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<p>started listening <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/podcast/episode/4vgRGu9HAobEgKbl58h7UP" rel="nofollow">- The Secret Garden (Complete audiobook with rain) - Down To Sleep</a><br>by Frances Hodgson Burnett. 2 stars.</p><p>[re-read] Illness is all in your head which can be overcome through fresh air & mental fortitude. Fuck that shit ... Surprised it didn't trigger me on my first read (4 stars)!</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/sleepstory/" rel="tag">#SleepStory</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>Every Friday, I meet a member of the British Fantasy Society and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). Join us to celebrate the release of Marco Michelutto's new novel, and meet the real-world dog that he put into his fantasy academic world.</p><p><a href="https://britishfantasysociety.org/meet-marco-michelutto/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="britishfantasysociety.org/meet-marco-michelutto/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">britishfantasysociety.org/meet</span><span class="invisible">-marco-michelutto/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#writers</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/creativity/" rel="tag">#creativity</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/fantasyacademia/" rel="tag">#fantasyacademia</a></p>

On a black background with flourishes of red dots and lines is the text: Meet the BFS members! Marco Michelutto. Marco is pictured in the centre: he is a white man with brown short hair and beard, and is taking a selfie on a balcony overlooking the street.

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<p>New year, new books! I have 25 new <a href="/tags/queer/" rel="tag">#queer</a> science fiction, fantasy, and horror book releases on my list for this month. <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</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><a href="https://kilagreene.bearblog.dev/january-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kilagreene.bearblog.dev/january-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kilagreene.bearblog.dev/januar</span><span class="invisible">y-2026/</span></a></p>

Cover of the book ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS by Yah Yah Scholfield. It features art of a Black woman surrounded by snakes and flowers.

Art of the book WITCH IN THE WALL by Quinn Hogshead. It has art of a hooded figure with lightning behind him.

Cover of the book TO RIDE A RISING STORM by Moniquill Blackgoose. It has art of stylized dragons on a blue background.

Cover of the book CITY OF OTHERS by Jared Poon. It features art of a blue silhouetted cityscape with orange tentacles rising from within it, waves looming above it, and a white cat perched on one of the letters of the title text.

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<p>"Nearly 92% of censorship attempts in 2025 were initiated by pressure groups. This marks a 20-point increase over 2024."</p><p>"Pressure groups and the decision makers they influenced targeted 7,884 total titles in 2025. From 2001-2020, this constituency tried to remove an average of 46 titles per year. From 2021-2025, they targeted an average of 5,238 titles annually."</p><p><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> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ala.org/news/state-americas-libraries-report-2026" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ala.org/news/state-americas-libraries-report-2026"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.ala.org/news/state-america</span><span class="invisible">s-libraries-report-2026</span></a></p>

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<p>Toni Morrison on What Flannery O’Connor’s Short Fiction Reveals About Race in America</p><p>Considering the Role of Blackness and Black Bodies in the American Literary Canon</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/toni-morrison-on-what-flannery-oconnors-short-fiction-reveals-about-race-in-america/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/toni-morrison-on-what-flannery-oconnors-short-fiction-reveals-about-race-in-america/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/toni-morrison-on-wh</span><span class="invisible">at-flannery-oconnors-short-fiction-reveals-about-race-in-america/</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>"Il y a aujourd'hui trois cent quarante-huit ans six mois et dix-neuf jours que les parisiens s'éveillèrent au bruit de toutes les clochés sonnant à grande volée dans la triple enceinte de la Cité, de l'Université et de la Ville."</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1831.</p><p>Victor Hugo's historical romantic Gothic novel Notre-Dame de Paris, known in English as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, is published by Gosselin in Paris.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunchback_of_Notre-Dame" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunchback_of_Notre-Dame"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunc</span><span class="invisible">hback_of_Notre-Dame</span></a></p><p>Notre-Dame de Paris at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/2610" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/2610</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

The main characters depicted in a frontispiece illustration by Aimé de Lemud (Notre-Dame de Paris, Perrotin éditeur, Garnier frères, 1844).

Aimé de Lemud - This image comes from the Gallica online library under ARK identifier bpt6k15139651/f13

illustration by Aimé de Lemud for the frontispiece of Victor Hugo's novel Notre-Dame de Paris, Perrotin éditeur, Garnier frères, 1844.

Illustration from Victor Hugo et son temps (1881)

Luc-Olivier Merson (1846–1920) - Here

Drawing of the Hunchback of Notre Dame, showing the recently restored galerie des chimères.

A cloaked figure, likely Claude Frollo, the archdeacon in Hugo's novel, is standing on a high balcony or gallery of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.

He is leaning against the balustrade, looking pensively over the cityscape of medieval Paris, with rooftops, chimneys, and the Seine River visible in the background.

Surrounding him are several gargoyle sculptures, which are iconic elements of Gothic architecture and Notre-Dame itself.

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<p>"Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords."<br>Letter (8 June 1762) [to an unnamed recipient], p. 103</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1906.</p><p>J. M. Dent and Co. initiates the U.K. Everyman's Library series, edited by Ernest Rhys. The first title is Boswell's Life of Johnson.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyman%27s_Library" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyman%27s_Library"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyman</span><span class="invisible">%27s_Library</span></a></p><p>Life of Samuel Johnson at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/1564" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/1564</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Title page to the 1791 first edition The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, as found on the Google Books scan of the Bodleian Library copy.

Henry Baldwin - https://books.google.com/books?id=P-INAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA327#v=onepage&q&f=false

The title is in a large, serif font, with variations in font size and capitalization for emphasis.

"The Life of Samuel Johnson" is prominently displayed.

“LL.D.” follows Johnson’s name, denoting his honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Boswell’s name is given with "Esq." (Esquire), a common 18th-century honorific.

A Latin quotation (often included in scholarly works of the time) appears below the author’s name.

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<p>You’ve lived this life before</p><p>The mystical insight came to Nietzsche like a lightning flash: time eternally recurs – and life must be lived accordingly</p><p>by Mark Higgins</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/the-mysticism-of-nietzsches-doctrine-of-the-eternal-return?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=823c9d5cab-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_04_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/the-mysticism-of-nietzsches-doctrine-of-the-eternal-return?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=823c9d5cab-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_04_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/the-mysticism-o</span><span class="invisible">f-nietzsches-doctrine-of-the-eternal-return?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=823c9d5cab-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_04_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Nietzsche at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/779" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/779"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/779</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></p>

Mountain Landscape

by Alexandre Calame
1830 – 1847

A narrow valley opens between dark, rocky slopes, with a still pool of water catching the light below. To the right, tall trees glow golden against a pale luminous sky. Distant peaks recede into haze.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berglandschap,_objectnr_SA_267.tif?page=1

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<p>📚 Woman Down by: Colleen Hoover</p><p>Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the internet turns on you. ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/woman-down" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/woman-down</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/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/contemporaryfiction/" rel="tag">#contemporaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/suspense/" rel="tag">#suspense</a></p>

Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the internet turns on you. And she's been uninspired to write ever since.

Now, with her next suspense novel outlined and savings nearly gone, she retreats to a secluded lakeside cabin, hoping to find inspiration. It's Petra's last-ditch attempt to save her career―and herself.

Then he shows up.

Detective Nathaniel Saint arrives with disturbing news, his presence igniting a creativity in her she thought long since burned out. Petra's words return in a rush, and her fictional cop character begins to mirror the very real cop who’s becoming her muse.

Their “research” sessions blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Each glance, every touch pulls Petra deeper into a world she thought she’d never lose herself in again. She’s never felt more alive. But inspiration this powerful comes at a cost.

When Saint starts taking his role in her career a little too seriously, Petra’s forced to confront the chaos she created. But doing so could cost her more than the reputation she’s been trying to salvage. The reputation the world wrote for her―the reputation only she can reclaim.

In this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a frustrated author looks for

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<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/5pAVHbYxgi9ENs2VXRI8vW" rel="nofollow">Home Fire</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 <br>A British-Pakistani family gets caught (& distraught) on the three horns of identity, politics & jihad. Deeply immersive for a range of perspectives.</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>The Jungle. By Upton Sinclair.</p><p>It’s Chicago, almost to the start of the 20th century, and you’re a brand new Lithuanian immigrant trying to support a new wife, child, and relatives by working in the stockyards, but the system is structured to wear you down, trap you in poverty, and when things are worst, replace you with new immigrants.</p><p>4 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈 </p><p>CW: anti-semitism</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/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#chicago</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#labor</a> <a href="/tags/capitalism/" rel="tag">#capitalism</a></p>

Book cover featuring a sepia photo of stockyards

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The poppy war

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Jane Birkin and the Art of Authenticity

jane-birkin-art-authenticity-meltzer-biography

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1836 (dated April)</p><p>The first monthly part of The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens is issued in London. On April 20, the original illustrator, Robert Seymour, shoots himself and Dickens has more freedom to develop the story in his own way.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pickwick_Papers" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pickwick_Papers"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pick</span><span class="invisible">wick_Papers</span></a></p><p>The Pickwick Papers at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=The+Pickwick+Papers&submit_search=Search" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=The+Pickwick+Papers&submit_search=Search"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=The+Pickwick+Papers&submit_search=Search</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover of serial, "Pickwick Club" by Charles Dickens.

Typical cover illustrations depict Mr. Samuel Pickwick, the kind-hearted and portly founder of the club, along with his fellow club members—Mr. Tupman, Mr. Snodgrass, and Mr. Winkle. They are often dressed in 19th-century attire, engaged in comical or exaggerated activities, such as traveling in a carriage, engaging in lively discussions, or encountering eccentric characters.

Many editions feature artwork inspired by the original illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne (known as Phiz) or Robert Seymour, who initially illustrated the novel. The scenes on the cover typically capture the novel’s lighthearted and satirical tone, emphasizing Dickens’s signature blend of humor and social commentary.

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<p>Chess Story. By Stefan Zweig, translated by Joel Roteberg.</p><p>The world chess champion, a man of low birth and somehow no imagination, is on a long voyage with you, and you finagle a game pitting him against a dozen random players, one of whom turns out to be an anonymous man of astounding chess abilities that were acquired through horrific circumstances.</p><p>3 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/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/chess/" rel="tag">#chess</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/wwii/" rel="tag">#WWII</a></p>

Book cover featuring a chess board

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<p>George Orwell called for a new way of thinking about science</p><p>In October 1945, George Orwell responded to a letter from Mr J. Stewart Cook in the leftwing weekly newspaper Tribune calling for more science education.</p><p>By Robert Colls</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/george-orwell-called-for-a-new-way-of-thinking-about-science-274447" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/george-orwell-called-for-a-new-way-of-thinking-about-science-274447"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/george-orw</span><span class="invisible">ell-called-for-a-new-way-of-thinking-about-science-274447</span></a></p><p>Science education at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=science+%2Beducation" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=science+%2Beducation"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=science+%2Beducation</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

Picture of George Orwell which appears in an old accreditation for the Branch of the National Union of Journalists (BNUJ).

The black and white portrait shows Orwell with his characteristic thin mustache, intense gaze, and slightly disheveled dark hair, likely taken during his years as a journalist and writer in the 1940s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell#/media/File:George_Orwell_press_photo.jpg

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<p>📚 Otherworldly by: Dwain Worrell</p><p>Cleo Xavier is a renowned astronaut and explorer, not an addict. At least, that's what she tells herself. She's always been able to navigate the isolation and loneliness that come with space exploration, which makes her a perfect candidate to join four other astronauts on a mission to Orbis Alius, the farthest planet in the ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/otherworldly" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/otherworldly"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/otherworld</span><span class="invisible">ly</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/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/aliencontact/" rel="tag">#aliencontact</a></p>

Cleo Xavier is a renowned astronaut and explorer, not an addict. At least, that's what she tells herself. She's always been able to navigate the isolation and loneliness that come with space exploration, which makes her a perfect candidate to join four other astronauts on a mission to Orbis Alius, the farthest planet in the solar system, to test its terraforming viability.

But when Cleo and her crew arrive on Orbis Alius, its surrounding wasteland reveals mysteries and horrors that none of them could...

Source: Publisher

From award-winning writer, producer, and filmmaker Dwain Worrell comes a poignant and thrilling science fiction adventure about a young astronaut navigating addiction and loss who finds herself stranded on a mysterious planet where members of her crew go missing one by one.

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<p>Strip the DRM from your Kindle books, simple effective, free, online <a href="https://dedrm.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dedrm.com/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/kindle/" rel="tag">#Kindle</a> <a href="/tags/amazon/" rel="tag">#Amazon</a> <a href="/tags/drm/" rel="tag">#DRM</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>"She belonged to a different age, but being so entire, so complete, would always stand up on the horizon, stone-white, eminent, like a lighthouse marking some past stage on this adventurous, long, long voyage, this interminable — this interminable life."</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1915.</p><p>Virginia Woolf's first novel, The Voyage Out, is published in London by the firm of her half-brother, Gerald Duckworth.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voyage_Out" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voyage_Out"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voya</span><span class="invisible">ge_Out</span></a></p><p>The Voyage Out at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/144" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/144</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover of the first edition of w:Virginia Woolf's w:The Voyage Out, Duckworth & Co., London, 1915.

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<p>Literary Genius: Who Was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe?</p><p>Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is the most influential German literary figure in history. Learn more about his life, science, and philosophy.</p><p>By Maysara Kamal</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/literary-genius-who-was-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/literary-genius-who-was-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/literary-</span><span class="invisible">genius-who-was-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/</span></a></p><p>Books by Goethe at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/586" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/586"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/586</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Goethe in 1828, by Joseph Karl Stieler.

He is dressed in a dark, buttoned-up coat with a white high-collared shirt underneath, reflecting the refined fashion of the early 19th century.

A decorative chain and a red brooch adorn his attire, indicating his status and prestige.

In his right hand, he holds a piece of paper with handwritten text, symbolizing his literary and intellectual contributions.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1862.</p><p>The first two volumes of Victor Hugo's epic historical novel Les Misérables appear in Brussels, followed on April 3 by Paris publication, with the remaining volumes on May 15. The first English-language translations, by Charles Edwin Wilbour, are published in New York on June 7, and by Frederic Charles Lascelles Wraxall, in London in October.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%</span><span class="invisible">C3%A9rables</span></a></p><p>Les Misérables at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Les+Mis%C3%A9rables&submit_search=Search" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Les+Mis%C3%A9rables&submit_search=Search"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Les+Mis%C3%A9rables&submit_search=Search</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Émile Bayard, Cosette sweeping, 1862, reproduced in Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (London, G. Routledge and Sons), 1887. Rare Books Collection, State Library of Victoria.

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<p>📚 The Faith of Beasts by: James S. A. Corey</p><p>Release date April 14, 2026.<br> <br>The monstrous Carryx empire was built by subjugation and war. Thousands of species are bound to their Sovran's command in an endless, blood-soaked test: be useful in the eternal conflict or be slaughtered.<br> <br>Dafyd Alkhor, highest among their human captives, is feare...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-faith-of-beasts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-faith-of-beasts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-faith-</span><span class="invisible">of-beasts</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/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/aliencontact/" rel="tag">#aliencontact</a></p>

Release date April 14, 2026.

The monstrous Carryx empire was built by subjugation and war. Thousands of species are bound to their Sovran's command in an endless, blood-soaked test: be useful in the eternal conflict or be slaughtered.

Dafyd Alkhor, highest among their human captives, is feared and despised by the very people he champions. Ruthless in carving out his niche in the eternal war machine of the empire, he will reshape human nature itself as a tool for their alien masters use. But Dafyd’s loyalty is not what it seems.

The Swarm, an agent of the Carryx's deathless enemy, has been smuggled into the Carryx world-palace along with the human slaves. Its mission: discover a way to bring down the empire's eternal reign. But the longer it lives among and within humanity, the more it forgets that it is a weapon.

As the human captives spread through the battlefronts of empire, the awesome power of the Carryx becomes clear. And with it, a desperate plan for their destruction.

But empires hide secrets, and even the deathless enemy may not be what it appears.

Masterful ... This is space opera at its best. Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Mercy of Gods

The start of something truly epic. Fonda Lee on The Mercy of Gods.

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Software Design for Flexibility : How to Avoid Programming Yourself Into a Corner - Anna’s Archive

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<p>Time Interpolated</p><p>A companion essay to our partner podcast Proust Curious, hosted by Emma Claussen and Hannah Weaver.</p><p>via @lithub</p><p><a href="https://www.publicbooks.org/time-interpolated/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01JZ8JEHVTREMXDDYHMPZ4W5ZA&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.publicbooks.org/time-interpolated/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01JZ8JEHVTREMXDDYHMPZ4W5ZA&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.publicbooks.org/time-inter</span><span class="invisible">polated/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01JZ8JEHVTREMXDDYHMPZ4W5ZA&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>In Search of Lost Time at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=In+Search+of+Lost+Time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=In+Search+of+Lost+Time"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=In+Search+of+Lost+Time</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

First galley proof of A la recherche du temps perdu: Du côté de chez Swann with handwritten revision notes by Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922).

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