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A Beginner’s Guide to Gothic Literature
"Gothic literature began as a reaction to the Enlightenment and was influenced by medieval architecture. This article explores the origins of the Gothic literary genre."
https://www.thecollector.com/gothic-literature-beginner-guide/
Edited 171d ago
New Author Interview - today on the blog we welcome Stefan Mohamed to talk about their surreal and smart detective tale The House on Utopia Way https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/interviews/2025/9/3/interviewing-stefan-mohamed
Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Artist, Inventor… and Wedding Planner?
by Verity Babbs
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-bites-leonardo-da-vinci-wedding-planner-2667830
Da Vinci at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1629
It’s Okay to Hate The House of Mirth
Carlo Rotella on Reading (and Learning) from Books We Dislike
The House of Mirth at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=The+House+of+Mirth
THEY’RE HERE! My self-care adult coloring books arrived just now. I haven’t uploaded them to my website store (yet), but if you would like one, send $9.99 USD & your address to me at $mckra1g (CashApp) or @mckra1g (Venmo). Free shipping in the U.S. (add $3.00 for intl addresses).
#art #books #SelfCare #creativity #FediGiftShop #mind #MentalHealth #writing #journal #SelfHelp
Edited 1y ago
Be forewarned if you haven't seen Materialists yet, this does a really deep dive into the movie while cross-referencing Jane.
https://electricliterature.com/jane-austen-did-it-better/
#AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia
20th Century Queer Women of Means
by Cathy Pegau
"Cathy Pegau, author of A Murderous Business: A Mystery, shares with The History Reader how some queer women of means in the United States were able to push boundaries more so than women in poor or middle, working-class families."
给前两天说的花了一倍价钱淘旧书补充个说明，我应该属于花钱比较节俭的人，但购物欲一点也不低，上班几天就得通过消费抚慰一下，在抠搜与花钱之间最终找到淘二手书这条途径，也就是不管怎么说钱花在书上不冤。当然，钱花得越少就能存得越多，多年下来关注各种淘旧书的途径（跟关注股价指数似的），发现是 Thrift Shop 的价格最划算，本地的一间店里软皮 $0.50 一本，硬皮近年来升到了 $1.25 一本；邻镇的店里更便宜，软皮 $0.25 一本，硬皮 $0.50 一本，缺点是镇上人口不多，书源较少；而本地图书馆处理书的价钱最近调整为无论软硬皆为 $0.50 一本，但书更新得没有 Thrift Shop 的勤；而我前两天淘的书来源于 Goodwill，这家非营利公司好像统一了书的定价，软皮 $0.99 一本，硬皮 $1.99 一本，Amazon 上热销书还要更贵一些，$2.99 起跳，我如果不是特别喜欢就不会在 Goodwill 里买了。现在的淘书频率大概是一周一次，平均每周能淘个一到两本，所以一年也就是一百来本，加起来也贵不到哪里去，但购物欲就轻易地被满足了，就算买回来不读（喂！）也觉得是赚了。现在读书的频率大概一年也能到一百本，但问题是读的那一百本跟淘的这一百本不大重合，所以想读未读那个列表越来越长，今年是不是要往这个方向努力努力（到现在还在问这个问题估计就是没戏）？
An Animal’s History of Humanity: A Brief History on the Exploitation of Animals
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4 Ways Jane Austen Was a Proto-Feminist Icon
Feminism as we know it today didn’t exist in Austen’s time—but there is still a great deal of feminist inspiration to be taken from the author’s novels, life, and legacy.
By Faye Keegan
https://www.mentalfloss.com/literature/authors/jane-austen-proto-feminist-icon
Jane Austen at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68
Anne Shakespeare: Toward a Biography
Let’s check in with Anne Shakespeare, née Hathaway, about whom so little is known.
By: Matthew Wills
English author, poet, and gardener Vita Sackville-West was born #OTD in 1892.
She published more than a dozen collections of poetry and 13 novels during her life. She was twice awarded the Hawthornden Prize for Imaginative Literature: in 1927 for her pastoral epic, The Land, & in 1933 for her Collected Poems. She was the inspiration for the protagonist of Orlando: A Biography, by her friend & lover Virginia Woolf.
Vita Sackville-West at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/34850
An Animal’s History of Humanity: A Brief History on the Exploitation of Animals
German physicist Albert Einstein was born #OTD in 1879.
Best known for developing the theory of relativity, he also made important contributions to quantum mechanics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect, which contributed significantly to the foundation of quantum theory. He was also a prominent public figure & advocate for pacifism, civil rights, and social justice.
Albert Einstein at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=einstein&submit_search=Go%21
Zelda Fitzgerald died #OTD in 1948.
She was an American novelist, socialite, and the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Zelda Fitzgerald herself was an important figure in the cultural scene of the 1920s and 1930s, known for her own writing, her artistic talents, and her tumultuous relationship with her husband. She struggled with mental health issues throughout her life and has been the subject of much fascination and analysis in literary and cultural circles.
#OTD in 1859, Harriet E. Wilson publishes her novel, Our Nig.
"Harriet E. Wilson (March 15, 1825 – June 28, 1900) was an African-American novelist. She was the first African American to publish a novel in North America."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_E._Wilson
"Our Nig" at PG:
Just a quick reminder...
If you’ve read my book, 'Drystone - A Life Rebuilt' I’d be grateful if you left a review wherever you prefer.
This isn’t a plea for 5 star ratings; it’s a request for honesty. Books are personal: I dislike plenty, feel neutral about many, and love a few. Whatever your response, reviews really help. A wall of 5-stars is wonderful, but it can also feel suspicious to readers. A mix of perspectives shows the book is being read seriously.
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#SpeakingOutOfPlace welcomes #MaryAnneFranks, author of #FearlessSpeech: Breaking Free from the #FirstAmendment
"As the title of the book indicates, this is a fearless and iconoclastic critique of the ways that the First Amendment has been interpreted and mobilized in ways that protect and extend #racism, #misogyny, religious fundamentalism, and corporate self-interest."
#USpol #USpolitics #justice #hateSpeech #harassment #lawfare #wokebashing #books @bookstodon
Newly discovered portrait may depict ‘fair youth’ of Shakespeare’s sonnets
Earl of Southampton may have given writer the miniature by Nicholas Hilliard, which has defaced heart on its reverse
By Dalya Alberge
Shakespeare’s sonnets at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/4285
Kevin A. Young at the Binghamton Upstate Anarchist Book Fair
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[Possible spoiler] Just finished The Stand.......and I’m wrecked