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<p>This Week in Literary History: Edna St. Vincent Millay Loses Her Manuscript in a Hotel Fire</p><p>Did She Ever Truly Recover?</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/this-week-in-literary-history-edna-st-vincent-millay-loses-her-manuscript-in-a-hotel-fire/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/this-week-in-literary-history-edna-st-vincent-millay-loses-her-manuscript-in-a-hotel-fire/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/this-week-in-litera</span><span class="invisible">ry-history-edna-st-vincent-millay-loses-her-manuscript-in-a-hotel-fire/</span></a></p><p>Her works at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/70" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/70"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/70</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

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Any books that read like The Hobbit?

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<p>My <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, and spectacular <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> far and wide.</p><p>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)</p><p><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/cosmichorror/" rel="tag">#CosmicHorror</a> <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="/tags/mothersuspiriareview/" rel="tag">#mothersuspiriareview</a> <a href="/tags/msreview/" rel="tag">#MSReview</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://toot.community/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon@toot.community</span></a></span></p>

The Night Ship by Alex Woodroe

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<p>The Case for Aesthetic Education</p><p>Why Friedrich Schiller believed art belongs at the heart of education—and why it matters for equal opportunity today.</p><p>By: Marco Elvis Joven Domínguez </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-case-for-aesthetic-education/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/the-case-for-aesthetic-education/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/the-case-for-a</span><span class="invisible">esthetic-education/</span></a></p><p>Books by Friedrich Schiller at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/289" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/289"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/289</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/pedagogy/" rel="tag">#pedagogy</a></p>

Still Life with Apples by Paul Cézanne.

A green ceramic jar, a wine bottle wrapped in wicker, a wicker-wrapped jug, a small floral-patterned sugar bowl, and a bowl of red and yellow apples, all arranged on a table draped with a patterned blue cloth and white fabric.

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<p>Revisiting Vonnegut, who satirised *right now* back in the mid-60s:<br>Fascism, racism, communism & absurd, confused ideas of patriotism in contemporary USA.<br>And how ruthless lawyers and the establishment try to frame a billionaire as insane because he wants to help people and share his wealth.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>

2 books by Vonnegut: Mother Night and God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1789.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Sympathy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Sympathy"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Powe</span><span class="invisible">r_of_Sympathy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69250" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69250</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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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<p>"Prose is a museum, where all the old weapons of poetry are kept."</p><p>In January 1909.</p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._E._Hulme" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._E._Hulme"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._E._Hu</span><span class="invisible">lme</span></a></p><p>Canzoni & Ripostes at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39783" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39783</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

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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<p>From January till September 1905.</p><p>L. Frank Baum's Animal Fairy Tales appear in The Delineator magazine.</p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Fairy_Tales" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Fairy_Tales"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_F</span><span class="invisible">airy_Tales</span></a></p><p>The Animal Fairy Tales at Delineator:<br><a href="https://reader.library.cornell.edu/docviewer/digital?id=hearth1891092_64_2#page/106/mode/1up" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="reader.library.cornell.edu/docviewer/digital?id=hearth1891092_64_2#page/106/mode/1up"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reader.library.cornell.edu/doc</span><span class="invisible">viewer/digital?id=hearth1891092_64_2#page/106/mode/1up</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

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

Drawings by Charles Livinstone Bull.

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<p>Keep good company, <br>Read good books, <br>Love good things, <br>and cultivate soul and body <br>as faithfully and wisely as I can.</p><p>Louisa May Alcott</p><p><a href="/tags/quotes/" rel="tag">#quotes</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#writers</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/louisamayalcott/" rel="tag">#LouisaMayAlcott</a> <a href="/tags/littlewomen/" rel="tag">#LittleWomen</a> <a href="/tags/soul/" rel="tag">#soul</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/quote/" rel="tag">#quote</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#booktok</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/alcott/" rel="tag">#Alcott</a> <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>

Louisa May Alcott

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<p>German poet and novelist Achim von Arnim was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1781.</p><p>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.</p><p>Books by Achim von Arnim at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/848" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/848"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/848</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

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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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheThirdWish</a></p><p>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?</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/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(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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<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/1onVykHO8cWR9T8KXDwYXB" rel="nofollow">Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 <br>by Gabrielle Zevin.</p><p>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 ... <a href="https://oregontrail.run/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>oregontrail.run/</a></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><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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wildwoila@wyrms.de</span></a></span><br></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1902.</p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_of_Sherlock_Holmes" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_of_Sherlock_Holmes"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_of</span><span class="invisible">_Sherlock_Holmes</span></a></p><p>Arthur Conan Doyle at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/69" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/69"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/69</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

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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<p>Three women translators who bridged cultures</p><p>Stories of Birgitte Thott, Sarah Austin, and Émilie du Châtelet</p><p>by Małgorzata Szynkielewska via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://glammr.us/@europeana" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>europeana</span></a></span> (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/three-women-translators-who-bridged-cultures" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.europeana.eu/en/stories/three-women-translators-who-bridged-cultures"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.europeana.eu/en/stories/th</span><span class="invisible">ree-women-translators-who-bridged-cultures</span></a></p><p>Books by or translated by Émilie du Châtelet at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=%C3%89milie+du+Ch%C3%A2telet&submit_search=Search" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=%C3%89milie+du+Ch%C3%A2telet&submit_search=Search"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=%C3%89milie+du+Ch%C3%A2telet&submit_search=Search</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/translators/" rel="tag">#translators</a> <a href="/tags/womeninart/" rel="tag">#womeninart</a></p>

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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<p>Wit, courage and guile: ten literary heroines to inspire you on International Women’s Day</p><p>Whether courageous and confident or quietly subversive, literary heroines can inspire us in our everyday lives.</p><p>by Amy Wilcockson</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/wit-courage-and-guile-ten-literary-heroines-to-inspire-you-on-international-womens-day-277607?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=International%20Womens%20Day%202026&utm_content=International%20Womens%20Day%202026+CID_03740b2982c8e57598d1dcb20bdec6c2&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Wit%20courage%20and%20guile%20ten%20literary%20heroines%20to%20inspire%20you%20on%20International%20Womens%20Day" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/wit-courage-and-guile-ten-literary-heroines-to-inspire-you-on-international-womens-day-277607?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=International%20Womens%20Day%202026&utm_content=International%20Womens%20Day%202026+CID_03740b2982c8e57598d1dcb20bdec6c2&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Wit%20courage%20and%20guile%20ten%20literary%20heroines%20to%20inspire%20you%20on%20International%20Womens%20Day"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/wit-courag</span><span class="invisible">e-and-guile-ten-literary-heroines-to-inspire-you-on-international-womens-day-277607?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=International%20Womens%20Day%202026&utm_content=International%20Womens%20Day%202026+CID_03740b2982c8e57598d1dcb20bdec6c2&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Wit%20courage%20and%20guile%20ten%20literary%20heroines%20to%20inspire%20you%20on%20International%20Womens%20Day</span></a></p><p>Women fiction at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=women+fiction" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=women+fiction"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=women+fiction</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/womenhistorymonth/" rel="tag">#womenhistoryMonth</a></p>

The Wife of Bath's Tale in the Ellesmere manuscript of The Canterbury Tales, c. 1405–1410.

A illuminated manuscript page with dense Gothic cursive text in two sections, separated by a decorative rubric line in red. The left and bottom margins are bordered by an elaborate acanthus and ivy-leaf vine decoration in blue, gold, and red, with small coloured flowers and curling tendrils. A small miniature illustration in the right margin depicts a figure in a wide-brimmed hat riding a horse, rendered in warm reds, blues, and browns. A large decorative initial capital begins the lower text block. The rubric midpage reads "Heere endeth the Wyf of Bathe hir prologe and biginneth hir tale." The page is cream-coloured with age, and a folio number is visible in the upper right corner.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wife_of_Bath%27s_Tale#/media/File:Wife-of-Bath-ms.jpg

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<p>Happy reading! 😊 </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/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</span></a></span> <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/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a> <a href="/tags/geek/" rel="tag">#Geek</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>

Meme with five photos of a man looking increasingly ecstatic.
Captions:
1: You start a new book
2: You're off the next day
3: All chores and errands are done; and there's leftovers in the fridge
4: The blanket is warm
5: All of the sudden starts raining and there's thunder in the distance

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<p>📚 Cibola Burn by: James S. A. Corey</p><p>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.<br> <br>The gates have opened the way to a thousand new worlds and the rush to colonize has beg...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/cibola-burn" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/cibola-burn"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/cibola-bur</span><span class="invisible">n</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></p>

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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<p>Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 2002.</p><p>She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children (Children of Noisy Village in the US), and for the children's fantasy novels Mio, My Son; Ronia the Robber's Daughter; and The Brothers Lionheart.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrid_Lindgren" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrid_Lindgren"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrid_L</span><span class="invisible">indgren</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Astrid Lindgren around 1960.

She is typically seen with short, slightly wavy hair, characteristic of her later years, and a kind yet intelligent expression that reflects her deep connection with storytelling and children’s literature.

Lindgren is dressed in modest yet elegant attire, wearing a collared blouse or a cardigan.

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<p>"The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known at the time as “The Styles Case” has now somewhat subsided."<br>Opening lines</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1920.</p><p>Agatha Christie’s first novel is published in the U.K. The Mysterious Affair at Styles is the first detective novel by Dame Agatha Christie, introducing her fictional detective Hercule Poirot. It was written in the middle of the First World War, in 1916.</p><p>The Mysterious Affair at Syles at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/863" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/863</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

The publication “The Mysterious Affairt at Styles,” published by John Lane in 1920.

Dustjacket illustration of the first edition in both the UK and the US.

The atmospheric painting shows figures in a dimly lit interior. The figures appear to be examining something, setting the tone for a mystery investigation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Affair_at_Styles#/media/File:American_cover_of_%C2%ABThe_Mysterious_Affair_at_Styles%C2%BB.png

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<p>Seit November ist unser Buchladen ganz schön gewachsen. Deswegen müssen wir heute ein paar Schränke neu arrangieren. Gar nicht so einfach für uns Quereinsteiger. 😅 Seht ihr Bücher die Euch besonders gefallen haben, oder die ihr unbedingt noch lesen wollt. Gibt es Bücher die wir unbedingt noch dahaben sollten?<br>Liebe Grüße aus <a href="/tags/chemnitz/" rel="tag">#chemnitz</a> <br><a href="/tags/bücher/" rel="tag">#bücher</a> <a href="/tags/lesen/" rel="tag">#lesen</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Ein Bild von Bücherschränken in der Buchhandlung am Brühl, die gerade neu arrangiert werden. Einige prominente Titel sind: Olive Otele: Afrikanische Europäer, Timothy Snider: Über Tyrranei, Casta Diva: Der Schwule Opernführer, Davi Kopenawa/Bruce Albert: Der Sturz des Himmels, Frauka Greyken: Freya von Moltke, Eva Strittmatter/Erwin Strittmatter: Du bist mein zweites Ich.

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<p>"The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death."<br>Salomé (1893)</p><p>Oscar Wilde’s Portraits, Poems, Letters and Manuscripts Head to Auction 125 Years After His Death</p><p>Other rare items, available for purchase in February, include illustrations, theater programs, telegrams and newspapers</p><p>by Christian Thorsberg</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/oscar-wildes-portraits-poems-letters-and-manuscripts-head-to-auction-125-years-after-his-death-180988023/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/oscar-wildes-portraits-poems-letters-and-manuscripts-head-to-auction-125-years-after-his-death-180988023/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/oscar-wildes-portraits-poems-letters-and-manuscripts-head-to-auction-125-years-after-his-death-180988023/</span></a></p><p>Oscar Wilde at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/111" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/111"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/11</span><span class="invisible">1</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

"The Climax" by Aubrey Beardsley, created in 1893 as an illustration for Oscar Wilde's play "Salome".

This is one of Beardsley's most famous and controversial images, depicting the moment when Salome kisses the severed head of John the Baptist (Jokanaan). The illustration shows:

Salome as an elongated, stylized figure with elaborate hair
The severed head she's holding
Dramatic black and white contrast, flowing Art Nouveau lines, and decorative patterns
The pond/pool of blood at the bottom rendered in stark black
Organic, decorative elements including the elaborate pattern in the upper left corner

https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42704/pg42704-images.html

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<p>The Sociopolitical Impact of A Passage to India</p><p>E. M. Forster’s novel captured not only the tensions between colonizers and colonized but also the fraught internal politics that shaped India’s fight for independence.</p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-sociopolitical-impact-of-a-passage-to-india/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/the-sociopolitical-impact-of-a-passage-to-india/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/the-sociopolit</span><span class="invisible">ical-impact-of-a-passage-to-india/</span></a></p><p>A Passage to India at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61221" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61221</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

First edition cover of A Passage To India, 1924.

The cover has a simple and minimalistic design, featuring a beige or light brown background with red lettering.

The title, A Passage to India, is prominently displayed at the top in bold, capital letters, while the author's name, E. M. Forster, appears at the bottom in a smaller but similarly styled red font.

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<p>Kerry Ferrand is a New Zealander making book review videos, covering both fiction and non-fiction. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/accounts/kerry_ferrand', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kerry_ferrand</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already seven videos uploaded, you can browse them all at <a href="https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand/videos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand/videos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand/</span><span class="invisible">videos</span></a></p><p>The videos have subtitles in English, click CC to see them.</p><p><a href="/tags/featuredpeertube/" rel="tag">#FeaturedPeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#BookReviews</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#NonFiction</a> <a href="/tags/newzealand/" rel="tag">#NewZealand</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/peertubers/" rel="tag">#PeerTubers</a></p>

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<p>I'd like to replace that last one with, "Books where you can figure out the end after reading the first few pages." 😜😁 </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/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</span></a></span> <br> <br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookmemes/" rel="tag">#BookMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</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/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/readallthebooks/" rel="tag">#ReadAllTheBooks</a> <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/litterature/" rel="tag">#Litterature</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#Bookshelf</a> <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></p>

Types of headached memes showing four heads with diffrent amounts of red to indicate severity.
1: Some red, Migrane
2: Some red, Hypertension
3: Some red, Stress
4: Full red all over head, book doesn't end how you thought it should

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<p>How an Obscure German Noblewoman Influenced the Way Anne Frank Wrote Her Diary </p><p>Biographer Ruth Franklin on the Value of a Careful Eye and Fresh Perspective</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/how-an-obscure-german-noblewoman-influenced-the-way-anne-frank-wrote-her-diary/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/how-an-obscure-german-noblewoman-influenced-the-way-anne-frank-wrote-her-diary/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/how-an-obscure-germ</span><span class="invisible">an-noblewoman-influenced-the-way-anne-frank-wrote-her-diary/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/biography/" rel="tag">#biography</a></p>

The last known photograph of Anne taken in May 1942, taken at a passport photo shoot. (Photo collection Anne Frank House, Amsterdam. Public Domain Work)]

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