<p>From the Miller’s Tale to King Lear’s roaring sea, a history of flooding in literature</p><p>by Stewart Mottram</p><p>Chaucer and Shakespeare lived through periods of weird weather not unlike what we are seeing today. So what can we learn from their writing?</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/from-the-millers-tale-to-king-lears-roaring-sea-a-history-of-flooding-in-literature-270947?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%204%202025%20-%203604936800&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%204%202025%20-%203604936800+CID_9dfc34c270e32b22d602076f3a77bd64&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=From%20the%20Millers%20Tale%20to%20King%20Lears%20roaring%20sea%20a%20history%20of%20flooding%20in%20literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/from-the-millers-tale-to-king-lears-roaring-sea-a-history-of-flooding-in-literature-270947?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%204%202025%20-%203604936800&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%204%202025%20-%203604936800+CID_9dfc34c270e32b22d602076f3a77bd64&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=From%20the%20Millers%20Tale%20to%20King%20Lears%20roaring%20sea%20a%20history%20of%20flooding%20in%20literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/from-the-m</span><span class="invisible">illers-tale-to-king-lears-roaring-sea-a-history-of-flooding-in-literature-270947?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%204%202025%20-%203604936800&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%204%202025%20-%203604936800+CID_9dfc34c270e32b22d602076f3a77bd64&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=From%20the%20Millers%20Tale%20to%20King%20Lears%20roaring%20sea%20a%20history%20of%20flooding%20in%20literature</span></a></p><p>Chaucer & Shakespeare at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/144" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/144"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/144</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/65</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/meteorological/" rel="tag">#Meteorological</a> _history</p>
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<p>Mary Wollstonecraft, The Woman Who Laid the Foundation for Feminism</p><p>Think 18th-century feminism must be outdated? Think again—there is still so much to learn from the life and writing of Mary Wollstonecraft.</p><p>by Dr. Victoria C. Roskams</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/mary-wollstonecraft-woman-laid-foundation-feminism/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/mary-wollstonecraft-woman-laid-foundation-feminism/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/mary-woll</span><span class="invisible">stonecraft-woman-laid-foundation-feminism/</span></a></p><p>Wollstonecraft at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/61" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/61"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/61</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>📚 Lights Out by: Navessa Allen</p><p>I want someone with a soul as black as night. Someone who would burn the world down for me and not lose a single minute of sleep over it.</p><p>Trauma nurse Aly Cappellucci doesn't need any more kinks. She likes the one she's landed on just fine. To her, nothing could top the masked men she follows online. ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/lights-out" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/lights-out</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/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/suspensefiction/" rel="tag">#suspensefiction</a> <a href="/tags/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a> <a href="/tags/blackhumor/" rel="tag">#blackhumor</a></p>
<p>Another great discussion w/ <a href="/tags/rosswolfe/" rel="tag">#RossWolfe</a> about his trilogy of essays critiquing the late neo-Stalinist philosopher & historian <a href="/tags/domenicolosurdo/" rel="tag">#DomenicoLosurdo</a>, w/ particular focus on <a href="/tags/losurdo/" rel="tag">#Losurdo</a>'s attacks on <a href="/tags/westernmarxism/" rel="tag">#WesternMarxism</a> in his eponymously titled book. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9QM64C1glw" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9QM64C1glw"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9QM64</span><span class="invisible">C1glw</span></a></p><p>(the trilogy is here: <br><a href="https://newintermag.com/against-losurdo/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="newintermag.com/against-losurdo/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newintermag.com/against-losurd</span><span class="invisible">o/</span></a><br><a href="https://newintermag.com/losurdos-lies/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>newintermag.com/losurdos-lies/</a><br><a href="https://newintermag.com/revisionism-revisited/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="newintermag.com/revisionism-revisited/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newintermag.com/revisionism-re</span><span class="invisible">visited/</span></a>)</p><p><a href="/tags/marxism/" rel="tag">#Marxism</a> <a href="/tags/frankfurtschool/" rel="tag">#FrankfurtSchool</a> <a href="/tags/socialism/" rel="tag">#socialism</a> <a href="/tags/politicaltheory/" rel="tag">#politicalTheory</a> <a href="/tags/historyofmarxism/" rel="tag">#historyOfMarxism</a> <a href="/tags/stalinism/" rel="tag">#Stalinism</a> <a href="/tags/campism/" rel="tag">#campism</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</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>Irish writer and poet who wrote under the pseudonym "Æ" George William Russell was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1867.</p><p>As a poet, Russell's work often explored themes of spirituality, mysticism, nature, and the Irish landscape. One of Russell's most famous works is "The Candle of Vision" (1918), a mystical autobiography in which he describes his spiritual experiences and encounters with the divine.</p><p>Books by George William Russell at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1869" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1869"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1869</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>“Knowledge leaves no room for chances.”</p><p>American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, politician, diplomat, & author Lew Wallace was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1827.</p><p>He is best known for his historical novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" (1880), which became one of the best-selling novels of the 19th century. He wrote several other novels, essays, and biographies, though none achieved the same level of success as Ben-Hur.</p><p>Books by Lew Wallace at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/836" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/836"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/836</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>"According to two district sources, AI was used to measure instructional texts against a rubric that took into account “DEI content.” The books must be removed from all classrooms, and cannot be used as instructional resources—either as texts read in class or as choice books in classroom libraries. Though the books have received no formal challenge, they are currently awaiting further review."</p><p>"Book banners have told us over and over again that they’re just trying to take books with extreme sexual content out of public schools. Classics are safe, they’ve said. We’re not removing books based on the ideas they contain, they’ve said. We knew none of that was true; Senate Bill 12 proves it."</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://franklinstrong.substack.com/p/to-kill-a-mockingbird-pulled-from" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="franklinstrong.substack.com/p/to-kill-a-mockingbird-pulled-from"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">franklinstrong.substack.com/p/</span><span class="invisible">to-kill-a-mockingbird-pulled-from</span></a></p>
<p>Nobody Would Edit Shakespeare, Right? Right?</p><p>by: Neely Tucker via @libraryofcongress</p><p><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/09/nobody-would-edit-shakespeare-right-right/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/09/nobody-would-edit-shakespeare-right-right/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/09/nobo</span><span class="invisible">dy-would-edit-shakespeare-right-right/</span></a></p><p>Shakespeare at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/65</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1914.</p><p>The first English-language performance of George Bernard Shaw's comedy Pygmalion at His Majesty's Theatre is given in London starring Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Herbert Beerbohm Tree, and famously including the Act III line "Not bloody likely!".</p><p>Shaw's play has been adapted many times, most notably as the 1938 film Pygmalion, the 1956 stage musical My Fair Lady, and its 1964 film version.</p><p>Pygmalion at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/3825" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/3825</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>
<p>"Movement will cease before we are weary of being useful."</p><p>Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1452.</p><p>Leonardo's notebooks are perhaps as famous as his artworks, containing sketches, diagrams, and notes on a wide range of subjects. He made significant contributions to anatomy through his detailed anatomical drawings, which were far ahead of his time. He also conducted experiments in various scientific fields, including optics and aerodynamics.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1888, writer T.S. Eliot is born in St. Louis, Missouri, US.</p><p>"He was a leading figure in English-language Modernist poetry where he reinvigorated the art through his use of language, writing style, and verse structure. He is also noted for his critical essays, which often re-evaluated long-held cultural beliefs."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._El</span><span class="invisible">iot</span></a></p><p>Eliot's books at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/599" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/599"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/599</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>
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<p>Wit, unker, git: The lost medieval pronouns of English intimacy</p><p>Tales of love and adventure from 1,000 years ago reveal a dazzling range of now-extinct English pronouns. They capture something unique about how people once thought about "two-ness". But why did they die out in the first place?</p><p>By Sophie Hardach</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260408-the-extinct-english-words-for-just-the-two-of-us" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260408-the-extinct-english-words-for-just-the-two-of-us"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/2</span><span class="invisible">0260408-the-extinct-english-words-for-just-the-two-of-us</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/language/" rel="tag">#language</a></p>
<p>Spanish poet and man of letters Manuel José Quintana was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1772.</p><p>Quintana was known for his eloquent poetry and his active involvement in the political and cultural affairs of his time. One of Quintana's most famous works is his poem "La Pelayo," which celebrates the victory of the Spanish forces led by Pelayo over the Moors in the Battle of Covadonga in 722 AD.</p><p>Books by Manuel José Quintana at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Manuel+Jos%C3%A9+Quintana&submit_search=Go%21" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Manuel+Jos%C3%A9+Quintana&submit_search=Go%21"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Manuel+Jos%C3%A9+Quintana&submit_search=Go%21</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>
<p>📚 The Shattering Peace by: John Scalzi</p><p>For a decade, peace has reigned in interstellar space. A tripartite agreement between the Colonial Union, the Earth, and the alien Conclave has kept the forces of war at bay, even when some would have preferred to return to the fighting and struggle of former times. For now, more sensible ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-shattering-peace" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-shattering-peace"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-shatte</span><span class="invisible">ring-peace</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/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/militaryfiction/" rel="tag">#militaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a></p>
<p>At any rate, let us love for a while, for a year or so, you and me. That’s a form of divine drunkenness that we can all try. There are only diamonds in the whole world, diamonds and perhaps the shabby gift of disillusion. </p><p>F. Scott Fitzgerald, from “A Diamond as Big as the Ritz”. </p><p>Pictured here with Zelda and their daughter, Frances.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#writers</a> <a href="/tags/fitzgerald/" rel="tag">#fitzgerald</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></p>
<p>📚 After Atlas by: Emma Newman</p><p>Gov-corp detective Carlos Moreno was only a baby when Atlas left Earth to seek truth among the stars. But in that moment, the course of Carlos’s entire life changed. Atlas is what took his mother away; what made his father lose hope; what led Alejandro Casales, leader of the religious cult known ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/after-atlas" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/after-atlas"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/after-atla</span><span class="invisible">s</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/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/mysterydetective/" rel="tag">#mysterydetective</a> <a href="/tags/policeprocedural/" rel="tag">#policeprocedural</a></p>
<p>On Celebrities and Politicians who Write Books: <a href="https://www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/thursday-thoughts-september-25-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/thursday-thoughts-september-25-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.longandshortreviews.com/mi</span><span class="invisible">scellaneous-musings/thursday-thoughts-september-25-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/thursdaythoughts/" rel="tag">#ThursdayThoughts</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#Writers</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>During the birdsite's heyday, it was a place where we engaged with other people who cared about sending <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> to incarcerated <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a>. We followed and retweeted <a href="/tags/prison/" rel="tag">#prison</a> book programs in the US, Canada, UK, and France. We also chatted with many of our volunteers and supporters.</p><p>We love Mastodon, but are finding it a bit lonely. We would love to follow other groups that send books to people in <a href="/tags/prisons/" rel="tag">#prisons</a>. Does anyone have recommendations for whom we should follow?</p><p>Boosts welcome.</p>
<p>📚 The Killer Question by: Janice Hallett</p><p>Sue and Mal Eastwood run an isolated rural pub called The Case is Altered where a weekly trivia game has revived its flagging fortunes—that is, until a body is found in the nearby river. Soon after, a mysterious new team arrives and shakes up the diverse field of regulars by s...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-killer-question" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-killer-question"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-killer</span><span class="invisible">-question</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/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/suspensefiction/" rel="tag">#suspensefiction</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#crime</a></p>
<p>I hate both of these things, who knew I'd have so much in common with <a href="/tags/janeausten/" rel="tag">#JaneAusten</a> 😂 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</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> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <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/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/readallthebooks/" rel="tag">#ReadAllTheBooks</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a><br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</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/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <br><a href="/tags/recommendation/" rel="tag">#Recommendation</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecommendation/" rel="tag">#Bookrecommendation</a><br><a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</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>📚 An Echo in Time by: Boo Walker</p><p>Unable to catch a break in life or love as she approaches thirty, Charli Thurman sees red lights at every crossroads. And given the Thurman family's tumultuous history, she knows things will only get worse, unless she can break the cycle and figure out where and when it all went wrong.</p><p>Charl...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/an-echo-in-time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/an-echo-in-time"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/an-echo-in</span><span class="invisible">-time</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/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/historical/" rel="tag">#historical</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/womenfiction/" rel="tag">#womenfiction</a></p>
<p>Christine de Pizan: Europe’s First Professional Female Writer</p><p>Christine used her pen to make a living at the French court, but even more pointedly, she used it to argue the value of educated women.</p><p>By: Emily Zarevich </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/christine-de-pizan-europes-first-professional-female-writer/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/christine-de-pizan-europes-first-professional-female-writer/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/christine-de-p</span><span class="invisible">izan-europes-first-professional-female-writer/</span></a></p><p>Christine de Pizan at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4613" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4613"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/4613</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>French astronomer Charles Messier died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1817.</p><p>He is best known for his catalog, the Messier Catalog (contains 110 objects), which lists various astronomical objects, including nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Messier was primarily interested in comet hunting, and his catalog was created to help him and other astronomers differentiate between permanent celestial objects and comets, which could easily be mistaken for new discoveries.</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>Italian poet and librettist Pietro Metastasio died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1782.</p><p>His librettos were characterized by their lyrical quality, emotional depth, and dramatic structure, which made them well-suited for musical adaptation. Some of his most famous works include "La clemenza di Tito," which was later set to music by Mozart, "Didone abbandonata," and "Artaserse."</p><p>Books by Pietro Metastasio at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4069" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4069"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/4069</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>
<p>A book vending machine provides an outlet for D.C.-area authors after funding cuts</p><p>By Brittney Melton</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g-s1-93546/litbox-dc-literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g-s1-93546/litbox-dc-literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g-s1-93</span><span class="invisible">546/litbox-dc-literature</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
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