<p>Public Librarians Partner with Internet Archive to Preserve Local Digital Heritage</p><p>by Anna Trammell via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchive</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://blog.archive.org/2025/08/27/public-librarians-partner-with-internet-archive-to-preserve-local-digital-heritage/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.archive.org/2025/08/27/public-librarians-partner-with-internet-archive-to-preserve-local-digital-heritage/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.archive.org/2025/08/27/pu</span><span class="invisible">blic-librarians-partner-with-internet-archive-to-preserve-local-digital-heritage/</span></a></p><p>Public libraries at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/19136" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/19136"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/19136</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/digital_heritage/" rel="tag">#digital_heritage</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1756 German writer Benedikte Naubert was born.</p><p>She "anonymously published more than 50 historical novels and is considered a pioneer of the genre in the 1780s. Naubert wrote under the pseudonyms Verfasser des Walther von Montbarry, Verfasser der Alme, Verfasserin des Walther von Montbarry, and Fontanges. Today she is largely unknown, even in Germany."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikte_Naubert" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikte_Naubert"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt</span><span class="invisible">e_Naubert</span></a></p><p>Books by Naubert at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/55311" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/55311"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/55311</span></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>David Hume vs literature</p><p>Hume distrusted literature and worked to discredit character sketches as legitimate forms of philosophy</p><p>by Katie Ebner-Landy</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/how-david-hume-split-literature-from-philosophy?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=be4a6bf1ef-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_09_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/how-david-hume-split-literature-from-philosophy?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=be4a6bf1ef-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_09_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/how-david-hume-</span><span class="invisible">split-literature-from-philosophy?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=be4a6bf1ef-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_09_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>David Hume at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1440" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1440"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1440</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>
<p>Maps are great, but this is greaterest 😊 </p><p>@bookstodon @fantasybookstodon @speculativefictioncomedy @bookbubble @humour </p><p><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#Map</a> <a href="/tags/maps/" rel="tag">#Maps</a><br><a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <a href="/tags/whatever/" rel="tag">#Whatever</a> <a href="/tags/givemeallyouvegot/" rel="tag">#GiveMeAllYouveGot</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a><br><a href="/tags/mastobooks/" rel="tag">#Mastobooks</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BooksofMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a> <a href="/tags/boostingissharing/" rel="tag">#BoostingIsSharing</a></p>
<p>Gustave Doré’s Haunting Illustrations of Dante’s Divine Comedy</p><p>"Many artists have attempted to illustrate Dante Alighieri’s epic poem the Divine Comedy, but none have made such an indelible stamp on our collective imagination as the Frenchman Gustave Doré."</p><p><a href="https://www.openculture.com/2025/08/gustave-dores-illustrations-of-dantes-divine-comedy.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.openculture.com/2025/08/gustave-dores-illustrations-of-dantes-divine-comedy.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.openculture.com/2025/08/gu</span><span class="invisible">stave-dores-illustrations-of-dantes-divine-comedy.html</span></a></p><p>Books illustrated by Doré at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=+Gustave+Dor%C3%A9" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=+Gustave+Dor%C3%A9"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=+Gustave+Dor%C3%A9</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>My collection of first-edition hardcovers has grown. "The Nemesis Legacy" will join them in January. Which one's your favorite? 📚🙂👍</p><p>@specfic @scifi @horrorbooks @bookstodon </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>
<p>New Review - hugely enjoyed this conclusion to a great fantasy duology. Great character arcs and very interesting storylines intelligently explored await in the strongly recomended Tideborn by Eliza Chan <a href="https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/8/23/tideborn-by-eliza-chan" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/8/23/tideborn-by-eliza-chan"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.runalongtheshelves.net/blo</span><span class="invisible">g/2025/8/23/tideborn-by-eliza-chan</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>
Novels, or any type of story about a true witch, or witches secretly at the Salem Trials?
<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.ml/c/books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> - What if an AI took control of our planet? That's the premise of Shockwave, my new sci-fi novel—and it’s not as far-fetched as it sounds… bit.ly/buyshockwave Pls Retweet, Share, Repost, & write a REVIEW 😃 <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#booktok</a> <a href="/tags/booktube/" rel="tag">#booktube</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#bookshelf</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reader/" rel="tag">#reader</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a></p>
<p>It’s rhe weekend and here is a new Wombling Along with reviews and a few other things to keep you comfy with a nice cuppa! <a href="https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/6/wombling-along-1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/6/wombling-along-1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.runalongtheshelves.net/blo</span><span class="invisible">g/2025/9/6/wombling-along-1</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>
<p>My latest read: "NIGHTMARES" by J.D. Allen - Searching for a new speculative-horror collection to sink your teeth into? This one's worth a look!</p><p>Goodreads:<br><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7864768066" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/review/show/7864768066"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.goodreads.com/review/show/</span><span class="invisible">7864768066</span></a><br>StoryGraph:<br><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/238197e5-9b54-4d1a-ba1d-7121db5c3f32" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/238197e5-9b54-4d1a-ba1d-7121db5c3f32"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/</span><span class="invisible">238197e5-9b54-4d1a-ba1d-7121db5c3f32</span></a></p><p>@bookstodon @horrorbooks @specfic </p><p><a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookrec/" rel="tag">#bookrec</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecs/" rel="tag">#bookrecs</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#bookreviews</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#booksofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/read/" rel="tag">#read</a> <a href="/tags/reads/" rel="tag">#reads</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>
<p>“Harlem is today the Negro metropolis”</p><p>James Weldon Johnson's "Black Manhattan" traces Black New Yorkers' lives and art from 17th-century New Amsterdam through the Jazz Age, showing the Harlem Renaissance as culmination, not miracle.<br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom </p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/04/harlem-is-today-the-negro-metropolis/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/04/harlem-is-today-the-negro-metropolis/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">2/04/harlem-is-today-the-negro-metropolis/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>
<p>What was Jane Austen’s best novel? These experts think they know</p><p>To mark the 250th anniversary of her birth, we’re pitting Jane Austen’s much-loved novels against each other in a battle of wit, charm and romance.</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/what-was-jane-austens-best-novel-these-experts-think-they-know-252669" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/what-was-jane-austens-best-novel-these-experts-think-they-know-252669"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/what-was-j</span><span class="invisible">ane-austens-best-novel-these-experts-think-they-know-252669</span></a></p><p>Jane Austen at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/68</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>Speculative Fiction: Beyond a Novel’s Entertainment Value</p><p>The classroom is a place to equip students to better understand the world as it was and is. Speculative fiction can help.</p><p>By: Camille Tinnin</p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/speculative-fiction-beyond-a-novels-entertainment-value/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily-09112025" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/speculative-fiction-beyond-a-novels-entertainment-value/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily-09112025"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/speculative-fi</span><span class="invisible">ction-beyond-a-novels-entertainment-value/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily-09112025</span></a></p><p>Speculative fiction at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3772" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3772"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/3772</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>My latest read: "Rare Specimen and Other Stories" by S.J. Shank - Eager for a satisfyingly-swift swirl of speculative fiction? Give this one a look!</p><p>Goodreads:<br><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7874245623" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/review/show/7874245623"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.goodreads.com/review/show/</span><span class="invisible">7874245623</span></a><br>StoryGraph:<br><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/111ac15e-ba5d-4a59-ade5-a9e4e320885f" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/111ac15e-ba5d-4a59-ade5-a9e4e320885f"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/</span><span class="invisible">111ac15e-ba5d-4a59-ade5-a9e4e320885f</span></a></p><p>@specfic @scifi @horrorbooks @bookstodon </p><p><a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/shortstory/" rel="tag">#shortstory</a> <a href="/tags/collection/" rel="tag">#collection</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#bookreviews</a> <a href="/tags/bookrec/" rel="tag">#bookrec</a> <a href="/tags/bookrecs/" rel="tag">#bookrecs</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/read/" rel="tag">#read</a> <a href="/tags/reads/" rel="tag">#reads</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#booksofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>
<p>How Libraries Stand the Test of Time</p><p>The digital era builds upon millennia of librarianship as humans strive to preserve our cultural heritage.</p><p>By: Maria Papadouris </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/how-libraries-stand-the-test-of-time/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K38VBY17C01MM7PB4EYV7J51&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/how-libraries-stand-the-test-of-time/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K38VBY17C01MM7PB4EYV7J51&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/how-libraries-</span><span class="invisible">stand-the-test-of-time/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01K38VBY17C01MM7PB4EYV7J51&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Libraries at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/10467" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/10467"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/10467</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a></p>
<p>started listening <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/podcast/episode/2MNqwf5VoK24qDkVMUObEb" rel="nofollow">- Pride and Prejudice Audiobook (Part 1) - Down To Sleep #122</a><br>by Jane Austen. 4.5 stars.</p><p>Long-time viewer (BBC only, thank you), but first-time reader (well, listener), and it did not disappoint. If anything the Bennetts are even nuttier. Love Lizzie's snark, and the frission with D'Arcy is frustratingly delectable. Really doesn't work as a <a href="/tags/sleepstory/" rel="tag">#SleepStory</a> though!</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodo/" rel="tag">#Bookstodo</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#AudioBook</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wildwoila@wyrms.de</span></a></span></p><p></p>
<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon</a></p><p>On a world long thought to have no moon, its sudden appearance inspires wonder and terror. Hasty research links the full moon and catastrophe, revealing the existence of the so-called ‘Harbingers of Doom’, creatures from the moon that harvest souls. Can everyone survive or will they become part of the dark harvest?</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></p>
<p>The Nation’s First Black Female Doctor Blazed a Path for Women in Medicine. But She Was Left Out of the Story for Decades</p><p>After earning a medical degree in 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler died in obscurity and was buried without a headstone</p><p>By Ella Jeffries</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-nations-first-black-female-doctor-blazed-a-path-for-women-in-medicine-but-she-was-left-out-of-the-story-for-decades-180986328/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-nations-first-black-female-doctor-blazed-a-path-for-women-in-medicine-but-she-was-left-out-of-the-story-for-decades-180986328/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/history</span><span class="invisible">/the-nations-first-black-female-doctor-blazed-a-path-for-women-in-medicine-but-she-was-left-out-of-the-story-for-decades-180986328/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>Rebecca Lee Crumpler at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Rebecca+Lee+Crumpler&submit_search=Search" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Rebecca+Lee+Crumpler&submit_search=Search"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Rebecca+Lee+Crumpler&submit_search=Search</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#medicine</a> <a href="/tags/womeninscience/" rel="tag">#womeninscience</a></p>
