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<p>The waitlist for “A Man Called Ove” Fredrik Backman at my local library has shrunk from about a year to about a month, so I finally requested a copy.</p><p>Isn’t it nice when libraries are able to dramatically increase their supply of popular titles? </p><p>It’s a title I’ve been hemming and hawing about for ages. We’ll see if I like it! In the meantime, maybe I should finally watch the film. </p><p><a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/tbr/" rel="tag">#TBR</a> <a href="/tags/filmmastodon/" rel="tag">#FilmMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#Library</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 A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.

Image on cover shows a realistic drawing of an elderly white man who is standing slightly slumped over on some grass and facing away from the viewer as he gazes at the cloudy sky. He’s wearing a blue suit jacket, loose slacks, and a greenish-grey cap.

A brown and white cat is leaning over near his feet to rub against his slacks.

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<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library: I bought several second copies of<br>- How the Mind Changed: A Human History of our Evolving Brain<br>- Kate Raworth's Doughnut <a href="/tags/economics/" rel="tag">#Economics</a>: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist. We had hoped to get this signed when she recently spoke in London, but, alas, failed.<br>- An ex-library copy of an older classic on <a href="/tags/buffon/" rel="tag">#Buffon</a>: From Natural History to the History of Nature: Readings from Buffon and His Critics, of which I made a note after reviewing Every Living Thing some time back.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/neurobiology/" rel="tag">#Neurobiology</a> <a href="/tags/degrowth/" rel="tag">#Degrowth</a> <a href="/tags/historyofscience/" rel="tag">#HistoryOfScience</a> <a href="/tags/sciencehistory/" rel="tag">#ScienceHistory</a> <a href="/tags/histsci/" rel="tag">#HistSci</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, standing up, How the Mind Changed, showing two pictures of a human brain on a black background. At the top, part of a connectome picture, showing a high-resolution brain scan of neuronal connections in green, red, and purple; at the bottom, part of the surface of the brain, using the same green, red, and purple colour scheme

In the middle, Doughtnut Economics, showing a close-up picture of a blackboard with a drawing in white chalk of two concentric circles, one inside the other. Two pieces of white chalk lie next to the outer circle.

On the right, From Natural History to the History of Nature, showing a plain hardcover book bound in navy blue cloth with gold lettering. This is an ex-library copy bound in transparent protective foil that gives it a slightly shiny look.

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<p>📚 Crying in H Mart by: Michelle Zauner</p><p>In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expec...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/crying-in-h-mart" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/crying-in-h-mart"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/crying-in-</span><span class="invisible">h-mart</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/biographyautobiography/" rel="tag">#biographyautobiography</a></p>

In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food.

As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her.

Vivacious and plainspoken, lyrical and honest, Zauner's voice is as radiantly alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely, and complete with family photos, Crying in H Mart is a book to cherish, share, and reread.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American—“in losing her mother and

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<p>Make Biblioburros Great Again</p><p><a href="/tags/biblioburros/" rel="tag">#biblioburros</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>Beyond Winnie-the-Pooh: On A.A. Milne’s Romance Novels</p><p>Gyles Brandreth Explores the Adult Side of an Iconic Children’s Author</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/beyond-winnie-the-pooh-on-a-a-milnes-romance-novels/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/beyond-winnie-the-pooh-on-a-a-milnes-romance-novels/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/beyond-winnie-the-p</span><span class="invisible">ooh-on-a-a-milnes-romance-novels/</span></a></p><p>Milne at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/730" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/730"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/730</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

A. A. Milne, with his son Christopher Robin and the original Pooh Bear, at Cotchford Farm, their home in Sussex, photographed in the year that Winnie-the-Pooh was first published.

A 1926 sepia photograph by Howard Coster showing A.A. Milne with his young son Christopher Robin and the original Winnie-the-Pooh teddy bear at Cotchford Farm, taken the year Winnie-the-Pooh was published.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._A._Milne#/media/File:A._A._Milne_with_his_son_Christopher_Robin_Milne_and_Pooh_Bear_-_Howard_Coster_-_NPG_P715.jpg

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<p>The <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#SmashWords</a> sale has started! Lots of discounts and free books for the rest of December.</p><p>Browse all sale items here:<br><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/shelves/pro</span><span class="invisible">mos</span></a></p><p>Mine are cosy-adjacent fantasy with romance, often queer, all 25% off:<br><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/profile/vie</span><span class="invisible">w/wendylpalmer</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> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthors/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthors</a> <a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#ebooks</a></p>

A decorative image saying the sale is December 8 to January 1 and it's a great opportunity to support indie authors and get DRM-free books.

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<p>The Hidden Aesthetics of Early Astrophotography</p><p>Behind the transformative star photographs of the 1880s lay a complex collaboration between astronomers and engravers.</p><p>By: Danny Robb </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-hidden-aesthetics-of-early-astrophotography/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/the-hidden-aesthetics-of-early-astrophotography/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/the-hidden-aes</span><span class="invisible">thetics-of-early-astrophotography/</span></a></p><p>Astronomy at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/101" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/101"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/101</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>

Spiral nebula M 51 by the Lick observatory 1900.

The center of the image shows a spectacular spiral galaxy with clearly defined spiral arm structure. The galaxy appears as a bright, roughly circular object with luminous spiral arms curving outward from a bright central core.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PSM_V58_D028_Spiral_nebula_m_51_by_the_lick_observatory_1900.png

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Top 5 books about migration, chosen by Gosia Buccanza

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<p>“A Conflicted, Imperfect Love.” Jesmyn Ward on William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying</p><p>“I realized he was kin in telling this complicated, complex story that is Mississippi.” (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/a-conflicted-imperfect-love-jesmyn-ward-on-william-faulkners-as-i-lay-dying/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KE5W7XNRXXS2MZDKNH70YJS5&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/a-conflicted-imperfect-love-jesmyn-ward-on-william-faulkners-as-i-lay-dying/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KE5W7XNRXXS2MZDKNH70YJS5&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/a-conflicted-imperf</span><span class="invisible">ect-love-jesmyn-ward-on-william-faulkners-as-i-lay-dying/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KE5W7XNRXXS2MZDKNH70YJS5&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Mississippi at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=mississippi" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=mississippi"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=mississippi</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>In Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein,’ the Titular Scientist Laments His Nightmarish Creation. But the Real World Can’t Get Enough of His Monster</p><p>by Kayla Randall </p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-mary-shelleys-frankenstein-the-titular-scientist-laments-his-nightmarish-creation-but-the-real-world-cant-get-enough-of-his-monster-180987538/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-mary-shelleys-frankenstein-the-titular-scientist-laments-his-nightmarish-creation-but-the-real-world-cant-get-enough-of-his-monster-180987538/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/history</span><span class="invisible">/in-mary-shelleys-frankenstein-the-titular-scientist-laments-his-nightmarish-creation-but-the-real-world-cant-get-enough-of-his-monster-180987538/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>Frankenstein at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/84" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/84</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a></p>

Victor Frankenstein becoming disgusted at his creation. Illustration from the frontispiece of the 1831 edition. Steel engraving (993 x 71mm) to the revised edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, published by Colburn and Bentley, London 1831. The novel was first published in 1818.

It depicts Victor Frankenstein recoiling in horror as his monstrous creation comes to life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein#/media/File:Frontispiece_to_Frankenstein_1831.jpg

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<p>"The strongest of all psychic forces in the world is unsatisfied desire."<br>A Glastonbury Romance</p><p>English novelist John Cowper Powys died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1963.</p><p>He appeared with a volume of verse in 1896 and a first novel in 1915, but gained success only with his novel Wolf Solent in 1929. He has been seen as a successor to Thomas Hardy, and Wolf Solent, A Glastonbury Romance, Weymouth Sands, and Maiden Castle have been called his Wessex novels.</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4710" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4710"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/4710</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Rework of file from a scan photo from After The Victorians.

An elegant man in formal attire seated on a chair.

Cover of Rodmoor: A Romance by John Cowper Powys.

"Rodmoor: A Romance" is a novel by John Cowper Powys, first published in 1916. It is one of Powys's early works, reflecting his characteristic blend of rich psychological insight and a deep connection to nature and place.

"Rodmoor" is considered an important early work in Powys's oeuvre. While it may not be as well-known as some of his later novels like "Wolf Solent" or "A Glastonbury Romance," it is valued for its psychological complexity and its vivid portrayal of the English landscape. The novel has been praised for its deep characterizations and the way it prefigures themes that Powys would continue to explore in his later works.

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<p>📚 Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World by: Mark Waddell</p><p>WARNING! Under no circumstances must employees strike a deal with unauthorized personnel on Dark Enterprises property. Such behavior may result in death…or the end of the world.</p><p>Colin is a low-level employee at Dark Enterprises, a Hell-like mul...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/colin-gets-promoted-and-dooms-the-world" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/colin-gets-promoted-and-dooms-the-world"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/colin-gets</span><span class="invisible">-promoted-and-dooms-the-world</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/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a></p>

WARNING! Under no circumstances must employees strike a deal with unauthorized personnel on Dark Enterprises property. Such behavior may result in death…or the end of the world.

Colin is a low-level employee at Dark Enterprises, a Hell-like multinational corporation solving the world’s most difficult problems in deeply questionable ways. After years of toiling away in a cubicle, he’s ready to climb the corporate ladder and claim the power he’s never had.

The only problem is, he’s pretty sure he’s about to be terminated. Like, terminated. That’s tough, because his BFF has just set him up with a great guy. In fact, maybe he’s a little too great. And he asks a lot of questions . . .

When Colin meets a shadowy figure promising his deepest desire in return for a small, unspecified favor, he can’t resist the urge to fast-track his goals. He asks for the one thing that will improve his life: a promotion.

But that small favor unleashes an ancient evil. People in New York are disappearing, the world might be ending, and Management is starting to notice. Getting to the top is never easy, and now it’s up to Colin to save the world. It’s the ultimate power move, after all.

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<p>Project Gutenberg users have been experiencing intermittent "504 Gateway Time-out" errors. This appears to be due to unusually heavy traffic at our hosting provider; their staff has been working to understand the problem.</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomain/" rel="tag">#publicdomain</a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> "in 1917, Virginia Woolf and Leonard Woolf purchase a used handpress. A month later, Hogarth Press is born."</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-march-23-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-march-23-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-march</span><span class="invisible">-23-2026/</span></a></p><p>Books by Woolf at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/89</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

"Engagement photograph, Virginia and Leonard Woolf, 23 July 1912, a month before their wedding. Photograph taken at Dalingridge Place, the Sussex home of Virginia’s half-brother, George Duckworth" - picryl.com

The couple are standing before an opening. She is wearing a hat and he is holding his hat in his left hand. They are both looking to their right.

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<p>To Haunt and Be Haunted: On the Exhumation of Edgar Allan Poe</p><p>Ed Simon Explores the Terror of Being Buried Alive and Americanism in Poe’s Work</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/to-haunt-and-be-haunted-on-the-exhumation-of-edgar-allan-poe/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/to-haunt-and-be-haunted-on-the-exhumation-of-edgar-allan-poe/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/to-haunt-and-be-hau</span><span class="invisible">nted-on-the-exhumation-of-edgar-allan-poe/</span></a></p><p>Edgar Allan Poe at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/481" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/481"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/481</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Poe depicted in a modern retouched version from the “Ultima Thule” daguerreotype.

Poe’s face is sharply defined with strong lighting emphasizing his cheekbones, deep-set eyes, and somber expression.

His hair frames his face, slightly tousled, and he has a mustache characteristic of his known appearance.

He wears a dark coat or jacket, with a white shirt or cravat visible at the neck.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe#/media/File:Edgar_A._Poe_-_NARA_-_528345_(cropped).jpg

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<p>📚 Animal Farm by: George Orwell</p><p>Animal Farm is George Orwell’s brilliant political satire and allegorical fable about the corrupting effects of power. Published in 1945 it is, to this day, one of the most famous and influential works of fiction ever written.</p><p>Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a serie...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/animal-farm" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/animal-farm"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/animal-far</span><span class="invisible">m</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/classicsfiction/" rel="tag">#classicsfiction</a> <a href="/tags/satirefiction/" rel="tag">#satirefiction</a> <a href="/tags/politicalfiction/" rel="tag">#politicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a></p>

Animal Farm is George Orwell’s brilliant political satire and allegorical fable about the corrupting effects of power. Published in 1945 it is, to this day, one of the most famous and influential works of fiction ever written.

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. This edition features an introduction by journalist, award-winning writer and editor of the New Statesman, Jason Cowley.

When the old Major, a highly respected white boar, gathers his fellow farm animals to preach about freedom, rebellion and the evils of man, he incites a revolution that has been brewing for years. The animals drive out their drunken farmer and create their own society – with the promise of equality for all, two scheming pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, appoint themselves leaders. What begins as a supposedly equalitarian community descends into an increasingly violent and hierarchical society, permeated by lies and corruption. Years after publication, Orwell's words remain a stark warning against the lure of fascist populism.

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<p>Scottish poet and writer Thomas Campbell died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1844.</p><p>In 1799 he wrote Pleasures of Hope, a traditional 18th-century didactic poem in heroic couplets. He also produced several patriotic war songs— "Ye Mariners of England", "The Soldier's Dream", "Hohenlinden" and, in 1801, The Battle of the Baltic, but was no less at home in delicate lyrics such as "At Love's Beginning".</p><p>Books by Thomas Campbell at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7520" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7520"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/7520</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 by Sir Thomas Lawrence c. 1810.

A painting of a man in black attire, wearing a white shirt and a black jacket.

Cover of The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell by Thomas Campbell.

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<p>Reading is an act of rebellion whether it's legal or not 😁 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a><br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <br><a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>

Drawn image of a woman carrying a stack of books with '1984' falling of the top.

Caption: READ! While it is still legal.

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<p>"Remember, to the last, that while there is life there is hope."</p><p>English novelist and social critic Charles Dickens died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1870.</p><p>Dickens edited a weekly journal for 20 years; wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and nonfiction articles; lectured and performed readings extensively; was an indefatigable letter writer; and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.</p><p>Charles Dickens at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/37</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Dickens's Dream by Robert William Buss, portraying Dickens at his desk at Gads Hill Place surrounded by many of his characters.

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<p>Looking for more spicy audiobooks for spooky season? 🎃</p><p>My Wife The Witch is another Size Fantasy I narrated for Amber Collins.</p><p>A naughty witch shrinks her husband to fit the dollhouse where she keeps four enchanted, doll-sized girlfriends — and then keeps shrinking!</p><p>This story goes hard, harder than most of my catalogue, so I will put content warnings in the next post in the thread. </p><p>If you like erotica with witches, magic, and a degree of peril, this might be for you! </p><p>Get yourself in the Halloween spirit with this spicy story. 😉</p><p>Available in audiobook format on Amazon, Audible an Apple Books. Also available in ebook format on Amazon. </p><p><a href="https://geni.us/MWTW" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>geni.us/MWTW</a></p><p>1/n</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@audiofiction" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>audiofiction</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> </p><p><a href="/tags/nsfw/" rel="tag">#NSFW</a> <a href="/tags/audioook/" rel="tag">#Audioook</a> <a href="/tags/audioobooks/" rel="tag">#Audioobooks</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</a> <a href="/tags/erotica/" rel="tag">#Erotica</a> <a href="/tags/sizefantasy/" rel="tag">#SizeFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/shrinking/" rel="tag">#Shrinking</a> <a href="/tags/magic/" rel="tag">#Magic</a> <a href="/tags/witch/" rel="tag">#Witch</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</a></p>

A book cover shows a dark Victorian house with brightly lit windows shrouded in mist under a starry sky. Text across the top says: "My Wife, The Witch. By Amer Collins. Narrated by Adara Astin." A yellow banner across the bottom right corner says: "Now in Audio."

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What fiction should I read next?

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<p>French poet and novelist Marceline Desbordes-Valmore was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1786.</p><p>Marceline Desbordes-Valmore published her first book of poetry, "Élégies et romances," in 1819. She was highly regarded by her contemporaries, including Victor Hugo and Alphonse de Lamartine. Her work influenced later poets, including Paul Verlaine and the Symbolists, who admired her emotional expressiveness and musicality.</p><p>Books by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5436" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5436"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/5436</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 Marceline Desbordes by her uncle Constant Joseph Desbordes, kept at the Musée de la Chartreuse in Douai.

A woman sitting at a table, looking distressed, with her hands placed on her head in frustration.

Cover of Le livre des enfants by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore.

"Le Livre des enfants" (The Children's Book) by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore is a delightful collection of poetry and prose specifically written for children. This work, published in 1830, is a testament to Desbordes-Valmore's versatility as a writer and her deep empathy and affection for children. It reflects her Romantic sensibilities, blending her poetic talents with her maternal instincts to create literature that is both engaging and instructive for young readers.

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1915.</p><p>P. G. Wodehouse's novel Something Fresh (first published as "Something New" in the United States) is serialized in The Saturday Evening Post (U.S.), introducing the character of Lord Emsworth of Blandings Castle. It first appears in book form on September 3 in New York, from D. Appleton & Company, and on September 16 in London, from Methuen.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Fresh" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Fresh"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somethin</span><span class="invisible">g_Fresh</span></a></p><p>Something New at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/2042" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/2042</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Something Fresh is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published as "Something New" in the United States, by D. Appleton & Company on 3 September 1915.[1] It was published in the United Kingdom as "Something Fresh" by Methuen & Co. on 16 September 1915. There are a number of differences between the American and British versions, but essentially, it is the same book. The novel introduces Lord Emsworth of Blandings Castle, whose home and family reappear in many of Wodehouse's later short stories and novels.

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<p>"Do not imagine that mathematics is hard and crabbed, and repulsive to common sense. It is merely the etherealization of common sense."<br>Quoted in Life of Lord Kelvin (1910) by Silvanus Phillips Thompson</p><p>Happy Birthday Lord Kelvin! Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of William Thomson, an Irish mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer.</p><p>Books by Lord Kelvin at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48139" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48139"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/48139</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

Kelvin in 1906 by Russell & Sons
Russell & Sons, London. - Portrait of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907), Physicist
Creator/Photographer: Russell & Sons Medium: Cabinet card mount Dimensions: 14.6 cm x 10 cm Date: July 4, 1906 Collection: Scientific Identity: Portraits from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology - As a supplement to the Dibner Library for the History of Science and Technology's collection of written works by scientists, engineers, natural philosophers, and inventors, the library also has a collection of thousands of portraits of these individuals. The portraits come in a variety of formats: drawings, woodcuts, engravings, paintings, and photographs, all collected by donor Bern Dibner. Presented here are a few photos from the collection, from the late 19th and early 20th century. Persistent URL: [1] Repository: Smithsonian Institution Libraries Accession number: SIL14-T002-05

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<p>Fallout 4 meets Project Gutenberg in this ‘classic literature’ mod<br>Pride & Prejudice & Radroaches.</p><p>By Andrew Heaton</p><p><a href="https://www.destructoid.com/fallout-4-meets-project-gutenberg-in-this-classic-literature-mod/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.destructoid.com/fallout-4-meets-project-gutenberg-in-this-classic-literature-mod/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.destructoid.com/fallout-4-</span><span class="invisible">meets-project-gutenberg-in-this-classic-literature-mod/</span></a></p><p>#<a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Image via Guido500/Nexus Mods.

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