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<p>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> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>by Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson.</p><p>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.</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/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/youngadult/" rel="tag">#YoungAdult</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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wildwoila@wyrms.de</span></a></span><br></p>

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<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>

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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<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>

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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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I found a treasure trove of free 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>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>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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wildwoila@wyrms.de</span></a></span><br></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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<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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Typos in "Killing the Host"

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<p>The Lessons of Due Process in Julius Caesar</p><p>Shakespeare’s tragedy offers a telling parable about the administration of justice—and rife mishandling thereof—in our day.</p><p>By: Philip Goldfarb Styrt </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-lessons-of-due-process-in-julius-caesar/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K87ETKMS0EZD48BZ10CE3FVQ&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/the-lessons-of-due-process-in-julius-caesar/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K87ETKMS0EZD48BZ10CE3FVQ&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/the-lessons-of</span><span class="invisible">-due-process-in-julius-caesar/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K87ETKMS0EZD48BZ10CE3FVQ&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Julius Caesar at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1522" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1522</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Aftermath of the attack with Caesar's body abandoned in the foreground, La Mort de César by Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1859–1867.

In 44CE a group of senators banded together to kill Julius Caesar, who they believed was taking too much power for himself and endangering the Roman Republic. Rather than show the dramatic moment that the conspirators attacked, as artists had often done before him, Gérôme chose to depict the moment immediately following Caesar’s murder. His body is abandoned in the foreground next to a toppled throne, and the senators rush out into the sunlight with their swords held aloft. Only one man is left in the seats to the right, brooding over the scene. The dramatic use Gérôme makes of architecture, lighting, and props is a lesson in scenography. His highly choreographed paintings influenced early filmmakers and continue to resonate in movies and serials set in ancient Roman.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Julius_Caesar#/media/File:Jean-L%C3%A9on_G%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_-_The_Death_of_Caesar_-_Walters_37884.jpg

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Looking for recommendations for good Sci-Fi mystery novels

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheNextHorizon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheNextHorizon</a></p><p>Amelia and The Book of Newts are in conflict. She wants to explore her feelings. It wants to explore space, taking back the gift for mathematics and piloting it gave her. She’s left unable to plot a direct course home. She’s desperate to see the man she loves, lest she lose him forever and The Book is in her way…</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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<p>Italian philosopher, poet, essayist, and philologist Giacomo Leopardi died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1837.</p><p>Around 1816, Leopardi experienced what he called his "literary conversion," shifting his focus from philological studies to poetry and philosophical reflection. His early lyrical poems, or "canti," began to reflect his developing philosophical ideas. In 1816 the idylls Le rimembranze and Inno a Nettuno were published.</p><p>Books by Giacomo Leopardi at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/8593" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/8593"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/8593</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>

Domenico Morelli, Portrait of Giacomo Leopardi, 1842, believed by acquaintances to be most faithful to the poet's physical appearance.

Portrait of a man wearing a stylish blue suit in a painting.

Manoscritto autografo de L'infinito. (Visso, Archivio comunale)

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1822.</p><p>Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society.</p><p>The difference engine is based on the method of divided differences, a way to interpolate or tabulate functions by using a small set of polynomial co-efficients. Some of the most common mathematical functions are built from logarithmic & trigonometric functions, which can be approximated by polynomials, so a difference engine can compute many useful tables.</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71292" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71292</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Portion of Babbage's difference engine.
Benjamin Herschel Babbage, printed in Harper's new monthly magazine - Harper's new monthly magazine. / Volume 30, Issue 175, p.34

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<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>

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Title: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

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<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>

Imperial printing press

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<p>📚 Solito: A Read with Jenna Pick by: Javier Zamora</p><p>A young poet tells the inspiring story of his migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this “gripping memoir” (NPR) of bravery, hope, and finding family.</p><p>Finalist for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction • One of the New Yo...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/solito-a-read-with-jenna-pick" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/solito-a-read-with-jenna-pick"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/solito-a-r</span><span class="invisible">ead-with-jenna-pick</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/biographyautobiography/" rel="tag">#biographyautobiography</a> <a href="/tags/emigrationimmigration/" rel="tag">#emigrationimmigration</a></p>

A young poet tells the inspiring story of his migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this “gripping memoir” (NPR) of bravery, hope, and finding family.

Finalist for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction • One of the New York Public Library’s Ten Best Books of the Year

Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence and the PEN/Open Book Award

“I read Solito with my heart in my throat and did not burst into tears until the last sentence. What a person, what a writer, what a book.”—Emma Straub

“A riveting tale of perseverance and the lengths humans will go to help each other in times of struggle.”—Dave Eggers

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Vulture, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews

Trip. My parents started using that word about a year ago—“one day, you’ll take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure.”

Javier Zamora’s adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone amid a group of strangers and a “coyote” hired to lead them to safety, Javier expects his trip to last two short weeks.

At nine years old, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parents’

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