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<p>A revolution in time</p><p>Once local and irregular, time-keeping became universal and linear in 311 BCE. History would never be the same again</p><p>by Paul J Kosmin</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/when-time-became-regular-and-universal-it-changed-history?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b51aa80020-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/when-time-became-regular-and-universal-it-changed-history?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b51aa80020-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/when-time-becam</span><span class="invisible">e-regular-and-universal-it-changed-history?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b51aa80020-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Cosmology at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/7398" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/7398"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/7398</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>

La Materia della Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri Dichiarata in VI Tavole, 1872.

By Michelangelo Caetani, Monte Cassino Abbey.

The diagram depicts across six tables:
The conical structure of Hell (Inferno), descending in nine concentric circles toward Satan at the centre of the Earth
The terraces of Purgatory, rising as a mountain on the opposite side of the globe
The concentric celestial spheres of Paradise (Paradiso), ascending through the planetary heavens to the Empyrean
The moral and theological categories of souls assigned to each level
Precise spatial and numerical relationships reflecting Dante's Scholastic cosmology

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/710def6c-ff0f-49d6-9c77-dbded91bbc13/

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<p>Upcoming new release IMAGINE A FRIEND by David Quantick is “really lovely” and is a perfect all-ages novella for changes in season and life. Out Tuesday, March 10! Order from your favorite bookseller.<br><a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#fantasybooks</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/nostalgia/" rel="tag">#nostalgia</a><br><a href="https://www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagine-a-friend/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagine-a-friend/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.starsandsabers.com/books/i</span><span class="invisible">magine-a-friend/</span></a></p>

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<p>In the Film Death in Venice, Music Is the Narrator</p><p>A haunting score shapes the rise and fall of a writer consumed by infatuation.</p><p>By: Angelica Frey </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/in-the-film-death-in-venice-music-is-the-narrator/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/in-the-film-death-in-venice-music-is-the-narrator/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/in-the-film-de</span><span class="invisible">ath-in-venice-music-is-the-narrator/</span></a></p><p>Death in Venice at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66073" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66073</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/movie/" rel="tag">#movie</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a></p>

Thomas Mann, Nobel Prize winner for literature in 1929.

A black-and-white portrait photograph of Thomas Mann in three-quarter view, his right hand raised to his temple in a thoughtful pose. He has neatly combed dark hair, a short moustache, and deep-set eyes with a serious, somewhat intense expression. He wears a dark jacket, white shirt, and tie. A ring is visible on his finger.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mann#/media/Datei:Thomas_Mann_1929.jpg

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<p>How Women Researchers Changed Our Understanding of Women’s Economic Lives</p><p>How can better data drive economic change? ‘We Do Declare’ uses oral histories to reveal how women collected evidence, reframed the conversation about money, and shaped lasting policy and economic opportunity.</p><p>by Rachel F. Seidman</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2026/03/09/we-do-declare-collect-new-data-and-ask-new-questions-about-money/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2026/03/09/we-do-declare-collect-new-data-and-ask-new-questions-about-money/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/s</span><span class="invisible">mithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2026/03/09/we-do-declare-collect-new-data-and-ask-new-questions-about-money/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>Women’s Economic Lives & Women economy at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68759" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68759</a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=women+economy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=women+economy"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=women+economy</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57913" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57913</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/womenhistorymonth/" rel="tag">#womenhistoryMonth</a></p>

Cover image of the book Women and Economics

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

A plain dark burgundy cloth book cover with centred text in gold or cream lettering reading: Women and Economics / A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution / By Charlotte Perkins Stetson. No illustration or decoration, just typography on a solid ground.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/57913/pg57913-images.html

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<p>Literary Celebrity, Mussolini’s Mouthpiece, AND American Traitor: Who Was Ezra Pound?</p><p>Stephen Harding on the Modernist Poet and His Fascist Politics</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/literary-celebrity-mussolinis-mouthpiece-and-american-traitor-who-was-ezra-pound/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/literary-celebrity-mussolinis-mouthpiece-and-american-traitor-who-was-ezra-pound/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/literary-celebrity-</span><span class="invisible">mussolinis-mouthpiece-and-american-traitor-who-was-ezra-pound/</span></a></p><p>Books by Pound at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2637" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2637"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2637</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

"Black-and-white United States passport photograph of American writer Ezra Pound" - picryl.com

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<p>Is <a href="/tags/thephantomtollbooth/" rel="tag">#ThePhantomTollbooth</a> good? I've never read it. At least I don't think I have. Is it a fun read? <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/kidslit/" rel="tag">#KidsLit</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a>?</p>

The Phantom Tollbooth
A man with white hair stands nose to nose with a HUGE brown dog. The do looks annoyed. A watch is on the dog. I can't tell if it is a part of the dog, sewn onto the dog, or just resting beside him. I suspect it's part of his body.
Norton Juster

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<p>Charles Darwin Drawings and Doodles</p><p>At some point the Darwin children found their father's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species and drew all over it.</p><p>by Sheldon D.</p><p><a href="https://flashbak.com/charles-darwin-drawings-and-doodles-481760/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charles-darwin-drawings-and-doodles" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flashbak.com/charles-darwin-drawings-and-doodles-481760/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charles-darwin-drawings-and-doodles"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flashbak.com/charles-darwin-dr</span><span class="invisible">awings-and-doodles-481760/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charles-darwin-drawings-and-doodles</span></a></p><p>Illustrations in Darwin Online:<br><a href="https://darwin-online.org.uk/graphics/illustrations.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="darwin-online.org.uk/graphics/illustrations.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">darwin-online.org.uk/graphics/</span><span class="invisible">illustrations.html</span></a></p><p>Darwin Correspondence Project at University of Cambridge:<br><a href="https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letters/diagrams-and-drawings-letters" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letters/diagrams-and-drawings-letters"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter</span><span class="invisible">s/diagrams-and-drawings-letters</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookillustration/" rel="tag">#bookillustration</a></p>

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<p>Happy π Day! And Albert Einstein was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> 147 years ago!</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi</a></p><p>Isaac Newton used infinite series to compute π to 15 digits, later writing "I am ashamed to tell you to how many figures I carried these computations".</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi#cite_note-Newton-60" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi#cite_note-Newton-60"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi#cite_</span><span class="invisible">note-Newton-60</span></a></p><p>"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."</p><p>Einstein at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1630" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1630"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1630</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematicsday/" rel="tag">#mathematicsDay</a></p>

Archimedes developed the polygonal approach to approximating π.

A dark Baroque oil painting depicting Archimedes leaning over a cluttered table in deep thought, his chin resting on his raised right hand. He has dishevelled grey-brown hair and wears a coarse brown robe with a white linen sleeve. On the table before him lie sheets of paper with geometric diagrams, an open book, a quill in an inkwell, a compass or dividers, and a small framed mirror or tile. His left hand rests on a luminous celestial or terrestrial globe.

Domenico Fetti - http://archimedes2.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/archimedes_templates/popup.htm

Portrait of Isaac Newton (1642-1727). This is a copy of a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller (1689).

James Thronill after Sir Godfrey Kneller - http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/art/portrait.html

An oil portrait of Newton shown from the chest up against a dark brown background. He has long, voluminous grey-silver hair falling to his shoulders, sharp cheekbones, and a direct, penetrating gaze. He wears a dark brown coat over a loosely open white shirt with no cravat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi#/media/File:GodfreyKneller-IsaacNewton-1689.jpg

Einstein in Pasadena, California, 1931

Associated Press - https://www.voanews.com/student-union/student-74-follows-einsteins-footsteps https://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/DEU-Forschung-Quantenphysik/ce5580ea4cbd4e4d8098482dbc0cf90f/36/0

Albert Einstein writes a density formula of the Milky Way on January 14, 1931 on the board of the Carnegie Institute of the Mt. Wilson Observatory in Pasadena, California. Text for a tensor element is R_ik = 0 written in large chalk letters on a dark blackboard, Einsten turning his head toward the camera with an alert, animated expression.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein#/media/File:Albert_Einstein_writing_on_a_blackboard_in_Pasadena_(1931).jpg

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<p>“The more time you spend here in the Highlands, the more you recognise and realise and come to feel yourself part of the different layers of the land [… people] see it as wild and untameable, when in actual fact it is very much a human landscape”</p><p>—Annie Worsley recommends her best five books on the Scottish Highlands</p><p><a href="https://fivebooks.com/best-books/scottish-highlands-annie-worsley/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fivebooks.com/best-books/scottish-highlands-annie-worsley/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fivebooks.com/best-books/scott</span><span class="invisible">ish-highlands-annie-worsley/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/naturewriting/" rel="tag">#naturewriting</a> <a href="/tags/memoir/" rel="tag">#memoir</a> <a href="/tags/nanshepherd/" rel="tag">#NanShepherd</a> <a href="/tags/normanmaccaig/" rel="tag">#NormanMacCaig</a> <a href="/tags/highlands/" rel="tag">#Highlands</a> <a href="/tags/scottishhighlands/" rel="tag">#ScottishHighlands</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library: three more books from my employer's January sale<br>- The Second Jurassic Dinosaur Rush: Museums and Paleontology in America at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Paul D. Brinkman from the University of Chicago Press;<br>- Shaping Humanity: How Science, Art, and Imagination Help Us Understand Our Origins, a wonderfully illustrated book by John Gurche from Yale University Press;<br>- Rethinking Human Evolution edited by Jeffrey H. Schwartz, a volume in the Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.mit.edu/@themitpress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>themitpress</span></a></span>.</p><p><a href="/tags/fossils/" rel="tag">#Fossils</a> <a href="/tags/paleontology/" rel="tag">#Paleontology</a> <a href="/tags/palaeontology/" rel="tag">#Palaeontology</a> <a href="/tags/dinosaurs/" rel="tag">#Dinosaurs</a> <a href="/tags/historyofscience/" rel="tag">#HistoryOfScience</a> <a href="/tags/sciencehistory/" rel="tag">#ScienceHistory</a> <a href="/tags/histsci/" rel="tag">#HistSci</a> <a href="/tags/anthropology/" rel="tag">#Anthropology</a> <a href="/tags/humanevolution/" rel="tag">#HumanEvolution</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, The Second Jurassic Dinosaur Rush, showing a hardback with a two-tone black and blue cartoon illustration of a dinosaur peering into the window of an apartment building. This is a famous period engraving by Motty, published in 1886, that shows Iguanodon roaming the streets of 1880s Paris.

In the middle, Shaping Humanity, a black hardback showing a lifelike colour drawing of an ape looking directly at the viewer. The ape is reminiscent of an orangutan, except it has dark-brown to black skin and orange sclera surrounding its black pupils.

On the right, Rethinking Human Evolution, a black hardback showing a collage of fossil human skulls executed in a reddish-ochre colour.

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<p>Ebook omnibus: <a href="https://books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/AshenBladesOpen</span><span class="invisible">Wounds</span></a></p><p>The arch-demon, Pride, leads demon-kind in an ancient plan to open a gate between worlds, so vast demon armies might march forth and conquer, but opening a portal requires both energy equivalent to a nuclear explosion and the cooperation of a half-demon, to stabilize it. However, the only half-demon available has made it her life mission to kill all demons.</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/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

$(Background) A fractal pattern of red and orange that resembles a demonic portal. (Center) Pride needs a half-demon to stabilize the portal between worlds. There’s just one hitch: she hates him. One stubborn half-demon vs. all of demon-kind? It could go either way... (Top Left) The cover of She Hunts Demons, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. Sitting on the roof of a building in New York City is a teenage girl with a Japanese short sword. The image is black and white, aside from a few details in blue. (Bottom Left) The cover of She Goes to War, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. Three people in tiger-stripe camouflage crouch in the jungle, including a teen girl, a soldier and a huge cat-man with black fur. (Bottom Right) The cover of the novel, Demon for President!, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. Two politicians (Democrat and Republican) shake hands, as if for a photo-op, while a city burns behind them and the flag of the United States waves in the smoke. (Top Right) The cover of the book bundle, Ashen Blades: Open Wounds, by Owen Tyme, which includes a Japanese sword, a pistol and a pineapple grenade on a wooden surface.$

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Haruki Murakami has a new novel coming out—and for the first time, it features a female main character <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/46430983">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?</p><p>Daniel Hahn on Different Translations of Shakespeare</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/are-shakespeares-commas-really-that-important/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/are-shakespeares-commas-really-that-important/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/are-shakespeares-co</span><span class="invisible">mmas-really-that-important/</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> <a href="/tags/literarycriticism/" rel="tag">#literarycriticism</a></p>

Cover page of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

by William Shakespeare

The title page of Shakespeare's First Folio (1623) — Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, printed by Isaac Jaggard and Ed. Blount, London, with the famous Droeshout engraved portrait.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/100/pg100-images.html

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<p>Why ‘little red dots’ pose a big mystery about the Universe</p><p>by Jenny Greene</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/why-little-red-dots-pose-a-big-mystery-about-the-universe?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0315165529-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_04_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/why-little-red-dots-pose-a-big-mystery-about-the-universe?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0315165529-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_04_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/why-little-red-</span><span class="invisible">dots-pose-a-big-mystery-about-the-universe?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0315165529-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_04_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Original paper here:<br><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.07320" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>arxiv.org/abs/2306.07320</a></p><p>Astronomy at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/101" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/101"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/101</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>

Hubble Ultra-Deep Field image of a region of the observable universe (equivalent sky area size shown in bottom left corner), near the constellation Fornax. Each spot is a galaxy, consisting of billions of stars. The light from the smallest, most redshifted galaxies originated around 12.6 billion years ago, close to the age of the universe.

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

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<p>The heroines of Santa Barbara</p><p>How an organised body of women changed the female role in war</p><p>by Helena Nogué</p><p><a href="https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/the-heroines-of-santa-barbara?mtm_campaign=Email%20Marketing&mtm_kwd=Europeana%20Newsletter&mtm_source=Newsletter&mtm_content=March%202026" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.europeana.eu/en/stories/the-heroines-of-santa-barbara?mtm_campaign=Email%20Marketing&mtm_kwd=Europeana%20Newsletter&mtm_source=Newsletter&mtm_content=March%202026"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.europeana.eu/en/stories/th</span><span class="invisible">e-heroines-of-santa-barbara?mtm_campaign=Email%20Marketing&mtm_kwd=Europeana%20Newsletter&mtm_source=Newsletter&mtm_content=March%202026</span></a></p><p>Spain history at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=history+spain" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=history+spain"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=history+spain</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/womenhistorymonth/" rel="tag">#womenhistoryMonth</a></p>

PALMA VECCHIO, Santa Barbara (detail) S. M. Formosa, Venice.

The figure is rendered with serene, idealized beauty. She gazes slightly to one side with a calm, composed expression. Her long hair flows loosely, and she wears a crown of spikes. A ribbon or cloth is wound through her hair on the right side.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/72598/pg72598-images.html

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<p>Habermas and climate action</p><p>Jürgen Habermas offers a framework for action on climate change – justice and deliberation are as important as the science</p><p>by Emilie Pratticois</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/how-can-habermas-help-us-think-about-climate-change?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a8acf4af90-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/how-can-habermas-help-us-think-about-climate-change?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a8acf4af90-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/how-can-haberma</span><span class="invisible">s-help-us-think-about-climate-change?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a8acf4af90-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Climate changes at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=climate+changes" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=climate+changes"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=climate+changes</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a></p>

Fig. 1. Climatic changes and mountain building.
(After Schuchert, in The Evolution of the Earth and Its Inhabitants, edited by R. S. Lull.)

Diagram showing the times and probable extent of the more or less marked climate changes in the geologic history of North America, and of its elevation into chains of mountains.

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37855/37855-h/37855-h.htm

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<p>Ender’s Game is a brilliant <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> about relationships - brothers and sisters, children and adults, group dynamics… and <a href="/tags/loneliness/" rel="tag">#loneliness</a></p><p>A war that begins because they cannot simply talk to each other. </p><p>And love for the enemy, without which true victory is impossible.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="/tags/endersgame/" rel="tag">#endersgame</a> <a href="/tags/orsonscottcard/" rel="tag">#orsonscottcard</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/readingclub/" rel="tag">#readingclub</a> <a href="/tags/readit/" rel="tag">#readit</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#BookTok</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#bookreviews</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>

Enders Game

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<p>Want to read screenplays I wrote? I realized I have a whole ton of scripts lying idle in my folders and decided to make books out of them. Here is the first, the stories range from drama, dark comedy, thriller, teen lesbian romance (is that a genre?) It's available for free via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bookstodon.com/@ododopress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ododopress</span></a></span> (Only pdf, the epub comes out a huge file at 40mbs and I can't figure out how to reduce it). Enjoy the read!<br><a href="https://www.ododopress.com/screenplays/home-is-a-fine-place-to-die/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ododopress.com/screenplays/home-is-a-fine-place-to-die/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.ododopress.com/screenplays</span><span class="invisible">/home-is-a-fine-place-to-die/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/screenplay/" rel="tag">#screenplay</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a></p>

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<p>📚 The Ending Writes Itself by: Evelyn Clarke</p><p>Arthur Fletch, one of the world’s bestselling novelists, is a reclusive genius known for his iconic protagonists and fiendish twists. When six struggling authors are invited to spend a weekend on his private Scottish island, they arrive to discover a shocking secret: Arth...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-ending-writes-itself" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-ending-writes-itself"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-ending</span><span class="invisible">-writes-itself</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/crimefiction/" rel="tag">#crimefiction</a> <a href="/tags/mysterydetective/" rel="tag">#mysterydetective</a> <a href="/tags/cozy/" rel="tag">#cozy</a></p>

Arthur Fletch, one of the world’s bestselling novelists, is a reclusive genius known for his iconic protagonists and fiendish twists. When six struggling authors are invited to spend a weekend on his private Scottish island, they arrive to discover a shocking secret: Arthur Fletch is dead... and his last book is unfinished.

Desperate to publish the novel, Fletch’s agent and editor have summoned these writers in the hope that one of them will imagine a worthy ending for this final book. To sweeten the deal, they are offering an irresistible prize: in addition to ghost-writing the last chapter––for a mind-boggling sum––they will also help the lucky writer successfully re-launch their own career, guaranteeing future bestsellers. The catch: the writers have just seventy-two hours to finish Fletch’s magnum opus.

It’s the perfect plot. All it needs is a killer ending.

!! Expected publication date: April 7, 2026.

A PROPULSIVE DEBUT MYSTERY FROM EVELYN CLARKE, THE BRILLIANT AND DIABOLICAL CREATION OF CAT CLARKE AND V.E. SCHWAB
Six authors.

One private island.
Seventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives.
Named one of the Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2026 by GoodReads, Marie Claire, and Page Six.

“In the running for the best mystery of 2026. With a trove of tropes that mystery lovers will love, it will remind you, in the best way, of Agatha Christie.”—Stephen King

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<p>📚 <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> and <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> accounts to follow:</p><p>BOOK NEWS & WRITING ABOUT BOOKS<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@BookRiot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BookRiot</span></a></span> - Book news site based in Canada<br><span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/accounts/kerry_ferrand', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kerry_ferrand</span></a></span> - In-depth book review videos<br><span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/faereviews/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/faereviews', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/faereviews', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>faereviews</span></a></span> - Romantic fantasy book videos<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@lunastation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lunastation</span></a></span> - Magazine of speculative fiction by female writers<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bookgaga" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookgaga</span></a></span> - Bibliophile on books, literary news, poetry etc<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://zirk.us/@philosophiclee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>philosophiclee</span></a></span> - Essays on philosophy & literature etc<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@craicer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>craicer</span></a></span> - Newsletter for indie authors<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/@horrordna" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>horrordna</span></a></span> - Horror site covering books, films, comics etc</p><p>🧵 1/10</p>

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<p>What we can learn from scientific analysis of Renaissance recipes</p><p>Multispectral imaging, proteomics, historical texts yield new insights into 16th-century medical manuals.</p><p>by Jennifer Ouellette </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/renaissance-diy-science-people-tested-tweaked-home-remedy-recipes/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/renaissance-diy-science-people-tested-tweaked-home-remedy-recipes/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2026/0</span><span class="invisible">3/renaissance-diy-science-people-tested-tweaked-home-remedy-recipes/</span></a></p><p>The Pleasures of the Table by George H. Ellwanger at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/419" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/419"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/419</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/cooking/" rel="tag">#cooking</a></p>

LE LIVRE DE TAILLEVENT

Facsimile of the title-page of the edition of 1545

The blackletter text reads:

Title: "Le livre de Taillevent grant cuysinier du Roy de France" — "The book of Taillevent, great cook to the King of France"
Colophon below: notes it was sold at Lyon, freshly printed, at the house of the late Barnabé Chaussard

The central illustration shows a royal banquet scene — elegantly dressed figures seated at a draped table, being served, in a style typical of 15th–16th century French woodcut illustration.

"Taillevent" was the nickname of Guillaume Tirel (c.1310–1395), master cook to several French kings including Charles V and Charles VI. His cookbook Le Viandier is one of the oldest and most important culinary texts in French history, covering medieval court cuisine — sauces, roasts, potages, and spiced dishes.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/62354/pg62354-images.html#Page_49

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<p>Loving this desktop book reader! <a href="https://github.com/trypsynth/paperback" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>github.com/trypsynth/paperback</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#EBooks</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#EBook</a></p>

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<p>📚 We Do Not Part by: Han Kang</p><p>One winter morning in Seoul, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at the hospital. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet—a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm h...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/we-do-not-part" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/we-do-not-part"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/we-do-not-</span><span class="invisible">part</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/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/friendshipfiction/" rel="tag">#friendshipfiction</a> <a href="/tags/worldliterature/" rel="tag">#worldliterature</a> <a href="/tags/korea/" rel="tag">#korea</a></p>

One winter morning in Seoul, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at the hospital. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet—a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm hits the island when Kyungha arrives. She must reach Inseon’s house at all costs, but the icy wind and squalls slow her down as night begins to fall. She wonders if she will arrive in time to save the animal—or even survive the terrible cold that envelops her with every step. Lost in a world of snow, she doesn’t yet suspect the vertiginous plunge into darkness that awaits her at her friend’s house.

Blurring the boundaries between dream and reality, We Do Not Part powerfully brings to light the lost voices of the past to save them from oblivion. Both a hymn to an enduring friendship and an argument for remembering, it is the story of profound love in the face of unspeakable pain—and a celebration of life, however fragile it might be.

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD IN FICTION
FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE NBCC BARRIOS BOOK IN TRANSLATION PRIZE
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF THE ATLANTIC'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
ONE OF THE OBSERVER 25 BEST BOOKS OF THE CENTURY (SO FAR)

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE N

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Why it pays to be bored <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/44614747">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>‘The Tibetan Book of the Dead’ is actually not just about death</p><p>The Tibetan Book of the Dead,” arguably is the most well-known Tibetan Buddhist text outside Tibet.</p><p>by Jue Liang</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-is-actually-not-just-about-death-247174" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-is-actually-not-just-about-death-247174"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/the-tibeta</span><span class="invisible">n-book-of-the-dead-is-actually-not-just-about-death-247174</span></a></p><p>Buddhist literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/37455" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/37455"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/37455</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/buddhism/" rel="tag">#buddhism</a></p>

Tibetan Thanka of Bardo. Vision of Serene Deities, 19th century, Guimet Museum

A Tibetan thangka painting on a dark background. At the centre, a large black Buddha figure sits in meditation lotus posture within a luminous white and gold mandorla. Surrounding this central figure, arranged in concentric circular bands, are numerous smaller deity figures — Buddhas and bodhisattvas — each seated within individual oval or circular aureoles, rendered in warm reds, golds, whites, and greens. Two larger figures appear at the top in cloud-like settings. At the bottom, a more complex terrestrial or narrative scene is depicted with smaller figures, architectural elements, and landscape details.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Bardo._Vision_des_divinit%C3%A9s_sereines.jpg/330px-Bardo._Vision_des_divinit%C3%A9s_sereines.jpg

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