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In 19th-century Ireland, a chance encounter between a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman begins a story of love, loyalty, and choices that will shape their lives.Amazon - <a href="https://mybook.to/ascarletwoman" rel="nofollow">https://mybook.to/ascarletwoman</a> Other Retailers - <a href="https://lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-scarlet-woman" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-scarlet-woman">https://lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-scarlet-woman</a><a href="/tags/thefitzgeraldsofdublinseries/" rel="tag">#TheFitzgeraldsOfDublinSeries</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/booksbylornapeel/" rel="tag">#BooksByLornaPeel</a> <a href="/tags/familysaga/" rel="tag">#FamilySaga</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/bookseries/" rel="tag">#BookSeries</a> <a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

Promotional image for the Irish historical fiction novel A Scarlet Woman by Lorna Peel, book one in The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series, an Irish family saga. The headline at the top reads, “One Family. Many Secrets.” On the left, text states: “Every family has secrets. The Fitzgeralds have generations of them. Begin The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series with A Scarlet Woman.” On the right is a 3D image of the book cover, featuring a young woman in a vintage dress looking downward, with a faded cityscape beneath her. The book title A Scarlet Woman and author name Lorna Peel appear on the cover. Along the bottom, the formats “Kindle | Kindle Unlimited | Paperback” are listed. The design uses a cream background with black and red text.

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Book Promotion: Sci-Fi & Fantasy books on Kindle UnlimitedA collection of 44 <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> for you to read free on KU. My book is DRM-free.<a href="/tags/spaceship/" rel="tag">#spaceship</a> <a href="/tags/magic/" rel="tag">#magic</a> <a href="/tags/aliens/" rel="tag">#aliens</a> <a href="/tags/legendary/" rel="tag">#legendary</a> <a href="/tags/fedibookfair/" rel="tag">#fedibookfair</a> <a href="/tags/boost/" rel="tag">#boost</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/dwarfs/" rel="tag">#dwarfs</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/rogue/" rel="tag">#rogue</a> <a href="/tags/heroes/" rel="tag">#heroes</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/goodbooks/" rel="tag">#goodbooks</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/time/" rel="tag">#time</a> <a href="/tags/dwarves/" rel="tag">#dwarves</a> <a href="/tags/dystopia/" rel="tag">#dystopia</a> <a href="/tags/sorcery/" rel="tag">#sorcery</a> <a href="/tags/monsters/" rel="tag">#monsters</a> <a href="/tags/futurism/" rel="tag">#futurism</a> <a href="/tags/planets/" rel="tag">#planets</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/young/" rel="tag">#young</a> <a href="/tags/newadults/" rel="tag">#newadults</a> <a href="/tags/teen/" rel="tag">#teen</a> <a href="/tags/teens/" rel="tag">#teens</a> <a href="/tags/ya/" rel="tag">#ya</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/booktoot/" rel="tag">#booktoot</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookfunnel/" rel="tag">#bookfunnel</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://books.bookfunnel.com/may-sci-fi-fantasy-kindle-unlimited-may/edp52xojci" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books.bookfunnel.com/may-sci-fi-fantasy-kindle-unlimited-may/edp52xojci">https://books.bookfunnel.com/may-sci-fi-fantasy-kindle-unlimited-may/edp52xojci</a>

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Just finished reading BRAWLER, by Lauren Groff. These stories pack a punch, tell us a lot about ourselves, and make us so involved that we start telling the characters what to do and what not to. The author who impressed you with the story collection of FLORIDA, is back, and more skilled than ever before. <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a>

Cover depicts a fiercely focused swimmer on the dive team. She is mirrored in the water by her own reflection, but her gaze is, perhaps unsettlingly, directed at you, like she has something to tell you that you aren't prepared to hear. That level of trepidation informs the entire collection.

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Beyond Disney: A 1616 portrait of Pocahontas shows how English colonizers saw Indigenous Americansby Peter C. Mancall<a href="https://theconversation.com/beyond-disney-a-1616-portrait-of-pocahontas-shows-how-english-colonizers-saw-indigenous-americans-282221" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/beyond-disney-a-1616-portrait-of-pocahontas-shows-how-english-colonizers-saw-indigenous-americans-282221">https://theconversation.com/beyond-disney-a-1616-portrait-of-pocahontas-shows-how-english-colonizers-saw-indigenous-americans-282221</a>Pocahontas at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1236" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1236">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1236</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/colonialism/" rel="tag">#Colonialism</a> <a href="/tags/nativeamericanhistory/" rel="tag">#NativeAmericanHistory</a>

Engraved portrait of Matoaks or Rebecka, the Native American woman better known as Pocahontas, made in 1616 during her trip in England, where she died shortly after. It is the only known representation of her made during her lifetime. By Simon van de Passe (1595–1647)

A formal engraved oval portrait of a young woman aged 21 (noted Aetatis suae 21, 1616) dressed in English Jacobean style — a tall hat with feather, elaborate lace ruff collar, and richly embroidered coat. She holds a feathered fan. The Latin inscription around the oval reads "Matoaka als Rebecca Filia Potentiss. Princ. Powhatani Imp. Virginiae" — identifying her as daughter of the powerful Prince Powhatan of Virginia. Below, English text describes her as converted to Christianity, baptised as Rebecca, and wife to "Mr. Joh. Rolff."

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pocahontas_by_Simon_van_de_Passe_(1616).png

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From Jessica Luther in our magazine: Once the majority has decided a marginalized group is the demon in one part of a story, it’s easier to paint them as demons in another. To counter this, we need to look at gender-expansive athletes in a detailed and holistic way. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/trans-athletes-inclusion-sports-culture/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/trans-athletes-inclusion-sports-culture/">https://www.texasobserver.org/trans-athletes-inclusion-sports-culture/</a><a href="/tags/sports/" rel="tag">#sports</a> <a href="/tags/gender/" rel="tag">#gender</a> <a href="/tags/trans/" rel="tag">#trans</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a>

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How Henry James Became the American Giant of English LiteratureThe life of Henry James, who left America for a cosmopolitan life in Europe before settling in England and contributing multiple masterpieces to its literature.by Dr. Victoria C. Roskams<a href="https://www.thecollector.com/henry-james-english-literature/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/henry-james-english-literature/">https://www.thecollector.com/henry-james-english-literature/</a>Books by Henry James at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/113" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/113">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/113</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a>

Portrait of Henry James, charcoal drawing by John Singer Sargent (1912).

A charcoal portrait drawing of Henry James, a heavyset bald man with deep-set eyes and a serious, introspective expression. He wears a dark jacket and bow tie.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James#/media/File:Portrait_of_Henry_James_1913.jpg

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Today is Dracula Day.Some monsters never die 🧛‍♀️ Bram Stoker gave the world more than a vampire. He created a shadow that still follows us through books, films, dreams, and nightmares.<a href="/tags/draculaday/" rel="tag">#DraculaDay</a> <a href="/tags/dracula/" rel="tag">#Dracula</a> <a href="/tags/bramstoker/" rel="tag">#BramStoker</a> <a href="/tags/stoker/" rel="tag">#Stoker</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/vampire/" rel="tag">#vampire</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/today/" rel="tag">#today</a> <a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#onthisday</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#BookTok</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#novel</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/horrorbooks/" rel="tag">#horrorbooks</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a>

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<a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1897. First publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Let's celebrate <a href="/tags/draculaday/" rel="tag">#DraculaDay</a>!The novel was mostly written in the 1890s, and Stoker produced over a hundred pages of notes, drawing extensively from folklore and history. He probably found the name "Dracula" in Whitby's public library while on holiday, selecting it because he thought it meant 'devil' in Romanian.Dracula at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/345" rel="nofollow">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/345</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a>

Henry Irving is widely considered to have inspired Dracula.

John Bernard Partridge - The Lyceum "Faust." By Joseph Hatton ... with illustrations from drawings by W. Telbin, Hawes Craven, W. H. Margetson, J. Bernard Partridge, and Helen H. Hatton

Taken from "The Ilustrated London News"

A black-and-white engraving of a theatrical figure in a sweeping dark cape, one arm thrust skyward, the other outstretched. He wears a pointed cap, tight hose, and an ornate belt, with a pallid, wide-eyed expression of dark exultation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula#/media/File:Mephistophles_on_the_Brocken_(cropped).jpg

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Handwritten notes about the novel's characters.

A handwritten manuscript page headed "Historiae Personae — Dracula" — Bram Stoker's early working notes listing characters for his novel, with many names cross…A handwritten manuscript page headed "Historiae Personae — Dracula" — Bram Stoker's early working notes listing characters for his novel, with many names crossed out and revised. Recognisable entries include Jonathan Harker (the lawyer's clerk), Wilhelmina Murray (called Mina), Lucy Westenra, Dr. Seward, and Count Dracula. Earlier rejected names are heavily struck through. Notes at the bottom mention a "secret room" and "dinner of 13," revealing the novel's plot still in formation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula#/media/File:Stoker_Dracula_Notes_Personal.jpg

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Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, <a href="/tags/kindle/" rel="tag">#kindle</a>A collection of 176 <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> for you to read free on <a href="/tags/ku/" rel="tag">#KU</a>. My book is DRM-free.<a href="/tags/spaceship/" rel="tag">#spaceship</a> <a href="/tags/magic/" rel="tag">#magic</a> <a href="/tags/aliens/" rel="tag">#aliens</a> <a href="/tags/legendary/" rel="tag">#legendary</a> <a href="/tags/fedibookfair/" rel="tag">#fedibookfair</a> <a href="/tags/boost/" rel="tag">#boost</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/dwarfs/" rel="tag">#dwarfs</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/rogue/" rel="tag">#rogue</a> <a href="/tags/heroes/" rel="tag">#heroes</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/goodbooks/" rel="tag">#goodbooks</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/time/" rel="tag">#time</a> <a href="/tags/dwarves/" rel="tag">#dwarves</a> <a href="/tags/dystopia/" rel="tag">#dystopia</a> <a href="/tags/sorcery/" rel="tag">#sorcery</a> <a href="/tags/monsters/" rel="tag">#monsters</a> <a href="/tags/futurism/" rel="tag">#futurism</a> <a href="/tags/planets/" rel="tag">#planets</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/young/" rel="tag">#young</a> <a href="/tags/newadults/" rel="tag">#newadults</a> <a href="/tags/teen/" rel="tag">#teen</a> <a href="/tags/teens/" rel="tag">#teens</a> <a href="/tags/ya/" rel="tag">#ya</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/booktoot/" rel="tag">#booktoot</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookfunnel/" rel="tag">#bookfunnel</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><a href="https://books.bookfunnel.com/kureviews-may/9ncayvxar6" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books.bookfunnel.com/kureviews-may/9ncayvxar6">https://books.bookfunnel.com/kureviews-may/9ncayvxar6</a>

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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? May 26

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📚 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by: Mark HaddonChristopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments ha...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time">https://bookblabla.com/book/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><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/familylife/" rel="tag">#familylife</a> <a href="/tags/general/" rel="tag">#general</a>

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. At fifteen, Christopher&s carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbour&s dog Wellington impaled on a garden fork, and he is initially blamed for the killing.

Christopher decides that he will track down the real killer, and turns to his favourite fictional character, the impeccably logical Sherlock Holmes, for inspiration. But the investigation leads him down some unexpected paths and ultimately brings him face to face with the dissolution of his parents& marriage. As Christopher tries to deal with the crisis within his own family, the narrative draws readers into the workings of Christopher&s mind.

And herein lies the key to the brilliance of Mark Haddon and choice of narrator: The most wrenching of emotional moments are chronicled by a boy who cannot fathom emotions. The effect is dazzling, making for one of the freshest debut in years: a comedy, a tearjerker, a mystery story, a novel of exceptional literary merit that is great fun to read

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic—both poignant and funny—about a boy with autism who sets out to solve the murder of a neighbor's dog and discovers unexpected truths about himself and the world.

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Opening quote from the second chapter of The Last Philosopher: Part Two 😊 <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@reading</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> @fantasy <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/wipwednesday/" rel="tag">#WIPWednesday</a> <a href="/tags/workinprogress/" rel="tag">#WorkInProgress</a> <a href="/tags/quote/" rel="tag">#Quote</a> <a href="/tags/quotes/" rel="tag">#Quotes</a> <a href="/tags/bookquote/" rel="tag">#BookQuote</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#eBook</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <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/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a>Ebook of Part One available here: <a href="https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA</a>

Crossing the Khmur

“There is no idea so good that it can’t become horrible by applying it to everything.”
-Said, not written, the Socks

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I mean, I get it, it should be the other way around because Koontz is better than King 🤔😁<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@reading</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@joinin</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor</a> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop <a href="/tags/bookstore/" rel="tag">#BookStore</a> <a href="/tags/bookmemes/" rel="tag">#BookMemes</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> <a href="/tags/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/litterature/" rel="tag">#Litterature</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#Bookshelf</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a>

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Scholar Claims Van Gogh Hid Secret Homage to Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ In His ‘Café Terrace at Night’Did you know about his "Sacred Realism"?by Lorena Muñoz-Alonso (from the archives)<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/vincent-van-gogh-last-supper-cafe-terrace-at-night-275282" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.artnet.com/art-world/vincent-van-gogh-last-supper-cafe-terrace-at-night-275282">https://news.artnet.com/art-world/vincent-van-gogh-last-supper-cafe-terrace-at-night-275282</a>Books by Van Gogh at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/40599" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/40599">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/40599</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#Culture</a>

Van Gogh - Terrace of a Café at Night (Place du Forum) 1888.

It depicts a café on the Place du Forum lit by gaslight, glowing yellow against the deep blue starry night sky, with cobblestones rendered in van Gogh's characteristic brushwork.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_Terrace_at_Night#/media/File:Van_Gogh_-_Terrace_of_a_Caf%C3%A9_at_Night_(Place_du_Forum)_1888.jpg

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The Status Game: On Social Position and How We Use It Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/48446882">See Original Page</a>

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Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/48446886">See Original Page</a>

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Naming the UniverseHow the quick thinking of internationally minded astronomers avoided stamping the solar system with petty European rivalriesby Stephen Case<a href="https://aeon.co/essays/how-gods-beat-astronomers-in-the-solar-system-name-game?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1e79debba6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/how-gods-beat-astronomers-in-the-solar-system-name-game?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1e79debba6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972">https://aeon.co/essays/how-gods-beat-astronomers-in-the-solar-system-name-game?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1e79debba6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</a>Books by John Herschel at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48095" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48095">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48095</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#Astronomy</a>

Planetary System. Eclipse of the Sun. The Moon. The Zodiacal Light. Meteoric Shower. From Yaggy’s Geographical Study, 1887.

An illustrated educational diagram depicting the solar system with orbital paths around a central sun, comets, and the zodiacal light. The corners feature vignette illustrations of related astronomical phenomena: a solar eclipse, the moon, the zodiacal light, and a meteoric shower.

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Librarians at WarThe origins of today’s vast intelligence apparatus can be traced, in part, to the forgotten efforts of librarians and archivists to gather information during World War IIby Kathy Peiss (from the archives)<a href="https://www.americanheritage.com/librarians-war" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.americanheritage.com/librarians-war">https://www.americanheritage.com/librarians-war</a>Books in World War II at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/325" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/325">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/325</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a>

A typical bookplate used during the ALA Library War Service during World War I.

A WWI-era bookplate in dark tones showing a helmeted soldier carrying a rifle and an impossibly tall stack of books.A WWI-era bookplate in dark tones showing a helmeted soldier carrying a rifle and an impossibly tall stack of books. The text reads "War Service Library — Books are provided by the people of the United States through the American Library Association for the use of the soldiers and sailors."

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I'm delighted to announce that all my books are now available at Bookshop dot org in ebook as well as print format. So you can support local, independent bookstores even if you prefer ebooks.<a href="https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/books" rel="nofollow">https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/books</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/pagan/" rel="tag">#pagan</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#nonfiction</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/gayromance/" rel="tag">#GayRomance</a> <a href="/tags/minoan/" rel="tag">#Minoan</a>

A stack of Laura's books lying horizontally on a crackled-finish cream surface with bright red fabric drapery in the background. The book titles are visible on the spines. From bottom to top they are: Tales from the Labyrinth: Modern Minoan Myths; Ariadne's Thread; The Wiccan Wellness Book; The Last Priestess of Malia; Labrys & Horns; Ancient Spellcraft; Leap! A Love Story; and Pantheon: The Minoans.

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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 <a href="https://bookstodon.com/@ododopress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ododopress</a> (Only pdf, the epub comes out a huge file at 40mbs and I can't figure out how to reduce it). Enjoy the read! <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/">https://www.ododopress.com/screenplays/home-is-a-fine-place-to-die/</a><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>

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Jean-Paul Sartre (June 21, 1905 - April 15, 1980) as a child, lost the use of one eye, but later became one of the sharpest observers of human nature.<a href="/tags/sartre/" rel="tag">#Sartre</a> believed that people are not born with a fixed “essence”: we become ourselves through choices.By the end of his life he was almost blind, but he kept working. Around 50,000 people reportedly came to his funeral procession in Paris.<a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#writer</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#BookTok</a> <a href="/tags/bookish/" rel="tag">#bookish</a>

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📚 Flashlight by: Susan ChoiOne summer night, Louisa and her father take a walk on the breakwater. Her father is carrying a flashlight. He cannot swim. Later, Louisa is found on the beach, soaked to the skin, barely alive. Her father is gone. She is ten years old.Louisa is an only child of parents who have severed themselves from the past. ...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/flashlight" rel="nofollow">https://bookblabla.com/book/flashlight</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><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/familylife/" rel="tag">#familylife</a> <a href="/tags/general/" rel="tag">#general</a>

One summer night, Louisa and her father take a walk on the breakwater. Her father is carrying a flashlight. He cannot swim. Later, Louisa is found on the beach, soaked to the skin, barely alive. Her father is gone. She is ten years old.

Louisa is an only child of parents who have severed themselves from the past. Her father, Serk, is Korean, but was born and raised in Japan; he lost touch with his family when they bought into the promises of postwar Pyongyang and relocated to North Korea. Her American mother, Anne, is estranged from her family. But now it is just Anne and Louisa, adrift and facing the challenges of ordinary life in the wake of catastrophe. United, separated, and also repelled by their mutual grief, they attempt to move on. But they cannot escape the echoes of that night. What really happened to Louisa’s father?

A monumental new novel from the National Book Award winner Susan Choi, Flashlight spans decades and continents in a spellbinding, heart-gripping investigation of family, loss, memory, and the ways in which we are shaped by what we cannot see.

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker • Time • New York • The Washington Post • NPR • Los Angeles Times • The Boston Globe • The Guardian • Vanity Fair • Elle • Town & Country • Oprah Daily • The New York Post • 48 Hills • Financial Times • The Economist • Esquire (UK) • Kirkus Reviews • Electric Literature • PEN America • The Chicago Public Library • Los Ange

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<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> This past weekend, I thought I'd dip a toe into Fantasy, a genre I usually only get close to with SFF titles. Naomi Novik had a little novella out: The Summer War, and it turned out to be a quite satisfying read. (I had read one of her novels before: Uprooted.)So, I thought "Why not give a full-length fantasy tome a try?" To that end, I picked up the highly rated This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me, by Illona Andrews. Are any of you familiar with it? It came out this year. The author seems to have put forth significant effort into world-building and story development. We shall see! <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a>

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Rolling my eyes at Cory Doctorow

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Book Promotion: First <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> in a series on <a href="/tags/kindle/" rel="tag">#Kindle</a> UnlimitedA collection of 107 <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> for you. My book is DRM-free.<a href="/tags/ku/" rel="tag">#ku</a> <a href="/tags/spaceship/" rel="tag">#spaceship</a> <a href="/tags/magic/" rel="tag">#magic</a> <a href="/tags/aliens/" rel="tag">#aliens</a> <a href="/tags/legendary/" rel="tag">#legendary</a> <a href="/tags/fedibookfair/" rel="tag">#fedibookfair</a> <a href="/tags/boost/" rel="tag">#boost</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/dwarfs/" rel="tag">#dwarfs</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/rogue/" rel="tag">#rogue</a> <a href="/tags/heroes/" rel="tag">#heroes</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/goodbooks/" rel="tag">#goodbooks</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/time/" rel="tag">#time</a> <a href="/tags/dwarves/" rel="tag">#dwarves</a> <a href="/tags/dystopia/" rel="tag">#dystopia</a> <a href="/tags/sorcery/" rel="tag">#sorcery</a> <a href="/tags/monsters/" rel="tag">#monsters</a> <a href="/tags/futurism/" rel="tag">#futurism</a> <a href="/tags/planets/" rel="tag">#planets</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/young/" rel="tag">#young</a> <a href="/tags/newadults/" rel="tag">#newadults</a> <a href="/tags/teen/" rel="tag">#teen</a> <a href="/tags/teens/" rel="tag">#teens</a> <a href="/tags/ya/" rel="tag">#ya</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/booktoot/" rel="tag">#booktoot</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookfunnel/" rel="tag">#bookfunnel</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://books.bookfunnel.com/kureads-may/wcwas7u14r" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books.bookfunnel.com/kureads-may/wcwas7u14r">https://books.bookfunnel.com/kureads-may/wcwas7u14r</a>

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