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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.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

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AMAZON EDITORS' 20 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR PICK

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>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.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/77602/pg77602-images.html

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<p>Argentinian poet and author Alfonsina Storni died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1938. </p><p>Her first book, La inquietud del rosal, brought her recognition from the literary circles in Buenos Aires; but it was her volume El dulce daño that won her popular success. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonsina_Storni" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonsina_Storni"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonsin</span><span class="invisible">a_Storni</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Alfonsina Storni walking along the promenade of Mar del Plata. Unknown author - Archivo General de la Nación Argentina Inventory 7770

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<p>I finally read "I, Robot" by Asimov. I think it is good, and especially with <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#Ai</a> and <a href="/tags/llms/" rel="tag">#LLMs</a> here now, so many tech-bros citing stuff like the three laws, think it is worthwhile to go read the actual book. It is not about robot crimes, at all. It feels astonishingly up to date for something written during and shortly after WW2. I guess because people now aren't that different from people who lived 100 years ago. <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> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>

bookcover of I, Robot by Asimov. the cover is a dark blue with the outline of a human head in light blue dots and lines representing circuits.

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<p>In November 1873.</p><p>The children's periodical St. Nicholas Magazine begins publication by Scribner and Company in New York under the editorship of Mary Mapes Dodge. </p><p>Books by Mary Mapes Dodge at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/402" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/402"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/402</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

St Nicholas-cover

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<p>Available from 1 November: another thriller I translated, by the same author as the last one, Catherine Cooper.</p><p>This time we're going skiing in the French Alps, but there's another storm, which means nobody can leave the chalet... 🏠 🇫🇷 🏔️ ⛷️ 🍷 🍄 🌨️ 😱</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/hetchalet/" rel="tag">#hetchalet</a> <a href="/tags/booktranslation/" rel="tag">#BookTranslation</a> <a href="/tags/translation/" rel="tag">#translation</a> <a href="/tags/xl8/" rel="tag">#xl8</a> <a href="/tags/boeken/" rel="tag">#boeken</a> <a href="/tags/boekvertaling/" rel="tag">#BoekVertaling</a> <a href="/tags/vertaalddooreenmens/" rel="tag">#VertaaldDoorEenMens</a> <a href="/tags/translatedbyahuman/" rel="tag">#TranslatedByAHuman</a></p>

Book cover: four glasses of champagne on a table outside against a snowy landscape, one glas has blood spatters on it and there are shards of glass on the table.

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<p>"<a href="/tags/karenhao/" rel="tag">#KarenHao</a> joins Scientific American to discuss her new book <a href="/tags/empireofai/" rel="tag">#EmpireOfAI</a>, exploring how companies like <a href="/tags/openai/" rel="tag">#OpenAI</a> wield power that is reminiscent of historical empires. From ideological quests for artificial general intelligence to the environmental toll of massive <a href="/tags/datacenters/" rel="tag">#dataCenters</a>, Hao reveals the hidden forces shaping our technological future—and the reasons we should all be paying attention." </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd8ZTI2Ft0w" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd8ZTI2Ft0w"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd8ZTI</span><span class="invisible">2Ft0w</span></a><br><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/agi/" rel="tag">#AGI</a> <a href="/tags/artificialintelligence/" rel="tag">#artificialIntelligence</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</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>

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<p>📚 We Could Be Rats by: Emily Austin</p><p>Sigrid hates working at the Dollar Pal but having always resisted the idea of growing up into the trappings of adulthood, she did not graduate high school, preferring to roam the streets of her small town with her best friend Greta, the only person in the world who ever understood her. Her...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/we-could-be-rats" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/we-could-be-rats"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/we-could-b</span><span class="invisible">e-rats</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/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a> <a href="/tags/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a></p>

Sigrid hates working at the Dollar Pal but having always resisted the idea of growing up into the trappings of adulthood, she did not graduate high school, preferring to roam the streets of her small town with her best friend Greta, the only person in the world who ever understood her. Her older sister Margit is baffled and frustrated by Sigrid’s inability to conform to the expectations of polite society.

But Sigrid's detachment veils a deeper turmoil and sensitivity. She's haunted by the pains of her past from pretending her parents were swamp monsters when they shook the floorboards with their violent arguments to grappling with losing Greta's friendship to the opioid epidemic ravaging their town. As Margit sets out to understand Sigrid and the secrets she has hidden, both sisters, in their own time and way, discover that reigniting their shared childhood imagination is the only way forward.

A must read (Haley Jakobson, New York Times Editor's Choice author), We Could Be Rats is an unforgettable story of two sisters finding their way back to each other, and a celebration of that transcendent, unshakable bond.

A one-sitting-read (Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author) about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and the power of imagination from the bestselling author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead and Interesting Facts About Space.

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<p>5 Dazzling Medieval Manuscripts That Have Outlasted Empires</p><p>These manuscripts stand out for their artistry, craftsmanship, and historical significance.</p><p>by Tim Brinkhof</p><p><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/illuminated-medieval-manuscripts-to-know-2710634" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.artnet.com/art-world/illuminated-medieval-manuscripts-to-know-2710634"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.artnet.com/art-world/illu</span><span class="invisible">minated-medieval-manuscripts-to-know-2710634</span></a></p><p>Old manuscripts at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=old+manuscripts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=old+manuscripts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=old+manuscripts</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/old_manuscripts/" rel="tag">#old_manuscripts</a></p>

Book of Kells (an illuminated manuscript), Folio 32v, Christ Enthroned.

Folio 32v from the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript created circa 800 CE, depicting Christ Enthroned. This masterpiece of Insular art showcases the elaborate Celtic ornamentation, vibrant colors, and intricate geometric patterns characteristic of medieval Irish monastic manuscripts. The page exemplifies the extraordinary artistic achievement of early medieval Ireland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Kells#/media/File:KellsFol032vChristEnthroned.jpg

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<p>‘From her pen sprang unforgettable females’: 16th-century Spanish author’s knight’s tale given reboot</p><p>Beatriz Bernal’s pioneering novel features brave, chivalrous women who ride dragons and her adapter wants his illustrated version to reach young readers</p><p>By Sam Jones</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/20/16th-century-spanish-author-beatriz-bernal-knights-tale-given-reboot" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/20/16th-century-spanish-author-beatriz-bernal-knights-tale-given-reboot"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/world/2025</span><span class="invisible">/dec/20/16th-century-spanish-author-beatriz-bernal-knights-tale-given-reboot</span></a></p><p>Spanish literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=spanish+literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=spanish+literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=spanish+literature</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

On the left, cover of the first edition of Don Cristalián (Valladolid, 1545). On the right, its second edition (Alcalá de Henares, 1586).

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<p>Math Is Still Catching Up to the Mysterious Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan</p><p>Born poor in colonial India and dead at 32, Ramanujan had fantastical, out-of-nowhere visions that continue to shape the field today.</p><p>By Jordana Cepelewicz via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@QuantaMagazine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>QuantaMagazine</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/srinivasa-ramanujan-was-a-genius-math-is-still-catching-up-20241021/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.quantamagazine.org/srinivasa-ramanujan-was-a-genius-math-is-still-catching-up-20241021/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.quantamagazine.org/sriniva</span><span class="invisible">sa-ramanujan-was-a-genius-math-is-still-catching-up-20241021/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>

Kristina Armitage/Quanta Magazine

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<p>New on my <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a>: "Holiday Post 2025: Books and reading." <a href="https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/12/holiday-post-2025-books-and-reading.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/12/holiday-post-2025-books-and-reading.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2025/12/holiday-post-2025-books-and-reading.html</span></a></p><p>Third post in my holiday series, and today we at some of those book lists out this time of year. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/itinerantlibrarian/" rel="tag">#ItinerantLibrarian</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/holidays/" rel="tag">#holidays</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</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>

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<p>German novelist and translator Dorothea von Schlegel was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1764.</p><p>She met the poet & critic Friedrich von Schlegel in the salon of her friend Henriette Herz in 1797, after which Dorothea divorced Simon Veit in 1799.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_von_Schlegel" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_von_Schlegel"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea</span><span class="invisible">_von_Schlegel</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Dorothea von Schlegel; portrait by Anton Graff (c.1790) Anton Graff - Own work, anagoria

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<p>📚 Upgrade by: Blake Crouch</p><p>At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He just feels a little... sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep.</p><p>But before long, he can’t deny it: Something’s happening to his brain. To hi...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/upgrade" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/upgrade</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/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/technologicalfiction/" rel="tag">#technologicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/suspensefiction/" rel="tag">#suspensefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a></p>

At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He just feels a little... sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep.

But before long, he can’t deny it: Something’s happening to his brain. To his body. He’s starting to see the world, and those around him even those he loves most in whole new ways.

The truth is, Logan’s genome has been hacked. And there’s a reason he’s been targeted for this upgrade. A reason that goes back decades to the darkest part of his past, and a horrific family legacy.

Worse still, what’s happening to him is just the first step in a much larger plan, one that will inflict the same changes on humanity at large at a terrifying cost.

Because of his new abilities, Logan’s the one person in the world capable of stopping what’s been set in motion. But to have a chance at winning this war, he’ll have to become something other than himself. Maybe even something other than human.

And even as he’s fighting, he can’t help wondering: what if humanity’s only hope for a future really does lie in engineering our own evolution?

Intimate in scale yet epic in scope, Upgrade is an intricately plotted, lightning-fast tale that charts one man’s thrilling transformation, even as it asks us to ponder the limits of our humanity and our boundless potential.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. If Michael Crichton had written a superhero novel, it

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<p>📚 Hansel and Gretel by: Stephen King</p><p>The haunting tale of two brave children lost in a dark and dangerous forest is reimagined by literary legends Stephen King and Maurice Sendak in an all-new picture book.</p><p>Let Stephen King, global bestselling and award-winning author of The Long Walk, and Maurice Sendak...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/hansel-and-gretel" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/hansel-and-gretel"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/hansel-and</span><span class="invisible">-gretel</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/juvenilefiction/" rel="tag">#juvenilefiction</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#family</a> <a href="/tags/holidayscelebrations/" rel="tag">#holidayscelebrations</a> <a href="/tags/socialthemes/" rel="tag">#socialthemes</a></p>

The haunting tale of two brave children lost in a dark and dangerous forest is reimagined by literary legends Stephen King and Maurice Sendak in an all-new picture book.

Let Stephen King, global bestselling and award-winning author of The Long Walk, and Maurice Sendak, beloved creator of the Caldecott Medal-winning Where the Wild Things Are," guide you into the most deliciously daring rendition of the classic Grimm fairy tale yet. But will you find your way back out?
With a personal introduction from Stephen King, the beautiful book has been created in close collaboration with The Maurice Sendak Foundation. This stunning storybook makes the perfect gift for fans of King, Sendak, and the Brothers Grimm.

An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!
An Instant #1 Indie Bestseller!

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<p>I been re-watching ‘Stranger Things’, to prepare to for the show shutting down. Like the show, but it seems almost like a ‘Steven King’ knock off, more so with every sense begun. I also love the original ‘Twilight Zone’ best SciFi stories ever made, better than any TV & Movies ever made. I cannot tell you how many timesI have watched them, but give me $100 each episode I have watched & I would become the richest person in the world. I really liked the original ‘Amazing Stories’ as well. I liked all the remakes of both series that followed. </p> <p>So, here is my idea- </p> <p>Create a TV series that takes ‘Steven King’s stories, mostly the books, & makes at least one-entire season out of each of his stories. Maybe, need to increase seasons’ at least 1+-Hr. episodes to at least 20. Maybe, even do more than 1-‘Steven King’ stories at a time, already doing that for other famous authors.</p>

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<p>Did Charles Dickens see A Christmas Carol as an anti-slavery story?</p><p>A Christmas Carol is usually read as a Victorian morality tale about capitalism and compassion. Yet an autographed script written by Charles Dickens during the American Civil War raises the possibility he may also have understood the story as speaking to the cause of ending slavery in the US.</p><p>By Lucy Whitehead</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/did-charles-dickens-see-a-christmas-carol-as-an-anti-slavery-story-272292" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/did-charles-dickens-see-a-christmas-carol-as-an-anti-slavery-story-272292"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/did-charle</span><span class="invisible">s-dickens-see-a-christmas-carol-as-an-anti-slavery-story-272292</span></a></p><p>Christmas Carol at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

"The Ghost of Christmas Present" from the original edition, 1843

Scrooge's third visitor, from Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. With Illustrations by John Leech. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First edition. This image is one of four hand-coloured etchings included in the first edition.

The illustration depicts the Ghost of Christmas Present as a jolly giant robed in green, surrounded by festive abundance including food and drink.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol#/media/File:Scrooges_third_visitor-John_Leech,1843.jpg

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If you're looking for a polyam romance, I've narrated a good one.

<p>There's a lot of talk of polyam romance stories on my TL right now, so I want to point out I've narrated a *fantastic* polyamorous comedy romance:</p><p>The Trouble with Angels, by Maggie Adams.</p><p>This was my debut romance audiobook narrating as Eden Cavell.</p><p>It's about a woman divorcing an awful husband who's trying to start a new life from scratch. On the worst day of her life, she is taken in by two hot Daddy Doms who are best friends and run a sex club together. And she promptly falls in love with them both!</p><p>It's hands down one of the best-written books I've ever had the pleasure to narrate. It has a big heart. It's genuinely funny. It has a plot! The romantic tension between the leads is fabulous. And the sex scenes absolutely sizzle.</p><p>If you're looking for a polyamory-themed gift for someone special in your life, this is a wonderful book!</p><p>It's also a book that listeners constantly tell me that they love even though they don't think of themselves as romance fans.</p><p>If you've ever wanted to check out one of my audiobooks and didn't know where to start, The Trouble with Angels is a great choice!</p><p>It's available as an ebook and paperback, too, if that's more your thing than audiobooks. </p><p><a href="https://geni.us/TTWA" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>geni.us/TTWA</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@audiofiction" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>audiofiction</span></a></span> <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/polyamory/" rel="tag">#Polyamory</a> <a href="/tags/polyamromance/" rel="tag">#PolyamRomance</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#Audiobook</a> <a href="/tags/audiobooks/" rel="tag">#Audiobooks</a> <a href="/tags/audiofiction/" rel="tag">#Audiofiction</a> <a href="/tags/audiodrama/" rel="tag">#Audiodrama</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</a> <a href="/tags/bdsm/" rel="tag">#BDSM</a> <a href="/tags/bdsmromance/" rel="tag">#BDSMRomance</a> <a href="/tags/secondchanceromance/" rel="tag">#SecondChanceRomance</a> <a href="/tags/giftgiving/" rel="tag">#GiftGiving</a> <a href="/tags/gifts/" rel="tag">#Gifts</a> <a href="/tags/holidaygifts/" rel="tag">#HolidayGifts</a></p>

Audiobook cover for The Trouble with Angels. The title is across the top in bold blue capital letters. A shining halo sits at a jaunty angle on the E of Trouble.

Beneath that, smaller pink letters say: "By Maggie Adams. Narrated by Eden Cavell."

The main image is silhouettes of two clean-cut men in sharp suits with white angel wings, standing in a field of wildflowers, against a radiant background.

A diagonal yellow banner across the bottom right corner says, "Now in audio."

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<p>At Marcel Proust's table</p><p>To immerse oneself in In Search of Lost Time is a bit like becoming a guest of the narrator. The table plays a significant role in the novel, perpetuating a distinctly French literary tradition, evident at least since Rabelais.</p><p>By Junko Meguro</p><p><a href="https://essentiels.bnf.fr/fr/article/bf46724d-829b-4391-85e1-2efbce656fd6-table-marcel-proust?fbclid=IwVERFWAO0ipZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeuo9WZsk_SJ-_hI_7LiBjP3WDozkF_DuWHzmybBHIoHBBGBObdz9YFDA0FKM_aem_-N3e4IEhNZb99CCDERQs_g" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="essentiels.bnf.fr/fr/article/bf46724d-829b-4391-85e1-2efbce656fd6-table-marcel-proust?fbclid=IwVERFWAO0ipZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeuo9WZsk_SJ-_hI_7LiBjP3WDozkF_DuWHzmybBHIoHBBGBObdz9YFDA0FKM_aem_-N3e4IEhNZb99CCDERQs_g"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">essentiels.bnf.fr/fr/article/b</span><span class="invisible">f46724d-829b-4391-85e1-2efbce656fd6-table-marcel-proust?fbclid=IwVERFWAO0ipZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeuo9WZsk_SJ-_hI_7LiBjP3WDozkF_DuWHzmybBHIoHBBGBObdz9YFDA0FKM_aem_-N3e4IEhNZb99CCDERQs_g</span></a></p><p>In Search of Lost Time at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=+In+Search+of+Lost+Time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=+In+Search+of+Lost+Time"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=+In+Search+of+Lost+Time</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=a+la+recherche+du+temps+perdu" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=a+la+recherche+du+temps+perdu"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=a+la+recherche+du+temps+perdu</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/cooking/" rel="tag">#cooking</a></p>

Marcel Proust in 1895.

A formal black and white portrait photograph of Marcel Proust taken in 1895, showing the young French novelist at age 24 with his characteristic mustache, slicked hair, and contemplative pose with hand near his chin.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80_la_recherche_du_temps_perdu#/media/Fichier:Marcel_Proust_1895.jpg

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<p>"Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin."<br>Opening lines.</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1925.</p><p>Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story in the London Evening News for Christmas Eve.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-t</span><span class="invisible">he-Pooh</span></a></p><p>Winnie-the-Pooh at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Illustration to page 3 of Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) by artist E. H. Shepard.

The scene shows Winnie-the-Pooh sitting on a log at the base of a large tree. He’s leaning back slightly, head tilted upward, with a thoughtful, mildly puzzled expression.

To Pooh’s left is a wooden signpost attached to the tree, with a bell on a cord hanging from it. The sign bears the name “MR SANDERS”, hinting at Pooh’s misunderstanding that this must be the name of whoever lives there. Below it, another small sign is partially visible. At the base of the tree are a few round objects, reinforcing the cozy, woodland setting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh#/media/File:Pooh_Shepard1928.jpg

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<p>Too many novels is definitely how I want to go, but I'm probably more likely to suffer from a stong bout of drawing-room anguish 😜😂 </p><p><a href="/tags/notallbooksarecreatedequal/" rel="tag">#NotAllBooksAreCreatedEqual</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="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</span></a></span> <br> <br><a href="/tags/litterature/" rel="tag">#Litterature</a><br><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> <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/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a></p>

Historic painting of a woman lying in bed.
Caption: Things Women In Literature Have Died From

The list:
Cold hands
Pony exhaustion
Beautiful face
Strolling congestion
Missing slippers
Sherry served too cold
Wrist fevers
Ship infidelity
Night brain
Going outside at night In Italy
Shawl Insufficiency
Clergyman's dropsy
Too many pillows
Flirting headaches
Garden troubles
River unhappiness
Someone said "No" very loudly
General bummers
Letter-reading fits
Mmmf
Drawing-room anguish
Beautiful chestnut hair
Not enough pillows
Spinal degeneration as a result of pride
Haven't seen the sea In a long time
Parents too happy
Too many novels
The Unpleasantness

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<p>The Big Sleep. By Raymond Chandler.</p><p>You are a bitter LA private detective, some 100 years ago, trying to solve a case you don’t care much about, since everyone- everyone - is crooked, even the police and all the dames throwing themselves at you, and you just gotta wonder what the point of trying to be a decent human being is.</p><p>3 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈.<br>CW: hate speech, homophobia, misogyny </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/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#crime</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#losangeles</a> <a href="/tags/detective/" rel="tag">#detective</a></p>

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<p>📚 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by: Philip K. Dick</p><p>By 2021, the World War has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remain covet any living creature, and for people who can't afford one, companies built incredibly realistic simulacra: horses, bir...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/do-android</span><span class="invisible">s-dream-of-electric-sheep</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/apocalypticpostapocalyptic/" rel="tag">#apocalypticpostapocalyptic</a></p>

By 2021, the World War has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remain covet any living creature, and for people who can't afford one, companies built incredibly realistic simulacra: horses, birds, cats, sheep. They’ve even built humans. Immigrants to Mars receive androids so sophisticated they are indistinguishable from true men or women. Fearful of the havoc these artificial humans can wreak, the government bans them from Earth. Driven into hiding, unauthorized androids live among human beings, undetected. Rick Deckard, an officially sanctioned bounty hunter, is commissioned to find rogue androids and 'retire' them. But when cornered, androids fight back—with lethal force.

A masterpiece ahead of its time, a prescient rendering of a dark future, and the inspiration for the blockbuster film Blade Runner

Praise for Philip K. Dick

The most consistently brilliant science fiction writer in the world. John Brunner

A kind of pulp-fiction Kafka, a prophet. The New York Times

Philip K. Dick sees all the sparkling—and terrifying—possibilities that other authors shy away from. Rolling Stone

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<p>"Sleep does make us all equal, it seems to me, like his big brother--Death."<br>Plays and Stories</p><p>Austrian author and dramatist Arthur Schnitzler died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1931.</p><p>He is considered one of the most significant representatives of Viennese Modernism. Schnitzler’s works, which include psychological dramas and narratives, making him a sharp and stylistically conscious chronicler of Viennese society around 1900.</p><p>Books by Arthur Schnitzler at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3010" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3010"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/3010</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Arthur Schnitzler (1862–1931) in 1926, Austrian author and dramatist.

In this portrait, Schnitzler appears as a mature man in his mid-sixties. His face is strong and defined, showing the signs of age through wrinkles and a slightly weathered complexion, yet his expression remains sharp and contemplative, reflecting his lifelong engagement with complex human emotions and social issues. His eyes, a prominent feature, are penetrating and thoughtful, suggesting the deep introspection and psychological depth that permeate his writings. There is a subtle intensity in his gaze, as though he is pondering profound ideas or reflecting on the human condition.

Schnitzler’s hair, now graying, is neatly combed, while his full mustache and short beard add to his distinguished appearance. His facial hair is well-groomed, giving him a sophisticated and somewhat aristocratic look, in keeping with his prominent position within Viennese society.

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Spotify and Labels Seek $322 Million Default Judgment Against Anna’s Archive

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