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<p>&quot;Thanks to denial, I&#x27;m immortal&quot; -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>

<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&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;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&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;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&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<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>

<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&amp;utm_campaign=67079b5b03-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_02&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;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&amp;utm_campaign=67079b5b03-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_02&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;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&amp;utm_campaign=67079b5b03-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_02&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;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>

<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, &amp; Lytton Strachey, as well as writers like Aldous Huxley, T.S. Eliot, &amp; D.H. Lawrence. Artists such as Duncan Grant &amp; Vanessa Bell were also regular visitors. During World War I, they invited conscientious objectors such as Duncan Grant, Clive Bell &amp; Lytton Strachey to take refuge at Garsington.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<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&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2030%202026%20-%203721238065&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2030%202026%20-%203721238065+CID_95be2275727aea5e9b43eb03a05e4262&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;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&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2030%202026%20-%203721238065&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2030%202026%20-%203721238065+CID_95be2275727aea5e9b43eb03a05e4262&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;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&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2030%202026%20-%203721238065&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%2030%202026%20-%203721238065+CID_95be2275727aea5e9b43eb03a05e4262&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;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>

<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>

<p>Public Librarians Partner with Internet Archive to Preserve Local Digital Heritage</p><p>by Anna Trammell via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchive</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://blog.archive.org/2025/08/27/public-librarians-partner-with-internet-archive-to-preserve-local-digital-heritage/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.archive.org/2025/08/27/public-librarians-partner-with-internet-archive-to-preserve-local-digital-heritage/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.archive.org/2025/08/27/pu</span><span class="invisible">blic-librarians-partner-with-internet-archive-to-preserve-local-digital-heritage/</span></a></p><p>Public libraries at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/19136" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/19136"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/19136</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/digital_heritage/" rel="tag">#digital_heritage</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1756 German writer Benedikte Naubert was born.</p><p>She &quot;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.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikte_Naubert" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikte_Naubert"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt</span><span class="invisible">e_Naubert</span></a></p><p>Books by Naubert at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/55311" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/55311"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/55311</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>David Hume vs literature</p><p>Hume distrusted literature and worked to discredit character sketches as legitimate forms of philosophy</p><p>by Katie Ebner-Landy</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/how-david-hume-split-literature-from-philosophy?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=be4a6bf1ef-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_09_11&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/how-david-hume-split-literature-from-philosophy?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=be4a6bf1ef-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_09_11&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/how-david-hume-</span><span class="invisible">split-literature-from-philosophy?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=be4a6bf1ef-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_09_11&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>David Hume at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1440" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1440"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1440</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>

<p>Maps are great, but this is greaterest 😊 </p><p>@bookstodon @fantasybookstodon @speculativefictioncomedy @bookbubble @humour </p><p><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#Map</a> <a href="/tags/maps/" rel="tag">#Maps</a><br><a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <a href="/tags/whatever/" rel="tag">#Whatever</a> <a href="/tags/givemeallyouvegot/" rel="tag">#GiveMeAllYouveGot</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><br><a href="/tags/mastobooks/" rel="tag">#Mastobooks</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BooksofMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a> <a href="/tags/boostingissharing/" rel="tag">#BoostingIsSharing</a></p>

<p>Gustave Doré’s Haunting Illustrations of Dante’s Divine Comedy</p><p>&quot;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.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.openculture.com/2025/08/gustave-dores-illustrations-of-dantes-divine-comedy.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.openculture.com/2025/08/gustave-dores-illustrations-of-dantes-divine-comedy.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.openculture.com/2025/08/gu</span><span class="invisible">stave-dores-illustrations-of-dantes-divine-comedy.html</span></a></p><p>Books illustrated by Doré at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=+Gustave+Dor%C3%A9" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=+Gustave+Dor%C3%A9"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=+Gustave+Dor%C3%A9</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>My collection of first-edition hardcovers has grown. &quot;The Nemesis Legacy&quot; will join them in January. Which one&#x27;s your favorite? 📚🙂👍</p><p>@specfic @scifi @horrorbooks @bookstodon </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>

How to survive the Kindle apocalypse <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/45965763">See Original Page</a> </small>

<p>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 <a href="https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/8/23/tideborn-by-eliza-chan" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/8/23/tideborn-by-eliza-chan"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.runalongtheshelves.net/blo</span><span class="invisible">g/2025/8/23/tideborn-by-eliza-chan</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

<p>@books - What if an AI took control of our planet? That&#x27;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, &amp; write a REVIEW 😃 <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#booktok</a> <a href="/tags/booktube/" rel="tag">#booktube</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#bookshelf</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reader/" rel="tag">#reader</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a></p>

<p>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! <a href="https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/6/wombling-along-1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/6/wombling-along-1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.runalongtheshelves.net/blo</span><span class="invisible">g/2025/9/6/wombling-along-1</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

<p>My latest read: &quot;NIGHTMARES&quot; by J.D. Allen - Searching for a new speculative-horror collection to sink your teeth into? This one&#x27;s worth a look!</p><p>Goodreads:<br><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7864768066" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/review/show/7864768066"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.goodreads.com/review/show/</span><span class="invisible">7864768066</span></a><br>StoryGraph:<br><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/238197e5-9b54-4d1a-ba1d-7121db5c3f32" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/238197e5-9b54-4d1a-ba1d-7121db5c3f32"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/</span><span class="invisible">238197e5-9b54-4d1a-ba1d-7121db5c3f32</span></a></p><p>@bookstodon @horrorbooks @specfic </p><p><a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</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/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#bookreviews</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#booksofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</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/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>

<p>My latest read: &quot;Rare Specimen and Other Stories&quot; by S.J. Shank - Eager for a satisfyingly-swift swirl of speculative fiction? Give this one a look!</p><p>Goodreads:<br><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7874245623" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/review/show/7874245623"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.goodreads.com/review/show/</span><span class="invisible">7874245623</span></a><br>StoryGraph:<br><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/111ac15e-ba5d-4a59-ade5-a9e4e320885f" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/111ac15e-ba5d-4a59-ade5-a9e4e320885f"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/</span><span class="invisible">111ac15e-ba5d-4a59-ade5-a9e4e320885f</span></a></p><p>@specfic @scifi @horrorbooks @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/shortstory/" rel="tag">#shortstory</a> <a href="/tags/collection/" rel="tag">#collection</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#bookreviews</a> <a href="/tags/bookrec/" rel="tag">#bookrec</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecs/" rel="tag">#bookrecs</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/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>

<p>“Harlem is today the Negro metropolis”</p><p>James Weldon Johnson&#x27;s &quot;Black Manhattan&quot; traces Black New Yorkers&#x27; lives and art from 17th-century New Amsterdam through the Jazz Age, showing the Harlem Renaissance as culmination, not miracle.<br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom </p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/04/harlem-is-today-the-negro-metropolis/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/04/harlem-is-today-the-negro-metropolis/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">2/04/harlem-is-today-the-negro-metropolis/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>

<p>What was Jane Austen’s best novel? These experts think they know</p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/what-was-jane-austens-best-novel-these-experts-think-they-know-252669" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/what-was-jane-austens-best-novel-these-experts-think-they-know-252669"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/what-was-j</span><span class="invisible">ane-austens-best-novel-these-experts-think-they-know-252669</span></a></p><p>Jane Austen at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/68</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>