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We Need More Leftist Crime Fiction <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/39913452">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>A personal SMBC<br>Full strip here: <a href="http://smbc-comics.com/comic/a-family-dispute" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="smbc-comics.com/comic/a-family-dispute"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">smbc-comics.com/comic/a-family</span><span class="invisible">-dispute</span></a><br><a href="/tags/smbc/" rel="tag">#smbc</a> <a href="/tags/hiveworks/" rel="tag">#hiveworks</a> <a href="/tags/comics/" rel="tag">#comics</a> <a href="/tags/webcomics/" rel="tag">#webcomics</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/StoneProphet" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/StoneProphet</a></p><p>Nicole seeks to collect the missing fragments of the magical city of Kurg from her home world, but the remaining pieces were deactivated and are hard to find. Luckily, she just found the first piece of the Seventh Sage, an ancient stone man that knows the future, which she hopes knows where to find them.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Stone Prophet, by Owen Tyme.

At the center is a hexagonal coin with a golden appearance,. That bears a watercolor painting of a woman's face, which drips paint as if it were fresh.

Following the edges of the coin, the background is divided by a spiral of black lines into six images representing vital pieces of the titular stone prophet.

Upper right is an attractive woman with blue eyes and blond hair that's almost white. She stands in place of Memory.

Right is an eye with a blue iris surrounded by blue skin and golden decorations, representing Vision.

Lower right is a hooded woman in darkness, partially illuminated by a purple triangle that magically restrains her. She is Skill.

Lower left is a heart made of and resting in blue sand, with yellow light inside. That shines through cracks, hinting at fragility. This is Emotion.

Left is a gray sphere covered in black zeros and ones. More zeros and ones lay over the top, in blurred white. This is Reason.

Upper Left is a brass statue of justice, wearing a robe and blindfold. She holds a sword and scales. Behind her are the stars of space. This is Heart.

(Right) The same attractive woman from the upper right section of the cover, looking right at the viewer. The following quote frames her face, above and below:

“Does the Leader make the hard choices, or do the hard choices make the Leader?”

“Will she do what must be done, for the good of all?”

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

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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? September 09

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<p>for <a href="/tags/transdayofvisibility/" rel="tag">#TransDayOfVisibility</a> consider ordering a copy of the new 3rd edition of <a href="/tags/whippinggirl/" rel="tag">#WhippingGirl</a> (w/new Afterword on the current anti-trans backlash) for a 20% discount through my publisher @SealPress using this link & promo code: SERANO20<br><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/julia-serano/whipping-girl/9781541604520/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/julia-serano/whipping-girl/9781541604520/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.hachettebookgroup.com/titl</span><span class="invisible">es/julia-serano/whipping-girl/9781541604520/</span></a> </p><p>btw, if you had problems with the promo code earlier, sorry, their distributor sold out. but now it's back in stock & the promo code will work until April 15th!<br><a href="/tags/tdov/" rel="tag">#TDoV</a> <a href="/tags/tdov2024/" rel="tag">#TDOV2024</a> <a href="/tags/trans/" rel="tag">#trans</a> <a href="/tags/transgender/" rel="tag">#transgender</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="/tags/feminism/" rel="tag">#feminism</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

photo of a stack of Whipping Girl 3rd Edition books

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<p>Misunderstood Malthus</p><p>The English thinker whose name is synonymous with doom and gloom has lessons for today.</p><p>By: Roy Scranton <br><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/misunderstood-malthus/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/misunderstood-malthus/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/misunderstood-</span><span class="invisible">malthus/</span></a></p><p>Malthus at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1411" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1411"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1411</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a></p>

Thomas Robert Malthus by John Linnell.

Malthus is shown seated, facing slightly toward the viewer. His hair is short and lightly curled, his face lined with age. He wears clerical robes. In his right hand he holds a closed book while his left rests gently on his lap.

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<p>It's a double book launch!</p><p>Mandy Hager and I are launching our new books at 6pm on Wednesday 1 October at Unity Books, Wellington - my new poetry collection "Dracula in the Colonies" and her new novel "Revenge and Rabbit Holes"! </p><p>Check out the details here: <a href="https://www.timjonesbooks.co.nz/2025/09/04/youre-invited-to-a-double-book-launch-on-wednesday-1-october-dracula-in-the-colonies-by-tim-jones-and-revenge-and-rabbit-holes-by-mandy-hager/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.timjonesbooks.co.nz/2025/09/04/youre-invited-to-a-double-book-launch-on-wednesday-1-october-dracula-in-the-colonies-by-tim-jones-and-revenge-and-rabbit-holes-by-mandy-hager/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.timjonesbooks.co.nz/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">9/04/youre-invited-to-a-double-book-launch-on-wednesday-1-october-dracula-in-the-colonies-by-tim-jones-and-revenge-and-rabbit-holes-by-mandy-hager/</span></a></p><p>I hope you can come along! Many thanks to The Cuba Press for publishing both books, and to Unity Books Wellington for hosting the launch.</p><p>Can't make the launch? You can pre-order Dracula in the Colonies here: <a href="https://thecubapress.nz/shop/dracula-in-the-colonies/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thecubapress.nz/shop/dracula-in-the-colonies/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecubapress.nz/shop/dracula-i</span><span class="invisible">n-the-colonies/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/nzbooks/" rel="tag">#nzbooks</a> <a href="/tags/aotearoa/" rel="tag">#Aotearoa</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

Invitation to the launch of "Dracula in the Colonies" by Tim Jones and "Revenge and Rabbit Holes" by Mandy Hager, showing the covers of both books. The launch is at Unity Books, 57 Willis St, Wellington, from 6-7.30pm on Wednesday 1 October 2025.

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<p>Strongheart the German Shepherd Catapulted to Fame for His Heroics in Silent Films. Later, Spiritualist Writings Immortalized Him in Death</p><p>"The beloved dog starred in six movies during the Roaring Twenties. After Strongheart died in 1929, author J. Allen Boone chronicled their enduring connection in a pair of nonfiction books"</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/strongheart-the-german-shepherd-catapulted-to-fame-for-his-heroics-in-silent-films-later-spiritualist-writings-immortalized-him-in-death-180987212/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/history/strongheart-the-german-shepherd-catapulted-to-fame-for-his-heroics-in-silent-films-later-spiritualist-writings-immortalized-him-in-death-180987212/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/history</span><span class="invisible">/strongheart-the-german-shepherd-catapulted-to-fame-for-his-heroics-in-silent-films-later-spiritualist-writings-immortalized-him-in-death-180987212/</span></a></p><p>Strongheart and his "love interest" Jule from the movie "The Love Master"</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a></p>

Caption: Strongheart & Jule in "The Love Master" Trimble-Murphin Picture.

The black & white photo shows two dogs in the snow. Strongheart on the left has darker markings than Jule on the right.

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<p>The Inquisitive Biologist turns 8! Here's the latest review...</p><p>How would life have evolved had the dinosaurs survived? This facsimile reprint of Dougal Dixon's second classic work of speculative zoology imagines the answer and remains as captivating and entertaining as it was in 1988.</p><p><a href="https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/09/19/book-review-the-new-dinosaurs-an-alternative-evolution/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/09/19/book-review-the-new-dinosaurs-an-alternative-evolution/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">09/19/book-review-the-new-dinosaurs-an-alternative-evolution/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</a> <a href="/tags/speculativezoology/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeZoology</a> <a href="/tags/dinosaurs/" rel="tag">#Dinosaurs</a> <a href="/tags/palaeontology/" rel="tag">#Palaeontology</a> <a href="/tags/paleontology/" rel="tag">#Paleontology</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</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>

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<p>This month the Distributed Proofreaders (DP) blog is a book about the US pre-Civil War abolitionist, "The Life of John Brown."</p><p><a href="https://blog.pgdp.net/2026/04/01/life-of-john-brown/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.pgdp.net/2026/04/01/life-of-john-brown/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.pgdp.net/2026/04/01/life-</span><span class="invisible">of-john-brown/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/dp/" rel="tag">#dp</a> <a href="/tags/dpblog/" rel="tag">#dpblog</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

John Brown in 1859. He is turned to the side with his face turned towards the camera. He has his right hand in his pocket.

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<p>📚 Billion-Dollar Ransom by: James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski</p><p>Five members of a billionaire’s family. In different locations. All kidnapped at the same moment.</p><p>Two children taken from a private-school bus. A film producer and a movie star grabbed at a hideaway resort. A beautiful wife whisked off the stre...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/billion-dollar-ransom" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/billion-dollar-ransom"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/billion-do</span><span class="invisible">llar-ransom</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/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/suspensefiction/" rel="tag">#suspensefiction</a> <a href="/tags/crimefiction/" rel="tag">#crimefiction</a> <a href="/tags/psychological/" rel="tag">#psychological</a></p>

Five members of a billionaire’s family. In different locations. All kidnapped at the same moment.

Two children taken from a private-school bus. A film producer and a movie star grabbed at a hideaway resort. A beautiful wife whisked off the streets of Beverly Hills.

A patriarch wants his family back. The cash, gold, jewels, and crypto are all ready.
There’s only one problem: a brilliant, very stubborn FBI agent. Special Agent Nicky Gordon doesn’t want to pay the kidnappers.
Not a dime.

Instant New York Times Bestseller!

From bestselling author James Patterson, six kidnappers pursue a whopping ten-figure payout in this thrilling novel featuring “breakneck pacing and loop-the-loop plotting” (Publishers Weekly).

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<p>"The steering committee elected to remove eight [of the 20] books from the list, not only narrowing the breadth of titles being discussed by teens across the state, but also narrowing the number of books they will be reading in anticipation of voting for the Georgia Peach Book Awards... All of these books are published for the young adult audience, meaning that the Bowl’s steering committee elected to remove books that are appropriate for the teens involved in this competition.</p><p>Seven of the eight banned books are written by female-identifying writers, while at least five are written by writers from demographically marginalized backgrounds."</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><p><a href="https://bookriot.com/helen-ruffin-reading-bowl-book-ban-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookriot.com/helen-ruffin-reading-bowl-book-ban-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookriot.com/helen-ruffin-read</span><span class="invisible">ing-bowl-book-ban-2025/</span></a></p>

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<p>Your fun-packed, not at all murder and political intrigue-packed voyage through the stars will depart shortly…</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/littleblueplanettours/" rel="tag">#LittleBluePlanetTours</a> <a href="/tags/xanaduaffair/" rel="tag">#XanaduAffair</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/teasertrailer/" rel="tag">#teasertrailer</a> <a href="/tags/upcomingreleases/" rel="tag">#upcomingreleases</a> <a href="/tags/humoroussciencefiction/" rel="tag">#humoroussciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#newbooks</a></p>

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<p>A Review of The Last of What I Am: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-the-last-of-what-i-am/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-the-last-of-what-i-am/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-th</span><span class="invisible">e-last-of-what-i-am/</span></a></p><p> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/civilwar/" rel="tag">#CivilWar</a> <a href="/tags/paranormal/" rel="tag">#Paranormal</a></p>

Book cover for The Last of What I Am: A Novel by Abigail Cutter. Image on cover shows a figure standing in the second story window of an old wooden farmhouse. There is a light on in that room that is illuminating everything and obscuring the figure’s features. It is dusk outside and you can see the last bit of light fading away as a few birds fly through the sky.

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<p>English novelist and poet Charlotte Brontë died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1855.</p><p>She is best known for her novel Jane Eyre, which she published under the gender neutral pen name Currer Bell. Along with "Jane Eyre," her other notable works include "Shirley" (1849) and "Villette" (1853). Brontë's writing is celebrated for its exploration of social issues, particularly the role of women in Victorian society.</p><p>Books by Charlotte Brontë at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/408" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/408"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/408</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

Portrait by George Richmond (1850, chalk on paper)

Cover page of The Search After Hapiness [sic]: A Tale by Charlotte Brontë

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Dan Brown Returns With a Hyperactive Testament to the Power of Books <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/35765496">See Original Page</a> </small>

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Ughhhh, et tu calibre?<br><p>New features<br>- Allow asking AI questions about any book in your calibre library. Right click the "View" button and choose "Discuss selected book(s) with AI"<br>- AI: Allow asking AI what book to read next by right clicking on a book and using the "Similar books" menu<br>- AI: Add a new backend for "LM Studio" which allows running various AI models locally<br></p><a href="https://calibre-ebook.com/whats-new" rel="nofollow">Release: 8.16.1 04 Dec, 2025</a>; or <a href="https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/blob/418843e5ca5a91e3023176e4bdc0c3aec9e2eb8c/Changelog.txt#L30" rel="nofollow">here on their GitHub</a><br><br>Calibre is one of those pieces of software that I use from time to time but don't follow closely. I wasn't aware they'd been sipping from the poisoned chalice.<br><br><a href="/tags/calibre/" rel="tag">#calibre</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#eBooks</a> <a href="/tags/ebookmanager/" rel="tag">#eBookManager</a> <a href="/tags/aipoisoning/" rel="tag">#AIPoisoning</a> <a href="/tags/informationoilspill/" rel="tag">#InformationOilSpill</a><br>

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The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://reddthat.com/post/50465450">See Original Page</a> </small>

the-best-recent-and-thrillers-review-roundup

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<p>📚 Exiles by: Mason Coile</p><p>The human crew sent to prepare the first colony on Mars arrives to find the new base half-destroyed and the three robots sent to set it up in disarray—the machines have formed alliances, chosen their own names, and picked up some disturbing beliefs. Each must be interrogated. But one of them is...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/exiles" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/exiles</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/horrorfiction/" rel="tag">#horrorfiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/psychologicalfiction/" rel="tag">#psychologicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a></p>

The human crew sent to prepare the first colony on Mars arrives to find the new base half-destroyed and the three robots sent to set it up in disarray—the machines have formed alliances, chosen their own names, and picked up some disturbing beliefs. Each must be interrogated. But one of them is missing.

In this barren, hostile landscape where even machines have nightmares, the astronauts will need to examine all the stories--especially their own--to get to the truth.

Exiles is a terrifying, taut, one-sitting read, and Mason Coile once again blends science fiction and psychological horror to engage some of humanity’s deepest questions.

A terrifying locked-room mystery from the author of William--this time set on a remote outpost on Mars.

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<p>The Importance of Being Idle</p><p>What Paul Lafargue taught us about work</p><p>By Robert Zaretsky </p><p><a href="https://theamericanscholar.org/the-importance-of-being-idle/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theamericanscholar.org/the-importance-of-being-idle/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theamericanscholar.org/the-imp</span><span class="invisible">ortance-of-being-idle/</span></a></p><p>Lafarque at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/47147" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/47147"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/47147</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a></p>

Photograph of Paul Lafargue. He is seated in a chair with his body facing the camera, and his head turned to his right. His right arm is resting on a table, and his left hand is at his chin.

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<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/1lRzL8BnoQxMULGEIWX5xo" rel="nofollow">The Lathe of Heaven</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 <br>by Ursula Le Guin.</p><p>A man's dreams shape reality, and his therapist uses him as a tool to fix the wrongs in the world. But if utopia lacks free will, diversity & creativity, is it still utopia?</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/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/ursulaleguin/" rel="tag">#UrsulaLeGuin</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>

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Good ebook editor software?

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<p>📚 Betting on You by: Lynn Painter</p><p>When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to see an old acquaintance is one of her coworkers. Bailey met Charlie a year ago on the long flight to Omaha, where she moved after her parents’ divorce. Charlie’s cynicism didn’t mix well with Bailey’s carefully ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/betting-on-you" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/betting-on-you"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/betting-on</span><span class="invisible">-you</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/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/socialthemes/" rel="tag">#socialthemes</a> <a href="/tags/friendship/" rel="tag">#friendship</a></p>

When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to see an old acquaintance is one of her coworkers. Bailey met Charlie a year ago on the long flight to Omaha, where she moved after her parents’ divorce. Charlie’s cynicism didn’t mix well with Bailey’s carefully well-behaved temperament, and his endless commentary was the irritating cherry on top of an already emotionally fraught trip.

Now, Bailey and Charlie are still polar opposites, but instead of everything about him rubbing Bailey the wrong way, she starts to look forward to hanging out and gossiping about the waterpark guests and their coworkers—particularly two who keep flirting with each other. Bailey and Charlie make a bet on whether or not the cozy pair will actually get together. Charlie insists that members of the opposite sex can’t just be friends, and Bailey is determined to prove him wrong.

Bailey and Charlie keep close track of the romantic progress of others while Charlie works to deflect the growing feelings he’s developed for Bailey. Terrified to lose her if his crush becomes known, what doesn’t help his agenda is Bailey and Charlie “fake dating” in order to disrupt the annoying pleasantries between Bailey’s mom and her mom’s new boyfriend. Soon, what Charlie was hoping to avoid becomes a reality as Bailey starts to see him as not only a friend she can rely on in the midst of family drama—but someone who makes her hands shake and

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<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library: Some classic literature that I bought second-hand.<br>- A Plague of Sheep: Environmental Consequences of the Conquest of Mexico, published by Cambridge University Press (which was removed from the holdings of the University of Plymouth Charles Seale-Hayne Library just down the road from me!)<br>- Carl Safina's classic Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas, published by Henry Holt<br>- and Extinctions in Near Time: Causes, Contexts, and Consequences, published by Springer.</p><p><a href="/tags/extinction/" rel="tag">#Extinction</a> <a href="/tags/biodiversity/" rel="tag">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="/tags/palaeontology/" rel="tag">#Palaeontology</a> <a href="/tags/paleontology/" rel="tag">#Paleontology</a> <a href="/tags/naturalhistory/" rel="tag">#NaturalHistory</a> <a href="/tags/naturewriting/" rel="tag">#NatureWriting</a> <a href="/tags/environmentalhistory/" rel="tag">#EnvironmentalHistory</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</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>

A photo of three books standing on a small, brown, wooden table. The out-of-focus background shows black shelves full of books.

On the left, A Plague of Sheep, showing a black cover with the title in large font.

In the middle, Song for the Blue Ocean, showing a colour photo of a calm ocean with a breaching dolphin.

On the right, Extinctions in Near Time, showing a black cover with the title in white front and a white diagram of a world map with small drawings of various species of now extinct megafauna dotted around the map.

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<p>📚 Beartown by: Fredrik Backman</p><p>By the lake in Beartown is an old ice rink, and in that ice rink Kevin, Amat, Benji, and the rest of the town’s junior ice hockey team are about to compete in the national semi-finals—and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage bo...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/beartown" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/beartown</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/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/sportsfiction/" rel="tag">#sportsfiction</a></p>

By the lake in Beartown is an old ice rink, and in that ice rink Kevin, Amat, Benji, and the rest of the town’s junior ice hockey team are about to compete in the national semi-finals—and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys.

Under that heavy burden, the match becomes the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown.

This is a story about a town and a game, but even more about loyalty, commitment, and the responsibilities of friendship; the people we disappoint even though we love them; and the decisions we make every day that come to define us. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.

Now an HBO Original Series

“You’ll love this engrossing novel.” —People

Named a Best Book of the Year by LibraryReads, BookBrowse, and Goodreads

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People, a dazzling and profound novel about a small town with a big dream—and the price required to make it come true.

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