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<p>📚 The World Jones Made by: Philip K. Dick</p><p>Precognition; a world ruled by Relativism; giant alien jellyfish. The World Jones Made is a classic Philip K. Dick mash-up, taking deep philosophical musings and infusing them with wild action.</p><p>Floyd Jones has always been able to see exactly one year into his future...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-world-jones-made" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-world-jones-made"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-world-</span><span class="invisible">jones-made</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/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#historicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/humorousfiction/" rel="tag">#humorousfiction</a> <a href="/tags/arthurianfiction/" rel="tag">#arthurianfiction</a></p>

Precognition; a world ruled by Relativism; giant alien jellyfish. The World Jones Made is a classic Philip K. Dick mash-up, taking deep philosophical musings and infusing them with wild action.

Floyd Jones has always been able to see exactly one year into his future, a gift and curse that began one year before he was even born. As a fortune-teller at a post-apocalyptic carnival, Jones is a powerful force, and may just be able to force society away from its paralyzing Relativism. If, that is, he can avoid the radioactively unstable government hitman on his tail.

PHILIP K. DICK (1928 1982) wrote 121 short stories and 45 novels and is considered one of the most visionary authors of the twentieth century. His work is included in the Library of America and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Eleven works have been adapted to film, including Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly.

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<p>Fictional Things I’m Glad Are NOT Real: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-fictional-things-im-glad-are-not-real/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-fictional-things-im-glad-are-not-real/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-week</span><span class="invisible">ly-blogging-challenge-fictional-things-im-glad-are-not-real/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/wednesdayweeklybloggingchallenge/" rel="tag">#WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</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>

Stylized drawing of a Chinese dragon that doesn’t have limbs. It’s long, snake-like body curls around itself as it flicks out its tongue and looks annoyed.

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<p>📚 Project Hail Mary: A Novel by: Andy Weir</p><p>Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.</p><p>Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.</p><p>All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very,...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/project-hail-mary-a-novel" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/project-hail-mary-a-novel"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/project-ha</span><span class="invisible">il-mary-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>

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.

Or does he?

An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING RYAN GOSLING AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER LORD AND PHIL MILLER

From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this propulsive (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science.

HUGO AWARD FINALIST, ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Bill Gates, Ga

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Here are the 25 best pieces of Horror Fiction of the 21st century so far... <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://leminal.space/post/28095801">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1905, O. Henry’s short story “The Gift of the Magi” is first published in The New York Sunday World. </p><p>The story at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7256" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7256</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Photograph of O. Henry

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<p>More <a href="/tags/fedibookfair/" rel="tag">#FediBookFair</a> </p><p>Here's a pair of my fantasy books set in the Vaer world, where Vikings got themselves organised faster than the Romans did...</p><p>Both feature gay romance and murder, not necessarily in that order.</p><p>Read more about them at <a href="https://wendypalmer.au/#vaer" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>wendypalmer.au/#vaer</a></p><p>Available everywhere, including <a href="/tags/hoopla/" rel="tag">#Hoopla</a> and <a href="/tags/koboplus/" rel="tag">#KoboPlus</a>, and 25% off all weekend at Smashwords and direct:</p><p><a href="https://payhip.com/WendyPalmer" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>payhip.com/WendyPalmer</a></p><p><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>Follow the <a href="/tags/fedibookfair/" rel="tag">#FediBookFair</a> hashtags for books by lots of indie writers this weekend (mute if not interested).</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/gayromance/" rel="tag">#GayRomance</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</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>

Info graphic for Little Wolf and the Witch. It's Feilan (Little Wolf, the Vaer) vs the Witch (Remy, the love interest). First phrase is Feilan; second phrase is Remy.

Isn't a barbarian, won't hunt monsters. / Isn't a witch, just a redhead.

Has friend with benefits, not (very) interested in you, thanks / And yet, have you noticed how naked I am?

What do you mean, we're married now? / Sorry, I don't make the rules...darling.

I'm still not fighting a monster for you, jolterhead. / But a poor vulnerable naif needs your help.

Fine, I'll fight the human monster for you. / Why are you glaring at my uncle like that?

Domesticated Magic info graphic, Mateo vs Jonas. First phrase is Mateo, second is Jonas.

Is a Taurasi, they've lost their homeland. / Used to be pirate, he's lost his ship.

The grumpy one - or he is merely stern and controlling? / The sunshiney one - really a proto-Stoic with so much forebearance.

Doesn't know what hit him - Jonas has weaponised charm. / Doesn't know what hit him - Mateo doesn't even realise he's armed.

And now there's murder? Can his day get worse? / Yes.

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<p>Wordsworth Revolutionized Poetry But His Life Was Equally Interesting</p><p>"Who was William Wordsworth, and what made his poetry so revolutionary? Read about the life and works of this major Romantic poet."</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/william-wordsworth/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/william-wordsworth/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/william-w</span><span class="invisible">ordsworth/</span></a></p><p>Books by Wordsworth at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2879" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2879"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2879</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 William Wordsworth, by William Shuter, 1798.

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<p>A Review of I Found the Boogeyman Under My Brother’s Crib: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-i-found-the-boogeyman-under-my-brothers-crib/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-i-found-the-boogeyman-under-my-brothers-crib/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-i-</span><span class="invisible">found-the-boogeyman-under-my-brothers-crib/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#Horror</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</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 I Found the Boogeyman under My Brother’s Crib by Ben Farthing. Image on cover shows two glowing red eyes underneath a crib at night. It has a sinister vibe to it.

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<p>📚 Because It Is My Blood by: Gabrielle Zevin</p><p>Since her release from Liberty Children's Facility, Anya Balanchine is determined to follow the straight and narrow. Unfortunately, her criminal record is making it hard for her to do that. No high school wants her with a gun possession charge on her rap sheet. Plus, all the people in her life have moved on: Natty ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/because-it-is-my-blood" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/because-it-is-my-blood"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/because-it</span><span class="invisible">-is-my-blood</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/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/general/" rel="tag">#general</a></p>

Since her release from Liberty Children's Facility, Anya Balanchine is determined to follow the straight and narrow. Unfortunately, her criminal record is making it hard for her to do that. No high school wants her with a gun possession charge on her rap sheet. Plus, all the people in her life have moved on: Natty has skipped two grades at Holy Trinity, Scarlet and Gable seem closer than ever, and even Win is in a new relationship.

But when old friends return demanding that certain debts be paid, Anya is thrown right back into the criminal world that she had been determined to escape. It's a journey that will take her across the ocean and straight into the heart of the birthplace of chocolate where her resolve--and her heart--will be tested as never before.

In this thrilling novel about a reluctant mobster, Anya tries to shatter the ties that bind--with deadly consequences. Because It Is My Blood is the second stunning novel in Gabrielle Zevin's Birthright series.

Every time I think I'm out, they pull me back in.
Michael Corleone, The Godfather

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<p>Here comes another spicy audiobook for spooky season! 🎃</p><p>The Mirror by Amber Collins is a red-hot story of erotic revenge!</p><p>When Nick and Katy inherit a haunted mirror, they can make their biggest wishes come true. But will they go too far to humiliate the hot couple that torments them?</p><p>If you have ever wanted to put a bully in their place, this story is for you. </p><p>Content advisory follows in the next post! </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/TMir" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>geni.us/TMir</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>

On the left, an antique oval mirror with an ornate silver frame displays a spooky skull made of smoke, the drifts out of the frame.

On the right, text says: "The Mirror. By Amber Collins. Narrated by Adara Astin. A Size Erotica Revenge Story. Revenge is a dish best served... big."

A diagonal yellow banner across the bottom right corner says: "Now in audio."

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<p>I have three spooky audiobooks for you for a spicy Halloween trick-or-treat! 🎃</p><p>The Cauldron is about a witch who runs a rare book store (and eats people to achieve immortal youth). It's fun, light, campy, and sexy.<br><a href="https://geni.us/TheCauldron" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>geni.us/TheCauldron</a></p><p>My Wife, The Witch is about a witch who turns the tables on her too-large husband by shrinking him and dominating him in the night of his wildest dreams and nightmares.<br><a href="https://geni.us/MWTW" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>geni.us/MWTW</a></p><p>The Mirror is about a couple who inherit an enchanted antique that transforms their lives and lets them seek revenge on their bullies (in a spicy way).<br><a href="https://geni.us/TMir" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>geni.us/TMir</a></p><p>All three books are available as audiobooks (narrated by yours truly) on Amazon, Audible and Apple Books, and also available on Amazon as Kindle ebooks.</p><p>Go on, get yourself a Halloween treat! 💋</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/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</a> <a href="/tags/happyhalloween/" rel="tag">#HappyHalloween</a> <a href="/tags/nsfw/" rel="tag">#NSFW</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#Audiobook</a> <a href="/tags/audiobooks/" rel="tag">#Audiobooks</a> <a href="/tags/audiofiction/" rel="tag">#Audiofiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/erotica/" rel="tag">#Erotica</a> <a href="/tags/macrophilia/" rel="tag">#Macrophilia</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#Witches</a> <a href="/tags/magic/" rel="tag">#Magic</a> <a href="/tags/sizefantasy/" rel="tag">#SizeFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/giantwoman/" rel="tag">#GiantWoman</a> <a href="/tags/giantess/" rel="tag">#Giantess</a> <a href="/tags/tinyman/" rel="tag">#TinyMan</a> <a href="/tags/groupsex/" rel="tag">#GroupSex</a></p>

Riding High (1958) by Gil Elvgren. It shows a pin-up style illustration of a "witch" flying across a paper moon on a wooden broom held up by wires. She wears an orange traffic cone on her head, a black lace-up merry widow, sheer black thigh high stockings held up by a garter belt, and a see-through negligee blown open by the wind. She straddles the broomstick with her body twisted toward the viewer, one hand raised in a salute. It's saucy, campy, cheeky cheesecake fun.

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<p>The Distributed Proofreaders' blog this month is about another Edgar Allan Poe book at PG: "The Poems of Edgar Allan Poe."</p><p><a href="https://blog.pgdp.net/2025/11/01/nevermore/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.pgdp.net/2025/11/01/nevermore/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.pgdp.net/2025/11/01/never</span><span class="invisible">more/</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 Edgar Allan Poe from 1849.

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<p>Ancient Library in Tibet Creating Digital Archive of Its 84,000 Scriptures.</p><p>Tibet's Sakya Monastery is home to many wonders. Founded in 1073, its collection includes some of the oldest Tibetan artwork, as well as 84,000 ancient manuscripts and books.</p><p>By Regina Sienra via @mymodernmet </p><p>Photo taken at Sakya Monastery Library.<br>(Richard Mortel via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)</p><p><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/sakya-monastery-library/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mymodernmet.com/sakya-monastery-library/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mymodernmet.com/sakya-monaster</span><span class="invisible">y-library/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#library</a> <a href="/tags/manuscripts/" rel="tag">#manuscripts</a></p>

Photo taken at Sakya Monastery Library.
(Photo: Richard Mortel via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)

The bookcase shown in the picture is made of solid, hand-painted wood and consists of at least four shelves full of books stacked on top of each other and probably old manuscripts, but it is not possible to visually identify each item individually. Other unidentifiable objects also appear at the top of some of these shelves.

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<p>Who Was Marie Curie? Learn More About This Pioneering Nobel Prize Winner</p><p>By Madeleine Muzdakis</p><p><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/marie-curie/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mymodernmet.com/marie-curie/</a></p><p>Mme Curie at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39174" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39174"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/39174</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#womeninstem</a></p>

At the first Solvay Conference (1911), Curie (seated second from right) confers with Henri Poincaré. Standing nearby are Rutherford (fourth from right), Einstein (second from right), and Paul Langevin (far right).

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1911_Solvay_conference.jpg

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LARB Staff’s Book Favorites | Los Angeles Review of Books <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://sopuli.xyz/post/41797877">See Original Page</a> </small>

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Is there a translation of the bible that is accurate?

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<p>📚 Shadow Ticket by: Thomas Pynchon</p><p>Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Al Capone in the federal pen, the private investigation business shifting from labor-management relations to the more domestic kind. Hicks McTaggart, a onetime strikebreaker turned private eye, thinks h...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/shadow-ticket" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/shadow-ticket"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/shadow-tic</span><span class="invisible">ket</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/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/mysterydetective/" rel="tag">#mysterydetective</a> <a href="/tags/noir/" rel="tag">#noir</a></p>

Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Al Capone in the federal pen, the private investigation business shifting from labor-management relations to the more domestic kind. Hicks McTaggart, a onetime strikebreaker turned private eye, thinks he’s found job security until he gets sent out on what should be a routine case, locating and bringing back the heiress of a Wisconsin cheese fortune who’s taken a mind to go wandering. Before he knows it, he’s been shanghaied onto a transoceanic liner, ending up eventually in Hungary where there’s no shoreline, a language from some other planet, and enough pastry to see any cop well into retirement—and of course no sign of the runaway heiress he’s supposed to be chasing. By the time Hicks catches up with her he will find himself also entangled with Nazis, Soviet agents, British counterspies, swing musicians, practitioners of the paranormal, outlaw motorcyclists, and the troubles that come with each of them, none of which Hicks is qualified, forget about being paid, to deal with. Surrounded by history he has no grasp on and can’t see his way around in or out of, the only bright side for Hicks is it’s the dawn of the Big Band Era and as it happens he’s a pretty good dancer. Whether this will be enough to allow him somehow to Lindy-hop his way back again to Milwaukee and the normal world, which may no longer exist, is another question.

The new novel from Thomas

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<p>"Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity."<br>Phase the Fifth: The Woman Pays, ch. XLIII</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1891.</p><p>Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles is serialized in expurgated form in the weekly illustrated newspaper The Graphic (London); in November the first (unexpurgated) book edition is published in London.</p><p>Tess of the d'Urbervilles at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/110" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/110</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Tess d'Urbervilles : a pure woman.

Faithfully presented by Thomas Hardy. - London : James R. Osgood : McIlvaine and Co., 1891. - 263 p. . Frontespizio

Hardy, Thomas - Available in the BEIC digital library and uploaded in partnership with BEIC Foundation.

"He jumped up from his seat... and went quickly toward the desire of his eyes." 1891 illustration by Joseph Syddall.

Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Illustration for The Graphic, 5 September 1891. 1891 illustration by Joseph Syddall for Tess of the d'Urbervilles.

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<p>Halloween Stories</p><p>Why are Victorians the default haunted house, what do ghosts have to do with the imagination, and why do we like to be scared?</p><p>By The Editors</p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/editors-picks-halloween/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_10302025" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/editors-picks-halloween/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_10302025"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/editors-picks-</span><span class="invisible">halloween/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_10302025</span></a></p><p>Halloween at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=halloween" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=halloween"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=halloween</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

A Thrilling Hallowe'en." (Three black cats flying through the air with Jack-o-lanterns.

It depicts three black cats are shown flying through the air, their fur bristling and tails arched as if caught mid-leap or magically soaring. Each cat is accompanied by or carrying a glowing Jack-o’-lantern, the carved pumpkins casting a warm, orange light that contrasts with the dark background.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22A_Thrilling_Hallowe%27en.%22_(Three_black_cats_flying_through_the_air_with_Jack-o-lanterns).jpg

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<p>Bite or Flight: Ranking Classic Vampire Strengths and Weaknesses</p><p>Different vampires have different rules — how do your favorites measure up?</p><p>By Rachel Ayers</p><p><a href="https://reactormag.com/bite-or-flight-ranking-classic-vampire-strengths-and-weaknesses/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-99fqCNMVtcqKqAkA1ONHzCKSXZ5VFE-zyuzhkXiiLOrSszvIwpWINCTJ8BBH22k4EUayigArmR-mY2uet0UDTIvpoLYw&_hsmi=387512835&utm_content=387512835&utm_source=hs_email" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="reactormag.com/bite-or-flight-ranking-classic-vampire-strengths-and-weaknesses/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-99fqCNMVtcqKqAkA1ONHzCKSXZ5VFE-zyuzhkXiiLOrSszvIwpWINCTJ8BBH22k4EUayigArmR-mY2uet0UDTIvpoLYw&_hsmi=387512835&utm_content=387512835&utm_source=hs_email"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reactormag.com/bite-or-flight-</span><span class="invisible">ranking-classic-vampire-strengths-and-weaknesses/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-99fqCNMVtcqKqAkA1ONHzCKSXZ5VFE-zyuzhkXiiLOrSszvIwpWINCTJ8BBH22k4EUayigArmR-mY2uet0UDTIvpoLYw&_hsmi=387512835&utm_content=387512835&utm_source=hs_email</span></a></p><p>The Vampyre by Polidori at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6087" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6087</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

The Vampyre by John William Polidori - Il vampiro sorte dal nulla.

The engraving depicts a dramatic nocturnal scene set in a graveyard:

On the left, a vampire figure rises from a tomb, holding a torch. His expression is intense and predatory, suggesting he has emerged from the grave to prey upon the living.

To the right, a bearded man in flowing robes gestures toward him, possibly representing a holy or moral authority attempting to repel or banish the creature.

In the foreground, a young woman lies unconscious or asleep, her pale face and limp posture indicating vulnerability—she is likely the vampire’s intended victim.

Surrounding them are tombs and weeping willows, contributing to the eerie, gothic atmosphere.

The Italian caption below translates roughly to:
“The vampire, driven by the fever of the grave, rises above the sleeping Miss Aubrey... but he does not reach her; a celestial power drives away the shadow of this infernal being, compelling him to abandon his prey.”

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Vampyre_(Polidori)#/media/File:The_Vampyre_by_John_William_Polidori_-_Il_vampiro_sorte_dal_nulla.jpg

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Post by prokopetz

Death of the author: Treating the author's stated
interpretation of their own work as merely one opinion
among many, rather than the authoritative Word of God.
Disappearance of the author: Treating the context and
circumstances of the work's authorship as entirely
irrelevant with respect to its interpretation, as though
the work had popped into existence fully formed just
moments ago.

Taxidermy of the author: Working backwards from a
particular interpretation of the work to draw
conclusions about what the context and circumstances
of its authorship must have been.

Undeath of the author: Holding the author personally
responsible for every possible reading of their work,
even ones they could not reasonably have anticipated
at the time of its authorship.

Frankenstein's Monster of the author: Drawing
conclusions about authorial intent based on elements
that are present only in subsequent adaptations by
other authors.

Weekend at Bernie's of the author: Insisting that the
author would personally endorse your interpretation of
the work if they happened to be present.

Reply by bugbastard

| thought this was going to be a joke, but these are all
very real things you see people do.

Reply by prokopetz

I'm never more serious than when I'm joking.

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The digital version of this map was drawn from my pencil scribbling, which I guarantee you don’t want to see, by https://www.wattpad.com/user/edoggypaws

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1947. The Diary of a Young Girl is published.</p><p>The book was written while Anne Frank was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The family was apprehended in 1944, & Anne died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. Anne's diaries were retrieved by Miep Gies & Bep Voskuijl. Miep gave them to Anne's father, Otto, the family's only survivor, just after the World War II was over.</p><p><a href="https://www.annefrank.ch/en/diary" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.annefrank.ch/en/diary</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Frank in May 1942, two months before she and her family went into hiding.

Unknown photographer - Anne Frank, 1942

The last known photograph of Anne taken in May 1942, taken at a passport photo shoot. (Photo collection Anne Frank House, Amsterdam. Public Domain Work)]

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<p>Look who has come knocking for Halloween...</p><p>Fascinating and most informative, this detailed and deeply researched biography draws on previously unavailable correspondence to present a fuller picture of the life of Edgar Allan Poe.</p><p><a href="https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/10/31/book-review-edgar-allan-poe-a-life/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/10/31/book-review-edgar-allan-poe-a-life/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">10/31/book-review-edgar-allan-poe-a-life/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/edgarallanpoe/" rel="tag">#EdgarAllanPoe</a> <a href="/tags/eapoe/" rel="tag">#EAPoe</a> <a href="/tags/biography/" rel="tag">#Biography</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/goth/" rel="tag">#Goth</a> <a href="/tags/gothic/" rel="tag">#Gothic</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#Horror</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</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>Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” Read by Christopher Walken, Christopher Lee & Vincent Price</p><p><a href="https://www.openculture.com/2025/10/edgar-allan-poes-the-raven-read-by-christopher-walken-christopher-lee-vincent-price.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.openculture.com/2025/10/edgar-allan-poes-the-raven-read-by-christopher-walken-christopher-lee-vincent-price.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.openculture.com/2025/10/ed</span><span class="invisible">gar-allan-poes-the-raven-read-by-christopher-walken-christopher-lee-vincent-price.html</span></a></p><p>The Raven at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17192" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17192</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Engraving from The Raven at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17192

Caption "Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he." Engraved by R. Staudenbaur

Shows the Raven flying in the window about the man's head.

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