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<p>📚 The Paris Express by: Emma Donoghue</p><p>Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs, The Paris Express is a propulsive novel set on a train packed with a fascinating cast of characters who hail from as close as Brittany and as far as Ru...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-paris-express" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-paris-express"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-paris-</span><span class="invisible">express</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/historical/" rel="tag">#historical</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/worldliterature/" rel="tag">#worldliterature</a></p>

Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs, The Paris Express is a propulsive novel set on a train packed with a fascinating cast of characters who hail from as close as Brittany and as far as Russia, Ireland, Algeria, Pennsylvania, and Cambodia. Members of parliament hurry back to Paris to vote; a medical student suspects a girl may be dying; a secretary tries to convince her boss of the potential of moving pictures; two of the train’s crew build a life away from their wives; a young anarchist makes a terrifying plan, and much more.

From an author whose 'writing is superb alchemy' (Audrey Niffenegger, New York Times bestselling author), The Paris Express is an evocative masterpiece that effortlessly captures the politics, glamour, chaos, and speed that marked the end of the 19th century.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

From the bestselling and 'soul-stirring' (Oprah Daily) author of Room, a sweeping historical 'nail-biter' (People) of a novel about the infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1803.</p><p>British scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.</p><p>In his laboratory notebook there is a list in which he set out the relative weights of the atoms of a number of elements, derived from analysis of water, ammonia, carbon dioxide, etc. by chemists of the time.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dalton#Atomic_theory" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dalton#Atomic_theory"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dal</span><span class="invisible">ton#Atomic_theory</span></a></p><p>Books about John Dalton at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56648" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56648</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/chemistry/" rel="tag">#chemistry</a></p>

Various atoms and molecules as depicted in John Dalton's A New System of Chemical Philosophy (1808).

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<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library: I bought second-hand copies of Fevered Planet: How <a href="/tags/diseases/" rel="tag">#Diseases</a> Emerge When We Harm Nature by the late John Vidal and <a href="/tags/dust/" rel="tag">#Dust</a>: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles by Jay Owens, and picked up a review copy of Uncommon Ground: Rethinking Our Relationship With the <a href="/tags/countryside/" rel="tag">#Countryside</a> by Patrick Galbraith.<br> <br><a href="/tags/atmosphericsciences/" rel="tag">#AtmosphericSciences</a> <a href="/tags/pandemics/" rel="tag">#Pandemics</a> <a href="/tags/epidemics/" rel="tag">#Epidemics</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/zoonoses/" rel="tag">#Zoonoses</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 photo of three books standing upright on a small, brown, wooden table. The out-of-focus background shows black shelves full of books.

On the left, Fevered Planet, showing a black-and-white photo of the rocky landscape of a hand-dug open-pit mine. In the foreground is a small, lone human figure resting one leg on a pile of shattered rocks. The title is written across the photo in neon-orange, with the last letters of each word rendered as if they are powdering into fine dust at their edges.

In the middle, Uncommon Ground, showing part of the oil painting "Wivenhoe Park, Essex" by John Constable, showing a bucolic landscape with a grazing cow behind a wooden fence. The fence runs across the picture in the foreground, while there is a large pond in the background. Behind the pond can be seen a small planted grove of large trees, and on the right, part of what looks like a mansion. The centre of the image has been rendered as if part of the drawing has been ripped out, showing the rough edge of torn paper and at the bottom, a curled-up piece of torn paper.

On the right, Dust, showing a NASA satellite photograph of planet Earth at night. Next to artificial lighting, several colourful swirls are visible in blue, red, and purple. This is a composite image that was taken on the 23rd of August 2018 that shows the various aerosols in our atmosphere. You can read more about this particular image here: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92654/just-another-day-on-aerosol-earth

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/JigsawCity" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/JigsawCity</a></p><p>Nicole's brain is slowly being taken over by an ancient, magical artifact, a small fragment of a magic city. She seeks a cure, before the city can destroy her sanity and then eventually, take her life by replacing her mind. Racing against time, she gathers pieces of the city, hoping to find an answer among 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><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 Jigsaw City, by Owen Tyme.

The background is a futuristic city of sky scrapers covered in greenery, with water ways in place of some streets. The background has been divided by dark lines that cut it up, into a jigsaw puzzle.

The foreground is a hexagonal coin with an indentation in the center that follows the same shape, with raised lines forming a hexagram in the center, which has a smaller one turned at a ninety-degree angle inside the hexagon at the center of it. The smaller hexagram has another inside it, a pattern that repeats until the lines become so fine and indistinct, they blend together.

(Right) There's a pool of lava at the base of a rocky slope, with some sharp rocks sticking upward out of it and the following text over the top:

“I’m immune to heat and fire. I can easily carry and protect one of you…”

“That’s suicide! Ye’d need to deliver an army to make a difference, not one person!”

“I *am* an army.”

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

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<p>I just finished reading Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford. It's set in an alternate 1920s USA in the state of Cahokia. It's centered on a detective relatively new to the city of Cahokia, so you are learning the city through his coming to terms with it. The start is somewhat grisly, but worth getting past that for experiencing the setting. For my part, I enjoyed the atmospherics more than the story itself, but you may feel different.</p><p><a href="/tags/murdermystery/" rel="tag">#MurderMystery</a> <a href="/tags/althistory/" rel="tag">#AltHistory</a> <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></p>

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<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/70XlcW3yOC6eqiuF3NniX1" rel="nofollow">The World We Make</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>by NK Jemisin.</p><p>New York finishes the job against the Multiverse, despite the conservative reticence of the Old Cities. Clunkier and without the freshness of the original. But fun to see more city avatars. I think Mamdani could easily be a character in these books!</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></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

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<p>📚 The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by: Emma Knight</p><p>Arriving at the University of Edinburgh for her first term, Pen knows her divorced parents back in Canada are hiding something from her. She believes she’ll find the answer here in Scotland, where an old friend of her father’s—now a famous writer ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-life-cycle-of-the-common-octopus" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-life-cycle-of-the-common-octopus"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-life-c</span><span class="invisible">ycle-of-the-common-octopus</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/friendshipfiction/" rel="tag">#friendshipfiction</a> <a href="/tags/familylife/" rel="tag">#familylife</a> <a href="/tags/marriagedivorce/" rel="tag">#marriagedivorce</a></p>

Arriving at the University of Edinburgh for her first term, Pen knows her divorced parents back in Canada are hiding something from her. She believes she’ll find the answer here in Scotland, where an old friend of her father’s—now a famous writer known as Lord Lennox—lives. When she is invited to spend the weekend at Lord Lennox’s centuries-old estate with his enveloping, intriguing family, Pen begins to unravel her parents’ secret and to fall in love for the first time...

Her best friend, Alice, an aspiring actor, is starring in a university production and making the most of the feminine power she wields—until a tryst with her tutor threatens to spin out of control.

As Pen experiences the sharp shock of adulthood, she uncovers the truth about her own family and comes to rely on herself for the first time in her life. A rich and rewarding novel of campus life, of sexual awakening, and ultimately, of the many ways women can become mothers in this world, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus asks to what extent we need to look back in order to move forward.

INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 GILLER PRIZE

A witty, warm and brilliantly told debut that is at once a love story, a story of female friendship and motherhood, and an irresistible mystery surrounding an extraordinary British family.

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<p>Do you like to read? Have I told you about The StoryGraph? </p><p>I kicked Goodreads (Amazon owned) to the curb a long time ago. The StoryGraph is minority- and woman-owned and operated. It's WAY better, it's 100% free, you can import all your Goodreads info to it, there's a free mobile app, and it's WAAY better at reading recommendations. Give it a shot!</p><p>References:</p><p><a href="https://www.thestorygraph.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.thestorygraph.com/</a><br><a href="https://www.thestorygraph.com/team" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.thestorygraph.com/team</a><br><a href="https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/the-storygraph-goodreads-competitor-nadia-odunayo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bustle.com/entertainment/the-storygraph-goodreads-competitor-nadia-odunayo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bustle.com/entertainment/t</span><span class="invisible">he-storygraph-goodreads-competitor-nadia-odunayo</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/blackownedbusiness/" rel="tag">#blackownedbusiness</a> <a href="/tags/recommendations/" rel="tag">#recommendations</a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1911.</p><p>Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzky, writing as "Guillaume Apollinaire", is suspected in the theft of the Mona Lisa and a number of Egyptian statuettes from the Louvre museum in Paris on August 21 and imprisoned for six days. This year he publishes his first book of poetry, Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Apollinaire" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Apollinaire"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaum</span><span class="invisible">e_Apollinaire</span></a></p><p>Books by Guillaume Apollinaire at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6075" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6075"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/6075</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

La Joconde est Retrouvée (Mona Lisa Found), Le Petit Parisien, Numéro 13559, 13 December 1913

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<p>Words and Music</p><p><a href="https://justin-farrimond.pixels.com/featured/words-and-music-justin-farrimond.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="justin-farrimond.pixels.com/featured/words-and-music-justin-farrimond.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">justin-farrimond.pixels.com/fe</span><span class="invisible">atured/words-and-music-justin-farrimond.html</span></a></p><p>A throne of words and music in Hay-on-Wye, a town of books.</p><p><a href="/tags/photooftheday/" rel="tag">#PhotoOfTheDay</a> <a href="/tags/believeinfilm/" rel="tag">#BelieveInFilm</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/print/" rel="tag">#Print</a> <a href="/tags/mediumformat/" rel="tag">#MediumFormat</a> <a href="/tags/travel/" rel="tag">#Travel</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/hayonwye/" rel="tag">#HayOnWye</a></p>

Colour film photograph showing a wooden throne like seat beneath a plaque for Hay-on-Wye.

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<p>Long and Short Reviews is looking for guest bloggers for their Winter Blogfest: <a href="https://www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/calling-all-authors-free-author-promo/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/calling-all-authors-free-author-promo/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.longandshortreviews.com/mi</span><span class="invisible">scellaneous-musings/calling-all-authors-free-author-promo/</span></a></p><p>They would like a 250-500 word guest post about winter or any winter holiday you celebrate. </p><p>The submission deadline is December 19. Click on the link above for more information.</p><p><a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#Blogging</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/guestpost/" rel="tag">#GuestPost</a> <a href="/tags/holidays/" rel="tag">#Holidays</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/hanukkah/" rel="tag">#Hanukkah</a> <a href="/tags/wintersolstice/" rel="tag">#WinterSolstice</a> <a href="/tags/newyearseve/" rel="tag">#NewYearsEve</a> <a href="/tags/newyearsday/" rel="tag">#NewYearsDay</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>

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<p>Ebook $1 off Nov 21-24: <a href="https://books2read.com/JigsawCity" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/JigsawCity</a></p><p>Nicole’s brain is slowly being taken over by an ancient, magical artifact, a small fragment of a magic city. She seeks a cure, before the city can destroy her sanity and then eventually, take her life by replacing her mind. Racing against time, she gathers pieces of the city, hoping to find an answer among 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><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 Jigsaw City, by Owen Tyme.

The background is a futuristic city of sky scrapers covered in greenery, with water ways in place of some streets. The background has been divided by dark lines that cut it up, into a jigsaw puzzle.

The foreground is a hexagonal coin with an indentation in the center that follows the same shape, with raised lines forming a hexagram in the center, which has a smaller one turned at a ninety-degree angle inside the hexagon at the center of it. The smaller hexagram has another inside it, a pattern that repeats until the lines become so fine and indistinct, they blend together.

(Right) There's a pool of lava at the base of a rocky slope, with some sharp rocks sticking upward out of it and the following text over the top:

“I’m immune to heat and fire. I can easily carry and protect one of you…”

“That’s suicide! Ye’d need to deliver an army to make a difference, not one person!”

“I *am* an army.”

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

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<p>American poet and playwright Georgia Douglas Johnson was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1880.</p><p>Her first collection of poetry, "The Heart of a Woman" (1918), was one of the earliest books of poetry published by a Black woman in the United States. Her second volume, "Bronze" (1922), focuses more explicitly on racial issues, delving into the experiences of Black Americans and the injustices they faced in society. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Douglas_Johnson" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Douglas_Johnson"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_</span><span class="invisible">Douglas_Johnson</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> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

In the portrait, Georgia Douglas Johnson is depicted as a poised and elegant woman, likely in her middle years during the height of her literary career. Her facial features are soft yet defined, with a composed and thoughtful expression. She might have short, wavy hair styled in a way that reflects the fashion of the early 20th century, which adds to her sense of modernity and sophistication.

Johnson would likely be dressed in a formal, yet stylish outfit, reflecting both her literary status and her role as a leading cultural figure. A brooch or simple piece of jewelry might also be present, adding a touch of personal style.

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<p>Spanish writer Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1645.</p><p>Along with his lifelong rival, Luis de Góngora, Quevedo was one of the most prominent Spanish poets of the age. His style is characterized by what was called conceptismo. This style existed in stark contrast to Góngora's culteranismo.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Quevedo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Quevedo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisc</span><span class="invisible">o_de_Quevedo</span></a></p><p>Books by Francisco de Quevedo at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35792" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35792"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/35792</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 celebrated Spanish poet and writer, Francisco de Quevedo, attributed to Juan van der Hamen, 17th century (Instituto Valencia de Don Juan).

In the portrait, Francisco de Quevedo is depicted as a middle-aged man with a serious, contemplative expression. His distinctive facial features include a long, narrow face, a prominent mustache, and a goatee. One of the most notable details is the presence of Quevedo’s signature pince-nez glasses, which rest on his nose. These round spectacles are closely associated with Quevedo and emphasize his scholarly image.

Quevedo is dressed in the formal attire typical of a Spanish nobleman and intellectual of the 17th century. He wears a dark, austere robe, which contrasts with the lighter tones of his skin and the dark background.

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/JigsawCity" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/JigsawCity</a></p><p>Nicole’s brain is slowly being taken over by an ancient, magical artifact, a small fragment of a magic city. She seeks a cure, before the city can destroy her sanity and then eventually, take her life by replacing her mind. Racing against time, she gathers pieces of the city, hoping to find an answer among 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><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 Jigsaw City, by Owen Tyme.

The background is a futuristic city of sky scrapers covered in greenery, with water ways in place of some streets. The background has been divided by dark lines that cut it up, into a jigsaw puzzle.

The foreground is a hexagonal coin with an indentation in the center that follows the same shape, with raised lines forming a hexagram in the center, which has a smaller one turned at a ninety-degree angle inside the hexagon at the center of it. The smaller hexagram has another inside it, a pattern that repeats until the lines become so fine and indistinct, they blend together.

(Right) There's a pool of lava at the base of a rocky slope, with some sharp rocks sticking upward out of it and the following text over the top:

“I’m immune to heat and fire. I can easily carry and protect one of you…”

“That’s suicide! Ye’d need to deliver an army to make a difference, not one person!”

“I *am* an army.”

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

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<p>127 pages of very short 'sketch' scenario narratives that I use to help create the Sub Orbital Machine universe; almost like adventure starters! You might like it. You might think it sucks. You might get confused. Regardless, I am putting it out there for all to download for the tiny cost of a subbing to my newsletter (which you might find interesting!)</p><p><a href="https://iamgerardthomas.com/b/TyE" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>iamgerardthomas.com/b/TyE</a></p><p><a href="/tags/wipwednesday/" rel="tag">#WIPWednesday</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#FediArt</a> <a href="/tags/conceptart/" rel="tag">#ConceptArt</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#design</a> <a href="/tags/artistonmastodon/" rel="tag">#ArtistOnMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/scifiart/" rel="tag">#SciFiArt</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/scifibooks/" rel="tag">#scifibooks</a></p>

Mock book cover for my Sub Orbital Machine pdf book

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<p>📚 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by: Charlie Mackesy</p><p>Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book, following the tale of a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse who find themselves together in sometimes dif...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-boy-the-mole-the-fox-and-the-horse" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-boy-the-mole-the-fox-and-the-horse"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-boy-th</span><span class="invisible">e-mole-the-fox-and-the-horse</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/socialselfhelp/" rel="tag">#socialselfhelp</a> <a href="/tags/personalgrowth/" rel="tag">#personalgrowth</a> <a href="/tags/happinessselfhelp/" rel="tag">#happinessselfhelp</a> <a href="/tags/selfesteemselfhelp/" rel="tag">#selfesteemselfhelp</a> <a href="/tags/successselfhelp/" rel="tag">#successselfhelp</a></p>

Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book, following the tale of a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse who find themselves together in sometimes difficult terrain, sharing their greatest fears and biggest discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship and love. The shared adventures and important conversations between the four friends are full of life lessons that have connected with readers of all ages.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse has been adapted into an Academy Award® winning animated short film, now available to stream on Apple TV+.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER · USA TODAY BESTSELLER
"The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is not only a thought-provoking, discussion-worthy story, the book itself is an object of art."- Elizabeth Egan, The New York Times

From British illustrator, artist, and author Charlie Mackesy comes a journey for all ages that explores life's universal lessons, featuring 100 color and black-and-white drawings.
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" asked the mole.
"Kind," said the boy.

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<p>"Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience."<br>A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (ed. 1793)</p><p>British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights Mary Wollstonecraft was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1759. In "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792), Wollstonecraft argued that women are not naturally inferior to men but appear so only because of a lack of education. </p><p>Books by Mary Wollstonecraft at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/84" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/84"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/84</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

A classic oil painting depicts Mary Wollstonecraft wearing a white v-neck gown with a soft, flowing texture. The attire seems to be of a delicate fabric that drapes elegantly around the figure's arms and chest. The background is predominantly dark, contrasting with the bright white of the gown. The figure's hair appears to be styled up and away from the face, with hints of brown tones, which suggests a sense of sophistication and poise.

An old, worn book opened to the title page which reads "A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN: WITH STRICTURES ON POLITICAL AND MORAL SUBJECTS. BY MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT. PRINTED AT BOSTON, BY PETER EDES FOR THOMAS AND ANDREWS, FAUST'S STATE, NO. 45, NEWBURY-STREET, MDCCXCIX." The text is in black capital letters centered on the page with a decorative monogram between the author's name and the printer information.

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<p>Chateaubriand, Writing of a Worthless Time</p><p>Chateaubriand (1768–1848), Breton aristocrat and writer, rose to fame with Atala and René. Once a supporter of Napoleon and the Bourbons, he later condemned both for repression and censorship.</p><p>By Alex Andriesse</p><p><a href="https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/11/19/chateaubriand-writing-of-a-worthless-time/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/11/19/chateaubriand-writing-of-a-worthless-time/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theparisreview.org/blog/20</span><span class="invisible">25/11/19/chateaubriand-writing-of-a-worthless-time/</span></a></p><p>Chateaubriand at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7255" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7255"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/7255</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

Antoine-Jean-Baptiste Thomas, Louis XVIII Receiving the Duc d’Angoulême on His Return from the Spanish Campaign, December 2, 1823.

In this oil-on-canvas history painting King Louis XVIII, seated and visibly frail, warmly greets his nephew Louis Antoine, the victorious Duc d’Angoulême, just returned from commanding the French intervention in Spain. The duke stands proudly before him, dressed in full military uniform.

Around them are key members of the Bourbon family: behind the duke is Marie-Thérèse Charlotte (“Madame Royale”), his wife, gazing up at him with admiration; to the left of the king stands Charles, Count of Artois (future Charles X), holding the young Duke of Bordeaux in his arms; nearby is the Duchess of Berry with her daughter.

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<p>📚 Echo of Worlds (The Pandominion, 2) by: M. R. Carey</p><p>Two mighty empires are at war - and both will lose, with thousands of planets falling to the extinction event called the Scour. At least that's what the artificial intelligence known as Rupshe believes.</p><p>But somewhere in the multiverse there exists a force - the Mother Mass - that could end the war in an instant, ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/echo-of-worlds-the-pandominion-2" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/echo-of-worlds-the-pandominion-2"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/echo-of-wo</span><span class="invisible">rlds-the-pandominion-2</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></p>

Two mighty empires are at war - and both will lose, with thousands of planets falling to the extinction event called the Scour. At least that's what the artificial intelligence known as Rupshe believes.

But somewhere in the multiverse there exists a force - the Mother Mass - that could end the war in an instant, and Rupshe has assembled a team to find it. Essien Nkanika, a soldier trying desperately to atone for past sins; the cat-woman Moon, a conscienceless killer; the digitally recorded mind of physicist Hadiz Tambuwal; Paz, an idealistic child and the renegade robot spy Dulcimer Coronal.

Their mission will take them from the hellish prison world of Tsakom to the poisoned remains of a post-apocalyptic Earth, and finally bring them face to face with the Mother Mass itself. But can they persuade it to end eons of neutrality and help them? And is it too late to make a difference?

Because the Pandominion's doomsday machines are about to be unleashed - and not even their builders know how to control them.

From the author of the bestselling The Girl With All the Gifts comes the thrilling conclusion to the spectacular Pandominion duology, an exhilarating science fiction story perfect for fans of The Space Between Worlds, The Long Earth and Children of Time.

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<p>My Favorite Books I Read in 2025: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-my-favorite-books-i-read-in-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-my-favorite-books-i-read-in-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-my-favorite-books-i-read-in-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</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>

A sideways snapshot of four layers of bookshelves that are all stacked with antique hardbound books in various muted shades of red, orange, and dark yellow.

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<p>Space Worms now on preorder everywhere! Only 99c. When the galaxy gets absurd, it's Space Squad 51 to the rescue! This extra adventure goes back in time to when Nikili Echols gets her calling to join Orbital Rescue Services. <a href="https://books2read.com/u/4NBlGz" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/u/4NBlGz</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#humor</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a></p>

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<p>New on my YouTube channel: "White Poverty: an Under 5 Review." <br><a href="https://youtu.be/Q5GaCMtT10I?si=4286PX-AxfI5efAF" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="youtu.be/Q5GaCMtT10I?si=4286PX-AxfI5efAF"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/Q5GaCMtT10I?si=4286PX</span><span class="invisible">-AxfI5efAF</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/under5reviews/" rel="tag">#Under5Reviews</a>: where I tell you about a book and help you decide if you want to read it or not in under 5 minutes. </p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/reviews/" rel="tag">#reviews</a> <a href="/tags/itinerantlibrarian/" rel="tag">#ItinerantLibrarian</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/vlog/" rel="tag">#vlog</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#poverty</a> <a href="/tags/thisisamerica/" rel="tag">#ThisIsAmerica</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/badeconomy/" rel="tag">#BadEconomy</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <br>💙📚</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>

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<p>The big reveal…</p><p>So I wrote up a lot of these little stories a few years ago but I’ve added some new ones, cleaned it all up and now I’m the happiest with it that I’ve ever been. You can definitely get a copy in time for Christmas, if you’re so inclined…</p><p><a href="https://amzn.eu/d/2kbNn7k" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>amzn.eu/d/2kbNn7k</a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookreveal/" rel="tag">#bookreveal</a> <a href="/tags/newreleases/" rel="tag">#newreleases</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/selfpublishing/" rel="tag">#selfpublishing</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/shortstories/" rel="tag">#shortstories</a></p>

A man with glasses is smiling and holding several copies of a book titled "With So Many Sagas in the World..." by David Olsen. The background shows a cozy room setting with warm lighting.

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<p>Break out the calculators: November 23 is Fibonacci Sequence Day</p><p>The cornerstone of modern math wouldn’t be possible without the Hindu-Arabic numerical system.</p><p>by Andrew Paul</p><p><a href="https://www.popsci.com/science/fibonacci-sequence-day-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.popsci.com/science/fibonacci-sequence-day-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.popsci.com/science/fibonac</span><span class="invisible">ci-sequence-day-2025/</span></a></p><p>Fibonacci at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=fibonacci" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=fibonacci"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=fibonacci</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/old_manuscripts/" rel="tag">#old_manuscripts</a></p>

A page of Fibonacci's Liber Abaci from the Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze showing (in box on right) 13 entries of the Fibonacci sequence: the indices from present to XII (months) as Latin ordinals and Roman numerals and the numbers (of rabbit pairs) as Hindu-Arabic numerals starting with 1, 2, 3, 5 and ending with 377.

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