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<p>"If one cannot state a matter clearly enough so that even an intelligent twelve-year-old can understand it, one should remain within the cloistered walls of the university and laboratory until one gets a better grasp of one's subject matter."</p><p>Margaret Mead died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1978.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Margaret Mead in 1948. She appears in a thoughtful pose, wearing a tailored dress or blouse with a modest yet professional demeanor.

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<p>New <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> on my <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a>: "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition." <br><a href="https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/12/book-review-ferengi-rules-of-acquisition.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/12/book-review-ferengi-rules-of-acquisition.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2025/12/book-review-ferengi-rules-of-acquisition.html</span></a></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/reviews/" rel="tag">#reviews</a> <a href="/tags/startrek/" rel="tag">#StarTrek</a> <a href="/tags/deepspacenine/" rel="tag">#DeepSpaceNine</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <br>💙📚<br>🪐📚</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>I've used a variety of digital tools for keeping track of owned and read books over the years; LibraryThing, GoodReads, The Story Graph, Calibre etc, but while many of them are excellent I've often been left wanting or concerned about data gathering and privacy. <br>So I'm seriously considering setting up a physical catalogue. One with index cards, possibly combined with a journal.<br>It's flexible, low-tech (I don't need more hours in front of a screen) and nostalgic.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</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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The Incredible Expandable Book

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Listening to the Text: The Medieval Speech Bubble

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<p>In the public domain soon, in libraries now</p><p>The Penn Libraries, where I work, has first editions of many of the works featured in my <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#PublicDomainDayCountdown</a> . From today through Public Domain Day, the Libraries social media will feature photos of some distinctive books from 1930.<br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom</p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/26/in-the-public-domain-soon-in-libraries-now/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/26/in-the-public-domain-soon-in-libraries-now/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">2/26/in-the-public-domain-soon-in-libraries-now/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>

Artistic Rendering of the Library of Alexandria, based on some archaeological evidence.

The scene shows a grand interior space with impressive classical Egyptian-influenced architecture. A massive column dominates the center of the composition, featuring what appears to be a Hathor capital (a column top with the face of the goddess Hathor), characteristic of ancient Egyptian temple architecture.

Several figures dressed in classical robes and togas are shown engaged in scholarly activities:

In the foreground left, two or three figures are seated around a table, appearing to read or discuss texts together;

In the center-right, a standing figure in robes appears to be studying or reading while standing near shelving;

Another figure is seated on steps or a platform in the middle distance;

A figure in the lower right foreground is bent over, possibly organizing or retrieving materials from lower storage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_libraries#/media/File:Ancientlibraryalex.jpg

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<p>The 29 Best (Old) Books We Read in 2025</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/the-29-best-old-books-we-read-in-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/the-29-best-old-books-we-read-in-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/the-29-best-old-boo</span><span class="invisible">ks-we-read-in-2025/</span></a></p><p>"Wuthering Heights" at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Wuthering+Heights" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Wuthering+Heights"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Wuthering+Heights</span></a></p><p>"The Country of the Pointed Firs" at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=The+country+of+the+pointed+firs" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=The+country+of+the+pointed+firs"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=The+country+of+the+pointed+firs</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

A stack of books.

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<p>📚 My Roommate from Hell by: Cale Dietrich</p><p>Owen is not going to college to have fun. Nothing is going to stop him from achieving his goals: study hard, get a good job, and set himself up for the rest of his life. The last thing he needs is to have a loud, obnoxious, and infuriatingly hot roommate. Especially since said roommate just so happens to be the prince of...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/my-roommate-from-hell" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/my-roommate-from-hell"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/my-roommat</span><span class="invisible">e-from-hell</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/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a></p>

Owen is not going to college to have fun. Nothing is going to stop him from achieving his goals: study hard, get a good job, and set himself up for the rest of his life. The last thing he needs is to have a loud, obnoxious, and infuriatingly hot roommate. Especially since said roommate just so happens to be the prince of hell.

Prince Zarmenus has come to Point University for the first-ever Earth/hell exchange program, and he's determined to make the most of it. Which may or may not include wild parties, bringing in random boys to his and Owen's room, and accidentally setting Owen's furniture on fire. Sparks fly (literally) as Owen and Zar clash, but Zar's actions threaten to not only ruin Owen's peaceful college life, but demon-human relations as well. To clean up his image, he asks Owen to be his fake boyfriend and teach him how to be a better human in exchange for an internship that will secure Owen’s future. That, and Zar will consider being a better roommate.

A deal is struck, and the two start pretending to be in a relationship where they each have agendas of their own. Only Owen has a secret, dating his mortal enemy, even if it’s fake, is the most fun he's ever had.

Charming and fun, My Roommate from Hell is a rom com with a magical twist. Think just one bed, but that bed is in hell, surrounded by fire and brimstone.

A hilarious and charming descent into love, fake dating, and actual Hell. I couldn't stop grinning. Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestsellin

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<p>📚 Heated Rivalry by: Rachel Reid</p><p>Nothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander’s game. Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate.</p><p>Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov is everything Shane’s not. The self-proclaimed king of the...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/heated-rivalry" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/heated-rivalry"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/heated-riv</span><span class="invisible">alry</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/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a> <a href="/tags/gayfiction/" rel="tag">#gayfiction</a> <a href="/tags/sportsfiction/" rel="tag">#sportsfiction</a></p>

Nothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander’s game. Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate.

Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov is everything Shane’s not. The self-proclaimed king of the ice, he’s as cocky as he is talented. No one can beat him—except Shane. Publicly, they’re enemies. Privately, they can’t stop touching each other.

The smart thing to do? Walk away, once a few secret hookups turn into a struggle to keep their relationship out of the press. The truth could ruin them both. But for Shane and Ilya, secrecy is soon no longer an option…

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW

The epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance from Rachel Reid, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S.

"The book that got me into hockey romance." —NPR's Weekend Edition

Game Changers

* Book 1: Game Changer
* Book 2: Heated Rivalry
* Book 3: Tough Guy
* Book 4: Common Goal
* Book 5: Role Model
* Book 6: The Long Game

Need more Reid! Check out these other standalones from your favorite MM hockey romance writer:

* Time to Shine
* The Shots You Take

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<p>House of Mirth. By Edith Wharton.</p><p>It’s late 19th century NYC, and you’re a youngish beautiful woman with few $ assets, and you’ve managed to live off higher society while avoiding getting married, but this arrangement starts to come to a sudden end; you are confident you can save yourself, but you’d somehow missed how powerless you’d be if others had other uses for you.</p><p>4 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈 <br>CW: antisemitism </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> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#women</a> <a href="/tags/nyc/" rel="tag">#nyc</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>

Book cover featuring a young woman in a fancy hat

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Reading and Audiobook list for 2025

<p>PHYSICAL AND EBOOKS 2025</p><p>How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix<br>The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett<br>The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill<br>Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty<br>A Pirate’s Life For Tea by Rebecca Thorne<br>Open Season by Jonathan Kellerman<br>Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne<br>The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett<br>Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett<br>Tea You At the Altar by Rebecca Thorne<br>Sourcery by Terry Pratchett<br>OverGrowth by Mira Grant<br>Blue is the Hills by Lily Piper<br>Never Flinch by Stephen King<br>The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein<br>Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney<br>The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham<br>The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells<br>Horns by Joe Hill<br>Alchemy and a Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne<br>The End of the World as we Know It edited by Chris Golden and Brain Keene<br>Last Words by George Carlin with Tony Hendra<br>Speedbumps Flooring it Through Hollywood by Teri Garr<br>i,Robot by Isaac Asimov<br>Nightfall Gardens book one by Allen Houston<br>Witch and Tell by Angela M. Sanders<br>For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn<br>The Shadow Garden Nightfall Gardens book two by Allen Houston<br>The Labyrinth Nightfall Gardens book three by Allen Houston<br>Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir<br>The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins<br>Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins<br>Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins</p><p>AUDIOBOOKS</p><p>Flight or Fright Edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent<br>Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by Jason Pargin<br>Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King<br>Finders Keepers by Stephen King<br>End of Watch by Stephen King<br>The Outsider by Stephen King<br>If it Bleeds by Stephen King<br>Holly by Stephen King<br>The Crossings by Jack Ketchum<br>Hyperion by Dan Simmons<br>Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons<br>I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin<br>Endymion by Dan Simmons<br>John Dies At The End by Jason Pargin<br>This Book is Full of Spiders by Jason Pargin<br>The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons<br>The Long Walk by Stephen King<br>Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir (audiodrama but it counts)<br>The Martian by Andy Weir<br>If This Book Exists. You’re in the Wrong Universe by Jason Pargin<br>Masters of Doom by David Kushner<br>Hackers: Heros of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy<br>A Mind of Her Own by Paula McLain<br>Once Upon Atari by Howard Scott Warshaw<br>Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky<br>Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky<br>The Dead Drink First by Dale Maharidge<br>Randomize: Forward collection by Andy Weir<br>The Man Who Knew the Way to the Moon by Todd Zwillich<br>The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks by Rob Sheffield<br>Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu</p>

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<p>"Man is free at the instant he wants to be."</p><p>French writer, deist and philosopher Voltaire was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1694. He established himself as one of the leading writers of the enlightenment.</p><p>Books by Voltaire at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/913" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/913"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/913</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

20 ⁄ 24 More details Portrait of Voltaire in the Palace of Versailles, 1724-1725

Title page from "Essay on Morals" (1756), by Voltaire (1694-1778)

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1748.</p><p>The first instalment of Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, also known as Fanny Hill, is published anonymously by John Cleland to raise money to free himself from the London debtors' prison. It is considered by some to be the first modern erotic novel.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Hill" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Hill"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Hi</span><span class="invisible">ll</span></a></p><p>Memoirs of Fanny Hill at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/25305" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/25305</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Title page of Fanny Hill under original title Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, 1749. One of earliest editions.

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<p>What was your favorite book from PG's catalog in 2025?</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomain/" rel="tag">#publicdomain</a></p>

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<p>Top 10 Most Read Pieces from 2025<br> <br>via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>publicdomainrev</span></a></span> </p><p>It’s that time in December when we inevitably end up asking the question: what, exactly, captured people’s attention over the past year? The list below is one answer. </p><p><a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/blog/2025/12/top-10-most-read-pieces-from-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="publicdomainreview.org/blog/2025/12/top-10-most-read-pieces-from-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">publicdomainreview.org/blog/20</span><span class="invisible">25/12/top-10-most-read-pieces-from-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/illustrations/" rel="tag">#illustrations</a></p>

“Athanasius Kircher’s camera obscura”, illustration from Kirscher’s Ars magna lucis et umbrae (1671) reproduced in Josef Maria Eder’s Ausführliches Handbuch der Photographie (Detailed handbook of photography, 1905) —

The illustration shows a portable camera obscura constructed as a tent-like or box-like structure with labeled components (marked A through F). The device appears as a dark chamber with angled walls forming a peaked roof configuration. The structure has two main panels or walls meeting at angles, with openings and apparatus integrated into the design.

Key Components:

Point A: The left wall of the structure, shown with vertical line shading indicating the dark interior surface
Point B: The peak or top junction where the angled walls meet
Point C: The right wall section
Point D: What appears to be an opening or lens mounting area with descriptive text "Fig.3. 4 &c." indicating reference to other figures in the original work
Point E: A vertical column or mounting apparatus in the center
Point F: The floor or base platform where a figure stands

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/Fotoreproductie-van-een-prent-voorstellende-een-draagbare-camera-obscura--12b0cd8c581a73030dbcb772134f2df9

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<p>Virginia Faulkner: Writer, Editor and... Ghostwriter?</p><p>Brad Bigelow on the Collaborative Process That Produced Polly Adler’s A House is Not a Home</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/virginia-faulkner-writer-editor-and-ghostwriter/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/virginia-faulkner-writer-editor-and-ghostwriter/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/virginia-faulkner-w</span><span class="invisible">riter-editor-and-ghostwriter/</span></a></p><p>More about Virginia Faulkner:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Faulkner" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Faulkner"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia</span><span class="invisible">_Faulkner</span></a><br><a href="https://neglectedbooks.com/?p=10900" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>neglectedbooks.com/?p=10900</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

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<p>Tintin, The Wayback Machine, and The Public Domain</p><p>by Sterling Dudley</p><p>What do a Belgian boy reporter, a forgotten 2008 webpage, and the Wayback Machine have in common? They all played a role in uncovering Tintin the Belgian detective’s earliest adventures as part of Public Domain Day 2025. </p><p><a href="https://blog.archive.org/2025/12/26/wayback-machine-and-public-domain-research/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.archive.org/2025/12/26/wayback-machine-and-public-domain-research/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.archive.org/2025/12/26/wa</span><span class="invisible">yback-machine-and-public-domain-research/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>

Le Petit Vingtième, number 32 from 1934.

At the top, the publication information reads "SUPPLÉMENT AU 'VINGTIÈME SIÈCLE' • JEUDI 9 AOÛT 1934 — N° 32" followed by the title "le petit vingtième" in a distinctive gothic/blackletter-style typeface on an aged, cream-colored background.

The cover features a single-panel cartoon showing a young boy character in shorts standing on what appears to be a map. He has his arms outstretched in an animated pose.

Behind/beneath the character is a simplified map showing parts of Europe and North Africa.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Petit_Vingti%C3%A8me#/media/File:Le_Petit_Vingti%C3%A8me_number_32.jpg

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<p>Gorgeous Illustrations from Pantheon in Egyptien by Jean-Francois Champollion and Léon-Jean-Joseph Dubois, 1823</p><p>Published in Paris, the book takes a look at ancient Egyptian mythology</p><p>by Sheldon D.</p><p><a href="https://flashbak.com/ancient-egypt-gods-by-jean-francois-champollion-and-leon-jean-joseph-dubois-480629/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ancient-egypt-gods-by-jean-francois-champollion-and-leon-jean-joseph-dubois" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flashbak.com/ancient-egypt-gods-by-jean-francois-champollion-and-leon-jean-joseph-dubois-480629/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ancient-egypt-gods-by-jean-francois-champollion-and-leon-jean-joseph-dubois"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flashbak.com/ancient-egypt-god</span><span class="invisible">s-by-jean-francois-champollion-and-leon-jean-joseph-dubois-480629/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ancient-egypt-gods-by-jean-francois-champollion-and-leon-jean-joseph-dubois</span></a></p><p>Pantéon égyptien at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74228" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74228</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/egyptology/" rel="tag">#egyptology</a> <a href="/tags/illustrations/" rel="tag">#illustrations</a></p>

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You Can Buy Julius Evola’s Revolt Against the Modern World from a Vending Machine at the Iași Train Station

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<p>Wow. I just inhaled "Blood over bright Haven" in two days. This is such a great book! Fiction, but it's about the big problems of the real world: colonialism, sexism, racism, capitalism, abuse of power... Big topics and only 460 pages, so it's very straight to the point. And it's a little gory. If you're fine with that like me, it's a 10/10 book! It's one of my favorites now.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecommendation/" rel="tag">#bookrecommendation</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</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>Abby Morton Diaz was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1821.</p><p>Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, she became involved in the reform movements of the 19th century, particularly those related to women's suffrage, education, and labor.</p><p>Abby Morton Diaz at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2166" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2166"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2166</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Unknown author - Willard, Frances Elizabeth (1893) A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life, Moulton.

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<p>In November 1887.</p><p>Arthur Conan Doyle's first detective novel, A Study in Scarlet, is published in Beeton's Christmas Annual by Ward Lock & Co. in London, introducing the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes & his friend & chronicler Dr. Watson.</p><p><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/244" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/244</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover of Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887, featuring A. Conan Doyle's story A Study in Scarlet

Original illustration of Holmes with magnifying glass, by David Henry Friston. Left to right: Watson, Holmes, Lestrade, Gregson

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> In 1397, Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II. </p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-april-17-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-april-17-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-april</span><span class="invisible">-17-2026/</span></a></p><p>"Canterbury Tales" at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Canterbury+Tales" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Canterbury+Tales"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Canterbury+Tales</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Geoffrey Chaucer - Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium - Public Domain. It is an etching, and he is facing to the right. There is a round decorative border around the etching. On the left side Geoffrey is spelled out and on the right there is the word Chaucer.

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<p>50% off omnibus @ <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a>: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1733647" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1733647"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1733647</span></a></p><p>Levi always dreamed of being like his father, a great wizard, but had no understanding what it would be like. Follow Levi's journey from bumbling teen to great hero, while the young wizard learns to master magical powers that are barely under control.</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><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/eoysale25/" rel="tag">#EOYSale25</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#ebook</a> <a href="/tags/sale/" rel="tag">#sale</a> <a href="/tags/books2read/" rel="tag">#books2read</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#indiebooks</a></p>

The ad flyer for the series The Wizard's Scion.

(Background) View of a planet from space.

(Top Center) A black flying saucer surrounded by this text:
Trolls, boogeymen and witches, oh my!
Just another day for a young wizard.

(Top Left) The cover of Troll Song displays a woman in battered, muddy armor with her two swords crossed against the neck of a dwarf.

(Lower Left) The cover of Forgotten Legends displays a child reading in bed as a black, smoky monster with red eyes peeks out from under the bed.

(Lower Center Left) The cover of The Third Wish displays a wizard on top of a mountain, looking to the sunset, over a city of sky scrapers that have plants growing on them. In his shadow is the red eyed creature from Forgotten Legends.

(Lower Center Right) The cover of Dark Moon displays a witch and wizard fighting back to back, holding pistols, while objects fall around them, with the moon behind their heads.

(Lower Right) The cover of The Inverted Glass displays a line art hourglass with a white figure in black sand at the bottom, with a black figure in white sand upside-down in the top. Balanced on a scale are a heart and a feather.

(Upper Right) The cover of The Wizard's Scion: The Complete Series displays several figures in silhouette representing the main characters, as they traverse a wormhole. Behind them is a red-eyed octopus.

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