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A visit to Cormac McCarthy’s “enormous and chaotically disorganized personal library” - Biblioklept Takahe has limited support for this type: See Original Page

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5 women who changed the way we travel

From adventurers and explorers to tourism entrepreneurs

Discover how these trailblazing women made journeys that broke barriers and shaped the way we travel today

by Aleksandra Strzelichowska

https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/5-women-who-changed-the-way-we-travel?mtm_campaign=EuropeanaThemedNewsletter-August2025

Travelers at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/2870

#books #travel #women_explorers

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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Public Librarians Partner with Internet Archive to Preserve Local Digital Heritage

by Anna Trammell via @internetarchive

https://blog.archive.org/2025/08/27/public-librarians-partner-with-internet-archive-to-preserve-local-digital-heritage/

Public libraries at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/19136

#libraries #digital_heritage #books

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#OTD in 1756 German writer Benedikte Naubert was born.

She "anonymously published more than 50 historical novels and is considered a pioneer of the genre in the 1780s. Naubert wrote under the pseudonyms Verfasser des Walther von Montbarry, Verfasser der Alme, Verfasserin des Walther von Montbarry, and Fontanges. Today she is largely unknown, even in Germany."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikte_Naubert

Books by Naubert at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/55311

#books #literature

"Benedikte Naubert with foster son, 1806"

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The tools by Phil Stutz & Barry Michels

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David Hume vs literature

Hume distrusted literature and worked to discredit character sketches as legitimate forms of philosophy

by Katie Ebner-Landy

https://aeon.co/essays/how-david-hume-split-literature-from-philosophy?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=be4a6bf1ef-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_09_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

David Hume at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1440

#books #philosophy

The Connoisseurs (1783) by David Allan.

The work shows a group of well-dressed gentlemen gathered in a gallery or studio, clustered together as they peer intently at paintings. The men appear less genuinely discerning than self-important, absorbed more in the performance of connoisseurship than in the art itself.

https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:David_Allan_(1744-1796)_-_The_Connoisseurs,_John_Caw_(d.1784),_John_Bonar_(1747%E2%80%931807)_and_James_Bruce_-_NG_2260_-_National_Galleries_of_Scotland.jpg

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Maps are great, but this is greaterest 😊

@bookstodon @fantasybookstodon @speculativefictioncomedy @bookbubble @humour

#FantasyMemes #Fantasy #Memes #Map #Maps
#Low #High #Epic #Science #Comedic #Whatever #GiveMeAllYouveGot
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels
#Mastobooks #BooksofMastodon #Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #Bookstodon #BookLove #BoostingIsSharing

Picture of a book where the map folds out so at to stay on the side of the text while you read.
Captioned: Every book should have its maps set up like this...

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Gustave Doré’s Haunting Illustrations of Dante’s Divine Comedy

"Many artists have attempted to illustrate Dante Alighieri’s epic poem the Divine Comedy, but none have made such an indelible stamp on our collective imagination as the Frenchman Gustave Doré."

https://www.openculture.com/2025/08/gustave-dores-illustrations-of-dantes-divine-comedy.html

Books illustrated by Doré at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=+Gustave+Dor%C3%A9

#books #literature

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108d

My collection of first-edition hardcovers has grown. "The Nemesis Legacy" will join them in January. Which one's your favorite? 📚🙂👍

@specfic @scifi @horrorbooks @bookstodon

#books #bookstodon #booktodon

Books by Michael Shotter: "The Big Men," "309," "Shards," "The Nemesis Effect," "Big Man Down," "500," "The Spiral and The Threads," "8: Tales of The Big Men from The Nod/Wells Timelines"

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New Review - hugely enjoyed this conclusion to a great fantasy duology. Great character arcs and very interesting storylines intelligently explored await in the strongly recomended Tideborn by Eliza Chan https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/8/23/tideborn-by-eliza-chan

#Books

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93d

Novels, or any type of story about a true witch, or witches secretly at the Salem Trials?

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110d

@books - What if an AI took control of our planet? That's the premise of Shockwave, my new sci-fi novel—and it’s not as far-fetched as it sounds… bit.ly/buyshockwave Pls Retweet, Share, Repost, & write a REVIEW 😃 #booktok #booktube #bookshelf #books #reader #bookreview

What if an AI took control of our planet? That's the premise of Shockwave, my new sci-fi novel—and it’s not as far-fetched as it sounds… bit DOT ly/buyshockwave Pls Retweet, Share, Repost, & write a REVIEW 😃 #booktok #booktube #bookshelf #books #reader #bookreview

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It’s rhe weekend and here is a new Wombling Along with reviews and a few other things to keep you comfy with a nice cuppa! https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/6/wombling-along-1

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"I read, therefore I am," I'm pretty sure that's what he actually meant... 😁

@reading @bookstodon @books @philosophy@lemmy.ml @philosophy@lemmy.world @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

#ReadingMemes #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Humor #Humour #Thinking #Philosophy #Psyhology
#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Fiction
#Recommendation #Bookrecommendation
#Bookwyrm #Bookworm #Bookstodon #BookLove

“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.”

— René Descartes

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My latest read: "NIGHTMARES" by J.D. Allen - Searching for a new speculative-horror collection to sink your teeth into? This one's worth a look!

Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7864768066
StoryGraph:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/238197e5-9b54-4d1a-ba1d-7121db5c3f32

@bookstodon @horrorbooks @specfic

#horror #specfic #book #books #bookrec #bookrecs #bookreview #bookreviews #booksofmastodon #readersofmastodon #read #reads #reading #readingcommunity #bookstodon #booktodon

An excerpt from Michael Shotter's Goodreads/StoryGraph review of the book "NIGHTMARES" by J.D. Allen

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My latest read: "Rare Specimen and Other Stories" by S.J. Shank - Eager for a satisfyingly-swift swirl of speculative fiction? Give this one a look!

Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7874245623
StoryGraph:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/111ac15e-ba5d-4a59-ade5-a9e4e320885f

@specfic @scifi @horrorbooks @bookstodon

#specfic #scifi #horror #shortstory #collection #bookreview #bookreviews #bookrec #bookrecs #book #books #read #reads #reading #readingcommunity #booksofmastodon #readersofmastodon #bookstodon #booktodon

Michael Shotter's Goodreads review of the book "Rare Specimen and Other Stories" by S.J. Shank

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“Harlem is today the Negro metropolis”

James Weldon Johnson's "Black Manhattan" traces Black New Yorkers' lives and art from 17th-century New Amsterdam through the Jazz Age, showing the Harlem Renaissance as culmination, not miracle.

By John Mark Ockerbloom

https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/04/harlem-is-today-the-negro-metropolis/

#books #publicDomainDayCountdown

Cover image of the book Black Manhattan
by Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938

The 1930 first edition cover of James Weldon Johnson's "Black Manhattan," published by Alfred A. Knopf. The minimalist design features bold black typography overlaid on an abstract red grid pattern suggesting city streets or architecture.

https://archive.org/details/blackmanhattan00john_1/page/n10/mode/1up

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What was Jane Austen’s best novel? These experts think they know

To mark the 250th anniversary of her birth, we’re pitting Jane Austen’s much-loved novels against each other in a battle of wit, charm and romance.

https://theconversation.com/what-was-jane-austens-best-novel-these-experts-think-they-know-252669

Jane Austen at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68

#books #literature

Back-view watercolour of Jane Austen by her sister Cassandra Austen, c. 1804.

The small watercolor shows Jane Austen seated with her back to the viewer, her figure turned slightly to the side in a quiet, reflective pose. She wears a simple, high-waisted empire-line gown, with a bonnet tied under her chin.

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

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Speculative Fiction: Beyond a Novel’s Entertainment Value

The classroom is a place to equip students to better understand the world as it was and is. Speculative fiction can help.

By: Camille Tinnin

https://daily.jstor.org/speculative-fiction-beyond-a-novels-entertainment-value/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily-09112025

Speculative fiction at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3772

#books #literature

Alien invasion featured in the novel The War of the Worlds (1897) by H. G. Wells, illustrated by Henrique Alvim Corrêa in 1906.

A towering Martian tripod dominates the composition, its spindly, mechanical legs stretching across the ground. At its apex sits the rounded, bulbous body of the machine, from which long, flexible appendages extend like probing tentacles. The tripod looms over fleeing human figures, who appear small, fragile, and panicked in contrast to the immense alien war machine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction#/media/File:The_War_of_the_Worlds_by_Henrique_Alvim_Corr%C3%AAa,_original_graphic_15.jpg

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Uncover How Your Employer’s Power Flows Takahe has limited support for this type: See Original Page

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How Libraries Stand the Test of Time

The digital era builds upon millennia of librarianship as humans strive to preserve our cultural heritage.

By: Maria Papadouris

https://daily.jstor.org/how-libraries-stand-the-test-of-time/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K38VBY17C01MM7PB4EYV7J51&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER

Libraries at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/10467

#books #libraries

Artistic Rendering of the Library of Alexandria, based on some archaeological evidence.

O. Von Corven - Tolzmann, Don Heinrich; Alfred Hessel and Reuben Peiss. The Memory of Mankind. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2001

The rendering depicts a vast classical interior, resembling a large Greco-Roman hall. High colonnades of Corinthian columns rise in rows.

Along the walls, there appear to be scrolls stored in cubby-like recesses, evoking the idea of shelves or archives for manuscripts. The hall is brightly lit, with light streaming in from clerestory windows above. In the center and foreground, small groups of robed figures (scholars or scribes) are shown in discussion or reading.

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

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Uncover How Your Employer’s Power Flows Takahe has limited support for this type: See Original Page

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started listening - Pride and Prejudice Audiobook (Part 1) - Down To Sleep #122
by Jane Austen. 4.5 stars.

Long-time viewer (BBC only, thank you), but first-time reader (well, listener), and it did not disappoint. If anything the Bennetts are even nuttier. Love Lizzie's snark, and the frission with D'Arcy is frustratingly delectable. Really doesn't work as a #SleepStory though!

#BookReview #Books #Bookstodo #AudioBook #Romance

@WildWoila @wildwoila@wyrms.de