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Project Gutenberg mourns passing of CEO Dr. Greg Newby

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I found a treasure trove of books

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<p>📚 Labyrinth by: A.G. Riddle</p><p>Alan Norris has lost everything. Except for his daughter. And he's willing to do anything to protect her.</p><p>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...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/labyrinth" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/labyrinth</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/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/suspensefiction/" rel="tag">#suspensefiction</a> <a href="/tags/technologicalfiction/" rel="tag">#technologicalfiction</a></p>

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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<p>American illustrator, author, youth leader Daniel Carter Beard died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1941.</p><p>In 1905, Beard founded an organization called "The Sons of Daniel Boone," which aimed to teach boys outdoor skills, woodcraft, and self-reliance. This organization was one of the first to emphasize the importance of outdoor education and adventure for youth. The Sons of Daniel Boone was later merged with the Boy Scouts of America.</p><p>Books by Daniel Carter Beard at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/8612" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/8612"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/8612</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Daniel Carter Beard, American author, illustrator, and youth leader
Underwood & Underwood - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3a02553.

An elderly man proudly dons a military uniform adorned with medals, reflecting his honorable service.

Beard's frontispiece for Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
Daniel Carter Beard - Library of Congress[1]
"Knight in armor tilting at man in modern dress in tree onto which a man in modern dress has climbed for refuge", "Published as frontispiece in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889. ", "1 drawing : pen and ink over graphite underdrawing ; sheet 36 x 57.1 cm."

Captain Jinks, Hero, from the 1902 book of the same name by Ernest Crosby, illustrated by Beard
Daniel Carter Beard - The Project Gutenberg EBook of Captain Jinks, Hero, by Ernest Crosby
"Captain Jinks, Hero". "SAM WAS TAKEN STRADDLING A CHAIR" Frontispiece of Captain Jinks, Hero by Ernest Crosby, illustrated by Dan Beard NEW YORK AND LONDON FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY February 1902 http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/19353

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<p>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!</p><p><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> <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://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"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.goodreads.com/blog/show/30</span><span class="invisible">34-goodreads-editors-get-bossy-about-book-recommendations</span></a></p>

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<p>Remember lying on the floor reading? I read science fiction and went to other worlds in my mind.<br>My first was The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet written by Eleanor Cameron in 1954.</p><p>It's set in Pacific Grove California & on Basidium, a tiny habitable moon of Earth, invisible from the planet in its orbit 50,000 miles away. </p><p>I need to get back to those worlds.</p><p>Photo from inside Green Apple Books in <a href="/tags/sanfrancisco/" rel="tag">#SanFrancisco</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a><br> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@charliejane" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>charliejane</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@annaleen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>annaleen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cstross</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@scalzi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scalzi</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span></p>

Child on floor reading books at Green Apple Books in San Francisco. Surrounded by books in the children's illustrated book section.

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

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

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<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/6YHf25MPfgxyO4ukqfJJYM" rel="nofollow">The Cruel Stars</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>by John Birmingham.</p><p>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. </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/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</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>

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<p>“It’s devastating for us to know that these kids who put in hundreds of hours of hard work had that torn away from them because of the objections of a single parent,” says Picoult... "I had 20 books banned in one school district in Florida alone because of a single parent’s objection and she admitted she had not read any of the books...She said that they were banned for ‘mature content and sexuality.’ There were books of mine that did not even have a single kiss in them.”</p><p><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> <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://apnews.com/article/jodi-picoult-between-lines-musical-banned-3eff9a30aed283c10a80c6590f1f3496" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/jodi-picoult-between-lines-musical-banned-3eff9a30aed283c10a80c6590f1f3496"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/jodi-picoul</span><span class="invisible">t-between-lines-musical-banned-3eff9a30aed283c10a80c6590f1f3496</span></a></p>

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<p>📚 Little Secrets by: Jennifer Hillier</p><p>All it takes to unravel a life is one little secret...</p><p>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...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/little-secrets" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/little-secrets"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/little-sec</span><span class="invisible">rets</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/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/crimefiction/" rel="tag">#crimefiction</a> <a href="/tags/psychological/" rel="tag">#psychological</a></p>

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

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<p>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.' <br><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"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">libraryguides.berea.edu/blogs/</span><span class="invisible">system/from-our-shelves-iwhite-povertyi</span></a></p><p><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> 💙📚</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>@bookstodon@a.gup.pe <br>@librarians</p>

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<p>Thanks for hosting <a href="/tags/writephant/" rel="tag">#Writephant</a>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@neve" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>neve</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/selfpromo/" rel="tag">#SelfPromo</a></p><p>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:<br><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/profile/vie</span><span class="invisible">w/wendylpalmer</span></a></p><p>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 😊 </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/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></p>

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

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<p>📚 The Reformatory by: Tananarive Due</p><p>Gracetown, Florida.</p><p>June 1950.</p><p>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...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-reformatory" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-reformatory"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-reform</span><span class="invisible">atory</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/historical/" rel="tag">#historical</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/horrorfiction/" rel="tag">#horrorfiction</a></p>

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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<p>📚 Ghost Tamer by: Meredith R. Lyons</p><p>Death is one thing, it's what you do afterward that matters.</p><p>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...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/ghost-tamer" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/ghost-tamer"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/ghost-tame</span><span class="invisible">r</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/ghostfiction/" rel="tag">#ghostfiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/paranormal/" rel="tag">#paranormal</a></p>

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

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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<p>"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."<br>The writings of a savage </p><p>French painter and sculptor Paul Gauguin was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1848.</p><p>Paul Gauguin at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=gauguin" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=gauguin"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=gauguin</span></a></p><p><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></p>

Paul Gauguin, from the late 1800s.

Monochromatic picture of a man with long flowing hair.

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

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<p>In July 1917</p><p>Siegfried Sassoon issues a "Soldier's Declaration" against prolonging World War I. He is sent by the military (with assistance from Robert Graves) to Edinburgh's Craiglockhart War Hospital, where Wilfred Owen introduces himself on August 18. At Sassoon's urging, Owen writes his two great war poems, "Anthem for Doomed Youth" and "Dulce et Decorum est", although like almost all his poetry they remain unpublished until after his death in action next year. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

A scan of a final draft of Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen, penned by the author.

Wilfred Owen (d. 1918) - This image is taken from The Wilfred Owen Multimedia Digital Archive, which scanned it from the printed edition of Wilfred Owen: The Complete Poems and Fragments (Jon Stallworthy, 1994) from the Oxford Text Archive.

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What are some good books on Emotional Intelligence? <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/37843401">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>I think I can</p><p>In 24 days, we can finally reuse a more familiar version of The Little Engine That Could, as retold by Watty Piper and illustrated by Lois Lenski.<br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom</p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/08/i-think-i-can/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/08/i-think-i-can/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">2/08/i-think-i-can/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>

M. C. Jacobs portrait

A vintage black and white portrait photograph of Mary C. Jacobs, showing a woman in Victorian-era dress with wire-rimmed spectacles, hair pinned up, wearing a high-collared dark dress with decorative brooch and pleated detailing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_C._Jacobs#/media/File:Mary_C._Jacobs.jpg

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1893.</p><p>The Shelley Memorial is inaugurated at University College, Oxford, from which the poet was expelled in 1811. It is designed by Basil Champneys, with a reclining nude marble statue of Percy Bysshe Shelley by Edward Onslow Ford. Although Shelley was expelled from the college, he remains one of its most famous alumni and is now held in high honour there.</p><p>Shelley Memorial all washed up?<br>By Josh Pull via @Cherwell </p><p><a href="https://www.cherwell.org/2005/04/22/shelley-memorial-all-washed-up/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cherwell.org/2005/04/22/shelley-memorial-all-washed-up/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cherwell.org/2005/04/22/sh</span><span class="invisible">elley-memorial-all-washed-up/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Percy Bysshe Shelley, by Alfred Clint (died 1883).

Portrait of a man wearing a black jacket and white shirt, exuding elegance and style.

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<p>New <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> on my <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a>: 'This book is yours and free to keep' <br><a href="https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/10/book-review-this-book-is-yours-and-free.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/10/book-review-this-book-is-yours-and-free.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2025/10/book-review-this-book-is-yours-and-free.html</span></a></p><p><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/itinerantlibrarian/" rel="tag">#ItinerantLibrarian</a> <a href="/tags/appalachia/" rel="tag">#Appalachia</a> <a href="/tags/prison/" rel="tag">#prison</a> <a href="/tags/literacy/" rel="tag">#literacy</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> <br>@bookstodon@a.gup.pe</p>

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I saw this sweatshirt. I was like "Oh yeah, True!" Lol

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<p>English playwright, poet, and actor William Shakespeare was born (baptized in 26 April) <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1564 and died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1616.</p><p>Some of his most famous tragedies include "Hamlet," "Othello," "King Lear," and "Macbeth". His most known comedies, such as "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," "As You Like It," and "Twelfth Night." Shakespeare's histories—such as "Richard III," "Henry V," and "Julius Caesar"—dive into the lives of historical figures and the political machinations of his time.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

William Shakespeare by John Taylor

A classic portrait featuring William Shakespeare in a dark garment with a prominent white collar. The background is shadowy, giving a moody atmosphere to the painting.

Title page of the First Folio, by William Shakespeare, with copper engraving of the author by Martin Droeshout. Image courtesy of the Elizabethan Club and the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University.

An old worn cover of "Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies" published according to the True Original Copies. The title page includes intricate engravings, decorative text, and mentions London, printed by Isaac Iaggard and Ed. Blount, 1623.

Title page from 1609 edition of Shake-Speares Sonnets.

William Shakespeare's sonnets, a collection of 154 poems, stand as a towering achievement in English literature and offer profound insights into themes of love, beauty, politics, and mortality. Written primarily in iambic pentameter, these sonnets were first published together in a quarto in 1609.

Shakespeare's sonnets typically follow the structure of three quatrains capped by a final couplet, rhyming ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. This format not only lends a rhythmic and thematic unity to the poems but also allows for a shift or volta in tone or argument in the final couplet, often serving as a conclusion or a poignant twist.

The sonnets are commonly divided into two sequences. The first 126 sonnets are addressed to a young man, often referred to as the "Fair Youth," whose identity has been the subject of much scholarly debate. These poems express deep affection, admiration, and concern for the Fair Youth, exploring themes of beauty, love, procreation, and the transient nature of life.

Sonnets 127 to 152 are known as the "Dark Lady" sequence and introduce a mysterious woman who captivates the speaker with her beauty and sensuality, yet often causes emotional turmoil. This sequence is notable for its exploration of complex, often turbulent emotions associated with love and desire.

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