<p>First quote from Part Two of my story The Last Philosopher, I'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>
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<p>Happy July 3rd, first day of a holiday weekend here in the country FKA* U.S.A.</p><p>As mentioned, I plan to read a lot. At the ready:</p><p>ANXIETYLAND, a graphic novel I've been waiting for, by the talented Gemma Correll. Super relatable.</p><p>RASPUTIN SWIMS THE POTOMAC, an obvious satire that I expect will be fun as long as the author doesn't try too hard (the golden rule of humor) by Ben Fountain</p><p>THE EVERLASTING, by the great Alix E. Harrow, who lets her imagination run free, and sweeps us up into a fizzy genre shakeup.</p><p>A RUIN, GREAT AND FREE, by Cadwell Turnbull, one of the most underrated authors I know. His use of allegory is so sly that it might slip your grasp at first, so you kind of have to think metaphorically. Also, this is the third book in a trilogy, not a standalone. </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> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p><p>*Formerly known as. Also the title of a funny dystopian novel that does not take itself seriously one bit, by Reed King, who is like a version of Jason Pargin, minus the gore.</p><p>Also, only two cover images, because the other two were kind of boring.</p>
<p>After the Concept of Peaceful Disobedience Was Established in America, It Traveled Around the World Before Taking Hold</p><p>“Force may subdue, but love gains”: The Quaker practice of conscientious objection evolved through Thoreau, Tolstoy and Gandhi before becoming the hallmark of the Civil Rights movement</p><p>by Jeff MacGregor</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/concept-peaceful-disobedience-established-america-traveled-world-taking-hold-180988847/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550&user_id=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/history/concept-peaceful-disobedience-established-america-traveled-world-taking-hold-180988847/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550&user_id=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/history</span><span class="invisible">/concept-peaceful-disobedience-established-america-traveled-world-taking-hold-180988847/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550&user_id=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f</span></a></p><p>Books by William Penn and Henry David Thoreau. at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/8625" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/8625"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/8625</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/54" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/54"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/54</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</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'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 "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."</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><a href="/tags/euraknot/" rel="tag">#Euraknot</a>'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>'s Kremlin. </p><p>"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>." </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>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>WTAF?? I had no idea this was going on. And in <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#Canada</a> too?? Wow - <a href="/tags/censorship/" rel="tag">#censorship</a> is never good - <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a> and <a href="/tags/freedomofchoice/" rel="tag">#freedomofchoice</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/pride/" rel="tag">#pride</a> <a href="/tags/plfag/" rel="tag">#PLFAG</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a>Librarian fired after refusing to censor 2SLGBTQ+ books wins $700K US settlement<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/wyoming-librarian-settlement-9.6935492" rel="nofollow">www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/wyoming-librarian-settlement-9.6935492" rel="nofollow">Librarian fired after refusing...</a></p>
<p>50% off @ <a href="/tags/smahswords/" rel="tag">#Smahswords</a> : <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1944006" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1944006"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1944006</span></a></p><p>Nicole seeks to collect the missing fragments of the magical city of Kurg from her home world, but the remaining pieces were deactivated and are hard to find. Luckily, she just found the first piece of the Seventh Sage, an ancient stone man that knows the future, which she hopes knows where to find 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>The Debate Over Pictures in Science</p><p>By Danny Robb</p><p>Botanical illustrations helped bring science to new audiences—but not every scientist welcomed the change.</p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-debate-over-pictures-in-science/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_0716202" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/the-debate-over-pictures-in-science/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_0716202"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/the-debate-ove</span><span class="invisible">r-pictures-in-science/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_0716202</span></a></p><p>Books in Botany at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/115" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/115"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/115</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/botany/" rel="tag">#botany</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>
<p>I can't say I belive in an other side, but I kind of hope hell exists so rich american lunatics will get what they deserve 😒 </p><p><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> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <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></p><p><a href="/tags/tolkien/" rel="tag">#Tolkien</a><br><a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>
<p>A Child’s World: Sloane Crosley on the Short Fiction of Katherine Mansfield</p><p>“Even in Mansfield stories where children are not centered or present, this is their world. Her adults never quite grow up, only older.”</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/a-childs-world-sloane-crosley-on-the-short-fiction-of-katherine-mansfield/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KTKT42JDHAGHE6SSKQW895RX&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/a-childs-world-sloane-crosley-on-the-short-fiction-of-katherine-mansfield/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KTKT42JDHAGHE6SSKQW895RX&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/a-childs-world-sloa</span><span class="invisible">ne-crosley-on-the-short-fiction-of-katherine-mansfield/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KTKT42JDHAGHE6SSKQW895RX&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Mansfield at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/631" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/631"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/631</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
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<p>The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series is a sweeping 19th-century Irish family saga. Follow Will and Isobel through struggles, secrets, and choices that test their love and loyalty in a changing Ireland.</p><p>Amazon - <a href="https://mybook.to/FitzgeraldsSeries" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/FitzgeraldsSeries</a><br>Other Retailers - <a href="https://lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-scarlet-woman" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-scarlet-woman"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-sc</span><span class="invisible">arlet-woman</span></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/familysaga/" rel="tag">#FamilySaga</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/bookseries/" rel="tag">#BookSeries</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>
<p>Black Bag. By Luke Kennard.</p><p>You are a struggling actor, and you take a gig where you wear a black bag and sit silently in a Psychology class twice a week, only you find you want to wear it more frequently, which of course leads to sexual encounters and a monetization scheme that maybe goes against the potential of black bag to reframe masculinity.</p><p>4 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈.</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> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/men/" rel="tag">#men</a> <a href="/tags/psychology/" rel="tag">#psychology</a> <a href="/tags/actors/" rel="tag">#actors</a> <a href="/tags/bags/" rel="tag">#bags</a></p>
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<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library: Three more books from the NHBS January clearance sale<br>- 18 Miles: The Epic Drama of Our <a href="/tags/atmosphere/" rel="tag">#Atmosphere</a> and Its <a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#Weather</a> by Christopher Dewdney, published by Bloomsbury Sigma.<br>- Landscapes of <a href="/tags/collectivity/" rel="tag">#Collectivity</a> in the Life Sciences, a more heady edited volume in the Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.mit.edu/@themitpress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>themitpress</span></a></span>.<br>- Animal Languages: The Secret Conversations of the Living World by Eva Meijer, here in the English translation published by John Murray.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</a> <a href="/tags/atmosphericsciences/" rel="tag">#AtmosphericSciences</a> <a href="/tags/climatology/" rel="tag">#Climatology</a> <a href="/tags/meteorology/" rel="tag">#Meteorology</a> <a href="/tags/biology/" rel="tag">#Biology</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#Philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/ethology/" rel="tag">#Ethology</a> <a href="/tags/animalbehavior/" rel="tag">#AnimalBehavior</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>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://eggplant.place/book/19S46CxyGO1rs9jDU3VmXA" rel="nofollow">Alien Clay</a> <br>👍</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a><br></p>
<p>It's my first novel's birthday month, so I'm having a wee sale. DRM-free ebooks are $0.99 on my website because it'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's a scifi adventure in a future more optimistic than dystopian, where people risk everything for the sake of friendship, trust, & love. Humor, whimsy, sarcasm, & more. Sometimes gritty, never grim.</p><p>Prefer kindle? Cool. I gotta link for that & 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>In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman cross paths, sparking a forbidden love that defies society's judgments.</p><p>Amazon - <a href="https://mybook.to/ascarletwoman" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/ascarletwoman</a><br>Other Retailers - <a href="https://lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-scarlet-woman" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-scarlet-woman"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lornapeel.com/fitzgeralds/a-sc</span><span class="invisible">arlet-woman</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/booksbylornapeel/" rel="tag">#BooksByLornaPeel</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/historicalromance/" rel="tag">#HistoricalRomance</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/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
<p>I never knew reading could trick me into loving myself, what can'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> <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/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>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>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&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550&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&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550&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&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550&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>Science, religion, and political omens: the meaning of eclipses in ancient Rome</p><p>by Javier Andreu Pintado</p><p>Romans could predict eclipses, but still interpreted them as signs from the gods.</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/science-religion-and-political-omens-the-meaning-of-eclipses-in-ancient-rome-288125?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20EUs%20migration%20debate%20%20Europes%20sunset%20eclipse%20is%20coming%20-%203896539712&utm_content=The%20EUs%20migration%20debate%20%20Europes%20sunset%20eclipse%20is%20coming%20-%203896539712+CID_952c1740fd71fa6eba3b277d08276330&utm_source=campaign_monitor_europe" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/science-religion-and-political-omens-the-meaning-of-eclipses-in-ancient-rome-288125?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20EUs%20migration%20debate%20%20Europes%20sunset%20eclipse%20is%20coming%20-%203896539712&utm_content=The%20EUs%20migration%20debate%20%20Europes%20sunset%20eclipse%20is%20coming%20-%203896539712+CID_952c1740fd71fa6eba3b277d08276330&utm_source=campaign_monitor_europe"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/science-re</span><span class="invisible">ligion-and-political-omens-the-meaning-of-eclipses-in-ancient-rome-288125?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20EUs%20migration%20debate%20%20Europes%20sunset%20eclipse%20is%20coming%20-%203896539712&utm_content=The%20EUs%20migration%20debate%20%20Europes%20sunset%20eclipse%20is%20coming%20-%203896539712+CID_952c1740fd71fa6eba3b277d08276330&utm_source=campaign_monitor_europe</span></a></p><p>Books about eclipses (next eclipse will take place on August 12) at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=eclipses" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=eclipses"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=eclipses</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>
<p><a href="https://reviews.pivic.com/jamie-fisher-nobody-broke-your-heart" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="reviews.pivic.com/jamie-fisher-nobody-broke-your-heart"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reviews.pivic.com/jamie-fisher</span><span class="invisible">-nobody-broke-your-heart</span></a></p><p>I've reviewed what is most likely the non-fiction book of the year: Jamie Fisher's 'Nobody Broke Your Heart: an intimate biography of Elliott Smith'.</p><p>This is a book that is greater than the sum of its parts. It actually widened my thought world about Smith's music, something I can say about very few music books.</p><p>Do not miss this book! Order a copy now.</p><p><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/jamiefisher/" rel="tag">#JamieFisher</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/elliottsmith/" rel="tag">#ElliottSmith</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/musictips/" rel="tag">#MusicTips</a> @bookstodon@a.gup.pe <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>We're loving our <a href="/tags/pridemonth/" rel="tag">#PrideMonth</a> window art by our own Jack, adding some colour & 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'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>
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