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Having an abusive assassin for a sister was bad enough, but when Lyra’s older sister, Nicole, becomes obsessed with killing the teenage troll, her life becomes a special kind of nightmare. Will she escape, or become just another victim of the unstoppable woman?
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Scottish botanist and paleobotanist Robert Brown died #OTD in 1858.
In 1827, while observing pollen grains suspended in water under a microscope, Brown discovered the random movement of particles, later known as Brownian motion. He was the first to describe the cell nucleus, which he observed in orchid cells in 1831. He also made significant contributions to the classification of plants, introducing new families and genera.
American journalist, teacher, playwright, and poet Angelina Weld Grimké died #OTD in 1958.
Grimké was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural and artistic movement centered in Harlem, New York, during the 1920s and 1930s. Some of her well-known poems include "The Eyes of My Regret," "Tenebris," and "The Black Finger." These works often reflect her personal struggles and the broader societal challenges faced by African Americans.
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Terry Pratchett’s on Tolkien’s influence on fantasy:
J.R.R. Tolkien has become a sort of mountain, appearing in all subsequent fantasy in the way that Mt. Fuji appears so often in Japanese prints. Sometimes it’s big and up close. Sometimes it’s a shape on the horizon. Sometimes it’s not there at all, which means that the artist either has made a deliberate decision against the mountain, which is interesting in itself, or is in fact standing on Mt. Fuji.
Cozy Halloween Reads: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-cozy-halloween-reads/
Why Jane Austen's works still resonate, 250 years after her birth
Why do the works of Jane Austen still hold so much appeal 250 years after her birth? We ask members of the Jane Austen Society of North America as well as writers Sandra Cisneros and Brandon Taylor.
By Melissa Gray
Austen at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68
American writer William Sydney Porter died #OTD in 1910.
O. Henry's stories are known for their memorable characters, vivid descriptions, and especially their surprise endings. Some of his most famous stories include "The Gift of the Magi," "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Last Leaf," and "The Cop and the Anthem."
Books by O. Henry at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/634
French science writer Amédée Guillemin was born #OTD in 1826.
Guillemin presently started writing books of physics and astronomy which became very popular. He wrote "The Sky" and "The Physical World" (5 vols.). He also wrote a series of booklets about astronomy and physics under the title "Small popular encyclopaedia", a scientifically sound but accessible collection about sciences and their applications.
Books by Amédée Guillemin at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/9614
📚 The Woods All Black by: Lee Mandelo
Leslie Bruin is assigned to the backwoods township of Spar Creek by the Frontier Nursing Service, under its usual mandate: vaccinate the flock, birth babies, and weather the judgements of churchy locals who look at him and see a failed woman. Forged in the fires of the Western Fron...
https://bookblabla.com/book/the-woods-all-black
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"Oral, archaeological, and written evidence all show that large populations survived in all of these places by adjusting how they lived, by creating smaller scale societies that in many ways worked better for people and their environments."
#KathleenDuVal discusses her book #NativeNationsAMillenniumInNorthAmerica
https://www.youtube.com/live/GIL2bpOj70s?t=1101s
#Indigenous #NativeAmericans #NativeAmericanHistory #AncientCities #AncientAmericas #Cahokia #Hohokam #MedievalWarmPeriod #LittleIceAge #books @bookstodon
📚 The Do-Over by: Lynn Painter
After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day, Emilie Hornby escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry’s. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she’s back home in her own bed—and it’s Valentine’s Day all over again. And the ne...
https://bookblabla.com/book/the-do-over
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Public Domain Stories
Explore Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Sherlock Holmes adventures — preserved and shared by https://www.gutenberg.org/.
Distributed Proofreaders has posted its 50,000th unique title! It is "A Dictionary of the Art of Printing."
Read about it here:
https://blog.pgdp.net/2025/12/07/celebrating-50000-titles/
Book at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77410
Congratulations to all who worked on it.
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Into the Wardrobe: THE GHOST OF FOSSIL GLEN by Cynthia D. DeFelice
@Reading1KLives has the newest
@skiffyandfanty review
https://skiffyandfanty.com/blog/wardrobe-ghost-of-fossil-glen-by-defelice/
"This is a book that deserves to stay in circulation for kids and adults to both continue enjoying and learning from."
The ABC’s Top 100 books poll lacks diversity. Here are my 10 First Nations ‘books of the 21st century’
A Review of I Found a Lost Hallway in a Dying Mall: https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-i-found-a-lost-hallway-in-a-dying-mall/
The First Canadian Novel
Often considered the first Canadian novel, The History of Emily Montague revealed its author’s true feelings about colonial Quebec.
By: Emily Zarevich
Frances Brooke at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6606
📚 Labyrinth by: A.G. Riddle
Alan Norris has lost everything. Except for his daughter. And he's willing to do anything to protect her.
The day of his wife's funeral, as he's walking to give the eulogy, the ringing in his ears starts. His tinnitus began when he was in the Marines, the day a roadside bomb went off. Us...
https://bookblabla.com/book/labyrinth
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American illustrator, author, youth leader Daniel Carter Beard died #OTD in 1941.
In 1905, Beard founded an organization called "The Sons of Daniel Boone," which aimed to teach boys outdoor skills, woodcraft, and self-reliance. This organization was one of the first to emphasize the importance of outdoor education and adventure for youth. The Sons of Daniel Boone was later merged with the Boy Scouts of America.
Books by Daniel Carter Beard at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/8612
![Beard's frontispiece for Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
Daniel Carter Beard - Library of Congress[1]
"Knight in armor tilting at man in modern dress in tree onto which a man in modern dress has climbed for refuge", "Published as frontispiece in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889. ", "1 drawing : pen and ink over graphite underdrawing ; sheet 36 x 57.1 cm."](/proxy/post_attachment/250779/0a6872f0d1.jpg "Beard's frontispiece for Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
Daniel Carter Beard - Library of Congress[1]
\"Knight in armor tilting at man in modern dress in tree onto which a man in modern dress has climbed for refuge\", \"Published as frontispiece in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889. \", \"1 drawing : pen and ink over graphite underdrawing ; sheet 36 x 57.1 cm.\"")
Many thanks to Goodreads editor Sharon for including THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS among the "New Voice Alert: Promising 2025 debut novels." Check out the full list of book recommendations in the December editors' picks column!
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