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<p>Guide to the classics: John Steinbeck’s East of Eden has always been controversial</p><p>by Paul Giles</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/guide-to-the-classics-john-steinbecks-east-of-eden-has-always-been-controversial-283139" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/guide-to-the-classics-john-steinbecks-east-of-eden-has-always-been-controversial-283139"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/guide-to-t</span><span class="invisible">he-classics-john-steinbecks-east-of-eden-has-always-been-controversial-283139</span></a></p><p>Books in American Literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/654" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/654"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/654</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

First-edition dust jacket cover of East of Eden (1952) by the American author John Steinbeck.

The first edition dust jacket of John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" (1952), featuring bold purple serif lettering dominating a pale sky background, with a small painted landscape vignette at the bottom depicting rolling hills, a river valley, and scattered trees evoking California's Salinas Valley.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_of_Eden_(novel)#/media/File:East_of_Eden_(1952_1st_ed_dust_jacket).jpg

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<p>Book Promotion: Choose a <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> on <a href="/tags/kindle/" rel="tag">#Kindle</a> Unlimited</p><p>A collection of 169 <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> for you. Read my <a href="/tags/spaceopera/" rel="tag">#spaceopera</a> </p><p><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> <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://books.bookfunnel.com/kureviews-jun/denyr15ion" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books.bookfunnel.com/kureviews-jun/denyr15ion"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books.bookfunnel.com/kureviews</span><span class="invisible">-jun/denyr15ion</span></a></p>

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<p>Deuterium in Comets Tells Interesting Tales</p><p>Comets were long viewed as omens by ancient cultures, but modern astronomy has revealed them to be icy, rocky bodies that release dust and gas as they travel through the inner Solar System.</p><p>By Carolyn Collins Petersen </p><p><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/deuterium-in-comets-tell-interesting-tales" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.universetoday.com/articles/deuterium-in-comets-tell-interesting-tales"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.universetoday.com/articles</span><span class="invisible">/deuterium-in-comets-tell-interesting-tales</span></a></p><p>Books about Comets at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1827" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1827"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/1827</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/astrophysics/" rel="tag">#astrophysics</a></p>

3I/ATLAS imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRSpec on 6 August 2025, showing an extended coma (left image). The two image panels on the right show how the brightness of 3I/ATLAS's coma changes depending on the wavelength of light, due to infrared light emission from the rotation and vibration of gas molecules in the coma. The middle image shows carbon dioxide emission and the right image shows water vapor emission in 3I/ATLAS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3I/ATLAS#/media/File:Webb_Images_Combined_3I_ATLAS.png

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<p>We read an entire scroll — without ever opening it</p><p>PHerc. 1667, sealed since the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, has been virtually unwrapped and read from beginning to end.</p><p><a href="https://scrollprize.org/firstscroll" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>scrollprize.org/firstscroll</a></p><p>More information about the Herculaneum Papyrus Scrolls project:<br><a href="https://www2.cs.uky.edu/dri/herculaneum-papyrus-scrolls/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www2.cs.uky.edu/dri/herculaneum-papyrus-scrolls/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www2.cs.uky.edu/dri/herculaneu</span><span class="invisible">m-papyrus-scrolls/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/old_manuscripts/" rel="tag">#old_Manuscripts</a></p>

Part of Herculaneum Papyrus 1005 (P.Herc. 1005), col. 5. Contains Epicurean tetrapharmakos from Philodemus' Adversus sapientes ex libris. Original from 1st century(?). Handwritten copy by Giuseppe (?) Casanova 1803-1806.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculaneum_papyri#/media/File:Tetrapharmakos_PHerc_1005_col_5.png

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<p>Eight Overlooked Characters from Lewis Carroll’s Alice Books</p><p>Everyone loves the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat, but what about these weird and wonderful creations?</p><p>By Kelly Robinson</p><p><a href="https://reactormag.com/eight-overlooked-characters-from-lewis-carrolls-alice-books/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="reactormag.com/eight-overlooked-characters-from-lewis-carrolls-alice-books/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reactormag.com/eight-overlooke</span><span class="invisible">d-characters-from-lewis-carrolls-alice-books/</span></a></p><p>Books by Lewis Carroll at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/7</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

CONSEILS D’UNE CHENILLE.

A large caterpillar sits atop a wide mushroom smoking a hookah, while a small Alice peeks over the mushroom's edge. Grass, leaves, and smaller mushrooms surround the scene.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/55456/images/x-page-60.jpg

Aventures d'Alice au pays des merveilles by Lewis Carroll, Illustratated by John Tenniel, Translated by Henri Bué

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/55456/pg55456-images.html

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<p>Graphic Novel Review: Absolute Wonder Woman (Volumes 1 and 2)<br>An intriguing new backstory for a beloved superhero<br>Ann Michelle Harris has our review at the NOAF blog for your Wednesday<br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/06/graphic-novel-review-absolute-wonder.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2026/06/graphic-novel-review-absolute-wonder.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2026/06/</span><span class="invisible">graphic-novel-review-absolute-wonder.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>Love getting lost in a historical fiction series?</p><p>Set in 19th-century Ireland, The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series follows one family through hardship, secrets, and the choices that echo across generations.</p><p>📚 Books 1–9 available as box sets<br>📖 Read free in Kindle Unlimited</p><p>Amazon - <a href="https://mybook.to/FitzgeraldsBoxSets" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/FitzgeraldsBoxSets</a></p><p><a href="/tags/booksbylornapeel/" rel="tag">#BooksByLornaPeel</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/familysaga/" rel="tag">#FamilySaga</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/bingeread/" rel="tag">#BingeRead</a> <a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</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>

Promotional image for "The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Series" - an Irish historical fiction series by Lorna Peel, featuring three box sets: Books 1–3, Books 4–6, and Books 7–9. The text reads: "Love, trust, family ties and secrets... The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Series. Books 1–3 Box Set, Books 4–6 Box Set, Books 7–9 Box Set. Out now on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited." Each box set is shown with individual book covers showing characters from the series and photographs of 19th-century Dublin, Ireland.

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/TheInvertedGlas</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a><br>Series Ebook omnibus: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheWizardsScion</a></p><p>After the death of his wife and child, destruction of his home world, an addiction forced on him by the one responsible and a third of the galaxy falling under the heel of that tyrant, Levi Jacobs, a wizard, seeks to unravel the secrets of time and fate.</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>

(Left) The cover of The Inverted Glass, by Owen Tyme.

The Background is a pink and purple nebula in space.

The foreground is largely line art, in white, with a black shadow outline.

At the center is an hourglass. The bottom has black sand, with a white figure standing in it. The top has is an inverted mirror image of the bottom, with a black figure in white sand.

The hourglass serves as the balance point for a set of scales, which hold a heart and a feather. The heart is on the left and the feather on the right. The heart is lower than the feather.

(Right) Lying in blue sand is a heart made of the same sand, full of cracks. It glows from the inside in a warm, yellow color. Over that is the following quote:

Nicole felt an extreme kind of loss, realizing she’d been stolen away from the afterlife, just before finding out if she deserved punishment or not!

“How dare you do this to me? Why?”

“I’m always in need of strong spirits and I’ve seen none stronger. You have unique talents I refuse to see go to waste.”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass

A sample page from The Inverted Glass.

A sample page from The Inverted Glass.

A sample page from The Inverted Glass.

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<p>Fantastic Finds in the Library’s Children’s Literature Collections</p><p>The Library of Congress recently published a book on the history of children’s books, from their origins to contemporary offerings. Follow author Hannah Freece as she highlights a few fun and unexpected treasures from the collection.</p><p>by Sasha Dowdy</p><p><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/bookmarked/2026/06/09/fantastic-finds-in-the-librarys-childrens-literature-collections/?loclr=eabook" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blogs.loc.gov/bookmarked/2026/06/09/fantastic-finds-in-the-librarys-childrens-literature-collections/?loclr=eabook"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.loc.gov/bookmarked/2026/</span><span class="invisible">06/09/fantastic-finds-in-the-librarys-childrens-literature-collections/?loclr=eabook</span></a></p><p>Books in Children's Literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/20" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/20"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/20</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/childrenliterature/" rel="tag">#ChildrenLiterature</a></p>

Holiday House cloth book 4.

A square cloth book cover with zigzag-stitched edges on a green background. Features a bold illustration of a wide-eyed young child in a yellow bib gazing at a yellow cup. Text reads "Holiday House Cloth Book 4 by Glen Rounds," copyright 1940.

https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbc0001.2025juv2011657059/?sp=1&st=gallery

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Some weeks it feels like none of this matters. That feeling is rational; it is a system working exactly as intended. This week’s mutual aid roundup listed twelve requests and eleven Palestinian campaigns that need movement. Just like me, they need help. I’m unsure if I have any reasons or justifications other than I just felt like doing it, I just felt like listing them all. Maybe because they’re there, maybe because some weeks are harder than the rest, maybe because I can and don’t need any reason or justification to do something, or maybe because this is the only thing I can give them. We help not because we can, or because we want to, but because we must. If you can't or won't help me, then help them. Support them within your capacity in the way that matters—materially, socially, however you can.

<h4 class="article-title"> <a href="https://wrzky.com/mutual-aid-requests-roundup-10-06-2026/">Mutual Aid Requests Roundup 10/06/2026</a> </h4> <figure class="article-cover"> <img src="https://wrzky.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Building-International-Coalitions-Starts-Online--724x1024.png" alt="" loading="lazy"> </figure> <div class="article-body"> 1,264 words5–8 minutes<p>Hello</p><p>Some weeks it feels like we’ve done something significant with ourselves, like nothing big enough can change our resolve. Some weeks it feels like none of this matters. Like the roundup goes out, the requests sit there, and the world continues producing the same conditions that made the requests necessary in the first place. That feeling is rational; it is a system working exactly as intended.</p><p>We help not because we can, or because we want to, but because we must. The isolation is manufactured. Nation-state governments, imperial powers did not just create material deprivation; they created the feeling that nobody is coming, that we are each alone in it. We are not.</p><p>Below are the people who are not alone, as long as you are taking action accordingly after reading this.</p><p>Mutual Aid Roundup</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://this.mouse.rocks/@mousefriend" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mousefriend</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sassycassyshenanigans" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sassycassyshenanigans</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Sbarry8520" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Sbarry8520</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@SomeRandomG33k" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SomeRandomG33k</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://disabled.social/@bun" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bun</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/@pronounshe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pronounshe</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/@LukeOrion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LukeOrion</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.ginny.today/@ginny" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ginny</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@QuyetPawz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>QuyetPawz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://cathode.church/@squirrellilly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>squirrellilly</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://me.dm/@kshernandez" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kshernandez</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://todon.nl/@soberaim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>soberaim</span></a></span> </p><p>Palestinian Campaign Spotlight</p><p>Support Diyaa: A Home, a Future, and Hope Lost in Gaza</p><p>Diyaa’s surgery was left incomplete due to Gaza’s medical shortages. He risks losing his leg and is the sole provider for his 9-member family. Show up.<br><a href="https://ieji.de/@DiaaMahmoud097/116708859159863016" rel="nofollow">[View original post]</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ieji.de/@DiaaMahmoud097" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DiaaMahmoud097</span></a></span></p><a href="https://chuffed.org/project/133500-support-diyaa-a-home-a-future-and-hope-lost-in-gaza" rel="nofollow">REDISTRIBUTE</a><p>A Lifeline for My Family of 14 in Gaza – Urgent Evacuation & Safety Needed</p><p>Ramadan’s family of 14 in Gaza lives in a tent, struggling daily for food, water, and safety. Show up for them however you can.<br><a href="https://ieji.de/@Ramadan/116708033820008620" rel="nofollow">[View original post]</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ieji.de/@Ramadan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Ramadan</span></a></span></p><a href="https://chuffed.org/project/144463-a-lifeline-for-my-family-of-14-in-gaza-urgent-evacuation-safety-needed" rel="nofollow">REDISTRIBUTE</a> Gaza Verified Archive Verified Palestinian campaigns under $200 These are verified Palestinian accounts whose campaigns received less than $200 in the past 7 days. Nine of many. The archive holds the rest. <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@karamgaza" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>karamgaza</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@joudfamily" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joudfamily</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@hemaalshaer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hemaalshaer</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@taqwasaied" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>taqwasaied</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nourgaza" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nourgaza</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@reemmohammed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reemmohammed</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@Mohammedmorjan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mohammedmorjan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shereengaza" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>shereengaza</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Jamal40" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Jamal40</span></a></span> Open the archive, find the campaign link on each account, give directly where possible, and share the campaign links that need movement. <a href="https://gaza.onl/campaigns/accounts?currency=USD&start_time=2026-06-03T00:00:00&sort=amount:asc" rel="nofollow">View underfunded campaign list</a> <a href="https://gaza.onl" rel="nofollow">About Gaza Verified Campaigns</a> <p>This week’s mutual aid roundup listed 12 requests, yes. This won’t happen often. Listing the first 10 direct requests under my weekly checkpoint is still the rule; it still applies. I’m unsure if I have any reasons or justifications other than I just felt like doing it, I just felt like listing them all. Maybe because they’re there, maybe because some weeks are harder than the rest, maybe because I can and don’t need any reason or justification to do something within my capacity, or maybe because this is the only thing I can do to help them.</p><p>This roundup exists because I keep showing up to put it together. If this work has reached you or helped you find a way to make a difference from the safety of your home, I am asking you to spare me a little to cover the total of my monthly essentials. It’s been stuck at $4.48 of $375, with a deadline of 16 June.</p><p>As a disabled multitalented cryptid gal™ whose birth month is <a href="https://wrzky.com/birthday-month-essential-needs-375-deadline-16-06-2026/" rel="nofollow">this month</a>, a $5 monthly support helps me and this work the most. One-off support through my <a href="https://ko-fi.com/wrzky/goal" rel="nofollow">ko-fi goal</a> or my <a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/dac0c59293" rel="nofollow">monthly support package</a> also helps me greatly. Either way, any support is appreciated. </p><p>If you can’t or won’t help me—help them. Support them. </p><p>Support them within your capacity in the way that matters — materially, socially, however you can. If the past couple of days taught me anything, it is that it’s so easy to feel helpless, to feel like there is no end to this. But it is by design. It is engineered to isolate, corner, render you helpless, while the whole time gaslighting you into believing that your existence, your survival needs justification, normalising suspicions in the name of security and protection, when it is just surveillance and control in the language of care.</p><p>And it isn’t you as a person or you and your hard earned income whose security and safety needs protection; it’s your paradigm, your worldview, it is the very thing shaped by systemic conditioning that is later called common sense—that makes poverty, unemployment, being unhoused, late paying rent, overdue debt and bills, seem like an individual failure, and a state of economic safety of an individual seem like evidence of meritocracy.</p><p>After being stuck in a seemingly endless cycle of grieving, feeling helpless, enraged, one after another for the past few days and how <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@wrzky/116723127993016383" rel="nofollow">it only got more intense within the last 24 hours</a>, I realised that there is hope too. That anger, scathingly judging, holding grudge against the system and the obscenely rich, is a sign that apparently I have not abandoned hope. I have even devised a series of sick scenarios for revenge against the rich in my anger. Clearly, even in my helpless, grieving, enraged state, I still have a vision for the future, that I’m still planning to have a future.</p><p>Hope. </p><p>Want the weekly roundup, plus occasional updates from yours truly, in your inbox? 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<p>Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877 — August 9, 1962) worked in a tower-clock factory and later in bookshops before becoming famous. During his bookshop years, he educated himself by reading literature and philosophy.</p><p>One central theme of his books is the search for the true self. Again and again, his characters try to find authenticity, spiritual balance, and freedom from false roles.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#writers</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/hermannhesse/" rel="tag">#HermannHesse</a> <a href="/tags/hesse/" rel="tag">#Hesse</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/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="/tags/today/" rel="tag">#today</a></p>

Hermann Hesse

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<p>In a state that has banned 35 books (16 already this year), Utah is super lucky to have some very cool, very queer local bookstores that are also community hubs.</p><p>Under the Umbrella<br>511 W 200 S, Suite 120<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84101</p><p>Support their Membership Drive & get cool shit:</p><p><a href="https://withfriends.co/Under_the_Umbrella_Bookstore/join" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="withfriends.co/Under_the_Umbrella_Bookstore/join"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">withfriends.co/Under_the_Umbre</span><span class="invisible">lla_Bookstore/join</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/readersonbookstodon/" rel="tag">#readersonbookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/localbookshop/" rel="tag">#localbookshop</a> <a href="/tags/bookbans/" rel="tag">#bookbans</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a> <a href="/tags/slc/" rel="tag">#SLC</a></p>

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<p>Humble is a book of images without pictures. i am not humble, but i am trying... my first and probably only book, a snapshot of some of the ideas that challenge my worldview. this is a small print run i made for <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> afficionados. free online version also available.<br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/graphicdesign/" rel="tag">#graphicdesign</a> <a href="/tags/typography/" rel="tag">#typography</a></p>

black book called humble over rocks on the beach

open book on the rocks. led page reads "words are images pictures symbols"... right page reads " its all a story"

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<p>No fairytale: what happened to the real children behind fiction’s best-loved characters?</p><p>Peter Pan, Christopher Robin and Alice in Wonderland … being the star of a classic story might seem like a dream, but there’s a dark side, argues the author of The Children</p><p>by Melissa Albert</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/10/peter-pan-christopher-robin-alice-the-unsettling-stories-of-the-children-behind-fictions-most-enduring-tales" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/10/peter-pan-christopher-robin-alice-the-unsettling-stories-of-the-children-behind-fictions-most-enduring-tales"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2026</span><span class="invisible">/jun/10/peter-pan-christopher-robin-alice-the-unsettling-stories-of-the-children-behind-fictions-most-enduring-tales</span></a></p><p>Books in Children's Fiction at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/18" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/18"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/18</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

Cover of 1915 edition of J. M. Barrie's novel, first published in 1911, illustrated by F. D. Bedford

A black-and-white illustrated book cover showing Peter Pan standing triumphantly in a circular vignette with a ship at sea behind him. Below, a pirate (left) and a Native American figure (right) flank the central image. Title and author J.M. Barrie printed above and below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan_(character)#/media/File:Peter_Pan_1915_cover.jpg

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<p>UPDATE 3 July 2026, 00:01 UTC+7</p><p>0/818. No movement yet. 14 days left until the deadline. I need this met, just this once; I need my monthly goal fully met. I just want to know what it feels like.Please share this far and wide. Give if you can. <br><a href="https://ko-fi.com/wrzky/goal" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ko-fi.com/wrzky/goal</a> </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</span></a></span> <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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mutualaidspace.org/author/mutualaidspace/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutualaidspace</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@QuyetPawz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>QuyetPawz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.chinwag.org/@edendestroyer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edendestroyer</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/mutualaid/" rel="tag">#mutualaid</a> <a href="/tags/mutualaidrequest/" rel="tag">#mutualaidrequest</a> <a href="/tags/mutualaidspace/" rel="tag">#mutualaidspace</a> <a href="/tags/disabilitymutualaid/" rel="tag">#disabilitymutualaid</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#disability</a> <a href="/tags/disabilitycrowdfund/" rel="tag">#DisabilityCrowdfund</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/neurodivergence/" rel="tag">#neurodivergence</a> <a href="/tags/fedihelp/" rel="tag">#fedihelp</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#writer</a> <a href="/tags/disabledwriters/" rel="tag">#DisabledWriters</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/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/emergencycrowdfund/" rel="tag">#emergencycrowdfund</a> </p><p></p><p><a href="https://wrzky.com/julys-essential-needs-818-deadline-16-07/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="wrzky.com/julys-essential-needs-818-deadline-16-07/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wrzky.com/julys-essential-need</span><span class="invisible">s-818-deadline-16-07/</span></a></p><p></p>

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<p>The Side That Won the Civil War is Now Banning Books About Why the Civil War Was Fought</p><p>Tom Zoellner on the Antebellum Precedent of Trump-Era Censorship</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/the-side-that-won-the-civil-war-is-now-banning-books-about-why-the-civil-war-was-fought/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/the-side-that-won-the-civil-war-is-now-banning-books-about-why-the-civil-war-was-fought/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/the-side-that-won-t</span><span class="invisible">he-civil-war-is-now-banning-books-about-why-the-civil-war-was-fought/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/censorship/" rel="tag">#censorship</a></p>

A group of escaped slaves who have sought refuge at Fort Monroe during the American Civil War. There are seven them in various dress. They are standing in front of a low building and barn.

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<p>To read or not to read, that’s not a real question.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</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/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></p>

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<p>Book Review: Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchettt</p><br><p>Author: Terry Pratchettt<br>Title: Feet of Clay<br>Publication Info: Victor Gollancz, 1996<br>Summary/Review: </p><p>Once again, there’s a plot to remove Lord Vetinari the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, who is slowly being poisoned by means the evade Sam Vimes’ skills of “detectoring.” Meanwhile the city’s guilds and nobels attempt to make Nobby Nobbs, of all people, their puppet ruler after learning that he may be heir to the royal family. And Captain Carrot investigates a series of murders apparently committed by a golem that has gone mad, followed by several golems dying by suicide, and a golem named Dorfl falsely confessing the crimes.</p><p>This may be the best Discworld novel I’ve read yet. It ties together it’s disparate threads perfectly and is full of humor, wordplay, and imagination. Plus it provides great character moments for the large cast that includes the werewolf guard Angua, a female dwarf and forensic expert Cheery Littlebottom, the vampire Dragon King of Arms, and an unfortunate adventure in the sewers for guard Fred Colon and Wee Mad Arthur, a Nac Mac Feegle. The underlying social message that condemns the aristocracy and slavery is also well-done</p><p>Favorite Passages:</p><p><p>You wouldn’t find slum-dwellers in these pages, but you would find their landlords. And, while it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality to be living in a slum, for some reason owning a whole street of them merely got you invited to the very best social occasions.</p><p>The real world was far too real to leave neat little hints. It was full of too many things. It wasn’t by eliminating the impossible that you got at the truth, however improbable; it was by the much hard process of eliminating the possibilities. You worked away, patiently asking questions and looking hard at things. You walked and talked, and in you heart you hoped like hell that some bugger’s nerve’d crack and he’d give himself up.</p></p><p>Rating: ****1/2</p><p> </p><p>Discworld Reviews Master List</p>No.TitlePublished1<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/31/book-review-the-discworld-graphic-novels-by/" rel="nofollow">The Colour of Magic</a>19832<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/31/book-review-the-discworld-graphic-novels-by/" rel="nofollow">The Light Fantastic</a>19863<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/book-review-equal-rites-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Equal Rites</a>19874Mort (<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/book-review-terry-pratchett-the-bbc-radio-drama-collection-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">radio drama</a>)5Sourcery19886<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2025/07/04/book-review-wyrd-sisters-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Wyrd Sisters</a> (<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/book-review-terry-pratchett-the-bbc-radio-drama-collection-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">radio drama</a>)7Pyramids19898<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/book-review-guards-guards-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Guards! Guards!</a> (<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/book-review-terry-pratchett-the-bbc-radio-drama-collection-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">radio drama</a>)9Eric (<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/book-review-terry-pratchett-the-bbc-radio-drama-collection-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">radio drama</a>)199010Moving Pictures11Reaper Man199112<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/book-review-witches-abroad-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Witches Abroad</a>13Small Gods (<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/book-review-terry-pratchett-the-bbc-radio-drama-collection-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">radio drama</a>)199214<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2025/07/23/book-review-lords-and-ladies-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Lords and Ladies</a>15<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2026/06/05/book-review-men-at-arms-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Men at Arms</a>199316Soul Music199417Interesting Times18<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2025/07/29/book-review-maskerade-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Maskerade</a>199519Feet of Clay199620Hogfather21Jingo199722The Last Continent199823<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2025/08/15/book-review-carpe-jugulum-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Carpe Jugulum</a>24The Fifth Elephant199925The Truth200026Thief of Time200127The Last Hero28The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents29Night Watch (<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/book-review-terry-pratchett-the-bbc-radio-drama-collection-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">radio drama</a>)200230<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/11/14/book-review-the-wee-free-men-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">The Wee Free Men</a>200331<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2018/02/27/book-review-monstrous-regiment-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Monstrous Regiment</a>32<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/book-review-a-hat-full-of-sky-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">A Hat Full of Sky</a>200433Going Postal34Thud!200535<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2024/04/09/book-review-wintersmith-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">Wintersmith</a>200636Making Money200737Unseen Academicals200938<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2024/05/21/book-review-i-shall-wear-midnight-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">I Shall Wear Midnight</a>201039Snuff201140Raising Steam201341<a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2024/07/30/book-review-the-shepherds-crown-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">The Shepherd’s Crown</a>2015<p>Other books by Terry Pratchett I’ve read:</p><p><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2021/10/21/book-review-the-carpet-people-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow">The Carpet People</a><br><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2019/09/07/book-review-good-omens/" rel="nofollow">Good Omens</a></p><a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#BookReviews</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/citywatch/" rel="tag">#CityWatch</a> <a href="/tags/discworld/" rel="tag">#Discworld</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#humor</a>

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Looking for striking books I’m just in a bad reading slump currently and trying to get out of it. Usually when this happens I would take a break then read something again but this time I feel like I don’t need a break from reading, I simply need a book so striking that it will fully engross me. Looking forward to your suggestions! Page · lemmy.zip <p>I’m just in a bad reading slump currently and trying to get out of it. Usually when this happens I would take a break then read something again but this time I feel like I don’t need a break from reading, I simply need a book so striking that it will fully engross me. Looking forward to your suggestions!</p><p>Looking for striking books</p><p><a href="https://lemmy.zip/post/69366114" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lemmy.zip/post/69366114</a></p>

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

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<p>A Review of A Hundred Julys: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-a-hundred-julys/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-a-hundred-julys/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-a-</span><span class="invisible">hundred-julys/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/paranormal/" rel="tag">#Paranormal</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</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 A Hundred Julys by Holly Schindler,. Image on cover shows a 1970s-style television with a faux-wood cover. It has a small white 1970s-style fan and a potted plant sitting on top of it.

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<p>Four stars:</p><p>In Between Days by Camryn Garrett with Tyla Collier (Narrator) (2026) is told as a series of diary entries. Mira Howard begins her diary at her teacher's suggestion after the unexpected death of her father. After his death, she meets his boyfriend, Richard at the funeral.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/ya/" rel="tag">#YA</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</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><a href="https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_06/in_between_days.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_06/in_between_days.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comm</span><span class="invisible">ents_06/in_between_days.html</span></a></p>

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<p>The Many Lives of Libraries</p><p>By The Editors</p><p>These stories span centuries and continents, revealing how libraries have shaped culture, politics, and public life</p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/we-love-libraries/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_08062026&utm_content=readmore" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/we-love-libraries/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_08062026&utm_content=readmore"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/we-love-librar</span><span class="invisible">ies/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_08062026&utm_content=readmore</span></a></p><p>Books about Public libraries at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/19136" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/19136"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/19136</span></a></p><p>Books about Libraries -- History at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/28907" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/28907"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/28907</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#library</a></p>

The Boston Athenaeum by Southworth & Hawes.

It is showing the interior of the Boston Athenaeum, a grand reading room with ornate coffered ceilings, arched windows letting in dramatic light, marble busts on pedestals lining the columns, and several people seated at tables reading.

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<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>For the first time in a couple of decades, I'm re-reading THE CRUCIBLE by <a href="/tags/arthurmiller/" rel="tag">#ArthurMiller</a>.</p><p>I found it very anxiety-inducing all those years ago. Now that I'm older, I have stronger psychological defenses. Nevertheless, I'm presently finding it even more anxiety-inducing than before?!</p><p>Although my defenses are stronger now, my knowledge of such situations is stronger too. Thus, I feel more tormented than ever due to my better cognizance of its harrowing, spot-on verisimilitude.</p><p>What a stellar play.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a><br><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p><p><a href="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/53/16/5316887-c-h1200-w600-pv25_597863685551425941724145_v5.jpg" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/53/16/5316887-c-h1200-w600-pv25_597863685551425941724145_v5.jpg"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pics.cdn.librarything.com/pics</span><span class="invisible">izes/53/16/5316887-c-h1200-w600-pv25_597863685551425941724145_v5.jpg</span></a></p>

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<p>Andrea Wulf Considers the Rare Humanity of an Eighteenth-Century Naturalist</p><p>The Remarkable Life and Times of George Forster</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/andrea-wulf-considers-the-rare-humanity-of-an-eighteenth-century-naturalist/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/andrea-wulf-considers-the-rare-humanity-of-an-eighteenth-century-naturalist/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/andrea-wulf-conside</span><span class="invisible">rs-the-rare-humanity-of-an-eighteenth-century-naturalist/</span></a></p><p>Books by Georg Forster at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37318" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37318"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/37318</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a></p>

Christmas Sound, Terra del Fuego.

The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. IV. Being the Second of the Second Voyage.

by James Cook and Georg Forster

A sepia-toned landscape illustration showing a calm fjord dotted with rocky islets, snow-capped mountains in the distance, and a small sailing ship on the water. In the foreground, two seabirds perch on rugged cliffs to the right, under a pale, hazy sky.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/61492/pg61492-images.html

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