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German music historian and critic Friedrich Chrysander died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1901.His most significant achievement was the publication of the "Händel-Gesellschaft" edition, a monumental 105-volume collection of Handel’s complete works. He was one of the founders of the Vierteljahrsschrift für Musikwissenschaft, one of the first scholarly journals devoted to the study of music history and theory.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Chrysander" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Chrysander">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Chrysander</a>Books about Handel at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=George+Frideric+Handel&submit_search=Search" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=George+Frideric+Handel&submit_search=Search">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=George+Frideric+Handel&submit_search=Search</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a>

Friedrich Chrysander; portrait by Leopold von Kalckreuth (1901).

Friedrich Chrysander is depicted as an elderly man, with a dignified and thoughtful demeanor. He has a serious expression, his gaze slightly downward or focused in contemplation, suggesting his deep engagement with scholarly work. His face is lined with age, and his white beard and mustache are carefully rendered, emphasizing his advanced years and wisdom.

He wears a dark suit, possibly with a waistcoat, and a white shirt with a high collar. The attire is simple yet elegant, reflecting his serious approach to his work.

He is seated, perhaps in a study or library, with his posture slightly forward, indicating active thought or engagement with a task at hand. His hands, one of which might be holding a book or paper, are depicted with care, emphasizing the intellectual labor they perform.

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📚 Pick a Colour by: Souvankham ThammavongsaNing is a retired boxer, but to the customers who visit her nail salon, she is just another worker named Susan. On this summer's day, much like any other, the Susans buff and clip and polish and tweeze. They listen and smile and nod. But beneath this superficial veneer, Ning is a woman of rigorous intellect a...Winner of the 2025 Giller Prize!<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/pick-a-colour" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/pick-a-colour">https://bookblabla.com/book/pick-a-colour</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/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/sports/" rel="tag">#sports</a>

Ning is a retired boxer, but to the customers who visit her nail salon, she is just another worker named Susan. On this summer's day, much like any other, the Susans buff and clip and polish and tweeze. They listen and smile and nod. But beneath this superficial veneer, Ning is a woman of rigorous intellect and profound depth. A woman enthralled by the intricacy and rhythms of her work, but also haunted by memories of paths not taken and opportunities lost. A woman navigating the complicated power dynamics among her fellow Susans, whose greatest fears and desires lie just behind the gossip they exchange.

As the day's work grinds on, the friction between Ning's two identities—as anonymous manicurist and brilliant observer of her own circumstances—will gather electric and crackling force, and at last demand a reckoning with the way the world of privilege looks at a woman like Ning.

Told over a single day, with razor-sharp precision and wit, Pick a Colour confirms Souvankham Thammavongsa's place as literature's premier chronicler of the immigrant experience, in its myriad, complex, and slyly subversive forms.

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER. FINALIST FOR THE 2025 GILLER PRIZE

From Giller Prize and O. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa comes a revelatory novel about loneliness, love, labour, and class. An intimate and sharply written book following a nail salon owner as she toils away for the privileged clients who don't even know her true name.

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Tupac Shakur Was Forged in a Revolutionary Political Culture

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📚 Lucky Seed by: Justinian HuangSuccession meets Crazy Rich Asians in this chaotic, darkly funny romp about the lengths a wealthy family will take to ensure the birth of a male heir from the gay black sheep of their clan.The billionaire Sun Clan of Greater Los Angeles is your typical American family, with power-struggling aunties,...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/lucky-seed" rel="nofollow">https://bookblabla.com/book/lucky-seed</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/familylife/" rel="tag">#familylife</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a>

Succession meets Crazy Rich Asians in this chaotic, darkly funny romp about the lengths a wealthy family will take to ensure the birth of a male heir from the gay black sheep of their clan.

The billionaire Sun Clan of Greater Los Angeles is your typical American family, with power-struggling aunties, emasculated uncles, scheming cousins, scandalous secrets and a fortune teller on retainer. But at the end of each combative day, the Suns are chained together with golden handcuffs, whether they like it or not.

Yet strange storms are a-brewing. Their matriarch, Roses Sun, is grappling with an existential crisis: she must produce a male heir that bears the clan's surname. She fears that if her generation is the one in which their esteemed lineage ends, they will be punished as "hungry ghosts" in the afterlife—an ancient but very real Asian superstition.

Faced with this terrifying fate, Roses summons her favorite nephew, Wayward. Believing him to possess the "lucky seed," Roses presents Wayward with a mandatory suggestion: to father a baby boy who will inherit everything. When the other members of the Sun Clan catch wind of Roses's plot, all hells break loose. Wayward's family will now clash like never before in an epic war over the future of the Suns…if there is a future at all.

Yet through the chaos, Wayward sees opportunity. What if he can leverage all the conflict into a solution for his problematic family? What if he can reunite the Sun Clan by healing them? An

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The patchwork canon of OzEssays highlight Oz’s rich public-domain roots and the new Wicked: For Good. Ruth Plumly Thompson’s The Yellow Knight of Oz enters the public domain soon, a quirky yet delightful outlier in the canon. By John Mark Ockerbloom<a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/20/the-patchwork-canon-of-oz/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/20/the-patchwork-canon-of-oz/">https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/20/the-patchwork-canon-of-oz/</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a>

Cover of The Yellow Knight of Oz
by Ruth Plumly Thompson
Illustratated by John R. Neill

At the top, the title appears in large blue lettering. The central figure is a brightly dressed knight in vivid yellow and red armor, with a dramatic plumed helmet and cape. He stands with one arm raised.

Beside him is a young person in simple clothing, looking up at him. Surrounding them are whimsical Oz characters, including animal-like figures and fantastical creatures. A large circular emblem with a red “Z” on a yellow background appears to the right. At the bottom, the cover credits Ruth Plumly Thompson as author (continuing the famous Oz stories) and notes L. Frank Baum, with illustration credit to John R. Neill.

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Writing across the PacificPearl S. Buck, raised in China, wrote early novels about Chinese life during a period of U.S. exclusion and discrimination. A 2008 essay notes how East Wind: West Wind echoed the writer’s own cross-cultural experiences. By John Mark Ockerbloom <a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/21/writing-across-the-pacific/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/21/writing-across-the-pacific/">https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/21/writing-across-the-pacific/</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a>

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Rethinking where language comes from: Framework reveals complex interplay of biology and cultureby Max Planck Society<a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-11-rethinking-language-framework-reveals-complex.html#google_vignette" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="phys.org/news/2025-11-rethinking-language-framework-reveals-complex.html#google_vignette">https://phys.org/news/2025-11-rethinking-language-framework-reveals-complex.html#google_vignette</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/biology/" rel="tag">#biology</a> <a href="/tags/language/" rel="tag">#language</a>

The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Oil on board, 1563.

Humans have speculated about the origins of language throughout history. The Biblical myth of the Tower of Babel is one such account; other cultures have different stories of how language arose.

The painting shows Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s The Tower of Babel (1563), depicting a colossal, spiraling tower under construction. The structure dominates the landscape, its arches and stacked tiers resembling a monumental, half-finished coliseum. Workers and scaffolding cling to the tower’s surface, emphasizing the scale and ambition of the project.

In the foreground, a gathering of figures appear to be overseeing the construction. The surrounding landscape shows a bustling port city, with ships, houses, and fields extending toward the horizon. The sky is partly cloudy, contrasting the monumental tower with the smallness of human activity below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language#/media/File:Pieter_Bruegel_the_Elder_-_The_Tower_of_Babel_(Vienna)_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg

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📚 The Paris Express by: Emma DonoghueBased 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...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-paris-express" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-paris-express">https://bookblabla.com/book/the-paris-express</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/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>

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.

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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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Ebook 25% off: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1789471" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1789471">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1789471</a> Audiobook: <a href="https://owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/the-book-of-newts-starwitch" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/the-book-of-newts-starwitch">https://owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/the-book-of-newts-starwitch</a>The undead queen of the space pirates kidnapped Amelia’s sisters and damaged her ship, leaving her with little fuel. Amelia’s a dead woman without her sisters, forced to attack the pirate’s mountain-sized star ship, despite how slim the odds are…<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#audiobook</a>

(Left) The cover of Starwitch, by Owen Tyme.

In the background is a red, orange and white nebula.

In the foreground is a line drawing of a red spotted newt, in white. The lines of the newt are outlined in black, to help it stand out. The interior is red, with an appearance similar to stained glass.

(Right) In the background is a red and orange galaxy, with a blue core, which bears a resemblance to an eye. It has the following text over it:

“First you turn my dog against me, then you steal my ship’s core? What’s next, pulling my teeth?”

“We didn’t ask for this! You attacked us! Why don’t you just let us go?”

“I might as well cover myself in tartar sauce, then go swimming in shark infested waters! My lieutenants would tear me to shreds, just the same!”

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American activist and author Jane Addams died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1935.Addams co-founded Hull House, one of America's most famous settlement houses, in Chicago, Illinois, providing extensive social services to poor, largely immigrant families. In 1910, Addams was awarded an honorary Master of Arts degree from Yale University, becoming the first woman to receive an honorary degree from the school.Books by Jane Addams at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/602" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/602">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/602</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

Sociologist, suffragette, social worker, philosopher, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, in 1924 or 1926 (the way the date is written (mirror image, at top of the TIFF version) is probably 3-2-26, but could be 3-2-24.

An elderly woman wearing a black coat and hat stands on a boat, exuding a timeless elegance.

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<a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1803.British scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.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.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dalton#Atomic_theory" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dalton#Atomic_theory">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dalton#Atomic_theory</a>Books about John Dalton at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56648" rel="nofollow">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56648</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/chemistry/" rel="tag">#chemistry</a>

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

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Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/JigsawCity" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/JigsawCity</a>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.<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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>

(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.”

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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.<a href="/tags/murdermystery/" rel="tag">#MurderMystery</a> <a href="/tags/althistory/" rel="tag">#AltHistory</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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<a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1911.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.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Apollinaire" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Apollinaire">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Apollinaire</a>Books by Guillaume Apollinaire at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6075" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6075">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6075</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

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

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Words and Music<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">https://justin-farrimond.pixels.com/featured/words-and-music-justin-farrimond.html</a>A throne of words and music in Hay-on-Wye, a town of books.<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>

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

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Spanish writer Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1645.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.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Quevedo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Quevedo">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Quevedo</a>Books by Francisco de Quevedo at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35792" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35792">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35792</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>

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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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!)<a href="https://iamgerardthomas.com/b/TyE" rel="nofollow">https://iamgerardthomas.com/b/TyE</a><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>

Mock book cover for my Sub Orbital Machine pdf book

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"Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience." A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (ed. 1793)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. Books by Mary Wollstonecraft at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/84" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/84">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/84</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

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.

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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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📚 Echo of Worlds (The Pandominion, 2) by: M. R. CareyTwo 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, ...<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">https://bookblabla.com/book/echo-of-worlds-the-pandominion-2</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>

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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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">https://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>

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The big reveal…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…<a href="https://amzn.eu/d/2kbNn7k" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.eu/d/2kbNn7k</a><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>

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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In October 1902.Beatrix Potter's self-illustrated children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit (originally published privately a year earlier) appears in its first trade edition with Frederick Warne & Co in London. It sells 28,000 copies by the end of the year. Potter created both the text and the illustrations. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Peter_Rabbit#" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Peter_Rabbit#">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Peter_Rabbit#</a>The Tale of Peter Rabbit at PG: <a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/14838" rel="nofollow">https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/14838</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

Cover of the first, privately printed edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

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"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into an enormous insect." First linesIn October 1915.Franz Kafka's seminal novella The Metamorphosis (Die Verwandlung) is first published in Die Weißen Blätter. Kafka finishes writing The Trial this year, but it will not be published until 1925, the year after his death.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Metamorphosis" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Metamorphosis">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Metamorphosis</a>The Metamorphosis at PG, translated by David Wyllie: <a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/5200" rel="nofollow">https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/5200</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

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I'm currently reading Transcription, by Ben Lerner, and so far, I'm impressed. I briefly confused the author with Ben Marcus. Ha! I get authors confused all the time. Anyway, *this* Ben wrote The Topeka School, which I thought was very good, and showed an excellent understanding of human behavior, especially regarding young people. This novel won't appeal to everyone, but if you liked his earlier work, you're the right reader for it. Also, if you've been avoiding longer books, this one is only 130 pages. <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/iamreading/" rel="tag">#IAmReading</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

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Read an Ebook Week starts today!If you like queer SFF, my stuff is mostly 25% off this week. Check it out on Smashwords and Itchio:<a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/JessMahler1449" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/profile/view/JessMahler1449">https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/JessMahler1449</a> <a href="https://itch.io/s/181015/read-an-ebook-week" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="itch.io/s/181015/read-an-ebook-week">https://itch.io/s/181015/read-an-ebook-week</a> <a href="/tags/queer/" rel="tag">#queer</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/ebookweek26/" rel="tag">#ebookweek26</a>

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