What Stephen King books do you recommend?
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That's my favorite part of the holidays! 😂
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College students digitized 795 poems from the world’s oldest novel
‘The Tale of Genji’ is a cornerstone of classical Japanese literature.
By Andrew Paul
https://www.popsci.com/technology/genji-poems-online/
The tale of Genji at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/66057
Why on earth do publishers do this? It drives me nuts!
Why not just pick a book size and keep it consistent for the whole series?
*eye twitches*
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Edited 30d ago
The Surprising Lives of the Women Who Loved Picasso
Why did these ambitious, adventurous women choose to enter into a love affair with the world famous artist?
By Jo Lawson-Tancred
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/women-who-loved-picasso-book-2654784
Cubism at PG:
Who called Shakespeare ‘upstart crow’? Our study points to his co-author, Thomas Nashe
By Brett Greatley-Hirsch, Andrew Hadfield and Andrew Hadfield
Shakespeare at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65
Quick reminder that if you want magical libraries, disaster bisexuals with knives, historical urban fantasy set in the '60s, m/m romance, a wide assortment of mythological characters, and some demons, the whole series is still 75% off on Smashwords! Get over 1k pages of queernorm escapism for under $5.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/101754
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The Defense Department wants to ban hundreds of books. Here are the weirdest titles.
By Brittany Allen
!["A pile of German textbooks, from the Baraboo High School, burning on a street in Baraboo, Wisconsin, during an anti-German demonstration]
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Summary: Photograph shows a crowd wearing heavy coats, with their backs to a pile of books burning on a street in Baraboo, Wisconsin; they are facing a man waving an American flag above the crowd just right of center near the Sauk County Courthouse, during winter or early spring 1918.\" - Library of Congress")
📚🇵🇸Another new book out Oct 7, 2025!
Gaza: The Story of a Genocide
by Fatima Bhutto
https://www.instagram.com/p/DMNw7J6uBZP/
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Fairy tale food
Challenge, transformation, risk: the role of food in fairy tales
Poisoned apples, magic porridge pots, peas you can feel through 20 mattresses, and of course that fantastic gingerbread house - food plays a significant role in literature, and fairy tales are no exception.
by Beth Daley
https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/fairy-tale-food?mtm_campaign=EuropeanaNewsletterReg-July2025
Fairy tales at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/131
Judge, Critic, Saloniére: On Sylvia Lynd, One of the Great Literary Citizens of the 20th Century
Nicola Wilson on the Book Society, Hugh Walpole, and Lynd’s Overshadowed Author Career
The Fascinating History Of Vergina, The Ancient Town Where Alexander The Great’s Relatives Were Entombed
By Kaleena Fraga. Edited By John Kuroski
Verginia is a small town in Greece today, but it was once famous in the ancient world as Aigai, the royal capital of the Macedonian kingdom.
Alexander the Great at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/3864
Today is the final day of #SCOTUS’ term — & the justices have left some of the most important & contentious cases until the end.
They are slated to release 6 opinions, including decisions that will deal with nationwide #injunctions on #Trump’s ban on #BirthrightCitizenship, whether #parents can opt their children out of #school lessons involving #LGBTQ #books, & a #Texas #law that requires age verification to view online #porn.
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It's here! My presentation for #VirtualJaneCon2025 is now live! In this presentation, I speak on the beginning of Austenmania and why Janeites are so obsessed with owning Jane. You can find my video 👉🏻 https://youtu.be/b013KsmrFCo.
The full Virtual Jane Con can be found 👉🏻 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMwGZNvZFhh6QwAMnQo54EFi0pTpM3KSj.
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New book sheds light on Lincoln’s misunderstood killer: ‘He’s not that person at all’
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The Politics of Care and Resistance in the Work of a Forgotten Pulitzer Prize-Winner
Finding Hope in the Stories of Zona Gale
By Deborah Williams
Zona Gale at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3531
As the Kindle edition sale on "8" comes to its end, a big thanks to everyone who participated, and a little reminder that there's a lot more to explore in The Nod/Wells Timelines speculative-fiction universe!
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wants to read A Pocket Guide To Passively Resisting Tyranny
Found on Mastodon: https://beige.party/@photovotary/114756656832562859
Any good books on Japanese philosophy/aesthetics, in particular wabi-sabi?
Did Shakespeare Write Hamlet While He Was Stoned?
"Sam Kelly Explores the Potential Influence of Cannabis on the Bard’s Prolific Literary Output"
https://lithub.com/did-shakespeare-write-hamlet-while-he-was-stoned/
Shakespeare at PG
Edited 20d ago
Science Lit for Kids Holds a Mirror Aloft
Over decades, books that rouse children’s interest in the natural world have morphed in style and approach—an evolution reflective of tectonic societal change.
By Jessica George
Education at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/297