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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> @wildwoila@wyrms.de

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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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Honestly been reading a lot of Public Domain books lately. Anyone know where I can find some modern Creative Commons books? I mainly get them from Gutenberg because I don't understand Standard EBooks. Gutenberg formats are fine for me, sighted people seem to *love* Standard EBooks. <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.gutenberg.org/</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a>

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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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📚 Awake by: Jen HatmakerAt 2:30 a.m. on July 11, 2020, Jen Hatmaker woke up to her husband of twenty-six years whispering in his phone to another woman from their bed. It was the end of life as she knew it. In the months that followed, she went from being a shiny, funny, popular leader to a divorced wreck on antidepressants and antianxiety meds, pare...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/awake" rel="nofollow">https://bookblabla.com/book/awake</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/biographyautobiography/" rel="tag">#biographyautobiography</a> <a href="/tags/divorceseparation/" rel="tag">#divorceseparation</a>

At 2:30 a.m. on July 11, 2020, Jen Hatmaker woke up to her husband of twenty-six years whispering in his phone to another woman from their bed. It was the end of life as she knew it. In the months that followed, she went from being a shiny, funny, popular leader to a divorced wreck on antidepressants and antianxiety meds, parenting five kids alone with no clue about the functioning of her own bank accounts. Having led millions of women for over a decade—urging them to embrace authenticity, find radical agency, and create healthy relationship—she felt like a catastrophic failure.

In Awake, Jen shares for the first time what happened when she found herself completely lost at sea—and how she made it to shore. In candid, surprisingly funny vignettes spanning forty years of girlhood, marriage, and parenting, Jen lays bare the disorienting upheaval of midlife—the implosion of a marriage, the unraveling of religious and cultural systems, and the grief that accompanies change you didn’t ask for. And, drawing on all resources—from without and within—Jen dares to question the systems beneath the whole house of cards, and to reckon with the myths, half-truths, and lies that brought her to this point.

More than one woman’s story, Awake is a critical analysis of the story given to all of us: the story of gender limitations, religious subservience, body shame, self-erasure. With refreshing candor, Jen explores a midlife renaissance—grieving what’s lost, cherishi

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"I am nothing but a bundle of nerves dressed up to look like a man." Epoch 2, Frederick Fairlie<a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1860.Wilkie Collins' sensation novel The Woman in White, an early example of mystery fiction, completes its serialization in All the Year Round. It appears in book form in London around August 15.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_White_(novel)#" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_White_(novel)#">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_White_(novel)#</a>Original file available here: <a href="https://www.djo.org.uk/all-the-year-round/volume-iii/page-1.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.djo.org.uk/all-the-year-round/volume-iii/page-1.html">https://www.djo.org.uk/all-the-year-round/volume-iii/page-1.html</a>The Woman in White at PG: <a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/583" rel="nofollow">https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/583</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

The Woamn in White published in All The Year Round, a Weekly Journal conducted by Charles Dickens with which is incorporated Household Words. Vol. 51, Saturday, April 14, 1860.

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The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins published in All Year Round, November 20, 1859.

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<a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1609.Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope, with a magnification of about 8 or 9, to Venetian lawmakers.Based only on uncertain descriptions of the first practical telescope which Hans Lippershey tried to patent in the Netherlands in 1608, Galileo made a telescope with about 3x magnification. He published his initial telescopic astronomical observations in March 1610 in a brief treatise entitled Sidereus Nuncius.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidereus_Nuncius" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidereus_Nuncius">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidereus_Nuncius</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a>

In Starry Messenger, Galileo shared detailed drawings of different phases of the Moon. The significant magnification provided evidence of the rocky nature of the Moon. Sidereus Nuncius, Image 23 (1610) Rare Book & Special Collections"

via Library of Congress

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Galileo's sketches of the moon from en:Sidereus Nuncius, published in March 1610.

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<a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1835.The first Great Moon Hoax article is published in The New York Sun, announcing the discovery of life and civilization on the Moon.The discoveries were falsely attributed to Sir John Herschel and his fictitious companion Andrew Grant. In September 16, The Sun admitted the articles were in fact fabricated.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Moon_Hoax" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Moon_Hoax">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Moon_Hoax</a>The Moon Hoax by Richard Adams Locke (Dubious author: J. N. Nicollet) at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62779" rel="nofollow">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62779</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/extraterrestrial/" rel="tag">#extraterrestrial</a>

Lunar animals and other objects Discovered by Sir John Herschel in his observatory at the Cape of Good Hope and copied from sketches in the Edinburgh Journal of Science.

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"To Sarraguce I go, and know full well Who thither goes, may ne'er return." Chanson de RolandFrench literary historian Léon Gautier died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1897.Gautier rendered great services to the study of early French literature, the most important of his numerous works on medieval subjects being a critical text with translation and introduction of the Chanson de Roland, and Les Épopées françaises.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Gautier_(historian)" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Gautier_(historian)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Gautier_(historian)</a>La Chanson de Roland at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23819" rel="nofollow">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23819</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

Émile Théodore Léon Gautier (8 August 1832-25 August 1897) was a French literary historian.

Émile Gautier is depicted seated or standing in a formal pose, possibly with a slight forward lean, indicative of his engaged and active intellect. His expression is serious and contemplative, with a slight furrow in his brow, suggesting deep thought or focus on a scholarly subject.

He is dressed in formal 19th-century attire, typical of a man of his standing and profession. This includes a dark, tailored suit with a high-collared shirt, possibly accompanied by a vest. He might also be wearing a bow tie or cravat, which was fashionable during this period.

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Dutch poet and novelist Jacob van Lennep died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1868.He wrote in various genres, including historical novels, poetry, and plays. Among his most famous works is the novel "De Lotgevallen van Ferdinand Huyck" (The Adventures of Ferdinand Huyck), which remains a classic in Dutch literature.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_van_Lennep" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_van_Lennep">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_van_Lennep</a>Books by Jacob van Lennep at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/8513" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/8513">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/8513</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

Drawing by W. Grebner and P. Velijn 1832 of Jacob van Lennep (1802-1868), dutch writer.

Jacob van Lennep is portrayed in a three-quarter view, which was a popular choice for portraits during this period as it provides a dynamic perspective while maintaining the subject's dignity. His expression is thoughtful and composed, with a slight, serious gaze, possibly looking off into the distance or slightly downward, indicating contemplation or introspection.

He is dressed in typical early 19th-century gentleman's attire. This likely includes a high-collared shirt, cravat, and a well-tailored jacket or coat. The clothing is formal and reflects his status as a respected figure in Dutch society.

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📚 The Widow by: John GrishamSimon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his bills while his marriage slowly falls apart. Then into his office walks Eleanor Barnett, an elderly widow in need of a new will. Apparently, her husband left her a small fortune, and no one knows about it.Once he hooks the riche...<a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-widow" rel="nofollow">https://bookblabla.com/book/the-widow</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/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/suspensefiction/" rel="tag">#suspensefiction</a> <a href="/tags/legalfiction/" rel="tag">#legalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/general/" rel="tag">#general</a>

Simon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his bills while his marriage slowly falls apart. Then into his office walks Eleanor Barnett, an elderly widow in need of a new will. Apparently, her husband left her a small fortune, and no one knows about it.

Once he hooks the richest client of his career, Simon works quietly to keep her wealth under the radar. But soon her story begins to crack. When she is hospitalized after a car accident, Simon realizes that nothing is as it seems, and he finds himself on trial for a crime he swears he didn’t commit: murder.

Simon knows he’s innocent. But he also knows the circumstantial evidence is against him, and he could spend the rest of his life behind bars. To save himself, he must find the real killer...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham is the acclaimed master of the legal thriller. Now, he’s back with his first-ever whodunit, even more suspenseful than his courtroom dramas, as a small-time lawyer accused of murder races to find the real killer to clear his name.

A classic, compulsive, taut and thrilling novel from one of the great storytellers of our time. The Widow is John Grisham at his irresistible, unforgettable best. Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark

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"Padraic Scanlan’s Rot: A History of the <a href="/tags/irishfamine/" rel="tag">#IrishFamine</a> doesn’t seek to overturn this consensus but Scanlan’s central claim is in some ways an echo of Mitchel’s: although <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> was part of the United Kingdom, it was, he writes, ‘imagined, governed and exploited in strikingly colonial ways ... The famine – a complex ecological, economic, logistical and political disaster – was a consequence of colonialism.’ " <a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n21/niamh-gallagher/carrion-and-earth" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n21/niamh-gallagher/carrion-and-earth">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n21/niamh-gallagher/carrion-and-earth</a><a href="/tags/greatfamine/" rel="tag">#GreatFamine</a> <a href="/tags/irishhistory/" rel="tag">#IrishHistory</a> <a href="/tags/colonialism/" rel="tag">#colonialism</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

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Very much enjoyed this talk of Adnan Husein with Alana Lentin.Lentin makes a good case that Zionism is where Western racial fascism and colonialism have always been headed. Clarified a lot to me about the hasbara "the West is next" and the unconditional support of Western governments and the support of fascists for Zionism.They talk about many things, like CRT, the antisemitism of anti-antisemitism, and how anti-colonial and anti-racism concepts/terminology are used in service of the colonialism and racism of the status quo. Sounds like a very interesting book, good analysis. <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3XK8g5U3DnM" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="m.youtube.com/watch?v=3XK8g5U3DnM">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3XK8g5U3DnM</a>@palestine@lemmy.ml <a href="https://fedibird.com/@palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@palestine</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><a href="/tags/anticolonialism/" rel="tag">#AntiColonialism</a> <a href="/tags/counterinsurgency/" rel="tag">#Counterinsurgency</a> <a href="/tags/racialcapitalism/" rel="tag">#RacialCapitalism</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/thenewracialregime/" rel="tag">#TheNewRacialRegime</a> <a href="/tags/zionism/" rel="tag">#zionism</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a>

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If the universe as a fair place you'd live long enough to finish your reading list 😜😂 <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@reading</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@humor</a> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop<a href="/tags/readingmemes/" rel="tag">#ReadingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/readallthebooks/" rel="tag">#ReadAllTheBooks</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#Fiction</a> <a href="/tags/recommendation/" rel="tag">#Recommendation</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecommendation/" rel="tag">#Bookrecommendation</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a>

Picture of two lines, and a happy, little stickfigure reader.

The first longer line:
TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO GET THROUGH MY READING LIST

The second shorter line:
TIME LEFT BEFORE THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE

Reader: OOO, THIS BOOK LOOKS I SHOULD BUY IT

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Irish novelist, journalist, and literary hostess Marguerite Blessington was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1789.Her most famous work, Conversations with Lord Byron, published posthumously in 1834, documented her interactions with the famous poet during her time in Italy. She was renowned for hosting one of the most famous literary salons in London, attracting leading figures such as Lord Byron, Charles Dickens, and Benjamin Disraeli. Marguerite Blessington at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4797" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4797">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4797</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
In: Journal of conversation with Lord Byron, Cottrell, 1859

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‘A girl of genius’: archives unsealed of Amy Levy, queer Jewish writer admired by Oscar WildeLevy’s work was ‘ahead of her time’ and speaks to current debate around feminism, LGBTQ+ literature and Jewish identity, say researchersBy Nadia Khomami <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/13/archives-amy-levy-queer-jewish-writer-admired-by-oscar-wilde-unsealed" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/13/archives-amy-levy-queer-jewish-writer-admired-by-oscar-wilde-unsealed">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/13/archives-amy-levy-queer-jewish-writer-admired-by-oscar-wilde-unsealed</a>Amy Levy at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/49112" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/49112">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/49112</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a>

Amy Levy (1861-1889): english poetess and feminist who committed suicide when becoming deaf.

This is a black-and-white portrait of Amy Levy with a calm, serious expression. She has dark, wavy hair pulled back and wears a dress with an ornate, lace-like collar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Levy#/media/File:Amy_Levy_1.jpg

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A peace prize winner worth rememberingIn 1930, Addams published her memoir of the next 20 years, describing her further involvement in Hull-House, her social and political reform work, and her activism for world peace, which won her a share of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize. The public domain wins The Second Twenty Years at Hull-House in 20 days. By John Mark Ockerbloom<a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/12/a-peace-prize-winner-worth-remembering/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/12/a-peace-prize-winner-worth-remembering/">https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/12/a-peace-prize-winner-worth-remembering/</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a>

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How a Book Marketing Ploy Almost Ruined Edgar Wallace, Literature’s “King of Thrillers”Edgar Wallace wanted to promote his first novel with more than just traditional ads—but his brilliant idea almost became his downfall.By Jane Alexander<a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/literature/authors/edgar-wallace-four-just-men-contest-financial-ruin" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.mentalfloss.com/literature/authors/edgar-wallace-four-just-men-contest-financial-ruin">https://www.mentalfloss.com/literature/authors/edgar-wallace-four-just-men-contest-financial-ruin</a>Edgar Wallace at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/999" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/999">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/999</a><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>

Cover page of Room 13

Author: Edgar Wallace

Original publication: London: John Long, Limited, 1924

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/76168/pg76168-images.html

The cover features a dramatic, illustrated scene in a vintage 1920s art style.

In the foreground, a woman dressed in a tailored mauve suit and white blouse is shown in motion, pushing a door closed with a determined expression. Her short, wavy hairstyle and fashion reflect the modern 1920s “flapper” style. Her body language suggests urgency or fear, as if she is trying to keep someone out.

Behind the door, a man in a dark suit is partly visible, leaning through the opening, his expression alert and intent.

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Stoking creative fires: Counting down to Public Domain Day 2026Until I saw it performed earlier this month, I had doubts that one could successfully adapt an unthemed magazine issue into a stage play. But that’s what the New Classics Collective did with the first and only issue of <a href="https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=fire1926" rel="nofollow">Fire!!</a>, a literary magazine “devoted to younger Negro artists” published in Harlem in 1926. The <a href="https://www.quintessencetheatre.org/fire" rel="nofollow">play, which premiered at the Quintessence Theatre</a> in my Philadelphia neighborhood, laid a light dramatic frame over a set of performances of plays, poems, stories, drawings and essays from the magazine’s sole issue, including early work by authors like <a href="https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/who/Hughes%2c%20Langston%2c%201902%2d1967" rel="nofollow">Langston Hughes</a> and <a href="https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/who/Hurston%2c%20Zora%20Neale" rel="nofollow">Zora Neale Hurston</a> who are still known to many readers today.As a <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/arts/theater/review-fire-quintessence-theatre-20251023.html" rel="nofollow">review in fhe Philadelphia Inquirer notes</a>, the play, like the magazine issue that inspired it, is a bit of a hot mess as a whole, but has a lot of talent going into its various parts, and it impressed a sold-out multiracial audience the night I went. The magazine itself perished after its first issue, after a fire destroyed the publication’s office. But both the then-new magazine and the new play that’s just been created from it are bold creative experiments, and I’m confident that the people who produced and experienced the play will go on to create more and better work, whether it’s new versions of what I saw in the play’s premiere, or other work inspired by it, just as the authors and artists in the magazine did.Along with the people who produced it, we have the public domain to thank for the experience. All 1926 publications <a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2021/12/01/coming-soon-to-the-public-domain-in-2022/" rel="nofollow">joined the public domain in the United States</a> just a few years ago. That makes it possible for anyone who’s found an unburnt copy of Fire!! to digitize it and put it online without needing permission from anyone, as <a href="https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=fire1926" rel="nofollow">several online book collections now have done</a>. And it means that the New Classics Collective, or anyone else intrigued by the magazine’s content, can freely adapt and repurpose it as they like, without needing to work out deals with all of the creators whose works were adapted for the play. These new versions will have their own copyrights for a time, just as the original 1926 pieces did. But eventually, when they too join join the public domain, they will be free for all of us to remember, share, preserve, and renew as part of our common cultural heritage.Fifty days from today, the public domain will grow further for many people around the world. In the United States, <a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2024/11/01/the-remainder-of-the-roaring-20s-about-to-join-the-public-domain/" rel="nofollow">the last copyrights for 1920s publications</a> (except for sound recordings) joined the public domain here last year. This coming January 1, a new wave of copyright expiration will reach the start of the 1930s, with all remaining publication copyrights from 1930 expiring (as well as 1925 sound recording copyrights). And starting tomorrow, I’ll be featuring selected works that will be joining the public domain here, in short daily posts that will appear on this blog, and also on some social media networks. On <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/" rel="nofollow">Mastodon</a> and other services on the “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse" rel="nofollow">fediverse</a>“, you can follow this blog by following the user <a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@everybodyslibraries.com</a>, or the hashtag <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#PublicDomainDayCountdown</a>. I’ll also boost the posts from my own personal Mastodon account (<a href="https://mastodon.social/@JMarkOckerbloom" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.social/@JMarkOckerbloom">https://mastodon.social/@JMarkOckerbloom</a>). That account uses the Bridgy Fed service to connect to Blue Sky, where I believe you should be able to follow the user @JMarkOckerbloom.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy. I’m not aware of any way to automatically get my posts on other large commercial social media, but folks relying on sites dependent on the likes of Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg may want to diversify their information sources in any case.If you follow my posts, I hope you’ll hear about a number of works and creators you know and love, as well as ones you might not be familiar with. You can get an even more diverse and inclusive set of works and perspectives if you also check out other sources that will be promoting the public domain (which I expect to include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_public_domain" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>, the <a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/" rel="nofollow">Public Domain Review</a>, the <a href="https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/" rel="nofollow">Center for the Study of the Public Domain</a>, and the <a href="https://archive.org/" rel="nofollow">Internet Archive</a> as we get closer to the new year). Enjoy the countdown!<a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/copyright/" rel="tag">#copyright</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomain/" rel="tag">#publicDomain</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#PublicDomainDayCountdown</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a>

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