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1y

Hi guys!

I’m new to mastodon and the fediverse. I’m still trying to figure things out but so far this seems pretty cool!

Here is a list of my interests:
#kpop
#kdrama
#anime
#manga
#genshinimpact
#books
#nonfiction

I am also a part of the #lgbtq community and came here because of #tiktok

I hope to find lots of friends so if you follow me i’ll follow you back!

#newhere #introduction

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1y

"Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race."

#OTD in 1916.

James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is first published complete in book form, in New York by B. W. Huebsch.

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

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/4217

#books #literature

Front cover of the first edition, published by B. W. Huebsch in 1916

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What book has caused this reaction in you? 🤔

@reading @joinin @bookstodon @books

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

Three panel comic by theoddisout on Tumblr.

First Panel: One figure is asking a reading figure, "Do you like the book I loaned you?"
Second: The reader turns and screams at the top of their lungs.
Third: "Oh, you're at that part."

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A light from the periphery

The life of Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose illuminates how scientific genius can emerge from the most unexpected quarters

by Somaditya (Soma) Banerjee

https://aeon.co/essays/why-satyendra-nath-bose-was-more-than-einsteins-sidekick?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=fbc94eca5e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_01_13_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

More about Nath Bose;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyendra_Nath_Bose

#books #physics #science

Bose at Dhaka University in the 1930s.

It shows Bose seated outdoors on a wooden chair, facing the camera directly. He is dressed in formal academic attire typical of the period: a light-colored suit jacket, matching trousers, a collared shirt, and a neatly knotted tie. A pen is visible tucked into the breast pocket of his jacket, suggesting a scholarly or professional role.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyendra_Nath_Bose#/media/File:Satyendra-nath-bose.jpg

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How Edgar Allan Poe Became Our Era’s Premier Storyteller

Fans of the mystery writer have no shortage of ways to pay homage to the scribe behind “The Raven” and so much more

by Michael Capuzzo (from the archives)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/edgar-allan-poe-became-era-premier-storyteller-180971001/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550

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

#books #literature

An 1875 illustration of Poe by French impressionist Édouard Manet for the Stéphane Mallarmé translation of "The Raven"

The image captures the haunting, psychological atmosphere of Poe's famous poem through Manet's bold, sketchy style:

Upper portion: A bust or statue (likely representing Pallas Athena, mentioned in the poem: "perched upon a bust of Pallas")
The raven: Suggested by the dark, dramatic shading and atmospheric mood
Lower portion: A figure (the narrator) slumped or reading, overwhelmed by grief and the supernatural visitor
The door: Geometric lines suggesting the chamber door at which someone came "rapping"

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14082/pg14082-images.html

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📚 I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom: A Novel by: Jason Pargin

Outside Los Angeles, a driver pulls up to find a young woman sitting on a large black box. She offers him $200,000 cash to transport her and that box across the country, to Washington, DC.

But there are rules:

He cannot look inside the box.
He cannot ask question...

https://bookblabla.com/book/im-starting-to-worry-about-this-black-box-of-doom-a-novel

#books #reading #libraries

Outside Los Angeles, a driver pulls up to find a young woman sitting on a large black box. She offers him $200,000 cash to transport her and that box across the country, to Washington, DC.

But there are rules:

He cannot look inside the box.
He cannot ask questions.
He cannot tell anyone.
They must leave immediately.
He must leave all trackable devices behind.

As these eccentric misfits hit the road, rumors spread on social media that the box is part of a carefully orchestrated terror attack intended to plunge the USA into civil war.

The truth promises to be even stranger, and may change how you see the world.

THE INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER

A standalone darkly humorous thriller set in modern America's age of anxiety, by New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin.

Source: Publisher

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1y

Wrath of the Sky, the second volume of Sky Children, is available for preorder! The release date is set for February 7, 2025.

You can learn more at my website:
https://owentyme.us/books/sky-children/wrath-of-the-sky.html

Or go straight to the store links:
https://books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky

#author #indieauthor #books #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #actionadventure #fiction

The cover of Wrath of the Sky, by Owen Tyme.

The background is black and the foreground features a flaming planet that resembles Earth.

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1y

What Role Did Women Play in the Scientific Revolution?

The Scientific Revolution was characterized by a major shift in the way of thinking. Historically, women’s contributions, however, were largely overlooked.

By Mike Cohen

https://www.thecollector.com/role-of-women-in-scientific-revolution/

#books #history #literature #womeninStem

Gabrielle Émilie du Châtelet at Her Work Table, by Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 18th century.

Émilie du Châtelet is depicted seated at a richly adorned table, engaged in her work, likely involving mathematical or scientific writings.

She wears an opulent yet tasteful gown with delicate lace and fine fabrics, reflecting both her aristocratic status and the refined elegance of the Rococo period.

She is holding a compass, a tool for drawing, measuring, and copying accurate circles.

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finished reading Just One Damned Thing After Another 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
by Jodi Taylor.

A shameless rip-off of Connie Willis' time travelling historian concept, but with much more chaotic excitement. A bit too much, perhaps, and not enough historic immersion. Don't think too hard, just enjoy the ride.

#BookReview #Books #Bookstodon #SFF

@WildWoila @wildwoila@wyrms.de

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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? January 20

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My #bookreview is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, and spectacular #horror #books far and wide.

The tropes and subtext in THE NIGHT SHIP could be both trite & unceasingly grim but Alex Woodroe's deft & elegant writing makes this weird, cosmic horror tale of survivors battling the forces of darkness a suspenseful, thrilling, life-affirming adventure of determination & grit. (Flame Tree)

#book #review #bookstodon #CosmicHorror @bookstodon #mothersuspiriareview #MSReview @bookstodon@toot.community

The Night Ship by Alex Woodroe

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📚 The Strange House (Manga) Vol. 4 by: Uketsu, Kyo Ayano

As Yuzuki and I investigate the Katabuchi family home, our unease grows. What dark secrets has her family been hiding? The mysteries deepen, but at least one has been solved: the identity of You-chan's murderer. Yet that is only the beginning of the strange, disturbing truth...

https://bookblabla.com/book/the-strange-house-manga-vol-4

#books #reading #libraries #manga #horror

As Yuzuki and I investigate the Katabuchi family home, our unease grows. What dark secrets has her family been hiding? The mysteries deepen, but at least one has been solved: the identity of You-chan's murderer. Yet that is only the beginning of the strange, disturbing truth...

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1y

When #SHTF, I'm sure you will need #community, #solidarity and stable #relationships at a local level a little more than you'll need a 2y supply of freeze-dried meals.

Though it can't hurt to download #books and #information now that you once believed would be treasured as heritage of humankind – and never be burned, or rewritten to suit the needs of fanatics with fragile egos.

Start here:

@gutenberg_org
@kiwix
@internetarchive

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1y

#OTD in 1789.

William Hill Brown's anonymous sentimental epistolary novel The Power of Sympathy: or, The Triumph of Nature, usually considered the first American novel, is published in Boston.

The novel was first published anonymously, but was popularly attributed to poet Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton because of the resemblance between the plot and a scandal in her family; Brown was not correctly identified as the author until 1894.

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

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69250

The Power of Sympathy by William Hill Brown (1789), title page.

The title page of the original edition is formal and typical of 18th-century publications, with a long, descriptive subtitle. It reads:

The Power of Sympathy: or, The Triumph of Nature. Founded in Truth.

It is followed by the publication details, which state that it was printed in Boston by Isaiah Thomas and Company in 1789.

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1y

"Prose is a museum, where all the old weapons of poetry are kept."

In January 1909.

T. E. Hulme's poems "Autumn" and "A City Sunset" are included in the Poets' Club anthology For Christmas MDCCCCVIII, as the first examples of Imagism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._E._Hulme

Canzoni & Ripostes at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39783

#books #literature #poetry

T.E. Hulme in 1912.

Hulme is shown in formal attire, such as a suit, with neatly combed hair.

His expression is typically stern or contemplative, aligning with his reputation as a rigorous thinker and a key figure in early modernist movements, particularly Imagism.

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1y

From January till September 1905.

L. Frank Baum's Animal Fairy Tales appear in The Delineator magazine.

For several decades in the twentieth century, the collection was a "lost" book by Baum; it resurfaced when the International Wizard of Oz Club published the stories in one volume in 1969.

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

The Animal Fairy Tales at Delineator:
https://reader.library.cornell.edu/docviewer/digital?id=hearth1891092_64_2#page/106/mode/1up

#books #literature

Animal Fairy Tales published in Vol. 64, No. 2, August, 1905: The Delineator.

Drawings by Charles Livinstone Bull.

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1y

German poet and novelist Achim von Arnim was born #OTD in 1781.

He is best known as one of the key figures of German Romanticism. His works were collected, with an introduction by Wilhelm Grimm, in twenty volumes (1839–48). He influenced late Romantics and Realists such as Eduard Mörike, Heinrich Heine, Ludwig Uhland and Theodor Storm, particularly through the Wunderhorn.

Books by Achim von Arnim at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/848

#books #literature

Portrait of Achim von Arnim by Peter Edward Stroehling, 1803.

Stroehling, known for his detailed and refined portrait style, presents Arnim as a young man, with a confident and intellectual demeanor befitting his literary status.

The portrait showcases Arnim in early 19th-century attire.

Stroehling's technique emphasizes realism, using soft lighting and delicate brushwork to bring out the subject's facial features and character.

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📚 Fauves by: Melissa Da Costa

Je veux jouer avec le feu, trembler, sentir la morsure de la mort. Défier les instincts les plus brutaux, les plus sauvages, et les dépasser.

Comment s'échapper de sa cage ? C'est l'obsession des fauves mais aussi celle de Tony, dix-sept ans, lorsqu'il rejoint un cirque itinérant après avoir fui la violence de son père. Faire face aux bê...

https://bookblabla.com/book/fauves

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #general

Je veux jouer avec le feu, trembler, sentir la morsure de la mort. Défier les instincts les plus brutaux, les plus sauvages, et les dépasser.

Comment s'échapper de sa cage ? C'est l'obsession des fauves mais aussi celle de Tony, dix-sept ans, lorsqu'il rejoint un cirque itinérant après avoir fui la violence de son père. Faire face aux bêtes, affronter ses propres démons...

Le nouveau roman de Mélissa Da Costa nous propulse au coeur de l'arène, où l'ivresse du danger fait oublier la mort. Une fresque magistrale, portée par une écriture tendue et charnelle.

Mélissa Da Costa relève hautement le défi de cet audacieux roman. Le Parisien WE

C'est tout un univers de brutes et d'audacieux, de femmes endurantes et bouleversantes, l'envers du chapiteau que conte brillamment Mélissa Da Costa. Adrénaline garantie. Elle
Fauves séduit par la complexité de ses personnages, rendant le roman addictif et difficile à lâcher. Huffington Post

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Ebook and paperback: https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish

Spies, aliens, trolls, wizards and a disowned prince use a time machine, to improve their place in history, but Levi Jacobs stands in their way, despite having just lost his parents in war. Will he stop them or will the time travelers kill his father at a pivotal moment, on which the fate of the galaxy hangs?

@bookstodon
#author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books

(Left) The cover of The Third Wish, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

A wizard in a black robe that glitters with hints of gold stands on a mountain and looks down at a city of sky scrapers covered in greenery. In his shadow lurks a creature with glowing red eyes.

In the background, the sun is setting and stars are becoming visible.

(Right Background) Four images separated by black lines, with the silhouette of a woman wielding two swords laid over them. She's outlined in black and her interior is yellow clock-based imagery that spirals outward from the center.

The upper left quarter is a queen in a red, furred robe, wearing a gold and diamond crown. She has dark eyebrows and blond hair.

Upper right is a planet seen from orbit.

Lower left is a symbolic wire frame representation of the view inside a wormhole, in green and yellow.

Lower right is dandelions among grass.

The angle of the planet, one of the woman's swords, the yellow highlights of the wormhole and some of the dandelions form a line that draws the eye along a sweeping curve.

(Right Foreground) The following quote:

He admired the flawless beauty of the insane swordswoman’s fluid movements as Ida took desperate step after step, backwards!

He felt waves of mental energy pour off the panic-stricken troll, but the energy bounced right off of Nicole’s mind, as though she’d shut herself inside a solid, red-hot, steel box of rage!

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

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finished reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
by Gabrielle Zevin.

Two friends become productive creative partners in computer game design, but their emotional blocks cause regular estrangements (gets a bit frustrating - grow up already!). I enjoyed the nostalgia of old-school gaming, but would probably still be enjoyable for non-gamers. Now, off to play Oregon Trail ... https://oregontrail.run/

#BookReview #Books #Bookstodon

@WildWoila @wildwoila@wyrms.de

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1y

"Poet, never chase the dream.
Laugh yourself and turn away.
Mask your hunger, let it seem
Small matter if he come or stay;..."

#OTD in 1918.

The English poet Robert Graves marries the painter Nancy Nicholson in London. The wedding guests include Wilfred Owen, whose first nationally published poem appears three days later ("Miners" in The Nation). He will die by the end of the year.

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

Robert Graves at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/628

#books #literature #poetry

Portrait of Robert Graves in 1919.

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1y

#OTD in 1902.

The first example of a Sherlockian game – a study of inconsistencies of dates in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles (the serialisation of which in The Strand Magazine concludes in April) by publisher Frank Sidgwick – appears in The Cambridge Review.

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

Arthur Conan Doyle at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/69

#books #literature

Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Empty House" (1903), Illustration by Sidney Paget, in The Strand Magazine.

Orginal caption: "Sherlock Holmes was standing and smiling at me across my study table."

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Three women translators who bridged cultures

Stories of Birgitte Thott, Sarah Austin, and Émilie du Châtelet

by Małgorzata Szynkielewska via @europeana (from the archives)

https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/three-women-translators-who-bridged-cultures

Books by or translated by Émilie du Châtelet at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=%C3%89milie+du+Ch%C3%A2telet&submit_search=Search

#books #translators #womeninart

Birgitte Thott (1610–1662) used her remarkable linguistic abilities to bring foreign knowledge to her native Denmark.

Sarah Austin (1793–1867) was an English translator and editor who played a pivotal role in introducing British audiences to German authors. Sarah’s translations were linguistic accomplishments and also acts of cultural mediation, helping to bridge intellectual divides between Britain and continental Europe.

Émilie du Châtelet (1706–1749) was a French natural philosopher and mathematician.

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1y

American journalist Nellie Bly died #OTD in 1922.

She was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg, & for an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within. Bly was also an inventor, receiving U.S. patent 697,553 for a novel milk can & U.S. patent 703,711 for a stacking garbage can.

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

Nellie Bly at PG
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/9648

#books #literature

A woodcut image of Nellie Bly's homecoming reception in Jersey City printed in Frank Leslie's Illustrated News on February 8, 1890.

Caption reads: "Around the world in seventy-two days and six hours - reception of Nellie Bly at Jersey City on the completion of her journey." Includes two vignettes (inset) titled: "Presenting the Globe-Girdler a Golden Globe" and "The Arrival in Philadelphia."

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📚 Cibola Burn by: James S. A. Corey

An empty apartment, a missing family, that's creepy. But this is like finding a military base with no one on it. Fighters and tanks idling on the runway with no drivers. This is bad juju. Something wrong happened here. What you should do is tell everyone to leave.

The gates have opened the way to a thousand new worlds and the rush to colonize has beg...

https://bookblabla.com/book/cibola-burn

#books #reading #libraries

An empty apartment, a missing family, that's creepy. But this is like finding a military base with no one on it. Fighters and tanks idling on the runway with no drivers. This is bad juju. Something wrong happened here. What you should do is tell everyone to leave.

The gates have opened the way to a thousand new worlds and the rush to colonize has begun. Settlers looking for a new life stream out from humanity's home planets. Ilus, the first human colony on this vast new frontier, is being born in blood and fire.

Independent settlers stand against the overwhelming power of a corporate colony ship with only their determination, courage, and the skills learned in the long wars of home. Innocent scientists are slaughtered as they try to survey a new and alien world.

The struggle on Ilus threatens to spread all the way back to Earth. James Holden and the crew of his one small ship are sent to make peace in the midst of war and sense in the midst of chaos. But the more he looks at it, the more Holden thinks the mission was meant to fail. And the whispers of a dead man remind him that the great galactic civilization that once stood on this land is gone. And that something killed it.

The ExpanseLeviathan WakesCaliban's WarAbaddon's GateCibola BurnNemesis GamesBabylon's AshesThe Expanse Short Fiction The Butcher of Anderson StationGods of RiskThe ChurnThe Vital Abyss.

The explosive fourth novel in James S.A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series. Now a m

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