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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&#x27;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>

<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>

<p>Lessons in Chemistry, 19th-Century Style</p><p>She wrote the bestseller that made young people fall in love with science</p><p>By Regan Penaluna</p><p><a href="https://nautil.us/lessons-in-chemistry-19th-century-style-1281763" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="nautil.us/lessons-in-chemistry-19th-century-style-1281763"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nautil.us/lessons-in-chemistry</span><span class="invisible">-19th-century-style-1281763</span></a></p><p>Books by Jane Marcet (including Conversations on Chemistry), at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/32323" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/32323"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/32323</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#WomeninStem</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>

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>

<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&#x27;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>

<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&#x27;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&#x27;m older, I have stronger psychological defenses. Nevertheless, I&#x27;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>

<p>Anatomy of a Galileo Forgery</p><p>It was hailed as a historic discovery—until a trail of clues revealed one of the rare-book world’s most audacious scams.</p><p>By: Matthew Wills </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/anatomy-of-a-galileo-forgery/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/anatomy-of-a-galileo-forgery/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/anatomy-of-a-g</span><span class="invisible">alileo-forgery/</span></a></p><p>Books by Galileo Galilei at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39014" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39014"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/39014</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#Astronomy</a></p>

<p>📚 The Correspondent by: Virginia Evans</p><p>Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around half past ten, Sybil sits down to write letters—to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desperately...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-correspondent" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-correspondent"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-corres</span><span class="invisible">pondent</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/womenfiction/" rel="tag">#womenfiction</a> <a href="/tags/familylife/" rel="tag">#familylife</a> <a href="/tags/general/" rel="tag">#general</a></p>

<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/JigsawCity" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/JigsawCity</a></p><p>Nicole’s brain is slowly being taken over by an ancient, magical artifact, a small fragment of a magic city. She seeks a cure, before the city can destroy her sanity and then eventually, take her life by replacing her mind. Racing against time, she gathers pieces of the city, hoping to find an answer among them.</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>📚 Ready Player One by: Ernest Cline</p><p>In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days.</p><p>When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, bas...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/ready-player-one" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/ready-player-one"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/ready-play</span><span class="invisible">er-one</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/dystopianfiction/" rel="tag">#dystopianfiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/general/" rel="tag">#general</a></p>

<p>First quote from Part Two of my story The Last Philosopher, I&#x27;m perticularly happy with this one 😊 </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> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/u/fantasy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fantasy</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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/worldbuilding" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>worldbuilding</span></a></span> <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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/wipwednesday/" rel="tag">#WIPWednesday</a> <a href="/tags/workinprogress/" rel="tag">#WorkInProgress</a><br><a href="/tags/quote/" rel="tag">#Quote</a> <a href="/tags/quotes/" rel="tag">#Quotes</a> <a href="/tags/bookquote/" rel="tag">#BookQuote</a><br><a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#eBook</a> <a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#eBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/specualtivefiction/" rel="tag">#SpecualtiveFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#WorldBuilding</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a><br><a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</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></p><p>Ebook of Part One available here: <a href="https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/b/m0pJYA</a></p>

<p>How &#x27;algorithm&#x27; got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician</p><p>by Scott Neuman</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/06/11/nx-s1-5848013/algorithm-word-week-etymology" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2026/06/11/nx-s1-5848013/algorithm-word-week-etymology"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2026/06/11/nx-s1-5</span><span class="invisible">848013/algorithm-word-week-etymology</span></a></p><p>The Concise Book of Calculation by Restoration and Balancing at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wikis.world/@wikipedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wikipedia</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Jabr" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Jabr</a></p><p>The algebra of Mohammed ben Musa at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchive</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://archive.org/details/algebraofmohamme00khuwrich" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="archive.org/details/algebraofmohamme00khuwrich"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/algebraofm</span><span class="invisible">ohamme00khuwrich</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>

<p>Here is a new review of my <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> novella, The Blossoming of the Big Tree, and hope it can nudge you to make a purchase.<br>“I enjoyed this novella. It has a delightful and satisfying ending, a main character that I wholly enjoyed meeting, and a lot of different points for discussion if read as a group.”</p><p>From Holly&#x27;s Reading Escapades<br><a href="https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2026/06/book-review-blossoming-of-big-tree-by.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2026/06/book-review-blossoming-of-big-tree-by.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hollysreadingescapades.blogspo</span><span class="invisible">t.com/2026/06/book-review-blossoming-of-big-tree-by.html</span></a></p><p>To read a sample chapter and for links to buy the book, go here<br><a href="https://www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.ododopress.com/novellas/th</span><span class="invisible">e-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1752 Frances Burney was born. She &quot;was a novelist, diarist and playwright. In all, she wrote four novels, eight plays, one biography and twenty-five volumes of journals and letters. She has gained critical respect in her own right, but she foreshadowed such novelists of manners with a satirical bent as Jane Austen and William Makepeace Thackeray.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Burney" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Burney"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_</span><span class="invisible">Burney</span></a></p><p>Burney at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2010" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2010"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2010</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>Step into 19th-century Ireland!</p><p>Forbidden love, family secrets, and a sweeping saga await in A Scarlet Woman. </p><p>Start reading The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series today in Kindle Unlimited. </p><p>Amazon - <a href="https://mybook.to/ascarletwoman" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/ascarletwoman</a></p><p><a href="/tags/thefitzgeraldsofdublinseries/" rel="tag">#TheFitzgeraldsOfDublinSeries</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/booksbylornapeel/" rel="tag">#BooksByLornaPeel</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/bookseries/" rel="tag">#BookSeries</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</a> <a href="/tags/historicalromance/" rel="tag">#HistoricalRomance</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="/tags/euraknot/" rel="tag">#Euraknot</a>&#x27;s really interesting talk w/ <a href="/tags/pietroshakarian/" rel="tag">#PietroShakarian</a> about his book <a href="/tags/anastasmikoyan/" rel="tag">#AnastasMikoyan</a>: An Armenian Reformer in <a href="/tags/khrushchev/" rel="tag">#Khrushchev</a>&#x27;s Kremlin. </p><p>&quot;How did he push for <a href="/tags/destalinization/" rel="tag">#destalinization</a> after the leader’s death in 1953, particularly on <a href="/tags/sovietnationalitypolicy/" rel="tag">#SovietNationalityPolicy</a>? Shakarian tells us that in the end, <a href="/tags/mikoyan/" rel="tag">#Mikoyan</a> was more than a survivor. He was a critical player in shaping the post-Stalinist <a href="/tags/sovietunion/" rel="tag">#SovietUnion</a>.&quot; </p><p><a href="https://www.euraknot.org/anastas-mikoyan/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.euraknot.org/anastas-mikoyan/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.euraknot.org/anastas-mikoy</span><span class="invisible">an/</span></a><br><a href="/tags/soviethistory/" rel="tag">#SovietHistory</a> <a href="/tags/sovietarmenia/" rel="tag">#SovietArmenia</a> <a href="/tags/armenia/" rel="tag">#Armenia</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/biographies/" rel="tag">#biographies</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>RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org/116860757849700230" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org/116860757849700230"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org</span><span class="invisible">/116860757849700230</span></a></p><p>A great site for many of your <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> needs!</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>

<p>50% off at <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a> : <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1543413" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1543413"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1543413</span></a><br>Also in Ebook omnibus (volumes 1-3): <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1742997" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1742997"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1742997</span></a></p><p>With the return of her arch-nemesis to the world in 1972, the Hunter literally goes to war, finding herself drawn to Vietnam, once more backed up by her demon-hunting allies, but as all that faced the horrors of the Vietnam War, she finds her time there trying and emotionally difficult.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p>Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary This Fourth of July <a href="http://govbooktalk.gpo.gov/2026/07/01/celebrate-americas-250th-anniversary-this-fourth-of-july/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="govbooktalk.gpo.gov/2026/07/01/celebrate-americas-250th-anniversary-this-fourth-of-july/"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">govbooktalk.gpo.gov/2026/07/01</span><span class="invisible">/celebrate-americas-250th-anniversary-this-fourth-of-july/</span></a> </p><p>They say this is a time &quot;to reflect on the blessings of being a beacon of hope and democratic freedom.&quot;</p><p>Oh honey, the <a href="/tags/americanempire/" rel="tag">#AmericanEmpire</a> has not been a beacon of anything for a good while now other than <a href="/tags/imperialism/" rel="tag">#imperialism</a>, <a href="/tags/warfare/" rel="tag">#warfare</a>, <a href="/tags/invasions/" rel="tag">#invasions</a>, and toppling governments they disliked then enabling Right Wing dictatorships. </p><p>And before any of you exceptional gringos come to whine, read a fucking book or two. </p><p>Colonial ranting aside, you can also get the documents they mention via GovInfo. Need help? Ask your local librarian.</p><p><a href="/tags/america250/" rel="tag">#America250</a> <a href="/tags/govdocs/" rel="tag">#GovDocs</a> <a href="/tags/usgovernment/" rel="tag">#USGovernment</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

<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>

<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>

<p>Book Promotion: First <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> in a series on <a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</a> </p><p>A collection of 87 <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/kindle/" rel="tag">#kindle</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/kureads-jun/237l8a2cxw" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books.bookfunnel.com/kureads-jun/237l8a2cxw"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books.bookfunnel.com/kureads-j</span><span class="invisible">un/237l8a2cxw</span></a></p>