Faust’s mind. While Mephistopheles wanted to give all possible earthly pleasure in return for his soul, Faust’s counter-offer was to forfeit his soul only when he is content. And if you consider his state of mind at this point, bringing contentment to him is a formidable task, even for Mephistopheles— if Mephistopheles is a man. But Mephistopheles is no man. While a man, with his short span of life, and probably by the very architecture of our mind, cannot help thinking from the perspective where we are the centre of everything. This egocentrism is the Devil’s playground. He runs a whole gamut of tests on all of our feelings to catch us off guard: MEPHISTOPHELES Yes, thou findest that unpleasant! Thou hast the moral right to cry me “shame!” at present. One dares not that before chaste ears declare, Which chaste hearts, notwithstanding, cannot spare; And, once for all, I grudge thee not the pleasure Of lying to thyself in moderate measure. Indeed, he is right when he declares: MEPHISTOPHELES Poor Son of Earth, how couldst thou thus alone Have led thy life, bereft of me? For he is the first rebel in the Bible, and he, also, is the scapegoat for all our dubitable actions. But Mephistopheles is an egoist too. Soon, it became a chess match of ego. In every turn, one superseding another’s strategy. Although by narrow means, Faust conquered all the traps and lures. You may disagree with me on this point. But this conquering happens in such a bloody, agonising way that it often may feel like a defeat. We can see their battle externalised in Walpurgis Night: Tell me, if we still are standing, Or if further we’re ascending? All is turning, whirling, blending, Trees and rocks with grinning faces, Wandering lights that spin in mazes, Still increasing and expanding! MEPHISTOPHELES Grasp my skirt with heart undaunted! Here a middle–peak is planted, Whence one seeth, with amaze, Mammon in the mountain blaze. First, we find Faust’s mind-bending philosophical investigation being externalised by a metaphor of Will-O-Wisp. Then we see the satanic promise of remedy, but not through philosophy, but through materialism, by promising Mammon’s treasure. Despite every attempt, despite a tragic end, we can see Faust keeping his intellectual sovereignty intact. A prime example of this is when Gretchen, the innocent lover of Faust, asked him about his faith; he replied: FAUST My darling, who shall dare “I believe in God!” to say? Ask priest or sage the answer to declare, And it will seem a mocking play, A sarcasm on the asker. This is not a lack of faith, but a sincerity. A sincerity that the person should show if his faith or belief is not handed down to him and accepted as is. Faust was right in thinking that Mephistopheles, indeed, cannot make him content. No worldly pleasure (or, even woe) can deter him, ultimately, from the philosophical distress of his soul, a tragedy most intimate, a tragedy wrought in his soul, which no diversion can touch. It was a stalemate, at least, at the end of this book. Page · lemmy.world <p>A bet between God and the Devil.<br>A shrewdness beyond comprehension to the mind of a man.<br>A tragedy.</p><p>If only this were the case, the oldest of all stories of Christianity, then Goethe probably wouldn’t have ventured to write Faust.</p><p>Faust is a blueprint. A blueprint of tragedy that an intellectual, curious, and rigorous philosopher may have to navigate in his life.</p><p>At the beginning, when we meet Faust the polymath, he was in Loevinger’s Ego Development Stage 4/5 (Self-Questioning/Individualist/Pluralist). The notions of reality and truth are fractured, yet not in complete disharmony. We can find the evidence for it in Scene IV:</p><p><p>This life of earth, whatever my attire, Would pain me in its wonted fashion. Too old am I to play with passion; Too young, to be without desire.</p></p><p>and,</p><p><p>The God that in my breast is owned Can deeply stir the inner sources; The God, above my powers enthroned, He cannot change external forces. So, by the burden of my days oppressed, Death is desired, and Life a thing unblest!</p></p><p>This stage comes with acute existential dread and distress, as Goethe portrayed them so faithfully.</p><p>We need to make a clear distinction here. This distress is not the work of the Devil. Every sincere person, at some point in their life, must stomach this. In consensus, Christianity allows free will; therefore, free exploration of knowledge is allowed. With that exploration, considering the depth and breadth a philosopher may navigate, comes obvious distress.</p><p>At this lowest of the moments, Faust made a pact with Mephistopheles. Here, we can see the brilliance of Faust’s mind. While Mephistopheles wanted to give all possible earthly pleasure in return for his soul, Faust’s counter-offer was to forfeit his soul only when he is content. And if you consider his state of mind at this point, bringing contentment to him is a formidable task, even for Mephistopheles— if Mephistopheles is a man.</p><p>But Mephistopheles is no man. While a man, with his short span of life, and probably by the very architecture of our mind, cannot help thinking from the perspective where we are the centre of everything. This egocentrism is the Devil’s playground. He runs a whole gamut of tests on all of our feelings to catch us off guard:</p><p><p>MEPHISTOPHELES<br>Yes, thou findest that unpleasant! Thou hast the moral right to cry me “shame!” at present. One dares not that before chaste ears declare, Which chaste hearts, notwithstanding, cannot spare; And, once for all, I grudge thee not the pleasure Of lying to thyself in moderate measure.</p></p><p>Indeed, he is right when he declares:</p><p><p>MEPHISTOPHELES<br>Poor Son of Earth, how couldst thou thus alone Have led thy life, bereft of me?</p></p><p>For he is the first rebel in the Bible, and he, also, is the scapegoat for all our dubitable actions.</p><p>But Mephistopheles is an egoist too. Soon, it became a chess match of ego. In every turn, one superseding another’s strategy. Although by narrow means, Faust conquered all the traps and lures. You may disagree with me on this point. But this conquering happens in such a bloody, agonising way that it often may feel like a defeat.</p><p>We can see their battle externalised in Walpurgis Night:</p><p><p>Tell me, if we still are standing,<br>Or if further we’re ascending?<br>All is turning, whirling, blending,<br>Trees and rocks with grinning faces,<br>Wandering lights that spin in mazes,<br>Still increasing and expanding!</p><p>MEPHISTOPHELES<br>Grasp my skirt with heart undaunted! Here a middle–peak is planted, Whence one seeth, with amaze, Mammon in the mountain blaze.</p></p><p>First, we find Faust’s mind-bending philosophical investigation being externalised by a metaphor of Will-O-Wisp.</p><p>Then we see the satanic promise of remedy, but not through philosophy, but through materialism, by promising Mammon’s treasure.</p><p>Despite every attempt, despite a tragic end, we can see Faust keeping his intellectual sovereignty intact. A prime example of this is when Gretchen, the innocent lover of Faust, asked him about his faith; he replied:</p><p><p>FAUST<br>My darling, who shall dare “I believe in God!” to say? Ask priest or sage the answer to declare, And it will seem a mocking play, A sarcasm on the asker.</p></p><p>This is not a lack of faith, but a sincerity. A sincerity that the person should show if his faith or belief is not handed down to him and accepted as is.</p><p>Faust was right in thinking that Mephistopheles, indeed, cannot make him content. No worldly pleasure (or, even woe) can deter him, ultimately, from the philosophical distress of his soul, a tragedy most intimate, a tragedy wrought in his soul, which no diversion can touch.</p><p>It was a stalemate, at least, at the end of this book.</p><p>Faust: Part One (as I understood)</p><p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/49954287" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lemmy.world/post/49954287</a></p>

Any good erotic books for women (can&#x27;t believe I am asking this) like roamance or I guess sexual romance or series like that? Trying to fill up a usb of 20gb of books for my moms birthday next month.

<p>&#x27; “IT IS THE WRITER’S duty to tell the terrible truth, and it is a reader’s civic duty to learn this truth. To turn away, to close one’s eyes and walk past is to insult the memory of those who have perished.” <a href="/tags/vasilygrossman/" rel="tag">#VasilyGrossman</a>, who wrote these words in September 1944 as a Soviet war correspondent, clearly held himself to a high moral standard, which is never easy for anyone, and certainly not for a writer living under Stalin.&#x27;</p><p><a href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/vasily-grossman-from-front-line-stalingrad-treblinka-reporting/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lareviewofbooks.org/article/vasily-grossman-from-front-line-stalingrad-treblinka-reporting/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lareviewofbooks.org/article/va</span><span class="invisible">sily-grossman-from-front-line-stalingrad-treblinka-reporting/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fromthefrontline/" rel="tag">#FromTheFrontLine</a> <a href="/tags/wwii/" rel="tag">#WWII</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>&quot;The spaces are organised into thematic rooms that reflect the layout of the original library and evoke the main areas of Eco&#x27;s thought.&quot;</p><p>Sigh. It would be wonderful to visit and tour the newly opened Umberto Eco library at the University of Bologna where he taught for many years. So far it contains 32,000 of his books from his home and study in Milan, the rest of his books from his country house are yet to be added. Eco&#x27;s way of organizing his books is preserved in the library.<br><a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/umbertoeco/" rel="tag">#UmbertoEco</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://magazine.unibo.it/en/articles/eco-library-opens-in-bologna" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="magazine.unibo.it/en/articles/eco-library-opens-in-bologna"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">magazine.unibo.it/en/articles/</span><span class="invisible">eco-library-opens-in-bologna</span></a></p>

<p>For those new to my page, I post a little about writing, and a lot about my family&#x27;s cats.</p><p>My first series, I Guess We&#x27;re Heroes, is a sci-fi/thriller available in paperback, audiobook, and ebook (including Kindle Unlimited). Links to both books are at the bottom of this post.</p><p>My next series is in the works, and will be fantasy/LitRPG!</p><p><a href="https://a.co/d/0esYBlHI" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>a.co/d/0esYBlHI</a></p><p><a href="https://a.co/d/08y5oO1L" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>a.co/d/08y5oO1L</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a><br><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a><br><a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#Cats</a><br><a href="/tags/catsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#CatsOfMastodon</a></p>

<p>Harriet Beecher Stowe Wrote a Work of Fiction That Seemed So Real That It Changed the History of the Country</p><p>To fight against slavery, the author collected true stories then picked up a pen and distilled them into “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”</p><p>by Geraldine Brooks</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/harriet-beecher-stowe-wrote-work-fiction-that-seemed-so-real-changed-history-country-180988826/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01KXQXW72R0HJTBNHTRQ1DAWG0&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/history/harriet-beecher-stowe-wrote-work-fiction-that-seemed-so-real-changed-history-country-180988826/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01KXQXW72R0HJTBNHTRQ1DAWG0&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/history</span><span class="invisible">/harriet-beecher-stowe-wrote-work-fiction-that-seemed-so-real-changed-history-country-180988826/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01KXQXW72R0HJTBNHTRQ1DAWG0&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Uncle Tom&#x27;s Cabin at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/203" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/203</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>A Short Stay In Hell. Steven Peck.</p><p>You just died, and the hell assigned to you - it’s temporary the demon explains- is an endless library that contains all the books that ever could be written, and all you have to do is find the book that describes your life; you initially muse that things could be worse, but are soon forced to reconsider that.</p><p>4 of 5 library cats 📕 📕 📕 📕.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#library</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/hell/" rel="tag">#hell</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#religion</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</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/summer/" rel="tag">#Summer</a> is here with Will Boast, Elaine Vilar Madruga translated by Samantha Luna, EC Osondu, Zhenya Oliinyk and Robin Munby, plus Luke Healy on the secret of <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> a romcom.</p><p>Catch them all at <a href="https://fictionable.world" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fictionable.world</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/comics/" rel="tag">#comics</a> <a href="/tags/shortstories/" rel="tag">#ShortStories</a> <a href="/tags/translation/" rel="tag">#translation</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>

<p>Jung’s archetypes are a mirror that shows who and what we are</p><p>Psychedelics and neuroscience seem to support his ideas about ancestral dreams and fears – but with an evolutionary twist</p><p>by Hugh McGovern</p><p><a href="https://psyche.co/ideas/jungs-archetypes-are-a-mirror-that-shows-who-and-what-we-are?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=ae0d1e34e2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_07_17&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="psyche.co/ideas/jungs-archetypes-are-a-mirror-that-shows-who-and-what-we-are?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=ae0d1e34e2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_07_17&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">psyche.co/ideas/jungs-archetyp</span><span class="invisible">es-are-a-mirror-that-shows-who-and-what-we-are?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=ae0d1e34e2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_07_17&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Books by Carl Jung at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44679" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44679"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/44679</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/psychology/" rel="tag">#psychology</a> <a href="/tags/neuroscience/" rel="tag">#neuroscience</a></p>

<p>What Tradwife “Influencers” of Centuries Past Share With Their Social Media Contemporaries</p><p>Maia Chance on the Age-Old Phenomenon of Toxic Nostalgia For a Nonexistent Past</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/what-tradwife-influencers-of-centuries-past-share-with-their-social-media-contemporaries/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/what-tradwife-influencers-of-centuries-past-share-with-their-social-media-contemporaries/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/what-tradwife-influ</span><span class="invisible">encers-of-centuries-past-share-with-their-social-media-contemporaries/</span></a></p><p>At PG:</p><p>&quot;The American Frugal Housewife&quot; </p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13493" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13493</a></p><p>A Treatise on Domestic Economy</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21829" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21829</a></p><p>American Woman&#x27;s Home</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6598" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6598</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>The word algebra comes from the title of a book called Al-Jabr, written around the year 820 by a Persian mathematician named Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi at the House of Wisdom in Baghdad — and the word algorithm comes from the Latinized version of his name</p><p>By Space Daily Editorial Team </p><p><a href="https://spacedaily.com/d-the-word-algebra-comes-from-the-title-of-a-book-called-al-jabr-written-around-the-year-820-by-a-persian-mathematician-named-muhammad-ibn-musa-al-khwarizmi-at-the-house-of-wisdom-in-baghdad/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="spacedaily.com/d-the-word-algebra-comes-from-the-title-of-a-book-called-al-jabr-written-around-the-year-820-by-a-persian-mathematician-named-muhammad-ibn-musa-al-khwarizmi-at-the-house-of-wisdom-in-baghdad/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spacedaily.com/d-the-word-alge</span><span class="invisible">bra-comes-from-the-title-of-a-book-called-al-jabr-written-around-the-year-820-by-a-persian-mathematician-named-muhammad-ibn-musa-al-khwarizmi-at-the-house-of-wisdom-in-baghdad/</span></a></p><p>Books about Algebra at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3914" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3914"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/3914</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>

<p>NEWLY PUBLISHED BOOK TO READ</p><p>My latest book - THE WILD - takes the view that &quot;anarchy&quot;, often extrapolated in and through the historical, socially-derived politics of anarchism, should instead be characterized on a naturalistic and queer basis as &quot;the wild&quot; (in much the same way as Kropotkin observed nature and came up with the principle of &quot;mutual aid&quot; in fact). </p><p>Through thirteen chapters this idea is then teased out, explained and extrapolated as something both ethical and political that is contrary to patriarchal, capitalist, industrial and technological human civilization as it has developed. </p><p>As such, this book is both a call to the wild (and to the truth and reality of the wild) and to the assertion that in feralness there is an authenticity of the mutual co-existence of all things to be found. </p><p>The book can be downloaded FOR FREE from the link below in multiple formats or read online. It can also be read to you via text to speech on that page.</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/the-wild-ethics-and-anti-politics" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="archive.org/details/the-wild-ethics-and-anti-politics"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/the-wild-e</span><span class="invisible">thics-and-anti-politics</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/anarchism/" rel="tag">#anarchism</a> <a href="/tags/anarchy/" rel="tag">#anarchy</a> <a href="/tags/wild/" rel="tag">#wild</a> <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#wildlife</a> <a href="/tags/feral/" rel="tag">#feral</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/queer/" rel="tag">#queer</a> <a href="/tags/nihilism/" rel="tag">#nihilism</a> <a href="/tags/indigenous/" rel="tag">#indigenous</a> <a href="/tags/civilization/" rel="tag">#civilization</a></p>

<p>What Are the Routines of So-Called Super-Readers?</p><p>Kelsey Rexroat Investigates the Mindsets of People Who Read Hundreds of Books a Year</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/what-are-the-routines-of-so-called-super-readers/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/what-are-the-routines-of-so-called-super-readers/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/what-are-the-routin</span><span class="invisible">es-of-so-called-super-readers/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Have you read Machiavelli? I just read Chapter 17 of The Prince only, the famous “Is it better to be loved or feared” chapter Pretty good, might read the rest now. Page · hexbear.net <p>I just read Chapter 17 of The Prince only, the famous “Is it better to be loved or feared” chapter</p><p>Pretty good, might read the rest now.</p><p>Have you read Machiavelli?</p><p><a href="https://hexbear.net/post/9075626" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>hexbear.net/post/9075626</a></p>

<p>Book Promotion: Choose a <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> on <a href="/tags/kindle/" rel="tag">#Kindle</a> Unlimited</p><p>A collection of 122 <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> for you. Read my <a href="/tags/spaceopera/" rel="tag">#spaceopera</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/ku/" rel="tag">#ku</a> <a href="/tags/spaceship/" rel="tag">#spaceship</a> <a href="/tags/magic/" rel="tag">#magic</a> <a href="/tags/aliens/" rel="tag">#aliens</a> <a href="/tags/legendary/" rel="tag">#legendary</a> <a href="/tags/fedibookfair/" rel="tag">#fedibookfair</a> <a href="/tags/boost/" rel="tag">#boost</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/dwarfs/" rel="tag">#dwarfs</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/rogue/" rel="tag">#rogue</a> <a href="/tags/heroes/" rel="tag">#heroes</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/goodbooks/" rel="tag">#goodbooks</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/time/" rel="tag">#time</a> <a href="/tags/dwarves/" rel="tag">#dwarves</a> <a href="/tags/dystopia/" rel="tag">#dystopia</a> <a href="/tags/sorcery/" rel="tag">#sorcery</a> <a href="/tags/monsters/" rel="tag">#monsters</a> <a href="/tags/futurism/" rel="tag">#futurism</a> <a href="/tags/planets/" rel="tag">#planets</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/young/" rel="tag">#young</a> <a href="/tags/newadults/" rel="tag">#newadults</a> <a href="/tags/teen/" rel="tag">#teen</a> <a href="/tags/teens/" rel="tag">#teens</a> <a href="/tags/ya/" rel="tag">#ya</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/booktoot/" rel="tag">#booktoot</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookfunnel/" rel="tag">#bookfunnel</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</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://books.bookfunnel.com/kureviews-aug/o8ychxbl01" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books.bookfunnel.com/kureviews-aug/o8ychxbl01"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books.bookfunnel.com/kureviews</span><span class="invisible">-aug/o8ychxbl01</span></a></p>

<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheThirdWish</a><br>Series Ebook omnibus: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheWizardsScion</a></p><p>Spies, aliens, trolls, wizards and a disowned prince try to change history, but Levi Jacobs stands in their way, despite having just lost his parents in war. Will he stop them or will they kill his father at a pivotal moment, on which the fate of the galaxy hangs?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p>📚 Extremophile by: Ian Green</p><p>Charlie and Parker are punks by night, biohackers by day, living in the stuttering decay of near-future climate-collapse London.</p><p>They pay for the beer they don&#x27;t steal with money from their sketchy astronomy site Zodiac Code, while Charlie&#x27;s bio-bespoke augments equip the criminals, punks, and eco-warriors...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/extremophile" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/extremophile"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/extremophi</span><span class="invisible">le</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/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/cyberpunkfiction/" rel="tag">#cyberpunkfiction</a> <a href="/tags/general/" rel="tag">#general</a></p>

<p>Dear author, dear publisher.</p><p>If your ebook has DRM, I&#x27;m not buying it.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/drm/" rel="tag">#drm</a></p>