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<p>Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 — July 1, 1896) was a preacher’s daughter, a teacher, a wife, and a mother of seven.</p><p>In 1852, her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin became a sensation: about 10,000 copies were sold in the first week, and 300,000 before the end of the year.</p><p>Thirteen years later, <a href="/tags/slavery/" rel="tag">#slavery</a> was abolished in the US. One book did not end slavery by itself but <a href="/tags/stowe/" rel="tag">#Stowe</a> showed millions of readers the human pain behind it.</p><p><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/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#writers</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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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>

Promotional image for The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series - an Irish historical fiction series by Lorna Peel. The tagline reads: "Love, trust, family ties and secrets…" followed by "Discover Lorna Peel’s gritty family saga set in 19th-century Ireland." The image displays ten book covers in two rows. The titles are:
Top row (left to right):

1. A Scarlet Woman
2. A Suitable Wife
3. A Discarded Son
4. A Forlorn Hope
5. A Cruel Mischief

Bottom row (left to right):
6. A Hidden Motive
7. A Minor Detail
8. A Pleasant Distraction
9. A Stark Prediction
10. A Perfect Solution

Each cover features characters in late 19th-century clothing, and 19th-century Dublin photographs.

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<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>

Green and blue book cover with a small black bag with human feet sticking out of it.

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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>

A photo of three books standing on a small, brown, wooden table. The out-of-focus background shows black shelves full of books.

On the left, 18 Miles, showing a a blue hardback with a blue sky and white clouds.

In the middle, Landscapes of Collectivity in the Life Sciences, showing a white hardback with an abstract piece of artwork. Two separate blue-grey rectangles are connected by a tangle of tan-coloured ropes. This is a 1966 sculpture by Eva Hesse, titled Metronomic Irregularity I.

On the right, Animal Languages, a cream-coloured hardback where each letter of the word animal has a colour illustration of one or more animals poking from behind each letter.

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<p>50% off @ <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a>: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1516062" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1516062"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1516062</span></a><br>Also in Ebook omnibus (volumes 1-3): <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/1742997" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/1742997"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/17429</span><span class="invisible">97</span></a></p><p>She’s small and cute, but this half-demon New Yorker lives to exterminate demons, because they murdered her parents. The demonic curse preventing her from saying anything but “it’s a secret” only fuels her desire for revenge.</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>

(Left) The cover of She Hunts Demons, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

Sitting on the roof of a building in New York City is a teenage girl wearing an old, black dress, fingerless, elbow-length black gloves and a battered, black top hat, with a blue rose attached to the band. The tearing of her clothes hints that she's recently been in a fight. Her hair is short, but messy. Her eyes are blue.

In her hands is a wakizashi, a short sword of Japanese design. The tsuba, or hilt guard, is in the shape of an opening, blue rose. The blade shines blue.

The image is black and white, aside from the details in blue, hinting at film-noir influences in the art.

(Right) An image of a dog with glowing, red eyes, with the following text laid over it:

“Will we ever be safe again?”

“Your people call you traitor, as do mine. Hunted by Heaven and Hell alike, there’s nowhere we could turn for peace.”

“Will our daughter ever know peace?”

“I pray she will.”

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

$(Background) A fractal pattern of red and orange that resembles a demonic portal. (Center) Pride needs a half-demon to stabilize the portal between worlds. There’s just one hitch: she hates him. One stubborn half-demon vs. all of demon-kind? It could go either way... (Top Left) The cover of She Hunts Demons, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. Sitting on the roof of a building in New York City is a teenage girl wearing an old, black dress, fingerless, elbow-length black gloves and a battered, black top hat, with a blue rose attached to the band. The tearing of her clothes hints that she's recently been in a fight. Her hair is short, but messy. Her eyes are blue. In her hands is a wakizashi, a short sword of Japanese design. The tsuba, or hilt guard, is in the shape of an opening, blue rose. The blade shines blue. The image is black and white, aside from the details in blue, hinting at film-noir influences in the art. (Bottom Left) The cover of She Goes to War, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. Three people in tiger-stripe camouflage crouch in the jungle. The first is a girl with brown hair and blue eyes, in a dress, top hat and elbow-length fingerless gloves. She wears a dress, top hat and elbow-length fingerless gloves. The second is is covered in greasepaint and a military uniform, who leans on an AK-47 for support. He looks through a pair of binoculars. The third is huge and has the head of a cat, with black fur and green eyes. He also wears a military uniform. (Bottom Right) The cover of the novel, Demon for President!, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. Two politicians shake hands, as if for a photo-op, while a city burns behind them and the flag of the United States waves in the smoke. The flag is obviously quite dirty. The democrat on the left is in a dark suit and blue tie. He has blond hair and wears brass-framed glasses. His expression is fairly serious. The republican on the right is also blond, but his expression is a smile. He wears a gray suit, a red tie and brass-framed glasses. The two men are very similar in appearance, because they're brothers. (Top Right) The cover of the book bundle, Ashen Blades: Open Wounds, by Owen Tyme, which includes volumes one through three of Ashen Blades. The cover consists of a Japanese sword with a black hilt wrapping, an M1911 pistol and a pineapple grenade lying on a somewhat rough wooden surface composed of five vertically oriented boards that have a dark stain.$

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<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>

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<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>

Promotional image for the Irish historical fiction novel A Scarlet Woman by Lorna Peel, book one in The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series, an Irish family Saga. The image features an e-reader displaying the book cover, which shows a young woman in a pale blue dress looking downward against a faded Dublin cityscape background. Large text at the top reads, “Begin The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series with A Scarlet Woman.” On the right, text describes the story as an escape to 19th-century Ireland, featuring scandal, sacrifice, and a love that changes everything. At the bottom, the available formats are listed: Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Paperback.

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<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>

The Starry Night, June 1889. Museum of Modern Art, New York

A swirling, luminous night sky dominates, featuring:
Spiral galaxies of light and turbulent brushstrokes
A glowing crescent moon (upper right)
A towering dark cypress tree (left)
A quiet village with church steeple below
Rolling blue hills in the background

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh#/media/File:VanGogh-starry_night_ballance1.jpg

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<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>

Two philosophers watching an eclipse, etching by Pierre Brébiette.

It is showing two robed, bearded figures gesturing dramatically toward the sky where a solar eclipse is depicted, with an armillary sphere at their feet and classical architecture in the background. The Latin inscription reads "Aut Deus naturae patitur, aut mundi machina dissoluetur" ("Either God suffers in nature, or the machine of the world will be dissolved").

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

Vera Rubin, Dept. of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institute of Washington.

Elderly white-hairedVera Rubin smiling warmly, wearing a red jacket, photographed outdoors in natural light.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vera_Rubin.jpg

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<p>Ebook: <a href="https://books2read.com/PrincessOfKurg" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/PrincessOfKurg</a><br>Paperback available Jun 19</p><p>Having collected the fragments of the magic city of Kurg from her home planet, Nicole turns her gaze upward, to the stars, soon coming into conflict with gun-slinging snails, aliens, the dragon she raised from an egg, some really annoying monkeys with crossbows and even fairies, all without decent sleep.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Sample page from Princess of Kurg.

Sample page from Princess of Kurg.

The cover of Princess of Kurg, by Owen Tyme.

The background is a spiral galaxy with a pink color, which has been divided into hexagonal jigsaw puzzle pieces.

Near the top is an attractive woman's face framed by light blond hair that's almost colorless. She has blue eyes and looks directly ahead. Around the edges of her face, she fades away, allowing the background to be seen to either side of her head.

Below her is a group of seven hexagonal brassy coins arranged in a circular fashion, each showing a different scene at the center.

The central coin shows blood spatter on a black background. The top one has a red-haired fairy with insect wings, in a dress that looked like an upturned red flower. She stands in a forest with glowing points of light along the forest floor. Upper right shows the eye of a pink-scaled dragon. Lower right shows a monkey in a tree, eating a banana. The bottom shows a white swan floating in water, beside a reflection of the moon. Lower left is a smiling snail with little red hearts near its head. Upper left displays an alien saucer ship beaming someone into it, presumably an abduction in progress.

Sample page from Princess of Kurg.

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<p>notes and customs</p><p><a href="https://www.letters.directory/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.letters.directory/</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@writingbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writingbooks</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@writingcommunity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writingcommunity</span></a></span> <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> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@violencestudies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>violencestudies</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/violencestudies/" rel="tag">#ViolenceStudies</a> <a href="/tags/feminism/" rel="tag">#feminism</a> <a href="/tags/feministgeography/" rel="tag">#feministGeography</a> <a href="/tags/spaceandplace/" rel="tag">#SpaceAndPlace</a> <a href="/tags/capitalism/" rel="tag">#capitalism</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/economics/" rel="tag">#economics</a> <a href="/tags/finance/" rel="tag">#finance</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/sociology/" rel="tag">#sociology</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#poverty</a> <a href="/tags/classism/" rel="tag">#classism</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/internetarchive/" rel="tag">#InternetArchive</a></p>

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<p>I mean, I get it, it should be the other way around because Koontz is better than King 🤔😁</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/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joinin</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> <br> <br><a href="/tags/bookstore/" rel="tag">#BookStore</a><br><a href="/tags/bookmemes/" rel="tag">#BookMemes</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/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <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/litterature/" rel="tag">#Litterature</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#Bookshelf</a> <br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a></p>

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When I worked at a bookstore, I learned that when an author like Dean Koontz signs his books, their resale value goes up. I also learned that when an author like Stephen King signs Dean Koontz's books, the price goes even higher and that Dean Koontz is not amused by this.

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<p>The best books on United States<br>recommended by Don Watson</p><p>As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence, we asked historian Don Watson, author of the excellent The Shortest History of the United States, to suggest books to read to learn more about the country.</p><p><a href="https://fivebooks.com/best-books/united-states-don-watson/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fivebooks.com/best-books/united-states-don-watson/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fivebooks.com/best-books/unite</span><span class="invisible">d-states-don-watson/</span></a></p><p>At PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69730" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69730</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2815" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2815</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

The original 1885 cloth book cover of the first American edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. The background is dark sage green or teal textile-textured surface bordered by a thin black framing line. A vertical rectangular window on the left side shows an original line drawing by E. W. Kemble. The drawing is a full-body portrait of a young Huckleberry Finn standing with his hands in his pockets, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat, a buttoned jacket, trousers, and boots against a wooden fence backdrop. In the title the letter "H" in Huckleberry and "F" in Finn are drawn to look like rustic wooden fence posts tied with rope or wire.

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<p>"In September, Henry Holt & Company’s Metropolitan Books imprint will publish Khalil’s memoir, <a href="/tags/nolandtostandon/" rel="tag">#NoLandToStandOn</a>, giving readers a window into the 104 days he spent in <a href="/tags/icedetention/" rel="tag">#ICEdetention</a>, and the relationships he formed with his fellow inmates." </p><p><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100890-how-holt-finished-mahmoud-khalil-s-no-land-to-stand-on-in-just-six-months.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100890-how-holt-finished-mahmoud-khalil-s-no-land-to-stand-on-in-just-six-months.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by</span><span class="invisible">-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100890-how-holt-finished-mahmoud-khalil-s-no-land-to-stand-on-in-just-six-months.html</span></a><br><a href="/tags/mahmoudkhalil/" rel="tag">#MahmoudKhalil</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/staterepression/" rel="tag">#stateRepression</a> <a href="/tags/immigrantdetention/" rel="tag">#immigrantDetention</a> <a href="/tags/freespeech/" rel="tag">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="/tags/studentprotests/" rel="tag">#studentProtests</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/palestinesolidarity/" rel="tag">#PalestineSolidarity</a> <a href="/tags/memoirs/" rel="tag">#memoirs</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</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>

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<p>A sweeping saga of family, loyalty, and secrets that shape generations.</p><p>Set against the rich backdrop of 19th-century Ireland, The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series explores love, sacrifice, and the ties that bind.</p><p>📚️️ Books 1–9 available in box sets<br>📖 Free with Kindle Unlimited</p><p>Discover the series - <a href="http://mybook.to/FitzgeraldsBoxSets" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>mybook.to/FitzgeraldsBoxSets</a></p><p><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/familysaga/" rel="tag">#FamilySaga</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. Background includes a grayscale photo of Georgian townhouses on Merrion Square in Dublin, Ireland.

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<p>Today I finished reading Brideen by Kathleen McDonnell, a historical fiction novel about survivors of the Irish potato famine based on the life of one of the author’s ancestors.</p><p>It was a good story, and I liked the reasonable conjectures the author made when real historical documents could only go so far in sharing what actually occurred. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</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 Brideen by Kathleen McDonnell. Image on cover is presumably a black and white photo of the author’s ancestor who survived famine in Ireland in the 1800s and eventually moved to America.

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<p>The Odyssey is about sons questing for their fathers.</p><p>by Henry Oliver (from the archives)</p><p>Ahead of the new movie, I am reposting this essay about the Odyssey as a son’s quest for his father, which I wrote when the recent Mendelsohn translation was released last year.</p><p><a href="https://www.commonreader.co.uk/p/the-odyssey-is-about-sons-questing" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.commonreader.co.uk/p/the-odyssey-is-about-sons-questing"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.commonreader.co.uk/p/the-o</span><span class="invisible">dyssey-is-about-sons-questing</span></a></p><p>The Odyssey by Homer at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1727" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1727</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

15th-century manuscript of Book I written by scribe John Rhosos (British Museum)

A manuscript page opening Homer's "Odyssey" in Greek, featuring an illuminated initial "A" (for "Ἄνδρα," the poem's first word) decorated with gold leaf, blue and red flowers, green leaves, and a small human face motif. The Greek text is written in a cursive hand, with red annotations (scholia) in the margins.

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<p>Friend sent me this and I feel attacked</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/tbr/" rel="tag">#TBR</a> <a href="/tags/tsundoku/" rel="tag">#Tsundoku</a></p>

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<p>Microreview: Amusement Park Arcana by Jennifer R. Donohue<br>A contemporary horror/dark fantasy novella with a strong grounding in its setting</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@Princejvstin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Princejvstin</span></a></span> has the review today at the blog:<br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/07/review-amusement-park-arcana.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2026/07/review-amusement-park-arcana.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2026/07/</span><span class="invisible">review-amusement-park-arcana.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

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<p>📚 Firestarter by: Stephen King</p><p>Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson were once college students looking to make some extra cash, volunteering as test subjects for an experiment orchestrated by the clandestine government organization known as the Shop. But the outcome unlocked exceptional latent psychic talents for the two of them—man...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/firestarter" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/firestarter"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/firestarte</span><span class="invisible">r</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/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a></p>

Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson were once college students looking to make some extra cash, volunteering as test subjects for an experiment orchestrated by the clandestine government organization known as the Shop. But the outcome unlocked exceptional latent psychic talents for the two of them—manifesting in even more terrifying ways when they fell in love and had a child.

Their daughter, Charlie, has been gifted with the most extraordinary and uncontrollable power ever seen—pyrokinesis, the ability to create fire with her mind. Now the merciless agents of the Shop are in hot pursuit to apprehend this unexpected genetic anomaly for their own diabolical ends by any means necessary...including violent actions that may well ignite the entire world around them as Charlie retaliates with a fury of her own...

Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, “his highest Fahrenheit reading yet” (Time)—now featuring a stunning vintage cover!

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<p>I'm saying he IS right, and I understand! 😂 </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/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a> <a href="/tags/geek/" rel="tag">#Geek</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> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</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> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>

Mugshot of an elderly man in glasses.
Caption: MAN ARRESTED AFTER BREAKING INTO A BARNES AND NOBLE AT
MIDNIGHT TO FINISH A BOOK HE HAD BEEN READING IN-STORE FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND NEEDED TO RESOLVE BEFORE SLEEPING

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"I'm not saying he's right, but I understand"

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<p>Ivy Compton-Burnett’s forgotten genius</p><p>by Nigel Andrew</p><p>The unique novels of Ivy Compton-Burnett have slipped out of the canon, but this true one-off deserves a place alongside contemporaries such as Evelyn Waugh.</p><p><a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/ivy-compton-burnetts-forgotten-genius/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="engelsbergideas.com/notebook/ivy-compton-burnetts-forgotten-genius/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">engelsbergideas.com/notebook/i</span><span class="invisible">vy-compton-burnetts-forgotten-genius/</span></a></p><p>About Ivy Compton-Burnett:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Compton-Burnett" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Compton-Burnett"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Comp</span><span class="invisible">ton-Burnett</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/literarycriticism/" rel="tag">#literaryCriticism</a></p>

Ivy Compton-Burnett.

A black-and-white portrait photograph of a young woman with short, straight hair cut in a blunt fringe, wearing drop earrings and a dark top.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1893 Guy de Maupassant died. He "was a 19th-century French author, celebrated as a master of the short story and associated with the naturalist literary school of thought, depicting human lives, destinies, and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_de_Maupassant" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_de_Maupassant"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_de_M</span><span class="invisible">aupassant</span></a></p><p>Books by de Maupassant at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/306" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/306"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/306</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

The image shows Guy de Maupassant from the chest up. He has fair skin, short wavy brown hair, a large mustache, and a small soul patch below his lower lip. He looks to the right side of the frame and wears a dark patterned suit jacket, a white-collared shirt, and a wide dotted tie.

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<p>A British-style phone booth turned into a community book exchange in Euskirchen, Germany. A charming little street library tucked beside the market.</p><p>📍 Euskirchen, Germany</p><p><a href="https://www.bookcorners.org/library/euskirchen-alter-markt-12-bucher-tausch-zelle/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bookcorners.org/library/euskirchen-alter-markt-12-bucher-tausch-zelle/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bookcorners.org/library/eu</span><span class="invisible">skirchen-alter-markt-12-bucher-tausch-zelle/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookcorners/" rel="tag">#BookCorners</a> <a href="/tags/freebooks/" rel="tag">#FreeBooks</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/euskirchen/" rel="tag">#Euskirchen</a></p>

A red British-style phone booth repurposed as a book exchange stands on a city sidewalk beside a produce market.

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