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<a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1850 writer Robert Louis Stevenson was born.Robert Louis Stevenson’s Art of Living (and Dying)"Trenton B. Olsen Explores How the Author Navigated a Lifetime of Chronic Illness"<a href="https://lithub.com/robert-louis-stevensons-art-of-living-and-dying/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/robert-louis-stevensons-art-of-living-and-dying/">https://lithub.com/robert-louis-stevensons-art-of-living-and-dying/</a>Stevenson at PG:<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

Wood carving of Robert Louis Stevenson by Henry Wolf

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Alexander von Humboldt: the groundbreaking naturalist who bankrupted himself to share his life’s work.By Bienvenido León via <a href="https://flipboard.com/@ConversationUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ConversationUS</a> <a href="https://theconversation.com/alexander-von-humboldt-the-groundbreaking-naturalist-who-bankrupted-himself-to-share-his-lifes-work-237279" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/alexander-von-humboldt-the-groundbreaking-naturalist-who-bankrupted-himself-to-share-his-lifes-work-237279">https://theconversation.com/alexander-von-humboldt-the-groundbreaking-naturalist-who-bankrupted-himself-to-share-his-lifes-work-237279</a>Books by Alexander von Humboldt at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1995" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1995">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1995</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a>

Humboldt and his fellow scientist Aimé Bonpland near the foot of the Chimborazo volcano, painting by Friedrich Georg Weitsch (1810).

The painting "Humboldt and Bonpland at the Foot of the Chimborazo" by Friedrich Georg Weitsch (1810) depicts the famous German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt and his fellow scientist Aimé Bonpland during their expedition to South America. The scene is set against the majestic backdrop of the Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador, one of the highest peaks in the Andes.

In the painting, Humboldt and Bonpland are shown in the foreground, engaged in scientific activities. Humboldt, on the left, is depicted with a notebook in hand, documenting observations, while Bonpland, on the right, is examining a plant specimen. Both figures are dressed in early 19th-century expeditionary attire, reflecting their role as explorers and scientists.

The landscape is dominated by the imposing Chimborazo, which rises majestically in the background, its peak covered in snow. The volcano is painted with a sense of grandeur, emphasizing its significance as a natural wonder. The surrounding environment is lush and verdant, with various plants and geological features that illustrate the diverse ecosystems the explorers encountered.

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“Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.” William Makepeace Thackeray<a href="/tags/mothersday/" rel="tag">#mothersday</a> <a href="/tags/mother/" rel="tag">#mother</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/quotes/" rel="tag">#quotes</a> <a href="/tags/quote/" rel="tag">#quote</a> <a href="/tags/thackeray/" rel="tag">#Thackeray</a> <a href="/tags/god/" rel="tag">#God</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#children</a> <a href="/tags/hearts/" rel="tag">#hearts</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/today/" rel="tag">#today</a> <a href="/tags/holiday/" rel="tag">#holiday</a>

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Are you an Australian author of SFF with a book published this year? You have until the end of the month to enter it for the Aurealis Awards.<a href="https://aurealisawards.org/entry-forms/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aurealisawards.org/entry-forms/">https://aurealisawards.org/entry-forms/</a><a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#amwriting</a>

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📚 Flesh by: David SzalayTeenaged István lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hungary. Shy and new in town, he is a stranger to the social rituals practiced by his classmates and is soon isolated, drawn instead into a series of events that leave him forever a stranger to peers, his mother, and himself. In the y...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/flesh" rel="nofollow">https://bookblabla.com/book/flesh</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><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/familylife/" rel="tag">#familylife</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/friendship/" rel="tag">#friendship</a>

Teenaged István lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hungary. Shy and new in town, he is a stranger to the social rituals practiced by his classmates and is soon isolated, drawn instead into a series of events that leave him forever a stranger to peers, his mother, and himself. In the years that follow, István is born along by the goodwill, or self-interest, of strangers, charting a rocky yet upward trajectory that lands him further from his childhood, and the defining events that abruptly ended it, than he could possibly have imagined.

A collection of intimate moments over the course of decades, Flesh chronicles a man at odds with himself—estranged from and by the circumstances and demands of a life not entirely under his control and the roles that he is asked to play. Shadowed by the specter of past tragedy and the apathy of modernity, the tension between István and all that alienates him hurtles forward until sudden tragedy again throws life as he knows it in jeopardy. “Spare and detached on the page, lush in resonance beyond it” (NPR), Flesh traces the imperceptible but indelible contours of unresolved trauma and its aftermath amid the precarity and violence of an ever-globalizing Europe with incisive insight, unyielding pathos, and startling humanity.

Shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize | Finalist for the Kirkus Prize | Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence

From Booker Prize finalist and the shrewdest writer on contemporary

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A particular genre. <a href="/tags/grickledoodle/" rel="tag">#grickledoodle</a> <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#library</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/haunted/" rel="tag">#haunted</a> <a href="/tags/ghost/" rel="tag">#ghost</a> <a href="/tags/cartoon/" rel="tag">#cartoon</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/drawing/" rel="tag">#drawing</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#funny</a>

A cartoon illustration of a man and a woman walking their dog stopped at a free library stand in front of a house haunted by a little ghost in the doorway. The man is speaking. Caption reads "Weird. They're all horror books."

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I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream: Stories by Ellison, Harlan 9781497643079| eBay

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📚 The Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club by: Ocean VuongThe hardest thing in the world is to live only once…One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-emperor-of-gladness-oprahs-book-club" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-emperor-of-gladness-oprahs-book-club">https://bookblabla.com/book/the-emperor-of-gladness-oprahs-book-club</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><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/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a> <a href="/tags/general/" rel="tag">#general</a>

The hardest thing in the world is to live only once…

One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take another path. Bereft and out of options, he quickly becomes her caretaker. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond, one built on empathy, spiritual reckoning, and heartbreak, with the power to transform Hai’s relationship to himself, his family, and a community on the brink.

Following the cycles of history, memory, and time, The Emperor of Gladness shows the profound ways in which love, labor, and loneliness form the bedrock of American life. At its heart is a brave epic about what it means to exist on the fringes of society and to reckon with the wounds that haunt our collective soul. Hallmarks of Ocean Vuong’s writing—formal innovation, syntactic dexterity, and the ability to twin grit with grace through tenderness—are on full display in this story of loss, hope, and how far we would go to possess one of life’s most fleeting mercies: a second chance.

Listed in 'best books of 2025', according to the Amazon Editors.

The instant New York Times bestseller. Oprah’s Book Club Pick. A 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction finalist. A TIME Best Boo

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Tutivillus Is Watching YouFor medieval scribes, mistakes couldn’t be easily shrugged off, as Tutivillus, the stickler demon, was always looking over their shoulders.By: Amelia Soth <a href="https://daily.jstor.org/tutivillus-is-watching-you/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/tutivillus-is-watching-you/">https://daily.jstor.org/tutivillus-is-watching-you/</a>Medieval manuscripts at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=medieval+manuscripts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=medieval+manuscripts">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=medieval+manuscripts</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/old_manuscripts/" rel="tag">#old_manuscripts</a>

Representation of Titivillus (14th century).

The scene shows a scribe seated at a wooden desk, diligently copying a manuscript with a quill pen. He leans over an open book filled with red and black text.

Behind him, Titivillus appears as a small, dark, winged creature with a mischievous face, hairy body, and clawed hands. The demon watches him intently.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Titivillus.jpg

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Mark Twain Makes a List of 60 American Comfort Foods He Missed While Traveling Abroad (1880)<a href="https://www.openculture.com/2025/10/mark-twain-makes-a-list-of-60-american-comfort-foods-1890.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.openculture.com/2025/10/mark-twain-makes-a-list-of-60-american-comfort-foods-1890.html">https://www.openculture.com/2025/10/mark-twain-makes-a-list-of-60-american-comfort-foods-1890.html</a><a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#food</a> <a href="/tags/beverages/" rel="tag">#beverages</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>

Painting of Mark Twain by Charles Noel Flagg

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📚 Ship Breaker by: Paolo BacigalupiIn America's Gulf Coast region, grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts by crews of young people. Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota-and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or by chanc...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/ship-breaker" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/ship-breaker">https://bookblabla.com/book/ship-breaker</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><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/juvenilenonfiction/" rel="tag">#juvenilenonfiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencenature/" rel="tag">#sciencenature</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/dystopian/" rel="tag">#dystopian</a>

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finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/5RBsycpka556c9Y0QQcQHE" rel="nofollow">Contact</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 by Carl Sagan.A message from outer space is detected, and humanity sets about decoding it, then attempts to make contact with the originators. Delves into the nexus of science & religion, the complexity of international collaboration, and the social upheaval of such a paradigm-shifting discovery. Some excruciating elite-level gaslighting. Surprising ending!<a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/sleepstory/" rel="tag">#SleepStory</a><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@WildWoila</a> <a href="https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@wildwoila@wyrms.de</a>

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American author, illustrator, and educator Anna Botsford Comstock died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1930.The first female professor at Cornell University, her over 900-page work, The Handbook of Nature Study (1911), is now in its 24th edition. Comstock was an American artist and wood engraver known for illustrating entomological text books with her husband, John Henry Comstock including their first joint effort, The Manual for the Study of Insects (1885).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Botsford_Comstock" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Botsford_Comstock">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Botsford_Comstock</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a>

Anna Botsford Comstock, ca. 1900, Nature Study Portrait.

Unknown author - John Henry and Anna Botsford Comstock papers, 1833-1955, 1874-1931, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

Anna is seated in a composed and introspective pose, her gaze directed slightly off to the side, suggesting contemplation. Her expression is calm and serene, conveying a sense of wisdom and quiet strength.

She is dressed in the fashion typical of the early 20th century, wearing a high-necked, long-sleeved blouse or dress, likely made of a dark, modest fabric.

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A manual for the study of insects / by John Henry Comstock and Anna Botsford Comstock.
Comstock, Anna Botsford; Comstock, John Henry; Herrick, Glenn Washington - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/pageimage/18343196

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Earlier this evening I took part in my first <a href="/tags/esperanto/" rel="tag">#Esperanto</a> book club. I was nervous in the beginning, as I still don't feel very confident using the language. But the group was so nice and friendly, and the book we're reading is well suited for learners (M. Boulton's Faktoj kaj fantazioj). It was great fun and I can't wait for the next week's meeting!<a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookclub/" rel="tag">#bookclub</a> <a href="/tags/zoom/" rel="tag">#zoom</a>

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Any recommendations for holiday fiction reading?

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English poet Agnes Bulmer was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1775.Bulmer’s most famous work is Messiah's Kingdom, an epic poem consisting of 14 books and over 14,000 lines, written in blank verse. The poem, which took over 9 years to complete, was published in 1833. It is is is probably the longest work in verse ever composed by a woman.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Bulmer#" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Bulmer#">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Bulmer#</a>Messiah's Kindgdom is available at <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@internetarchive</a>: <a href="https://archive.org/details/messiahskingdomp00bulm" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="archive.org/details/messiahskingdomp00bulm">https://archive.org/details/messiahskingdomp00bulm</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a>

Title page of Messiah's Kingdom. A Poem. In Twelve Books. By Agnes Bulmer.

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American author Gertrude Chandler Warner died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1970.She is best known for creating The Boxcar Children series, a popular series of children's books. The book was well-received, and Warner later revised it in 1942, making it more accessible to younger readers. This revised version became a classic, and Warner went on to write 18 more books in the series.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Chandler_Warner" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Chandler_Warner">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Chandler_Warner</a>Books by Gertrude Chandler Warner at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/41863" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/41863">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/41863</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

Gertrude Chandler Warner.

The portrait of Gertrude Chandler Warner, the beloved American author best known for creating The Boxcar Children series, typically captures her as a dignified, thoughtful figure, reflecting her nurturing and imaginative nature.

In the portrait, Warner is often depicted as an older woman, befitting her most productive years as a writer. She has short, neatly styled gray hair, often curled or softly waved, lending her an air of quiet elegance. Her expression is gentle and kind, with a warm, grandmotherly presence that aligns with her role as a creator of children's literature. Her eyes, often behind round or oval spectacles, are lively and intelligent, conveying her lifelong dedication to teaching and writing.

Warner is usually dressed modestly, in simple but tasteful clothing, such as a blouse with a high collar or a cardigan, reflecting her practical New England upbringing.

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English novelist and playwright Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1797.She wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. She also contributed five volumes of Lives of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and French authors to Dionysius Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia.Books by Mary Shelley at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/61" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/61">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/61</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/literarycriticism/" rel="tag">#literarycriticism</a>

Richard Rothwell's portrait of Shelley was shown at the Royal Academy in 1840, accompanied by lines from Percy Shelley's poem The Revolt of Islam calling her a "child of love and light".

In the portrait, Mary Shelley is depicted as a youthful and ethereal figure, embodying the Romantic ideals of beauty and intellect. Her face is delicately rendered, with soft, refined features that convey a sense of calm and introspection. Her skin is pale, almost luminescent, contributing to the portrayal of her as a "child of love and light," echoing the lines from Percy Shelley's poem The Revolt of Islam that accompanied the painting's exhibition.

Her dark hair is styled in loose waves, framing her face and adding to the gentle, almost melancholic mood of the image. She is dressed in period-appropriate clothing, often imagined as a simple yet elegant dress that reflects her status as a literary figure. The color palette of the portrait is subdued, with soft tones that enhance the delicate and introspective atmosphere.

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I'm going to Vietnam and would like to read up on it. I'm looking for a non-fiction book that will tell me about Vietnam, not about the americans or the french. About Vietnamese history and culture, preferably going beyond the wars.A book about who they are not about what was done to them. <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/vietnam/" rel="tag">#vietnam</a> <a href="/tags/bookrec/" rel="tag">#BookRec</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>

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finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/6TO7WvawlYsBFOWSry4U6s" rel="nofollow">Bookshops & Bonedust</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 by Travis Baldree.A worthy prequel to Legends & Lattes. New friends come together to reinvigorate a bookshop, with a couple of baddies dealt with along the way. Loved Satchel the animated skeleton. Moist!<a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/cosyfantasy/" rel="tag">#CosyFantasy</a><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@WildWoila</a> <a href="https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@wildwoila@wyrms.de</a>

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What Happens When an Entire Generation of Scientists Changes Its MindTotal reversals in scientific thinking are rare—but earth-shatteringBy Charles C. Mann edited by Josh Fischman<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-an-entire-scientific-field-changes-its-mind/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-an-entire-scientific-field-changes-its-mind/">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-an-entire-scientific-field-changes-its-mind/</a>Michelson & Morley experiment at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70888" rel="nofollow">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70888</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/historyofscience/" rel="tag">#historyofscience</a>

Michelson's 1881 interferometer. Although ultimately it proved incapable of distinguishing between differing theories of aether-dragging, its construction provided important lessons for the design of Michelson and Morley's 1887 instrument.

This is a technical line drawing labeled Fig. 3, illustrating the layout of Michelson’s original interferometer apparatus. The instrument rests on a central pedestal base with adjustable legs for leveling.

From the center extends two perpendicular arms of equal length, each supporting various optical components.

At the left end (marked a), a light source directs a beam toward a half-silvered mirror or beam splitter (labeled m) placed at the center.

The beam is divided into two paths—one traveling along the horizontal arm (b–c) and the other along the vertical arm (b–d).

Each arm contains mirrors and adjustable mounts (labeled l, k, etc.), which reflect the light back toward the center.

At the center, the returning beams interfere with each other, producing an interference pattern observable through an eyepiece or telescope (u).

The drawing shows precision details such as the rotatable table, the fine adjustment screws, and the mechanical supports, emphasizing the delicate alignment required for the experiment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelson%E2%80%93Morley_experiment#/media/File:Michelson1881c.png

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Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/SheGoesToWar" rel="nofollow">https://books2read.com/SheGoesToWar</a>With the return of her arch-nemesis to the world, in 1972, the Hunter literally goes to war, finding herself drawn to Vietnam, once more backed up by her demon hunting allies, but as all that faced the horrors of the Vietnam War, she finds her time there trying and emotionally difficult.<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>

(Left) The cover of She Goes to War, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson.

Three people dressed in tiger-stripe camouflage crouch near the edge of a jungle, in Veitnam. The jungle is a mixture of bamboo and ferns.

The first is a girl with brown hair and blue eyes. She wears a dress, top hat and elbow-length fingerless gloves. She points out of the jungle.

The second is a hispanic man and his skin is covered in greasepaint, to make him blend in even better. He wears a military uniform, including a hat with a round brim and leans on an AK-47 for support. His vest has pouches large enough for spare magazines for his weapon. He looks through a pair of binoculars at what the girl is pointing at.

The third is huge and has the head of a cat, with black fur and green eyes. He wears a military uniform.

(Right) The view from the back of a military cargo plane, with the rear hatch open, in flight, while cargo is dropped for descent via parachute, with the following quote over the top:

“Did you see that?”

“No! I officially *never* saw that crate! I *did not* see the flash of a sword cut the crate apart and *very specifically* didn’t see it explode into a shower of thousands of dinner rolls, with a teenage girl in the middle!”

“Good! I was afraid I was the only one that hadn’t seen that!”

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Audiobook: <a href="https://owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/short-of-tyme-the-most-powerful-words" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/short-of-tyme-the-most-powerful-words">https://owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/short-of-tyme-the-most-powerful-words</a>Hungry and hunting alone, a goblin boy meets a bouncing, blue slime and assumes it will be dinner. Naturally, the slime has other ideas, and the boy gets his hind-end handed to him by what’s supposed to be one of the weakest monsters of the forest.<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <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/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/goblin/" rel="tag">#goblin</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#audiobook</a>

(Left) The cover of The Most Powerful Words, by Owen Tyme, which consists of a temperate forest path in twilight, with a tree on the right side, which hangs over the path. At the base of the tree is a translucent, blue slime monster, with shiny, black eyes that give it a somewhat cute appearance, while the shadow that's visible at its base almost looks like a big mouth. The air has an almosty golden look, because there's a hint of fog in it. The cover is framed with beveled stone.

(Right) The background is a bookcase with three shelves that are filled with old-looking books. Some have bookmark ribbons that stick off the edge, adding a little color. The books are largely brown, with ribbed spines. The following quote is laid over it:

“There are words so powerful, they can shake the foundations of reality or alter the fate of the world.”

“The most powerful words of all can change a man’s heart and mind about old, incorrect beliefs.”

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📚 Kafka on the Shore by: Haruki MurakamiHere we meet fifteen-year-old runaway Kafka Tamura and the elderly Nakata, who is drawn to Kafka for reasons that he cannot fathom. As their paths converge, acclaimed author Haruki Murakami enfolds readers in a world where cats talk, fish fall from the sky, and spirits slip out of their bodie...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/kafka-on-the-shore" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/kafka-on-the-shore">https://bookblabla.com/book/kafka-on-the-shore</a><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><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/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/contemporary/" rel="tag">#contemporary</a>

Here we meet fifteen-year-old runaway Kafka Tamura and the elderly Nakata, who is drawn to Kafka for reasons that he cannot fathom. As their paths converge, acclaimed author Haruki Murakami enfolds readers in a world where cats talk, fish fall from the sky, and spirits slip out of their bodies to make love or commit murder, in what is a truly remarkable journey.

As powerful as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle... Reading Murakami... is a striking experience in consciousness expansion. Chicago Tribune

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and one of the world’s greatest storytellers comes “an insistently metaphysical mind-bender” (The New Yorker) about a teenager on the run and a deceptively simple old man.

Now with a new introduction by the author.

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Tajja Isen for The Walrus: "The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem"“I don’t know how people are supposed to develop in their careers,” says a novelist who also spoke on the condition of anonymity. She has published multiple books but, owing to editorial shuffles at her publishing houses, has had to take her books out on submission multiple times. “Every single time, the sales track becomes heavier.”<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> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://thewalrus.ca/the-publishing-industry-has-a-gambling-problem/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thewalrus.ca/the-publishing-industry-has-a-gambling-problem/">https://thewalrus.ca/the-publishing-industry-has-a-gambling-problem/</a>

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