A short story of every length from 1 to 20 minutes
<p>1 minute: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/the-lion-and-the-mouse" rel="nofollow">The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop</a>,2 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/an-imperial-message" rel="nofollow">An Imperial Message by Franz Kafka</a>,3 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/what-the-moon-brings" rel="nofollow">What the Moon Brings by H. P. Lovecraft</a>,4 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/how-the-camel-got-his-hump" rel="nofollow">How The Camel Got His Hump by Rudyard Kipling</a>,5 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/the-eyes-have-it" rel="nofollow">The Eyes Have It by Phillip K. Dick</a>,6 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/the-pedestrian" rel="nofollow">The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury</a>,7 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/three-questions" rel="nofollow">Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy</a>,8 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/the-toys-of-peace" rel="nofollow">The Toys of Peace by Saki</a>,9 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/the-widower-turmore" rel="nofollow">The Widower Turmore by Ambrose Bierce</a>,10 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/if-i-were-a-man" rel="nofollow">If I Were a Man by Charlotte Perkins Gilman</a>,11 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/my-uncle-jules" rel="nofollow">My Uncle Jules by Guy de Maupassant</a>,12 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/the-girls-in-their-summer-dresses" rel="nofollow">The Girls in Their Summer Dresses by Irwin Shaw</a>,13 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/the-wedding-knell" rel="nofollow">The Wedding Knell by Nathaniel Hawthorne</a>,14 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/lamb-to-the-slaughter" rel="nofollow">Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl</a>,15 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/the-nightingale" rel="nofollow">The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen</a>,16 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/the-long-voyage" rel="nofollow">The Long Voyage by Charles Dickens</a>,17 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/the-ransom-of-red-chief" rel="nofollow">The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry</a>,18 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/the-tragedy-at-marsdon-manor" rel="nofollow">The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor by Agatha Christie</a>,19 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/to-kill-a-man" rel="nofollow">To Kill a Man by Jack London</a>,20 minutes: <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/aepyornis-island" rel="nofollow">Aepyornis Island by H. G. Wells</a></p>
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<p>It's here!! THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL is now available! Written by me as J. Dianne Dotson, this is the sequel to my Nebula & BSFA finalist novel, THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN. Order from your favorite bookseller! <br><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#newbooks</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <br><a href="https://jendiagammon.com/the-secret-of-the-sapphire-sentinel/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="jendiagammon.com/the-secret-of-the-sapphire-sentinel/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jendiagammon.com/the-secret-of</span><span class="invisible">-the-sapphire-sentinel/</span></a></p>
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<p>Here are a few thoughts on Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin, 1978. This was the perfect change of pace for me after a dark read, with touching scenes, sharp observations, and plenty of witty dialogue <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/audiobooks/" rel="tag">#audiobooks</a> <a href="/tags/storygraph/" rel="tag">#Storygraph</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <br><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2a6b271f-ff49-433b-b4e0-87d24c964db4" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2a6b271f-ff49-433b-b4e0-87d24c964db4"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/</span><span class="invisible">2a6b271f-ff49-433b-b4e0-87d24c964db4</span></a></p>
<p>I’m currently reading “Born: A History of Childbirth ” by Lucy Inglis and thought you all might find this amusing. </p><p>There is a section in the book that talks about how some ancient Egyptian physicans believed that migraines were caused by wandering wombs. </p><p>The treatment: rub oil on the patient and blow incense smoke at her to encourage her womb to move back into proper position. 😂</p><p><a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#NonFiction</a> <a href="/tags/migraine/" rel="tag">#Migraine</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</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>"All invitations must proceed from heaven perhaps; perhaps it is futile for men to initiate their own unity, they do but widen the gulfs between them by the attempt."</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1924.</p><p>E. M. Forster's novel A Passage to India is published in the U.K. He will write no further fiction in the remaining 46 years of his life. </p><p>A Passage To India at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/61221" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/61221</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1917.</p><p>The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first for biography (for Julia Ward Howe), Jean Jules Jusserand the first for history with With Americans of Past and Present Days, and Herbert B. Swope the first for journalism for his work for the New York World.</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38648" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38648</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39954" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39954</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>It is that time of year, so I thought I’d mention that my book YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION is very much a thing you can buy for any tech workers in your life. Or yourself!</p><p>You can buy it just about anywhere books are sold, or ask your library to grab a copy! <a href="https://ethanmarcotte.com/books/you-deserve-a-tech-union/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ethanmarcotte.com/books/you-deserve-a-tech-union/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ethanmarcotte.com/books/you-de</span><span class="invisible">serve-a-tech-union/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/1u/" rel="tag">#1u</a> <a href="/tags/ydatubook/" rel="tag">#YDATUbook</a></p>
A Tiny Typo May Explain a Centuries-Old Mystery About Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' and 'Troilus and Criseyde'
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Do well written books just not get published these days?
<p>I haven’t read much read stuff that has been published after 2000s and have barely liked what I have.</p><p>I ask this bcz most of the time I look up ‘Best new books’ or ‘popular books’, the recommendations are mostly smut, fantasy smut or cheap romance.</p><p>Idk if I just keep getting the wrong books recommended or that’s how today’s books are.</p><p>Also, recommend me some more recent books with good prose, well written characters, medium/slow paced.</p>
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Self Esteem and the London Literature Fest line-up on their desert island books
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<p>Thrilled to see my novel The Expert of Subtle Revisions on Oldster's first Bookshelf list (especially since Oldster "explores what it means to travel through time in a human body at every phase of life" Great list. Check it out! </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</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></p><p><a href="https://oldster.substack.com/p/oldster-bookshelf-1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="oldster.substack.com/p/oldster-bookshelf-1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oldster.substack.com/p/oldster</span><span class="invisible">-bookshelf-1</span></a></p>
<p>In June 1898.</p><p>First appearance of E. W. Hornung's fictional gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in the story "The Ides of March" in Cassell's Magazine (London).</p><p>The stories were collected into one volume—with two additional tales—under the name "The Amateur Cracksman", which was published the following year. Hornung used a narrative form similar to Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/4QC4xW6svmK9M38K57CgVG" rel="nofollow">The Help</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 <br>by Kathryn Stockett.</p><p>In 1960s Mississippi, white women and the black maids they employ navigate the upheaval of the civil rights movement. The contrast of ingrained racism and the deep emotional integration of black women into white family life is astounding. Potential for deep analysis, but you can also just enjoy the story.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>
<p>Portuguese poet Luís de Camões died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1580.</p><p>"Os Lusíadas" (1572) is considered Camões' magnum opus. The epic poem consists of ten cantos and is written in ottava rima. The poem celebrates the voyage of Vasco da Gama and the Portuguese discoveries, blending historical events with mythological elements. It extols the virtues of bravery, patriotism, and the divine mission of the Portuguese people.</p><p>Books by Luís de Camões at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1183" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1183"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1183</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>
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<p>Review: Bloodtide by Sophie Burnham<br>@princejvstin.com has our review for your Friday <br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/review-bloodtide-by-sophie-burnham.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/review-bloodtide-by-sophie-burnham.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/</span><span class="invisible">review-bloodtide-by-sophie-burnham.html</span></a></p><p>"Sargassa and Bloodtide are the queer forward alternate history/future history SF novels you may not have known you wanted, but are here for you."</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/alternatehistory/" rel="tag">#alternatehistory</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>
<p>American journalist, teacher, playwright, and poet Angelina Weld Grimké died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1958.</p><p>Grimké was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural and artistic movement centered in Harlem, New York, during the 1920s and 1930s. Some of her well-known poems include "The Eyes of My Regret," "Tenebris," and "The Black Finger." These works often reflect her personal struggles and the broader societal challenges faced by African Americans.</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65112" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65112</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
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<p>Opening The Immutable Library</p><p>Why Dara’s Project Gutenberg Archive is a Big Deal</p><p><a href="https://theimmutable.medium.com/opening-the-immutable-library-7c40a704fcbd" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theimmutable.medium.com/opening-the-immutable-library-7c40a704fcbd"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theimmutable.medium.com/openin</span><span class="invisible">g-the-immutable-library-7c40a704fcbd</span></a></p><p>via @dara_proj</p><p>Project Dara has made a copy of the Project Gutenberg collection in the interplanetary filesystem.</p><p>You can browse the collection here: <a href="https://gutenberg.dara.global/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.dara.global/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#ebooks</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomain/" rel="tag">#publicdomain</a></p>
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<p>Terry Pratchett’s on Tolkien’s influence on fantasy:</p><p>J.R.R. Tolkien has become a sort of mountain, appearing in all subsequent fantasy in the way that Mt. Fuji appears so often in Japanese prints. Sometimes it’s big and up close. Sometimes it’s a shape on the horizon. Sometimes it’s not there at all, which means that the artist either has made a deliberate decision against the mountain, which is interesting in itself, or is in fact standing on Mt. Fuji.</p><p><a href="/tags/ttrpg/" rel="tag">#ttrpg</a> <a href="/tags/discworld/" rel="tag">#discworld</a> <a href="/tags/pratchett/" rel="tag">#pratchett</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
A guide to reading Alain Mabanckou, the “African Beckett”
<p>After this, I think I’ll read something by the “Irish Mabanckou” (i.e. Beckett) 🙄</p>
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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? October 21
<p>Started <a href="https://www.librarything.com/work/14832433/" rel="nofollow">What If?</a> by Randall Munroe.</p><p>It’s by the guy who runs / draws xkcd.com web comics, and gives serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions. For example: Is it possible to build a jetpack using downward firing machine guns?</p><p>Questions are weird like that, but the science is real, so an interesting read. Specially if you are a fan of xkcd.</p><p>What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?</p><p>For details on the c/Books bingo challenge that just restarted for the year, you can checkout the initial <a href="https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/28953205" rel="nofollow">Book Bingo</a>, and its <a href="https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/28953205" rel="nofollow">Recommendation Post</a>. Links are also present in our community sidebar.</p>
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<p>Cozy Halloween Reads: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-cozy-halloween-reads/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-cozy-halloween-reads/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-cozy-halloween-reads/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/toptentuesday/" rel="tag">#TopTenTuesday</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/cozy/" rel="tag">#Cozy</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>Public Domain Stories</p><p>Explore Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Sherlock Holmes adventures — preserved and shared by <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/</a>.</p><p><a href="https://sherlockholmes.com/pages/public-domain-stories" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="sherlockholmes.com/pages/public-domain-stories"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sherlockholmes.com/pages/publi</span><span class="invisible">c-domain-stories</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomain/" rel="tag">#publicdomain</a></p>
<p>American writer and editor Lucretia Peabody Hale died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1900.</p><p>Lucretia's most famous work is the series of humorous stories about the Peterkin family, which were originally published in magazines and later collected into books. As part of the broader movement for women's rights in the 19th century, Hale's writings and public activities contributed to the dialogue on women's education and social roles.</p><p>Books by Lucretia Peabody Hale at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1092" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1092"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1092</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>Distributed Proofreaders has posted its 50,000th unique title! It is "A Dictionary of the Art of Printing."</p><p>Read about it here:</p><p><a href="https://blog.pgdp.net/2025/12/07/celebrating-50000-titles/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.pgdp.net/2025/12/07/celebrating-50000-titles/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.pgdp.net/2025/12/07/celeb</span><span class="invisible">rating-50000-titles/</span></a></p><p>Book at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77410" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77410</a></p><p>Congratulations to all who worked on it.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/dp/" rel="tag">#dp</a> <a href="/tags/dpblog/" rel="tag">#dpblog</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> time again.</p><p>Hi everyone! I'm Elizabeth. I am a freelance editor, specialising in SF/F.</p><p>When I don't have my nose stuck in a book, I can be found playing TTRPGs. At the moment, I'm playing in a campaign of Mouse Guard.</p><p>I am also the caretaker of one cranky grandma of a dog, of whom you can expect the occasional photo.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/ttrpg/" rel="tag">#ttrpg</a></p>
