<p>Inside Yale University’s Fascinating Collection of “Magic Books” Making Sense of the Medieval World</p><p>By Sage Helene</p><p><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/yale-hidden-magic-manuscripts/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mymodernmet.com/yale-hidden-magic-manuscripts/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mymodernmet.com/yale-hidden-ma</span><span class="invisible">gic-manuscripts/</span></a></p><p>1742 Library of Yale at the Beinecke Library<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzR1hWIXtNk&t=19s" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzR1hWIXtNk&t=19s"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzR1hW</span><span class="invisible">IXtNk&t=19s</span></a></p><p>Library of Yale at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Library+of+Yale" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Library+of+Yale"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Library+of+Yale</span></a>+</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/manuscripts/" rel="tag">#Manuscripts</a> <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#Library</a></p>
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<p>"You've come, have you? – You've come, you source of tears to many mothers. It is long since I saw you; but as I see you now you are much more terrible, for I see you brandishing the downfall of my country."<br>William of Malmesbury, Gesta regum Anglorum</p><p>Halley’s comet may need a new, medieval name</p><p>Astronomers suggest the honor should go to an 11th century monk known for a disastrous flying attempt.</p><p>by Andrew Paul</p><p><a href="https://www.popsci.com/science/halleys-comet-new-name/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.popsci.com/science/halleys-comet-new-name/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.popsci.com/science/halleys</span><span class="invisible">-comet-new-name/</span></a></p><p>At PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=halley+comet" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=halley+comet"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=halley+comet</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>
![The 1066 CE appearance of Halley's comet is famously depicted in the Bayeux tapestry.
The image shows:
Left panel: Figures pointing upward at the sky, gesturing in what appears to be alarm or wonder
Center: A stylized representation of the comet with streaming tail, labeled "ISTI MIRANT[UR] STELLA[M]" (These men marvel at the star)
Right panel: Shows King Harold II of England seated on his throne, with the label "HAROLD" visible. Attendants are informing him about the omen
The comet: Depicted with a bright head and flowing tail in the characteristic medieval artistic style](/proxy/post_attachment/975870/76ba46f9a4.webp "The 1066 CE appearance of Halley's comet is famously depicted in the Bayeux tapestry.
The image shows:
Left panel: Figures pointing upward at the sky, gesturing in what appears to be alarm or wonder
Center: A stylized representation of the comet with streaming tail, labeled \"ISTI MIRANT[UR] STELLA[M]\" (These men marvel at the star)
Right panel: Shows King Harold II of England seated on his throne, with the label \"HAROLD\" visible. Attendants are informing him about the omen
The comet: Depicted with a bright head and flowing tail in the characteristic medieval artistic style")
<p>The ARC of my new novella is now ready, via BookSirens. It's a <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> story set in an African nation without capitalism, or governments and politicians, and centers on a 70yr old peasant woman who has to coordinate the defense of the country when a colonizer invades. <a href="https://booksirens.com/book/BUG035E/WXLHD4W" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="booksirens.com/book/BUG035E/WXLHD4W"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">booksirens.com/book/BUG035E/WX</span><span class="invisible">LHD4W</span></a></p><p>You can also pre-order the book, or read a sample, without any sign-in, on this link <a href="https://www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.ododopress.com/novellas/th</span><span class="invisible">e-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>
<p>Simply Track Your Reading Journey Using a Markdown Book Log</p><p>Keep track of your reading journey using a simplified Markdown book log solution while staying focused on the activity of reading.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/track-reading-markdown-book-log/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/track-reading-markdown-book-log/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/track-</span><span class="invisible">reading-markdown-book-log/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/markdown/" rel="tag">#markdown</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>
<p>Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.</p><p>Omar Khayyam</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/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? January 27
<p>Happy birthday Shakespeare (born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1564)!</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1932. To mark Shakespeare's birthday:</p><p>The Royal Shakespeare Company's new theatre opens at Stratford-upon-Avon.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Shakespeare_Company" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Shakespeare_Company"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Sh</span><span class="invisible">akespeare_Company</span></a></p><p>The Folger Shakespeare Library opens in Washington, D.C.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folger_Shakespeare_Library" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folger_Shakespeare_Library"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folger_S</span><span class="invisible">hakespeare_Library</span></a></p><p>Shakespeare at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/65</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>
<p>Yesterday I finished reading "Shift", by Hugh Howey.</p><p>It's the second book in the Silo trilogy and definitely the one with the most lore-building / world-building in it, but narrated in a great way to not make it so boring.</p><p>Usually I don't like continuously shifting through different timelines but in this case I felt it was a great choice, given the whole concept.</p><p>I will shift towards another book and after that I will go for the last book in the trilogy :)</p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</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>
<p>An Austen relative I’ve never heard of, but she seems like a hoot!</p><p><a href="https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/history/dirt-vulgarity-after-jane-austens-10110403" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/history/dirt-vulgarity-after-jane-austens-10110403"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/hi</span><span class="invisible">story/dirt-vulgarity-after-jane-austens-10110403</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> @bookstodon <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/regency/" rel="tag">#Regency</a> <a href="/tags/georgian/" rel="tag">#Georgian</a> <a href="/tags/janeausten/" rel="tag">#JaneAusten</a> @romancelandia</p>
<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1616.</p><p>Nicolaus Copernicus's book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres is added to the Index of Forbidden Books 73 years after it was first published. The book, first printed in 1543 in Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire, offered an alternative model of the universe to Ptolemy's geocentric system, which had been widely accepted since ancient times.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_revolutionibus_orbium_coelestium" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_revolutionibus_orbium_coelestium"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_revol</span><span class="invisible">utionibus_orbium_coelestium</span></a></p><p>About Copernicus at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=copernicus&submit_search=Search" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=copernicus&submit_search=Search"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=copernicus&submit_search=Search</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>
<p>What Is Rousseau’s Social Contract Theory? (Definition & Criticisms)</p><p>Rousseau’s social contract theory advocates for collective sovereignty, freedom, and equality through the general will for a just society.</p><p>By Viktoriya Sus</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/rousseau-social-contract-theory-definition/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/rousseau-social-contract-theory-definition/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/rousseau-</span><span class="invisible">social-contract-theory-definition/</span></a></p><p>The Social Contract at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46333" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46333</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>
<p>Was Mill anti-traditional?</p><p>And was Hayek suffering from the burden of the past...?</p><p>by Henry Oliver</p><p><a href="https://www.commonreader.co.uk/p/was-mill-anti-traditional" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.commonreader.co.uk/p/was-mill-anti-traditional"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.commonreader.co.uk/p/was-m</span><span class="invisible">ill-anti-traditional</span></a></p><p>Books by John Stuart Mill at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1705" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1705"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1705</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>
Han Feizi: Basic Writings (Translations from the Asian Classics) - Anna’s Archive
<p>The Authorship Debate: Who Is the Real Shakespeare?</p><p>The Shakespeare Authorship Debate concerns the ongoing mystery as to the true author of the plays, sonnets and other works attributed to William Shakespeare of Stratford Upon Avon.</p><p>By Lauren Jones</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/the-authorship-debate-who-is-the-real-shakespeare/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/the-authorship-debate-who-is-the-real-shakespeare/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/the-autho</span><span class="invisible">rship-debate-who-is-the-real-shakespeare/</span></a></p><p>Shakespeare at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/65</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/drama/" rel="tag">#drama</a></p>
<p>"About 26 billion <a href="/tags/chickens/" rel="tag">#chickens</a> occupy Earth, but apart from the lucky ones in backyards, most are condemned to the hellscape that is <a href="/tags/industrialfarming/" rel="tag">#industrialFarming</a>."</p><p>Ian Frazier reviews <a href="/tags/underthehenfluence/" rel="tag">#UnderTheHenfluence</a>, <a href="/tags/yardbirds/" rel="tag">#Yardbirds</a>, and <a href="/tags/hatched/" rel="tag">#Hatched</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/02/12/bang-the-drumstick-slowly-under-the-henfluence-yard-birds/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/02/12/bang-the-drumstick-slowly-under-the-henfluence-yard-birds/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/</span><span class="invisible">02/12/bang-the-drumstick-slowly-under-the-henfluence-yard-birds/</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/v4Fjl" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>archive.ph/v4Fjl</a></p><p><a href="/tags/farms/" rel="tag">#farms</a> <a href="/tags/factoryfarms/" rel="tag">#factoryFarms</a> <a href="/tags/factoryfarming/" rel="tag">#factoryFarming</a> <a href="/tags/cafos/" rel="tag">#CAFOs</a> <a href="/tags/crueltytoanimals/" rel="tag">#crueltyToAnimals</a> <a href="/tags/bigag/" rel="tag">#BigAg</a> <a href="/tags/animalwelfare/" rel="tag">#animalWelfare</a> <a href="/tags/poultryindustry/" rel="tag">#poultryIndustry</a> <a href="/tags/poultry/" rel="tag">#poultry</a> <a href="/tags/backyardchickens/" rel="tag">#backyardChickens</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</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>
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<p>Bookish Discoveries I Made in 2025: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-bookish-discoveries-i-made-in-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-bookish-discoveries-i-made-in-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-bookish-discoveries-i-made-in-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</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>Trip. By Amie Barrodale.</p><p>You are the mother of an autistic teenager, and when you accidentally die at a conference for afterlife studies, you find you have an unexpected chance to maybe fix some things you think you did wrong, though your impact on the living is slight, brief and unwieldy.</p><p>4 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈 </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> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/death/" rel="tag">#death</a> <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#autism</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#parenting</a> <a href="/tags/teenagers/" rel="tag">#teenagers</a></p>
<p>In the past few days, I found myself rereading Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams. I greatly admire his writing, even though his books take me quite a while to finish. I'm not sure if it's the density of the text or the endless number of other readings I need to get through as a teacher. Either way, it's always a pleasure to return to the world of Osten Ard. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/tadwilliams/" rel="tag">#tadwilliams</a> <a href="/tags/stoneoffarewell/" rel="tag">#stoneoffarewell</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>
<p>In February 1929.</p><p>The first of Margery Allingham's crime novels to feature Albert Campion, The Crime at Black Dudley (U.S. title: The Black Dudley Murder), is published in the UK. It introduces Albert Campion, her misleadingly vapid detective, who would go on to appear in another 18 novels and many short stories over the next 30 years.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crime_at_Black_Dudley" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crime_at_Black_Dudley"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crim</span><span class="invisible">e_at_Black_Dudley</span></a></p><p>Books by Margery Allingham at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margery+Allingham&submit_search=Search" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margery+Allingham&submit_search=Search"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Margery+Allingham&submit_search=Search</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>A History of Existential Anxiety</p><p>From medieval theology to modern philosophy, dread has long been a guide for living ethically.</p><p>By: Livia Gershon </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/a-history-of-existential-anxiety/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/a-history-of-existential-anxiety/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/a-history-of-e</span><span class="invisible">xistential-anxiety/</span></a></p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/44017151?mag=a-history-of-existential-anxiety&seq=1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.jstor.org/stable/44017151?mag=a-history-of-existential-anxiety&seq=1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.jstor.org/stable/44017151?</span><span class="invisible">mag=a-history-of-existential-anxiety&seq=1</span></a></p><p>Kierkegaard, Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe at PG: <br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/46682" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/46682"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/46682</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/47157" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/47157"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/47157</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margery+Kempe" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margery+Kempe"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Margery+Kempe</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#religion</a></p>
<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/3KbaJj5K06P6oemmvQHWBX" rel="nofollow">The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 <br>Essays on the author's experience of schizophrenia (along with bipolar, PTSD & chronic Lyme!) in the US. Fascinating & unsettling view into psychiatric hospitals, mental health 'support' in Ivy League colleges, and what the hell a psychotic break feels like. Blimey.</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> <a href="/tags/essays/" rel="tag">#Essays</a> <a href="/tags/autobiography/" rel="tag">#Autobiography</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/schizophrenia/" rel="tag">#Schizophrenia</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>I'm helping to launch Andy Southall's new science fiction novel "Perfect World" - the third book in his science fiction trilogy - at 3pm on Sunday 17th May at Johnsonville Community Centre, Wellington.</p><p>Check out more about the book and the trilogy on Andy's website, <a href="https://andy-southall.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>andy-southall.com/</a> </p><p>Hope you'll come along to the launch!</p><p>@bookstodon <a href="/tags/johnsonville/" rel="tag">#Johnsonville</a> <a href="/tags/waitohi/" rel="tag">#Waitohi</a> <a href="/tags/wellington/" rel="tag">#Wellington</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/booklaunch/" rel="tag">#booklaunch</a> <a href="/tags/nzbooks/" rel="tag">#nzbooks</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1776.</p><p>Scottish political economist Adam Smith's book The Wealth of Nations, the first modern work in economics, was published.</p><p>It has become a fundamental work in classical economics, and has been described as "the first formulation of a comprehensive system of political economy".</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weal</span><span class="invisible">th_of_Nations</span></a></p><p>Wealth of Nations at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3300" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3300</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a></p>
<p>An Enduring Source of Inspiration: In Search of Proust’s Legacy in Ireland</p><p>Max McGuinness Explores the French Writer’s Influence on Generations of Irish Literature</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/an-enduring-source-of-inspiration-in-search-of-prousts-legacy-in-ireland/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/an-enduring-source-of-inspiration-in-search-of-prousts-legacy-in-ireland/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/an-enduring-source-</span><span class="invisible">of-inspiration-in-search-of-prousts-legacy-in-ireland/</span></a></p><p>Marcel Proust at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/987</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>Forgotten, priceless medieval book found in school library</p><p>The hermit and mystic Richard Rolles was basically a bestselling author in the Middle Ages.</p><p>by Andrew Paul</p><p><a href="https://www.popsci.com/science/medieval-book-found-school-library/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.popsci.com/science/medieval-book-found-school-library/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.popsci.com/science/medieva</span><span class="invisible">l-book-found-school-library/</span></a></p><p>Richard Rolle at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25856" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25856</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a></p>
