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<p>📚 The Midnight Train by: Matt Haig</p><p>When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop?</p><p>No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there.</p><p>The chance to re-live the moments that meant most.</p><p>To see what kind of person you really were.</p><p>For Wilbur his best days were with Maggie, the lov...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-midnight-train" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-midnight-train"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-midnig</span><span class="invisible">ht-train</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/visionarymetaphysical/" rel="tag">#visionarymetaphysical</a></p>

When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop?

No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there.

The chance to re-live the moments that meant most.

To see what kind of person you really were.

For Wilbur his best days were with Maggie, the love of his life. On his honeymoon in Venice.

Before he gave it all away.

He wishes he could go back and live differently. But to do so risks everything...

A magical, time-travelling love story, from the world of The Midnight Library.

When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop?

-- Book Release Expected: May 26, 2026 --

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1878.</p><p>Henry Irving's production of Hamlet, with himself in the title rôle playing opposite Ellen Terry as Ophelia, opens at the Lyceum Theatre, London (of which they have taken over the management). The tendency of actor-managers to emphasise the importance of their own central character did not always meet with the critics' approval.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet</a></p><p>Hamlet at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/1524" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/1524</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a> <a href="/tags/drama/" rel="tag">#drama</a></p>

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Act I, Scene IV by Henry Fuseli. Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus, and the Ghost, on platform before the Palace of Elsinor.

This image is an engraving based on the work by Henry Fuseli, titled Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Act I, Scene IV. It illustrates a dramatic moment from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. The scene shows Hamlet, Horatio, and Marcellus witnessing the ghost of Hamlet's father on the platform before the palace of Elsinore.

The ghost appears in armor, pointing dramatically, while the characters react in fear and awe. The dark, atmospheric setting emphasizes the tension and supernatural tone of the scene. Fuseli's composition captures the gothic and emotional intensity for which he is renowned.

This image is a painting by Eugène Delacroix, titled Hamlet and Horatio in the Cemetery (1839). It depicts the famous gravedigger scene from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, specifically Act V, Scene I.

In this pivotal moment, Hamlet reflects on mortality as he holds the skull of Yorick, the court jester he knew in his youth. The scene is set in a graveyard, with a gravedigger presenting the skull to Hamlet, while Horatio observes. The dramatic sky and earthy tones contribute to the somber and introspective mood of the painting, characteristic of Delacroix's Romantic style. This artwork is housed in the Louvre Museum.

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<p>📚 Flux by: Jinwoo Chong</p><p>Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, 28-year-old Brandon loses his job after a hostile takeover of his big-media employer, and 48-year-old Blue, a key witness in a criminal trial against an infamous now-defunct tech startup, struggles to reconnect with his family.<br> <br>So begins Jinwoo Chon...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/flux" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/flux</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a> <a href="/tags/gay/" rel="tag">#gay</a></p>

Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, 28-year-old Brandon loses his job after a hostile takeover of his big-media employer, and 48-year-old Blue, a key witness in a criminal trial against an infamous now-defunct tech startup, struggles to reconnect with his family.

So begins Jinwoo Chong’s dazzling, time-bending debut that blends elements of neo-noir and speculative fiction as the lives of Bo, Brandon, and Blue begin to intersect, uncovering a vast network of secrets and an experimental technology that threatens to upend life itself. Intertwined with them is the saga of an iconic ’80s detective show, Raider, whose star actor has imploded spectacularly after revelations of long-term, concealed abuse.

Flux is a haunting and sometimes shocking exploration of the cyclical nature of grief, of moving past trauma, and of the pervasive nature of whiteness within the development of Asian identity in America.

A New York Times Editor’s Choice
- Best Book of 2023 by Esquire, Apple Books, HuffPost, GQ, Cosmopolitan, and Goodreads.
- Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
- VCU Cabell First Novelist Award

Brazen, exhilarating, fun, and surprising! I couldn't predict where this novel was going, but I was definitely along for the ride. Ling Ma, author of Severance

A blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his mysterious employers have inadvert

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<p>2025 in <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>, a thread, inspired by (but not limited to) <a href="https://shereads.com/traci-thomas-best-books-of-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="shereads.com/traci-thomas-best-books-of-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shereads.com/traci-thomas-best</span><span class="invisible">-books-of-2025/</span></a> :</p><p>Two books I loved, part 1: <br>Gliff - Ali Smith</p><p>A fable about survival in a totalitarian surveillance state. A reflection on childhood, siblinghood, and the cost and worth of kindness. A dance with language and memory. I was torn between the impulse to read it all in one sitting and the urge to savor every single sentence.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>

Cover, Gliff by Ali Smith

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<p>What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?</p><p>Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein is today lauded as the first science fiction novel as well as a seminal work of Gothic horror. </p><p>By Lauren Jones</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/mary-shelley-wrote-frankenstein-novel/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/mary-shelley-wrote-frankenstein-novel/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/mary-shel</span><span class="invisible">ley-wrote-frankenstein-novel/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/gothic/" rel="tag">#Gothic</a></p>

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My year in review

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1877.</p><p>Anna Sewell's animal welfare novel Black Beauty is published. It was written from a horse as main character's perspective. Sewell wrote it in the last years of her life, during which she was bedridden and seriously ill.</p><p><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/271" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/271</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover of the novel Black Beauty, first edition 1877, published by London: Jarrold and Sons Unknown author - https://archive.org/details/blackbeautyhisgr00seweiala

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<p>📚 Crossroads by: Kaleb Dahlgren</p><p>On April 6, 2018, sixteen people died and thirteen others were injured after a bus taking the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team to a playoff game collided with a transport truck in a rural intersection. The tragedy moved millions of people to leave hockey sticks by their fron...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/crossroads" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/crossroads</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/biographyautobiography/" rel="tag">#biographyautobiography</a> <a href="/tags/wintersports/" rel="tag">#wintersports</a> <a href="/tags/hockeyselfhelp/" rel="tag">#hockeyselfhelp</a> <a href="/tags/motivationalinspirational/" rel="tag">#motivationalinspirational</a></p>

On April 6, 2018, sixteen people died and thirteen others were injured after a bus taking the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team to a playoff game collided with a transport truck in a rural intersection. The tragedy moved millions of people to leave hockey sticks by their front door to show sympathy and support for the Broncos. People from more than eighty countries pledged millions of dollars to
families whose relatives had been directly involved in the accident.

An inspiring story of hope and resiliency

Crossroads is the story of Kaleb Dahlgren, a young man who survived the bus crash and faced life after the tragedy with resiliency and positivity. In this chronicle of his time with the Broncos and the loving community of Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Dahlgren takes a hard look at his experience of unprecedented loss, but also revels in the overwhelming response and outpouring of love from across Canada and around the world.

But this book also goes much deeper, revealing the adversity Dahlgren faced long before his time in Humboldt and his inspiring journey since the accident. From a childhood spent learning to live with type 1 diabetes to his remarkable recovery from severe brain trauma that astounded medical professionals, Dahlgren documents a life of perseverance, gratitude and hope in the wake of enormous obstacles and life-altering tragedy.

The author will donate a portion of his proceeds from this book to STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service).

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1891.</p><p>Maurice Maeterlinck's play The Blind (written in 1890) is premièred. Les Aveugles is, along with L'Intruse, one of Maurice Maeterlinck's first two plays.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blind_(play)" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blind_(play)"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blin</span><span class="invisible">d_(play)</span></a></p><p>Les Aveugles is available at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48368" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48368</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

A print by Nicholas Roerich published 1906, based on Maurice Maeterlinck's The Blind.

The artwork feature a desolate, eerie setting, a forest, reflecting the isolation and vulnerability of the blind characters in the play. The figures could appear huddled together, their expressions a mix of fear, confusion, and a yearning for guidance, symbolizing humanity's search for meaning in the face of the unknown. Roerich’s use of light, perhaps moonlight or a faint celestial glow, might guide the viewer’s eye and emphasize the interplay between darkness and illumination, echoing the play’s spiritual overtones.

Auguste Donnay illustration pour Les aveugles de Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949) in Théâtre de Maurice Maeterlinck, illustré par Auguste Donnay, (1862-1921) Date d'édition : 1901-1902 (BNF/Gallica)

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<p>Going to the Moon: Early Cartography of the Lunar Surface</p><p>The lunar maps shown in this post were created long before satellite images became available. The topography is highly detailed and the historical backgrounds of the astronomers who created them are compelling.</p><p>by: Cynthia Smith (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2020/03/going-to-the-moon-early-cartography-of-the-lunar-surface/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blogs.loc.gov/maps/2020/03/going-to-the-moon-early-cartography-of-the-lunar-surface/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.loc.gov/maps/2020/03/goi</span><span class="invisible">ng-to-the-moon-early-cartography-of-the-lunar-surface/</span></a></p><p>Galileo at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39014" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39014"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/39014</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>

This is a historic page showing three of Galileo Galilei's pioneering telescopic observations of the Moon, from his Opere di Galileo Galilei (1655), held in the Rare Books and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress.

The page displays three circular illustrations of the Moon in different phases, arranged with two at the top (left and right) and one at the bottom right. The page header reads "OBSERVAT SIDERUM" (Observations of the Stars/Heavens), with page numbers visible (34 and 35, suggesting this is a two-page spread).

https://brescia-raccoltestoriche.unicatt.it/storie/la-sezione-galileo-galilei/

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<p>A Review of New Year: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-new-year/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-new-year/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-ne</span><span class="invisible">w-year/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/fivestars/" rel="tag">#FiveStars</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/newyear/" rel="tag">#NewYear</a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

Book cover for “New Year” by Neal Shooter. Image on cover is a very bright yellow background that reminds me of the glow of a lightbulb. It’s so bright it all but obscures the title and author.

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My favorite event from 2025: my local Book Crawl!

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<p>"Intelligent men are cruel. Stupid men are monstrously cruel."</p><p>Jack London died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1916.</p><p>A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/120" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/120"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/120</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Jack London (date unknown) Bain Collection - Library of Congress.

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<p>Free Ebook: <a href="https://books2read.com/EmergentConsequences" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/EmergentConsequences"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/EmergentConsequ</span><span class="invisible">ences</span></a></p><p>The painter of the universe, known as Life, just wanted to fulfill her reason for being, by creating a universe full of beautiful wonders and living things, but her twin brother, Death, exists solely to destroy her work, leading to an intractable argument about whose work should prevail.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/life/" rel="tag">#life</a> <a href="/tags/death/" rel="tag">#death</a> <a href="/tags/creation/" rel="tag">#creation</a> <a href="/tags/destruction/" rel="tag">#destruction</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#humor</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#satire</a> <a href="/tags/darkhumor/" rel="tag">#darkhumor</a> <a href="/tags/free/" rel="tag">#free</a></p>

(Left) The Cover of Emergent Consequences, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

Life and Death lay asleep in a the grass, the way they lay slightly resembling the yin-yang symbol. The tools of their trades are scattered around them.

Life is a woman with black hair, in a white robe. Behind her are the paint brush and palette she paints the universe with. She's rather short and has rosy cheeks.

Death is a skeleton in a black robe, which appears to be continually disintegrating at the hem line. Behind him lay his scythe and scroll of names.

Between Life and Death is the hourglass that serves as the source of time for the entire universe, an item that's most commonly carried by Death, but which is part of the work of both of them.

The artwork is cartoonish, with some bushes and a tree that has one red piece of fruit dangling from it. The scene is looked upon by the sun, which frowns at everything.

(Right) The background is an image of some green bacteria with the following quote over the top:

"I think I'll call it Ted."

"Ted? You want to name micro-organism Ted? Are you serious?"

"Yes, Ted."

"Alright, I just thought Bob would fit better."

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

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I canceled my book deal

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<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/40lLKnj7017mT5Nbq1DmX6" rel="nofollow">Before the Coffee Gets Cold</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.</p><p>In a particular seat in an otherwise unremarkable cafe, it is possible to travel through time. Despite stringent limitations, the customers and workers nonetheless find solace from the travails of life. Its a pleasing enough community of everyday people, but nothing special.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> </p><p> @wildwoila@wyrms.de <span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span><br></p>

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Demonology, the World, and the Human Mind: A System of Structured Interaction

<p>cross-posted from: <a href="https://hilariouschaos.com/post/9693955" rel="nofollow">hilariouschaos.com/post/9693955</a></p><p><p>cross-posted from: <a href="https://hilariouschaos.com/post/9693586" rel="nofollow">hilariouschaos.com/post/9693586</a></p><p><p>Quick author note before reading: i made this book free for everyone using ai. I planned out the entire book, came up with the concept and plot. However to give you this book in its entirety for free without killing too much of my personal time, i let my writing engine draft it. That being said, i hope you enjoy.</p><p>Table of Contents</p><p>Chapter 1 System Foundations</p><p>Chapter 2 Structural Rules</p><p>Chapter 3 Ordered Hierarchy</p><p>Chapter 4 Classification Systems</p><p>Chapter 5 Domain Separation</p><p>Chapter 6 Functional Assignment</p><p>Chapter 7 Angelic Structure</p><p>Chapter 8 Celestial Hierarchy</p><p>Chapter 9 Enforcement Systems</p><p>Chapter 10 Infernal Classification</p><p>Chapter 11 Entity Types</p><p>Chapter 12 Environmental Conditions</p><p>Chapter 13 Domain Interaction</p><p>Chapter 14 Summoning Systems</p><p>Chapter 15 Sacred Authority</p><p>Chapter 16 Ritual Geometry</p><p>Chapter 17 Binding and Banishing</p><p>Chapter 18 Rise of Grimoires</p><p>Chapter 19 The Lesser Key of Solomon</p><p>Chapter 20 Ars Goetia</p><p>Chapter 21 Infernal Functions</p><p>Chapter 22 Infernal Structure</p><p>Chapter 23 The 72 Demons</p><p>Chapter 24 Demon Knowledge</p><p>Chapter 25 Hidden Information</p><p>Chapter 26 Scrying and Perception</p><p>Chapter 27 Thin Places</p><p>Chapter 28 Boundary Zones</p><p>Chapter 29 Herbs and Plants</p><p>Chapter 30 Metals and Stones</p><p>Chapter 31 Smoke and Fire</p><p>Chapter 32 Ritual Objects</p><p>Chapter 33 The Chakra System</p><p>Chapter 34 Consciousness and Perception</p><p>Chapter 35 The System Circuit</p><p>This isn’t a traditional demonology book because it’s not mainly about demons.</p><p>A normal demonology book focuses on demons themselves. It explains who they are, what they do, their stories, and their meanings. The attention stays on the beings.</p><p>This book does something different. It focuses on how interaction works.</p><p>Instead of centering on demons, it explains the structure behind interaction—things like setup, environment, authority, perception, and internal processing. Demons are included, but only as one part inside that system, not the main focus.</p><p>You can think of it like this. A traditional demonology book describes the “characters.” This book explains the “rules of the system” those characters exist within.</p><p>Because of that, it reads more like a manual than a story or a collection of lore. It shows how different parts connect, what conditions are required, and how the whole process works from start to finish.</p><p>So in simple terms:</p><p>A demonology book tells you about demons.This book explains how the system of interaction works, where demons are just one piece of it.</p><p><a href="https://files.catbox.moe/gzoox3.pdf" rel="nofollow">files.catbox.moe/gzoox3.pdf</a></p></p></p> <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://hilariouschaos.com/post/9693956">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Mass-market paperbacks are going away?! <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/tech.lgbt/blobcatcry.png" class="emoji" alt=":blobcatcry:" title=":blobcatcry:"> (first segment in the video)</p><p>They are being replaced with e-books or their more expensive trade paperback jcousins.</p><p><a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#ebooks</a> <a href="/tags/massmarket/" rel="tag">#MassMarket</a> <a href="/tags/trade/" rel="tag">#Trade</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/massmarketpaperbacks/" rel="tag">#MassMarketPaperbacks</a> <a href="/tags/readerlink/" rel="tag">#ReaderLink</a> <a href="/tags/danielgreene/" rel="tag">#DanielGreene</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/z6EqhaBCAK4?si=Jl8Whk5dIUvfM355" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="youtu.be/z6EqhaBCAK4?si=Jl8Whk5dIUvfM355"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/z6EqhaBCAK4?si=Jl8Whk</span><span class="invisible">5dIUvfM355</span></a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1899.</p><p>William Gillette's play Sherlock Holmes, based (with authorisation) on the writings of Arthur Conan Doyle, opens in New York City with himself in the title rôle.</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/sherlockholmes0000will" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="archive.org/details/sherlockholmes0000will"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/sherlockho</span><span class="invisible">lmes0000will</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

Detail of photograph of the Broadway production of Sherlock Holmes, with William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes and Katherine Florence as Alice Faulkner. Stage Publishing Company, Inc.; photograph by Byron Company - Stage, August 1937 (page 91)

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<p>Danish author Marie Bregendahl was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1867.</p><p>Her first novel Hendrik i Bakken was published in 1904. She went on to gain fame with En Dødsnat in 1912, based on the death of her mother when she was only 12.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Bregendahl" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Bregendahl"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Br</span><span class="invisible">egendahl</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

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<p>"Call me Ishmael."</p><p>Readers dive into New Bedford Whaling Museum's 30th 'Moby-Dick' marathon</p><p>by Andrea Shea</p><p><a href="https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/01/01/new-bedford-whaling-museum-moby-dick-marathon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.wbur.org/news/2026/01/01/new-bedford-whaling-museum-moby-dick-marathon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.wbur.org/news/2026/01/01/n</span><span class="invisible">ew-bedford-whaling-museum-moby-dick-marathon</span></a></p><p>Moby-Dick at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2701" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2701</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

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<p>Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do:..."</p><p>Lewis Carroll’s Personal Copy of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ Returns to its ‘Spiritual Home’ in Oxford</p><p>The book has been donated jointly to Christ Church and the Bodleian Library, which are both part of the University of Oxford</p><p>by Sarah Kuta </p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lewis-carrolls-personal-copy-of-alices-adventures-in-wonderland-returns-to-its-spiritual-home-in-oxford-180987910/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lewis-carrolls-personal-copy-of-alices-adventures-in-wonderland-returns-to-its-spiritual-home-in-oxford-180987910/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/lewis-carrolls-personal-copy-of-alices-adventures-in-wonderland-returns-to-its-spiritual-home-in-oxford-180987910/</span></a></p><p>Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover of the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

The cover has a beige or cream-colored background with the title "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" displayed at the top in a bold, serif typeface in dark blue or black. At the bottom, "LEWIS CARROLL" appears in the same typeface and color.

The main image is contained within a dark blue border and depicts a whimsical garden scene featuring two central figures:

On the right stands Alice, portrayed as a young girl with shoulder-length blonde hair with bangs. She wears a classic white pinafore dress over a white blouse, with the dress featuring a decorative orange or coral-colored hem with a scalloped pattern. Her expression is calm and pleasant.

On the left is a rotund figure in elaborate costume consisting of:

An enormous round red or orange hat or headdress that dominates the upper portion
A smiling, chubby face with rosy cheeks
An orange and yellow striped collar or ruff
A flowing orange robe or dress decorated with circular patterns and ornate details
The figure has a jovial, almost comical appearance

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11/pg11-images.html

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1859</p><p>Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White, an early example of mystery fiction, begins serialisation in All the Year Round.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_White_(novel)#" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_White_(novel)#"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woma</span><span class="invisible">n_in_White_(novel)#</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_Year_Round" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_Year_Round"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_</span><span class="invisible">Year_Round</span></a></p><p><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/583" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/583</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1952.</p><p>Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End after a premiere in Nottingham, UK. It will become the longest continuously running play in history.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mousetrap" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mousetrap"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mous</span><span class="invisible">etrap</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

22461th performance of The Mousetrap (at St Martin's Theatre)

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<p>But even then I think TV and movies based on books are often better than a lot of other TV or movie writing, so perhaps it's not all bad? 🤔😁 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joinin</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</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> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</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>

Side by side photos of a bannister with a horse on the end.
The Book: A horse beautifully carved directly into the bannister.
The Movie: A plastic horse toy hung on the end of the bannister with a string.

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