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<p>I never knew reading could trick me into loving myself, what can&#x27;t it do! 😂 </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/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><br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <br><a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>

<p>It&#x27;s my first novel&#x27;s birthday month, so I&#x27;m having a wee sale. DRM-free ebooks are $0.99 on my website because it&#x27;s mine and I do what I want:<br><a href="https://kmherkes.com/the-bookshop1/p/controlled-descent-ebook-1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kmherkes.com/the-bookshop1/p/controlled-descent-ebook-1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kmherkes.com/the-bookshop1/p/c</span><span class="invisible">ontrolled-descent-ebook-1</span></a></p><p>It&#x27;s a scifi adventure in a future more optimistic than dystopian, where people risk everything for the sake of friendship, trust, &amp; love. Humor, whimsy, sarcasm, &amp; more. Sometimes gritty, never grim.</p><p>Prefer kindle? Cool. I gotta link for that &amp; other vendors too:<br><a href="https://books2read.com/ControlledDescent" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/ControlledDescent"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/ControlledDesce</span><span class="invisible">nt</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a><br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a><br>(boosts welcomed)</p>

<p>Woodrow Wilson’s Legacy Is Loaded With Good and Bad, but His Work to Even the Economic Playing Field Is Often Overlooked</p><p>He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in ending WWI and strove to improve the plight of American workers. Today, his blind spots shroud most of his accomplishments</p><p>by Richard Norton Smith</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/woodrow-wilson-legacy-loaded-good-bad-work-even-economic-playing-field-often-overlooked-180988853/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;lctg=93133550&amp;user_id=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/history/woodrow-wilson-legacy-loaded-good-bad-work-even-economic-playing-field-often-overlooked-180988853/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;lctg=93133550&amp;user_id=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/history</span><span class="invisible">/woodrow-wilson-legacy-loaded-good-bad-work-even-economic-playing-field-often-overlooked-180988853/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;lctg=93133550&amp;user_id=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f</span></a></p><p>Books by Woodrow Wilson at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1689" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1689"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1689</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

<p>New art test could help museums spot fake Van Goghs without touching paintings</p><p>A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties introduces a pioneering, noninvasive technique that can distinguish authentic artworks from forgeries, offering museums, collectors, and auction houses a major advantage in tackling art fraud.</p><p>by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-06-art-museums-fake-van-goghs.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="phys.org/news/2026-06-art-museums-fake-van-goghs.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2026-06-art-muse</span><span class="invisible">ums-fake-van-goghs.html</span></a></p><p>Van Gogh at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/40599" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/40599"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/40599</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#Culture</a></p>

<p>June 1980: Vera Rubin Publishes Paper Hinting at Dark Matter</p><p>Work by Rubin, a champion of women in science, suggested that galaxies contain hidden mass.</p><p>By Tess Joosse (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://www.aps.org/apsnews/2023/05/vera-rubin-paper-dark-matter?fbclid=IwdGRleASUAXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeYSbuALAcaZwSI4UwuQI6x64UXZ03eQgILkOr8PUSR64Tmh6BLEDT_goHXIg_aem_FRZJfLYwV0aYrvV256iXtA" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.aps.org/apsnews/2023/05/vera-rubin-paper-dark-matter?fbclid=IwdGRleASUAXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeYSbuALAcaZwSI4UwuQI6x64UXZ03eQgILkOr8PUSR64Tmh6BLEDT_goHXIg_aem_FRZJfLYwV0aYrvV256iXtA"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.aps.org/apsnews/2023/05/ve</span><span class="invisible">ra-rubin-paper-dark-matter?fbclid=IwdGRleASUAXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeYSbuALAcaZwSI4UwuQI6x64UXZ03eQgILkOr8PUSR64Tmh6BLEDT_goHXIg_aem_FRZJfLYwV0aYrvV256iXtA</span></a></p><p>Her autobiographical article is available online:<br><a href="https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-astro-081710-102545" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-astro-081710-102545"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.annualreviews.org/content/</span><span class="invisible">journals/10.1146/annurev-astro-081710-102545</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#Astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#WomenInStem</a></p>

<p>Ebook: <a href="https://books2read.com/PrincessOfKurg" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/PrincessOfKurg</a><br>Paperback available Jun 19</p><p>Having collected the fragments of the magic city of Kurg from her home planet, Nicole turns her gaze upward, to the stars, soon coming into conflict with gun-slinging snails, aliens, the dragon she raised from an egg, some really annoying monkeys with crossbows and even fairies, all without decent sleep.</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>We&#x27;re loving our <a href="/tags/pridemonth/" rel="tag">#PrideMonth</a> window art by our own Jack, adding some colour &amp; love to <a href="/tags/bruntsfield/" rel="tag">#Bruntsfield</a></p><p>In a month when we heard of a council down south banning libraries from celebrating Pride Month, it&#x27;s even more important we shout these events out.</p><p>.</p><p><a href="/tags/edinburgh/" rel="tag">#Edinburgh</a> <a href="/tags/edimbourg/" rel="tag">#Edimbourg</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/livres/" rel="tag">#livres</a> <a href="/tags/pride/" rel="tag">#Pride</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqia/" rel="tag">#LGBTQia</a> <a href="/tags/flag/" rel="tag">#flag</a> <a href="/tags/drapeau/" rel="tag">#drapeau</a> <a href="/tags/bookshops/" rel="tag">#bookshops</a> <a href="/tags/librairies/" rel="tag">#librairies</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>

<p>New at my blog, a review of Merynthia’s Master, a Sword &amp; Sorcery (Spice &amp; Sorcery?) novella by Luana Saitta!</p><p>Sorcery-filled adventure in a vibrant city setting with appealing characters and a healthy streak of romance. Maybe a fitting read for Pride Month, too?</p><p>(As always, boosts are appreciated!)</p><p><a href="https://robinmarx.writeas.com/review-merynthias-master-by-luana-saitta" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="robinmarx.writeas.com/review-merynthias-master-by-luana-saitta"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robinmarx.writeas.com/review-m</span><span class="invisible">erynthias-master-by-luana-saitta</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>UPDATE 16/06 03:45 UTC+7 | Bills are paid. Alhamdulillah.</p><p>Thank you so much to everyone who showed up, gave directly, and boosted before the deadline. That part is covered now.</p><p>I still need $`248 for meds and groceries for the rest of the month.<br>The urgent bill cliff has passed, but the month is not over, and I still need to stay fed and medicated.</p><p>Please keep this moving if you have capacity. $5/month support helps me and my work the most with disability constraints; one-off support helps cover the remaining gap too.</p><p>Please scan the QR or click the link in bio to help. Boosts still help this reach people who can move resources.</p><p>Thank you, thank you.<br><a href="https://wrzky.com/@posts" rel="nofollow">@posts</a><br><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><br><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></p><p><a href="/tags/mutualaid/" rel="tag">#mutualaid</a> <a href="/tags/mutualaidrequest/" rel="tag">#mutualaidrequest</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#disability</a> <a href="/tags/disabilitymutualaid/" rel="tag">#disabilitymutualaid</a> <a href="/tags/disabilitycrowdfund/" rel="tag">#disabilitycrowdfund</a> <a href="/tags/emergencycrowdfund/" rel="tag">#emergencycrowdfund</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/neurodivergence/" rel="tag">#neurodivergence</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#activism</a> <a href="/tags/anarchism/" rel="tag">#anarchism</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#writer</a> <a href="/tags/disabledwriters/" rel="tag">#disabledwriters</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@wrzky/116672865656446870" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kolektiva.social/@wrzky/116672865656446870"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kolektiva.social/@wrzky/116672</span><span class="invisible">865656446870</span></a></p>