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<p>American novelist, humorist, and critic Mark Twain died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1910.</p><p>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, often called "the Great American Novel," is particularly noted for its vivid depiction of people and places along the Mississippi River. Twain's other notable works include The Prince and the Pauper, Life on the Mississippi, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, & his autobiography, which was published posthumously.</p><p>Books by Mark Twain at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/53" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/53"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/53</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

A portrait of the American writer Mark Twain taken by A. F. Bradley in New York, 1907.

Cover of Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

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Any good psychological horror novels?

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<p>📚 First-Time Caller by: B.K. Borison</p><p>Aiden Valentine has a secret: he’s fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore’s romance hotline, that’s a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls in to the station asking for dating advice for her mom, the interview goes viral, thrusting Aiden and Heartstrings into the...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/first-time-caller" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/first-time-caller"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/first-time</span><span class="invisible">-caller</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/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/workplacefiction/" rel="tag">#workplacefiction</a> <a href="/tags/contemporary/" rel="tag">#contemporary</a></p>

Aiden Valentine has a secret: he’s fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore’s romance hotline, that’s a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls in to the station asking for dating advice for her mom, the interview goes viral, thrusting Aiden and Heartstrings into the limelight.

Lucie Stone thought she was doing just fine. She has a good job; an incredible family; and a smart, slightly devious kid. But when all of Baltimore is suddenly scrutinizing her love life—or lack thereof—she begins to question if she’s as happy as she believed. Maybe a little more romance wouldn’t be such a bad thing.

Everyone wants Lucie to find her happy ending…even the handsome, temperamental man calling the shots. But when sparks start to fly behind the scenes, Lucie must make the final decision between the radio-sponsored happily ever after or the man in the headphones next to her.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle–inspired love story from beloved author B.K. Borison.

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I picked up these 4 Pratchett books! Haven't read him before; recommendations for them?

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<p>Wrapping up 2025 with gratitude to the many people who supported me this year while I was launching The Expert of Subtle Revisions. Thank you for reading the book, for buying the book, for checking it out from the library (I just learned it was a top check out from the Mechanics' Institute Library this year!) for sharing it with friends and online, for showing up at events, for your kind notes, your kind reviews, your attention. My year-in-review features moments I photographed--the book launch at Bookshop West Portal with Lilian Van Cleve, Book Passage with Allison Bainbridge, Symposium Books with Tanya Young, That was Then at Page Street, a New York City book store tour with Meredith Davis, a Boston book store tour with Daphne Kalotay, Sebastopol LitCrawl, and Kepler's Story is the Thing--but many important moments have no image to accompany them. They will always remain with me as well. Thank you!</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#writersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</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><p><a href="https://youtu.be/7zfOlSfED28" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/7zfOlSfED28</a></p>

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<p>B-Sides: Stendhal’s “Love”</p><p>Are you a banker or a manufacturer or an industrialist? If so, Stendhal doesn’t want you to read “Love” («De L’amour,» 1822); you wouldn’t understand. But if you are a dreamer, if you are tender, if Mozart moves you, if you nod solemnly when asked, “Have six months of your life ever been made miserable by love?,” this book is for you.</p><p>By Naomi Levine</p><p><a href="https://www.publicbooks.org/b-sides-stendhals-love/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K60KSFYX4DKTA8KA7N9MAPY4&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.publicbooks.org/b-sides-stendhals-love/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K60KSFYX4DKTA8KA7N9MAPY4&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.publicbooks.org/b-sides-st</span><span class="invisible">endhals-love/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K60KSFYX4DKTA8KA7N9MAPY4&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>At PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60882" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60882</a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53720" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53720</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover page of the book

Stendhal: De l'Amour, Erstausgabe Paris: Mongie, 1822.

This is the title page of the first edition (1822) of Stendhal’s De l’Amour.

Title: At the top, in large type, it reads De l’Amour with a decorative flourish on the “L” giving it an ornate style.

Beneath the title: Par l’auteur de l’Histoire de la peinture en Italie; et des vies de Haydn, Mozart et Métastase (By the author of History of Painting in Italy and the Lives of Haydn, Mozart, and Metastasio).

A quotation follows in smaller type, attributed to Tasso, Discours sur le Tasse, page 57.

Tome Premier (First Volume).

At the bottom it states:
Paris, Librairie Universelle, de P. Mongie l’aîné, Boulevard Poissonnière, no. 18, et rue Neuve de Montmorency, no. 3, 1822.

Stamp: A round library stamp (“BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA VILLE DE GRENOBLE”) is visible in the center of the page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_l%27amour_(Stendhal)#/media/File:Stendhal_L_Amour.jpg

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<p>📚 The Nightingale: A Novel by: Kristin Hannah</p><p>With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking o...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-nightingale-a-novel" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-nightingale-a-novel"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-nighti</span><span class="invisible">ngale-a-novel</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></p>

With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France―a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.

Goodreads Best Historical Novel of the Year • People's Choice Favorite Fiction Winner • #1 Indie Next Selection • A Buzzfeed and The Week Best Book of the Year

A #1 New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, and soon to be a major motion picture, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation.

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<p>An Ancient Greek Philosopher Was Exiled for Claiming the Moon Was a Rock, Not a God</p><p>2,500 years ago, Anaxagoras correctly determined that the rocky moon reflects light from the sun, allowing him to explain lunar phases and eclipses</p><p>By David Warmflash via @SmithsonianMag</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient-greek-philosopher-was-exiled-claiming-moon-was-rock-not-god-180972447/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient-greek-philosopher-was-exiled-claiming-moon-was-rock-not-god-180972447/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/science</span><span class="invisible">-nature/ancient-greek-philosopher-was-exiled-claiming-moon-was-rock-not-god-180972447/</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> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>

Anaxagoras, who lived in the fifth century B.C., was one of the first people in recorded history to recognize that the moon was a rocky, mountainous body. Eduard Lebiedzki / Public Domain

A close-up of a classical painting depicting Anaxagoras in a red and ochre robe holding a celestial sphere with his left hand and gesturing with his right hand toward the sphere. The painting is highly detailed with visible brush strokes and rich, deep colors.

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<p>German philosopher Immanuel Kant was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> 300 years ago!</p><p>Kant’s most famous work, the "Critique of Pure Reason", is often considered one of the most significant works in the history of philosophy. In this book, he introduced the concept of a priori synthetic judgments, arguing that our ability to perceive & understand the world is shaped by the ways our mind structures experiences.</p><p>Books by Immanuel Kant at PG:<br>The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>

Immanuel Kant, painted portrait, c1790. Kant (1724-1804) was a German philosopher and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers.

A classic painting depicting Immanuel Kant with white, curly hair wearing an 18th-century style dark coat with a white shirt visible at the collar. The background is dark, providing a strong contrast with the lighter elements of the figure's attire.

Cover of The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant.

"The Critique of Pure Reason" (Kritik der reinen Vernunft), published in 1781 and revised in 1787, is Immanuel Kant’s seminal work and one of the most influential texts in the history of philosophy. In this book, Kant endeavors to analyze the faculties of human reason and to establish the capabilities and limits of pure reason.

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<p>Open Book Fountain</p><p>This sculpture was created by Kelecsenyi Gergely & engineer Jozsef Szita.<br>The fountain uses water to create the illusion of turning pages, and serves as a reminder of the importance of physical books. </p><p>Location: Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. On Egyetem Square, in front of the university.</p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#Arte</a> <a href="/tags/streetart/" rel="tag">#StreetArt</a> <a href="/tags/kunst/" rel="tag">#Kunst</a> <a href="/tags/straatkunst/" rel="tag">#Straatkunst</a> <a href="/tags/scupture/" rel="tag">#Scupture</a> <a href="/tags/escultura/" rel="tag">#Escultura</a> <a href="/tags/scultura/" rel="tag">#Scultura</a> <a href="/tags/creative/" rel="tag">#Creative</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#Creativetoots</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/boeken/" rel="tag">#Boeken</a> <a href="/tags/boek/" rel="tag">#Boek</a> <a href="/tags/livre/" rel="tag">#Livre</a> <a href="/tags/lezen/" rel="tag">#Lezen</a> <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#Design</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoot/" rel="tag">#Creativetoot</a> <a href="/tags/lire/" rel="tag">#Lire</a></p>

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<p>📚 Yellowface by: Rebecca F. Kuang</p><p>Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena's a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.</p><p>So when June witnesses Athena's death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/yellowface" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/yellowface</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/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/psychologicalfiction/" rel="tag">#psychologicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a></p>

Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena's a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.

So when June witnesses Athena's death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena's just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I.

So what if June edits Athena's novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song--complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn't this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That's what June claims, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree.
But June can't get away from Athena's shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June's (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.

With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang's novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.

White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences... Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American--in this chilling and

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<p>Great piece by Ilana Masad on making art and marketing it:</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#writersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</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><p><a href="https://electricliterature.com/artists-shouldnt-need-to-become-content-creators-to-get-fair-pay/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="electricliterature.com/artists-shouldnt-need-to-become-content-creators-to-get-fair-pay/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electricliterature.com/artists</span><span class="invisible">-shouldnt-need-to-become-content-creators-to-get-fair-pay/</span></a></p>

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<p>American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist George Herbert Mead died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1931.</p><p>He is considered one of the founders of social psychology and the school of thought known as symbolic interactionism. Mead’s most influential ideas revolve around the concept of the self, which he saw as arising from social interaction. Mead’s ideas were mostly published posthumously, with his students assembling his lectures and notes into books. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/sociology/" rel="tag">#sociology</a></p>

Black and white photograph of George Herbert Mead wearing a dark blazer, a light-colored shirt, and a tie. The image is focused on the upper body and the background is indiscernible.

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<p>I just read the two-part graphic novel "My Brother's Husband" by Gengoroh Tagame. It's set in Japan, where a single dad gets to know his deceased identical twin's Canadian husband. It's a mix of a young girl's enthusiasm over a surprise uncle and an adult's struggle with his culture's (and his own) view of gayness. Lots of layers, as he's also divorced and raising his daughter mostly on his own. They all develop a broader sense of family.</p><p><a href="/tags/graphicnovel/" rel="tag">#GraphicNovel</a> <a href="/tags/queer/" rel="tag">#queer</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a> <a href="/tags/japan/" rel="tag">#japan</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>

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<p>Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1910.</p><p>His novel "Synnøve Solbakken" helped inaugurate the genre of the "bonde-fortelling" or peasant tale in Norwegian literature, focusing on rural Norway with a realistic portrayal of everyday life. As a dramatist, Bjørnson wrote several important plays. "The Bankrupt", "The Editor" and "A Gauntlet". He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903.</p><p>Books by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1772" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1772"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1772</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover of the book "WORKS OF BJORNSTERNE BJORNSON PATRIOTS EDITION ARNE EARLY TALES AND SKETCHES Translated from the Norse By RASMUS B. ANDERSON NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY" with an orange and brown emblem in the center.

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<p>'To live wonder-smitten with reality is the gladdest way to live. But with our creaturely capacity for wonder comes a responsibility to it—the recognition what reality is not a singularity but a plane. Each time we presume to have seen the whole, the plane tilts ever so slightly to reveal new vistas of truth and new horizons of mystery, staggering us with the sudden sense that we had been looking at only a fragment, framed by our parochial point of view.' -- from 'The Universe in Verse' by Maria Popova</p><p><a href="/tags/wednesdaybookquote/" rel="tag">#WednesdayBookQuote</a> <a href="/tags/readingjournal/" rel="tag">#ReadingJournal</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</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>As Jews around the world begin to celebrate the festival of <a href="/tags/passover/" rel="tag">#Passover</a> tonight, they’ll open up thousands of different editions of the Haggadah, the guide to the ritual feast.</p><p>The curator of a Judaica library looked through their collection of hundreds of Haggadahs to highlight three of his favorites – including this groundbreaking edition published in Amsterdam in 1695.</p><p>Chag sameach to all who celebrate! </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/from-sumptuous-engravings-to-stick-figure-sketches-passover-haggadahs-and-their-art-have-been-evolving-for-centuries-227269" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/from-sumptuous-engravings-to-stick-figure-sketches-passover-haggadahs-and-their-art-have-been-evolving-for-centuries-227269"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/from-sumpt</span><span class="invisible">uous-engravings-to-stick-figure-sketches-passover-haggadahs-and-their-art-have-been-evolving-for-centuries-227269</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/jewstodon/" rel="tag">#Jewstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

A yellowed book page with lots of detailed illustrations in back ink, and text in Hebrew.

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Simple yet effective - Strange Pictures (2025) Review

<p>Strange Pictures was published by YouTuber Uketsu in 2022 and translated into English in 2025. The book is about multiple drawings connected to different murders and the interlinked story connecting them together, told through simple writing and hand drawings.</p><p>One way to take this book into perspective would be to call it “telegraphic horror”, I suppose. The first chapter starts with an epistolary form and it’s obvious to see that it’s meant to be simple enough to engage readers and hook them in without any purple prose or complex sentences.</p><p>The diary entries and minimal storytelling reminded me of those exciting times as a kid when I used to read creepypastas and every mystery seemed like a larger than life puzzle that felt like it could be solved and which kept me interested even when I took a break from reading them.</p><p>That’s the kind of charm Strange Pictures started with and moving forward it does demand more from it’s readers in terms of attention to sustain the allure of its mystery, it felt earned because I wanted to figure out what the drawings meant and why the second chapter started out in such an unrelated fashion.</p><p>One minor criticism would be that it’s marketed as a horror book for Jungi Ito fans but I never found that abyss like horror of human nature and I wouldn’t say the book goes that far in it’s character’s mind, therefore to me it’s still a better mystery and suspense novel with pictures then a new horror addition to Japanese canon but I guess it comes close.</p><p>Anyway, if you’re going through a reading slump and would like to read something fast and exciting and mysterious and have had any interactions with reading creepypastas as a kid then I would wholeheartedly recommend this unique experience. I loved it</p><p>4/5***</p> <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/37631122">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Gen Z but two centuries ago</p><p>A generation of young people with ‘full hearts in an empty world’ sought hope in the face of insurmountable malaise</p><p>by Emily Herring</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/young-people-now-and-the-mal-du-siecle-of-19th-century-france?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=005d93b4ed-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_05_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/young-people-now-and-the-mal-du-siecle-of-19th-century-france?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=005d93b4ed-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_05_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/young-people-no</span><span class="invisible">w-and-the-mal-du-siecle-of-19th-century-france?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=005d93b4ed-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_05_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Some authors from Gen Z at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1341" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1341"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1341</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7255" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7255"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/7255</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5450" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5450"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/5450</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

Akseli Gallen-Kallela's painting Symposium made in 1894. From left: Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Oskar Merikanto, Robert Kajanus and Jean Sibelius.

Four brooding Finnish intellectuals gathered at a moonlit table strewn with wine and bottles. A swooping eagle looms left.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symposium_(Gallen-Kallela)#/media/File:Gallen_Kallela_Symposion.jpg

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<p>Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician Anders Celsius died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1744.</p><p>In 1742, Celsius introduced the temperature scale that bears his name. His original scale was actually the reverse of what we use today: it set the boiling point of water at 0 degrees & the freezing point at 100 degrees. However, shortly after his death, the scale was reversed by Carl Linnaeus, resulting in the 0 degrees for freezing & 100 degrees for boiling that we are familiar with.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

"Observationer om twänne beständiga grader på en thermometer" [Observations about two stable degrees on a thermometer]. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar (Proceedings of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) (in Swedish). 3: 171–180. 1742.

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Assata: An Autobiography <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://slrpnk.net/post/28106414">See Original Page</a> </small>

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Assata: An Autobiography <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/36578285">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Italian inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1874.</p><p>He is best known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. He is often credited as the inventor of radio, and he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun for their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy.</p><p>Books about Guglielmo Marconi at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Guglielmo+Marconi&submit_search=Go%21" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Guglielmo+Marconi&submit_search=Go%21"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Guglielmo+Marconi&submit_search=Go%21</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>

Guglielmo Marconi, portrait, head and shoulders, facing left.

A vintage black and white portrait of Guglielmo Marconi wearing a dark suit, white dress shirt, and a light-colored necktie. The individual's attire suggests a formal context. The photo appears aged with some textural wear, indicative of its historical nature.

A black and white photograph of an early 20th-century telegraph communication setup with a paper sheet hung on the wall, a telegraph key, and a receiving device on a wooden table connected by wires.

Marconi's first transmitter incorporating a monopole antenna. It consisted of an elevated copper sheet (top) connected to a Righi spark gap (left) powered by an induction coil (center) with a telegraph key (right) to switch it on and off to spell out text messages in Morse code.

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<p>Oscar Wilde's library card reissued 130 years after being revoked over gay conviction. </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2lymkm1jno" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2lymkm1jno"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2l</span><span class="invisible">ymkm1jno</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>English poet William Cowper died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1800.</p><p>His first volume of poetry, "Poems by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq." was published in 1782. This volume included some of his most famous poems, such as "Table Talk" and other shorter pieces that reflected his views on nature, spirituality, and humanity. His most famous work is "The Task" (1785), a six-book poem in blank verse, which was inspired by a friend who challenged him to write a poem about a sofa. </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>

Portrait of William Cowper (1731-1800).

A portrait of William Cowper dressed in 18th-century attire, with a black coat, yellow waistcoat, and matching breeches, seated beside a red upholstered chair with one arm resting on a table. The individual holds a quill in their right hand, and an open book lies on the table. The background is a plain dark color, providing a contrast to the lighter tones of the clothing and furniture.

Page of The Task, and Other Poems by William Cowper.

An old book cover titled "The Task and Other Poems" by Cowper, with a floral design around the central circle which reads "Cassell's National Library" and edited by Professor Henry Morley.

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