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<p>"Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation."<br>Act II</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1893.</p><p>Oscar Wilde's social comedy A Woman of No Importance receives its first performance at the Haymarket Theatre, London, with Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Mrs. Bernard Beere & Julia Neilson.</p><p>The leading female role, Mrs Arbuthnot, was intended for Madge Kendal, but for contractual reasons she withdrew and was replaced by Mrs Bernard Beere. </p><p>A Woman of No Importance at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/854" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/854</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

Theatre programme for A Woman of No Importance

Scene from premiere of A Woman of No Importance

Act IV: Mrs Arbuthnot strikes Lord Illingworth
Initialled "HMP" - The Graphic newspaper, p. 1

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Odd Experiences with Barnes and Noble Casheirs

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1818.</p><p>French physicist Augustin Fresnel signs his preliminary "Note on the Theory of Diffraction" (deposited on the following day). The document ends with what we now call the Fresnel integrals.</p><p>The Fresnel integrals have various applications in optics, such as in the calculation of the diffraction pattern produced by a single slit or a circular aperture, as well as in the study of the propagation of light through various optical systems. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a> <a href="/tags/optics/" rel="tag">#optics</a></p>

Augustin Fresnel

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<p>"The Story of an Hour" written by Kate Chopin <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1894.</p><p>It was originally published in Vogue on December 6, 1894, as "The Dream of an Hour". It was later reprinted in St. Louis Life on January 5, 1895, as "The Story of an Hour".</p><p><a href="https://anthologydev.lib.virginia.edu/work/Chopin/chopin-hour?view=pageImages" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="anthologydev.lib.virginia.edu/work/Chopin/chopin-hour?view=pageImages"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">anthologydev.lib.virginia.edu/</span><span class="invisible">work/Chopin/chopin-hour?view=pageImages</span></a></p><p><a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=The+Story+of+an+Hour&author=Chopin&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=catalog_date&search_page=1&search_form=advanced" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="librivox.org/search?title=The+Story+of+an+Hour&author=Chopin&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=catalog_date&search_page=1&search_form=advanced"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">librivox.org/search?title=The+</span><span class="invisible">Story+of+an+Hour&author=Chopin&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=catalog_date&search_page=1&search_form=advanced</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Kate Chopin in 1894

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<p>English poet Lord Byron died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> 200 years ago.</p><p>Some of his most famous works include the epic poem "Don Juan," the narrative poem "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage," and numerous shorter poems such as "She Walks in Beauty" and "When We Two Parted." Byron became involved in various political and social causes, including advocating for Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire.</p><p>Books by Lord Byron at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1708" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1708"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1708</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

Portrait by Thomas Phillips, c. 1813

Frontispiece to the 1825/1826 (see below) edition of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage by Lord Byron, published by W. Dugdale, Russell Court, Drury Lane. The engraving is by I. H. Jones. The text depicted is Canto I, Stanza 39, which reads: Lo! where the Giant on the mountain stands, His blood-red tresses deep'ning in the sun, With death-shot glowing in his fiery hands, And eye that scorcheth all it glares upon; Restless it rolls, now fixed, and now anon Flashing a far,—and at his iron feet Destruction cowers to mark what deeds are done. For on this morn three potent nations meet, To shed before his shrine the blood he deems most sweet.

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The Life and Death of the Suburban Novel <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/36651176">See Original Page</a> </small>

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Dark Academia Grows Up <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/36651178">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Discover Why ‘The Raven,’ Edgar Allan Poe’s Narrative Poem About a Distraught Lover and a Talking Bird, Remains an American Classic</p><p>Published in January 29 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a dark and melancholic tone</p><p>by Laura Kiniry</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/discover-why-the-raven-edgar-allan-poes-narrative-poem-about-a-distraught-lover-and-a-talking-bird-remains-an-american-classic-180985874/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/discover-why-the-raven-edgar-allan-poes-narrative-poem-about-a-distraught-lover-and-a-talking-bird-remains-an-american-classic-180985874/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/discover-why-the-raven-edgar-allan-poes-narrative-poem-about-a-distraught-lover-and-a-talking-bird-remains-an-american-classic-180985874/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>The Raven and Le Corbeau at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17192" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17192</a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14082" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14082</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

This black-and-white illustration shows a person standing beside an open window, gazing outward into the twilight sky where a raven is in flight. The rooftops and chimneys in the distance enhance the moody, atmospheric setting.

Title: Le Corbeau = The Raven

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Illustrator: Édouard Manet

Translator: Stéphane Mallarmé

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14082/pg14082-images.html

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<p>A Review of The Trail of Lady Shajarah: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-the-trail-of-lady-shajarah/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-the-trail-of-lady-shajarah/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-th</span><span class="invisible">e-trail-of-lady-shajarah/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/paranormal/" rel="tag">#Paranormal</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</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>

Book cover for The Trail of Lady Shajarah by Dal Cecil Runo. Image on cover shows a woman wearing a long, flowing white dress and veil walking on a dusty and deserted desert road on a sunny day. There are a few scraggly bushes growing on the side of the road but otherwise not any other signs of life. There is a mountain ridge in the distance.

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Dark Academia Grows Up <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/36447685">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Jane Austen’s real and literary worlds weren’t exclusively white – just read her last book, Sanditon</p><p>by Olivia Carpenter</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/jane-austens-real-and-literary-worlds-werent-exclusively-white-just-read-her-last-book-sanditon-264813?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20September%2023%202025%20-%203526535938&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20September%2023%202025%20-%203526535938+CID_981a5b07f074b622eb36f70a0ddb5912&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Jane%20Austens%20real%20and%20literary%20worlds%20werent%20exclusively%20white%20%20just%20read%20her%20last%20book%20Sanditon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/jane-austens-real-and-literary-worlds-werent-exclusively-white-just-read-her-last-book-sanditon-264813?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20September%2023%202025%20-%203526535938&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20September%2023%202025%20-%203526535938+CID_981a5b07f074b622eb36f70a0ddb5912&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Jane%20Austens%20real%20and%20literary%20worlds%20werent%20exclusively%20white%20%20just%20read%20her%20last%20book%20Sanditon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/jane-auste</span><span class="invisible">ns-real-and-literary-worlds-werent-exclusively-white-just-read-her-last-book-sanditon-264813?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20September%2023%202025%20-%203526535938&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20September%2023%202025%20-%203526535938+CID_981a5b07f074b622eb36f70a0ddb5912&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Jane%20Austens%20real%20and%20literary%20worlds%20werent%20exclusively%20white%20%20just%20read%20her%20last%20book%20Sanditon</span></a></p><p>Sanditon at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/74233" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/74233</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Title: Fragment of a novel written by Jane Austen, January-March 1817

Now first printed from the manuscript

Author: Jane Austen

Editor: R. W. Chapman

Original publication: United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 1925

https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/74233/pg74233-images.html

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<p>Fascinating article that gets at how translation can be a tricky business. The whole meaning can change - and often to the opposite meaning the author intended!</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/translation/" rel="tag">#translation</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</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>From: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>publicdomainrev</span></a></span><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev/115264769615001777" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev/115264769615001777"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@publicdomainr</span><span class="invisible">ev/115264769615001777</span></a></p>

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<p>📚 Leviathan Wakes by: James S. A. Corey</p><p>Jim Holden is an officer on an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew discover a derelict ship called the Scopuli, they suddenly find themselves in possession of a deadly secret. A secret that someone is willing to kill for, and...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/leviathan-wakes" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/leviathan-wakes"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/leviathan-</span><span class="invisible">wakes</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/spaceopera/" rel="tag">#spaceopera</a></p>

Jim Holden is an officer on an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew discover a derelict ship called the Scopuli, they suddenly find themselves in possession of a deadly secret. A secret that someone is willing to kill for, and on an unimaginable scale. War is coming to the system, unless Jim can find out who abandoned the ship and why.

Detective Miller is looking for a girl. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money - and money talks. When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and Holden, they both realise this girl may hold the key to everything.

Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries and secret corporations, and the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe.

The Expanse is the biggest science fiction series of the last decade and is now a major TV series.

Praise for the Expanse:

'The science fictional equivalent of A Song of Ice and Fire' NPR Books

'As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form' io9.com

'Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fights' wired.com

'High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce' Library Journal

'This is the future the way it's

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<p>My all-time best selling romance audiobook is...</p><p>Taken by the Mountain Man, by Kelsie Calloway, which I narrated as Eden Cavell.</p><p>A divorced single mom starting over in a small mountain town takes a shot at a second chance at love with her brother's hot best friend.</p><p>It's a big-hearted romance that is also super hot, with a female lead who's not afraid to go after what she wants, and the kind of hunky mountain man she absolutely deserves. </p><p>Translation: I get to play Yet Another Mountain Man in this audiobook! (There are a few in my catalogue.)</p><p>If you like second chance romance, sizzling sex scenes or happily ever afters, this is the audiobook for you.</p><p>It's available as an audiobook and also as an ebook.</p><p><a href="https://geni.us/TBTMM" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>geni.us/TBTMM</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@audiofiction" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>audiofiction</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/audiobooks/" rel="tag">#Audiobooks</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</a> <a href="/tags/bbw/" rel="tag">#BBW</a> <a href="/tags/bbwromance/" rel="tag">#BBWRomance</a></p>

A Kindle lies at an angle on the left. It displays the audiobook cover of "Taken by the Mountain Man", which shows a muscular, shirtless man. On the right, text says: "Kelsie Calloway. Taken by the Mountain Man: Mountain Men Love Curves. Narrated by Eden Cavell." A diagonal yellow banner across the bottom right corner says, "Now in audio".

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<p>I can't say I've done this personally, but I understand the sentiment 😁 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop</p><p><a href="/tags/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/readallthebooks/" rel="tag">#ReadAllTheBooks</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a><br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <br><a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a> <a href="/tags/boostingissharing/" rel="tag">#BoostingIsSharing</a></p>

Drawn image of two old ladies in a cosy room, one climbing a ladder with a stack of books to put in a shelf, the other sitting in a chair built of books reading a book.

Caption: I won't buy any more books until I've read all the ones I've got. I said. Then I laughed and laughed.

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<p>What Is Aristotle’s Divine Blueprint for the Cosmos?</p><p>The divine is at the heart of Aristotle’s model of the cosmos, responsible for the intricate motions of the heavens and the Earth.</p><p>by Maysara Kamal</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/aristotle-cosmos-blueprint/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/aristotle-cosmos-blueprint/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/aristotle</span><span class="invisible">-cosmos-blueprint/</span></a></p><p>Aristotle at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2747" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2747"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2747</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>

A traveller peers through an opening in the firmament in this illustration from Camille Flammarion's L'atmosphère : météorologie populaire (Paris: Hachette, 1888), p. 163.

The Flammarion engraving is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in Camille Flammarion's L'Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888). The image depicts a man crawling under the edge of the sky, depicted as if it were a solid hemisphere, to look at the mysterious Empyrean beyond. The caption underneath the engraving (not shown here) translates to "A medieval missionary tells that he has found the point where heaven and Earth meet..."

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k408619m/f168.image

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammarion_engraving#/media/File:Flammarion.jpg

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<p>6 Badass Librarians Who Changed History<br>They will not be shushed.</p><p>BY APRIL WHITE<br>APRIL 5, 2024 via @atlasobscura</p><p>LIBRARIANS HAVE NEVER BEEN A quiet bunch: Information, after all, is power. To mark National Library Week—typically celebrated the second full week of April, fittingly, went into the archives to find our favorite stories of librarians who have fostered cultural movements, protected national secrets, and fought criminals.</p><p><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/famous-librarians-who-changed-history" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.atlasobscura.com/articles/famous-librarians-who-changed-history"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.atlasobscura.com/articles/</span><span class="invisible">famous-librarians-who-changed-history</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/nationallibraryweek/" rel="tag">#nationallibraryweek</a></p>

A party on the roof of Regina Anderson’s home at 580 St. Nicholas Avenue in New York City. Attendees included Langston Hughes (second from left) and other important Harlem Renaissance figures, such as poet Clarissa Scott and sociologist E. Franklin Frazier. SCHOMBURG CENTER/NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

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<p>American novelist, humorist, and critic Mark Twain died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1910.</p><p>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, often called "the Great American Novel," is particularly noted for its vivid depiction of people and places along the Mississippi River. Twain's other notable works include The Prince and the Pauper, Life on the Mississippi, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, & his autobiography, which was published posthumously.</p><p>Books by Mark Twain at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/53" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/53"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/53</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

A portrait of the American writer Mark Twain taken by A. F. Bradley in New York, 1907.

Cover of Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

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<p>📚 First-Time Caller by: B.K. Borison</p><p>Aiden Valentine has a secret: he’s fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore’s romance hotline, that’s a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls in to the station asking for dating advice for her mom, the interview goes viral, thrusting Aiden and Heartstrings into the...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/first-time-caller" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/first-time-caller"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/first-time</span><span class="invisible">-caller</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/workplacefiction/" rel="tag">#workplacefiction</a> <a href="/tags/contemporary/" rel="tag">#contemporary</a></p>

Aiden Valentine has a secret: he’s fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore’s romance hotline, that’s a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls in to the station asking for dating advice for her mom, the interview goes viral, thrusting Aiden and Heartstrings into the limelight.

Lucie Stone thought she was doing just fine. She has a good job; an incredible family; and a smart, slightly devious kid. But when all of Baltimore is suddenly scrutinizing her love life—or lack thereof—she begins to question if she’s as happy as she believed. Maybe a little more romance wouldn’t be such a bad thing.

Everyone wants Lucie to find her happy ending…even the handsome, temperamental man calling the shots. But when sparks start to fly behind the scenes, Lucie must make the final decision between the radio-sponsored happily ever after or the man in the headphones next to her.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle–inspired love story from beloved author B.K. Borison.

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<p>Wrapping up 2025 with gratitude to the many people who supported me this year while I was launching The Expert of Subtle Revisions. Thank you for reading the book, for buying the book, for checking it out from the library (I just learned it was a top check out from the Mechanics' Institute Library this year!) for sharing it with friends and online, for showing up at events, for your kind notes, your kind reviews, your attention. My year-in-review features moments I photographed--the book launch at Bookshop West Portal with Lilian Van Cleve, Book Passage with Allison Bainbridge, Symposium Books with Tanya Young, That was Then at Page Street, a New York City book store tour with Meredith Davis, a Boston book store tour with Daphne Kalotay, Sebastopol LitCrawl, and Kepler's Story is the Thing--but many important moments have no image to accompany them. They will always remain with me as well. Thank you!</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#writersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/7zfOlSfED28" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/7zfOlSfED28</a></p>

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<p>📚 The Nightingale: A Novel by: Kristin Hannah</p><p>With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking o...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-nightingale-a-novel" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-nightingale-a-novel"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-nighti</span><span class="invisible">ngale-a-novel</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></p>

With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France―a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.

Goodreads Best Historical Novel of the Year • People's Choice Favorite Fiction Winner • #1 Indie Next Selection • A Buzzfeed and The Week Best Book of the Year

A #1 New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, and soon to be a major motion picture, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation.

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<p>Open Book Fountain</p><p>This sculpture was created by Kelecsenyi Gergely & engineer Jozsef Szita.<br>The fountain uses water to create the illusion of turning pages, and serves as a reminder of the importance of physical books. </p><p>Location: Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. On Egyetem Square, in front of the university.</p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#Arte</a> <a href="/tags/streetart/" rel="tag">#StreetArt</a> <a href="/tags/kunst/" rel="tag">#Kunst</a> <a href="/tags/straatkunst/" rel="tag">#Straatkunst</a> <a href="/tags/scupture/" rel="tag">#Scupture</a> <a href="/tags/escultura/" rel="tag">#Escultura</a> <a href="/tags/scultura/" rel="tag">#Scultura</a> <a href="/tags/creative/" rel="tag">#Creative</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#Creativetoots</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/boeken/" rel="tag">#Boeken</a> <a href="/tags/boek/" rel="tag">#Boek</a> <a href="/tags/livre/" rel="tag">#Livre</a> <a href="/tags/lezen/" rel="tag">#Lezen</a> <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#Design</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoot/" rel="tag">#Creativetoot</a> <a href="/tags/lire/" rel="tag">#Lire</a></p>

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<p>American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist George Herbert Mead died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1931.</p><p>He is considered one of the founders of social psychology and the school of thought known as symbolic interactionism. Mead’s most influential ideas revolve around the concept of the self, which he saw as arising from social interaction. Mead’s ideas were mostly published posthumously, with his students assembling his lectures and notes into books. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/sociology/" rel="tag">#sociology</a></p>

Black and white photograph of George Herbert Mead wearing a dark blazer, a light-colored shirt, and a tie. The image is focused on the upper body and the background is indiscernible.

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<p>Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1910.</p><p>His novel "Synnøve Solbakken" helped inaugurate the genre of the "bonde-fortelling" or peasant tale in Norwegian literature, focusing on rural Norway with a realistic portrayal of everyday life. As a dramatist, Bjørnson wrote several important plays. "The Bankrupt", "The Editor" and "A Gauntlet". He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903.</p><p>Books by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1772" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1772"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1772</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover of the book "WORKS OF BJORNSTERNE BJORNSON PATRIOTS EDITION ARNE EARLY TALES AND SKETCHES Translated from the Norse By RASMUS B. ANDERSON NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY" with an orange and brown emblem in the center.

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<p>As Jews around the world begin to celebrate the festival of <a href="/tags/passover/" rel="tag">#Passover</a> tonight, they’ll open up thousands of different editions of the Haggadah, the guide to the ritual feast.</p><p>The curator of a Judaica library looked through their collection of hundreds of Haggadahs to highlight three of his favorites – including this groundbreaking edition published in Amsterdam in 1695.</p><p>Chag sameach to all who celebrate! </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/from-sumptuous-engravings-to-stick-figure-sketches-passover-haggadahs-and-their-art-have-been-evolving-for-centuries-227269" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/from-sumptuous-engravings-to-stick-figure-sketches-passover-haggadahs-and-their-art-have-been-evolving-for-centuries-227269"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/from-sumpt</span><span class="invisible">uous-engravings-to-stick-figure-sketches-passover-haggadahs-and-their-art-have-been-evolving-for-centuries-227269</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/jewstodon/" rel="tag">#Jewstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

A yellowed book page with lots of detailed illustrations in back ink, and text in Hebrew.

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