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<p>I’m a big fan of Helen’s work. Her stories are clever, atmospheric and often scare-filled, which is already a powerful combination. And then when you add in her exquisitely realistic and researched sense of place, the terror only increases exponentially. </p><p>There aren’t too many great writers furthering the pleasing terror agenda of M. R. James, and making it their own, but Helen’s surely one of them—and one of the best. </p><p><a href="/tags/supernaturalhorror/" rel="tag">#SupernaturalHorror</a> <a href="/tags/ghoststories/" rel="tag">#GhostStories</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#Horror</a> <a href="/tags/supernaturalliterature/" rel="tag">#SupernaturalLiterature</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/womeninhorror/" rel="tag">#WomenInHorror</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="https://mas.to/@helengrantsays/116277066752625876" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mas.to/@helengrantsays/116277066752625876"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mas.to/@helengrantsays/1162770</span><span class="invisible">66752625876</span></a></p>

<p>My <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> is brief/won&#x27;t spoil, to spread good, great, and spectacular <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> far and wide.</p><p>THE WRITHING, VERDANT END compiles 6 uniquely intense, memorable stories of eco-horror. Corey Farrenkopf, Tiffany Morris, and Eric Raglin all contribute eerie, haunting tales where human nature and the natural world clash &amp; fight for survival. Lush writing about terrifying, strange nature(s). (Cursed Morsels)</p><p><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a><br><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/mothersuspiriareview/" rel="tag">#mothersuspiriareview</a> <a href="/tags/msreview/" rel="tag">#MSReview</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://toot.community/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon@toot.community</span></a></span></p>

<p>6 Authors Who Hated Their Most Popular Books</p><p>From Agatha Christie to Franz Kafka, these authors were not fans of their most beloved creations.</p><p>By Paul Anthony Jones</p><p><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/literature/authors-who-hated-their-most-popular-books" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/literature/authors-who-hated-their-most-popular-books"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.mentalfloss.com/entertainm</span><span class="invisible">ent/literature/authors-who-hated-their-most-popular-books</span></a></p><p>Louisa May Alcott, Agatha Christie, Conan Doyle, Kafka, MIlne at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/102" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/102"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/102</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/451" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/451"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/451</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/69" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/69"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/69</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1735</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/730" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/730"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/730</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>Nietzsche vs. Schopenhauer’s Views on Life, Suffering, and the Will</p><p>Is suffering something that hinders us, or helps us along? Schopenhauer looks for a way out, while Nietzsche insists we make good use of it.</p><p>by Viktoriya Sus</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/nietzsche-vs-shopenhauer/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/nietzsche-vs-shopenhauer/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/nietzsche</span><span class="invisible">-vs-shopenhauer/</span></a></p><p>Schopenhauer and Nietzsche at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3648" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3648"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/3648</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/779" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/779"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/779</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#Philosophy</a></p>

Warsaw Treaty New Initiatives - Documents of the Meeting of the Political Consultative Committee of the Member States of the Warsaw Treaty Organization <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/43441875">See Original Page</a> </small>

40 Years of the Life and Struggle of the Jordanian Communist Party : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/43441732">See Original Page</a> </small>

Syria : Syrian Arab Republic Ministry of Tourism <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/43442193">See Original Page</a> </small>

<p>The bookends of time</p><p>Nothing lasts forever: not humanity, not Earth, not the Universe. But finitude confers an indelible meaning to our lives</p><p>by Thomas Moynihan</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/how-humanity-moved-from-eternal-to-bookended-time?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=d7a6d9f4aa-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_19&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/how-humanity-moved-from-eternal-to-bookended-time?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=d7a6d9f4aa-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_19&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/how-humanity-mo</span><span class="invisible">ved-from-eternal-to-bookended-time?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=d7a6d9f4aa-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_19&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Cosmology at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=cosmology" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=cosmology"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=cosmology</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/cosmology/" rel="tag">#cosmology</a></p>

Viet Nam: a sketch <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/43441971">See Original Page</a> </small>

<p>&quot;Cold in the earth—and the deep snow piled above thee,<br> Far, far, removed, cold in the dreary grave!<br> Have I forgot, my only Love, to love thee,<br> Severed at last by Time&#x27;s all-severing wave?&quot;</p><p>How Wuthering Heights was shaped by Emily Brontë’s gothic poetry</p><p>Emily Brontë’s poetry is full of haunting love, grief and death.</p><p>by Claire O&#x27;Callaghan</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/how-wuthering-heights-was-shaped-by-emily-brontes-gothic-poetry-275948?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20February%2019%202026%20-%203680937628&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20February%2019%202026%20-%203680937628+CID_615a3bba18c77b3d9714f9e409741922&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=How%20Wuthering%20Heights%20was%20shaped%20by%20Emily%20Bronts%20gothic%20poetry" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/how-wuthering-heights-was-shaped-by-emily-brontes-gothic-poetry-275948?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20February%2019%202026%20-%203680937628&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20February%2019%202026%20-%203680937628+CID_615a3bba18c77b3d9714f9e409741922&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=How%20Wuthering%20Heights%20was%20shaped%20by%20Emily%20Bronts%20gothic%20poetry"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/how-wuther</span><span class="invisible">ing-heights-was-shaped-by-emily-brontes-gothic-poetry-275948?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20February%2019%202026%20-%203680937628&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20February%2019%202026%20-%203680937628+CID_615a3bba18c77b3d9714f9e409741922&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=How%20Wuthering%20Heights%20was%20shaped%20by%20Emily%20Bronts%20gothic%20poetry</span></a></p><p>Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1019" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1019</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>

Who is up for a nationwide book club? Can we start with this one? <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/43371938">See Original Page</a> </small>

<p>This week&#x27;s <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library:<br>- For my birthday back in December, I treated myself to Mary Shelley&#x27;s Frankenstein from The Folio Society.<br>- A review copy of Simon Lamb&#x27;s The Oldest Rocks on Earth: A Search for the Origins of Our World from Columbia University Press (a review is forthcoming).<br>- A second-hand copy of Peter Godfrey-Smith&#x27;s Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection from Oxford University Press. This one was withdrawn from the holdings of the nearby Devon Libraries, but has found a welcome home with me.<br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</a> <a href="/tags/geology/" rel="tag">#Geology</a> <a href="/tags/earthsciences/" rel="tag">#EarthSciences</a> <a href="/tags/evolution/" rel="tag">#Evolution</a> <a href="/tags/evolutionarybiology/" rel="tag">#EvolutionaryBiology</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>Why is a cowboy writer from Ohio venerated in a small Aussie beach town? The incredible story of Zane Grey</p><p>The dentist-turned bestselling author had a caravan park named after him after making a killer shark movie in 1930s Australia. A swashbuckling new biography unspools the unlikely tale</p><p>By Beejay Silcox</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/29/big-sharks-coded-love-letters-a-movie-fiasco-the-strange-australian-chapter-of-celebrity-cowboy-writer-zane-grey" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/29/big-sharks-coded-love-letters-a-movie-fiasco-the-strange-australian-chapter-of-celebrity-cowboy-writer-zane-grey"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2025</span><span class="invisible">/jul/29/big-sharks-coded-love-letters-a-movie-fiasco-the-strange-australian-chapter-of-celebrity-cowboy-writer-zane-grey</span></a></p><p>Zane Grey at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/212" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/212"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/212</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TrollSong" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TrollSong</a></p><p>Having an abusive assassin for a sister was bad enough, but when Lyra’s older sister, Nicole, becomes obsessed with killing the teenage troll, her life becomes a special kind of nightmare. Will she escape, or become just another victim of the unstoppable woman?</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>Unbounded</p><p>In the early 20th century, Emmy Noether’s mathematics transcended the physical world. She longed to do the same herself</p><p>by Julia Ravanis</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/she-freed-physics-but-emmy-noether-couldnt-escape-herself?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=ad82296e0c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_23_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/she-freed-physics-but-emmy-noether-couldnt-escape-herself?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=ad82296e0c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_23_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/she-freed-physi</span><span class="invisible">cs-but-emmy-noether-couldnt-escape-herself?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=ad82296e0c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_23_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>About Emmy Noether via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wikis.world/@wikipedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wikipedia</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Noether" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Noether"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Noe</span><span class="invisible">ther</span></a></p><p>Mathematics at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/102" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/102"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/102</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#womeninstem</a> <a href="/tags/womenhistorymonth/" rel="tag">#womenhistoryMonth</a></p>

<p>It&#x27;s almost like publishers don&#x27;t know the Spice of Life when they see it 😜😂 </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="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <br>@worldbuilding <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop</p><p><a href="/tags/dune/" rel="tag">#Dune</a><br><a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/scifimemes/" rel="tag">#SciFiMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</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> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a><br><a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/opera/" rel="tag">#Opera</a> <a href="/tags/hard/" rel="tag">#Hard</a> <a href="/tags/cottagecore/" rel="tag">#CottageCore</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#SolarPunk</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <a href="/tags/whatever/" rel="tag">#Whatever</a> <a href="/tags/givemeallyouvegot/" rel="tag">#GiveMeAllYouveGot</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> <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/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a></p>

<p>The Enduring Legacy of Suetonius, Rome’s Most Controversial Biographer</p><p>&quot;The imperial biographer Suetonius is an important source for the lives of the Caesars, but how reliable are his accounts based on gossip and sensationalism?&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/suetonius-roman-imperial-biographer/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/suetonius-roman-imperial-biographer/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/suetonius</span><span class="invisible">-roman-imperial-biographer/</span></a></p><p>Suetonius at PG</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2024" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2024"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2024</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/romanhistory/" rel="tag">#romanhistory</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

<p>📚 I&#x27;m Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by: Fergus Craig</p><p>Carol is delighted to be leaving her tiny prison cell behind to take her place in a luxury retirement home. She&#x27;s hoping her past as a serial killer won&#x27;t come to light so she can make a few friends and find some murder-free hobbies. But it&#x27;s...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/im-not-the-only-murderer-in-my-retirement-home" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/im-not-the-only-murderer-in-my-retirement-home"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/im-not-the</span><span class="invisible">-only-murderer-in-my-retirement-home</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/mysterydetective/" rel="tag">#mysterydetective</a> <a href="/tags/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a> <a href="/tags/general/" rel="tag">#general</a></p>

<p>Get to Know Venerable Bede, the Father of English History</p><p>&quot;The Venerable Bede was the foremost pre-Norman conquest intellectual in England, and perhaps the most important figure in Anglo-Saxon history.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/venerable-bede-father-english-history/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/venerable-bede-father-english-history/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/venerable</span><span class="invisible">-bede-father-english-history/</span></a></p><p>&quot;Bede&#x27;s Ecclesiastical History of England&quot; at PG</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38326" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38326</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>My latest read: &quot;Colossus with a Poison Tongue&quot; by Coy Hall - See my Goodreads review for details but if you&#x27;re a fan of far-future post-apocalyptic sci-fi stories oozing with vivid depictions of horror and the occult, this one&#x27;s for you!</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7804641794" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/review/show/7804641794"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.goodreads.com/review/show/</span><span class="invisible">7804641794</span></a></p><p>@bookstodon @specfic @scifi @horrorbooks </p><p><a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/occult/" rel="tag">#occult</a> <a href="/tags/postapocalyptic/" rel="tag">#postapocalyptic</a> <a href="/tags/farfuture/" rel="tag">#farfuture</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookrec/" rel="tag">#bookrec</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecs/" rel="tag">#bookrecs</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#bookreviews</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#booksofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>

<p>This French Physician’s Career Could Be Defined by the Word ‘Ectoplasm’</p><p>by Joe Schwarcz PhD</p><p>Charles Richet wrote plays and poetry, published articles on hypnosis, anorexia nervosa, the body’s thermoregulation, psychology, pacifism and paranormal phenomena.</p><p><a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-did-you-know/french-physicians-career-could-be-defined-word-ectoplasm" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-did-you-know/french-physicians-career-could-be-defined-word-ectoplasm"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/hist</span><span class="invisible">ory-did-you-know/french-physicians-career-could-be-defined-word-ectoplasm</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#medicine</a></p>

<p>Today at the Blog, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@Princejvstin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Princejvstin</span></a></span> asks Ballad of the Bone Road author <span class="h-card"><a href="https://writing.exchange/@acwise" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>acwise</span></a></span> about her Six Books<br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/six-books-with-ac-wise.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/six-books-with-ac-wise.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/</span><span class="invisible">six-books-with-ac-wise.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/interview/" rel="tag">#interview</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>

<p>Another instance of an event I cannot attend because I don&#x27;t live in the UK. But yes, 150 years of illustrations for Austen books? Yes, please! </p><p><a href="https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-news/jane-austens-illustrators-celebrated-new-anniversary-exhibition" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-news/jane-austens-illustrators-celebrated-new-anniversary-exhibition"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine</span><span class="invisible">-books-news/jane-austens-illustrators-celebrated-new-anniversary-exhibition</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> <br><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> @romancelandia <a href="/tags/janeausten/" rel="tag">#JaneAusten</a></p>