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JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN (😭), my latest review went up at Grimdark Magazine. Joe R. Lansdale totally is your favorite horror writer’s favorite horror writer, and this is a solid retrospective.(As always, boosts are appreciated!)<a href="https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-the-essential-horror-of-joe-r-lansdale-by-joe-r-lansdale/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-the-essential-horror-of-joe-r-lansdale-by-joe-r-lansdale/">https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-the-essential-horror-of-joe-r-lansdale-by-joe-r-lansdale/</a><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/booksky/" rel="tag">#Booksky</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#Horror</a>

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A Review of Amina: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-amina/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-amina/">https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-amina/</a><a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

Book cover for Amina by P.B. Cannon. Image on cover is a watercolour painting of a woman with long white hair dancing in the forest. She’s wearing a light blue dress.

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<a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1928.The novel The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallPublication, originally scheduled for late 1928, was brought forward when he discovered that another novel with a lesbian theme, Compton Mackenzie's Extraordinary Women, was to be published in September. The Well appeared on 27 July, in a black cover with a plain jacket. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Well_of_Loneliness" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Well_of_Loneliness">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Well_of_Loneliness</a>The Well of Loneliness at PG: <a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/73042" rel="nofollow">https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/73042</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

Cover of The Well of Loneliness
Radclyffe Hall - Banned Books (Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections)

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"The time is out of joint: O cursed spite, That ever I was born to set it right!" Hamlet, Act I, scene v.<a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1759.The earliest known professional performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet in North America (in Garrick's version) is given by the American Company in Philadelphia, with Lewis Hallam Jr. as Hamlet.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet</a>Hamlet at PG: <a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/1524" rel="nofollow">https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/1524</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a>

David Garrick expresses Hamlet's shock at his first sighting of the ghost (artist: unknown).

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📚 Old School Indian by: Aaron John CurtisAbe Jacobs is Kanien’kehá:ka from Ahkwesáhsne―or, as white people say, a Mohawk Indian from the Saint Regis Tribe. At eighteen, Abe left the reservation where he was raised and never looked back. He met the love of his life, started writing poetry, and began an open marriage.No...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/old-school-indian" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/old-school-indian">https://bookblabla.com/book/old-school-indian</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/indigenousfiction/" rel="tag">#indigenousfiction</a> <a href="/tags/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/ownvoices/" rel="tag">#ownvoices</a>

Abe Jacobs is Kanien’kehá:ka from Ahkwesáhsne―or, as white people say, a Mohawk Indian from the Saint Regis Tribe. At eighteen, Abe left the reservation where he was raised and never looked back. He met the love of his life, started writing poetry, and began an open marriage.

Now at forty-three, Abe is suffering from a rare disease―one his doctors in Miami believe will kill him. Running from his diagnosis and a marriage teetering on collapse, Abe returns to the Rez, where he’s persuaded to undergo a healing at the hands of his Great Uncle Budge. But Budge, a wry, recovered alcoholic prone to wearing punk T-shirts isn’t all that convincing. And Abe’s time off the Rez has made him a thorough skeptic.

To heal, Abe will undertake a revelatory journey, confronting the parts of himself he’s hidden ever since he left home and wrestling with the imprint left by his once-passionate marriage.

Delivered with crackling wit and heart-wrenching tenderness, Old School Indian is a striking exploration of the power and secrets of family, the capacity for healing and intimacy, and the ripple effects of history and culture.

A novel of pure heart and mastery. Morgan Talty, bestselling author of Night of the Living Rez and Fire Exit

A Kirkus Editor’s Pick. A Most Anticipated Book of 2025: Cowboys & Indians | Brit + Co | Debutiful

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - INDIE NEXT PICK

An entrancing new voice... Aaron John Curtis will be your new literary obsession. Marion Win

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British novelist and scientific Agnes Giberne died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1939.She is best known for her popular science books on astronomy. Her most famous work, Sun, Moon, and Stars: Astronomy for Beginners (1879), became a significant educational resource, introducing countless readers to the basics of astronomy. She also authored numerous Christian books, including religious biographies and devotional literature.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Giberne" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Giberne">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Giberne</a>Agnes Giberne at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/47772" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/47772">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/47772</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

Artist's impression of midnight on Saturn from Giberne's popular astronomy book Sun, Moon and Stars.

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David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh

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📚 Girl Warrior by: Joy HarjoAn inspirational work of wisdom, warmth, and generosity from a three-term US poet laureate.To know ourselves is the most profound and difficult endeavor. Though we are all made of the same questions, we have individual routes to the answers, or to reframing the questions. Why is there evil in the world? Why do people suf...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/girl-warrior" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/girl-warrior">https://bookblabla.com/book/girl-warrior</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/biographyautobiography/" rel="tag">#biographyautobiography</a> <a href="/tags/indigenous/" rel="tag">#indigenous</a>

An inspirational work of wisdom, warmth, and generosity from a three-term US poet laureate.

To know ourselves is the most profound and difficult endeavor. Though we are all made of the same questions, we have individual routes to the answers, or to reframing the questions. Why is there evil in the world? Why do people suffer, and some more than others? Why are we here? What are we doing here? What happens after death? Does anything mean anything at all? Who am I and what does it matter?” writes Joy Harjo, renowned poet and activist, in this profound work about the struggles, challenges, and joys of coming of age.

In her best-selling memoir Poet Warrior, Harjo led readers through her lifelong process of artistic evolution. In Girl Warrior, she speaks directly to Native girls and women, sharing stories about her own coming of age to bring renewed attention to the pivotal moments of becoming including forgiveness, failure, falling, rising up, and honoring our vast family of beings.

Informed by her own experiences and those of her ancestors, Harjo offers inspiration and insight for navigating the many challenges of maturation. She grapples with parents, friendships, love, and loss. She guides young readers toward painting, poetry, and music as powerful tools for developing their own ethical sensibility. As Harjo demonstrates, the act of making is an essential part of who we are, a means of inviting the past into the present and a critical tool young women can use to sh

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"Zum Hassen oder Lieben Ist alle Welt getrieben, Es bleibet keine Wahl, der Teufel ist neutral." "To hate or to love All the world is driven, There is no choice, the devil is neutral." ~Clemens Brentano (9 September 1778 – 28 July 1842)<a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a>

Portrait by Emilie Linder, painted in 1835; printed in from Meyer's Encyclopedia, 1906
Emilie Linder - Zeitschrift: Damals, Jg. 45, Ausgabe 5/2013, Artikel: "Volkspoesie" aus Grimm’scher Feder

In the portrait, Clemens Brentano is depicted with a reflective expression, gazing slightly to the side. His face is characterized by thoughtful eyes and a contemplative demeanor, suggesting a deep engagement with his inner thoughts or creative processes.

Brentano is dressed in formal 19th-century attire, which includes a dark coat, a high-collared shirt, and a cravat. His clothing reflects the fashion of the period and his status as a respected literary figure.

Emilie Linder’s painting style is meticulous and realistic, capturing both the physical features of Brentano and a sense of his personality. The detailed rendering of his facial features, including his hair and the slight furrow of his brow, conveys a sense of his introspective nature.

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Introducing Beatrix Potter.Beatrix Potter remains one of the world's best-selling and best-loved children's authors. She wrote and illustrated 28 books, including her 23 Tales which have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. In her later years, she became a farmer and sheep breeder and helped protect thousands of acres of land in the Lake District.<a href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/introducing-beatrix-potter" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.vam.ac.uk/articles/introducing-beatrix-potter">https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/introducing-beatrix-potter</a> Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943)<a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

Beatrix Potter with a border terrier at Lingholm, Keswick, by Rupert Potter, 3 October 1897, albumen photograph, given by Joan Duke. Museum no. E.765-2005. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

In the photograph, Beatrix Potter is seen seated, accompanied by a border terrier. The dog is sitting attentively beside her, adding a touch of warmth and companionship to the scene.

Beatrix is dressed in typical late 19th-century attire, wearing a long dress with a high collar and possibly a shawl or jacket. Her clothing is modest and practical, reflecting her love for the countryside and outdoor activities.

The photograph is taken outdoors at Lingholm, a country estate near Keswick in the Lake District.

Rupert Potter, Beatrix's father, was an amateur photographer who often captured images of his family and their life in the Lake District.

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<a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1886.The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is signed. The treaty provides authors, musicians, poets, painters, and other creators with the means to control how their works are used, by whom, and on what terms.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/copyright/" rel="tag">#copyright</a>

The Pirate Publisher—An International Burlesque that has the Longest Run on Record by Joseph Ferdinand Keppler, published as a centrefold in Puck, v. 18, no. 468 (1886 February 24). A commentary on the state of copyright laws that, prior to a 1911 treaty, generally offered no protection to foreign authors and works. In the cartoon, hordes of German, Norwegian, French, English, and American authors surround a publisher who republishes their newly-created works without attribution or royalties in a foreign country, as international law then allowed. Of note is W. S. Gilbert, fifth from the right in the front row, as the many unauthorised or "pirate" productions of H.M.S. Pinafore caused him and Arthur Sullivan to première The Pirates of Penzance in America, to at least gain the initial profits there before anyone else could exploit it, and the title and subject of The Pirates of Penzance is sometimes - although somewhat dubiously in my opinion - considered to partially be a reference to the issue of pirate productions of their works. Other authors shown include Mark Twain, Tennyson, Robert Browning, F. C. Burnand, Émile Zola, Jules Verne, Victorien Sardou, Wilkie Collins, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., as well as many others.

Original artist: Joseph Ferdinand Keppler (1838-1894) Restoration: Adam Cuerden - https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2011661385/ by way of http://adamcuerden.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d5onmxh

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🎉 August Queer Romance Club book pick - Dionysus in Wisconsin by EH Lupton 🎉By a Mastodon author, <a href="https://romancelandia.club/@pretensesoup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@pretensesoup</a>, it’s been shortlisted for the 2024 Lamba Literary Award in Gay Romance and the 2024 Midwest Book Award for fantasy.Available on <a href="/tags/hoopla/" rel="tag">#Hoopla</a>, <a href="/tags/koboplus/" rel="tag">#KoboPlus</a>, all ebookstores and perhaps your library, or EH has kindly offered copies if access is difficult for you (DM her if so).QRC is open to all, read at your own pace over the month and post about it under <a href="/tags/queerromanceclub/" rel="tag">#QueerRomanceClub</a> and @queerromanceclub — CW for spoilers if going into details but general observations can be open.No rules: let’s hear reactions, theories, reviews, favourite quotes etc.Please also feel free to tag EH in to your QRC post this month, and she’s open to Author Q&A so throw your questions her way.<a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/gayromance/" rel="tag">#GayRomance</a> @gayromance @bookstodon <a href="/tags/bookclub/" rel="tag">#BookClub</a> <a href="/tags/authorsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a>

Cover of Dionysus in Wisconsin. Two figures in the style of Greek urn paintings, one seated with a cup of wine, one standing before the first with a hand on his shoulder. They’re in black, the background and title are in shades of orange, the only other colour is the green wreaths they each wear .

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The Lost Art of HandwritingA new book provides a glimpse into how some of the most resoundingly famous writers actually, you know, wrote.By Sarah Rose Sharp via @hyperallergic<a href="https://hyperallergic.com/928594/the-lost-art-of-handwriting-lesley-smith/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="hyperallergic.com/928594/the-lost-art-of-handwriting-lesley-smith/">https://hyperallergic.com/928594/the-lost-art-of-handwriting-lesley-smith/</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/handwriting/" rel="tag">#handwriting</a>

Esther Inglis, excerpt from Proverbs of Solomon (1599) (all images courtesy the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford)

Inglis' calligraphy is meticulous and ornate, featuring a variety of styles. The text of the Proverbs is often written in a flowing, elegant script, possibly a form of Italic or Secretary hand.

Created in 1599, this manuscript represents the intersection of art, literature, and devotion during the late Renaissance period.

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<a href="https://wandering.shop/@adriabailton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@adriabailton</a> thanks for hosting <a href="/tags/writephant/" rel="tag">#writephant</a> 😊 <a href="/tags/selfpromo/" rel="tag">#SelfPromo</a> My next book, Grace & Favour, releases on Sunday, and is a friends-to-lovers gay romance:“Leo Sweetwater keeps three closely-guarded secrets: his affections lie with men, he's in love with his best friend, and he's been haunted since childhood by the ghosts of Hampton Court Palace. When an ill-advised fling threatens all three secrets, Leo must contend with malign forces, and not just those from beyond the veil…“Look for it on preorder at your favourite retailer, or on <a href="/tags/koboplus/" rel="tag">#KoboPlus</a>, <a href="/tags/everand/" rel="tag">#Everand</a> and <a href="/tags/hoopla/" rel="tag">#Hoopla</a>, and you can always ask for it at your library.Or you can get it right now directly from me: <a href="https://payhip.com/b/A3P2i" rel="nofollow">https://payhip.com/b/A3P2i</a> And receive a bonus 2026 calendar featuring public-domain nineteenth-century artworks illustrating relevant book quotes.Read about all my books here: <a href="https://wendypalmer.au/" rel="nofollow">https://wendypalmer.au/</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/gayromance/" rel="tag">#gayRomance</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/historicals/" rel="tag">#historicals</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

Grace and Favour written in fancy font above a daguerreotype-style portrait of two men and a dog. One man is dark skinned and well dressed in a top hat, that’s love interest Cole. The other man is a bit more casually dressed, is blond, and has a stopwatch that’s main character Leo. The dog’s a big white Maremma. that’s Max. There’s the faint figure of a woman in the background. Very faint. Almost ghostly…

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The StoryGraph has changed it's review priorities, I wonder if it is because of the advent of LLMs.Since it's inception The StoryGraph has emphasized its questioner as the preferred method of book review. Allowing it to categories its database according to easily measurable criteria instead of free text reviews.The open text box was located at the bottom of the page and regarded as optional. This week the text box and star rating where elevated to the top of the page and strongly emphasized I speculate that this may have something to do with LLMs. For the StoryGraph who's stated goal is to give the best book reccomendations, the free text box is now more valuable as data than the traditional statistical model. <a href="/tags/thestorygraph/" rel="tag">#TheStoryGraph</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://bookstodon.thestorygraph.com/@thestorygraph" rel="nofollow">@thestorygraph</a>

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English engineer and writer on music George Grove was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1820.He is best known as the founding editor of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. He stated, in the prospectus of the dictionary, in March 1874, that "The want of English works on the history, theory, or practice of Music, or the biographies of musicians accessible to the non-professional reader, has long been a subject of remark."Books by George Grove at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/42192" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/42192">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/42192</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a>

Title page of A dictionary of music and musicians ...
by Grove, George, Sir, 1820-1900

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What really happened on Easter Island? Ancient sediments rewrite the 'ecocide' storyedited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan<a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-11-easter-island-ancient-sediments-rewrite.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="phys.org/news/2025-11-easter-island-ancient-sediments-rewrite.html">https://phys.org/news/2025-11-easter-island-ancient-sediments-rewrite.html</a>Easter Island at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/38560" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/38560">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/38560</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/earth/" rel="tag">#earth</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a>

RANO RARAKU FROM THE SEA.

Title: The mystery of Easter island: the story of an expedition

Author: Katherine Routledge

Original publication: United Kingdom: Printed for the author by Hazell, Watson and Viney, 1919.

The composition features the island’s rugged volcanic formation rising from the shore, rendered in delicate grayscale tones. Two distinct peaks dominate the center of the image: the left slope descends smoothly toward the sea, while the right peak is more sharply defined, showing vertical rock faces and shadowed ridges that emphasize its steepness and texture.

The foreground suggests the calm surface of the sea, drawn in gentle horizontal strokes that contrast with the dark, angular shading of the mountainside. The sky is lightly toned, with minimal cloud detail, providing an open and atmospheric backdrop that enhances the sense of isolation and scale.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69807/pg69807-images.html#Page_124

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A Fierce Devotion to the “Empress of Hell”Medieval dramatizations of the confrontation between the Virgin Mary and King Herod offered a symbolic resistance to tyranny.By: H.M.A. Leow <a href="https://daily.jstor.org/a-fierce-devotion-to-the-empress-of-hell/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/a-fierce-devotion-to-the-empress-of-hell/">https://daily.jstor.org/a-fierce-devotion-to-the-empress-of-hell/</a>Theater history at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=theater+history" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=theater+history">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=theater+history</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

In an attempt to thwart the prophecy about Christ's rise to power, King Herod orders his soldiers to kill all the male infants under the age of two living in Bethlehem. They do this with ruthless efficiency.

Bartolo's color scheme uses naturalistic details to enhance the drama of the scene. Note the contrast between the rosy coloring of the infants who are still alive and the green pallor of those already dead.

This painting, which is beautifully preserved, was part of a monumental altarpiece commissioned for the Church of San Agostino in San Gimignano and was placed atop a large painting of the Presentation in the Temple now in the Louvre Museum, Paris.

The Massacre of the Innocents might have been executed by both Bartolo and Andrea di Bartolo (active 1389-1428), working collaboratively as a father and son team.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Massacre_of_the_Innocents.jpg

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📚 Fundamentally by: Nussaibah YounisWhen Nadia Amin, a witty and bighearted PhD, publishes an article on deradicalization, everything changes. The United Nations comes calling with an opportunity to put her theory into practice and lead a rehabilitation program for women caught in the crosshairs of harmful ideology. And why n...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/fundamentally" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/fundamentally">https://bookblabla.com/book/fundamentally</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/politicalfiction/" rel="tag">#politicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#women</a>

When Nadia Amin, a witty and bighearted PhD, publishes an article on deradicalization, everything changes. The United Nations comes calling with an opportunity to put her theory into practice and lead a rehabilitation program for women caught in the crosshairs of harmful ideology. And why not? Abandoned by her mother and devastated by unrequited love, she leaps at the chance.

In Iraq, Nadia quickly realizes she’s in over her head. The UN is a mess of competing interests, and her team consists of Goody Two-shoes Sherri who never passes up an opportunity to remind Nadia of her objections; and Pierre, a snippy Frenchman who has no qualms about perpetually scrolling through Grindr. But then Nadia meets Sara, a hilarious, foul-mouthed East Londoner who was pulled into radicalism at just fifteen. The two are kindred spirits, and Nadia vows to get Sara home.

As the rehabilitation program picks up traction, Sara reveals a secret that upends everything, forcing Nadia to make a drastic choice. In the fallout, Nadia’s brown-savior fantasies crumble, leaving her to wonder if she can save someone who doesn’t want to be saved.

A fierce, wildly funny, and razor-sharp exploration of radicalism, family, and the quest for belonging, Fundamentally boldly inspects one of the defining controversies of our age and introduces a fearless new voice in contemporary fiction.

A wickedly funny and audacious debut novel following an academic who flees from heartbreak and lands in Iraq wi

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"It Shouldn't Be Printed At All. It Should Be Burnt" — 23 Books Writers Regret Writing The author of 'Little Women' wrote in her journal that she "never liked girls or knew many."by Amy Glover via ⁦<a href="https://mastodon.social/@buzzfeed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@buzzfeed</a><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/aglover/books-writers-regret-writing" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.buzzfeed.com/aglover/books-writers-regret-writing">https://www.buzzfeed.com/aglover/books-writers-regret-writing</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

Louisa May Alcott wrote that she "Never liked girls or knew many except my sisters" in her diary when asked to write Little Women.

Bettmann / Bettmann Archive / Penguin Clothbound Classics

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Irish mathematician, astronomer & physicist William Rowan Hamilton was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1805.Hamilton made his discovery of the algebra of quaternions in 1843. His work is fundamental to modern theoretical physics, particularly his reformulation of Newtonian mechanics. Hamiltonian mechanics including its Hamilitonian function are now central both to electromagnetism & quantum mechanics.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rowan_Hamilton" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rowan_Hamilton">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rowan_Hamilton</a>Books about William Rowan Hamilton at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=William+Rowan+Hamilton&submit_search=Go%21" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=William+Rowan+Hamilton&submit_search=Go%21">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=William+Rowan+Hamilton&submit_search=Go%21</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a>

William Rowan Hamilton portrait oval combined.

The portrait is oval-shaped, a common style for the period, which lends a classical and elegant touch to the depiction.
Hamilton is shown from the chest up, focusing on his facial features and upper body.

Hamilton is typically portrayed wearing formal 19th-century attire, including a dark coat, waistcoat, and a white shirt with a high collar, which was fashionable at the time.

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German poet Sibylla Schwarz died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1638.Her verse reflects the difficult times in the middle of the Thirty Years' War, of which she saw neither the beginning nor the end. Her verse was published posthumously in 1650 by her teacher Samuel Gerlach under the title Deutsche Poëtische Gedichte in two parts containing over 100 poems. She was famous as the "Pomeranian Sappho", but her work fell into oblivion in the 18th century. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibylla_Schwarz" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibylla_Schwarz">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibylla_Schwarz</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a>

Sibylla Schwarz (1621–1638), image from Deutsche Poëtische Gedichte. 1650

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Sibÿllen Schwarzin German Poëtic Poems (title page, 1650).

Sibyllen Schwarzin/ Vohn Greiffswald aus Pommern/ Deutsche Poëtische Gedichte/ Nuhn Zum ersten mahl/ auß ihren eignen Handschrifften/ herauß gegeben und verleget Durch M. Samuel Gerlach/ auß dem Herzogtuhm Würtemberg. und in Dantzig Gedrukt/ bey seel. Georg Rheten Witwen/ im M.DC.L. Jahr.

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"Johnson argues that the <a href="/tags/liberalmedia/" rel="tag">#liberalMedia</a> took upon itself the task of dulling the outrage of ordinary news consumers and making <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#Israel</a>’s slaughter seem understandable or unavoidable and thus not too objectionable [...] "The focus on the 'liberal' <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> is essential. Genocide support from right-wing media is a given; liberal buy-in is essential for genocide to become normalized."Ida Audeh reviews <a href="/tags/adamjohnson/" rel="tag">#AdamJohnson</a>'s <a href="/tags/howtosellagenocide/" rel="tag">#HowToSellAGenocide</a><a href="https://countercurrents.org/2026/07/manufacturing-consent-for-genocide-adam-h-johnsons-indictment-of-the-liberal-media/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="countercurrents.org/2026/07/manufacturing-consent-for-genocide-adam-h-johnsons-indictment-of-the-liberal-media/">https://countercurrents.org/2026/07/manufacturing-consent-for-genocide-adam-h-johnsons-indictment-of-the-liberal-media/</a> <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

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I’ve enjoyed all of her other books, but Michelle Obama’s “The Look” was a DNF for me because fashion isn’t something I find interesting other than making sure my clothes and shoes are neat, clean, and comfortable to wear. If you do like that topic, there are plenty of pictures of the fancy outfits she’s worn over the years in it. There is something to be said for trying new stuff sometimes, though. <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/fashion/" rel="tag">#Fashion</a> <a href="/tags/michelleobama/" rel="tag">#MichelleObama</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

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finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/5vHoPnEKgpwQNlrqpN033y" rel="nofollow">The Art of Uncertainty: How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 by David Spiegelhalter.A fairly readable overview of probability & uncertainty, from the straightforward games of chance through to the deep uncertainty of future risks such as climate change & AI. Not sure who it's aimed at: some of it is too complex for the layman, but not deep enough for the technically minded. Has some good examples, especially from covid. Would have liked some worked examples of how to apply its principles to real life decision-making.<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/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#Nonfiction</a> <a href="/tags/statistics/" rel="tag">#Statistics</a><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@WildWoila</a> <a href="https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@wildwoila@wyrms.de</a>

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