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80d

finished reading Every Secret Thing 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
by Marie Munkara.

Mission mob vs bush mob in the Top End. Crude & cutting humour, with occasional glimpses of the raw, traumatic truth of dispossession & cultural genocide.

#BookReview #Books #Bookstodon #IndigenousLiterature

@WildWoila @wildwoila@wyrms.de

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101d

Knowledge is power. #grickledoodle #cats #reading #books #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of a surprised cat reading a book titled "Pushing Crap Off Tables." Caption reads "There were techniques listed that she'd never even heard of before."

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78d

Today at the NOAF blog,
@princejvstin.com
reviews BIRTH OF A DYNASTY: A Novel by Chinaza Bado

http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/05/book-review-birth-of-dynasty-novel-by.html

#bookstodon #books #fantasy

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79d

Emma Newman is angry. Justifiably so.

“I’m just a girl, standing in front of the British government, asking why they want to give away all my work as part of the UK's 126 billion pound creative arts industry, to serve another industry being run by greedy tech bros, just so they can destroy everything else just that little bit faster.”

#Books #Writing #AI https://enewman.co.uk/rage-rage-against-the-dying-of-the-mic/

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78d

So, they say Abercrombie's The Devils is absolutely worth it?

https://joeabercrombie.com/books/the-devils/

#books #amreading #reading #kindle #literature #bookwyrm #booktoot #book #knihy #fantasy @bookstodon @fantasy @knihy

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78d

This book club has been reading the same book for 12 years. They’re not even close to done.

The Finnegans Wake Reading Group of Austin, TX reads one page every other week.

By Sean Saldana

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/finnegans-wake-reading-group-austin-tx-atx-texas-james-joyce-book-club/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnegans_Wake

James Joyce at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1039

#books #literature

The cover of the Faber and Faber edition of Finnegans Wake by James Joyce.

Faber and Faber - http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/adopt-a-book/pics/joyce_wake.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnegans_Wake#/media/File:Joyce_wake.jpg

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77d

L. Frank Baum’s Literary Vision of an American Century: The Wizard of Oz at 125 Years

Ed Simon on Grifters, the Chicago World Fair, and Oz as Symbol of a Modern USA

https://lithub.com/l-frank-baums-literary-vision-of-an-american-century-the-wizard-of-oz-at-125-years/

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/43936

#books #literature

"The Soldier with the green whiskers led them through the streets."

Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Author: L. Frank Baum

Illustrator: W. W. Denslow

https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/43936/pg43936-images.html

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77d

To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, Austen Connection (https://austenconnection.substack.com) hosts a read-a-long all year. They are currently in the midst of Pride and Prejudice! For the full schedule, go to https://austenconnection.substack.com/p/the-great-jane-austen-read-along. #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

Brownish background. At the top, in light yellow text, it says "Happy 250th!" and below it, in white text, it says "The Great Jane Austen Read-Along" A stack of books, each book with the name of an Austen book, is below the text.

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59d

“In 2019, I went on a tour of Chernobyl. The Ukrainian guide who explained what led to the nuclear accident said something that stuck in my mind. “Americans grow up with the idea that questions lead to answers,” he said. “But Soviet citizens grew up with the idea that questions lead to trouble.”

Excerpt From
Nexus
Yuval Noah Harari

#nexus #yuvalnoaharari #books #bookstodon

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62d

‘A culture is no better than its woods’ – what our trees reveal about us, by W H Auden

The trees encountered on a country stroll
Reveal a lot about a country’s soul.
– from Bucolics (1952-53) by W H Auden

https://aeon.co/videos/a-culture-is-no-better-than-its-woods-what-our-trees-reveal-about-us-by-w-h-auden

#books #literature

Hunt Piero di Cosimo Oil and tempera on panel, 70.5 x 169.5 cm New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The painting portrays a dynamic and chaotic hunting scene set in a dense forest. Human figures, satyrs, and centaurs are depicted engaging in a fierce hunt, wielding clubs and other primitive weapons. They pursue various animals, including lions and bears, which are fleeing from a forest fire in the background.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piero_di_cosimo,_scena_di_caccia_primitiva,_1494-1500_ca._(met)_09_uomini_con_preda_di_caccia.jpg#/media/File:Piero_di_cosimo,_scena_di_caccia_2.jpg/2

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76d

Global Tourism Was Built on Headless Blemmyes

The Book of Marvels is the kind of show that’s hard to avoid at archival art institutions, wherein problematic historical content, aesthetic appeal, and fantasy all intersect.

By Natalie Haddad

https://hyperallergic.com/1012368/global-tourism-was-built-on-headless-blemmyes/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Remembering%20Koyo%20Kouoh&utm_campaign=D051325

The Travels of Marco Polo at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/10636
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/12410

#books #medieval_art

City of Ayas visited by Marco Polo in 1271, from Le Livre des Merveilles.

The illustration of the City of Ayas from Le Livre des Merveilles (The Book of Marvels), which recounts the travels of Marco Polo, is a richly detailed medieval miniature that reflects the style and imagination of 14th-century manuscript art rather than precise topographical accuracy.

In the scene, the port city of Ayas (modern Yumurtalık, Turkey) is depicted as a walled urban center nestled beside the sea. The illustration shows fortified towers, crenellated walls, and clustered buildings with red and blue tiled roofs, suggesting a bustling, important trade hub. Ships with billowing sails float in the adjacent waters, indicating Ayas’s role as a key Mediterranean port in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia during the 13th century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Travels_of_Marco_Polo#/media/File:AyasMarcoPolo.JPG

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62d

Electric Fish and the First Battery

Alessandro Volta invented the voltaic pile, the earliest electric battery, in part because of his investigations into the torpedo, an electric ray fish.

By: Danny Robb

https://daily.jstor.org/electric-fish-and-the-first-battery/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=mcae&utm_campaign=jstordaily-05282025

Alessandro Volta at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=alessandro+volta

#books #science

Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), demonstrating his pile (battery) to Napoleon in Paris, 1801. From Le Petit Journal 1901.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_pile_de_Volta_(Le_Petit_journal).jpg

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76d

Tagore in Saigon: Culture, Contradictions, Champagne

Rabindranath Tagore’s visit to Vietnam in 1929 fanned the debate about the region’s potential future without the French.

By: H.M.A. Leow

https://daily.jstor.org/tagore-in-saigon-culture-contradictions-champagne/

At PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/942

#books #literature

Rabindranath with Einstein in 1930

UNESCO - UNESCO Gallery

In the image, Tagore, the Indian poet-philosopher and Nobel laureate in literature, stands beside Einstein, the renowned physicist and Nobel laureate in physics. Both are seen in thoughtful poses—Einstein with his characteristically wild hair and simple attire, and Tagore draped in traditional Indian robes with a composed, serene expression.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore#/media/File:Rabindranath_with_Einstein.jpg

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76d

Only Surviving Roman Cookbook Reveals Origins of Europe’s Most Iconic Recipes

By Filio Kontrafouri

https://greekreporter.com/2025/05/16/roman-cookbook-europe-iconic-recipes/

Cookbooks at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=cookbook&submit_search=Search

#books #literature

Roman Feast by Roberto Bompiani, Getty Museum. Apicius’ cookbook still intrigues scholars and cooks with its glimpses of Roman life. Credit: Roberto Bompiani/Public Domain

The artwork portrays elegantly robed Roman men and women reclining on couches around a lavish table, engaging in conversation and indulgence. Servants and musicians attend to the guests, enhancing the sense of luxury and leisure.

Set within a richly adorned interior—with marble columns, classical décor, and detailed frescoes—the painting evokes the grandeur and sensuality of elite Roman dining.

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59d

New reading material arrived! I am looking forward to #reading this, but I am notoriously bad at regularity, so please don't expect a full review any time soon :D

"Supernote by Jim Davidson, U.S. Secret Service Special Agent - Retired. Inspired by an untold true story".

It's a beautifully presented hard cover #book with a story I'm looking forward to getting into!

#Numismatics #History #Histodons #Bibliophile #Book #Books #TrueCrime #Crime @bookstodon @numismatics @histodons

Front cover of the book with yellow squares on darker yellow and falling US $100 bills. The title "Supernote" above "Jim Davidson" with the by line "U.S. Secret Service Special Agent - Retired.

Above: "Inspired by an untold true story." with a gun and handcuffs visible as well.

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"FICTION
A gripping, fast-paced read. Jim Davidson's epic story would be impossible to believe if it wasn't true." -- Martin Dugard, New York Times #1 bestselling author of Taking London.

"Supernote - The compelling inside story and shocking wake-up to how close the world came to financial chaos." - George Goldsmith, screenwriter of Children of the Corn.

"SUPERNOTE" IS A COUNTERFEIT $100 BILL SO UNDETECTABLE, IT THREATENS TO DESTROY THE ENTIRE GLOBAL ECONOMY.

ONE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE SPECIAL AGENT CROSSED INTERNATIONAL BORDERS FROM THE IGUAZU JUNGLE IN ARGENTINA AND PARAGUAY, TO CASINOS IN MOSCOW, SAFE HOUSES IN BEIRUT AND THE BACK ALLEYS OF PHNOΜ ΡΕΝΗ ΤΟ UNRAVEL THE DISTRIBUTION ROUTES OF THE DPRK, HEZBOLLAH, PLO, PFLP AND IRA ALL SUPPORTING THEIR LETHAL OPERATIONS WITH SUPERNOTE FUNDS.

SPECIAL AGENT ROSS GARRETT'S INVESTIGATION CULMINATES IN ARRESTING ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST WANTED FUGITIVES AND DISMANTLES THE INFAMOUS SUPERNOTE CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE, UNBEKNOWNST TO A WORLD OBLIVIOUS TO JUST HOW CLOSE IT OTHERWISE CAME TO GLOBAL FINANCIAL CHAOS.

As a Special Agent of the United States Secret Service, Jim Davidson protected six Presidents as well as many international dignitaries. As Assistant Special Agent in Charge of three Headquarters Divisions, he directed counterfeit currency investigations and Treasury-related forgery and fraud investigations, giving him keen insight and firsthand knowledge of this dangerous and fascinating corner of crime.

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59d

#LettersAndPolitics welcomes #MaryAnnettePember, national correspondent for ICT News, and author of #MedicineRiver: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of #IndianBoardingSchools

https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-june-3-2025/

#Indigenous #NativeAmericans #NativeBoardingSchools #NativeAmericanBoardingSchools #NativeResidentialSchools #NativeAmericanHistory #UShistory #AmericanHistory #colonialViolence #memoirs #books @histodons @bookstodon

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75d

Curious how many folks get or would consider getting ebooks from itch.io?

Color commentary welcome in comments.
Boosts appreciated.
@scifi @bookstodon
#books #bookstodon #scifi

36% Sure
3% Nope
61% What’s itch.io?

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75d

Comparing Austen & Ibsen: Women & Finance in 19th-Century Literature

"While Jane Austen’s romance often distracts us from her heroines’ realities, Henrik Ibsen stares financial oppression dead in the face and offers his heroines hope."

by Rachel Benham

https://www.thecollector.com/austen-ibsen-women-finance-19th-literature/

Books by Jane Austen at PG

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68

Books by Henrik Ibsen at PG

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/861

#books #literatures #drama

Cover of Pride and Prejudice. Illustration by Hugh Thomsom. Cover shows peacock standing on a vase in the left hand bottom corner and his feathers strewn through the top and right side of the cover.

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75d

Marked decline in semicolons in English books, study suggests

Usage of punctuation down almost half in two decades as further research finds 67% of British students rarely use it

BY Amelia Hill

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/18/marked-decline-semicolon-use-english-books-study-suggests

More information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semicolon

#books #language

Page spread from Pietro Bembo's "De Aetna" printed by Aldus Manutius in 1495 according to the Venetian Calendar and 1496 according to the Gregorian Calendar. Hereby note the Roman numeral "MVD" at the end of the book. Copy of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.

https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/view/bsb00048024?page=4,5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semicolon#/media/File:De_Aetna_1495.jpg

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60d

‘Am I not at least something?’ A surreal dive into Descartes’s Meditations

https://aeon.co/videos/am-i-not-at-least-something-a-surreal-dive-into-descartess-meditations

Meditations on First Philosophy at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23306

#books #literature #philosophy

Original title page for the first Latin edition (1641) of the Meditationes de prima philosophiaby René Descartes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditations_on_First_Philosophy#/media/File:Meditationes_de_prima_philosophia_1641.jpg

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Bored of Kafka on the Shore in the last quarter, is the ending worth continuing?

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74d

How Losing a Poetry Competition Launched Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Career

By Nava Atlas

https://www.literaryladiesguide.com/classic-women-authors-poetry/losing-poetry-competition-millay/

Edna St. Vincent Millay at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/70

#books #literature #poetry

Edna St. Vincent Millay portrait (c. 1920)

In the photograph, Edna appears poised and introspective, exuding a quiet confidence. Her hair is cropped short in a stylish bob, reflecting the flapper fashion of the era and her alignment with the progressive spirit of the 1920s.

She wears simple, elegant attire—a dark blouse—with minimal adornment, allowing her expressive eyes and finely sculpted features to command attention.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_St._Vincent_Millay#/media/File:Edna_St._Vincent_Millay_Portrait_(c._1920).jpg

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74d

Repressed or just smoldering? #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

Image of Darcy sitting down and looking to the side. A white text overlay says, "When you're a drama Queen but also British and repressed."

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74d

When the 12yo is having a rough morning & cannot make herself get out of the car when we pull up to #school, we try our very best to talk it out, and when that doesn't work, we drive away from school & go to a new-to-us used #bookstore & have #coffee & peruse #books for an hour before driving back to school & trying again, this time successfully.

She was 2 1/2 hours late to school.
I'm teaching her that caring for her emotional health is more important than conformity.

#safety
#6thGraderLife