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<p>📚 The Ghost Brigades by: John Scalzi</p><p>Jared Dirac is the only human who can provide answers... A superhuman hybrid, created from Boutin's DNA, Jared's brain should be able to access Boutin's electronic memories. But when the memory transplant appears to fail, Jared is given to the Ghost Brigades.</p><p>At first, Jared is a perfe...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-ghost-brigades" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-ghost-brigades"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-ghost-</span><span class="invisible">brigades</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/militaryfiction/" rel="tag">#militaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a></p>

Jared Dirac is the only human who can provide answers... A superhuman hybrid, created from Boutin's DNA, Jared's brain should be able to access Boutin's electronic memories. But when the memory transplant appears to fail, Jared is given to the Ghost Brigades.

At first, Jared is a perfect soldier, but as Boutin's memories slowly surface, Jared begins to intuit the reason's for Boutin's betrayal. As Jared desperately hunts for his "father," he must also come to grips with his own choices. Time is running out: The alliance is preparing its offensive, and some of them plan worse things than humanity's mere military defeat...

The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF's toughest operations. They're young, they're fast and strong, and they're totally without normal human qualms.

The universe is a dangerous place for humanity—and it's about to become far more dangerous. Three races that humans have clashed with before have allied to halt our expansion into space. Their linchpin: the turncoat military scientist Charles Boutin, who knows the CDF's biggest military secrets. To prevail, the CDF must find out why Boutin did what he did.

Old Man's War Series
#1 Old Man’s War
#2 The Ghost Brigades
#3 The Last Colony
#4 Zoe’s Tale
#5 The Human Division
#6 The End of All Things
Short fiction: “After the Coup”

Other Tor Books
The Andr

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<p>English poet and novelist Letitia Elizabeth Landon died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1838.</p><p>Her first major breakthrough came with The Improvisatrice and thence she developed the metrical romance towards the Victorian ideal of the Victorian monologue, influencing fellow English writers such as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Alfred Tennyson and Christina Rossetti.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letitia_Elizabeth_Landon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letitia_Elizabeth_Landon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letitia_</span><span class="invisible">Elizabeth_Landon</span></a></p><p>Books about Letitia Elizabeth Landon at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56166" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56166</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838); variation of the original painting by Daniel Maclise.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (L.E.L.) was a renowned English poet and novelist of the early 19th century, known for her Romantic works. In the portrait by Daniel Maclise, she is depicted with a delicate and refined appearance, typical of Romantic portraiture of the time. The original shows her seated gracefully, with soft curls framing her face, gazing thoughtfully into the distance. Her attire consists of elegant 19th-century clothing, with rich textures and details.

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<p>From PEN America: </p><p>Top 52 Banned Books: The Most Banned Books in U.S. Schools </p><p>"The 52 most banned books of the last four school years include National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winners, bestsellers, and beloved books by authors including Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, and Judy Blume."</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#writersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://pen.org/top-52-banned-books-since-2021/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="pen.org/top-52-banned-books-since-2021/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pen.org/top-52-banned-books-si</span><span class="invisible">nce-2021/</span></a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1858.</p><p>The farce Our American Cousin by the English playwright Tom Taylor is first performed at Laura Keene's Theatre in New York City, with the American Joe Jefferson in the title rôle and the English actor Edward Askew Sothern as Lord Dundreary.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_American_Cousin" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_American_Cousin"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Amer</span><span class="invisible">ican_Cousin</span></a></p><p>Our American Cousin at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/3158" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/3158</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

Photograph of Edward Askew Sothern as Lord Dundreary.

Unknown author - http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/chatterbox/2009/02/our_american_cousin_revisited.html

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<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/5hXIs6JnwMoQ0hzU9ZhfhU" rel="nofollow">We Are the Stars</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 <br>by Gina Chick.</p><p>That wild woman who captivated us on Alone Australia is the product of genes, a generous upbringing, and intense tempering in the crucible of life. A remarkable range of life experience, and an impressive capacity to learn & evolve from life's challenges. Heavy on nebulous metaphor, but fitting. I envy her capacity to inhabit her emotions & body so fully.</p><p><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/biography/" rel="tag">#Biography</a> <a href="/tags/aloneaustralia/" rel="tag">#AloneAustralia</a> <a href="/tags/alonetv/" rel="tag">#AloneTV</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

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<p>Dictionary of the Oldest Written Language–It Took 90 Years to Complete, and It’s Now Free Online</p><p><a href="https://www.openculture.com/2026/01/dictionary-of-the-oldest-written-language-free-online.html#google_vignette" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.openculture.com/2026/01/dictionary-of-the-oldest-written-language-free-online.html#google_vignette"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.openculture.com/2026/01/di</span><span class="invisible">ctionary-of-the-oldest-written-language-free-online.html#google_vignette</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/language/" rel="tag">#language</a></p>

Reading glasses on top of an open dictionary

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<p>New Books I’m Looking Forward to This Year: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-new-books-im-looking-forward-to-this-year/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-new-books-im-looking-forward-to-this-year/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-week</span><span class="invisible">ly-blogging-challenge-new-books-im-looking-forward-to-this-year/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/tbr/" rel="tag">#TBR</a> <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#Nonfiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/wednesdayweeklybloggingchallenge/" rel="tag">#WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge</a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

Book cover for Phases: a Memoir by Brandy Norwood. Image on cover is a close-up photo of her face as she wears a blue silk garment and gazes thoughtfully off into the distance.

Book cover for Onward: Climate Fiction to Inspire Hope by Erin Entrada. Image on cover is a drawing of two birds sitting at the mouth of a cave whose entrance is shaped like an hourglass. Beyond the birds there are numerous tree branches and a calm body of water, perhaps a sea.

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<p>📚 Kindred by: Octavia E. Butler</p><p>"I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm."</p><p>Dana’s torment begins when she suddenly vanishes on her 26th birthday from California, 1976, and is dragged through time to antebellum Maryland to rescue a boy named Rufus, heir to a slaveowner’s plantation. She soon realizes the purpose of her summons to the past: pro...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/kindred" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/kindred</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/historical/" rel="tag">#historical</a></p>

"I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm."

Dana’s torment begins when she suddenly vanishes on her 26th birthday from California, 1976, and is dragged through time to antebellum Maryland to rescue a boy named Rufus, heir to a slaveowner’s plantation. She soon realizes the purpose of her summons to the past: protect Rufus to ensure his assault of her Black ancestor so that she may one day be born. As she endures the traumas of slavery and the soul-crushing normalization of savagery, Dana fights to keep her autonomy and return to the present.

Blazing the trail for neo-slavery narratives like Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad and Ta-Nehisi Coates’s The Water Dancer, Butler takes one of speculative fiction’s oldest tropes and infuses it with lasting depth and power. Dana not only experiences the cruelties of slavery on her skin but also grimly learns to accept it as a condition of her own existence in the present.

Where stories about American slavery are often gratuitous, reducing its horror to explicit violence and brutality, Kindred is controlled and precise. (New York Times).

Selected by The Atlantic as one of THE GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS. ("You have to read them.")

The New York Times best-selling author’s time-travel classic that makes us feel the horrors of American slavery and indicts our country’s lack of progress on racial reconciliation

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1892.</p><p>The first collection of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories from The Strand Magazine (June 1891–June 1892), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, is published by George Newnes in London; it includes Doyle's favourite, "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", which was originally published in February.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adve</span><span class="invisible">ntures_of_Sherlock_Holmes</span></a></p><p>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/1661" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/1661</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Illustration of the Sherlock Holmes short story The Speckled Band, which appeared in The Strand Magazine in February, 1892. Original caption was "WHICH OF YOU IS HOLMES?"

Sidney Paget (1860 - 1908)

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<p>🤔 The most effective "escape" from the world's problems?</p><p>It's not alcohol🍸 , drugs💊 , gambling🎲 , or a shopping spree🛍️ , <br> it's reading a book.📗<br> <br>Opening the front cover of a book 📖 is like walking through a doorway to another world. <br>📚 </p><p><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1926.</p><p>The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne first appears, published by Methuen in London.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh_(book)#" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh_(book)#"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-t</span><span class="invisible">he-Pooh_(book)#</span></a></p><p>Winnie-the-Pooh's entrance into the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2022 was noted by several news publications, generally in the context of a greater Public Domain Day article.</p><p><a href="https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2022/#fn6text" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2022/#fn6text"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdo</span><span class="invisible">mainday/2022/#fn6text</span></a></p><p>Winnie-the-Pooh at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

First edition cover

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<p>The ecstatic swoon</p><p>As Stendhal knew, the reason for art is to make you feel. Do not try to grasp the artwork: allow it to grasp you instead</p><p>by Robert D Zaretsky</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/what-stendhal-says-about-the-purpose-and-promise-of-art?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=048e2ed722-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/what-stendhal-says-about-the-purpose-and-promise-of-art?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=048e2ed722-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/what-stendhal-s</span><span class="invisible">ays-about-the-purpose-and-promise-of-art?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=048e2ed722-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Portrait de Stendhal par Ducis, 1835, Bibliothèque Sormani, Milan. Portrait mélancolique.

An 1835 oil portrait of French writer Stendhal by Johan-Nepomuk Ender (attributed to Ducis), housed at the Bibliothèque Sormani in Milan. The melancholic portrait shows the author of "The Red and the Black" in dark formal attire against a muted green background, holding an elegant walking stick, capturing his contemplative demeanor during his mature years.

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

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<p>OH MY GOD 🤣 </p><p>A novel just came out in which a tradwife influencer wakes up in 1805 and suddenly has to live the real life she's been selling online, raw milk and all!</p><p>All hail YESTERYEAR by Caro Claire Burke.</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238226942-yesteryear" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/book/show/238226942-yesteryear"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.goodreads.com/book/show/23</span><span class="invisible">8226942-yesteryear</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>Book Review: Will This Be a Problem? The Anthology: Issue V (edited by Somto Ihezue and Olivia Kidula)<br>A unique collection of hauntingly engaging and imaginative stories<br> <br>Ann Michelle Harris has our review at the NOAF blog:<br><a href="http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/book-review-will-this-be-problem.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/book-review-will-this-be-problem.html"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/</span><span class="invisible">book-review-will-this-be-problem.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon</p>

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<p>Are there any book clubs on Mastodon? The in-person ones around me keep petering out or are hard to get to, and the ones I’ve seen online are toooo big for my tastes. I have a slight preference for fantasy/sci-fi, but any genre is good. I just want to talk about books! <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>

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<p>📚 We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse) by: Dennis E. Taylor</p><p>There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. So it's a little unfair when he gets himself killed crossing the street. Bob wakes up a century later to find that corpsicles have been declared to be without rights, and he is now the property of the state. </p><p>He has been uploaded into computer ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/we-are-legion-we-are-bob-bobiverse" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/we-are-legion-we-are-bob-bobiverse"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/we-are-leg</span><span class="invisible">ion-we-are-bob-bobiverse</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a></p>

There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. So it's a little unfair when he gets himself killed crossing the street. Bob wakes up a century later to find that corpsicles have been declared to be without rights, and he is now the property of the state.

He has been uploaded into computer hardware and is slated to be the controlling AI in an interstellar probe looking for habitable planets.

The stakes are high: no less than the first claim to entire worlds. If he declines the honor, he'll be switched off, and they'll try again with someone else. If he accepts, he becomes a prime target. There are at least three other countries trying to get their own probes launched first, and they play dirty. The safest place for Bob is in space, heading away from Earth at top speed. Or so he thinks. Because the universe is full of nasties, and trespassers make them mad — very mad.

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<p>Virginia Woolf Thought Katharine Mansfield Stank Like a “Civet Cat Taken to Streetwalking”</p><p>Gerri Kimber on the Literary Legacy of an Early Master of the Short Form</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/virginia-woolf-thought-katharine-mansfield-stank-like-a-civet-cat-taken-to-streetwalking/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/virginia-woolf-thought-katharine-mansfield-stank-like-a-civet-cat-taken-to-streetwalking/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/virginia-woolf-thou</span><span class="invisible">ght-katharine-mansfield-stank-like-a-civet-cat-taken-to-streetwalking/</span></a></p><p>Mansfield & Woolf at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/631" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/631"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/631</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/89</span></a></p><p>#<a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Katherine Mansfield, a New Zealand-writer of short stories. Picture taken 1912.

A 1912 photograph of Katherine Mansfield, the acclaimed New Zealand short story writer. The formal portrait shows Mansfield during her early literary career, before she became one of the modernist movement's most influential voices in short fiction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Mansfield#/media/File:Mansfield1.jpg

Portrait of Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941), a British author and feminist, with her chignon. By George Charles Beresford.

The 1902 portrait by George Charles Beresford captures Virginia striking image, with her famous chignon, reflecting her distinctive style and the aesthetics of the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Woolf#/media/File:George_Charles_Beresford_-_Virginia_Woolf_in_1902_-_Restoration.jpg

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<p>Rare public display for Mary Queen of Scots' final letter</p><p>The public are to be given a rare chance to see the last letter by Mary Queen of Scots, which was written just hours before she was beheaded.</p><p>by Cara Berkley</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4nzy3r5zyo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4nzy3r5zyo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg</span><span class="invisible">4nzy3r5zyo</span></a></p><p>Mary Queen of Scots at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=Mary+Queen+of+Scots" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=Mary+Queen+of+Scots"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=Mary+Queen+of+Scots</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

La mort de Marie Stuart, 19th-century painting by Abel de Pujol

The painting is centered around Mary, who is portrayed with an expression of a mix of resignation and strength.

The painting reflects the tragic fate of Mary, who was executed in 1587 after being imprisoned for years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots#/media/File:Execution-of-Mary-Queen-of-Scots.jpg

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<p>Physicists and philosophers have long struggled to understand the nature of time: Here’s why</p><p>The nature of time has plagued thinkers for as long as we’ve tried to understand the world we live in. Intuitively, we know what time is, but try to explain it, and we end up tying our minds in knots.</p><p>By Daryl Janzen</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/physicists-and-philosophers-have-long-struggled-to-understand-the-nature-of-time-heres-why-269762" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/physicists-and-philosophers-have-long-struggled-to-understand-the-nature-of-time-heres-why-269762"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/physicists</span><span class="invisible">-and-philosophers-have-long-struggled-to-understand-the-nature-of-time-heres-why-269762</span></a></p><p>Time measurements at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/27824" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/27824"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/27824</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

A Time Piece of the Middle Ages

The huge and elaborate Clock of Strasbourg Cathedral, in Lorraine, was built in 1352 and is an example of the first clocks.

At the center stands the towering clock structure, richly decorated and rising several stories high. Its façade is highly ornate, with carved panels, niches, and sculptural figures arranged vertically. Multiple circular dials dominate the middle sections, including a large central clock face with radiating spokes, surrounded by smaller astronomical and calendrical displays. These elements reflect the clock’s dual purpose: telling time and illustrating celestial movements, religious symbolism, and the passage of days and seasons.

Above and around the dials are intricate reliefs and statues, likely representing biblical figures, apostles, or allegorical personifications common in medieval sacred art. The craftsmanship emphasizes symmetry, complexity, and theological meaning rather than simplicity or readability by modern standards.

The clock is set within the vast interior of the cathedral, whose tall stone columns and soaring arches frame the scene.

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<p>Among the Sleuths: Looking for Answers at the Nancy Drew Convention</p><p>Jadie Stillwell and Nicole Blackwood on the Mystery of the Missing Discernible Character Traits</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/among-the-sleuths-looking-for-answers-at-the-nancy-drew-convention/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KE5W7XNRXXS2MZDKNH70YJS5&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/among-the-sleuths-looking-for-answers-at-the-nancy-drew-convention/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KE5W7XNRXXS2MZDKNH70YJS5&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/among-the-sleuths-l</span><span class="invisible">ooking-for-answers-at-the-nancy-drew-convention/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KE5W7XNRXXS2MZDKNH70YJS5&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Carolyn Keene at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/58985" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/58985"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/58985</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover page of The hidden staircase by Carolyn Keene, illustratated by Russell H. Tandy.

At the top of the cover, "Nancy Drew Mystery Stories" appears in a stylized script font in yellow/gold lettering. Below this, the title "THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE" is displayed prominently in bold, uppercase blue letters.

The cover features an illustration showing Nancy Drew descending a mysterious hidden staircase.

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<p>📚 Oona Out of Order by: Margarita Montimore</p><p>It’s New Year’s Eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight she will turn nineteen, and the year ahead promises to be one of consequence. Should she go to London to study economics, or remain at home in Brooklyn to pursue her passion for music and be with her ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/oona-out-of-order" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/oona-out-of-order"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/oona-out-o</span><span class="invisible">f-order</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/womenfiction/" rel="tag">#womenfiction</a> <a href="/tags/timetravel/" rel="tag">#timetravel</a></p>

It’s New Year’s Eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight she will turn nineteen, and the year ahead promises to be one of consequence. Should she go to London to study economics, or remain at home in Brooklyn to pursue her passion for music and be with her boyfriend? As the countdown to the New Year begins, Oona faints and awakens thirty-two years in the future in her fifty-one-year-old body. Greeted by a friendly stranger in a beautiful house she’s told is her own, Oona learns that with each passing year she will leap to another age at random. And so begins Oona Out of Order...

Hopping through decades, pop culture fads, and much-needed stock tips, Oona is still a young woman on the inside but ever changing on the outside. Who will she be next year? Philanthropist? Club Kid? World traveler? Wife to a man she’s never met? Surprising, magical, and heart-wrenching, Margarita Montimore has crafted an unforgettable story about the burdens of time, the endurance of love, and the power of family.

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With its countless epiphanies and surprises, Oona proves difficult to put down.USA Today

By turns tragic and triumphant, heartbreakingly poignant and joyful, this is ultimately an uplifting and redemptive read.The Guardian

A remarkably inventive novel that explores what it means to live a life fully in the moment, e

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<p>Book Review <a href="/tags/1/" rel="tag">#1</a> for 2016 is Edmund Morris' Colonel Roosevelt. This is the third volume in a 3 volume set on President Theodore Roosevelt. I read the first two several years ago and listened to this volume. It covers his life after his Presidency. I think Morris provides an honest look at what TR accomplished in the final 6 years of his life. ☕☕☕☕☕ review. <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/potus/" rel="tag">#POTUS</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> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/biography/" rel="tag">#biography</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>

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<p>Apuleius was a 2nd-century Roman writer whose most famous work, The Golden Ass (also known as Metamorphoses), still feels vivid, and surprisingly modern.</p><p>It is the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive complete.</p><p>Inside the novel is also the famous tale of Cupid and Psyche, one of the most beautiful love stories to come down from antiquity.</p><p>The Golden Ass is one of the best gateways into the ancient world.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/apuleius/" rel="tag">#Apuleius</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

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<p>Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Herland (1915)</p><p>A female uptopia....</p><p><a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/herland/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="publicdomainreview.org/collection/herland/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">publicdomainreview.org/collect</span><span class="invisible">ion/herland/</span></a></p><p>"Herland" at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

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Looking for a book to fall asleep to (selection inside)

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