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Dorothea von Schlegel; portrait by Anton Graff (c.1790) Anton Graff - Own work, anagoria

https://bookblabla.com/book/hansel-and-gretel

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📚 Hansel and Gretel by: Stephen King

The haunting tale of two brave children lost in a dark and dangerous forest is reimagined by literary legends Stephen King and Maurice Sendak in an all-new picture book.

Let Stephen King, global bestselling and award-winning author of The Long Walk, and Maurice Sendak...

#books #reading #libraries #juvenilefiction #actionadventure #family #holidayscelebrations #socialthemes

The haunting tale of two brave children lost in a dark and dangerous forest is reimagined by literary legends Stephen King and Maurice Sendak in an all-new picture book.

Let Stephen King, global bestselling and award-winning author of The Long Walk, and Maurice Sendak, beloved creator of the Caldecott Medal-winning Where the Wild Things Are," guide you into the most deliciously daring rendition of the classic Grimm fairy tale yet. But will you find your way back out?
With a personal introduction from Stephen King, the beautiful book has been created in close collaboration with The Maurice Sendak Foundation. This stunning storybook makes the perfect gift for fans of King, Sendak, and the Brothers Grimm.

An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!
An Instant #1 Indie Bestseller!

https://theconversation.com/did-charles-dickens-see-a-christmas-carol-as-an-anti-slavery-story-272292

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I been re-watching ‘Stranger Things’, to prepare to for the show shutting down. Like the show, but it seems almost like a ‘Steven King’ knock off, more so with every sense begun. I also love the original ‘Twilight Zone’ best SciFi stories ever made, better than any TV & Movies ever made. I cannot tell you how many timesI have watched them, but give me $100 each episode I have watched & I would become the richest person in the world. I really liked the original ‘Amazing Stories’ as well. I liked all the remakes of both series that followed. So, here is my idea- Create a TV series that takes ‘Steven King’s stories, mostly the books, & makes at least one-entire season out of each of his stories. Maybe, need to increase seasons’ at least 1+-Hr. episodes to at least 20. Maybe, even do more than 1-‘Steven King’ stories at a time, already doing that for other famous authors.

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Did Charles Dickens see A Christmas Carol as an anti-slavery story?

A Christmas Carol is usually read as a Victorian morality tale about capitalism and compassion. Yet an autographed script written by Charles Dickens during the American Civil War raises the possibility he may also have understood the story as speaking to the cause of ending slavery in the US.

By Lucy Whitehead

Christmas Carol at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46

"The Ghost of Christmas Present" from the original edition, 1843

Scrooge's third visitor, from Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. With Illustrations by John Leech. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First edition. This image is one of four hand-coloured etchings included in the first edition.

The illustration depicts the Ghost of Christmas Present as a jolly giant robed in green, surrounded by festive abundance including food and drink.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol#/media/File:Scrooges_third_visitor-John_Leech,1843.jpg

https://www.thecollector.com/19th-century-christmas-poems/

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If you're looking for a polyam romance, I've narrated a good one.

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5 Christmas Poems That Have Been Treasured Since the 1800s

"A Visit From St. Nicholas (Twas the Night Before Christmas)" at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=A+Visit+From+St.+Nicholas

Alfred Tennyson at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2987

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/16

Christina Rossetti at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7041

#books #poetry #literature

Illustration from "Twas the Night before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas" at PG. It shows a mantel with Christmas stockings hanging from it. On top of the mantel is a clock and two vases on each side.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9119l64qo

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Dracula author's lost story unearthed after 134 years.

An amateur historian has discovered a long-lost short story by Bram Stoker, published just seven years before his legendary gothic novel Dracula.

By Maia Davies @BBCNews

"Gibbet Hill" published in Supplement to the Daily Express in 17th December 1890 is available here:
https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000924296

Books by Bram Stoker at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/190

Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker (early short story) published in
Supplement to the Daily Express.
17th December 1890

Source: https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000924296

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh

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"Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin."
Opening lines.

#OTD in 1925.

Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story in the London Evening News for Christmas Eve.

Winnie-the-Pooh at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098

Illustration to page 3 of Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) by artist E. H. Shepard.

The scene shows Winnie-the-Pooh sitting on a log at the base of a large tree. He’s leaning back slightly, head tilted upward, with a thoughtful, mildly puzzled expression.

To Pooh’s left is a wooden signpost attached to the tree, with a bell on a cord hanging from it. The sign bears the name “MR SANDERS”, hinting at Pooh’s misunderstanding that this must be the name of whoever lives there. Below it, another small sign is partially visible. At the base of the tree are a few round objects, reinforcing the cozy, woodland setting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh#/media/File:Pooh_Shepard1928.jpg

@bookstodon #bookstodon #books #reading #crime #losangeles #detective

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The Big Sleep. By Raymond Chandler.

You are a bitter LA private detective, some 100 years ago, trying to solve a case you don’t care much about, since everyone- everyone - is crooked, even the police and all the dames throwing themselves at you, and you just gotta wonder what the point of trying to be a decent human being is.

3 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈.
CW: hate speech, homophobia, misogyny

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"Sleep does make us all equal, it seems to me, like his big brother--Death."
Plays and Stories

Austrian author and dramatist Arthur Schnitzler died #OTD in 1931.

He is considered one of the most significant representatives of Viennese Modernism. Schnitzler’s works, which include psychological dramas and narratives, making him a sharp and stylistically conscious chronicler of Viennese society around 1900.

Books by Arthur Schnitzler at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3010

Arthur Schnitzler (1862–1931) in 1926, Austrian author and dramatist.

In this portrait, Schnitzler appears as a mature man in his mid-sixties. His face is strong and defined, showing the signs of age through wrinkles and a slightly weathered complexion, yet his expression remains sharp and contemplative, reflecting his lifelong engagement with complex human emotions and social issues. His eyes, a prominent feature, are penetrating and thoughtful, suggesting the deep introspection and psychological depth that permeate his writings. There is a subtle intensity in his gaze, as though he is pondering profound ideas or reflecting on the human condition.

Schnitzler’s hair, now graying, is neatly combed, while his full mustache and short beard add to his distinguished appearance. His facial hair is well-groomed, giving him a sophisticated and somewhat aristocratic look, in keeping with his prominent position within Viennese society.

https://bookblabla.com/book/sunset-at-zero-point

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📚 Sunset at Zero Point by: Simon Stålenhag

Beginning in 2024, yet set largely during the early 2000s, Sunset at Zero Point unfolds on a secluded Swedish island, home to a secret weapon lab that has been off-limits for years, evoking the bestselling works of Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation and Emily St. John Ma...

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #sciencefiction #cyberpunkfiction #worldliterature #sweden

Beginning in 2024, yet set largely during the early 2000s, Sunset at Zero Point unfolds on a secluded Swedish island, home to a secret weapon lab that has been off-limits for years, evoking the bestselling works of Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation and Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven.

Stålenhag’s masterful storytelling and hyper-realistic art transports you to an alternate history revealing his most intimate work to date, delving into themes of masculinity, friendship, and sexuality through the lens of a queer science fiction tale. The story spans decades following two young men, stuck in the past and each other’s orbit, as fleeting moments become defining memories as they set out to explore the forbidden zone together.

From the renowned creator of The Electric State and Tales from the Loop, Stålenhag returns with his long-awaited new work of retro-futuristic dystopia within the mysterious zone of an abandoned Swedish military facility.

Set against the backdrop of Stålenhag’s native Sweden and based on the alternate version of Mälaröarna outside of Stockholm, Sunset at Zero Point juxtaposes giant futuristic machines with the inner turmoil of its characters facing a social dystopia, crafting a narrative that is both visually stunning and emotionally resonant.

https://bookblabla.com/book/black-in-blues

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Do you enjoy reading? Join the DP Smooth-Reading Team & be a part of making free e-books available to everyone. Simply visit our SR Pool, select a book that interests you while making notes of possible errors in the story or its format. When you finish reading the book, just upload your list of potential errors to the project manager. If you start reading a book & find it you don't like it, just choose a new book & start a new one. via @DProofreaders

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📚 Black in Blues by: Imani Perry

Throughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with another color: blue. In daily life, it is evoked in countless ways. Blue skies and blue water offer hope for that which lies beyond the current conditions. But blue is also the color of deep melancholy and hea...

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Throughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with another color: blue. In daily life, it is evoked in countless ways. Blue skies and blue water offer hope for that which lies beyond the current conditions. But blue is also the color of deep melancholy and heartache, echoing Louis Armstrong’s question, “What did I do to be so Black and blue?” In this book, celebrated author Imani Perry uses the world’s favorite color as a springboard for a riveting emotional, cultural, and spiritual journey—an examination of race and Blackness that transcends politics or ideology.

Perry traces both blue and Blackness from their earliest roots to their many embodiments of contemporary culture, drawing deeply from her own life as well as art and history: The dyed indigo cloths of West Africa that were traded for human life in the 16th century. The mixture of awe and aversion in the old-fashioned characterization of dark-skinned people as “Blue Black.” The fundamentally American art form of blues music, sitting at the crossroads of pain and pleasure. The blue flowers Perry plants to honor a loved one gone too soon.

Poignant, spellbinding, and utterly original, Black in Blues is a brilliant new work that could only have come from the mind of one of our greatest writers and thinkers. Attuned to the harrowing and the sublime aspects of the human experience, it is every bit as vivid, rich, and striking as blue itself.

A “vast, multifaceted and

https://piaui.folha.uol.com.br/materia/pense-na-lagosta/

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Book Review: The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman
Second person present tense is the sexiest way to tell a story.
A long and meaty review at the blog from @chloroform_tea today:
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/book-review-wolf-and-his-king-by-finn.html

#books #fantasy #review #bookreview #bookstodon @bookstodon

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wants to read Graça Infinita
Conversando com amigo sobre este livro e, ao ler a sinopse novamente, se mostra bem atual:

"Os Estados Unidos e o Canadá já não existem: eles foram substituídos pela poderosa Onan, a Organização de Nações Norte-Americanas. Uma enorme porção do continente se tornou um depósito de lixo tóxico. Separatistas quebequenses praticam atos terroristas e a contagem dos anos foi vendida às grandes corporações. Graça infinita foi o último grande romance do século XX e teve um impacto duradouro e ainda difícil de ser aferido. Ora cômico, ora doloroso, ele encapsulou uma geração ligada à ironia e ao entretenimento, mas desconectada da imaginação, da solidariedade e da empatia. No romance, seguimos os passos dos irmãos Incandenza - membros da família mais disfuncional da literatura contemporânea -, conforme tentam dar conta do legado do patriarca James Incandenza, um cientista de óptica que se tornou cineasta e cometeu suicídio depois de produzir um misterioso filme que, pela alta voltagem de entretenimento, levava seus espectadores à morte. Enquanto organizações governamentais e terroristas querem usar o filme como arma de guerra, os Incandenza vão se embrenhar numa cômica e filosófica busca pelo sentido da vida. Graça infinita dobra todas as regras da ficção sem jamais sacrificar seu próprio valor de entretenimento. É uma exuberante e original investigação do que nos torna humanos - e um desses raros livros que renovam a ideia do que um romance pode ser."

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Há anos, quero ler este, mas é uma obra de fôlego (1.144 páginas) e bem caro. E não sei se é viável na edição em e-book, pois já ouvi reclamações sobre erros nas Notas (existem notas gigantescas e até notas dentro de notas...).

Antes, devo ler um texto indicado aqui no Fediverso e disponível gratuitamente na Revista Piauí (a não ser que tenham metido um paywall), "Pense na Lagosta":

#DavidFosterWallace #InfiniteJest #GracaInfinita #PenseNaLagosta #ConsiderTheLobster #Livros #Books #Ensaios #Essays

#NeoDB

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Do you all actually follow people on #bookwyrm ?
Who then? Friends? Critics?

I read mostly children and teenager #books. Who would you advice me to follow?

@reading @bookstodon
@book@lemmy.world
#bookstodon #book #bookworm

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Making Sense of The Nutcracker’s Libretto

Early audiences loved it, even as critics questioned its structure. Returning to the story helps illuminate what makes the ballet so strangely captivating.

By: Angelica Frey

https://daily.jstor.org/making-sense-of-the-nutcrackers-libretto/

Ballet at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/26513

#books #literature #ballet

Snowflake Waltz in the White Forest (The Nutcracker Act I, Scene III) performed by The New York City Ballet in 1954.

Dance Magazine April 1954 issue page 20 by Fred Fehl

A historic 1954 photograph by Fred Fehl showing the New York City Ballet performing the iconic "Snowflake Waltz" from The Nutcracker Act I, Scene III. The ethereal black and white image captures the corps de ballet dancers in romantic white tutus with their arms raised gracefully, evoking falling snowflakes in the enchanted White Forest scene. Published in Dance Magazine, April 1954.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snowflake_Waltz_NYC_Ballet_1954.png

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/8b7e9b13-a81e-44c4-9bc7-e46b5142e1ae

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I've finished: The Book Censor's Library by Bothayna Al-Essa

When I purchased a novel translated from Arabic I was expecting something more local. What I got is a universal appeal to the power of imagination and the role of stories in our humanity.

I learned about Zorba the Greek, Pinocchio and Alice in Wonderland as they struggle to survive in the grip of 1984.

I watched a man and his daughter struggle to retain their humanity in the face of a totalitarian regime.

@bookstodon @audiobooks #SFF #dystopia #books #amReading #bookstodon #AudioBook

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📚 How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Full Color Edition by: Dr. Seuss

Every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot...but the Grinch, who lived just north of Who-ville, did NOT!

Not since "Twas the night before Christmas" has the beginning of a Christmas tale been so instantly r...

https://bookblabla.com/book/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-full-color-edition

#books #reading #libraries #juvenilefiction #holidayscelebrations #socialthemes #emotionsfeelings

Every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot...but the Grinch, who lived just north of Who-ville, did NOT!

Not since "Twas the night before Christmas" has the beginning of a Christmas tale been so instantly recognizable. From the Grinch and his dog, Max, to Cindy-Lou and all the residents of Who-ville, this heartwarming story about the effects of the Christmas spirit will warm even the coldest and smallest of hearts. Like mistletoe, candy canes, and caroling, the Grinch is a mainstay of the holidays, beloved by readers young and old.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was first published in 1957 using just two different colored inks, red and black. This edition adds full color to Dr. Seuss’s unforgettable illustrations while still retaining the classic look of the original.

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER. The Grinch has never been greener! Perfect for lifelong fans as well as the littlest readers discovering Dr. Seuss’s iconic holiday classic for the first time, this edition preserves all the original text and illustrations only now in full, dazzling color!

#BookReview #Books #Bookstodon #SciFi

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finished reading To Be Taught, If Fortunate 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
by Becky Chambers.

A small crew of scientists leave Earth, and their time period, forever to explore life on distant planets. But what will they do when Earth goes silent? An ode to science, discovery and the inherent worth of knowledge. The lack of interpersonal conflict under such trying conditions feels unrealistic.

@WildWoila @wildwoila@wyrms.de

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#OTD in 1849.

American writer Edgar Allan Poe died under mysterious circumstances at Washington Medical College four days after being found on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland, in a delirious and incoherent state.

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

Books by Edgar Allan Poe at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/481

Edgar Allan Poe. Quarter-plate portrait daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe taken by William Abbott Pratt in Richmond, Virginia, September 1849. The two daguerreotypes Pratt made of Poe in this sitting are the last to have been made of the writer before his death in Baltimore in October 1849.

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The Best Books I Read in 2025

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What litterature is it when the characters are having affairs and suffering, the author is having an affair and suffering, the reader is having an affair and suffering 🤔 😂

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

#Book #Books #BookMemes #Memes #Humor #Humour
#ReadingMemes #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Litterature #Novel #Novels #Bookshelf #Mastobooks #BooksofMastodon #Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookstodon #BookLove #FantasyBooks

Four panel meme with two pictures.

First a woman in a carrige.
Russian lit: The characters are suffering, the author is suffering, the reader is suffering.

Second a picture of a fancy people dancing in a ballroom.
French lit: The characters are having an affair, the author is having an affair, the reader is having an affair.

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

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"Tupi or not tupi - That is the question."
Manifesto Antropófago, 1928.

Brazilian poet, novelist and cultural critic Oswald de Andrade died #OTD in 1954.

Andrade was one of the founders of Brazilian modernism and a member of the Group of Five, along with Mário de Andrade, Anita Malfatti, Tarsila do Amaral and Menotti del Picchia. He participated in the Modern Art Week (Semana de Arte Moderna).

Escritor brasileiro Oswald de Andrade/Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books #EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks

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Free @ #Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1462617

Having an abusive assassin for a sister was bad enough, but when Lyra’s older sister, Nicole, becomes obsessed with killing the teenage troll, her life becomes a special kind of nightmare. Will she escape, or become just another victim of the unstoppable woman?

(Left) The cover of Troll Song, by Owen Tyme, Illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

There's a woman in mud spattered white, leather armor crossing a pair of short swords against the neck of a terrified, shirtless dwarf.

The woman has white hair and a darker skin tone on the left side of her face. Her left eye is green and her right eye is blue.

The dwarf's hair and beard are blond.

The background is a green forest, with some flowers among the tall grass.

(Right) The background is a snow-covered forest, with a pair of dark silhouettes in it, one small and the other large, like a giant. The smaller silhouette is of a young woman walking away and the interior is filled with musical symbols, in green, white and two shades of blue. The larger silhouette is a woman wielding two swords and the interior is full of blood spatter. The larger one appears to be chasing the smaller one.

The following text is laid over the scene:

“I can’t die until Lyra takes her last breath! She’ll regret betraying her sisters!”

“There’s no price I won’t pay to see that happen, no pain I won’t endure and I’d sacrifice the whole world to seal her fate!”

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