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<p>More <a href="/tags/fedibookfair/" rel="tag">#FediBookFair</a> </p><p>Here's a pair of my fantasy books set in the Vaer world, where Vikings got themselves organised faster than the Romans did...</p><p>Both feature gay romance and murder, not necessarily in that order.</p><p>Read more about them at <a href="https://wendypalmer.au/#vaer" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>wendypalmer.au/#vaer</a></p><p>Available everywhere, including <a href="/tags/hoopla/" rel="tag">#Hoopla</a> and <a href="/tags/koboplus/" rel="tag">#KoboPlus</a>, and 25% off all weekend at Smashwords and direct:</p><p><a href="https://payhip.com/WendyPalmer" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>payhip.com/WendyPalmer</a></p><p><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>Follow the <a href="/tags/fedibookfair/" rel="tag">#FediBookFair</a> hashtags for books by lots of indie writers this weekend (mute if not interested).</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/gayromance/" rel="tag">#GayRomance</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><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>

Info graphic for Little Wolf and the Witch. It's Feilan (Little Wolf, the Vaer) vs the Witch (Remy, the love interest). First phrase is Feilan; second phrase is Remy.

Isn't a barbarian, won't hunt monsters. / Isn't a witch, just a redhead.

Has friend with benefits, not (very) interested in you, thanks / And yet, have you noticed how naked I am?

What do you mean, we're married now? / Sorry, I don't make the rules...darling.

I'm still not fighting a monster for you, jolterhead. / But a poor vulnerable naif needs your help.

Fine, I'll fight the human monster for you. / Why are you glaring at my uncle like that?

Domesticated Magic info graphic, Mateo vs Jonas. First phrase is Mateo, second is Jonas.

Is a Taurasi, they've lost their homeland. / Used to be pirate, he's lost his ship.

The grumpy one - or he is merely stern and controlling? / The sunshiney one - really a proto-Stoic with so much forebearance.

Doesn't know what hit him - Jonas has weaponised charm. / Doesn't know what hit him - Mateo doesn't even realise he's armed.

And now there's murder? Can his day get worse? / Yes.

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<p>Here comes another spicy audiobook for spooky season! 🎃</p><p>The Mirror by Amber Collins is a red-hot story of erotic revenge!</p><p>When Nick and Katy inherit a haunted mirror, they can make their biggest wishes come true. But will they go too far to humiliate the hot couple that torments them?</p><p>If you have ever wanted to put a bully in their place, this story is for you. </p><p>Content advisory follows in the next post! </p><p>Get yourself in the Halloween spirit with this spicy story. 💋</p><p>Available in audiobook format on Amazon, Audible an Apple Books. Also available in ebook format on Amazon. </p><p><a href="https://geni.us/TMir" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>geni.us/TMir</a></p><p>1/n</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@audiofiction" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>audiofiction</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/nsfw/" rel="tag">#NSFW</a> <a href="/tags/audioook/" rel="tag">#Audioook</a> <a href="/tags/audioobooks/" rel="tag">#Audioobooks</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</a> <a href="/tags/erotica/" rel="tag">#Erotica</a> <a href="/tags/sizefantasy/" rel="tag">#SizeFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/shrinking/" rel="tag">#Shrinking</a> <a href="/tags/magic/" rel="tag">#Magic</a> <a href="/tags/witch/" rel="tag">#Witch</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</a></p>

On the left, an antique oval mirror with an ornate silver frame displays a spooky skull made of smoke, the drifts out of the frame.

On the right, text says: "The Mirror. By Amber Collins. Narrated by Adara Astin. A Size Erotica Revenge Story. Revenge is a dish best served... big."

A diagonal yellow banner across the bottom right corner says: "Now in audio."

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<p>The Distributed Proofreaders' blog this month is about another Edgar Allan Poe book at PG: "The Poems of Edgar Allan Poe."</p><p><a href="https://blog.pgdp.net/2025/11/01/nevermore/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.pgdp.net/2025/11/01/nevermore/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.pgdp.net/2025/11/01/never</span><span class="invisible">more/</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>

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe from 1849.

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<p>Who Was Marie Curie? Learn More About This Pioneering Nobel Prize Winner</p><p>By Madeleine Muzdakis</p><p><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/marie-curie/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mymodernmet.com/marie-curie/</a></p><p>Mme Curie at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39174" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39174"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/39174</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#womeninstem</a></p>

At the first Solvay Conference (1911), Curie (seated second from right) confers with Henri Poincaré. Standing nearby are Rutherford (fourth from right), Einstein (second from right), and Paul Langevin (far right).

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1911_Solvay_conference.jpg

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Is there a translation of the bible that is accurate?

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<p>📚 Shadow Ticket by: Thomas Pynchon</p><p>Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Al Capone in the federal pen, the private investigation business shifting from labor-management relations to the more domestic kind. Hicks McTaggart, a onetime strikebreaker turned private eye, thinks h...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/shadow-ticket" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/shadow-ticket"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/shadow-tic</span><span class="invisible">ket</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/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/mysterydetective/" rel="tag">#mysterydetective</a> <a href="/tags/noir/" rel="tag">#noir</a></p>

Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Al Capone in the federal pen, the private investigation business shifting from labor-management relations to the more domestic kind. Hicks McTaggart, a onetime strikebreaker turned private eye, thinks he’s found job security until he gets sent out on what should be a routine case, locating and bringing back the heiress of a Wisconsin cheese fortune who’s taken a mind to go wandering. Before he knows it, he’s been shanghaied onto a transoceanic liner, ending up eventually in Hungary where there’s no shoreline, a language from some other planet, and enough pastry to see any cop well into retirement—and of course no sign of the runaway heiress he’s supposed to be chasing. By the time Hicks catches up with her he will find himself also entangled with Nazis, Soviet agents, British counterspies, swing musicians, practitioners of the paranormal, outlaw motorcyclists, and the troubles that come with each of them, none of which Hicks is qualified, forget about being paid, to deal with. Surrounded by history he has no grasp on and can’t see his way around in or out of, the only bright side for Hicks is it’s the dawn of the Big Band Era and as it happens he’s a pretty good dancer. Whether this will be enough to allow him somehow to Lindy-hop his way back again to Milwaukee and the normal world, which may no longer exist, is another question.

The new novel from Thomas

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<p>Bite or Flight: Ranking Classic Vampire Strengths and Weaknesses</p><p>Different vampires have different rules — how do your favorites measure up?</p><p>By Rachel Ayers</p><p><a href="https://reactormag.com/bite-or-flight-ranking-classic-vampire-strengths-and-weaknesses/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-99fqCNMVtcqKqAkA1ONHzCKSXZ5VFE-zyuzhkXiiLOrSszvIwpWINCTJ8BBH22k4EUayigArmR-mY2uet0UDTIvpoLYw&_hsmi=387512835&utm_content=387512835&utm_source=hs_email" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="reactormag.com/bite-or-flight-ranking-classic-vampire-strengths-and-weaknesses/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-99fqCNMVtcqKqAkA1ONHzCKSXZ5VFE-zyuzhkXiiLOrSszvIwpWINCTJ8BBH22k4EUayigArmR-mY2uet0UDTIvpoLYw&_hsmi=387512835&utm_content=387512835&utm_source=hs_email"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reactormag.com/bite-or-flight-</span><span class="invisible">ranking-classic-vampire-strengths-and-weaknesses/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-99fqCNMVtcqKqAkA1ONHzCKSXZ5VFE-zyuzhkXiiLOrSszvIwpWINCTJ8BBH22k4EUayigArmR-mY2uet0UDTIvpoLYw&_hsmi=387512835&utm_content=387512835&utm_source=hs_email</span></a></p><p>The Vampyre by Polidori at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6087" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6087</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

The Vampyre by John William Polidori - Il vampiro sorte dal nulla.

The engraving depicts a dramatic nocturnal scene set in a graveyard:

On the left, a vampire figure rises from a tomb, holding a torch. His expression is intense and predatory, suggesting he has emerged from the grave to prey upon the living.

To the right, a bearded man in flowing robes gestures toward him, possibly representing a holy or moral authority attempting to repel or banish the creature.

In the foreground, a young woman lies unconscious or asleep, her pale face and limp posture indicating vulnerability—she is likely the vampire’s intended victim.

Surrounding them are tombs and weeping willows, contributing to the eerie, gothic atmosphere.

The Italian caption below translates roughly to:
“The vampire, driven by the fever of the grave, rises above the sleeping Miss Aubrey... but he does not reach her; a celestial power drives away the shadow of this infernal being, compelling him to abandon his prey.”

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Vampyre_(Polidori)#/media/File:The_Vampyre_by_John_William_Polidori_-_Il_vampiro_sorte_dal_nulla.jpg

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<p>Map of the Sojurut continent in the Age of displacement.</p><p>On the off chance that someone has a question about the places on the map, feel free to ask 😁 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</span></a></span> @fantasy <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> @worldbuilding <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joinin</span></a></span> <br> <br><a href="/tags/fanartfriday/" rel="tag">#FanArtFriday</a> <a href="/tags/fanart/" rel="tag">#FanArt</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#Map</a> <a href="/tags/maps/" rel="tag">#Maps</a><br><a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <br><a href="/tags/specualtivefiction/" rel="tag">#SpecualtiveFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#WorldBuilding</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</a> <br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a></p>

The digital version of this map was drawn from my pencil scribbling, which I guarantee you don’t want to see, by https://www.wattpad.com/user/edoggypaws

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<p>Look who has come knocking for Halloween...</p><p>Fascinating and most informative, this detailed and deeply researched biography draws on previously unavailable correspondence to present a fuller picture of the life of Edgar Allan Poe.</p><p><a href="https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/10/31/book-review-edgar-allan-poe-a-life/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/10/31/book-review-edgar-allan-poe-a-life/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">10/31/book-review-edgar-allan-poe-a-life/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/edgarallanpoe/" rel="tag">#EdgarAllanPoe</a> <a href="/tags/eapoe/" rel="tag">#EAPoe</a> <a href="/tags/biography/" rel="tag">#Biography</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/goth/" rel="tag">#Goth</a> <a href="/tags/gothic/" rel="tag">#Gothic</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#Horror</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</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>

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<p>“Everyone’s afraid of being caught in the sorting machine of history, ending up in the wrong pile. It’s hard to blame them. The way it’s going, it won’t matter what you believe, what you do. It will be a question of what someone in charge decides you did. Witch trials in this century…I didn’t imagine we’d go backward so fast.” ~~ from '33 Place Brugmann' by Alice Austen</p><p><a href="/tags/bookquote/" rel="tag">#BookQuote</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</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>

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<p>In July 1816.</p><p>Lord Byron, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, Percy Bysshe Shelley & John Polidori, who have gathered at the Villa Diodati by Lake Geneva in a rainy Switzerland in this 'Year Without a Summer', tell each other tales. This spawns two classic Gothic narratives, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Polidori's The Vampyre. Byron also writes the poem Darkness. </p><p>Frankenstein<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/41445" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/41445</a></p><p>The Vampyre<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/6087" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/6087</a></p><p>Darkness<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20158" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20158</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>

Title page of first edition of Frankenstein, Volume I.
Author Mary Shelley; publisher Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones

Title page for The Vampyre; A Tale (London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1819) by John William Polidori, 1795-1821. EC8.P7598.819va (A), Houghton Library, Harvard University

"Darkness:, an 1816 poem by Lord Byron, first published in the 1816 The Prisoner of Chillon and Other Poems collection, page 27, published in London in 1816 by John Murray.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1923.</p><p>A riot breaks out at the re-staging of Tristan Tzara's Dadaist play The Gas Heart at the Théâtre Michel, Paris, between those aligned with André Breton and those aligned with Tzara. The conflict leads to a permanent split in the Dada movement and the founding of Surrealism as an alternative.</p><p>Francis Picabia at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/49071" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/49071"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/49071</span></a></p><p>Tristan Tzara at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48499" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48499"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/48499</span></a></p><p>André Breton at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=andr%C3%A9+breton&submit_search=Go%21" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=andr%C3%A9+breton&submit_search=Go%21"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=andr%C3%A9+breton&submit_search=Go%21</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Dada artists, group photograph, 1920, Paris. From left to right, Back row: Louis Aragon, Theodore Fraenkel, Paul Eluard, Clément Pansaers, Emmanuel Fay (cut off). Second row: Paul Dermée, Philippe Soupault, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes. Front row: Tristan Tzara (with monocle), Celine Arnauld, Francis Picabia, André Breton.

The Dada group poses facing the camera, in various attitudes, most of them smiling. They are dressed in dark jackets and white shirts, the men wearing ties.

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<p>📚 Convenience Store Woman by: Sayaka Murata</p><p>Keiko Furukura is a 36-year-old woman who has been working part-time at a convenience store, or konbini, for the last 18 years. She has known since childhood that she is "different" and that expressing her own views and actions is inexplicable and distressing to others, and causes problems.</p><p>The h...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/convenience-store-woman" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/convenience-store-woman"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/convenienc</span><span class="invisible">e-store-woman</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/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/citylife/" rel="tag">#citylife</a></p>

Keiko Furukura is a 36-year-old woman who has been working part-time at a convenience store, or konbini, for the last 18 years. She has known since childhood that she is "different" and that expressing her own views and actions is inexplicable and distressing to others, and causes problems.

The highly regulated world of the konbini, where each action is prescribed by the corporate manual, allows her to maintain an identity acceptable to those around her and a sense of purpose. She models her behaviour, dress style, and even speech patterns on those of her coworkers. Keiko maintains some friendships and a relationship with her sister, but finds it increasingly difficult to explain why, after 18 years, she is still single and working as a temp in a convenience store.

That is, until Keiko meets Shiraha. A man who cannot hold a steady job and lives on the fringes of society since he doesn't conform to "normal" expectations...

A brilliant depiction of an unusual psyche and a world hidden from view, Convenience Store Woman is an ironic and sharp-eyed look at contemporary work culture and the pressures to conform, as well as a charming and completely fresh portrait of an unforgettable heroine.

Shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award
Longlisted for the Believer Book Award
Longlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
A Los Angeles Times Bestseller

The English-language debut of an exciting young voice in international fiction, selling 660,000 copie

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<p>In July 1866.</p><p> Anthony Trollope's novel Nina Balatka: The Story of a Maiden of Prague is initially published anonymously (serialisation in Blackwood's Magazine July 1866–January 1867). Trollope is interested in discovering whether his books sell on their own merits or as a consequence of the author's name and reputation.</p><p>Nina Balakta at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8897" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8897</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

First edition title page of Nina Balatka by Anthony Trollope.

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<p>This week I've been mainly reading, no. 264. </p><p>Claire Baglin's novella, On the Clock (2022/25) is a mediation on being working-class in France, told through the narrators childhood experiences of her father's working life, and her subsequent work at a fast-food restaurant. Its a melancholy but telling read of the relentlessness of working class labour & the explorative manner of work for the low paid. While short it packs quite a (subtle) punch.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> @bookstodon <a href="/tags/workers/" rel="tag">#workers</a> <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#France</a></p>

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<p>Portuguese poet Tomás António Gonzaga was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1744.</p><p>He is best known for his work Marília de Dirceu, a collection of pastoral love poems that became a classic of Portuguese literature. His life took a dramatic turn when he was implicated in the Inconfidência Mineira, a failed conspiracy against Portuguese rule in Brazil. He was arrested and exiled to Mozambique, where he spent the remainder of his life. </p><p>Books by Tomás António Gonzaga at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7794" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7794"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/7794</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

A drawing of Gonzaga

Unknown author - Pantheon Escolar Brazileiro. p. Cartão 09 (THOMAZ Antonio Gonzaga: Inconfidente, Desmbargador Poeta de "Marilia e Dirceu". Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Livraria de J. G. de Azevedo, [18--]. 1 cartão, zincogravura, p&b, 13,4 x 9cm.

Disponível em: http://objdigital.bn.br/objdigital2/acervo_digital/div_iconografia/icon95726_1396400/icon1396386.jpg. Acesso em: 5 ago. 2019.).

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<p>Some <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> video accounts you might want to follow about <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> & <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#Authors</a> :</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/accounts/kerry_ferrand', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kerry_ferrand</span></a></span> - In-depth book reviews and book hauls</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/faereviews/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/faereviews', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/faereviews', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>faereviews</span></a></span> - Brief reviews & shorts about romantic fantasy books</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://spectra.video/accounts/weirdwriter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>weirdwriter</span></a></span> - Blind author posting videos on writing, accessibility, gaming etc</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/mcoorlim/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/mcoorlim', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/accounts/mcoorlim', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mcoorlim</span></a></span> - Steampunk novelist, retro game fan</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://tilvids.com/accounts/athenaproductions" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>athenaproductions</span></a></span> - Irreverent sweary videos about history, philosophy, literature</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://fedi.video/c/audiobooks/videos', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://fedi.video/c/audiobooks', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://fedi.video/video-channels/audiobooks', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>audiobooks</span></a></span> - Well-performed public domain audiobooks</p>

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<p>Today I finished reading "Turning to Birds: the Power and Beauty of Noticing" by Lili Taylor. This is a collection of essays, each mostly focused on one type of bird. It is a combination of her experiences in both birdwatching and bird conservation and how those activities have changed her. In particular, the essays on migrating and on the chimney swifts were interesting to me, and the bluebird/sparrow one somewhat heartbreaking.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/birding/" rel="tag">#birding</a> <a href="/tags/birders/" rel="tag">#birders</a> <a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#birds</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>

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<p>In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times</p><p>Sarah Weinman on the Awesome Responsibility of the Seekers and Keepers of Truth</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/in-praise-of-librarians-in-dangerous-times/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/in-praise-of-librarians-in-dangerous-times/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/in-praise-of-librar</span><span class="invisible">ians-in-dangerous-times/</span></a></p><p>Librarians at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=librarians" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=librarians"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=librarians</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Librarians classifying books at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LOC)

The Library of Congress from Washington, DC, United States

The image shows a number of librarians actively engaged in processing library material in a space within the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The room appears to be a large, well-lit working area. Long tables, shelving units and stacks of books and bound volumes are visible.

The librarians seem to be engaged in classification, cataloguing and shelving tasks — handling books, perhaps checking index cards or labels, and placing the volumes in their correct place.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Librarians#/media/File:(Librarians_classifying_books_at_the_Library_of_Congress,_Washington,_D.C.)_(LOC)_-_Flickr_-_The_Library_of_Congress.jpg

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<p>Plato and the Poets</p><p>The centuries-old debate should be settled: an intellectual world bereft of poetry is a damaged one.</p><p>by Elaine Scarry</p><p><a href="https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/plato-and-the-poets/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bostonreview.net/articles/plato-and-the-poets/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bostonreview.net/articles/</span><span class="invisible">plato-and-the-poets/</span></a></p><p>Plato at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/93" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/93"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/93</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>

Parts of P.Oxy. LII 3679, 3rd century, containing fragments of Plato's Republic.

The visible portion of the papyrus displays Greek text in several lines of uncial script, with some variation in the size of the letters and some spacing between columns or lines.

There are holes, tears, frayed edges and missing sections. Some of the text is missing or worn away, and there are irregular boundaries where pieces have broken off.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato#/media/File:P._Oxy._LII_3679.jpg

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<p>In December 1894.</p><p>An abridgement of Stephen Crane's American Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage is first published as a serial in The Philadelphia Press. This version of the story, which was culled to 18,000 words by an editor specifically for the serialization, was reprinted in newspapers across America, establishing Crane's fame.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Badge_of_Courage#" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Badge_of_Courage#"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_</span><span class="invisible">Badge_of_Courage#</span></a></p><p>The Red Badge of Courage at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/73" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/73</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Stephen Crane in 1894; print of a portrait by artist and friend Corwin K. Linson.

This portrait captures Crane at a pivotal moment in his life, just as his literary career was beginning to take shape with works like Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and The Red Badge of Courage on the horizon.

The artist has rendered Crane in formal attire, likely a dark suit and tie, fitting for the era, but the overall effect is understated, focusing more on his character than his clothing. Linson's technique—subtle shading and fine lines—gives the portrait a contemplative mood, drawing attention to Crane's intellect and introspection.

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<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@queerromanceclub" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>queerromanceclub</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/queerromanceclub/" rel="tag">#QueerRomanceClub</a> </p><p>I apologise, I’ve let the ball drop for the Queer Romance Club November read (got ever so slightly frantically busy the last few weeks…).</p><p>The theme is classics/old favourites, and I thought maybe instead of running a vote and picking a single book, queer romance fans can drop their recommendations in the comments:</p><p>- maybe the first romance you ever read that wasn’t just straight m/f (even if it was m/f with a bisexual character etc)<br>- nostalgic reads which might not hold up today but which you still have a soft spot for<br>- a classic of the genre which you think is the gold standard (I don’t know, like LoTR is for fantasy)<br>- even just books that are a few years old now that you think did not get the attention they deserved when they were released.</p><p>No need to be a regular participant in the QRC, this is just about blowing up those TBR lists :)</p><p>(But more about it here, FYI:<br><a href="https://mastodon.au/@wendypalmer/113144943004145104" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.au/@wendypalmer/113144943004145104"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.au/@wendypalmer/11314</span><span class="invisible">4943004145104</span></a>)</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqbooks/" rel="tag">#LGBTQBooks</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqromance/" rel="tag">#LGBTQRomance</a> <a href="/tags/romancelandia/" rel="tag">#romancelandia</a> <a href="/tags/romancereads/" rel="tag">#RomanceReads</a></p>

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<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library:<br>- I adopted a damaged copy of David Farrier's Nature's Genius: Evolution's Lessons for a Changing Planet, published by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bookish.community/@canongatebooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>canongatebooks</span></a></span>.</p><p>The other two are cases of the more I read, the more I go down rabbit holes.<br>- After reviewing Mysteries of the Deep, I bought an ex-library copy of the classic 1995 Paleoclimate and Evolution, with Emphasis on Human Origins, published by Yale University Press, to read more on the work of Elisabeth Vrba and colleagues (this one came from the holdings of the University Library of Durham)</p><p>- After reviewing Every Living Thing, I wanted to know more about Cuvier and tracked down an ex-library copy of the classic 1987 The Cuvier-Geoffroy Debate: French Biology in the Decades Before Darwin, published by Oxford University Press (this one came from the holdings of the University of Saint Katherine Library) </p><p><a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/evolution/" rel="tag">#Evolution</a> <a href="/tags/palaeoclimate/" rel="tag">#Palaeoclimate</a> <a href="/tags/humanevolution/" rel="tag">#HumanEvolution</a> <a href="/tags/historyofscience/" rel="tag">#HistoryOfScience</a> <a href="/tags/sciencehistory/" rel="tag">#ScienceHistory</a> <a href="/tags/histsci/" rel="tag">#HistSci</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</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>

A top-down photo of three books lying on a small, brown, wooden table. The background shows part of the beech-coloured laminate floor.

On the left, Nature's Genius, showing a photo of a tree against a blue sky. The tree is impossibly clinging on with its root system to the very tip of a rocky outcrop, seemingly growing sideways out of the rock.

In the middle, decidedly bigger than the books on either side, is Paleoclimate and Evolution, with Emphasis on Human Origins, showing a collage of two photos that are diagonally stacked against each other. On the left is a black-and-white aerial photo of a glacial landscape, printed in blue tones (specifically showing the confluence of Beardmore and Mill Glaciers in Antarctica, credited to George H. Denton). On the right is a black-and-white photo of an open grassland savannah with some trees, printed in yellow tones (specifically showing savannah in the Serengeti in Tanzania, credited to Elisabeth S. Vrba). Overlain on the right photo is a drawing of the head and shoulders of a bearded and hairy hominin (specifically Homo habilis).

On the right, The Cuvier-Geoffroy Debate, showing a plain hardcover bound in dark blue cloth with gilded lettering debossed in the cover.

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<p>The weather (in the Northern Hemisphere) is getting chilly, so it's a great time to warm up with a Mountain Man! </p><p>My best-selling romance audiobook of 2024 was Taken by the Mountain Man by Kelsie Calloway, which I narrated as Eden Cavell.</p><p>Lily is a divorced single mom starting over in a small mountain town… hoping for a second chance at romance with her brother's hot best friend Beckett! She can't forget their kiss under the mistletoe last Christmas. Maybe this is the year she can make her dreams come true.</p><p>Kelsie Calloway writes big-hearted, high heat romances with determined female leads, sweetheart male love interests, and sizzling sex scenes. Lily is a protagonist you can cheer for and Beckett is the kind of guy you'd hook up with your sister (if you weren't single yourself). </p><p>If you like second chance romance, brother's best friend romance, mountain man romance, or just plain spicy romance, this is a bestseller for a reason. </p><p>At 42 minutes, you can listen to this in one go and it makes a good bedtime story. </p><p>Available in audiobook on Apple Books, Amazon and Audible, plus in ebook on Amazon.</p><p><a href="https://geni.us/TBTMM" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>geni.us/TBTMM</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@audiofiction" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>audiofiction</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#Audiobook</a> <a href="/tags/audiobooks/" rel="tag">#Audiobooks</a> <a href="/tags/audiofiction/" rel="tag">#Audiofiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</a> <a href="/tags/romancebooks/" rel="tag">#RomanceBooks</a> <a href="/tags/romancelandia/" rel="tag">#Romancelandia</a></p>

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<p>"Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible."<br>The Dolly Dialogues</p><p>British novelist and playwright Anthony Hope died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1933.</p><p>Hope wrote numerous other novels and plays, though none achieved the same level of acclaim as "The Prisoner of Zenda." Notable works include "The Dolly Dialogues", a collection of witty sketches, and "The Chronicles of Count Antonio", an adventure novel set in Renaissance Italy.</p><p>Anthony Hope at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/63" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/63"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/63</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Anthony Hope Hawkins by Zaida Ben-Yusuf, 1897

Zaida Ben-Yusuf - Philadelphia Museum of Art

Platinum print of Anthony Hope Hawkins.

An individual wearing a suit and sitting on a chair.

Second edition cover of The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope.

The cover might feature decorative borders or frames around the illustration and text, adding to the visual appeal and giving a classic, timeless look. These borders could include intricate patterns or motifs that align with the novel's setting.

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