<p>Victor Hugo’s Fight to Free France Through Literature</p><p>Today best known for his epic novel Les Miserables (1862), Victor Hugo (1802–1885) used literature to speak out about social issues and highlight injustice. His works helped to shape the soul of modern France.</p><p>by Lauren Jones</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/victor-hugo-free-france-through-literature/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/victor-hugo-free-france-through-literature/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/victor-hu</span><span class="invisible">go-free-france-through-literature/</span></a></p><p>Les Misérables at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/135" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/135</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>
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<p>Books coming out in the U.S. in June, that look very promising to me:</p><p>Daughters of the Sun and Moon, Lisa See. </p><p>Whistler, Ann Patchett.</p><p>Encore! Miles Toriko Burks. (Graphic novel perfect for Pride month)</p><p>Mr. Ray, Emily Jane.</p><p>Land, Maggie O'Farrell.</p><p>There's Only One Sin in Hollywood, Rasheed Newson.</p><p>Freedom: Essays, Zinzi Clemmons</p><p>This Immortal Heart, Jennifer Saint.</p><p>Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays, Amena Brown </p><p>Rasputin Swims the Potomac, Ben Fountain</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TrollSong" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TrollSong</a></p><p>Having an abusive assassin for a sister was bad enough, but when Lyra’s older sister, Nicole, becomes obsessed with killing the teenage troll, her life becomes a special kind of nightmare. Will she escape, or become just another victim of the unstoppable woman?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
<p>RE: <a href="https://mas.to/@nnedi/116675932991239833" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mas.to/@nnedi/116675932991239833"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mas.to/@nnedi/1166759329912398</span><span class="invisible">33</span></a></p><p>Yoo hoo, <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>! I highly recommend both of these books by one of my favorite authors! <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a></p>
<p>Have you ever listened to audiobooks?</p><p>Audiobook Appreciation Month takes place every June, celebrating the accessibility, educational value, and storytelling magic of listening to books. <br>Established by the Audio Publishers Association in 1998.</p><p><a href="/tags/audiobooks/" rel="tag">#audiobooks</a> <a href="/tags/listening/" rel="tag">#listening</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#audiobook</a> <a href="/tags/june/" rel="tag">#June</a> <a href="/tags/audiobookappreciationmonth/" rel="tag">#AudiobookAppreciationMonth</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#nonfiction</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/audio/" rel="tag">#audio</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/booklovers/" rel="tag">#booklovers</a> <a href="/tags/booklover/" rel="tag">#booklover</a> <a href="/tags/bookish/" rel="tag">#bookish</a> <a href="/tags/listeningclub/" rel="tag">#listeningClub</a></p>
<p>🚨 Mutual aid checkpoint 29 MAY 2026 🚨 <a href="/tags/mutualaidspace/" rel="tag">#mutualaidspace</a></p><p>Reply with a request for yourself or a friend, including the need, deadline, and payment handle or Chuffed/GFM link.</p><p>The first 10 direct requests will be collected for next Wednesday’s roundup + newsletter.</p><p>Boost this post and the replies, and tag others to participate. From each according to their capacity, to each according to their needs.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ovo.st/club/mutualaid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutualaid</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@mutualaid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutualaid@fedigroups.social</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ovo.st/club/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>disability</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@actuallyadhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyadhd</span></a></span><br><a href="https://wrzky.com/@posts" rel="nofollow">@posts</a></p><p><a href="/tags/mutualaidrequest/" rel="tag">#mutualaidrequest</a> <a href="/tags/disabilitymutualaid/" rel="tag">#disabilitymutualaid</a> <a href="/tags/mutualaid/" rel="tag">#mutualaid</a> <a href="/tags/mutualaidboost/" rel="tag">#mutualaidboost</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#disability</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#activism</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/neurodivergence/" rel="tag">#neurodivergence</a> <a href="/tags/ongoingsupport/" rel="tag">#ongoingsupport</a> <a href="/tags/anarchism/" rel="tag">#anarchism</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#writer</a> <a href="/tags/disabledwriters/" rel="tag">#DisabledWriters</a> <a href="/tags/transmutualaid/" rel="tag">#transmutualaid</a> <a href="/tags/medicalassistance/" rel="tag">#medicalassistance</a> <a href="/tags/disabilityjustice/" rel="tag">#disabilityjustice</a> <a href="/tags/womensrights/" rel="tag">#womensrights</a> <a href="/tags/muslim/" rel="tag">#muslim</a> <a href="/tags/islam/" rel="tag">#Islam</a> <a href="/tags/muslimvoices/" rel="tag">#muslimvoices</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#poverty</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/sudan/" rel="tag">#Sudan</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/antifa/" rel="tag">#antifa</a></p>
<p>New at my blog, a review of JANGAR!: Slaves of the Mind Mage, the first in a series of monthly Sword & Sorcery novelettes by Logan D. Whitney.</p><p>Familiar ingredients, but served up with gusto; JANGAR is an S&S snack!</p><p>(As always, boosts are appreciated!)</p><p><a href="https://robinmarx.writeas.com/review-jangar-slaves-of-the-mind-mage-by-logan-d-whitney" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="robinmarx.writeas.com/review-jangar-slaves-of-the-mind-mage-by-logan-d-whitney"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robinmarx.writeas.com/review-j</span><span class="invisible">angar-slaves-of-the-mind-mage-by-logan-d-whitney</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#Booksky</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/swordandsorcery/" rel="tag">#SwordAndSorcery</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#Blog</a> <a href="/tags/smallweb/" rel="tag">#SmallWeb</a> <a href="/tags/indieweb/" rel="tag">#IndieWeb</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>Who Wrote the First Encyclopedia?</p><p>In the 18th century, the Encyclopedia was one of the most important projects aimed at collecting works from diverse scientific disciplines in arts, sciences, and philosophy.</p><p>by Mina Menkovic (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/who-wrote-the-first-encyclopedia/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/who-wrote-the-first-encyclopedia/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/who-wrote</span><span class="invisible">-the-first-encyclopedia/</span></a></p><p>The ARTFL Encyclopédie<br><a href="https://encyclopedie.uchicago.edu/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>encyclopedie.uchicago.edu/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/encyclopedia/" rel="tag">#Encyclopedia</a></p>
<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/1ydyuF1ncfq2lYwfZOy65R" rel="nofollow">Babel</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 <br>by RF Kuang.</p><p>Set in a world very similar to our early 19th century, except a sort of powerful magic has been harnessed via the pairing of silver and linguistic translation. The concentration of power this gives the English is used as a devastating metaphor for the actual colonial project, particularly cultural appropriation. The moral is far from new, but the form is immediate & refreshing, with a clear passion for Oxford University and linguistics. </p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/colonialism/" rel="tag">#Colonialism</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>
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<p>LGBTQ+ Books I Can’t Believe I’ve Never Read: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-lgbtq-books-i-cant-believe-ive-never-read/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-lgbtq-books-i-cant-believe-ive-never-read/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-lgbtq-books-i-cant-believe-ive-never-read/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/toptentuesday/" rel="tag">#TopTenTuesday</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</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>Today is the birthday of the Marquis de Sade (June 2, 1740 - December 2, 1814) - a gifted writer and a monster. His name became a word for taking pleasure in another person’s suffering: <a href="/tags/sadism/" rel="tag">#sadism</a>.</p><p>In his <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> we see how intellect, power, and desire can become a philosophy of <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#violence</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#onthisday</a> <a href="/tags/today/" rel="tag">#today</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#writer</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> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#BookTok</a> <a href="/tags/marquisdesade/" rel="tag">#MarquisdeSade</a> <a href="/tags/sade/" rel="tag">#Sade</a> <a href="/tags/perversion/" rel="tag">#perversion</a> <a href="/tags/sadistic/" rel="tag">#sadistic</a></p>
<p>10 Victorian Literary Masterpieces by Thomas Hardy You Need to Read</p><p>Discover the works of Thomas Hardy, a Victorian writer who captured the intricacies of families and relationships within his texts through evocative, poetic prose.</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/victorian-literary-masterpieces-thomas-hardy/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/victorian-literary-masterpieces-thomas-hardy/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/victorian</span><span class="invisible">-literary-masterpieces-thomas-hardy/</span></a></p><p>Books by Hardy at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/23" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/23"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/23</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>Ebook and print: <a href="https://books2read.com/SheHuntsDemons" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/SheHuntsDemons</a><br>Also in Ebook omnibus (volumes 1-3): <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>She’s small and cute, but this half-demon New Yorker lives to exterminate demons, because they murdered her parents. The demonic curse preventing her from saying anything but “it’s a secret” only fuels her desire for revenge.</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/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>
<p>For those who struggle with <a href="/tags/paywalls/" rel="tag">#Paywalls</a> on <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a>/scientific <a href="/tags/articles/" rel="tag">#articles</a>: </p><p>Two websites which are indispensable:</p><p><a href="https://periscope.corsfix.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>periscope.corsfix.com/</a> - Periscope acts as a proxy which gets past news paywalls</p><p><a href="https://sci-hub.su/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>sci-hub.su/</a> - Sci-hub. also found at .st, .ru, .red, and .box; acts as a frontend to access scientific articles</p><p>And then this browser extension, Bypass Paywalls Clean, which works quite well (updates a lot, though, so stay up to date): </p><p><a href="https://gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gitflic.ru/project/magnolia123</span><span class="invisible">4/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean</span></a> (Chromium browsers)</p><p><a href="https://gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gitflic.ru/project/magnolia123</span><span class="invisible">4/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean</span></a> (Firefox browsers)</p><p>ONLY trust these git repos to source the extension. Magnolia1234 is the original developer. The extensions were removed due to DMCA from the browser extension stores, and now there are many malicious copies. This one is safe, I use it myself, and have done so since before it was removed (so I know who is the real dev).</p><p>---</p><p>In addition, for other <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a>, like <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>, <a href="/tags/manga/" rel="tag">#manga</a>, or <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a>, others: </p><p><a href="https://fmhy.net/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fmhy.net/</a> - Free Media Hell Yeah! is an aggregator of sites to access <a href="/tags/free/" rel="tag">#free</a> media. All sites are safe so long as you have an adblocker. </p><p><a href="https://annas-archive.gl/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>annas-archive.gl/</a> - Anna's Archive. An aggregate site for books. Pulls from many sources (incl. Lib-gen and zlib)</p><p><a href="https://cineby.sc/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cineby.sc/</a> - Cineby. Watch nearly anything free, no ads</p><p>I'll give <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> next.</p>
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<p>« [C]omme le montre l’historienne canadienne <a href="/tags/kirstenweld/" rel="tag">#KirstenWeld</a>, la <a href="/tags/guerrecivileespagnole/" rel="tag">#GuerreCivileEspagnole</a> n’a jamais cessé d’être une référence structurante dans l’imaginaire des acteurs politiques latino-américains. » </p><p>entretien (Eng/Fr) avec l'autrice de l'ouvrage à paraître, <a href="/tags/ruinsandglory/" rel="tag">#RuinsAndGlory</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.diagrammes.fr/fr/folders/la-longue-guerre-civile-espagnole-en-amerique-latine" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.diagrammes.fr/fr/folders/la-longue-guerre-civile-espagnole-en-amerique-latine"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.diagrammes.fr/fr/folders/l</span><span class="invisible">a-longue-guerre-civile-espagnole-en-amerique-latine</span></a> <br><a href="/tags/amériquelatine/" rel="tag">#AmériqueLatine</a> <a href="/tags/histoiredelamériquelatine/" rel="tag">#histoireDeLAmériqueLatine</a> <a href="/tags/gauchelatinoaméricaine/" rel="tag">#gaucheLatinoaméricaine</a> <a href="/tags/livres/" rel="tag">#livres</a> <a href="/tags/latinamerica/" rel="tag">#LatinAmerica</a> <a href="/tags/latinamericanhistory/" rel="tag">#LatinAmericanHistory</a> <a href="/tags/latinamericanleft/" rel="tag">#LatinAmericanLeft</a> <a href="/tags/spanishcivilwar/" rel="tag">#SpanishCivilWar</a> <a href="/tags/révolutions/" rel="tag">#révolutions</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
<p>I've said it before (and I'm saying it again because I'm practicing to be an old guy who repeats his stories over and over) but I do not like the idea that adapting a book or comic or whatever into a movie/TV show is "bringing it to life". </p><p>Nah, the original work is what was alive. The movie is just official fan fic 😛 </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/comics/" rel="tag">#comics</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/hottake/" rel="tag">#hotTake</a></p>
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BIRTHDAY MONTH'S ESSENTIALS $375+ DEADLINE 16/06/2026
June minimum for basic survival: $375
$250 groceries
$90 utilities + water
$35 internet + phone data
This is before meds, and before the building maintenance fee landing this month. Monthly pledges are the most sustainable way to support this. One-off contributions also help. Sharing this post costs nothing and extends reach beyond exhausted circles.
This keeps me fed, medicated, and able to sustain the mutual aid infrastructure and writing I've been building. The work continues either way. It's just harder when I'm hungry. Support links in bio / QR code on the poster.
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<p>Funny and full of sex: why you should read Proust’s In Search of Lost Time</p><p>Readers strike an encouraging note for those sceptical of the joys of Proust, saying it has plenty to make it worth perservering</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/02/funny-and-full-of-sex-why-you-should-read-proust-in-search-of-lost-time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/02/funny-and-full-of-sex-why-you-should-read-proust-in-search-of-lost-time"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2026</span><span class="invisible">/jun/02/funny-and-full-of-sex-why-you-should-read-proust-in-search-of-lost-time</span></a></p><p>In Search of Lost Time & A la Recherche du Temps Perdu at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=In+Search+of+Lost+Time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=In+Search+of+Lost+Time"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=In+Search+of+Lost+Time</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=a+la+recherche+du+temps+perdu" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=a+la+recherche+du+temps+perdu"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=a+la+recherche+du+temps+perdu</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>
They found my profile, saw the survival request, and decided that settled it. The visible need was always the weapon. Below are people whose visible need I am asking you to meet, or carry further than my feed can reach.
<p>Finished Dungeon Crawler Carl.</p><p>I was really excited for this one, but it sadly didn't quite live up to the excitement I had in my head.</p><p>It was a bit tonally all over the place in the first half, and seemed to care more about being a videogame in book form than telling an emotionally impactful book.</p><p>It's a shame, because it definitely has some beats and moments where it really shines well.</p><p><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingCommunity</a></p>
<p>OK, in non-chemo related news today - 2000 AD just announced the groundbreaking, alternative superhero tale by Grant Morrison & Steve Yeowell is to get a full-colour, omnibus release in December!</p><p>I had a very interesting evening chairing a talk with Grant at the Edinburgh Book Festival years back (they don't seem to be covering much in the way of graphic novels now, except for kids)</p><p>.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/livres/" rel="tag">#livres</a> <a href="/tags/comics/" rel="tag">#comics</a> <a href="/tags/graphicnovels/" rel="tag">#GraphicNovels</a> <a href="/tags/bandedessinee/" rel="tag">#BandeDessinee</a> <a href="/tags/zenith/" rel="tag">#Zenith</a></p>
<p>Dwelle is a New York City-based book club that hosts virtual and in person events.<br> <a href="Https://dwelleliterature.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">Https://</span>dwelleliterature.com/</a> <a href="/tags/bookclub/" rel="tag">#BookClub</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>
<p>I'm trying to keep up with my reading (for classes & fun) via audiobooks. Audible being an Amazon company is more and more upsetting for me b/c I’m trying to stop giving Amazon any $.</p><p>Things I like about Audible are huge selection, ability to buy books for ~$11/book, app that always works. Can folks on Fedi suggest an alternative that doesn’t involve me (a non-coder) trying to kludge my own book server or something (a thing I can’t do)? <a href="/tags/askfedi/" rel="tag">#askfedi</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>


