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A guide to reading Alain Mabanckou, the “African Beckett”

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Terry Pratchett’s on Tolkien’s influence on fantasy: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.<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>

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British poet and literary critic Lascelles Abercrombie died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1938.He was a prominent member of the Georgian poets. He was particularly known for his verse dramas & dramatic monologues such as The Sale of Saint Thomas and Deborah.<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3649" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3649">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3649</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a>

Abercrombie is often shown in a seated pose, wearing a suit with a slightly disheveled look, which lends a sense of relaxed seriousness. His face is framed by a head of thick, wavy hair, and he sports a thoughtful, somewhat intense gaze, as if deeply engaged in thought or lost in a literary idea.

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📚 The Woods All Black by: Lee MandeloLeslie Bruin is assigned to the backwoods township of Spar Creek by the Frontier Nursing Service, under its usual mandate: vaccinate the flock, birth babies, and weather the judgements of churchy locals who look at him and see a failed woman. Forged in the fires of the Western Fron...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-woods-all-black" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-woods-all-black">https://bookblabla.com/book/the-woods-all-black</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><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/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#historicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a>

Leslie Bruin is assigned to the backwoods township of Spar Creek by the Frontier Nursing Service, under its usual mandate: vaccinate the flock, birth babies, and weather the judgements of churchy locals who look at him and see a failed woman. Forged in the fires of the Western Front and reborn in the cafes of Paris, Leslie believes he can handle whatever is thrown at him—but Spar Creek holds a darkness beyond his nightmares.

Something ugly festers within the local congregation, and its malice has focused on a young person they insist is an unruly tomboy who must be brought to heel. Violence is bubbling when Leslie arrives, ready to spill over, and he'll have to act fast if he intends to be of use. But the hills enfolding Spar Creek have a mind of their own, and the woods are haunted in ways Leslie does not understand.

The Woods All Black is a story of passion, prejudice, and power — an Appalachian period piece that explores reproductive justice and bodily autonomy, the terrors of small-town religiosity, and the necessity of fighting tooth and claw to live as who you truly are.

The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all set in 1920s Appalachia

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finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/563WXLdGUxPPF4Krt5ofP1" rel="nofollow">Skyward Flight: The Collection: Sunreach / ReDawn / Evershore</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 by Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson.While the hero of the series is lost in the Nowhere, her fellow pilots get on with being awesome and taking the fight to the oppressors. Decent YA fare with lots of dogfights, light humour and a little romance. The hyperslugs are adorable.<a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/youngadult/" rel="tag">#YoungAdult</a><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@WildWoila</a> @wildwoila@wyrms.de

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"Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses. Poets are the policemen of language; they are always arresting those old reprobates the words."Letter to Ellen O'Leary (3 February 1889)~William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939)<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1719" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1719">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1719</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a>

William Butler Yeat by George Charles Beresford.

Black and white photo featuring a man wearing glasses.

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American writer and editor Lucretia Peabody Hale died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1900.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.Books by Lucretia Peabody Hale at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1092" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1092">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1092</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

Lucretia Peabody Hale (2 September 1820-12 June 1900) American author born in Boston, Massachusetts.

Lucretia Peabody Hale (1820-1904), an influential figure in the 19th century, made significant contributions to literature and women's rights.

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<a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> time again.Hi everyone! I'm Elizabeth. I am a freelance editor, specialising in SF/F.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.I am also the caretaker of one cranky grandma of a dog, of whom you can expect the occasional photo.<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>

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Book Review: The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah A good entryway to non-Western fantasy for readers in search of new ground our co-founder, <a href="https://mastodon.social/@The_G" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@The_G</a> , has our review at the blog <a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book-review-stardust-thief-by-chelsea.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book-review-stardust-thief-by-chelsea.html">http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book-review-stardust-thief-by-chelsea.html</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon

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The ABC’s Top 100 books poll lacks diversity. Here are my 10 First Nations ‘books of the 21st century’

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The First Canadian NovelOften considered the first Canadian novel, The History of Emily Montague revealed its author’s true feelings about colonial Quebec.By: Emily Zarevich <a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-first-canadian-novel/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily-10232025" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/the-first-canadian-novel/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily-10232025">https://daily.jstor.org/the-first-canadian-novel/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily-10232025</a>Frances Brooke at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6606" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6606">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6606</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

Cover page of The history of Emily Montague
by Brooke, Frances, 1724?-1789; Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. NcD

Publication date 1777
Topics Québec (Québec) -- History -- Fiction
Publisher London : Printed for J. Dodsley

https://archive.org/details/historyofemilymo01broo/page/n7/mode/1up

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I found a treasure trove of free books.

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📚 Labyrinth by: A.G. RiddleAlan Norris has lost everything. Except for his daughter. And he's willing to do anything to protect her.The day of his wife's funeral, as he's walking to give the eulogy, the ringing in his ears starts. His tinnitus began when he was in the Marines, the day a roadside bomb went off. Us...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/labyrinth" rel="nofollow">https://bookblabla.com/book/labyrinth</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><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/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/suspensefiction/" rel="tag">#suspensefiction</a> <a href="/tags/technologicalfiction/" rel="tag">#technologicalfiction</a>

Alan Norris has lost everything. Except for his daughter. And he's willing to do anything to protect her.

The day of his wife's funeral, as he's walking to give the eulogy, the ringing in his ears starts. His tinnitus began when he was in the Marines, the day a roadside bomb went off. Usually, it's a low whine - a tea kettle that never quite boils. But as his prosthetic and his good leg sink into the soggy grass, the ringing changes. That afternoon, the ringing only he can hear sounds like three jagged rocks dropped in a tin can and shaken.

When the rattling hits a crescendo, he sees a series of numbers: 12122518914208.

He assumes it's a stress reaction. A hallucination. He's wrong about that. And several other things.

The ringing and the numbers are a mystery, but the worst part is that when that unseen hand shakes the can, Alan begins to lose time.

A few minutes at first.

Then longer.

Until one night, he wakes up next to a dead body.

He could call the police. Or run. He doesn't do either. Because he doesn't know what happened to his daughter during the time he lost, leaving him no choice but to dig deeper.

Alan soon discovers he's not the only one seeing the numbers. And that the sequence is key to a conspiracy with far-reaching consequences. For him and the entire world.

From the bestselling author of Lost in Time and Quantum Radio comes a new mind-bending thriller: a group of strangers with tinnitus begins seeing numbers - numbers they soon r

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Many thanks to Goodreads editor Sharon for including THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS among the "New Voice Alert: Promising 2025 debut novels." Check out the full list of book recommendations in the December editors' picks column!<a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#writersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3034-goodreads-editors-get-bossy-about-book-recommendations" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3034-goodreads-editors-get-bossy-about-book-recommendations">https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3034-goodreads-editors-get-bossy-about-book-recommendations</a>

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Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of.Over 1,000 years before the internet and smartphone apps, Persian scientist and polymath Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī invented the concept of algorithms.By Debbie Passey. via @ConversationUK<a href="https://theconversation.com/why-are-algorithms-called-algorithms-a-brief-history-of-the-persian-polymath-youve-likely-never-heard-of-229286" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/why-are-algorithms-called-algorithms-a-brief-history-of-the-persian-polymath-youve-likely-never-heard-of-229286">https://theconversation.com/why-are-algorithms-called-algorithms-a-brief-history-of-the-persian-polymath-youve-likely-never-heard-of-229286</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/algorithm/" rel="tag">#algorithm</a>

Woodcut panel depicting al-Khwarizmi, 20th century. via @wikipedia

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finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/6YHf25MPfgxyO4ukqfJJYM" rel="nofollow">The Cruel Stars</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 by John Birmingham.Action space opera that doesn't take itself too seriously. Humanity has become a diverse species dangerously dependent on digital & genomic enhancement - a zealous puritan strain plans to change that. A few too many characters to begin with - none of them I connected with, and many of whom die - but they come together nicely. <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/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@WildWoila</a> @wildwoila@wyrms.de

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📚 Little Secrets by: Jennifer HillierAll it takes to unravel a life is one little secret...Marin had the perfect life. Married to her college sweetheart, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and Derek runs his own company. They're admired in their community and are a loving family—until their world falls apart the day their son...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/little-secrets" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/little-secrets">https://bookblabla.com/book/little-secrets</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><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/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/crimefiction/" rel="tag">#crimefiction</a> <a href="/tags/psychological/" rel="tag">#psychological</a>

All it takes to unravel a life is one little secret...

Marin had the perfect life. Married to her college sweetheart, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and Derek runs his own company. They're admired in their community and are a loving family—until their world falls apart the day their son Sebastian is taken.

A year later, Marin is a shadow of herself. The FBI search has gone cold. The publicity has faded. She and her husband rarely speak. She hires a P.I. to pick up where the police left off, but instead of finding Sebastian, she learns that Derek is having an affair with a younger woman. This discovery sparks Marin back to life. She's lost her son; she's not about to lose her husband, too. Kenzie is an enemy with a face, which means this is a problem Marin can fix.

Permanently.

National Bestseller!

"Unflinching and unforgettable. Little Secrets has everything you want in a thriller" —Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Lock Every Door

Overwhelmed by tragedy, a woman desperately tries to save her marriage in award-winning author Jennifer Hillier's Little Secrets, a riveting novel of psychological suspense.

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Book Review: The Nameless Land by Kate Elliott Elen’s story continues and finishes in a land of lost magic, royal intrigue and much more <a href="https://wandering.shop/@Princejvstin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Princejvstin</a> has our review at the NOAF blog <a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book-review-nameless-land-by-kate.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book-review-nameless-land-by-kate.html">http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book-review-nameless-land-by-kate.html</a><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> @bookstodon

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New <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> on our <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#library</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a>: 'White Poverty.' <a href="https://libraryguides.berea.edu/blogs/system/from-our-shelves-iwhite-povertyi" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="libraryguides.berea.edu/blogs/system/from-our-shelves-iwhite-povertyi">https://libraryguides.berea.edu/blogs/system/from-our-shelves-iwhite-povertyi</a><a href="/tags/fromourshelves/" rel="tag">#FromOurShelves</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#poverty</a> <a href="/tags/christian/" rel="tag">#Christian</a> <a href="/tags/thisisamerica/" rel="tag">#ThisIsAmerica</a> 💙📚<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> @bookstodon@a.gup.pe @librarians

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Thanks for hosting <a href="/tags/writephant/" rel="tag">#Writephant</a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/@neve" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@neve</a><a href="/tags/selfpromo/" rel="tag">#SelfPromo</a>My books, low-key fantasy with romance, mostly queer, are currently in the annual end of year <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a> sale — they’re already affordable but now they’re extra affordable, all 25% off: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer">https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer</a>but you’ll also find them on <a href="/tags/koboplus/" rel="tag">#KoboPlus</a> or <a href="/tags/hoopla/" rel="tag">#Hoopla</a>, or any of your favourite ebook retailers. They’re not for everyone…but the readers who like them…REALLY like them 😊 <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/gayromance/" rel="tag">#GayRomance</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/holidayreading/" rel="tag">#HolidayReading</a>

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If you love psychological thrillers, you MUST read "The Intruder" by Freida McFadden.

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📚 The Reformatory by: Tananarive DueGracetown, Florida.June 1950.Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens Jr. is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of his older sister, Gloria. So begins Robbie’s journey further into the terrors of th...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-reformatory" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-reformatory">https://bookblabla.com/book/the-reformatory</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><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/historical/" rel="tag">#historical</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/horrorfiction/" rel="tag">#horrorfiction</a>

Gracetown, Florida.

June 1950.

Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens Jr. is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of his older sister, Gloria. So begins Robbie’s journey further into the terrors of the Jim Crow South and the very real horror of the school they call The Reformatory.

Robbie has a talent for seeing ghosts, or haints. But what was once a comfort to him after the loss of his mother has become a window to the truth of what happens at the reformatory. Boys forced to work to remediate their so-called crimes have gone missing, but the haints Robbie sees hint at worse things. Through his friends Redbone and Blue, Robbie is learning not just the rules, but how to survive. Meanwhile, Gloria is rallying every family member and connection in Florida to find a way to get Robbie out before it’s too late.

The Reformatory is a “hallucinatory, haunting, terrifying, and moving” (S.A. Cosby, bestselling author of All the Sinners Bleed) work of historical fiction written as only American Book Award–winning author Tananarive Due could, by piecing together the life of the relative her family never spoke of and bringing his tragedy and those of so many others at the infamous Dozier School for Boys to the light in this riveting novel.

*Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner * New York Times Notable Book * Locus Award Finalist * Winner of the Bram Stoker Award and the Shir

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📚 Ghost Tamer by: Meredith R. LyonsDeath is one thing, it's what you do afterward that matters.Aspiring-comedian Raely is the sole survivor of a disastrous train wreck. Faced with the intense grief of losing her best friend, she realizes that someone is following her—and has been following her all her life. Trouble is, no one else can see...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/ghost-tamer" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/ghost-tamer">https://bookblabla.com/book/ghost-tamer</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><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/ghostfiction/" rel="tag">#ghostfiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/paranormal/" rel="tag">#paranormal</a>

Death is one thing, it's what you do afterward that matters.

Aspiring-comedian Raely is the sole survivor of a disastrous train wreck. Faced with the intense grief of losing her best friend, she realizes that someone is following her—and has been following her all her life. Trouble is, no one else can see him. For a ghostly tag-along, Casper’s not so bad. He might even be the partner Raely needs to fight the evil spirit hell-bent on destroying her.

Raely and her friend must learn why this demonic spirit is haunting Raely and how she can stop him before he destroys her life—and her soul. Which, much to her chagrin, means she needs the help of a psychic (although she’s sure they are all charlatans) and must rid herself of the pesky ghost hunter who’s interested in exploiting her new abilities.
For readers who enjoy Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House and Clay McLeod Chapman’s Ghost Eaters.

Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Best Book of 2023
A 2024 IPPY Award Gold Medal Winner
A 2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Medal Winner
Original, hilarious, and completely inspirational, Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of The House Guest
“Funny, poignant, spooky, and uniquely clever J.T.Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of It's One Of Us.

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📚 The Lost Bookshop by: Evie WoodsOn a quiet street in Dublin, a lost bookshop is waiting to be found...For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives. But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover that their own stories are ever...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-lost-bookshop" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-lost-bookshop">https://bookblabla.com/book/the-lost-bookshop</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/womenfiction/" rel="tag">#womenfiction</a> <a href="/tags/historical/" rel="tag">#historical</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a>

On a quiet street in Dublin, a lost bookshop is waiting to be found...

For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives.
But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover that their own stories are every bit as extraordinary as the ones found in the pages of their beloved books. And by unlocking the secrets of the shelves, they find themselves transported to a world of wonder... where nothing is as it seems.

Readers have fallen in love with The Lost Bookshop:
‘Beautifully written and captures the wonder and awe that a story can bring to its reader...a delightful story for any book lover...an ode to storytelling and the connections that books can make!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Wowwww!! It’s been awhile since I read something so fascinating, captivating and special all in one...It takes you on a journey like most books do, but this one, I just want to inscribe on my back and hope that it becomes a part of me so that I can carry it with me always’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A must read for readers that love books’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A beautiful story that begs to be read in one sitting...a magical story filled with beautiful prose and many surprises that readers will not soon forget’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This spellbinding book hooked me from the very beginning and I couldn't put it down til the end’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A love story, one with books and booklovers at its heart. A war

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"Colour! What a deep and mysterious language, the language of dreams.... Color which, like music, is a matter of vibrations, reaches what is most general and therefore most indefinable in nature: its inner power." The writings of a savage French painter and sculptor Paul Gauguin was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1848.Paul Gauguin at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=gauguin" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=gauguin">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=gauguin</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a> <a href="/tags/sculpture/" rel="tag">#sculpture</a>

Paul Gauguin, from the late 1800s.

Monochromatic picture of a man with long flowing hair.

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Gauguin Album Noa Noa 119
Paul Gauguin — Inventaire du Département des Arts Graphiques, R.M.N.

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