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<p>c. 1813, London. Reading List</p><p>John Stuart Mill turns the page. via @laphamsquart </p><p>"I have no remembrance of the time when I began to learn Greek. I have been told that it was when I was three years old...."</p><p><a href="https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/ways-learning/reading-list/?campaign=FE7LQA2" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.laphamsquarterly.org/ways-learning/reading-list/?campaign=FE7LQA2"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.laphamsquarterly.org/ways-</span><span class="invisible">learning/reading-list/?campaign=FE7LQA2</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Replica of a portrait of John Stuart Mill commissioned to G.F. Watts by Sir Charles Dikes.

John Stuart Mill is depicted as a mature man, likely in his late middle age. He has prominent features, including a high forehead, deep-set eyes, and pronounced cheekbones. His hair is sparse, and he sports mutton-chop sideburns, which were characteristic of his time.

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon</a></p><p>On a world long thought to have no moon, its sudden appearance inspires wonder and terror. Hasty research links the full moon and catastrophe, revealing the existence of the so-called 'Harbingers of Doom', creatures from the moon that harvest souls. Can everyone survive or will they become part of the dark harvest?</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><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of dark moon, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

In the foreground, a redheaded witch and a dark haired wizard fight back to back, holding some rather large pistols. The witch is in a black dress and the wizard is in a black robe with golden decorations. Both looked a bit purple, due to the lighting. The witch's hair blows on the wind and she wears a necklace of bone beads.

Behind them, there's dust, mist and fog lit by twilight as a moon rises, framing their heads. Objects that look like shooting stars fall from the moon and there's a few visible impacts.

(Right) A poem, in two parts, on a background of the stars of space, with a moon between the two parts:

Witch and wizard fight,
The wizard thinks he’s right.
The grudge match ends,
But not quite as friends.
Survive the night they must,
Lest all the world be dust.

Prophesy foretold in stone,
Of the moon no one had known.
‘Harbingers of Doom’ harvest souls,
For the sake of their own goals.
A kingdom dead and long past
Collecting that it might rise at last.

Between the two halves of the poem is Owen Tyme's publishing mark, the yin and yang symbol that has the dots of white and black replaced with hourglasses.

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon

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<p>Jason Koebler for 404 Media: "AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge" </p><p>“Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another” - Maggie Tokuda-Hall</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#writersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/ai-is-supercharging-the-war-on-libraries-education-and-human-knowledge/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.404media.co/ai-is-supercharging-the-war-on-libraries-education-and-human-knowledge/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.404media.co/ai-is-supercha</span><span class="invisible">rging-the-war-on-libraries-education-and-human-knowledge/</span></a></p>

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<p>English civil servant and author E.R. Eddison died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1945.</p><p>He is best known for The Worm Ouroboros (1922) and for the Zimiamvian Trilogy set in the imaginary world Zimiamvia. The Worm of Ouroboros shaped the landscape of contemporary science fiction and fantasy. When The Lord of the Rings first appeared, the critics inevitably compared it to this landmark work. Tolkien himself frankly acknowledged its influence, with warm praise for its imaginative appeal.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._R._Eddison" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._R._Eddison"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._R._Ed</span><span class="invisible">dison</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Eric Rucker Eddison c.1922 by George Beresford.

The photograph of Eric Rucker Eddison, taken around 1922 by George Beresford, depicts the English author and civil servant known for his fantasy novels. In the portrait, Eddison is seen with a poised and dignified demeanor. He is dressed formally, wearing a suit and tie, with a high-collared shirt that was typical of the period. Eddison's hair is neatly combed back, and his facial expression is thoughtful, with a slightly serious, introspective gaze. The photograph is in black and white, adding a timeless quality to the image, and it captures the intellectual and refined presence of Eddison, who would later be recognized for his influential work in fantasy literature, particularly The Worm Ouroboros.

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<p>Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border: <a href="https://www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/525-free-ebooks-abolish-ice-abolish-the-border" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/525-free-ebooks-abolish-ice-abolish-the-border"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/5</span><span class="invisible">25-free-ebooks-abolish-ice-abolish-the-border</span></a></p><p>'In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition.'</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/haymarketbooks/" rel="tag">#HaymarketBooks</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ice</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</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>

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<p>📚 Alchemised by: SenLinYu</p><p>"What is it you think you’re protecting in that brain of yours? The war is over. Holdfast is dead. The Eternal Flame extinguished. There’s no one left for you to save.”</p><p>Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner—of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilit...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/alchemised" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/alchemised</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/gothic/" rel="tag">#gothic</a></p>

"What is it you think you’re protecting in that brain of yours? The war is over. Holdfast is dead. The Eternal Flame extinguished. There’s no one left for you to save.”

Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner—of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilities suppressed, and the world she knew destroyed.

In the aftermath of a long war, Paladia’s new ruling class of corrupt guild families and depraved necromancers, whose vile undead creatures helped bring about their victory, holds Helena captive.

According to Resistance records, she was a healer of little importance within their ranks. But Helena has inexplicable memory loss of the months leading up to her capture, making her enemies wonder: Is she truly as insignificant as she appears, or are her lost memories hiding some vital piece of the Resistance’s final gambit?

To uncover the memories buried deep within her mind, Helena is sent to the High Reeve, one of the most powerful and ruthless necromancers in this new world. Trapped on his crumbling estate, Helena’s fight—to protect her lost history and to preserve the last remaining shreds of her former self—is just beginning. For her prison and captor have secrets of their own . . . secrets Helena must unearth, whatever the cost.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. In this riveting dark fantasy debut, a woman with missing memories fights to survive a war-torn world of necromanc

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<p>Serbian inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist Nikola Tesla was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1856.</p><p>Some of Tesla´s inventions and innovations: alternating Current (AC) system; induction motor; Tesla coil; wireless transmission of electricity; radio technology; remote control; neon and fluorescent lighting; X-Ray technology; Tesla turbine; oscillators and frequency generators.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_T</span><span class="invisible">esla</span></a></p><p>Books by Nikola Tesla at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5067" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5067"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/5067</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>

Nikola Tesla, with Rudjer Boscovich's book "Theoria Philosophiae Naturalis", in front of the spiral coil of his high-voltage Tesla coil transformer at his East Houston St., New York, laboratory.

Tesla is typically shown standing confidently, either holding the book or with it placed on a nearby table, symbolizing the connection between theoretical knowledge and practical application. He is dressed formally, reflecting his professional demeanor and the serious nature of his work.

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<p>Agatha Christie: what made the world’s bestselling author so successful? Here’s a clue</p><p>Besides wit, style and psychological insight, Christie had the capacity to generate a mood of ‘trustful mistrust’ and deceive her readers in a respectful fashion.</p><p>by Gill Plain</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/agatha-christie-what-made-the-worlds-bestselling-author-so-successful-heres-a-clue-283347?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2028%202026%20-%203784238755&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2028%202026%20-%203784238755+CID_fc42dc4c9bab7c419e12dd4bb4483a9d&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Agatha%20Christie%20what%20made%20the%20worlds%20bestselling%20author%20so%20successful%20Heres%20a%20clue" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/agatha-christie-what-made-the-worlds-bestselling-author-so-successful-heres-a-clue-283347?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2028%202026%20-%203784238755&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2028%202026%20-%203784238755+CID_fc42dc4c9bab7c419e12dd4bb4483a9d&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Agatha%20Christie%20what%20made%20the%20worlds%20bestselling%20author%20so%20successful%20Heres%20a%20clue"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/agatha-chr</span><span class="invisible">istie-what-made-the-worlds-bestselling-author-so-successful-heres-a-clue-283347?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2028%202026%20-%203784238755&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2028%202026%20-%203784238755+CID_fc42dc4c9bab7c419e12dd4bb4483a9d&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Agatha%20Christie%20what%20made%20the%20worlds%20bestselling%20author%20so%20successful%20Heres%20a%20clue</span></a></p><p>Books by Agatha Christie at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/451" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/451"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/451</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>

Agatha Christie as a young woman, in the 1910s.

A sepia-toned photograph of Agatha Christie leaning out of a leaded-glass window set in a stone wall, gazing upward with a dreamy. Her hair is loosely pinned up, and she wears a striped blouse with a patterned necktie.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie#/media/File:Agatha_Christie_as_a_young_woman.jpg

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<p>📚 Against the Machine by: Paul Kingsnorth</p><p>How a force that’s hard to name, but which we all feel, is reshaping what it means to be human</p><p>In Against the Machine, "furiously gifted" (The Washington Post) novelist, poet, and essayist Paul Kingsnorth presents a wholly original and terrifying account of the technological-cultural ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/against-the-machine" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/against-the-machine"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/against-th</span><span class="invisible">e-machine</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/socialscience/" rel="tag">#socialscience</a> <a href="/tags/essaysphilosophy/" rel="tag">#essaysphilosophy</a> <a href="/tags/technologystudies/" rel="tag">#technologystudies</a></p>

How a force that’s hard to name, but which we all feel, is reshaping what it means to be human

In Against the Machine, "furiously gifted" (The Washington Post) novelist, poet, and essayist Paul Kingsnorth presents a wholly original and terrifying account of the technological-cultural matrix enveloping all of us. With masterful insight into the spiritual and economic roots of techno-capitalism, Kingsnorth reveals how the Machine, in the name of progress, has choked Western civilization, is destroying the Earth itself, and is reshaping us in its image. From the First Industrial Revolution to the rise of artificial intelligence, he shows how the hollowing out of humanity has been a long game—and how your very soul is at stake.

It takes effort to remain truly human in the age of the Machine. Writing in the tradition of Wendell Berry, Jacques Ellul and Simone Weil, Kingsnorth reminds us what humanity requires: a healthy suspicion of entrenched power; connection to land, nature and heritage; and a deep attention to matters of the spirit. Prophetic, poetic, and erudite, Against the Machine is the spiritual manual for dissidents in the technological age.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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<p>📚 Hole in the Sky by: Daniel H. Wilson</p><p>On the Great Plains of Oklahoma, in the heart of the Cherokee Nation, a strange atmospheric disturbance is noticed by Jim Hardgray, a down-on-his-luck single father trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter, Tawny. At NASA’s headquarters in Houston, Texas, astrophysicist Dr. ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/hole-in-the-sky" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/hole-in-the-sky"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/hole-in-th</span><span class="invisible">e-sky</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/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/suspensefiction/" rel="tag">#suspensefiction</a> <a href="/tags/indigenous/" rel="tag">#indigenous</a></p>

On the Great Plains of Oklahoma, in the heart of the Cherokee Nation, a strange atmospheric disturbance is noticed by Jim Hardgray, a down-on-his-luck single father trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter, Tawny. At NASA’s headquarters in Houston, Texas, astrophysicist Dr. Mikayla Johnson observes an interaction with the Voyager 1 spacecraft on the far side of the solar system, and she concludes that something enormous and unidentified is heading directly for Earth. And in an undisclosed bunker somewhere in the United States, an American threat forecaster known only as the Man Downstairs intercepts a cryptic communication and sends a message directly to the president and highest-ranking military brass: 'First contact imminen't.

A gripping sci-fi thriller—and Native American First Contact story—from the New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse, Daniel Wilson, who is a Cherokee Nation citizen and works as a threat forecaster for NASA.

This is where Daniel Wilson's fascinating novel begins. Heliopause is a real place—the very outer edge of our solar system where the sun's solar winds are no longer strong enough to keep debris and intrusions from bombarding our system. It is the farthest edge of our protected boundary (it was recently crossed by Voyager), and the line beyond which space experts look for extraterrestrial presences.

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<p>COVER REVEAL! 🚀📷 We are delighted to unveil SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL, a <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> novelette by award-winning author P.A. Cornell! Cover art by Kim Herbst! Launching February 3, 2026. Read all about this delightful book: <a href="https://www.starsandsabers.com/2025/10/30/cover-reveal-for-shoeshine-boy-cigarette-girl-by-p-a-cornell/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.starsandsabers.com/2025/10/30/cover-reveal-for-shoeshine-boy-cigarette-girl-by-p-a-cornell/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.starsandsabers.com/2025/10</span><span class="invisible">/30/cover-reveal-for-shoeshine-boy-cigarette-girl-by-p-a-cornell/</span></a><br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/scifiromance/" rel="tag">#scifiromance</a> <a href="/tags/2026books/" rel="tag">#2026books</a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1856.</p><p>Wilkie Collins' "Anne Rodway", a story in diary form about a needlewoman and her fiancé investigating the murder of a friend, appears in Household Words (first chapter), as the first English story to feature a woman as the main detective character.</p><p>The story is set in mid-19th century London, depicting the harsh realities of life for the working poor.</p><p><a href="https://djo.org.uk/household-words/volume-xiv/page-1.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="djo.org.uk/household-words/volume-xiv/page-1.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">djo.org.uk/household-words/vol</span><span class="invisible">ume-xiv/page-1.html</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>Reading Jane Austen’s Final, Unfinished Novel</p><p>How Jane Austen has remained a phenomenon for more than two centuries.</p><p>By Martin Amis. December 31, 1995 via @NewYorker</p><p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/01/08/jane-austen-martin-amis?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_SundayArchive_072124&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5be9f5f13f92a404693024dc&cndid=30015610&hasha=77a61bc26f54559166481694b71c1531&hashb=718757c50a9b4460125f14c36cdca40c3b44f9bd&hashc=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f&esrc=frm_act_Daily_subs&mbid=mbid%3DCRMNYR012019&utm_term=TNY_SundayArchive" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/01/08/jane-austen-martin-amis?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_SundayArchive_072124&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5be9f5f13f92a404693024dc&cndid=30015610&hasha=77a61bc26f54559166481694b71c1531&hashb=718757c50a9b4460125f14c36cdca40c3b44f9bd&hashc=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f&esrc=frm_act_Daily_subs&mbid=mbid%3DCRMNYR012019&utm_term=TNY_SundayArchive"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.newyorker.com/magazine/199</span><span class="invisible">6/01/08/jane-austen-martin-amis?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_SundayArchive_072124&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5be9f5f13f92a404693024dc&cndid=30015610&hasha=77a61bc26f54559166481694b71c1531&hashb=718757c50a9b4460125f14c36cdca40c3b44f9bd&hashc=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f&esrc=frm_act_Daily_subs&mbid=mbid%3DCRMNYR012019&utm_term=TNY_SundayArchive</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Depiction of Austen from A Memoir of Jane Austen (1871) written by her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh, and based on the sketch by Cassandra. All subsequent portraits of Austen are generally based on this, including on the reverse of the Bank of England £10 note introduced in September 2017.

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<p>What Major Discoveries Did Isaac Newton Make?</p><p>Sir Isaac Newton is one of the most celebrated English scientists. He was one of the key figures in the Scientific Revolution.</p><p>by Mike Cohen</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/what-major-discoveries-did-isaac-newton-make/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/what-major-discoveries-did-isaac-newton-make/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/what-majo</span><span class="invisible">r-discoveries-did-isaac-newton-make/</span></a></p><p>Newton at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6288" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6288"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/6288</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton. Frontispiece.

Title: Newton's Principia

The mathematical principles of natural philosophy

Author: Isaac Newton

Contributor: N. W. Chittenden

Translator: Andrew Motte

Newton's head slightly turned to his left (the viewer’s right) and his gaze directed upward.

The shoulders and upper chest are draped in classical robes rather than contemporary 17th-century clothing.

The facial expression is calm but determined: firm jaw, pronounced cheekbones, furrowed brow, and wide, intelligent eyes.

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<p>Book Review: A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo<br>A deeply unsettling addition to the series, bringing the connecting thread of food up to the forefront of the story.<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@chloroform_tea" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chloroform_tea</span></a></span> has our review at the NOAF blog<br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/book-review-mouthful-of-dust-by-nghi-vo.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/book-review-mouthful-of-dust-by-nghi-vo.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-mouthful-of-dust-by-nghi-vo.html</span></a></p><p>@bookstodon <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a></p>

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<p>Book Review: God's Junk Drawer by Peter Clines<br>A story of expectations, the hazy memories of youth, and… oh yes, a plot and setting inspired by a famous TV show<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@Princejvstin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Princejvstin</span></a></span> has our review at the NOAF blog<br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/book-review-gods-junk-drawer-by-peter.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/book-review-gods-junk-drawer-by-peter.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-gods-junk-drawer-by-peter.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> @bookstodon</p>

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<p>New on my <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a>: "My 5 Warhammer 40,000 Starter Books" <br><a href="https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/11/my-5-warhammer-40000-starter-books.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/11/my-5-warhammer-40000-starter-books.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2025/11/my-5-warhammer-40000-starter-books.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/wh40k/" rel="tag">#WH40K</a> <a href="/tags/itinerantlibrarian/" rel="tag">#ItinerantLibrarian</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/warhammer40k/" rel="tag">#Warhammer40K</a> <br>💙📚</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>

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<p>📚 I'm Glad My Mom Died by: Jennette McCurdy</p><p>Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, whatever it took, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what her mother called "calorie restriction"...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/im-glad-my-mom-died" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/im-glad-my-mom-died"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/im-glad-my</span><span class="invisible">-mom-died</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> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#parenting</a> <a href="/tags/dysfunctionalfamilies/" rel="tag">#dysfunctionalfamilies</a></p>

Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, whatever it took, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what her mother called "calorie restriction", weighing herself five times a day and ultimately shrinking down to 89 pounds. She endured extensive at-home makeovers using knockoff whitening strips, hot curlers, eyelash tint, and gobs of bleach to enhance her natural beauty.

She was showered by her mother until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, an email account, and all her earnings. The dream finally comes true when Jennette is cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly and is thrust into fame. But for Jennette, the dream is a nightmare.

Practically overnight, her fake smile and cheesy airbrushed hair-do is plastered on billboards across the country. And though her mom is ecstatic, ordering her to smile for the paparazzi (with whom she's on a first-name basis) and sign endless autographs for fans who only know her by her character's name, Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction and a series of unhealthy relationships.These issues only get worse when Jennette's mother dies of cancer.

Finally, after discovering therapy and coldly examining the relationship with her mother, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wan

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<p>Italian journalist and novelist Matilde Serao died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1927.</p><p>She was the first woman called to edit an Italian newspaper, Il Corriere di Roma and later Il Giorno. Serao was also the co-founder and editor of the newspaper Il Mattino, and the author of several novels. She never won the Nobel Prize in Literature despite being nominated on six occasions.</p><p>Books by Matilde Serao at PG:<br><a href="https://dev.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7688" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="dev.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7688"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dev.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/7688</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Matilde Serao. Photo from the magazine Radiocorriere (1890).

Matilde Serao is depicted in a seated position, facing slightly to her right. Her expression is composed and thoughtful, reflecting her intellectual demeanor.

She is dressed in elegant, period-appropriate clothing, featuring high-necked attire with intricate detailing, possibly lace or embroidery, signifying her status and style of the era.

Her hair is styled in an elaborate updo, common among women of her social standing during the 1890s. She may be adorned with minimal jewelry, such as earrings or a brooch, adding to her refined appearance.

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<p>📚 Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick by: Jason Pargin, David Wong</p><p>Zoey Ashe is like a fish so far out of water that it has achieved orbit. After inheriting a criminal empire, the twenty-three year-old finds herself under threat from all sides as a rogue's gallery of larger-than-life enemies think they smell w...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/zoey-punches-the-future-in-the-dick" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/zoey-punches-the-future-in-the-dick"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/zoey-punch</span><span class="invisible">es-the-future-in-the-dick</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/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/humorousfiction/" rel="tag">#humorousfiction</a> <a href="/tags/superheroes/" rel="tag">#superheroes</a></p>

Zoey Ashe is like a fish so far out of water that it has achieved orbit. After inheriting a criminal empire, the twenty-three year-old finds herself under threat from all sides as a rogue's gallery of larger-than-life enemies think they smell weakness.

On the eve of the world's most lavish and ridiculous Halloween celebration, a steamer trunk-sized box arrives at Zoey's door and she is shocked to find that it contains a disemboweled corpse. She is even more shocked when that corpse, controlled by an unknown party, rises and goes on a rampage through the house. Speaking in an electronic voice, it publicly accuses Zoey of being its murderer. This is the kind of thing that almost never happened at her old job.

The city was already a ticking time bomb of publicity-hungry vigilantes with superhuman enhancements and Zoey knows this turn of events is unlikely to improve the situation. Now, she and her team of high-tech tricksters have to solve this bizarre murder while simultaneously keeping Tabula Ra$a from descending into chaos.

Biting humor and blatant digs at modern society overlay a subtly brilliant and thoughtful plot” (Publishers Weekly) in John Dies at the End author Jason Pargin’s first installment of the Zoey Ashe Series, Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits. Now, one of today’s great satirists (Nerdist) is back with Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick, the second installment in a Technicolor tomorrowland. (Kirkus Reviews)

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER

New Yo

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<p>"From sweeping historical novels to tragicomic romps to speculative dystopias, Elese's Eleven will submerge you in the way only very special fiction can." Check out Elese of Flyleaf Books 2025 Gift Guide (which includes The Expert of Subtle Revisions!)</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#writersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://flyleafbooks.com/2025-elese-favorites" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flyleafbooks.com/2025-elese-favorites"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flyleafbooks.com/2025-elese-fa</span><span class="invisible">vorites</span></a></p>

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<p>📚 Life of Pi by: Yann Martel</p><p>After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, there are five survivors stranded on a lifeboat - a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, a Royal Bengal tiger, and a sixteen year-old boy named Pi. Time is against them, nature is harsh, who will survive?</p><p>Based on one of the most extraordinar...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/life-of-pi" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/life-of-pi</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/performingarts/" rel="tag">#performingarts</a> <a href="/tags/theater/" rel="tag">#theater</a> <a href="/tags/playwritingdrama/" rel="tag">#playwritingdrama</a> <a href="/tags/european/" rel="tag">#european</a> <a href="/tags/drama/" rel="tag">#drama</a></p>

After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, there are five survivors stranded on a lifeboat - a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, a Royal Bengal tiger, and a sixteen year-old boy named Pi. Time is against them, nature is harsh, who will survive?

Based on one of the most extraordinary and best-loved works of fiction - winner of the Man Booker Prize, selling over fifteen million copies worldwide - and featuring breath-taking puppetry and state-of-the-art visuals, Life of Pi is a universally acclaimed, smash hit adaptation of an epic journey of endurance and hope.

Adapted by acclaimed playwright Lolita Chakrabarti, this edition was published to coincide with the West End premiere in November 2021.

Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Play

"Life of Pi will make you believe in the power of theatre" (Times).

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<p>📚 We Dance Upon Demons by: Vaishnavi Patel</p><p>As a reproductive health care worker in Chicago, Nisha is barely staying afloat in the ocean of abortion bans, screaming protestors, and her own all-consuming depression.</p><p>When she escapes to the Indian art exhibit at her favorite museum for a brief respite, Nisha sud...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/we-dance-upon-demons" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/we-dance-upon-demons"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/we-dance-u</span><span class="invisible">pon-demons</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/urbanfiction/" rel="tag">#urbanfiction</a> <a href="/tags/feministfiction/" rel="tag">#feministfiction</a></p>

As a reproductive health care worker in Chicago, Nisha is barely staying afloat in the ocean of abortion bans, screaming protestors, and her own all-consuming depression.

When she escapes to the Indian art exhibit at her favorite museum for a brief respite, Nisha suddenly finds herself bleeding, disoriented, and collapsed on the ground. The last thing she remembers is the statue that beckoned her to touch it. In the days that follow, Nisha feels a strange power coursing within her, one that attracts a host of dangerous and enigmatic characters who covet it for themselves.

Facing threats both otherworldly and distinctly human, Nisha must navigate uncertain alliances to piece together the centuries-old mystery of her odd and terrifying abilities. And as danger closes in on her loved ones, community, and the clinic she’s determined to protect, Nisha must make a choice about the life she wants—and fight all the demons standing in her way to get it.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Kaikeyi, a galvanizing stand-alone contemporary fantasy following a burnt-out reproductive health care worker as she fights back against escalating attacks on her clinic and the malevolent forces in hot pursuit of her newly acquired power.

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<p>German humanist, scholar, & historian Beatus Rhenanus died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1547.</p><p>Rhenanus worked as a proofreader & editor for the famous printing house of Froben in Basel. His work "Rerum Germanicarum Libri Tres", published in 1531, provided a comprehensive history of Germany from ancient times to the present & was noted for its use of original sources. The Beatus Rhenanus Library houses many of his manuscripts & personal collections, preserving his legacy.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatus_Rhenanus" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatus_Rhenanus"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatus_R</span><span class="invisible">henanus</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Beatus Rhenanus (1485-1547), German humanist. Engraving by Johann Jacob Haid.

Beatus Rhenanus is depicted in a half-length pose, turned slightly to his right. Rhenanus is dressed in traditional Renaissance clothing, which includes a doublet with a high collar and a fur-trimmed mantle, indicative of his status and the period's fashion.

Title page of the Libri tres institutionum rerum Germanicarum.

The title "Libri tres institutionum rerum Germanicarum" is prominently displayed at the top of the page, often in a bold, ornate font that reflects the importance of the text. Below the title, the author's name, "Beatus Rhenanus," is typically printed, acknowledging his role as the compiler or author.

The typography is characteristic of the Renaissance period, with a combination of Roman and italic typefaces. Ornamental elements, such as decorative borders or flourishes, often surround the title, enhancing the page's visual appeal.

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<p>"Science means simply the aggregate of all the recipes that are always successful. All the rest is literature."</p><p>Moralités.</p><p>~Paul Valéry (30 October 1871 – 20 July 1945)</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>

Paul Valéry photographed by Henri Manuel, 1920s.

Valéry is seated, possibly in a studio setting. His pose is relaxed yet dignified, with an air of introspection. His expression is serious and contemplative, with a slight furrowing of the brow, indicative of deep thought or reflection.

Valéry is dressed in formal attire typical of the period. He wears a dark suit, a white shirt, and a tie, emphasizing his status as a distinguished intellectual. His hair is neatly combed, and he has a well-groomed appearance, which was common for portraits of notable individuals in the early 20th century.

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