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<p>Books With Rainy Titles: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-april-showers" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-april-showers"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-april-showers</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/toptentuesday/" rel="tag">#TopTenTuesday</a> <a href="/tags/rain/" rel="tag">#Rain</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</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>Author to revive Shakespeare club after 300 years</p><p>An author is relaunching a ladies club that once revived William Shakespeare&#x27;s reputation 300 years ago.</p><p>by Alice Cunningham</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17887r0nyyo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17887r0nyyo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1</span><span class="invisible">7887r0nyyo</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>&quot;Several recent <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> paint a stark portrait of the uniquely expansive regime of <a href="/tags/uspolicing/" rel="tag">#USpolicing</a> and punishment, revealing what conventional wisdom gets wrong about its origins and scale and clarifying the obstacles to changing it.&quot; </p><p>Marie Gottschalk reviews <a href="/tags/themigrantsjail/" rel="tag">#TheMigrantsJail</a>, <a href="/tags/thehighestlawintheland/" rel="tag">#TheHighestLawInTheLand</a>, <a href="/tags/theminneapolisreckoning/" rel="tag">#TheMinneapolisReckoning</a>, &amp; <a href="/tags/copaganda/" rel="tag">#Copaganda</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-making-of-the-deportation-machine/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-making-of-the-deportation-machine/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bostonreview.net/articles/</span><span class="invisible">the-making-of-the-deportation-machine/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/staterepression/" rel="tag">#stateRepression</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#police</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/migrants/" rel="tag">#migrants</a> <a href="/tags/deportations/" rel="tag">#deportations</a> <a href="/tags/massdeportations/" rel="tag">#massDeportations</a> <a href="/tags/carceralindustry/" rel="tag">#carceralIndustry</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>Seriuosly, <a href="/tags/kidlit/" rel="tag">#kidlit</a> goes so hard...</p><p>&quot;People try to create order. Discipline. Rules. It gives them peace. A sense of regulation. Of strength. It makes them feel in control. But life is chaos, reader. The sooner you learn this, the better.&quot;<br>― Cory Anderson, What Beauty There Is</p><p><a href="/tags/ya/" rel="tag">#YA</a> 📚💙📚 <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> @bookstodon@a.gup.pe <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/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a></p>

<p>RE: <a href="https://mastodon.scot/@scotlit/116442704246019176" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.scot/@scotlit/116442704246019176"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.scot/@scotlit/1164427</span><span class="invisible">04246019176</span></a></p><p>Soillse air Alasdair MacIlleathain, ùghdar fìor shoirbheachail eadarnàiseanta le Gàidhlig</p><p>MacLean thought he could have written better in Gaelic than English. Originally broadcast on BBC Alba, “Alistair MacLean – An Sgeulaiche” celebrates his work &amp; laments his loss to Gaelic literature (in Gaelic with English subtitles).</p><p>@bookstodon </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIAUeLOIEoY" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIAUeLOIEoY"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIAUeL</span><span class="invisible">OIEoY</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/gaidhlig/" rel="tag">#Gaidhlig</a> <a href="/tags/gaelic/" rel="tag">#Gaelic</a></p>

<p>Ebook omnibus: <a href="https://books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/AshenBladesOpen</span><span class="invisible">Wounds</span></a></p><p>The arch-demon, Pride, leads demon-kind in an ancient plan to open a gate between worlds, so vast demon armies might march forth and conquer, but opening a portal requires both energy equivalent to a nuclear explosion and the cooperation of a half-demon, to stabilize it. However, the only half-demon available has made it her life mission to kill all demons.</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/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p>Lost for 400 Years: Researcher Discover Hidden Copy of Shakespeare Sonnet</p><p>By University of Oxford</p><p><a href="https://scitechdaily.com/lost-for-400-years-researcher-discover-hidden-copy-of-shakespeare-sonnet/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="scitechdaily.com/lost-for-400-years-researcher-discover-hidden-copy-of-shakespeare-sonnet/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scitechdaily.com/lost-for-400-</span><span class="invisible">years-researcher-discover-hidden-copy-of-shakespeare-sonnet/</span></a></p><p>Full article by Leah S Veronese is available here:<br><a href="https://academic.oup.com/res/advance-article/doi/10.1093/res/hgaf002/7997398?login=false" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="academic.oup.com/res/advance-article/doi/10.1093/res/hgaf002/7997398?login=false"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">academic.oup.com/res/advance-a</span><span class="invisible">rticle/doi/10.1093/res/hgaf002/7997398?login=false</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/oldmanuscript/" rel="tag">#oldmanuscript</a></p>

Here Are the Finalists for the 2026 Hugo Awards <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://literature.cafe/post/30993095">See Original Page</a> </small>

<p>April is School Library Month and this week is National Library Week! Librarians are some of our favorite people. Thank you for the incredible contributions you make to our schools and communities. 💝 </p><p>It&#x27;s a great time to watch The Neighborhood Storyteller. This short documentary follows Asmaa Rashed, a young Syrian mother and refugee, as she establishes vibrant reading circles, transforming a humble act into a powerful tool for social change. The film celebrates the importance of reading and sharing stories to find one’s voice.</p><p>Our Discussion Guide for this film also connects with &quot;Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Out&quot; by Muzoon Al-Mellehanan with Wendy Pearlman, for an exciting film-book teaching combination. </p><p>Learn more!</p><p><a href="https://journeysinfilm.org/film/the-neighborhood-storyteller/?utm_source=LinkedIn&amp;utm_medium=Social+Media&amp;utm_id=National+Library+Week&amp;utm_content=link" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="journeysinfilm.org/film/the-neighborhood-storyteller/?utm_source=LinkedIn&amp;utm_medium=Social+Media&amp;utm_id=National+Library+Week&amp;utm_content=link"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journeysinfilm.org/film/the-ne</span><span class="invisible">ighborhood-storyteller/?utm_source=LinkedIn&amp;utm_medium=Social+Media&amp;utm_id=National+Library+Week&amp;utm_content=link</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/nationallibraryweek/" rel="tag">#NationalLibraryWeek</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#Libraries</a> <a href="/tags/librians/" rel="tag">#Librians</a> <a href="/tags/schoollibrarymonth/" rel="tag">#SchoolLibraryMonth</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/homeschooling/" rel="tag">#Homeschooling</a> <a href="/tags/syria/" rel="tag">#Syria</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/refugees/" rel="tag">#Refugees</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

<p>Why Do We Keep Telling the Same Stories? Archetypes in Pop Culture</p><p>&quot;Archetypes aren&#x27;t just storytelling tools—they&#x27;re reflections of us. We keep retelling them because they help us feel understood.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/archetypes-pop-culture/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/archetypes-pop-culture/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/archetype</span><span class="invisible">s-pop-culture/</span></a></p><p>Books by Jung at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44679" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44679"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/44679</span></a></p><p>Odysseus und Nausicaa</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/psychology/" rel="tag">#psychology</a></p>

<p>Very late start, but it&#x27;s time for a 2026 thread of books I read. Heather Fawcett was excellent (although book 1 was better). Andrew Cartmel was on form. Elle Hartford was sweet seashorecore (if that&#x27;s a thing!) &amp; Laura Laakso was an excellent start to a new to me crime fantasy series with an mc with chronic pain. <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>

<p>Tomorrow night (Feb 13th) I&#x27;ll be joining dozens of writers at the San Francisco Writers Conference Sips &amp; Stories After Dark Event. It&#x27;s free to attend, but you must register. Come say hi! I&#x27;d love to see you.</p><p>&quot;Come mix and mingle with authors and other book lovers in the beautiful San Francisco Hyatt Regency Embarcadero on Friday night, Feb. 13th from 8-10 pm. Shop at the on-site bookstore or buy directly from the authors. Gather and socialize in the magnificent atrium of the Hyatt. A cash bar will be available and a hot chocolate bar for the little ones in the children’s section at this all-ages event. Sip and savor the sounds of live classical music from local symphony musicians and more during this unique experience. No entry fee, but a two-book-minimum is encouraged.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.sfwriters.org/events-and-programs/sips-and-stories/#register" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.sfwriters.org/events-and-programs/sips-and-stories/#register"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.sfwriters.org/events-and-p</span><span class="invisible">rograms/sips-and-stories/#register</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#writersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</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>

Reckless Rites: Purim and the Legacy of Jewish Violence (Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World, 28) - Anna’s Archive <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/44368981">See Original Page</a> </small>

<p>Rare Watercolor by ‘Wuthering Heights’ Author Emily Brontë Will Go on Public Display for the First Time</p><p>“The North Wind,” painted while Emily and her sister Charlotte were studying in Belgium, is now heading to the Brontë family home in Yorkshire</p><p>By Eli Wizevich</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-watercolor-by-wuthering-heights-author-emily-bronte-will-go-on-public-display-for-the-first-time-180986423/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-watercolor-by-wuthering-heights-author-emily-bronte-will-go-on-public-display-for-the-first-time-180986423/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/rare-watercolor-by-wuthering-heights-author-emily-bronte-will-go-on-public-display-for-the-first-time-180986423/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&amp;q=https://reviewdb.app/book/7Ob16VQQxQHsLLzU4d9Syz" rel="nofollow">My Father and Other Animals: How I Took on the Family Farm</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>by Sam Vincent.</p><p>After an unsettled life of freelance writing, the author takes on the family farm. A memoir of his father and the land, an ode to regenerative agriculture, and an example of how to connect with Traditional Owners. The author is only two degrees of separation from me, so I found it easy to imagine myself in his shoes, going down a route that appeals but was not available.</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/autobiography/" rel="tag">#Autobiography</a> <a href="/tags/farming/" rel="tag">#Farming</a> <a href="/tags/regenag/" rel="tag">#RegenAg</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> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>“A Mystery Novel Like No Other Before.” On Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time</p><p>Sarah Weinman in Praise of an Innovative and Timeless Work of Detective Fiction</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/a-mystery-novel-like-no-other-before-on-josephine-teys-the-daughter-of-time/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Lit%20Hub%20Daily:%20April%2016%2C%202025&amp;utm_term=lithub_master_list" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/a-mystery-novel-like-no-other-before-on-josephine-teys-the-daughter-of-time/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Lit%20Hub%20Daily:%20April%2016%2C%202025&amp;utm_term=lithub_master_list"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/a-mystery-novel-lik</span><span class="invisible">e-no-other-before-on-josephine-teys-the-daughter-of-time/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Lit%20Hub%20Daily:%20April%2016%2C%202025&amp;utm_term=lithub_master_list</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daughter_of_Time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daughter_of_Time"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daug</span><span class="invisible">hter_of_Time</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>I wrote about a Tech Bro that had to invade my offline life, and a quiet indie bookstore, and then I just had enough so had to fight him. <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/the-bookstore-hope/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="sightlessscribbles.com/posts/the-bookstore-hope/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sightlessscribbles.com/posts/t</span><span class="invisible">he-bookstore-hope/</span></a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstore/" rel="tag">#Bookstore</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#Blog</a> <a href="/tags/blogs/" rel="tag">#Blogs</a></p>

<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@queerromanceclub" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>queerromanceclub</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/queerromanceclub/" rel="tag">#QueerRomanceClub</a> </p><p>I just finished In Spite of You by Patrick Lenton<br><a href="https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/in-spite-of-you-1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/in-spite-of-you-1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/in-sp</span><span class="invisible">ite-of-you-1</span></a></p><p>I took one look at Mr Sultry Eyes on the cover and thought it was going to be traumatic literary fiction — in actual fact, it’s a perfectly lovely gay contemporary romcom set in Sydney (though the blurb is also not overly accurate, leaning too hard into tropes that aren’t really there).</p><p>Hints of Alexis Hall for me, and I appreciated the Australian author and setting. Highly recommended, just wish both cover and blurb positioned it better to find its audience. </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></p>

<p>What Was Saint Augustine’s Narrative of the Two Cities?</p><p>What was Saint Augustine’s narrative of the two cities, the City of God and the City of the World, all about?</p><p>by Marnie Binder</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/saint-augustine-narrative-two-cities/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/saint-augustine-narrative-two-cities/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/saint-aug</span><span class="invisible">ustine-narrative-two-cities/</span></a></p><p>Saint Augustine at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1156" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1156"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1156</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>Subverting hell</p><p>In their visions of the underworld Dante and Milton were truly subversive, incorporating predecessors into their own repudiation</p><p>by Charlie Ericson</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/feel-the-burn-how-subversion-works-in-literature?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=e6bfbf5e1b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_12&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/feel-the-burn-how-subversion-works-in-literature?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=e6bfbf5e1b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_12&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/feel-the-burn-h</span><span class="invisible">ow-subversion-works-in-literature?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=e6bfbf5e1b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_12&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Dante and Milton at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/507" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/507"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/507</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/17" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/17"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/17</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>7 of the Most Scandalous Romantic Plot Twists in Classic Literature</p><p>By Paul Anthony Jones</p><p><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/literature/books/romantic-plot-twists-in-classic-literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.mentalfloss.com/literature/books/romantic-plot-twists-in-classic-literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.mentalfloss.com/literature</span><span class="invisible">/books/romantic-plot-twists-in-classic-literature</span></a></p><p>They are all available at PG:<br>Bleak House<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1023" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1023</a><br>Ethan Frome<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4517" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4517</a><br>Far From the Madding Crowd<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/107" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/107</a><br>Jane Eyre<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1260" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1260</a><br>Sense and Sensibility<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/161" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/161</a><br>The Return of the Native<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/122" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/122</a><br>Twelfth Night<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1526" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1526</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>I found this cool <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> software called <a href="/tags/neodb/" rel="tag">#NeoDB</a> via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dansup</span></a></span> &#x27;s awesome FediDB website.</p><p><a href="https://fedidb.com/software/neodb?version=latest&amp;registration=open" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedidb.com/software/neodb?version=latest&amp;registration=open"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedidb.com/software/neodb?vers</span><span class="invisible">ion=latest&amp;registration=open</span></a></p><p>It&#x27;s a tracking / shelf platform for <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a> / <a href="/tags/drama/" rel="tag">#drama</a>, <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a> / <a href="/tags/films/" rel="tag">#films</a>, <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>, and <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> </p><p>Automated import from <a href="/tags/goodreads/" rel="tag">#Goodreads</a> work well. Just provide the required URL and voila. If it doesn&#x27;t appear immediately, it is probably waiting for server workers or waiting for the server load to lower or Goodreads request limit, just be patient, only submit the same URL once! If in doubt, contact the admins instead of resubmitting.</p><p>Unfortunately, the software doesn&#x27;t support import (automated, API, or manual) from Trakt, SIMKL, MyAnimeList, and other popular tracking/shelf services for TV/drama and movies/films. There is one, Douban or something, which I think is popular in the Chinese and Japanese speaking markets.</p><p>Anyway, what if the item you want to add doesn&#x27;t exist in the database yet?</p><p>Worry not! There are three ways NeoDB software populates its database.</p><p>* Method 1: You can add the details yourself</p><p>* Method 2: Search the other NeoDB instances for existing similar items</p><p>* Method 3: Search for the item from TMDB, IMDB, IGDB, Steam, Goodreads, and other supported sites (no TVDB), and paste the URL to NeoDB&#x27;s search box and it will import it to your instance</p><p>Method 2 is already sweet. That is the entire idea of the <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a>. But Method 3 is even sweeter!</p><p>Methods 2 and 3 are the best because it&#x27;s a win-win for everyone. Regular users can forget about manually re-entering new data. Seriously, who wants to manually duplicate data from one DB to another? I certainly don&#x27;t! I contribute to <a href="/tags/tmdb/" rel="tag">#TMDB</a> but I&#x27;m definitely not repeating the same effort in <a href="/tags/tvdb/" rel="tag">#TVDB</a>.</p><p>Secondly, there&#x27;s no need for instances to duplicate large databases just to ensure their site is useful for any user. Items are added as local users interact with the items. It keeps the db small instead of having thousands of items no one has interacted to yet (or probably not).</p><p>Check my accounts:</p><p>* Flagship server: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://neodb.social/@youronlyone/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>youronlyone</span></a></span> <br>* Instance: <span class="h-card"><a href="/@youronlyone@eggplant.place/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>youronlyone@eggplant.place</span></a></span> </p><p>~~Hmm… I haven&#x27;t checked but I think music is not supported (yet?). NeoDB can use the largest <a href="/tags/opendb/" rel="tag">#OpenDB</a> for music: <a href="/tags/musicbrainz/" rel="tag">#Musicbrainz</a> ~~</p><p>UPDATE: Music is supported, as well as, <a href="/tags/podcasts/" rel="tag">#podcasts</a> .</p><p>🖖🏽🙇🏽</p>

<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1892, The Awakening by Kate Chopin is published. </p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-april-22-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-april-22-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-april</span><span class="invisible">-22-2026/</span></a></p><p>Works by Chopin at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/100" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/100"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/100</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>Design insights from studying the Van Gogh Museum</p><p>A new predictive model can forecast visitor movement through a museum to help illuminate how physical and digital spaces shape engagement.</p><p>By Dylan Walsh</p><p><a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/design-insights-studying-van-gogh-museum" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/design-insights-studying-van-gogh-museum"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to</span><span class="invisible">-matter/design-insights-studying-van-gogh-museum</span></a></p><p>Van Gogh at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/40599" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/40599"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/40599</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>Previously Unknown Medieval Chronicle Discovered</p><p>A newly discovered chronicle from the early eighth century is giving medieval historians a rare new window onto the political shocks and religious debates that reshaped the eastern Mediterranean in the decades before and after the rise of Islam.</p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2026/02/previously-unknown-medieval-chronicle-discovered/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.medievalists.net/2026/02/previously-unknown-medieval-chronicle-discovered/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.medievalists.net/2026/02/p</span><span class="invisible">reviously-unknown-medieval-chronicle-discovered/</span></a></p><p>More articles about Maronite Chronicle of 713:<br><a href="https://medievalworlds.net/0xc1aa5572_0x004102d6.pdf" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="medievalworlds.net/0xc1aa5572_0x004102d6.pdf"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medievalworlds.net/0xc1aa5572_</span><span class="invisible">0x004102d6.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/145038749/Recovering_Syro_Chalcedonian_Historical_Memory_The_Maronite_Chronicle_of_713_and_its_Manuscript_Transmission" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.academia.edu/145038749/Recovering_Syro_Chalcedonian_Historical_Memory_The_Maronite_Chronicle_of_713_and_its_Manuscript_Transmission"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.academia.edu/145038749/Rec</span><span class="invisible">overing_Syro_Chalcedonian_Historical_Memory_The_Maronite_Chronicle_of_713_and_its_Manuscript_Transmission</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/old_manuscripts/" rel="tag">#old_manuscripts</a></p>