What books should I read while I unplug
books
"Man is free at the instant he wants to be."
French writer, deist and philosopher Voltaire was born #OTD in 1694. He established himself as one of the leading writers of the enlightenment.
Books by Voltaire at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/913
#OTD in 1748.
The first instalment of Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, also known as Fanny Hill, is published anonymously by John Cleland to raise money to free himself from the London debtors' prison. It is considered by some to be the first modern erotic novel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Hill
Memoirs of Fanny Hill at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/25305
What was your favorite book from PG's catalog in 2025?
Edited 293d ago
Virginia Faulkner: Writer, Editor and... Ghostwriter?
Brad Bigelow on the Collaborative Process That Produced Polly Adler’s A House is Not a Home
https://lithub.com/virginia-faulkner-writer-editor-and-ghostwriter/
More about Virginia Faulkner:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Faulkner
https://neglectedbooks.com/?p=10900
Gorgeous Illustrations from Pantheon in Egyptien by Jean-Francois Champollion and Léon-Jean-Joseph Dubois, 1823
Published in Paris, the book takes a look at ancient Egyptian mythology
by Sheldon D.
Pantéon égyptien at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74228
You Can Buy Julius Evola’s Revolt Against the Modern World from a Vending Machine at the Iași Train Station
Abby Morton Diaz was born #OTD in 1821.
Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, she became involved in the reform movements of the 19th century, particularly those related to women's suffrage, education, and labor.
Abby Morton Diaz at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2166
UPDATE 11-May-2026 10:55 UTC+7.
353/560 — 207 left to reach the goal for May, in less than 5 days.
Monthly pledges help ease the instability that comes with disability and having no fixed income or healthcare, though one-off support also helps immensely.
Small contributions add up toward the essentials that keep me afloat: food, bills, and internet access.
If direct support isn’t possible, please consider amplifying this post.
This support helps me stay connected, survive, and continue participating in mutual aid and political work that reaches beyond borders.
Thank you, thank you
https://wrzky.com/links
@posts @mutualaid @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @disability @autistics @actuallyadhd
#mutualaidrequest #disabilitymutualaid #mutualaid #mutualaidboost #disability #press #activism #politics #artist #neurodivergence #ongoingsupport #anarchism #politics #socialmedia #writer #disabledwriter #medicalassistance #disabilityjustice #womensrights #muslim #islam #muslimvoices #poverty #healthcare #mentalhealth #books #helpfolkslive
📚 The Family Experiment by: John Marrs
The world’s population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. A growing number of people can no longer afford to start families, let alone raise them.
But for those desperate to experience parenthood, there is an alternative. For a monthly ...
https://bookblabla.com/book/the-family-experiment
#books #reading #libraries #fiction #thrillers #suspensefiction #psychologicalfiction #crimefiction
Herman Melville’s Great American Novel, ‘Moby-Dick,’ Only Got Mixed Reviews When It First Hit Bookstores
By Eli Wizevich
📚 Accidentally Amy by: Lynn Painter
A stolen latte results in a meet-cute for the ages in this brand-new edition, with bonus content, of New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter's rom-com Accidentally Amy.
Isabella Shay is usually a very honest person. But when she’s running late for her first day at her dream job and the barist...
https://bookblabla.com/book/accidentally-amy
#books #reading #libraries #fiction #romance #contemporaryfiction #women
@adriabailton thank you for hosting the last #writephant of 2025 😊
#SelfPromo
The #Smashwords sale is in its last few days (ends 11:59 p.m. Pacific January 1st US time, so Australians have to the middle of 2 Jan)
All mine are 25% off, if you’re in the mood for well-rated quirky/low-key/non-epic fantasy with queer romance:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer
there’s plenty more to browse too. I’ve got a few queued up, but the one I’ve already read, and really liked was, The King is Dead, by Naomi Libicki, for a not-European-set fantasy about a man who must look after his deeply traumatised cousin, while uncovering a conspiracy within his own family and beyond.
They were grown men or at least had lived for several decades, which in some societies is considered the same thing.
Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
Edited 298d ago
#OTD in 1900.
August Strindberg's To Damascus (Till Damaskus, first two parts) receives its première at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm with August Palme and Harriet Bosse, Strindberg's future wife, in the leading rôles.
#OTD in 1850.
Alfred Tennyson is named Poet Laureate of the UK in succession to William Wordsworth, but only after Samuel Rogers has declined the offer because of his age and Tennyson is assured that birthday odes will not be required of him.
Edited 1y ago
#OTD in 1918.
Wilfred Owen is killed in action aged 25, at the Sambre–Oise Canal, with only five of his poems published. News of his death reaches his parents in Shrewsbury a week later on Armistice Day.
Endre Ady was born #OTD in 1877.
Some of his notable poetry collections include "Új versek" (New Poems, 1906), "A Holnap" (Tomorrow, 1908), and "A halottak élén" (At the Head of the Dead, 1918).
Books by Endre Ady at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39489
📚 The Fellowship of the Ring by: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
The Dark Lord Sauron, an utterly evil and powerful being, is stirring again after a long period of dormancy. He will soon dominate all of Middle-earth if he is not stopped. The key to Sauron's defeat is Frodo, nephew and heir to Bilbo Baggins--he has the One Ring into which Sauron deposited much of his power. If th...
“Open Me Carefully.” Emily Dickinson’s Intimate Letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson
"A Look Inside the Poet’s Personal Life and the Making of Her Mythical Reclusiveness"
Books by Dickinson at PG:
French and American writer, journalist and pianist Ève Curie was born #OTD in 1904.
She is best known for writing a biography of her mother, Madame Curie (1937). Ève was the only member of her family who did not choose a career as a scientist and did not win a Nobel Prize, although her husband, Henry Richardson Labouisse Jr., did collect the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965 on behalf of UNICEF.
Book Review: The Gryphon King by Sara Omer
A monster-filled secondary-world fantasy that takes its cues and worldbuilding inspirations from points east of the Bosporus Strait
@Princejvstin has our review
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/book-review-gryphon-king-by-sara-omer.html