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Chris Ware on Richard Scarry and the Art of Children's Literature

<p>Ray’s Day, what is it?</p><p>A little more than three years ago, Ray Bradbury flew away to Mars for good (carelessly, he forgot to buy a return ticket) and now that he is gone, we miss a book lover of a rare kind. via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://digipres.club/@Ross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Ross</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://raysday.net/en/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>raysday.net/en/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>Guide to the classics: Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim sees humanity’s darkness</p><p>By Jamie Q. Roberts</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/guide-to-the-classics-joseph-conrads-lord-jim-sees-humanitys-darkness-247565" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/guide-to-the-classics-joseph-conrads-lord-jim-sees-humanitys-darkness-247565"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/guide-to-t</span><span class="invisible">he-classics-joseph-conrads-lord-jim-sees-humanitys-darkness-247565</span></a></p><p>Lord Jim at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/5658" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/5658</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Radical history &amp; revolutionary predecessors: What queer youth should know about their ancestors

Radical history &amp; revolutionary predecessors: What queer youth should know about their ancestors

<p>Book Review: The Iron Garden Sutra by A. D. Sui<br>A death-monk in space, musing on what it means to be alive, and to be conscious... with a little bit of murder, too!<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 the review at the NOAF blog for your Friday reading pleasure:</p><p><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/book-review-iron-garden-sutra-by-d-sui.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/book-review-iron-garden-sutra-by-d-sui.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-iron-garden-sutra-by-d-sui.html</span></a></p><p>@bookstodon <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a></p>

<p>With work on &quot;The Nemesis Legacy&quot; winding down, my focus has begun to shift back toward other projects, such as an omnibus edition, containing the first third of The Nod/Wells Timelines, which will arrive later this year, and the universe&#x27;s compendium, scheduled for 2027.</p><p><a href="http://michaelshotter.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>michaelshotter.com</a></p><p>@specfic @scifi @horrorbooks @bookstodon @audiobooks </p><p><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/read/" rel="tag">#read</a> <a href="/tags/reads/" rel="tag">#reads</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#booksofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/whattoread/" rel="tag">#whattoread</a></p>

<p>These &#x27;Blondes&#x27; are turning 100, and they&#x27;re still a lot of fun</p><p>by Maureen Corrigan</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/08/11/nx-s1-5469836/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-review" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2025/08/11/nx-s1-5469836/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-review"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2025/08/11/nx-s1-5</span><span class="invisible">469836/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-review</span></a></p><p>Books by Anita Loos at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48921" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48921"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/48921</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>Vermeer and the Lost Art of Love Letters</p><p>Though small, Vermeer’s Love Letters at the Frick is a deep dive into the artist’s depictions of women and their letters of endearment.</p><p>by Natasha Seaman</p><p><a href="https://hyperallergic.com/1035480/vermeer-and-the-lost-art-of-love-letters-frick-collection/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=Mickalene%20Thomas%20Sued%20for%20%2410M&amp;utm_campaign=D082025" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="hyperallergic.com/1035480/vermeer-and-the-lost-art-of-love-letters-frick-collection/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=Mickalene%20Thomas%20Sued%20for%20%2410M&amp;utm_campaign=D082025"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hyperallergic.com/1035480/verm</span><span class="invisible">eer-and-the-lost-art-of-love-letters-frick-collection/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=Mickalene%20Thomas%20Sued%20for%20%2410M&amp;utm_campaign=D082025</span></a></p><p>Vermeer at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=vermeer" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=vermeer"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=vermeer</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a></p>

<p>Owen Jones welcomes <a href="/tags/eyalweizman/" rel="tag">#EyalWeizman</a>, founder of <a href="/tags/forensicarchitecture/" rel="tag">#ForensicArchitecture</a>, to talk about his new book <a href="/tags/ungrounding/" rel="tag">#Ungrounding</a>: The Architecture of Genocide</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzntx9YTeRo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzntx9YTeRo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzntx9</span><span class="invisible">YTeRo</span></a><br><a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/gazagenocide/" rel="tag">#GazaGenocide</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> <a href="/tags/colonialviolence/" rel="tag">#colonialViolence</a> <a href="/tags/statecrime/" rel="tag">#stateCrime</a> <a href="/tags/counterforensics/" rel="tag">#counterforensics</a> <a href="/tags/cartography/" rel="tag">#cartography</a> <a href="/tags/infographics/" rel="tag">#infographics</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

<p>There nothing quite like stale russian despair... 😂 </p><p>@bookstodon @fantasybookstodon @bookbubble @humour @reading</p><p><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookmemes/" rel="tag">#BookMemes</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a><br><a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#Bookshelf</a> <br><a href="/tags/mastobooks/" rel="tag">#Mastobooks</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BooksofMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a> <a href="/tags/boostingissharing/" rel="tag">#BoostingIsSharing</a><br><a href="/tags/repost/" rel="tag">#Repost</a> <a href="/tags/from/" rel="tag">#From</a> <a href="/tags/old/" rel="tag">#Old</a> <a href="/tags/account/" rel="tag">#Account</a></p>

<p>We Love Libraries</p><p>Honoring the libraries and librarians that have shaped the way we live, learn, and fight.</p><p>Want to foment a revolution or win a war? Fight for justice, freedom, and civil rights? Make sure women have a safe social space? Or just leave your mark on the world? We recommend you start at the library. </p><p>By The Editors</p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/we-love-libraries/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/we-love-libraries/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/we-love-librar</span><span class="invisible">ies/</span></a></p><p>Libraries &amp; librarians at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/10467" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/10467"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/10467</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=librarians" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=librarians"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=librarians</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

<p>Leonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine Recreated From 500-Year-Old Drawing</p><p>An exhibition at the French château were Leonardo spent his final years looks at the many inventions the polymath drew from nature.</p><p>by Richard Whiddington</p><p><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leonardo-flying-machine-clos-luce-biomimicry-2679116" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.artnet.com/art-world/leonardo-flying-machine-clos-luce-biomimicry-2679116"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.artnet.com/art-world/leon</span><span class="invisible">ardo-flying-machine-clos-luce-biomimicry-2679116</span></a></p><p>Leonardo da Vinci at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1629" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1629"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1629</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/engineering/" rel="tag">#engineering</a></p>

<p>Women Have Always Written SFF — But It Wasn’t Always Easy to Find</p><p>In the 1970s, many of the best new authors were women — do you remember how you first found their work?</p><p>By James Davis Nicoll</p><p><a href="https://reactormag.com/women-have-always-written-sff-but-it-wasnt-always-easy-to-find/?utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8-Jz1eu4TLW6WeYT1nfVqXetVzQwA_H2BcdpfafyWXGvZqXaP0psgm71PUYlZCMcwX9FBeY_MJFuupaw6E6piDGgypgQ&amp;_hsmi=375918471&amp;utm_content=375918471&amp;utm_source=hs_email" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="reactormag.com/women-have-always-written-sff-but-it-wasnt-always-easy-to-find/?utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8-Jz1eu4TLW6WeYT1nfVqXetVzQwA_H2BcdpfafyWXGvZqXaP0psgm71PUYlZCMcwX9FBeY_MJFuupaw6E6piDGgypgQ&amp;_hsmi=375918471&amp;utm_content=375918471&amp;utm_source=hs_email"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reactormag.com/women-have-alwa</span><span class="invisible">ys-written-sff-but-it-wasnt-always-easy-to-find/?utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8-Jz1eu4TLW6WeYT1nfVqXetVzQwA_H2BcdpfafyWXGvZqXaP0psgm71PUYlZCMcwX9FBeY_MJFuupaw6E6piDGgypgQ&amp;_hsmi=375918471&amp;utm_content=375918471&amp;utm_source=hs_email</span></a></p><p>Science fiction at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/36" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/36"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/36</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>There is one more thing ;)</p><p>Those of you who subscribe to my blog via RSS already know, and now it&#x27;s the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> community&#x27;s turn!</p><p>I am releasing a photo e-book!</p><p>&quot;4xKungsleden&quot; contains mainly photographs from 4 trips on the trail but there are also some thoughts that are important to me and hopefully to the readers.<br>The work is nearly completed. As a teaser, I&#x27;m posting the cover art and I&#x27;ll keep you informed on what happens next.</p><p>__________<br><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p>What do you mean OR? 🤔 <br>I can broil in existential dread and plot a fantasy series at the same time. 😂 Luckily I don&#x27;t make mistakes, at least not any I&#x27;m willing to admit too 😜 </p><p>@bookstodon @fantasybookstodon @speculativefictioncomedy @bookbubble @humour </p><p><a href="/tags/fantasyseries/" rel="tag">#FantasySeries</a> <a href="/tags/vs/" rel="tag">#VS</a> <a href="/tags/existentialdread/" rel="tag">#ExistentialDread</a> <br><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a><br><a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <br><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><br><a href="/tags/mastobooks/" rel="tag">#Mastobooks</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BooksofMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a></p>

<p>Read the Dramatic 17th-Century Memoirs of Alice Thornton, Who Wrote Four Versions of Her Life Story</p><p>Researchers have digitized all four volumes, which are now available online. The autobiographies offer a compelling window into a tumultuous period in English history</p><p>By Sonja Anderson</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/read-the-dramatic-17th-century-memoirs-of-alice-thornton-who-wrote-four-versions-of-her-life-story-180987167/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/read-the-dramatic-17th-century-memoirs-of-alice-thornton-who-wrote-four-versions-of-her-life-story-180987167/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/read-the-dramatic-17th-century-memoirs-of-alice-thornton-who-wrote-four-versions-of-her-life-story-180987167/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>The autobiography of Mrs. Alice Thornton is available at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchive</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://ia801308.us.archive.org/9/items/autobiographyofm00thorrich/autobiographyofm00thorrich.pdf" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ia801308.us.archive.org/9/items/autobiographyofm00thorrich/autobiographyofm00thorrich.pdf"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ia801308.us.archive.org/9/item</span><span class="invisible">s/autobiographyofm00thorrich/autobiographyofm00thorrich.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Reading For Fun Is Plummeting in The US, And Experts Are Concerned

<p>Library of Congress acquires only known lyrics sketch of &#x27;Over the Rainbow&#x27;</p><p>By Chloe Veltman</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/08/25/nx-s1-5511391/library-of-congress-wizard-of-oz" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2025/08/25/nx-s1-5511391/library-of-congress-wizard-of-oz"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2025/08/25/nx-s1-5</span><span class="invisible">511391/library-of-congress-wizard-of-oz</span></a></p><p>Wizard of Oz at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/25089" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/25089"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/25089</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>