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<p>The £7.5m book at centre of Small Prophets plot</p><p>Birds of America, published in the mid-19th Century by ornithologist artist John James Audubon, is one of the library's more valuable treasures.</p><p>by Marc Waddington</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c77edrr8jg2o" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c77edrr8jg2o"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7</span><span class="invisible">7edrr8jg2o</span></a></p><p>Audubon at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/41878" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/41878"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/41878</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/ornithology/" rel="tag">#ornithology</a></p>

Snowy owl, Plate Number CXXI (121)

by Audubon, John James, 1785-1851

A large-format hand-coloured engraving showing two snowy owls perched on the branches of a dead tree against a dark, stormy nocturnal sky with moonlit clouds. The upper bird is predominantly white with minimal dark markings and bright yellow eyes, shown in an upright perched posture. The lower bird is larger and more heavily barred with dark brown-black patterning across its white plumage, also with vivid yellow eyes, leaning forward in a more alert, watchful stance. The dead tree is rendered in naturalistic detail with textured bark and lichen.

https://digital.cincinnatilibrary.org/digital/collection/p16998coll33/id/125/rec/23

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<p>New Digital Library: Prado Museum Offers Free Online Access to More Than 11,500 Publications From the Late 15th to Early 20th Centuries</p><p>The Prado Museum’s new Digital Library, developed with funds from the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), offers free access to 5600 issues of magazines and 6000 books specialized in artistic literature and published between the late 15th and early 20th centuries.</p><p>by Gary Price <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@infodocket" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>infodocket</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.infodocket.com/2024/09/20/new-digital-library-prado-museum-offers-free-online-access-to-more-than-11500-publications-from-the-late-15th-to-early-20th-centuries/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.infodocket.com/2024/09/20/new-digital-library-prado-museum-offers-free-online-access-to-more-than-11500-publications-from-the-late-15th-to-early-20th-centuries/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.infodocket.com/2024/09/20/</span><span class="invisible">new-digital-library-prado-museum-offers-free-online-access-to-more-than-11500-publications-from-the-late-15th-to-early-20th-centuries/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a></p>

La Biblioteca Digital es la puerta de acceso al fondo antiguo especializado en literatura artística que conserva la Biblioteca del Museo del Prado. Contiene los objetos digitales de unos 5600 números de revistas y 6000 libros publicados entre finales del siglo XV y principios del siglo XX.

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<p>In Praise of E. H. Shepard’s Illustrations</p><p>What makes Pooh Pooh? The answer lies not only in author A.A. Milne’s prose, but also in the quiet genius of E. H. Shepard’s original illustrations. With Shepard’s work now in the public domain, it’s the perfect opportunity to revisit how these deceptively simple drawings became cultural touchstones.</p><p>by Sterling Dudley</p><p><a href="https://blog.archive.org/2025/12/10/e-h-shepards-illustrations/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.archive.org/2025/12/10/e-h-shepards-illustrations/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.archive.org/2025/12/10/e-</span><span class="invisible">h-shepards-illustrations/</span></a></p><p>At PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Here's a picture of Christopher Robin, Rabbit, Rabbit's firends and relations, Piglet, some mice and even a hedgehog, all pulling together on Pooh, still stuck.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/67098/pg67098-images.html

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<p>‘He was just trying to earn a few kopecks’: how newly translated stories reveal Chekhov’s silly side</p><p>With daft jokes and experimental wordplay, the first comprehensive translations of his lesser-known stories show Anton Chekhov in a new light</p><p>By Viv Groskop</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/nov/23/he-was-just-trying-to-earn-a-few-kopecks-how-newly-translated-stories-reveal-chekhovs-silly-side" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/nov/23/he-was-just-trying-to-earn-a-few-kopecks-how-newly-translated-stories-reveal-chekhovs-silly-side"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/culture/20</span><span class="invisible">25/nov/23/he-was-just-trying-to-earn-a-few-kopecks-how-newly-translated-stories-reveal-chekhovs-silly-side</span></a></p><p>Chekhov at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/708" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/708"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/708</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Anton Chekhov in 1893.

Chekhov stands outdoors in front of a wooden structure with ornate balusters. He is dressed in a long, light-colored overcoat and a dark hat, with a full beard and a calm, direct expression. Surrounding him are bare branches and foliage, giving the scene a slightly austere atmosphere.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Chekhov#/media/File:Chekhov_ht.jpg

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<p>The copyright and the public good</p><p>Ross’s 1930 The Right and the Good introduced an ethics of balancing intuitive “prima facie” duties rather than strict rules or outcomes. In 38 days, it enters the U.S. public domain for free reuse.<br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom </p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/24/the-copyright-and-the-public-good/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/24/the-copyright-and-the-public-good/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">1/24/the-copyright-and-the-public-good/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>

The Right and the Good (book cover)

The cover is simple and scholarly in appearance, using a plain, solid background with minimal ornamentation. The title The Right and the Good appears in clear, straightforward lettering near the top, with W. D. Ross listed as the author beneath it. The design emphasizes a formal academic style—unembellished, text-focused, and likely printed in a traditional serif font. There are no illustrations or decorative elements, giving the cover a restrained and classic.

W. D. Ross - https://archive.org/details/rightgood0000ross/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_and_the_Good#/media/File:The_Right_and_the_Good_(book_cover).jpg

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<p>Another newly released book under my pen name Jai Baidell.<br>This is a spinoff from my detective series. Not at all originally, my detective and his colleague quit the police and set up a private agency, Mallay Investigations. Their first case is looking for a boy who has been missing for 10 years.</p><p>Available from Apple, Kobo, Kindle and others.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/newrelease/" rel="tag">#newrelease</a></p>

ebook cover. A young boy, standing up, speeds along on a bicycle. He wears a red shirt which streams out behind him and colourful jeans. The ground is bright green and the sky pale blue with white clouds. Text in black. Janni. Text in white. Mallay Investigations 1. Jai Baidell.

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<p>From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers</p><p>Exclusive: Hardship grant applications to the Royal Literary Fund, including unseen letters by Doris Lessing and a note from James Joyce saying that he ‘gets nothing in the way of royalties’, show authors at their most vulnerable</p><p>By Ella Creamer</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/28/from-dylan-thomas-shopping-list-to-a-note-from-sylvia-plaths-doctor-newly-uncovered-case-files-reveal-the-hidden-lives-of-famous-writers" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/28/from-dylan-thomas-shopping-list-to-a-note-from-sylvia-plaths-doctor-newly-uncovered-case-files-reveal-the-hidden-lives-of-famous-writers"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2025</span><span class="invisible">/nov/28/from-dylan-thomas-shopping-list-to-a-note-from-sylvia-plaths-doctor-newly-uncovered-case-files-reveal-the-hidden-lives-of-famous-writers</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Nora Summer's iconic portrait of Dylan Thomas. Taken in Blashford in 1937, it was soon to gain an international circulation.

Dylanis is wearing a distinctive thick, cable-knit cardigan with a textured pattern, and what appears to be a scarf around his neck.

He was photographed from the side, looking downward with his eyes cast down, holding a cigarette to his lips. His hair is characteristically curly and somewhat disheveled.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Thomas#/media/File:Dylan_Thomas_icon_Blashford_1937.jpg

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<p>I’ve been looking for this book FOR MONTHS!!!!! Finally!<br><br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p>

ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS by Omar El Akkad
Author of American War

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<p>📚 The Bad Weather Friend by: Dean Koontz</p><p>Benny Catspaw's perpetually sunny disposition is tested when he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée, and his favorite chair. He's not paranoid. Someone is out to get him. He just doesn't know who or why. Then Benny receives an inheritance from an uncle he's never heard of: a gia...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-bad-weather-friend" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-bad-weather-friend"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-bad-we</span><span class="invisible">ather-friend</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/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/suspensefiction/" rel="tag">#suspensefiction</a> <a href="/tags/supernatural/" rel="tag">#supernatural</a></p>

Benny Catspaw's perpetually sunny disposition is tested when he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée, and his favorite chair. He's not paranoid. Someone is out to get him. He just doesn't know who or why. Then Benny receives an inheritance from an uncle he's never heard of: a giant crate and a video message. All will be well in time.

How strange though it's a blessing, his uncle promises. Stranger yet is what's inside the crate. He's a seven-foot-tall self-described "bad weather friend" named Spike whose mission is to help people who are just too good for this world. Spike will take care of it. He'll find Benny's enemies. He'll deal with them. This might be satisfying if Spike wasn't such a menacing presence with terrifying techniques of intimidation.

In the company of Spike and a fascinated young waitress-cum-PI-in-training named Harper, Benny plunges into a perilous high-speed adventure, the likes of which never would have crossed the mind of a decent guy like him.

Benny is so nice they feel compelled to destroy him, but he has a friend who should scare the hell out of them in this breathtaking new kind of thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz.

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<p>What <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> have you read recently? And which would you HIGHLY recommend for a <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#nonfiction</a> fan?</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.booksns.com/175586/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.booksns.com/175586/</a> Starship Troopers and Operant Conditioning- Would You Like to Know More? <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein is a seminal scifi novel that takes place in the distant future. It's about a young man, Juan (Johnnie) Rico who joins the Army and becomes a proud member of the Mobile Infantry (MI) which is the future version of paratroopers. It is mostly known for four things: Being turned</p>

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<p>Paperback now available: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheNextHorizon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheNextHorizon</a></p><p>Amelia and The Book of Newts are in conflict. She wants to explore her feelings. It wants to explore space, taking back the gift for mathematics and piloting it gave her. She’s left unable to plot a direct course home. She’s desperate to see the man she loves, lest she lose him forever and The Book is in her way…</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 The Next Horizon, by Owen Tyme.

The black silhouette of a man and woman hugging and kissing. The woman has lifted one leg, while the man leans toward her. They stand atop the dark side of a planet or moon in space, which has a slim crescent along the right side. The background in the stars of space, but some have been highlighted with a heat shape that surrounds the kissing couple. Everything is in shades of blue.

(Right) Deep space, displaying the edge of an orange and blue gaseous cloud from a nebula, while most of the stars appear golden in color. Floating in space is a square, red leather book with the image of a newt stamped on the cover. Over the top of everything is the following text:

“You can back down and cooperate, right now, or Marta will hit you so hard, you should reach a tenth the speed of light…”

“No one will ever find you again, but even if someone does, there’s no way they’ll have the capacity to safely slow you down, before you’re gone to them!”

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

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<p>A cat called Good Fortune</p><p>The Cat Who Went to Heaven is among the early Newbery medalists that have aged the best over nearly a century<br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom</p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/14/a-cat-called-good-fortune/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/14/a-cat-called-good-fortune/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">2/14/a-cat-called-good-fortune/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>

Elizabeth Coatsworth & Lynd Ward (illustrator), “The Cat Who Went to Heaven

The 1930 Newbery Medal winner features distinctive artwork depicting a Japanese-inspired scene, characteristic of Ward's celebrated illustration style for this touching tale about a poor artist, his cat, and Buddha.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_Who_Went_to_Heaven#/media/File:The_Cat_Who_Went_to_Heaven.jpg

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<p>Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through his Sherlock Holmes stories</p><p>Many of Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories examine male characters facing emotional catastrophe, betrayal and moral dilemmas.</p><p>by Emma Linford</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/arthur-conan-doyle-explored-mens-mental-health-through-his-sherlock-holmes-stories-246728?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2026%202025%20-%203594036692&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2026%202025%20-%203594036692+CID_fa1700c951d65f231bfdf9e15bf4362e&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Arthur%20Conan%20Doyle%20explored%20mens%20mental%20health%20through%20his%20Sherlock%20Holmes%20stories" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/arthur-conan-doyle-explored-mens-mental-health-through-his-sherlock-holmes-stories-246728?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2026%202025%20-%203594036692&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2026%202025%20-%203594036692+CID_fa1700c951d65f231bfdf9e15bf4362e&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Arthur%20Conan%20Doyle%20explored%20mens%20mental%20health%20through%20his%20Sherlock%20Holmes%20stories"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/arthur-con</span><span class="invisible">an-doyle-explored-mens-mental-health-through-his-sherlock-holmes-stories-246728?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2026%202025%20-%203594036692&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2026%202025%20-%203594036692+CID_fa1700c951d65f231bfdf9e15bf4362e&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Arthur%20Conan%20Doyle%20explored%20mens%20mental%20health%20through%20his%20Sherlock%20Holmes%20stories</span></a></p><p>Conan Doyle at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/69" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/69"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/69</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Arthur Conan Doyle in 1914

by Walter Benington

Conan Doyle is seen from the chest up, seated and angled slightly to his left while looking directly at the camera.

He wears a dark suit with a high-collared shirt and tie, and his neatly groomed mustache is prominent. His hair is combed back, and the lighting highlights the contours of his face.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle#/media/File:Arthur_Conan_Doyle_by_Walter_Benington,_1914.png

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<p>“No-one in the room but the corpse”</p><p>Charles Williams, a lesser-known Inkling who influenced Lewis, Tolkien, and Eliot, debuted with War in Heaven, a supernatural thriller mixing mystery, Christian themes, and a mystical quest for a powerful artifact.<br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom </p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/26/no-one-in-the-room-but-the-corpse/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/26/no-one-in-the-room-but-the-corpse/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">1/26/no-one-in-the-room-but-the-corpse/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>

Charles Walter Stansby Williams

Williams is shown from the chest up, seated and facing slightly to his right while looking toward the camera with a thoughtful expression. He wears round spectacles, a dark suit, and a neatly knotted tie. His hair is combed back, slightly tousled on top.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Williams_(British_writer)#/media/File:Charles_Walter_Stansby_Williams.jpg

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1914.</p><p>Arthur Machen's short story "The Bowmen" is published in The Evening News (London).</p><p>In this story, written and published during World War I, the ghosts of archers from the battle of Agincourt, led by Saint George, come to the aid of British troops. This is cited as the origin of the Angels of Mons legend.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Machen" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Machen"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_M</span><span class="invisible">achen</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_of_Mons" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_of_Mons"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_o</span><span class="invisible">f_Mons</span></a></p><p>The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14044" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14044</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

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<p>Jenny Nyström - the woman who created the image for a Swedish Christmas</p><p>The tomte is a gnome-like character in Swedish folklore which has been used on many Christmas cards and designs. </p><p>by Beth Daley</p><p><a href="https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/jenny-nystroem-the-woman-who-created-the-image-for-a-swedish-christmas?mtm_campaign=europeanathemed-christmas-dec2025" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.europeana.eu/en/stories/jenny-nystroem-the-woman-who-created-the-image-for-a-swedish-christmas?mtm_campaign=europeanathemed-christmas-dec2025"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.europeana.eu/en/stories/je</span><span class="invisible">nny-nystroem-the-woman-who-created-the-image-for-a-swedish-christmas?mtm_campaign=europeanathemed-christmas-dec2025</span></a></p><p>About Jenny Nyström:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Nystr%C3%B6m" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Nystr%C3%B6m"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Ny</span><span class="invisible">str%C3%B6m</span></a></p><p>Christmas card at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=christmas+card" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=christmas+card"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=christmas+card</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a></p>

Jenny Nystrom. God Jul.

A vintage Swedish Christmas card illustrated by Jenny Nyström, showing a jolly gnome or tomte (traditional Scandinavian Christmas figure) with a flowing white beard, red pointed hat, green coat, and bright orange mittens, gleefully announcing "God Jul!" (Merry Christmas) with outstretched arms.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nystrom_God-Jul_01.jpg

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1909.</p><p>Franz Kafka's short story "The Aeroplanes at Brescia (Die Aeroplane in Brescia)", based on a real event, is published in the Prague newspaper Bohemia, as the first description of airplanes in German literature.</p><p>It describes an airshow near the Italian city of Brescia, which Kafka saw with two of his friends (Max and his brother Otto Brod) during their journey to Italy.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aeroplanes_at_Brescia" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aeroplanes_at_Brescia"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aero</span><span class="invisible">planes_at_Brescia</span></a></p><p>Full transcription here:<br><a href="https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Die_Aeroplane_in_Brescia" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="de.wikisource.org/wiki/Die_Aeroplane_in_Brescia"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">de.wikisource.org/wiki/Die_Aer</span><span class="invisible">oplane_in_Brescia</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Part of its publication in Bohemia, 29 September 1909.

Franz Kafka - Bohemia, 29. September 1909, Morgen-Ausgabe. 82. Jahrgang, 269. Ausgabe

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<p>Happy weekend, everyone! I have a nice stack of library books to work my way through. </p><p>How about all of you? Any good reads? </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>

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<p>One of the World’s Oldest Calculators Was Up for Auction. Then, Scientists Rallied and Temporarily Blocked Its Sale</p><p>French scholars argued that the 17th-century Pascaline should go to a public collection and stay within the country. But a Paris court may take months to make a final decision on the device’s fate</p><p>by Margherita Bassi </p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-calculators-was-up-for-auction-then-scientists-rallied-and-temporarily-blocked-its-sale-180987748/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-calculators-was-up-for-auction-then-scientists-rallied-and-temporarily-blocked-its-sale-180987748/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-calculators-was-up-for-auction-then-scientists-rallied-and-temporarily-blocked-its-sale-180987748/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>Origin of modern calculating machines by J. A. V. Turck at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69386" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69386</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/calculating_machines/" rel="tag">#calculating_machines</a></p>

Photo of a 'Pascaline', the mechanical calculator invented and manufactured by French scientist Blaise Pascal between 1642 and 1652.

Pascaline made for French currency which once belonged to Louis Perrier, Pascal's nephew. The least significant denominations, sols and deniers, are on the right

The machine is a rectangular brass box with a row of circular dials set into its top surface. Each dial has a central window displaying a numeral and is surrounded by a toothed wheel marked with digits. The wheels increase in size from right to left, reflecting the denomination system: the least significant units—sols and deniers—are on the right, with larger currency units to the left.

Small metal tabs or spoked pointers allow the user to rotate each wheel, triggering the internal gear mechanism that performs addition (and limited subtraction). The front edge of the device shows slots and indicator openings related to the carry mechanism.

From J. A. V. Turck (1921) Origin of Modern Calculating Machines, Western Society of Engineers, Chicago, USA, p.10, fig.1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascaline#/media/File:Pascaline_calculator_front.png

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<p>A Review of Come December: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-come-december/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-come-december/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-co</span><span class="invisible">me-december/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/paranormal/" rel="tag">#Paranormal</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</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>

Book cover for Come December by Holly Schindler. Image on cover is a closeup photo of a tree whose branches are covered in snow. The ground, too, is covered in a thick layer of snow. The title is written in a fancy red font which stands out nicely against the black, brown, and white background.

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<p>📚 Black-Owned by: Char Adams</p><p>Longtime NBC News reporter Char Adams writes a deeply compelling and rigorously reported history of Black political movements told through the lens of Black-owned bookstores, which have been centers for organizing from abolition to the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.</p><p>In Black-Owned, Char Adams cel...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/black-owned" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/black-owned"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/black-owne</span><span class="invisible">d</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/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/entrepreneurshiphistory/" rel="tag">#entrepreneurshiphistory</a> <a href="/tags/socialhistory/" rel="tag">#socialhistory</a></p>

Longtime NBC News reporter Char Adams writes a deeply compelling and rigorously reported history of Black political movements told through the lens of Black-owned bookstores, which have been centers for organizing from abolition to the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.

In Black-Owned, Char Adams celebrates the living history of Black bookstores. Packed with stories of activism, espionage, violence, community, and perseverance, Black-Owned starts with the first Black-owned bookstore, which an abolitionist opened in New York in 1834, and after the bookshop’s violent demise, Black book-lovers carried on its cause. In the twentieth century, civil rights and Black Power activists started a Black bookstore boom nationwide. Malcolm X gave speeches in front of the National Memorial African Book Store in Harlem—a place dubbed “Speakers’ Corner”—and later, Black bookstores became targets of FBI agents, police, and racist vigilantes. Still, stores continued to fuel Black political movements.

Amid these struggles, bookshops were also places of celebration: Eartha Kitt and Langston Hughes held autograph parties at their local Black-owned bookstores. Maya Angelou became the face of National Black Bookstore Week. And today a new generation of Black activists is joining the radical bookstore tradition, with rapper Noname opening her Radical Hood Library in Los Angeles and several stores making national headlines when they were overwhelmed with demand in the Black

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<p>“He told me there were truth tellers, and they needed to know what the truth was, so as to tell it. And there were liars, and they needed to know what the truth was, so they could change it or avoid it. And there were bullshitters, who didn’t care about the truth at all.” -- from 'The Secret Commonwealth' by Philip Pullman</p><p><a href="/tags/bookquote/" rel="tag">#BookQuote</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/readingjournal/" rel="tag">#ReadingJournal</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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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo was disappointing

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<p>A Review of Cosmophobia: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-cosmophobia/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-cosmophobia/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-co</span><span class="invisible">smophobia/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</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>

Book cover for Cosmophobia by George Saoulidis. Image on cover shows a computer-generated drawing of the sort of probe scientists have been sending to places like Jupiter. It’s gold-coloured, oblong shaped, and has two wings that look like they also double as solar panels.

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