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<p>"There is an ideal standard somewhere and only that matters and I cannot find it. Hence the aimlessness."<br>The Letters of T.E. Lawrence</p><p>British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer T. E. Lawrence died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1935.</p><p>He is famously known as "Lawrence of Arabia" due to his extraordinary role in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I.</p><p>T. E. Lawrence as a translator at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65161" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65161</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

British Army File photo of T.E. Lawrence.

A man in uniform standing proudly in a black and white photo.

Bedouins of the Syrian Desert.
(JOHN SARGENT. R.A.)

Frontispiece of Syria, the Desert & the Sown

Author: Gertrude Lowthian Bell

Illustrator: John Singer Sargent

Available at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63731

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<p>British poet Felicia Dorothea Hemans died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1835.</p><p>Some of her most famous poems include "Casabianca," which begins with the memorable line "The boy stood on the burning deck," and "The Homes of England," which celebrates the virtues of home and family. Hemans also wrote historical and romantic poetry, drawing inspiration from literature, history, and mythology.</p><p>Books by or about Felicia Hemans at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Felicia+Hemans&submit_search=Go%21" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Felicia+Hemans&submit_search=Go%21"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Felicia+Hemans&submit_search=Go%21</span></a></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>

A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: Felicia Hemans – English poet (1793-1835)

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<p>French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1799.</p><p>He is best known for his magnum opus, "La Comédie Humaine", a vast collection of interlinked novels and stories that provide a detailed panorama of French society in the first half of the 19th century. The series is divided into three major parts: "Études de Mœurs", "Études Philosophiques", and "Études Analytiques".</p><p>Books by Honoré de Balzac at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/251" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/251"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/251</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Balzac and the characters from La Comédie humaine. Pen drawing by Grandville for a fan project, circa 1835-1836.

This preparatory drawing for a fan, probably never executed, shows Balzac in vest, brandishing his cane, whose knob is here adorned with a female face. Seated against a stack of books, he dominates a procession of women, some harnessed to the chariot in which the writer is seated, others behind the convoy, their hands clasped in devotion. At the end of the procession, an old woman admonishes two young girls, no doubt to forbid them from taking part in an event reserved for women educated in the ways of life. In front of the float, a few women burn incense in front of the statuette of Balzac (Dantan's caricature), while others remain seated, absorbed in their reading. A few men can be seen busy with specific tasks: one cranks up the stack of books on which Balzac is leaning; another brings to the reading room, not without difficulty, numerous books placed on a hood. An enormous inkwell containing two quill pens grimaces, and its size alone explains the proliferation of works by Balzac, often referred to by newspapers as "the most fertile of our novelists". Several allusions to novels pepper the drawing: the skeleton of death emerges behind the triangular "peau de chagrin"; the young woman and the man leaning on a chest and barrels sway in the background.

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<p>Danish-born Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1882.</p><p>Born in Denmark and raised in Norway, Undset had her first books of historical fiction published in 1907. She fled Norway for the United States in 1940 because of her opposition to Nazi Germany and the German invasion and occupation of Norway, but returned after World War II ended in 1945.</p><p>Books by Sigrid Undset at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35742" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35742"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/35742</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Sigrid Undset on her first working day at Bjerkebæk. This was the place where she finished her trilogy "Kristin Lavransdatter" during the years 1920 – 1922.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1609.</p><p>Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.</p><p>However, there are six additional sonnets that Shakespeare wrote and included in the plays Romeo and Juliet, Henry V and Love's Labour's Lost. There is also a partial sonnet found in the play Edward III. The sonnets are almost all constructed using three quatrains followed by a final couplet. The rhyme scheme is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. </p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1041" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1041</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Title page of William Shakespeare - Shake-Speare's Sonnets, quarto published by Thomas Thorpe, London, 1609, Folger Library http://www.folger.edu

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<p>📚 The Pumpkin Spice Café by: Laurie Gilmore</p><p>When Jeanie's aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job.</p><p>Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor's gossip at all costs. But Jeanie's ar...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-pumpkin-spice-caf" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-pumpkin-spice-caf"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-pumpki</span><span class="invisible">n-spice-caf</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/contemporaryfiction/" rel="tag">#contemporaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/holidayfiction/" rel="tag">#holidayfiction</a> <a href="/tags/workplacefiction/" rel="tag">#workplacefiction</a></p>

When Jeanie's aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job.

Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor's gossip at all costs. But Jeanie's arrival disrupts Logan's routine and he wants nothing to do with the irritatingly upbeat new girl, except that he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her.

Will Jeanie's happy-go-lucky attitude win over the grumpy-but-gorgeous Logan, or has this city girl found the one person in town who won't fall for her charm, or her pumpkin spice lattes...

The Pumpkin Spice Café is a cozy romantic novel with a grumpy x sunshine dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed!
Tropes:
* Grumpy x Sunshine
* Small town
* Found family
* Spicy

Readers have fallen for Dream Harbor, will you?
'This is everything I love! Cozy small town romance, fall vibes, coffee house vibes, and grumpy x sunshine trope that was done perfectly!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Wonderful story with tears, laughter, mysteries, uncertainty and happiness' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Compelling, cozy and delightful narrative' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A charming small town romance with sizzling chemistry and plenty of spice'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I LOVED THIS SO BAD. The vibes of the small town were immaculate, the cast of people around Jeanie and Logan amazing, the story soooo heartwarming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Ooohh I adored this! Fall setting, small town, coffee

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<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/1SeMak4TOTilrfNfrR4xZp" rel="nofollow">Watership Down</a> 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑 <br>by Richard Adams.</p><p>The trials & adventures of rabbits setting up a new warren: strange cultures, claw-biting escapades and the terror of war. Similar to Wind in the Willows but the anthropomorphism is weaker and the characters less vibrant. It's just as misogynistic: does are thought of as mere 'breeding stock', though worth fighting over. Drags along though it builds to a decent climax.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wildwoila@wyrms.de</span></a></span><br></p>

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<p>French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher Edmond de Goncourt was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1822.</p><p>He was the founder of the Académie Goncourt. Some of his work was written in collaboration with his brother, Jules. Until his death in 1870, Jules was the main author of the Journal, which was then continued by Edmond, who remained alone. It consists of a collection of notes, generally brief, taken from day to day.</p><p>Books by Edmond de Goncourt at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5693" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5693"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/5693</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Edmond de Goncourt
by Nadar — Musée des beaux-arts du Canada

An elderly man with a mustache sits on a chair in this vintage photograph.

La femme au dix-huitième siècle by Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt

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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://books2read.com/AScarletWoman" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/AScarletWoman</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>

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The Adventures and Experiences of the First Slovak Novel

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<p>Deadly Night Shade by Keirston Harding is an interesting read. Dariel Matador is attempting to get closer to his choice of victims, Serena Kyle. His obsession with her is absolutely dark.<br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1438991134?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&bestFormat=true&previewDoh=1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.amazon.com/dp/1438991134?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&bestFormat=true&previewDoh=1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.amazon.com/dp/1438991134?r</span><span class="invisible">ef=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&bestFormat=true&previewDoh=1</span></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> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>

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<p>📚 Flip by: Ngozi Ukazu</p><p>SENIOR YEAR BUCKET LIST? SWITCH BODIES WITH YOUR CRUSH.</p><p>Chi-Chi Ekeh has one huge problem: She keeps having crushes on rich white boys who have no idea she exists. Enter Flip Henderson, the most popular boy at school, who receives Chi-Chi’s private video proposal to go to senior prom.</p><p>But when Flip rejects Chi-Chi in front of their entire class, what happens...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/flip" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/flip</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/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a></p>

SENIOR YEAR BUCKET LIST? SWITCH BODIES WITH YOUR CRUSH.

Chi-Chi Ekeh has one huge problem: She keeps having crushes on rich white boys who have no idea she exists. Enter Flip Henderson, the most popular boy at school, who receives Chi-Chi’s private video proposal to go to senior prom.

But when Flip rejects Chi-Chi in front of their entire class, what happens next is completely unexpected: Chi-Chi—shy nerd and scholarship student—switches bodies with Flip. Suddenly Chi-Chi is 6’1” and cool, while Flip gets a crash course on Chi-Chi’s life—that is, k-pop, hair-braiding, and being a poor kid of color at a rich white private school.

With graduation looming and their body swaps lasting longer and longer, Chi-Chi and Flip must form the most unlikely friendship their school has ever seen. But will they survive senior year? And, most importantly, can they find a way back to themselves?

From bestselling author of Check, Please! comes Flip, a thrilling and fantastical tale about self-acceptance, black girlhood, and how walking a mile in someone else’s shoes can teach you how to finally see yourself.

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<p>📚 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by: V. E. Schwab</p><p>This is a story about hunger.<br>1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada.<br>A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. Wh...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/bury-our-bones-in-the-midnight-soil" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/bury-our-bones-in-the-midnight-soil"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/bury-our-b</span><span class="invisible">ones-in-the-midnight-soil</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/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/contemporaryfiction/" rel="tag">#contemporaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#historicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a></p>

This is a story about hunger.
1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets.

This is a story about love.
1827. London.
A young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family’s estate, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte’s tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow—but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined.

This is a story about rage.
2019. Boston.
College was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That’s why Alice moved halfway across the world, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, her present, and her future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers and revenge.

This is a story about life
how it ends, and how it starts.

From V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger.

USA Today, 15 Most Anticipated of 2025
BookBub, Most Anticipated of 2025 (and Reader’s Pick)
Readers Digest, 20 Most Anticipated Books This Year
Paste Magazine, Most Anticipated Fantasy

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<p>A Century Ago, Pioneering Astrophysicist Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Showed Us What Stars Are Made Of</p><p>The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring researchers today</p><p>By Elizabeth Landau</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-century-ago-pioneering-astrophysicist-cecilia-payne-gaposchkin-showed-us-what-stars-are-made-of-180986193/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-century-ago-pioneering-astrophysicist-cecilia-payne-gaposchkin-showed-us-what-stars-are-made-of-180986193/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/science</span><span class="invisible">-nature/a-century-ago-pioneering-astrophysicist-cecilia-payne-gaposchkin-showed-us-what-stars-are-made-of-180986193/</span></a></p><p>Stellar Atmospheres is available at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73996" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73996</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/astrophysics/" rel="tag">#astrophysics</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#womeninStem</a></p>

Photograph of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900-1979) at Harvard College Observatory Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-1326]

Taken during the early to mid-20th century, the image portrays Payne-Gaposchkin in a thoughtful pose, dressed in a modest sweater, with natural light softly illuminating her face. In the background, shelves and filing cabinets filled with papers and scientific documents suggest an academic setting deeply immersed in research and discovery.

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<p>Hello! 👋 It’s time for an updated <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> because I’ve just moved instances to beige.party (I was formerly <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@brianlavelle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>brianlavelle</span></a></span>) - any boosts would be most welcome! </p><p>I’m Brian, and I’ve been a <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> dweller since April 2022. This is my only social media…er, medium. </p><p>In no particular order, I quite like:<br><a href="/tags/improvisedmusic/" rel="tag">#ImprovisedMusic</a> & <a href="/tags/experimentalmusic/" rel="tag">#ExperimentalMusic</a> <br><a href="/tags/fieldrecording/" rel="tag">#FieldRecording</a><br><a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#Cats</a> (I have two)<br><a href="/tags/ttrpg/" rel="tag">#TTRPG</a> (I have too many)<br><a href="/tags/tea/" rel="tag">#Tea</a><br><a href="/tags/meditation/" rel="tag">#Meditation</a><br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#Poetry</a> & <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a><br><a href="/tags/trees/" rel="tag">#Trees</a> & <a href="/tags/walking/" rel="tag">#Walking</a> (but not <a href="/tags/walkingtrees/" rel="tag">#WalkingTrees</a>)<br><a href="/tags/modernism/" rel="tag">#Modernism</a> & <a href="/tags/brutalism/" rel="tag">#Brutalism</a><br><a href="/tags/selfhosting/" rel="tag">#SelfHosting</a> & <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a><br><a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#AltText</a> & <a href="/tags/pascalcase/" rel="tag">#PascalCase</a> / <a href="/tags/camelcase/" rel="tag">#CamelCase</a><br>& lots more</p><p>My website: <a href="https://brianlavelle.scot" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>brianlavelle.scot</a><br>My music: <a href="https://brianlavelle.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>brianlavelle.bandcamp.com</a></p><p><a href="/tags/transrightsarehumanrights/" rel="tag">#TransRightsAreHumanRights</a></p><p><a href="/tags/introductions/" rel="tag">#Introductions</a></p>

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<p>Who Is the Man Who Discovered the Universe?</p><p>A century ago, Edwin Hubble began the race to the edge of the cosmos</p><p>by Damond Benningfield</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/air-space-museum/2025/09/30/who-is-the-man-who-discovered-the-universe/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/air-space-museum/2025/09/30/who-is-the-man-who-discovered-the-universe/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/a</span><span class="invisible">ir-space-museum/2025/09/30/who-is-the-man-who-discovered-the-universe/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>Edwin Hubble at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/54776" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/54776"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/54776</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>

Studio Portrait of Edwin Powell Hubble. Photographer: Johan Hagemeyer, Camera Portraits Carmel. Photograph signed by photographer, dated 1931.

Hubble is shown from the chest up, wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and tie.

His face is calm, focused, and serious. He holds a pipe.

Johan Hagemeyer - http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/129

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Hubble#/media/File:Studio_portrait_photograph_of_Edwin_Powell_Hubble_(cropped).JPG

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<p>I Have a Wodehouse Problem. The Problem Is I Can’t Stop Reading Him</p><p>I have to limit myself to three pages at a go, once per day, with the first cup of coffee</p><p>by Mark Migotti</p><p><a href="https://thewalrus.ca/i-have-a-wodehouse-problem-the-problem-is-i-cant-stop-reading-him/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K6WWKSGGAECXNP6RXA56G23K&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thewalrus.ca/i-have-a-wodehouse-problem-the-problem-is-i-cant-stop-reading-him/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K6WWKSGGAECXNP6RXA56G23K&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thewalrus.ca/i-have-a-wodehous</span><span class="invisible">e-problem-the-problem-is-i-cant-stop-reading-him/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K6WWKSGGAECXNP6RXA56G23K&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>P. G. Wodehouse at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/783" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/783"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/783</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Image of the writer PG Wodehouse from 1930.

Wodehouse is shown standing outdoors, dressed in a suit and overcoat, with a hat. He looks relaxed and content, smiling broadly.

He holds something in his hands, giving a casual, informal air.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._G._Wodehouse#/media/File:P.G._Wodehouse,_1930.jpg

https://archive.org/details/screenland21unse/page/n424/mode/1up

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<p>Welcome! I’m Jendia Gammon, Nebula and BSFA finalist author of DUNGEON CRAWL AT THE HAUNTED MALL, THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL, and many other books. Also as J. Dianne Dotson. I am EIC of <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@starsandsabers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>starsandsabers</span></a></span> and CEO of Roaring Spring Productions, LLC. I’m mom to two teens. I’m also an artist and a science writer. I’m from Appalachia and I live in Los Angeles.<br>Learn more about me and my work at jendiagammon.com<br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#Author</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#Writer</a> <a href="/tags/publisher/" rel="tag">#Publisher</a> <a href="/tags/editor/" rel="tag">#Editor</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#Artist</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#womeninstem</a> <a href="/tags/creative/" rel="tag">#creative</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Jendia Gammon in a navy blue and white polkadot dress

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<p>📚 We Love You, Bunny by: Mona Awad</p><p>In the cult classic novel Bunny, Samantha Heather Mackey, a lonely outsider student at a highly selective MFA program in New England, was first ostracised and then seduced by a clique of her saccharine sweet, rich girl cohort (who call one another ‘Bunny’). An invitation to the Bunnies’ Smut Salon leads Samantha down a dark...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/we-love-you-bunny" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/we-love-you-bunny"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/we-love-yo</span><span class="invisible">u-bunny</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/general/" rel="tag">#general</a></p>

In the cult classic novel Bunny, Samantha Heather Mackey, a lonely outsider student at a highly selective MFA program in New England, was first ostracised and then seduced by a clique of her saccharine sweet, rich girl cohort (who call one another ‘Bunny’). An invitation to the Bunnies’ Smut Salon leads Samantha down a dark rabbit hole (pun intended) into the violently surreal world of their off-campus Workshops where monstrous creations are conjured with wondrous yet deadly consequences.

When We Love You, Bunny opens, Sam has just published her first novel to critical acclaim. But at a New England stop on her book tour, her one-time frenemies, furious at the way they’ve been portrayed, kidnap her. Now a captive audience, it’s her (and our) turn to hear the Bunnies’ side of the story. One by one, they take turns holding the axe, and recount the birth throes of their unholy alliance, their discovery of their unusual creative powers — and the phantasmagoric adventure of conjuring their first creation. With a bound and gagged Sam, we embark on a wickedly intoxicating journey into the heart of dark academia: a fairy tale slasher that explores the wonder and horror of creation itself. Not to mention the transformative powers of love and friendship, Bunny. Frankenstein by way of Heathers, We Love You, Bunny is a prequel and a sequel, and an unabashedly wild and totally complete standalone novel. Open your hearts, Bunny, to a dazzlingly original and darkly hilarious

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<p>American artist and fiction writer Robert W. Chambers was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1865.</p><p>Chambers is best known for his weird fiction and horror stories, particularly "The King in Yellow," a collection of short stories published in 1895. He wrote numerous other novels and short stories across various genres including "The Maker of Moons" (1896), "The Mystery of Choice" (1897), and "The Tracer of Lost Persons" (1906).</p><p>Books by Robert W. Chambers at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38191" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38191"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/38191</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Robert William Chambers
published by L.C. Page and company, Boston, 1903 - https://archive.org/details/littlepilgrimage00harkuoft (Little Pilgrimages, page 97)

A man with a mustache captured in a black and white photograph.

Title: The king in yellow, by Robert W. Chambers Creator/Contributor: Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William), 1865-1933 (artist) Date issued: 1890-1920 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print (poster) : color ; 62 x 43 cm. Summary: A yellow hooded figure has black wings. Genre: Book & magazine posters; Prints Notes: Title from item. Date note: Date supplied by cataloger. Statement of responsibility: R. W. Chambers Collection: American Art Posters 1890-1920 Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions.

The book contains nine short stories and a sequence of poems; while the first stories belong to the genres of supernatural horror and weird fiction, The King in Yellow progressively transitions towards a more light-hearted tone, ending with romantic stories devoid of horror or supernatural elements. The horror stories are highly esteemed, and it has been described by critics such as E. F. Bleiler, S. T. Joshi, and T. E. D. Klein as a classic in the field of the supernatural. Lin Carter called it "an absolute masterpiece, probably the single greatest book of weird fantasy written in this country between the death of Poe and the rise of Lovecraft", and it was an influence on Lovecraft himself.

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<p>"Ceux qui vivent d’amour, vivent d’éternité."</p><p>Belgian poet and art critic Émile Verhaeren was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1855.</p><p>Verhaeren's early work was heavily influenced by the Symbolist movement, which sought to express the unseen forces and emotions behind everyday experiences through symbolic imagery and metaphor. "Les Flamandes" (1883) is his first major collection, depicting the life and customs of Flemish people.</p><p>Books by Émile Verhaeren at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3287" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3287"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/3287</span></a></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 Verhaeren by Théo van Rysselberghe.

Portrait of a senior gentleman at a desk, surrounded by documents and writing tools.

Cover of James Ensor by Emile Verhaeren

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Bookish London: Photos Of The Capital's Love Affair With Books

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<p>The Race to Save a Medieval Palestinian Library</p><p>Ryan Byrnes on the Khalidi Family’s Battle to Protect Their Library From Ultra-Orthodox Settlers</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/the-race-to-save-a-medieval-palestinian-library/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/the-race-to-save-a-medieval-palestinian-library/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/the-race-to-save-a-</span><span class="invisible">medieval-palestinian-library/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a></p>

Khalidi Library, from the opening c. 1900. From right: Hajj Raghib al-Khalidi, Sheikh Taher al-Jaza’ireh (from Damascus), Sheikh Musa Shafiq al-Khalidi, Sheikh Khalil al-Khalidi, Sheikh Muhammad al-Habbal (from Beirut)

Costumes and characters, etc. Mohammedan sheikhs and effendies in front of Bibboth Khaldieh, Jerusalem

https://loc.gov/pictures/resource/matpc.06804/

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<p>On Translating Proust and the Art of Not Reading Ahead</p><p>“It is a bummer to me that Proust occupies such a rarefied, even elitist, realm in the culture.”</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/on-translating-proust-and-the-art-of-not-reading-ahead/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/on-translating-proust-and-the-art-of-not-reading-ahead/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/on-translating-prou</span><span class="invisible">st-and-the-art-of-not-reading-ahead/</span></a></p><p>Marcel Proust (who was also a translator himself) at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/987</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/translation/" rel="tag">#translation</a></p>

Jacques-Émile Blanche, Portrait de Marcel Proust (1892), Paris, musée d'Orsay.

Proust wears a formal black suit with a white waistcoat and bow tie.

Proust’s delicate, pale face—with finely arched eyebrows, dark hair, and a faint mustache—is turned slightly toward the viewer.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Proust#/media/Fichier:Jacques-Emile_Blanche_Portrait_de_Marcel_Proust_1892.jpg

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<p>"Of the life of Benjamin Button between his twelfth and twenty-first year I intend to say little. Suffice to record that they were years of normal ungrowth."</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1922.</p><p>F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is published in The Smart Set magazine. It was subsequently anthologized in Fitzgerald's 1922 book Tales of the Jazz Age.</p><p>Tales of the Jazz Age at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/6695" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/6695</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in Collier's Magazine, May 27, 1922, New York. Vol. 69, No. 21. Illustrations by James Montgomery Flagg. Front cover illustration by James Montgomery Flagg.

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