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<p>From Monte Carlo to the final frontier</p><p>“Beyond the Blue Horizon,” introduced in Lubitsch’s Monte Carlo, enters the public domain soon. Jeanette MacDonald’s train-scene song later inspired Alexander Courage’s Star Trek theme of hopeful exploration.<br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom </p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/22/from-monte-carlo-to-the-final-f#rontier/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/22/from-monte-carlo-to-the-final-f#rontier/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">1/22/from-monte-carlo-to-the-final-f#rontier/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a></p>

Beyond the blue horizon
by Young, Victor, 1900-1956

The image shows a handwritten sheet music manuscript titled “Lion and Boy” (Beyond the Blue Horizon), attributed to Victor Young. The notation is written in dark ink on yellowed paper, giving it an aged archival look. Musical staves fill the page, with expressive handwritten notes, chords, measure numbers, and performance markings.

Boxes and small annotations appear throughout, indicating cues or edits. At the bottom, a handwritten note reads “Property of Paramount Pictures Inc.” followed by a date written in cursive, 1/23/41.

https://archive.org/details/beyondbluehorizo00youn

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<p>📚 Brimstone by: Callie Hart</p><p>Duty. Blood. Honor. Power.<br>Saeris Fane doesn’t want power. The very last thing she needs is her name whispered on an entire court’s lips, but now that she’s been crowned queen of the Blood Court, she’s discovering that a queen’s life is not her own. A heavy weight rests upon her shoulders. Her...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/brimstone" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/brimstone</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/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/romancefiction/" rel="tag">#romancefiction</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a></p>

Duty. Blood. Honor. Power.
Saeris Fane doesn’t want power. The very last thing she needs is her name whispered on an entire court’s lips, but now that she’s been crowned queen of the Blood Court, she’s discovering that a queen’s life is not her own. A heavy weight rests upon her shoulders. Her ward—and her brother—need her back in her homeland…but the changes that have strengthened Saeris have also made her weak. Born under blazing suns, Saeris will surely die if she makes her way home through the Quicksilver. Which means that, once again, she must send someone else in her stead...

Keep your mouth shut. Stick to the shadows. And for the love of all seven Gods, do NOT crack any jokes.

Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate has defeated armies and survived all manner of horrors, but traveling back to Zilvaren with Carrion Swift might just be the death of him. The male just will not shut up. Hidden dangers await them down the narrow alleyways of the Silver City. Unfolding secrets pose impossible threats. Fisher must wrangle the smuggler and accomplish his goals quickly if he wants to see his mate again.

A darkness falls across Yvelia. The realm and their friends are in danger. Together, Saeris and Fisher will pass through fire and brimstone to save them.

The #1 New York Times bestselling romantasy series continues with more drama, higher stakes, and deadly consequences.

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<p><a href="/tags/speakingoutofplace/" rel="tag">#SpeakingOutOfPlace</a> welcomes <a href="/tags/omarzahzah/" rel="tag">#OmarZahzah</a> to discuss his book <a href="/tags/termsofservitude/" rel="tag">#TermsOfServitude</a>: Zionism, <a href="/tags/siliconvalley/" rel="tag">#SiliconValley</a>, and Digital / <a href="/tags/settlercolonialism/" rel="tag">#SettlerColonialism</a> in the <a href="/tags/palestinianliberation/" rel="tag">#PalestinianLiberation</a> Struggle</p><p><a href="https://speakingoutofplace.buzzsprout.com/2084729/episodes/18173922-omar-zahzah-terms-of-servitude-zionism-silicon-valley-and-digital-settler-colonialism-in-the-palestinian-liberation-struggle" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="speakingoutofplace.buzzsprout.com/2084729/episodes/18173922-omar-zahzah-terms-of-servitude-zionism-silicon-valley-and-digital-settler-colonialism-in-the-palestinian-liberation-struggle"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">speakingoutofplace.buzzsprout.</span><span class="invisible">com/2084729/episodes/18173922-omar-zahzah-terms-of-servitude-zionism-silicon-valley-and-digital-settler-colonialism-in-the-palestinian-liberation-struggle</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> <a href="/tags/palestinesolidarity/" rel="tag">#PalestineSolidarity</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/digitalmedia/" rel="tag">#digitalMedia</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/mediacriticism/" rel="tag">#mediaCriticism</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> <a href="/tags/censorship/" rel="tag">#censorship</a> <a href="/tags/digitalcensorship/" rel="tag">#digitalCensorship</a> <a href="/tags/cyberharassment/" rel="tag">#cyberharassment</a> <a href="/tags/digitalrights/" rel="tag">#digitalRights</a> <a href="/tags/digitalactivism/" rel="tag">#digitalActivism</a> <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/opt/" rel="tag">#oPt</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>Polish poet, dramatist, painter, sculptor, and philosopher Cyprian Norwid was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1821.</p><p>Considered a "rising star" in his youth, Norwid's original, nonconformist style was not appreciated in his lifetime. Partly due to this, he was excluded from high society. His work was rediscovered and appreciated only after his death by the Young Poland movement of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprian_Norwid#" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprian_Norwid#"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprian_</span><span class="invisible">Norwid#</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 Cyprian Kamil Norwid in 1871.

Norwid is shown with a serious, contemplative expression. His eyes often seem deep-set and thoughtful, conveying his intellectual depth and the hardships he endured. The expression also reflects his status as a misunderstood and underappreciated figure during his lifetime.

Norwid is seen wearing formal, yet modest clothing, which aligns with his austere lifestyle. His hair and beard, slightly disheveled, contribute to his image as a Romantic artist.

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<p>Nancy Drew and the secret of the old contract</p><p>Nancy Drew’s first four mysteries enter the public domain pretty soon. Once ghostwritten under “Carolyn Keene,” a rights dispute revealed Mildred Wirt Benson as the original author—surprising Harriet Adams, who thought her dead.<br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom </p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/25/nancy-drew-and-the-secret-of-the-old-contract/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/25/nancy-drew-and-the-secret-of-the-old-contract/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">1/25/nancy-drew-and-the-secret-of-the-old-contract/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>

The Secret of the Old Clock (1930) front cover.

Russell H. Tandy (1891 – 1963)

In the foreground, Nancy Drew is depicted as a young woman with short, wavy blond hair, wearing a stylish dress. She walks in the grass at twilight, holding an old-fashioned wooden clock and examining it intently, as if searching for a hidden clue.

Behind her stands a dark forest. The sky is a deep blue. Bold yellow lettering displays the title at the top, with the author credit “Carolyn Keene” beneath.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Old_Clock#/media/File:The_Secret_of_the_Old_Clock_(1930)_front_cover,_printing_1933B-14.jpg

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<p>📚 Three Mothers by: Hannah Beckerman</p><p>A heartbroken mother</p><p>When seventeen-year-old Isla Richardson is killed in a hit-and-run incident, a community's lives are thrown into disarray. For Isla's mum, Abby, it is her second devastating bereavement, having lost her husband five years ago. As Abby begins to uncover secrets...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/three-mothers" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/three-mothers"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/three-moth</span><span class="invisible">ers</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/psychologicalfiction/" rel="tag">#psychologicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/domestic/" rel="tag">#domestic</a></p>

A heartbroken mother

When seventeen-year-old Isla Richardson is killed in a hit-and-run incident, a community's lives are thrown into disarray. For Isla's mum, Abby, it is her second devastating bereavement, having lost her husband five years ago. As Abby begins to uncover secrets about Isla's life, she's forced to rethink everything she thought she knew about her family.

A supportive best friend
For Abby's best friend, Nicole, the tragic death sets in motion a chain of events that will have irreparable consequences for her husband and her two teenage sons.

A determined mum

For Jenna, Isla's death threatens to expose secrets about her son's past that she has done everything in her power to hide, to secure him a better future.
A tragedy unites them--but it could also tear their families apart
Tackling friendship, family, social prejudice and the pressures facing young women, Three Mothers asks: How well do we really know our children? And how far would any of us go to protect the people we love?

Ideal for fans of Louise Candlish, Lisa Jewell and Liane Moriarty, Three Mothers is a tense, page-turning domestic suspense story with a final twist that will make you gasp.

From the bestselling author of The Forgetting: a tense, character-driven suspense with a final twist that will make you gasp.

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<p>📚 Neuromancer by: William Gibson</p><p>Case was the sharpest data-thief in the matrix—until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system, banishing him from cyberspace. Now a mysterious new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run at an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a dead ma...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/neuromancer" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/neuromancer"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/neuromance</span><span class="invisible">r</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/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/cyberpunkfiction/" rel="tag">#cyberpunkfiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/technological/" rel="tag">#technological</a></p>

Case was the sharpest data-thief in the matrix—until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system, banishing him from cyberspace. Now a mysterious new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run at an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a dead man riding shotgun and Molly, a mirror-eyed street-samurai, to watch his back, Case is ready for the adventure that upped the ante on an entire genre of fiction.

Neuromancer was the first fully-realized glimpse of humankind’s digital future—a shocking vision that has challenged our assumptions about technology and ourselves, reinvented the way we speak and think, and forever altered the landscape of our imaginations.

Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer is a science fiction masterpiece—a classic that ranks as one of the twentieth century’s most potent visions of the future.

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<p>Guillaume Apollinaire’s Trailblazing Caligrams, 1913</p><p>The form is part of the message in French writer Guillaume Apollinaire's "caligrams", in which the shape of the words on the page creates meaning.</p><p>by Paul Sorene</p><p><a href="https://flashbak.com/guillaume-apollinaire-caligrams-poems-480405/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guillaume-apollinaire-caligrams-poems" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flashbak.com/guillaume-apollinaire-caligrams-poems-480405/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guillaume-apollinaire-caligrams-poems"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flashbak.com/guillaume-apollin</span><span class="invisible">aire-caligrams-poems-480405/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guillaume-apollinaire-caligrams-poems</span></a></p><p>Caligrames at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55569" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55569</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Transcription of the image:

006—Il pleut

Il pleut des voix de femmes comme si elles étaient mortes même dans
le souvenir c'est vous aussi qu'il pleur merveilleuses rencontres de
ma vie ô gouttelettes et ces nuages cabrés se prennent à hennir tout
comme un univers de villes auriculaires écoute s'il pleut tandis que
le regret et le dédain pleurent une ancienne musique écoute tomber les
liens qui te retiennent en haut et en bas

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/55569/pg55569-images.html#a006

Description of the image:

The title of the poem is in normal orientation at the top of the image. The poem itself is typed in lines at a slight angle to vertical - each letter of a word below the previous letter, and each line to the right of the previous line. The lines aren't precisely straight or parallel. The shape of the poem suggests rain.

English translation:

It rains women's voices as if they were dead even in
memory it is you too that it cries wonderful encounters of
my life oh droplets and these rearing clouds begin to neigh just
like a universe of ear cities listen if it rains while
regret and disdain cry an ancient music listen to the
ties that bind you above and below falling

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<p>"My hidden agenda in the book club is to get people excited about reading stories about members of the <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a>+ community who are different than them."</p><p>I'm pleased to share my first story for The Advocate, about the joy of <a href="/tags/queer/" rel="tag">#queer</a> folks reading together: <a href="https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-book-clubs" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-book-clubs"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-bo</span><span class="invisible">ok-clubs</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/austin/" rel="tag">#Austin</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqia/" rel="tag">#LGBTQIA</a>+ <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/richmond/" rel="tag">#Richmond</a> <a href="/tags/virginia/" rel="tag">#Virginia</a> @bookstodon</p>

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<p>American novelist, essayist, and short story writer F. Scott Fitzgerald was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1896.</p><p>He is most famous for his novels that capture the Jazz Age and Roaring Twenties, a time of economic prosperity, cultural change, and excess following World War I. Although he achieved temporary popular success and fortune in the 1920s, Fitzgerald received critical acclaim only after his death.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott</span><span class="invisible">_Fitzgerald</span></a></p><p>Books by F. Scott Fitzgerald at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/420" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/420"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/420</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Fitzgerald in 1929

Nickolas Muray - Variations of this photo, both black-and-white and colorized, were published in a variety of newspapers and magazines throughout the year 1929. This scan is sourced via ElectricLiterature.com.

Portrait of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald used in a year-long print advertising campaign for the Woodbury Soap Company, in which Fitzgerald featured as one of three judges—the two others being actor John Barrymore and newspaperman Cornelius Vanderbilt IV—who were purportedly selecting the winners of monthly beauty contests.

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<p>“The great American novel, and not a word in it- no music, too”</p><p>Milt Gross, famed for 1920s comic satire, tackled the wordless novel in 1930. He Done Her Wrong playfully parodied Lynd Ward’s somber style, swapping moody woodcuts for a far sillier, comic storyline.<br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom</p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/23/the-great-american-novel-and-not-a-word-in-it-no-music-too/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/23/the-great-american-novel-and-not-a-word-in-it-no-music-too/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">1/23/the-great-american-novel-and-not-a-word-in-it-no-music-too/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>

Title page from He Done Her Wrong by Milt Gross.

The image shows the title page of Milt Gross’s He Done Her Wrong (1930). It features bold, hand-drawn lettering with an exaggerated, cartoonish style typical of Gross’s humor. The title dominates the page, rendered in large, playful block letters. Beneath it appears the author’s name, also illustrated in a lively, comic manner.

Decorative lines and flourishes frame the composition.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milt_Gross_(1930)_He_Done_Her_Wrong_(title_page).jpg

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<p>An Amazon AI chatbot that sums up the book you are reading while you are reading it. While trampling over the writer’s rights. </p><p>“Ask This Book."</p><p>“Your expert reading assistant, instantly answering questions about plot details, character relationships, and thematic elements without disrupting your reading flow.”</p><p>Enshittification is too polite a word for all this.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <br><a href="/tags/enshittification/" rel="tag">#Enshittification</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> </p><p><a href="https://writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/kindles-new-gen-ai-powered-ask-this-book-feature-raises-rights-concerns/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/kindles-new-gen-ai-powered-ask-this-book-feature-raises-rights-concerns/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/k</span><span class="invisible">indles-new-gen-ai-powered-ask-this-book-feature-raises-rights-concerns/</span></a></p>

Passage abbreviated to fit. "Story So Far lets you catch up on the book you’re reading—but only up to where you’ve read without any spoilers. For our endlessly curious readers, Ask this Book will let you highlight any passage of text while reading a book and get spoiler-free answers to questions about things like a character’s motive or the significance of a scene. The lead article in today’s Publishers Lunch (PL) is all about Ask This Book, which went live in the Kindle iOS app earlier this week (it’ll be rolled out on all devices and Android OS in 2026). Amazon describes it as “your expert reading assistant, instantly answering questions about plot details, character relationships, and thematic elements without disrupting your reading flow.” You can highlight a phrase or sentence, type a question into a search box, and AI will generate an answer “right on the page.” That might sound inoffensive enough. But as PL points out, Ask This Book is, in effect, “an in-book chatbot. You ask any question about the book, and a generative AI process provides you answers.” Which would seem…hmmm…to raise some rights concerns. Questioned about this, Amazon was not prepared to elaborate, but did note that Ask This Book is not optional for rightsholders: Asked whether rightsholders could elect to withdraw from the program, Iraheta wrote, “To ensure a consistent reading experience, the feature is always on, and there is no option for authors or publishers to opt titles out.”

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<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@adriabailton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>adriabailton</span></a></span> thanks for hosting <a href="/tags/writephant/" rel="tag">#writephant</a></p><p><a href="/tags/selfpromo/" rel="tag">#SelfPromo</a> time</p><p>I write cosy-adjacent fantasy with romance, usually queer, available everywhere including on <a href="/tags/koboplus/" rel="tag">#KoboPlus</a>.</p><p>My latest book is a friends-to-lovers gay romance set amid the ghosts of Hampton Court Palace. More info and sample chapters at my website:<br><a href="https://wendypalmer.au/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>wendypalmer.au/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/gayromance/" rel="tag">#GayRomance</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqbooks/" rel="tag">#LGBTQBooks</a> <a href="/tags/romancereads/" rel="tag">#romanceReads</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfantasy/" rel="tag">#historicalFantasy</a></p>

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<p>📚 Infinity Gate (The Pandominion, 1) by: M. R. Carey</p><p>The Pandominion: a political and trading alliance of a million worlds. Except that they’re really just one world, Earth, in many different realities. And when an AI threat arises that could destroy everything the Pandominion has built, they’ll eradicate it by whatever means necessary.</p><p>Scientist Hadiz Tambuwal i...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/infinity-gate-the-pandominion-1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/infinity-gate-the-pandominion-1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/infinity-g</span><span class="invisible">ate-the-pandominion-1</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>

The Pandominion: a political and trading alliance of a million worlds. Except that they’re really just one world, Earth, in many different realities. And when an AI threat arises that could destroy everything the Pandominion has built, they’ll eradicate it by whatever means necessary.

Scientist Hadiz Tambuwal is looking for a solution to her own Earth’s environmental collapse when she stumbles across the secret of inter-dimensional travel, a secret that could save everyone on her dying planet. It leads her into the middle of a war on a scale she never dreamed of. And she needs to choose a side before every reality pays the price.

An immense achievement, an impeccably crafted book without a single word out of place. The New York Times

From bestselling author M. R. Carey comes a brilliant genre-defying story of humanity's expansion across millions of dimensions—and the AI technology that might see it all come to an end. INFINITY IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

A fascinating window onto a dangerous and multifaceted universe. Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time

A genuine treat for SF fans: an epic multiverse tale that moves like a thriller. Kirkus (starred review)

Readers will be wowed. Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Infinity Gate, with its in-depth science and rich characterization, is a must-read. Booklist (starred review)

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Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77

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Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77

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<p>New review: Spinosaur Tales brings together two of the finest popular palaeontology writers for a nuanced and detailed overview of this challenging group of dinosaurs.</p><p><a href="https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/11/26/book-review-spinosaur-tales-the-biology-and-ecology-of-the-spinosaurs/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/11/26/book-review-spinosaur-tales-the-biology-and-ecology-of-the-spinosaurs/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">11/26/book-review-spinosaur-tales-the-biology-and-ecology-of-the-spinosaurs/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/dinosaurs/" rel="tag">#Dinosaurs</a> <a href="/tags/theropods/" rel="tag">#Theropods</a> <a href="/tags/spinosaurs/" rel="tag">#Spinosaurs</a> <a href="/tags/spinosaurus/" rel="tag">#Spinosaurus</a> <a href="/tags/fossils/" rel="tag">#Fossils</a> <a href="/tags/evolution/" rel="tag">#Evolution</a> <a href="/tags/paleontology/" rel="tag">#Paleontology</a> <a href="/tags/palaeontology/" rel="tag">#Palaeontology</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</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/1BQWlcaJf3gEZfpEg0t066" rel="nofollow">Prophet Song</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 <br>by Paul Lynch.</p><p>A horrifying realistic account of an everyday Western country being gradually consumed by an authoritarian regime. Every moment of encroaching terror is disturbingly relatable. Writing style felt like a monotone ramble, which masked its poignancy.</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> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wildwoila@wyrms.de</span></a></span><br></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1905.</p><p>Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity, which used the universal constant speed of light c to derive the Lorentz transformations.</p><p>There are some controversies on the question of the extent to which Mileva Marić contributed to the insights of Einstein's annus mirabilis publications</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annus_mirabilis_papers#" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annus_mirabilis_papers#"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annus_mi</span><span class="invisible">rabilis_papers#</span></a></p><p>On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66944" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66944</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

Einstein, Albert (30 June 1905). "Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper" [On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies] (PDF). Annalen der Physik (in German). 17 (10): 891–921.

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<p>"The mind is an iceberg—it floats with only one-seventh of its bulk above water."</p><p>Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist Sigmund Freud died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1939.</p><p>He was the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind and human agency derived from it.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud#" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud#"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_</span><span class="invisible">Freud#</span></a></p><p>Sigmund Freud at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/391" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/391"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/391</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Photographic portrait of Sigmund Freud, signed by the sitter ("Prof. Sigmund Freud")
Max Halberstadt - https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=6116407

The photographic portrait of Sigmund Freud, taken by Max Halberstadt around 1921, is an iconic representation of the founder of psychoanalysis. The half-length image captures Freud holding a cigar, a frequent motif in images of him. This particular photograph is unique due to Freud's personal inscription, which reads in English, "Prof. Sigm. Freud with kind regards 1921." This use of English and the title "Professor" is notable since most of Freud's correspondences and inscriptions were in German.

The photo is a gelatin silver print, measuring 225 x 165 mm, mounted on a card. It was part of the Wesley Marans Collection and was later auctioned at Christie's.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1846.</p><p>Astronomers Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of Neptune.</p><p>There is evidence that Neptune was seen and recorded by Galileo Galilei in 1613, Jérôme Lalande in 1795, and John Herschel in 1830, but none are known to have recognized it as a planet at the time.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_of_Neptune" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_of_Neptune"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discover</span><span class="invisible">y_of_Neptune</span></a></p><p>Neptune at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=neptune&submit_search=Search" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=neptune&submit_search=Search"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=neptune&submit_search=Search</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

New Berlin Observatory at Linden Street, where Neptune was discovered observationally.

Carl Daniel Freydanck - Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam

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<p>English poet, playwright, critic, Nobel Prize laureate T. S. Eliot was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1888.</p><p>Eliot first attracted widespread attention for his poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" from 1914 to 1915, which, at the time of its publication, was considered outlandish. It was followed by The Waste Land, "The Hollow Men", "Ash Wednesday", and Four Quartets. He was awarded the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature.</p><p>Books by T. S. Eliot at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/599" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/599"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/599</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>

T. S. Eliot, photographed one Sunday afternoon in 1923 by Lady Ottoline Morrell.

Eliot is captured with a contemplative, somewhat somber expression. His face appears serious and introspective, a mood reflective of his complex, often dark literary themes.

Eliot is dressed formally in a suit, typical of the style of an educated, professional man of the 1920s.

The photograph is relatively straightforward, with Eliot seated in a relaxed but poised manner. The simplicity of the composition focuses attention on Eliot’s face and presence, allowing his personality to take center stage. Lady Morrell's photographic style often emphasized the character of her subjects, and this portrait reflects that approach.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1859, Wilkie Collins’s novel, The Woman in White, begins serialization in the magazine "All the Year Round". This magazine was edited by Charles Dickens.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_White_(novel)" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_White_(novel)"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woma</span><span class="invisible">n_in_White_(novel)</span></a></p><p>The novel at PG: </p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/583" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/583</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

poster by fred walker for the woman in white - picyrl.com

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<p>English author, screenwriter, and producer Elinor Glyn died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1943.</p><p>She was specialised in romantic fiction, which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern standards. She popularized the concept of the it-girl, and had tremendous influence on early 20th-century popular culture and, possibly, on the careers of Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson and, especially, Clara Bow.</p><p>Books by Elinor Glyn at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1762" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1762"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1762</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

English novelist and scriptwriter Elinor Glyn (1864-1943).

Glyn is typically seen in fashionable, often elegant attire, befitting her status as a trendsetter and icon of glamour in the early 20th century. Her clothing often includes luxurious fabrics, lace, and intricate details, reflecting the high-society circles in which she moved.

Glyn's expressions often convey a sense of confidence and poise, with a subtle smile or a gaze that indicates self-assurance and intelligence.

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<p>Spanish philosopher, novelist, and poet George Santayana died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1952.</p><p>The Sense of Beauty (1896), with a foreword by Arthur Danto, was his first book on aesthetics written in the United States. The Life of Reason recounts the “imaginative” path by which cultures and societies have been shaped. The great philosophical work in which he expounds his ontology and epistemology is The Realms of Being, which establishes four “regions” or domains of reality.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>

George Santayana, a Spanish American philosopher and writer.
Artist: Samuel Johnson Woolf (1880-1948). Time magazine.

Santayana’s expression in this portrait is composed and reflective, highlighting his philosophical demeanor. His face is slightly aged, with fine lines that add to the sense of wisdom and contemplation, emphasizing his long career in both philosophy and literature.

Santayana is dressed in formal, yet simple attire, often a suit, which was typical for intellectuals of his era.

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