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<p>7 authors in a dark, gothic horror fantasy 👼😈</p><p>7 spotlights to introduce them! ✍️📖</p><p>Also wanna about the stories.</p><p>I'll start the ball rolling. 😁 Call me Etaski.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/comingsoon/" rel="tag">#ComingSoon</a> <a href="/tags/horroranthology/" rel="tag">#HorrorAnthology</a> <a href="/tags/fallenangels/" rel="tag">#FallenAngels</a> <a href="/tags/darkreads/" rel="tag">#DarkReads</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasyreaders/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasyReaders</a> <a href="/tags/horrorbooks/" rel="tag">#HorrorBooks</a> <a href="/tags/horrorromance/" rel="tag">#HorrorRomance</a> <a href="/tags/romantichorror/" rel="tag">#RomanticHorror</a> <a href="/tags/gothicreads/" rel="tag">#GothicReads</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasy/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/urbanfantasy/" rel="tag">#UrbanFantasy</a></p><p>@bookstodon @bookstadon @horror @lgbtqbookstodon @sffbookclub @paranormal @romancelandia</p>

Fallen: Darkness Ascending Vol. 1. Meet: A.S. Etaski. Author Spotlight. A gothic background of a dark forest with a transparent image of a hand reaching for a pair of white wings.

I'm A.S. Etaski and I write Dark Epic Fantasy, Erot!c Horror, and Erot!c Fantasy. Images of two of her books: No Demons But Us (Sister Seekers 1) and Shadows and Hounds (Sister Seekers 10), including a female Dark Elf in a red uniform gazing at the viewer, and a strong man with glowing tattoos facing away from the viewer.

Black and white with gothic forest in back: Author Question: I think the most fascinating thing about the dark is...

The Dark is the opportunity to face terrifying truths about oneself and about the world. To make it through the terror, and the inevitable change which follows, creates a new facet of the person we've always been. The truly fascinating part for me is whether we can face the discomfort of that change and learn to embrace it or choose to lie to ourselves instead. --A.S. Etaski

Catch me in "Fallen" Coming September 26th!
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<p>FYI: I've updated my Speculative-Fiction Showcase at bookshop(dot)org based on some of my recent reads. If you're searching for some new books and authors, give these a try!</p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/michael-shotter-s-speculative-fiction-showcase" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookshop.org/lists/michael-shotter-s-speculative-fiction-showcase"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookshop.org/lists/michael-sho</span><span class="invisible">tter-s-speculative-fiction-showcase</span></a></p><p>@specfic @scifi @horrorbooks @fantasybookstodon @bookstodon </p><p><a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookrec/" rel="tag">#bookrec</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecs/" rel="tag">#bookrecs</a> <a href="/tags/whattoread/" rel="tag">#whattoread</a> <a href="/tags/booksoffacebook/" rel="tag">#booksoffacebook</a> <a href="/tags/readersoffacebook/" rel="tag">#readersoffacebook</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>

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<p>William Blake’s painting The Ghost of a Flea speaks to processing childhood trauma</p><p>White paint dots the flea’s eye, so that he appears to be both looking ahead and looking at us.</p><p>By Sarah Corbett</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/william-blakes-painting-the-ghost-of-a-flea-speaks-to-processing-childhood-trauma-234131" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/william-blakes-painting-the-ghost-of-a-flea-speaks-to-processing-childhood-trauma-234131"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/william-bl</span><span class="invisible">akes-painting-the-ghost-of-a-flea-speaks-to-processing-childhood-trauma-234131</span></a></p><p>William Blake at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/295" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/295"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/295</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

The Ghost of a Flea, c. 1819–20. Tate. Tempera mixture panel with gold on mahogany, 21.4 cm × 16.2 cm (painting), 38.2 mm × 32.4 mm × 5.0 mm (frame).

The muscular and nude Flea is depicted using its jutting tongue to gorge on a bowl of blood. Part human, part vampire and part reptile, the beast strides from right to left between heavy and richly patterned curtains.

In his left hand he holds an acorn and in his right a thorn, both items drawn from the tradition of fairy iconography.

His massive neck is similar to that of a bull and holds a disproportionally small head, marked by glaring eyes and open jaws, and a venomous slithering tongue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_of_a_Flea#/media/File:William_Blake_002.jpg

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<p>The Pieces of "8" are a great way to get a quick sample of The Nod/Wells Timelines and my style of writing but they're just the tip of the iceberg. Explore a vast universe of speculative fiction that's only getting bigger!</p><p><a href="http://michaelshotter.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>michaelshotter.com</a></p><p>@bookstodon @specfic @scifi @horrorbooks @audiobooks </p><p><a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/paranormal/" rel="tag">#paranormal</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/read/" rel="tag">#read</a> <a href="/tags/reads/" rel="tag">#reads</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#booksofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/whattoread/" rel="tag">#whattoread</a> <a href="/tags/bestreads/" rel="tag">#bestreads</a> <a href="/tags/yournextread/" rel="tag">#yournextread</a></p>

An image featuring positive reviews of the four "story singles" from Michael Shotter's book "8: Tales of the Big Men from The Nod/Wells Timelines" - "Paper or Plastic?," "Office Hours," "Hostile Takeover," and "Fair Game"

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<p>Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival</p><p>Without Christopher Marlowe, there might not have been a Bard.</p><p>by Nina Pasquini</p><p><a href="https://www.harvardmagazine.com/books-literary-life/harvard-shakespeare-marlowe-literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.harvardmagazine.com/books-literary-life/harvard-shakespeare-marlowe-literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.harvardmagazine.com/books-</span><span class="invisible">literary-life/harvard-shakespeare-marlowe-literature</span></a></p><p>Christopher Marlowe at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/410" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/410"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/410</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

A 1585 portrait believed to be of Christopher Marlowe, by an unknown artist.

It depicts a young man, with long hair and a light beard, with his arms folded. He is expensively dressed in a dark doublet, possibly velvet, with rows of golden buttons. The doublet has a zig-zag pattern made by cuts in the cloth, exposing the orange lining.

The upper left hand corner of the portrait contains the date anno dni 1585, together with the age of the sitter expressed by the Latin text ætatis suæ 21, meaning of his own age 21.

Below this is a Latin motto, Quod me nutrit me destruit, in English That which nourishes me destroys me.

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

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<p>New Review - a very smart novel in dialogue with a classic telling us the untold story of The Other Frankenstein by Melissa F Olson which I highly recommend! <a href="https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/12/the-other-frankenstein-by-melissa-f-olson" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/12/the-other-frankenstein-by-melissa-f-olson"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.runalongtheshelves.net/blo</span><span class="invisible">g/2025/9/12/the-other-frankenstein-by-melissa-f-olson</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>7 authors in a dark, gothic horror fantasy 👼😈</p><p>7 spotlights to introduce them! ✍️📖</p><p>Also wanna do some about the stories.</p><p>I'll start the ball rolling. 😁 Call me Etaski.</p><p><a href="https://mybook.to/Fallen1" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/Fallen1</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/comingsoon/" rel="tag">#ComingSoon</a> <a href="/tags/horroranthology/" rel="tag">#HorrorAnthology</a> <a href="/tags/fallenangels/" rel="tag">#FallenAngels</a> <a href="/tags/darkreads/" rel="tag">#DarkReads</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasyreaders/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasyReaders</a> <a href="/tags/horrorbooks/" rel="tag">#HorrorBooks</a> <a href="/tags/horrorromance/" rel="tag">#HorrorRomance</a> <a href="/tags/romantichorror/" rel="tag">#RomanticHorror</a> <a href="/tags/gothicreads/" rel="tag">#GothicReads</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasy/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/urbanfantasy/" rel="tag">#UrbanFantasy</a></p><p>@bookstodon @bookstadon @horror @lgbtqbookstodon @sffbookclub @paranormal @romancelandia @fantasy <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span></p>

Fallen: Darkness Ascending Vol. 1. Meet: A.S. Etaski. Author Spotlight. A gothic background of a dark forest with a transparent image of a hand reaching for a pair of white wings.

I'm A.S. Etaski and I write Dark Epic Fantasy, Erot!c Horror, and Erot!c Fantasy. Images of two of her books: No Demons But Us (Sister Seekers 1) and Shadows and Hounds (Sister Seekers 10), including a female Dark Elf in a red uniform gazing at the viewer, and a strong man with glowing tattoos facing away from the viewer.

Black and white with gothic forest in back: Author Question: I think the most fascinating thing about the dark is...

The Dark is the opportunity to face terrifying truths about oneself and about the world. To make it through the terror, and the inevitable change which follows, creates a new facet of the person we've always been. The truly fascinating part for me is whether we can face the discomfort of that change and learn to embrace it or choose to lie to ourselves instead. --A.S. Etaski

Catch me in "Fallen" Coming September 26th!
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Giorgos Garbis, founder of the anarchist publisher "Free Press," has died

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Non-military space opera recomendations

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Giorgos Garbis, founder of the anarchist publisher "Free Press," has died

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Writer Elisabeth Wheatley explains Audible's new policy that aims to create a monopoly and keep audiobooks out of libraries and other stores

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<p>Writer, Resistance Fighter, and Kafka’s First Translator: Milena Jesenská, Forgotten No More</p><p>Christine Estima on Breathing Fictional Life Into a Long-Overlooked Literary Figure</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/writer-resistance-fighter-and-kafkas-first-translator-milena-jesenska-forgotten-no-more/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/writer-resistance-fighter-and-kafkas-first-translator-milena-jesenska-forgotten-no-more/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/writer-resistance-f</span><span class="invisible">ighter-and-kafkas-first-translator-milena-jesenska-forgotten-no-more/</span></a></p><p>Kafka at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1735</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/translators/" rel="tag">#translators</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Milena Jesenská (1896 - 1944) - Czech journalist, writer and translator.

Milena Jesenská appears as a poised young woman with strong, well-defined features. Her face is oval with expressive dark eyes, a straight nose, and full lips. She often wears her dark hair in a short, modern bob. She is dressed quite simply.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milena_Jesensk%C3%A1#/media/File:Milena_Jesensk%C3%A1.jpg

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<p>10 Famous Authors and Their Unfinished Manuscripts</p><p>By Bess Lovejoy (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/67424/10-famous-authors-and-their-unfinished-manuscripts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.mentalfloss.com/article/67424/10-famous-authors-and-their-unfinished-manuscripts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.mentalfloss.com/article/67</span><span class="invisible">424/10-famous-authors-and-their-unfinished-manuscripts</span></a></p><p>Twain, Dickens, Virgil, Kafka, Hemingway, Gogol, Chaucer at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/53" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/53"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/53</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/37</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/129" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/129"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/129</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1735</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50533" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50533"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/50533</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/531" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/531"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/531</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/144" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/144"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/144</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Mark Twain photo portrait, 1907.

He is shown with a full head of thick, white hair. His large, bushy mustache dominates his face. Twain is dressed formally in a light-colored suit, waistcoat, and tie.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain#/media/File:MarkTwain.LOC.jpg/2

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<p>American writer Harriette Woods Baker was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1815.</p><p>She wrote under the pseudonym "Madeline Leslie." She devoted herself successfully to novels; but after about 15 years, she wrote popular religious literature. Some of her well-known titles include The Family in the Parsonage (1853), The Mother’s Mission (1854), and The Orphan Children (1856). </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriette_Woods_Baker" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriette_Woods_Baker"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriett</span><span class="invisible">e_Woods_Baker</span></a></p><p>Books by Madeline Leslie at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/31136" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/31136"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/31136</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Harriette Newell Woods Baker
G. Derby & J. T. White - T. White The National Cyclopædia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time

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<p>From Renaissance Florence to today’s global stage, Guicciardini’s shrewd maxims show that medieval political wisdom never goes out of style.</p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2025/08/medieval-wisdom-for-modern-politics/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.medievalists.net/2025/08/medieval-wisdom-for-modern-politics/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.medievalists.net/2025/08/m</span><span class="invisible">edieval-wisdom-for-modern-politics/</span></a></p><p>Medieval history and literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/2863" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/2863"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/2863</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

Ritratto di Francesco Guicciardini.

The painting presents Guicciardini in the formal, sober style typical of early 16th-century Florentine portraiture. He is shown as a mature man with a thoughtful, somewhat severe expression.

Dressed in dark, dignified clothing, likely a scholar’s or statesman’s robe, he embodies intellectual authority and civic responsibility.

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

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<p>Practical Translation: Proust</p><p>A panel discussion moderated by Merve Emre</p><p><a href="https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/08/24/on-translation-practical-translation-merve-emre/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nybooks.com/online/2025/08/24/on-translation-practical-translation-merve-emre/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nybooks.com/online/2025/08</span><span class="invisible">/24/on-translation-practical-translation-merve-emre/</span></a></p><p>Marcel Proust (as an author and translator) at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/987</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/translation/" rel="tag">#Translation</a></p>

First galley proof of A la recherche du temps perdu: Du côté de chez Swann with handwritten revision notes by Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922). Auctioned by Christie's in July 2000 for £663,750 — a world record for a French literary manuscript.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80_la_recherche_du_temps_perdu#/media/Fichier:MS_A_la_recherche_du_temps_perdu.jpg

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Recommend me some good sci-fi short story collections and anthologies.

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<p>"Thanks to denial, I'm immortal" -Philip J. Fry 😂 </p><p>@reading @bookstodon @bookbubble @humour </p><p><a href="/tags/futurama/" rel="tag">#Futurama</a> <a href="/tags/quote/" rel="tag">#Quote</a><br><a href="/tags/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/readallthebooks/" rel="tag">#ReadAllTheBooks</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a><br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <br><a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a></p>

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I’m not a book hoarder. I’m prepping for the possibility that one day I might have 173 years to do nothing but read.

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Recommendations?

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<p>Two Years After Cormac McCarthy’s Death, Rare Access to His Personal Library Reveals the Man Behind the Myth</p><p>The famously reclusive novelist amassed a collection of thousands of books ranging in topics from philosophical treatises to advanced mathematics to the naked mole-rat</p><p>By Richard Grant</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/two-years-cormac-mccarthys-death-rare-access-to-personal-library-reveals-man-behind-myth-180987150/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/two-years-cormac-mccarthys-death-rare-access-to-personal-library-reveals-man-behind-myth-180987150/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-cu</span><span class="invisible">lture/two-years-cormac-mccarthys-death-rare-access-to-personal-library-reveals-man-behind-myth-180987150/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Photo portrait of American author Cormac McCarthy used as the first-edition back cover of his 1973 novel Child of God.

The photo portrait of Cormac McCarthy, used on the back cover of the first edition of Child of God (1973), presents the author in a stark, unadorned style. McCarthy is shown in black and white, his face turned slightly toward the camera with a calm, contemplative expression. His features are sharply defined — high forehead, dark hair combed back, strong jawline.

He wears a simple collared shirt.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormac_McCarthy#/media/File:Cormac_McCarthy_(Child_of_God_author_portrait_-_high-res).jpg

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<p>Practical Translation: ‘The Thousand and One Nights’</p><p>A panel discussion moderated by Merve Emre</p><p><a href="https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/08/28/on-translation-practical-translation-1001-nights-merve-emre/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nybooks.com/online/2025/08/28/on-translation-practical-translation-1001-nights-merve-emre/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nybooks.com/online/2025/08</span><span class="invisible">/28/on-translation-practical-translation-1001-nights-merve-emre/</span></a></p><p>The Thousand and One Nights at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=The+Thousand+and+One+Nights" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=The+Thousand+and+One+Nights"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=The+Thousand+and+One+Nights</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/translation/" rel="tag">#Translation</a></p>

The image is an ornate illustrated title page from The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I, published in London by Chatto and Windus.

The central text is framed within an elaborate orientalist decorative border, filled with arabesques, flourishes, and small architectural motifs resembling arches and minarets. At the top center is a vignette illustration of Scheherazade, seated in an opulent room beneath a hanging lamp, telling her stories to Sultan Shahryar, who reclines on cushions.

On either side of the border are smaller inset illustrations: one shows a dramatic scene with figures in a shadowed landscape, while the other depicts a romantic or courtly encounter, reflecting the variety of tales within the collection.

The lettering of the title — The Thousand & One Nights, Vol. I — is stylized, with flourishes that echo the decorative frame. At the bottom, beneath the publisher’s name, appears a small medallion with Arabic script inside, reinforcing the book’s exoticized presentation for a Victorian audience.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/34206/pg34206-images.html

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<p>Six centuries of secularism</p><p>When the first ‘how-to’ books began to explain the way the world worked, they paved the way for science and secularism</p><p>by William Eamon</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/six-centuries-of-secularity-began-with-the-first-how-to-books?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=67079b5b03-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/six-centuries-of-secularity-began-with-the-first-how-to-books?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=67079b5b03-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/six-centuries-o</span><span class="invisible">f-secularity-began-with-the-first-how-to-books?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=67079b5b03-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Secularism at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/21793" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/21793"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/21793</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/old_manuscripts/" rel="tag">#old_manuscripts</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Ramon Llull/Raimundus Lullus (1232? - 1316; Encyclopedist)

This is a historical engraving of Ramon Llull (also known as Raimundus Lullus), a 13th-14th century Majorcan philosopher, theologian, and encyclopedist (1232?-1316), depicted with flowing beard, ornate Renaissance-era clothing, and pipe.

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

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<p>English aristocrat and society hostess Lady Ottoline Morrell died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1938.</p><p>Her salons were frequented by key figures of the Bloomsbury Group, including Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, & Lytton Strachey, as well as writers like Aldous Huxley, T.S. Eliot, & D.H. Lawrence. Artists such as Duncan Grant & Vanessa Bell were also regular visitors. During World War I, they invited conscientious objectors such as Duncan Grant, Clive Bell & Lytton Strachey to take refuge at Garsington.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

A group at Garsington Manor, country home of Lady Ottoline Morrell, near Oxford. Left to right: Lady Ottoline Morrell, Mrs. Aldous Huxley, Lytton Strachey, Duncan Grant, and Vanessa Bell.

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<p>The Symptomatic Surreal: Leonora Carrington exhibition explores her complex relationship with death</p><p>by Ailsa Peate</p><p>The Freud Museum is a perfect fit for the story of Carrington’s confinement and the creativity which ensued.</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-symptomatic-surreal-leonora-carrington-exhibition-explores-her-complex-relationship-with-death-279278?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2030%202026%20-%203721238065&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2030%202026%20-%203721238065+CID_95be2275727aea5e9b43eb03a05e4262&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=The%20Symptomatic%20Surreal%20Leonora%20Carrington%20exhibition%20explores%20her%20complex%20relationship%20with%20death" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/the-symptomatic-surreal-leonora-carrington-exhibition-explores-her-complex-relationship-with-death-279278?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2030%202026%20-%203721238065&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2030%202026%20-%203721238065+CID_95be2275727aea5e9b43eb03a05e4262&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=The%20Symptomatic%20Surreal%20Leonora%20Carrington%20exhibition%20explores%20her%20complex%20relationship%20with%20death"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/the-sympto</span><span class="invisible">matic-surreal-leonora-carrington-exhibition-explores-her-complex-relationship-with-death-279278?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2030%202026%20-%203721238065&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2030%202026%20-%203721238065+CID_95be2275727aea5e9b43eb03a05e4262&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=The%20Symptomatic%20Surreal%20Leonora%20Carrington%20exhibition%20explores%20her%20complex%20relationship%20with%20death</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a></p>

Leonora Carrington by Lee Miller.

Leonora sits against a rough, bare wall, knees drawn up, wearing a white lace blouse and dark skirt. Her dark hair falls loosely around a striking face, gazing slightly away from the camera.

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

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<p>5 women who changed the way we travel</p><p>From adventurers and explorers to tourism entrepreneurs</p><p>Discover how these trailblazing women made journeys that broke barriers and shaped the way we travel today</p><p>by Aleksandra Strzelichowska</p><p><a href="https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/5-women-who-changed-the-way-we-travel?mtm_campaign=EuropeanaThemedNewsletter-August2025" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.europeana.eu/en/stories/5-women-who-changed-the-way-we-travel?mtm_campaign=EuropeanaThemedNewsletter-August2025"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.europeana.eu/en/stories/5-</span><span class="invisible">women-who-changed-the-way-we-travel?mtm_campaign=EuropeanaThemedNewsletter-August2025</span></a></p><p>Travelers at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/2870" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/2870"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/2870</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/travel/" rel="tag">#travel</a> <a href="/tags/women_explorers/" rel="tag">#women_explorers</a></p>

Ida Pfeiffer (photographed by Franz Hanfstaengl).

She wears a dark dress with long sleeves and a high collar, accessorized with a bonnet that frames her face.

Her expression is serious and composed, with a steady gaze directed slightly away from the camera, giving her an air of dignity and quiet determination.

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

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