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<p>“I Am Making the World My Confessor”: Mary MacLane, the Wild Woman from Butte</p><p>By Hunter Dukes</p><p>In 1902, a woman named Mary MacLane from Butte, Montana, became an international sensation after publishing a scandalous journal recording life at the age of 19. Rereading this often-forgotten debut, Hunter Dukes finds a voice that hungers for worldly experience, brims with bisexual longing, and rages against the injustices of youth.</p><p><a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/i-am-making-the-world-my-confessor/?utm_source=newsletter" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="publicdomainreview.org/essay/i-am-making-the-world-my-confessor/?utm_source=newsletter"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">publicdomainreview.org/essay/i</span><span class="invisible">-am-making-the-world-my-confessor/?utm_source=newsletter</span></a></p><p>At PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/42291" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/42291"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/42291</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

1903 portrait of Mary MacLane.

Mary is seated, gazing directly at the camera with a confident, almost defiant expression.

She wears dark, modest attire typical of the early 20th century, likely a high-collared blouse or dress, which contrasts with her bold persona. The simplicity of her clothing draws more attention to her facial expression and eyes.

Her hair is pulled back in a neat and simple style, again emphasizing her face and expression rather than ornamentation.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Maclane_in_1903.jpg

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<p>The decision to strip chapters from books that had already won the approval of the state’s Republican-controlled board of education represents an escalation in how local school boards run by ideological conservatives influence what children learn.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-cypress-fairbanks-removed-textbook-chapters?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-cypress-fairbanks-removed-textbook-chapters?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-cypress-fairbanks-removed-textbook-chapters?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/diversity/" rel="tag">#Diversity</a> <a href="/tags/dei/" rel="tag">#DEI</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

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Our critics pick the 11 best books of the summer

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<p>I got my first book blogger review this morning, from Dominique over at "Diary of a Reader."</p><p>TWE isn't a perfect novel by any stretch of the imagination, but I feel so SEEN by this review. She got it. 100% understood what I was doing and *how* I was doing it. </p><p>ngl, I got tears in my eyes. What a feeling.</p><p><a href="https://thediaryofareader.com/2026/02/06/the-whole-enchilada/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thediaryofareader.com/2026/02/06/the-whole-enchilada/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thediaryofareader.com/2026/02/</span><span class="invisible">06/the-whole-enchilada/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/indie/" rel="tag">#indie</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a></p>

Graphic featuring a quote from the book review of "The Whole Enchilada" by Daniela Quirke, by Dominique at the "Diary of a Reader" blog:

"The Whole Enchilada isn't the light, quirky alien romp its premise might suggest. It's a character-driven science fiction novel that uses the strange to interrogate the deeply human, and it's beautiful."

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<p>I wish I would've realised sooner that I don't have to solve every fictional problem I came up with the same second I came up with them 😁 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@galacticwriters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>galacticwriters</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writers</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/u/fantasy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fantasy</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> <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><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@writingbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writingbooks</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/keepwriting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>keepwriting</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/writingmemes/" rel="tag">#WritingMemes</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> <br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#Author</a> <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#Authors</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#IndieBooks</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/writerdons/" rel="tag">#Writerdons</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#Writers</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#Writer</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writinglife/" rel="tag">#Writinglife</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

Two part meme.
Top part is a picture of a pill bottle that says, Hard to swallow pills.
Bottom part is captioned: If you can't come up with solutions to basic fiction writing problems that you yourself made then try again timorrow, keep learning. Writing is a skill that can be improved.

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<p>Nancy Reddy on Researching Beyond the Archives</p><p>Reading sideways requires a willingness to re-read, to wander through a set of sources, to widen your gaze. Sometimes, though, the answers continue to elude us and the record remains incomplete.</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/nancy-reddy-on-researching-beyond-the-archives/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/nancy-reddy-on-researching-beyond-the-archives/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/nancy-reddy-on-rese</span><span class="invisible">arching-beyond-the-archives/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

People working in Card Division in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Card Division, United States Library of Congress, 1910s or 1920s

The image shows librarians and staff working at long tables covered with catalog cards laid out in rows for sorting and processing. In the background, an enormous card catalog cabinet with thousands of drawers lines the wall. Multiple workers, mostly women dressed in white blouses typical of the era, are engaged in the meticulous work of organizing, filing, and maintaining the library's card catalog system - the primary method of cataloging and accessing library materials before computerization.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_catalog#/media/File:Card_Division_of_the_Library_of_Congress_3c18631u_original.jpg

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<p>Bringing this from writer Joseph Malik over from Bluesky. I think it's spot on. </p><p>"Subtext separates a novel from a novel-length story. Subtext is the part that AI can't--and never will--generate. It can't read for subtext. It can read Cliff's Notes to determine an existing novel's subtext, but there is no mathematical or logical process to create it. Subtext is uniquely human."</p><p>It's the conclusion to a 3-post thread. You can find that via my mentions if you're so inclined. </p><p><a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>A special shoutout to The New York Review of Books which has just started using the Fediverse:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@nybooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nybooks</span></a></span> </p><p>The NYRB is a celebrated magazine on literature, politics, arts, ideas & current events.</p><p>They've just started posting, so their profile may look blank to your server. Follow them and their posts will start showing up on your server too 🙂 </p><p>(By the way, NYRB has no connection to the New York Times Book Review, they just have similar names.)</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/magazines/" rel="tag">#Magazines</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#Culture</a> <a href="/tags/arts/" rel="tag">#Arts</a></p>

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/LegacyOfNewts</a></p><p>The undead witch that rules the space pirates, known as the Dead Queen, has finally been defeated. That only makes it worse for the witches that pulled it off. She’s livid and coming for them, at least once she gets her star ship back under control…</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/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 Legacy of Newts, by Owen Tyme.

In the background dawn, as seen from space, above a blue world.

In the foreground is a line drawing of a red spotted newt, in white. The lines of the newt are outlined in black, to help it stand out. The interior of the line drawing has been filled with the image of a spiral galaxy in red, orange and yellow, with a blue color that shades to white at the center, which lines up with the newt's head. The galaxy almost looks like fire.

(Right) The background is a blue and orange nebula, with the following text over it:

“You gotta be real strong, real bright, real quick, or real lucky to survive drawing *attention*. Which are you?”

“I’m quick, Amelia is bright, Marta is strong and all three of us have been lucky, after a fashion: if we didn’t have bad luck, then I suppose we wouldn’t have any luck at all.”

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

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<p>Trolls, boogeymen and witches, oh my!<br>Just another day for a young wizard.</p><p>It all starts here: <a href="https://books2read.com/b/TrollSong" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/b/TrollSong</a></p><p><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</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/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a></p>

The ad flyer for the series The Wizard's Scion.

(Background) View of a planet from space.

(Top Center) A black flying saucer surrounded by this text:
Trolls, boogeymen and witches, oh my!
Just another day for a young wizard.

(Top Left) The cover of Troll Song displays a woman in battered, muddy armor with her two swords crossed against the neck of a dwarf. The book has a red stamp in the lower right corner indicating the ebook is free.

(Lower Left) The cover of Forgotten Legends displays a child reading in bed as a black, smoky monster with red eyes peeks out from under the bed.

(Lower Center Left) The cover of The Third Wish displays a wizard on top of a mountain, looking to the sunset, over a city of sky scrapers that have plants growing on them. In his shadow is the red eyed creature from Forgotten Legends.

(Lower Center Right) The cover of Dark Moon displays a witch and wizard fighting back to back, holding pistols, while objects fall around them, with the moon behind their heads.

(Lower Right) The cover of The Inverted Glass displays a line art hourglass with a white figure in black sand at the bottom, with a black figure in white sand upside-down in the top. Balanced on a scale are a heart and a feather.

(Upper Right) The cover of The Wizard's Scion: The Complete Series displays several figures in silhouette representing the main characters, as they traverse a wormhole. Behind them is a red-eyed octopus.

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<p>📚 Black AF History by: Michael Harriot</p><p>From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of untold American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.</p><p>America’s backstory is a whitewashed mythology im...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/black-af-history" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/black-af-history"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/black-af-h</span><span class="invisible">istory</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/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/american/" rel="tag">#american</a> <a href="/tags/discriminationhistory/" rel="tag">#discriminationhistory</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a></p>

From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of untold American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.

America’s backstory is a whitewashed mythology implanted in our collective memory. It is the story of the pilgrims on the Mayflower building a new nation. It is George Washington’s cherry tree and Abraham Lincoln's log cabin. It is the fantastic tale of slaves that spontaneously teleported themselves here with nothing but strong backs and negro spirituals. It is a sugarcoated legend based on an almost true story.

It should come as no surprise that the dominant narrative of American history is blighted with errors and oversights—after all, history books were written by white men with their perspectives at the forefront. It could even be said that the devaluation and erasure of the Black experience is as American as apple pie.

In Black AF History, Michael Harriot presents a more accurate version of American history. Combining unapologetically provocative storytelling with meticulous research based on primary sources as well as the work of pioneering Black historians, scholars, and journalists, Harriot removes the white sugarcoating from the American story, placing Black people squarely at the center. With incisive wit, Harriot speaks hilarious truth to oppressive power, subverting conventional historical narratives with the hid

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<p>Poem of the week: A Sonnet to the Noble Lady, the Lady Mary Wroth by Ben Jonson</p><p>"A strategically flattering tribute to a pioneering female writer is lifted by authentic warmth and admiration"</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/07/poem-of-the-week-a-sonnet-to-the-noble-lady-the-lady-mary-wroth-by-ben-jonson" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/07/poem-of-the-week-a-sonnet-to-the-noble-lady-the-lady-mary-wroth-by-ben-jonson"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2025</span><span class="invisible">/apr/07/poem-of-the-week-a-sonnet-to-the-noble-lady-the-lady-mary-wroth-by-ben-jonson</span></a></p><p>Ben Jonson at PG</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1269" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1269"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1269</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#authors</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry by Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832). "Erato is the muse of lyric poetry in Greek mythology. She is often depicted holding a small kithara or lyre, a stringed musical instrument, here seen resting against a tree in the lower left. She is writing with an arrow given to her by a winged Eros or Cupid, the god of love. This painting belongs to a cycle of five works commissioned by businessman François Boyer-Fonfréde for his home in Toulouse."

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<p>"Men with common minds seldom break through general rules. Prudence is ever the resort of weakness; and they rarely go as far as as they may in any undertaking, who are determined not to go beyond it on any account."</p><p>Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (1796)</p><p>~Mary Wollstonecraft (27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) </p><p>Mary Wollstonecraft at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/84" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/84"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/84</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Wollstonecraft in 1790–1791, by John Opie

Wollstonecraft is depicted in a three-quarter view, her body turned slightly to the side while her face looks directly toward the viewer. Her expression is calm, serious, and contemplative, suggesting deep intelligence and moral conviction.

She wears a simple white garment, likely a muslin or linen dress with a soft, open collar.

Her dark hair is loosely gathered under a soft, dark cap or bonnet, with curls escaping naturally around her face.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft#/media/File:MaryWollstonecraft.jpg

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<p>📚 Dawn by: Octavia E. Butler</p><p>When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. She discovers that the Oankali a seemingly benevolent alien race intervened in the fate of the humanity hundreds of years ago, saving everyone who survived a nuclear war from a dying, ruined Earth and then...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/dawn" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/dawn</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/womenfiction/" rel="tag">#womenfiction</a> <a href="/tags/dystopian/" rel="tag">#dystopian</a></p>

When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. She discovers that the Oankali a seemingly benevolent alien race intervened in the fate of the humanity hundreds of years ago, saving everyone who survived a nuclear war from a dying, ruined Earth and then putting them into a deep sleep. After learning all they could about Earth and its beings, the Oankali healed the planet, cured cancer, increased human strength, and they now want Lilith to lead her people back to Earth--but salvation comes at a price.

Hopeful and thought-provoking, this post-apocalyptic narrative deftly explores gender and race through the eyes of characters struggling to adapt during a pivotal time of crisis and change.

One woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in this revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower.

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<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/4tgC2gTwfLAHyRvZq5n1XG" rel="nofollow">The Grand Sophy</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>by Georgette Heyer.</p><p>A irrepressible cousin comes to stay and causes a great upheaval, but between cunning plans and good luck it all works out neatly. More wit than romance, but it does that well.</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/perioddrama/" rel="tag">#PeriodDrama</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>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/6DWKHnCZCbDZPO6gDSCpYV" rel="nofollow">Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 <br>by Ed Conway.</p><p>A high-octane tour through the materials that underlie our civilisation: sand, salt, steel, copper, oil & lithium. So many intriguing side notes that sent me off down rabbit holes (African ghost miners!). Really brings home the mammoth scale, complexity & interconnectedness of these critical industries that we take for granted. But also highlights their fragility, the environmental damage they cause, and the immense difficulty of reforming them to be sustainable.</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/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#NonFiction</a> <a href="/tags/materialsscience/" rel="tag">#MaterialsScience</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>Leigh Hunt, the Unstoppable Critic</p><p>Convicted and imprisoned for libeling the Prince Regent, Hunt capitalized on his incarceration by turning his prison cell into a newsroom and grand salon.</p><p>By: Emily Zarevich </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/leigh-hunt-the-unstoppable-critic/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lit%20Hub%20Daily:%20April%207%2C%202025&utm_term=lithub_master_list" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/leigh-hunt-the-unstoppable-critic/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lit%20Hub%20Daily:%20April%207%2C%202025&utm_term=lithub_master_list"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/leigh-hunt-the</span><span class="invisible">-unstoppable-critic/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lit%20Hub%20Daily:%20April%207%2C%202025&utm_term=lithub_master_list</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a></p>

James Henry Leigh Hunt, by Benjamin Robert Haydon (died 1846).

Hunt is shown in a half-length view, typically with his head turned slightly to one side.

His expression is gentle, intelligent, and somewhat introspective.

His features are finely drawn—delicate mouth, straight nose, and bright, expressive eyes that suggest warmth and wit.

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Foreigner Review – Cherryh on Top

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<p>📚 Women of a Promiscuous Nature by: Donna Everhart</p><p>On a brisk February morning while walking to the diner where she works, 24 year-old Ruth Foster is stopped by the local sheriff. He insists she accompany him to a health clinic, threatening to arrest her if she doesn't undergo testing in order to preserv...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/women-of-a-promiscuous-nature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/women-of-a-promiscuous-nature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/women-of-a</span><span class="invisible">-promiscuous-nature</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/historical/" rel="tag">#historical</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/southernfiction/" rel="tag">#southernfiction</a></p>

On a brisk February morning while walking to the diner where she works, 24 year-old Ruth Foster is stopped by the local sheriff. He insists she accompany him to a health clinic, threatening to arrest her if she doesn't undergo testing in order to preserve decency and prevent the spread of sexual disease.

Though Ruth has never shared more than a chaste kiss with a man, by day's end she is one of dozens of women held at the State Industrial Farm Colony for Women. Some are there because they were reported for promiscuity by neighbors, husbands, strangers. Some were accused of prostitution. Others were just pretty and unmarried. Or poor and suspicious. One was eating dinner alone in a restaurant. Another spoke to a soldier.

Josephine's sin was running a business as a single woman. Maude's was trying to drown her sorrows. Frances had lost her mind. Opal married a man with a mean streak. Some, like 15-year-old Stella, are brought in because they're victims of assault. She's too naive and broken to understand how unjust this imprisonment is.

Superintendent Dorothy Baker, convinced that she's transforming degenerate souls into upstanding members of society, oversees the women's medical treatment and “training" until they're deemed ready for parole. Sooner or later, everyone at the Colony learns to abide by Mrs. Baker's rule book or face the consequences—solitary confinement, grueling work assignments, and worse.

But some refuse to be cowed. Some find ways to fight

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<p>‘The best way to discover hidden gems’: why you should try out a bookshop crawl</p><p>"Like bar-hopping, but for browsing books: this trend, popularised on TikTok, makes for a great day out – and can help you discover unique literary spots"</p><p>by Michaela Makusha</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jun/13/book-crawl-independent-bookshop-week" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jun/13/book-crawl-independent-bookshop-week"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2025</span><span class="invisible">/jun/13/book-crawl-independent-bookshop-week</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstore/" rel="tag">#bookstore</a></p>

Illustration of a bookstore with many shelves of books.

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<p>"A scientist worthy of the name, above all a mathematician, experiences in his work the same impression as an artist; his pleasure is as great and of the same nature. " </p><p>~Henri Poincaré (29 April 1854 – 17 July 1912)</p><p>Poincaré at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5958" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5958"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/5958</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>

Photographic portrait of H. Poincaré by Henri Manuel.

Poincaré is dressed in a dark, formal suit with a waistcoat, high-collared shirt, and neatly tied cravat or bowtie — standard attire for a man of his academic and social standing.

Poincaré’s neatly groomed beard, mustache, and receding hairline are clearly defined, lending an air of scholarly distinction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Poincar%C3%A9#/media/File:Henri_Poincar%C3%A9_by_H_Manuel.jpg

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<p>The hunt for Marie Curie's radioactive fingerprints in Paris</p><p>Marie Curie worked with radioactive material with her bare hands. More than 100 years after her groundbreaking work, Sophie Hardach travels to Paris to trace the lingering radioactive fingerprints she left behind.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250605-the-hunt-for-marie-curies-radioactive-fingerprints-in-paris?at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=emails&at_objective=awareness&at_ptr_type=email&at_ptr_name=salesforce&at_campaign=essentiallist&at_email_send_date=20250613&at_send_id=4384678&at_link_title=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bbc.com%2ffuture%2farticle%2f20250605-the-hunt-for-marie-curies-radioactive-fingerprints-in-paris&at_bbc_team=crm" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.com/future/article/20250605-the-hunt-for-marie-curies-radioactive-fingerprints-in-paris?at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=emails&at_objective=awareness&at_ptr_type=email&at_ptr_name=salesforce&at_campaign=essentiallist&at_email_send_date=20250613&at_send_id=4384678&at_link_title=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bbc.com%2ffuture%2farticle%2f20250605-the-hunt-for-marie-curies-radioactive-fingerprints-in-paris&at_bbc_team=crm"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.com/future/article/202</span><span class="invisible">50605-the-hunt-for-marie-curies-radioactive-fingerprints-in-paris?at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=emails&at_objective=awareness&at_ptr_type=email&at_ptr_name=salesforce&at_campaign=essentiallist&at_email_send_date=20250613&at_send_id=4384678&at_link_title=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bbc.com%2ffuture%2farticle%2f20250605-the-hunt-for-marie-curies-radioactive-fingerprints-in-paris&at_bbc_team=crm</span></a></p><p>Marie Curie at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39174" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39174"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/39174</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#womeninStem</a></p>

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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWbzKsWtXaE" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWbzKsWtXaE"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWbzKs</span><span class="invisible">WtXaE</span></a> <a href="/tags/filmes/" rel="tag">#filmes</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a> <a href="/tags/livros/" rel="tag">#livros</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>Dorothy Parker: Sharp-Witted Writer, Bitter Professor</p><p>Dorothy Parker’s year as a visiting professor shows how a celebrated literary voice struggled to adapt to the realities of academic teaching.</p><p>By: Emily Zarevich </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/dorothy-parker-sharp-witted-writer-bitter-professor/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/dorothy-parker-sharp-witted-writer-bitter-professor/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/dorothy-parker</span><span class="invisible">-sharp-witted-writer-bitter-professor/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a></p>

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<p>The Author of ‘Anne of Green Gables’ Lived a Far Less Charmed Life Than Her Beloved Heroine</p><p>L.M. Montgomery created a classic of children’s literature, but what about her lesser-known works?</p><p>By V.M. Braganza (from the archive)</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/lm-montgomery-anne-green-gables-life-180981839/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/lm-montgomery-anne-green-gables-life-180981839/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-cu</span><span class="invisible">lture/lm-montgomery-anne-green-gables-life-180981839/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>L. M. Montgomery at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/36" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/36"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/36</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Lucy Maud Montgomery, 14. During this period, as she put it in her diary, she had begun to harbor “dreams of future fame.” Courtesy University of Guelph

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