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<p>The Outcasts of Zion | review essay by <a href="/tags/benjaminbalthaser/" rel="tag">#BenjaminBalthaser</a></p><p>&quot;The manufacturing of Jewish Zionist consensus lies at the heart of <a href="/tags/americanliberalism/" rel="tag">#AmericanLiberalism</a>’s identity crisis.&quot; </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> discussed: </p><p><a href="/tags/beingjewishafterthedestructionofgaza/" rel="tag">#BeingJewishAfterTheDestructionOfGaza</a><br><a href="/tags/thethresholdofdissent/" rel="tag">#TheThresholdOfDissent</a> <br><a href="/tags/doppelganger/" rel="tag">#Doppelganger</a> <br><a href="/tags/unsettled/" rel="tag">#Unsettled</a> <br><a href="/tags/ourpalestinequestion/" rel="tag">#OurPalestineQuestion</a> </p><p> <a href="https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-outcasts-of-zion/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-outcasts-of-zion/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bostonreview.net/articles/</span><span class="invisible">the-outcasts-of-zion/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/jewishamericanpolitics/" rel="tag">#JewishAmericanPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/jewishamericanhistory/" rel="tag">#JewishAmericanHistory</a> <a href="/tags/jewishamericanleft/" rel="tag">#JewishAmericanLeft</a> <a href="/tags/ushistory/" rel="tag">#UShistory</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/usleft/" rel="tag">#USleft</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/palestinequestion/" rel="tag">#PalestineQuestion</a> @palestine @israel @histodons @bookstodon</p>

<p>We are all Mrs Dalloway now</p><p>For Virginia Woolf, stream of consciousness was a method. Now, it’s a way of life.</p><p>By George Monaghan</p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2025/06/we-are-all-mrs-dalloway-now" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2025/06/we-are-all-mrs-dalloway-now"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.newstatesman.com/culture/b</span><span class="invisible">ooks/2025/06/we-are-all-mrs-dalloway-now</span></a></p><p>Mrs. Dalloway at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71865" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71865</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>I’m looking for a sensitivy/authenticity reader. And it’s been super hard to find someone that fits the requirements:</p><p>1) Spanish-fluency<br>2) Mexican heritage<br>3) Female<br>4) Familiarity with gothic literature (a fan is even better)<br>5) Open to reading potentially traumatic (but not graphic) situations</p><p>I’m looking for someone who does this for a living (so does invoices, contracts, and has experience with this kind of reading). </p><p>If you have leads, let me know!</p><p><a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p>If you live in the New Haven, CT area, Yale University Library is presenting a 35mm cut of 2005 Pride &amp; Prejudice this Thursday (June 12) at 7 p.m. The event is FREE and open to the public.</p><p>Now, the 12th is my birthday so if you go, think of me enjoying the film along with you! </p><p><a href="https://web.library.yale.edu/film/treasures" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="web.library.yale.edu/film/treasures"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.library.yale.edu/film/trea</span><span class="invisible">sures</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> @bookstodon <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/regency/" rel="tag">#Regency</a> <a href="/tags/georgian/" rel="tag">#Georgian</a> <a href="/tags/janeausten/" rel="tag">#JaneAusten</a> @romancelandia</p>

<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> The Irish writer and poet Thomas Moore was born in 1779. He was &quot;widely regarded in the late Georgian era as Ireland&#x27;s &quot;national bard.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Moore" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Moore"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M</span><span class="invisible">oore</span></a></p><p>Thomas Moore at PG</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2185" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2185"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2185</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>An Unforgettable Journey: Who was Vera Brittain?</p><p>Vera Mary Brittain was a British writer, feminist and pacifist who is most known for her 1933 memoir, A Testament Youth, which recounts her experiences during the First World War.</p><p>by Sarah Magowan</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/an-unforgettable-journey-who-was-vera-brittain/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/an-unforgettable-journey-who-was-vera-brittain/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/an-unforg</span><span class="invisible">ettable-journey-who-was-vera-brittain/</span></a></p><p>Feminist fiction at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/2603" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/2603"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/2603</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/feminism/" rel="tag">#feminism</a></p>

<p>I can&#x27;t speak for you, but I&#x27;ve been a Mr. Collins a time or two in my life. </p><p><a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> @bookstodon <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/regency/" rel="tag">#Regency</a> <a href="/tags/georgian/" rel="tag">#Georgian</a> <a href="/tags/janeausten/" rel="tag">#JaneAusten</a> @romancelandia</p>

<p>Instead we&#x27;re still busy exploring the depths of human cruelty... 😒 </p><p>@scifi @bookstodon @speculativefictioncomedy @bookbubble </p><p><a href="/tags/scifimemes/" rel="tag">#SciFiMemes</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a><br><a href="/tags/mastobooks/" rel="tag">#Mastobooks</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BooksofMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a> <a href="/tags/boostingissharing/" rel="tag">#BoostingIsSharing</a><br><a href="/tags/repost/" rel="tag">#Repost</a> <a href="/tags/from/" rel="tag">#From</a> <a href="/tags/old/" rel="tag">#Old</a> <a href="/tags/account/" rel="tag">#Account</a></p>

<p>I&#x27;m going to request having all books featruing humans banned, on the grounds that humans are boring 😜😂</p><p>@bookstodon @fantasybookstodon <br>@scifi @bookbubble @humour </p><p><a href="/tags/human/" rel="tag">#Human</a> <a href="/tags/ban/" rel="tag">#Ban</a> <a href="/tags/tobefair/" rel="tag">#ToBeFair</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookmemes/" rel="tag">#BookMemes</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/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#Bookshelf</a> <br><a href="/tags/mastobooks/" rel="tag">#Mastobooks</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BooksofMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a> <a href="/tags/boostingissharing/" rel="tag">#BoostingIsSharing</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/haymarketbooks/" rel="tag">#HaymarketBooks</a> event</p><p><a href="/tags/theariofrancos/" rel="tag">#TheaRiofrancos</a> and activist-historian Gabriel Winant for a conversation on Riofrancos’s new book, <a href="/tags/extraction/" rel="tag">#Extraction</a>. </p><p>live: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mw5gu4LOas" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mw5gu4LOas"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mw5gu</span><span class="invisible">4LOas</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/extractivism/" rel="tag">#extractivism</a> <a href="/tags/greencapitalism/" rel="tag">#greenCapitalism</a> <a href="/tags/greenwashing/" rel="tag">#greenwashing</a> <a href="/tags/energytransition/" rel="tag">#energyTransition</a> <a href="/tags/politicaltheory/" rel="tag">#politicalTheory</a> <a href="/tags/geoeconomy/" rel="tag">#geoeconomy</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/lithium/" rel="tag">#lithium</a> <a href="/tags/lithiummining/" rel="tag">#lithiumMining</a> <a href="/tags/mining/" rel="tag">#mining</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

<p>The light beyond sight</p><p>Only a tiny sliver of the Universe’s light can be seen by human eyes. But today we’re catching glimpses of the invisible</p><p>By Corey S Powell</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/william-herschels-sensors-let-us-see-the-invisible-universe?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=180c8189f5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_29&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/william-herschels-sensors-let-us-see-the-invisible-universe?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=180c8189f5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_29&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/william-hersche</span><span class="invisible">ls-sensors-let-us-see-the-invisible-universe?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=180c8189f5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_29&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Herschel at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=william+herschel" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=william+herschel"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=william+herschel</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>

<p>Finding Your Way Into Writing Fiction as J.R.R. Tolkien’s Grandson</p><p>Simon Tolkien on the Double-Edged Sword of a Mighty Literary Inheritance</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/finding-your-way-into-writing-fiction-as-j-r-r-tolkiens-grandson/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/finding-your-way-into-writing-fiction-as-j-r-r-tolkiens-grandson/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/finding-your-way-in</span><span class="invisible">to-writing-fiction-as-j-r-r-tolkiens-grandson/</span></a></p><p>More information:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R.</span><span class="invisible">_Tolkien</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>After last week&#x27;s debacle of a quote misattributed, I&#x27;m going to be more diligent in double-checking if the quotes are correct! </p><p>Anyway, I&#x27;m really feeling this quote this week. What do you think? </p><p><a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> @bookstodon <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/regency/" rel="tag">#Regency</a> <a href="/tags/georgian/" rel="tag">#Georgian</a> <a href="/tags/janeausten/" rel="tag">#JaneAusten</a> @romancelandia</p>

<p>The wisdom of surrender</p><p>Samuel Beckett turned an obscure 17th-century Christian heresy into an artistic vision and an unusual personal philosophy</p><p>by Andy Wimbush</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/how-samuel-beckett-sought-salvation-in-the-midst-of-suffering?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=8829cb6bbe-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_06_11&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/how-samuel-beckett-sought-salvation-in-the-midst-of-suffering?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=8829cb6bbe-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_06_11&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/how-samuel-beck</span><span class="invisible">ett-sought-salvation-in-the-midst-of-suffering?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=8829cb6bbe-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_06_11&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>

<p>Read the Original 32-Page Program for Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927)</p><p><a href="https://www.openculture.com/2025/06/read-the-original-32-page-program-for-fritz-langs-metropolis.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.openculture.com/2025/06/read-the-original-32-page-program-for-fritz-langs-metropolis.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.openculture.com/2025/06/re</span><span class="invisible">ad-the-original-32-page-program-for-fritz-langs-metropolis.html</span></a></p><p>The book &quot;Metropolis&quot; by Thea von Harbou (wife of Fritz Lang) at PG</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73727" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73727</a></p><p><a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p>How Jane Austen Pulled It Off: On Emma</p><p>One of Jane Austen’s many mind-bending skills was her ability to wrest so much drama from a world that was, by present-day standards, almost unfathomably static. </p><p>By Jennifer Egan</p><p><a href="https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/06/11/how-jane-austen-pulled-it-off-on-emma/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01JXJ3YQ6CT1ZYTRMRJRX2Q4ZP&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/06/11/how-jane-austen-pulled-it-off-on-emma/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01JXJ3YQ6CT1ZYTRMRJRX2Q4ZP&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theparisreview.org/blog/20</span><span class="invisible">25/06/11/how-jane-austen-pulled-it-off-on-emma/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=campaign&amp;utm_id=01JXJ3YQ6CT1ZYTRMRJRX2Q4ZP&amp;_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Emma at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/158" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/158</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/introductory/" rel="tag">#introductory</a> post <a href="/tags/new/" rel="tag">#new</a> to mastodon</p><p>She/her</p><p>Hello all. I&#x27;m new to the fediverse. Had to bug out of the FB environment. I&#x27;m baking in a southern red state but dreaming blue. In the past was in the library world but now enjoying a more unstructured environment. </p><p><a href="/tags/bluecrabs/" rel="tag">#bluecrabs</a> <a href="/tags/crabcakes/" rel="tag">#crabcakes</a> <a href="/tags/tulips/" rel="tag">#tulips</a> <a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> <a href="/tags/laughter/" rel="tag">#laughter</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&amp;q=https://reviewdb.app/book/7mbW7V29ASmjoSX1WQh1J6" rel="nofollow">The Odyssey</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>by Homer (trans. Emily Wilson).</p><p>Travel back in time for a little insight into the worldview &amp; values of the ancient Greeks. Fickle meddlesome gods, male honour, rampant war and liberal violence, slavery &amp; female subjugation. Easy flowing translation, though I sometimes lost the rhythm.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheThirdWish</a></p><p>Spies, aliens, trolls, wizards and a disowned prince use a time machine, to improve their place in history, but Levi Jacobs stands in their way, despite having just lost his parents in war. Will he stop them or will the time travelers kill his father at a pivotal moment, on which the fate of the galaxy hangs?</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>

<p>I Can Read You Like a Book: On Northanger Abbey</p><p>By B. D. McClay</p><p>“How are people, at any rate, to be understood?”</p><p><a href="https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/06/09/i-can-read-you-like-a-book-on-northanger-abbey/?utm_source=The+Paris+Review+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=183685b4b4-TPRMailchimp_20250613_WEEKLY&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_35491ea532-183685b4b4-55433165&amp;mc_cid=183685b4b4&amp;mc_eid=1ab9ba5038" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/06/09/i-can-read-you-like-a-book-on-northanger-abbey/?utm_source=The+Paris+Review+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=183685b4b4-TPRMailchimp_20250613_WEEKLY&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_35491ea532-183685b4b4-55433165&amp;mc_cid=183685b4b4&amp;mc_eid=1ab9ba5038"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theparisreview.org/blog/20</span><span class="invisible">25/06/09/i-can-read-you-like-a-book-on-northanger-abbey/?utm_source=The+Paris+Review+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=183685b4b4-TPRMailchimp_20250613_WEEKLY&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_35491ea532-183685b4b4-55433165&amp;mc_cid=183685b4b4&amp;mc_eid=1ab9ba5038</span></a></p><p>Northanger Abbey at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/121" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/121</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>Like your magical fantasy mixed with justice?</p><p>50% of profits from The Witches of Portland ebook bundle—bought directly from me—will go toward people fighting for justice. First round of funds will go to Jail Support LA, which is providing bail money for people arrested in direct actions in Los Angeles.</p><p>The Witches of Portland: <a href="https://thorncoylebooks.com/products/the-witches-of-portland-complete-series-ebooks" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thorncoylebooks.com/products/the-witches-of-portland-complete-series-ebooks"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thorncoylebooks.com/products/t</span><span class="invisible">he-witches-of-portland-complete-series-ebooks</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a> <a href="/tags/antifa/" rel="tag">#antifa</a></p>

<p>How Did Van Gogh Influence Matisse?</p><p>The Van Gogh Museum has just acquired its first work by Matisse that reveals the Post-Impressionist&#x27;s huge influence on Modern art.</p><p>by Jo Lawson-Tancred</p><p><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/how-did-van-gogh-influence-matisse-2654811" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.artnet.com/art-world/how-did-van-gogh-influence-matisse-2654811"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.artnet.com/art-world/how-</span><span class="invisible">did-van-gogh-influence-matisse-2654811</span></a></p><p>Van Gogh and Matisse at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40393" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40393</a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=matisse" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=matisse"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=matisse</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a></p>

<p>The French liar</p><p>René Descartes, the founder of modern philosophy, was furiously condemned by his contemporaries. Why did they fear him?</p><p>By Sandrine Parageau</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/was-rene-descartes-a-self-centred-guru-and-a-lying-fraud?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=dbc992bbc2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_07_08&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/was-rene-descartes-a-self-centred-guru-and-a-lying-fraud?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=dbc992bbc2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_07_08&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/was-rene-descar</span><span class="invisible">tes-a-self-centred-guru-and-a-lying-fraud?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=dbc992bbc2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_07_08&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Descartes at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/44</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#Philosophy</a></p>

<p>‘Difficult love’: Spanish publisher reprints groundbreaking book of Lorca’s homoerotic sonnets</p><p>Federico García Lorca’s poems were printed anonymously in 1983 after being hidden away by family for 50 years</p><p>By Sam Jones </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jun/13/spanish-publisher-reprints-sonnets-of-dark-love-federico-garcia-lorca" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jun/13/spanish-publisher-reprints-sonnets-of-dark-love-federico-garcia-lorca"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/culture/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jun/13/spanish-publisher-reprints-sonnets-of-dark-love-federico-garcia-lorca</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>