<p>Jack Kerouac’s 37 metre-long, first draft scroll of On the Road to be auctioned</p><p>The draft – one of the Beat Generation’s defining artefacts – will be part of a wider sale of pieces from the Jim Irsay Collection at Christie’s in March</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/30/jack-kerouac-on-the-road-first-draft-scroll-to-be-auctioned" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/30/jack-kerouac-on-the-road-first-draft-scroll-to-be-auctioned"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/books/2026</span><span class="invisible">/jan/30/jack-kerouac-on-the-road-first-draft-scroll-to-be-auctioned</span></a></p><p>Naval Reserve Enlistment photograph of Jack Kerouac</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
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<p>Entwinings</p><p>Literature and History, Fathers and Sons, Writers and Readers</p><p>by Adam Garfinkle</p><p><a href="https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/place-and-revolution/articles/entwinings" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="hedgehogreview.com/issues/place-and-revolution/articles/entwinings"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hedgehogreview.com/issues/plac</span><span class="invisible">e-and-revolution/articles/entwinings</span></a></p><p>Wharton & Fitzgerald & Stoddard at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/104" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/104"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/104</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/420" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/420"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/420</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3837" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3837"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/3837</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>📚 The Friend of the Family by: Dean Koontz</p><p>The human "oddities" in the Museum of the Strange are less wondrous than the gawking rubes had been promised. But Alida is something else. The real thing. Traveling Depression-era America from carnival midways to speakeasies, Alida is resigned to an exploited and lonely l...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-friend-of-the-family" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-friend-of-the-family"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-friend</span><span class="invisible">-of-the-family</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/historical/" rel="tag">#historical</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/suspensefiction/" rel="tag">#suspensefiction</a></p>
<p>I love that The Expert of Subtle Revisions is on a list with Octavia Butler, Emily St. John Mandel, Emma Straus, Audrey Niffenegger and so many other great writers.</p><p>Let's Time Travel with 60 Reality-Bending Novels: </p><p> "a collection of interesting time-travel stories and temporal mischief. This specially curated list deliberately draws from all genres, and it’s actually pretty fascinating to see the range of styles and themes in circulation."</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#writersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <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> </p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3028-let-s-time-travel-with-60-reality-bending-novels" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3028-let-s-time-travel-with-60-reality-bending-novels"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.goodreads.com/blog/show/30</span><span class="invisible">28-let-s-time-travel-with-60-reality-bending-novels</span></a></p>
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<p>📚 Jade City by: Fonda Lee</p><p>Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for—and for centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their magical abilities and defend the island from foreign invasion.</p><p>Now, the war is over and a new generation of Kau...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/jade-city" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/jade-city</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/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/epicfiction/" rel="tag">#epicfiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/crimefiction/" rel="tag">#crimefiction</a></p>
<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/3i2Nm2Hu5uxR1RF3Gq57Eo" rel="nofollow">Howl’s Moving Castle</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>A young woman gets caught up in magical machinations and is turned old & fabulously crotchety. Great characters and vibe but I lost track of the plot a bit (disclaimer: listened to this as a sleep story), and wasn't really into the romantic ending.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8eOjQ3JrXk&list=PLp6dwtXsi8Pu6G7MT4ajMGB1YrumzQRZ9" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8eOjQ3JrXk&list=PLp6dwtXsi8Pu6G7MT4ajMGB1YrumzQRZ9"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8eOjQ</span><span class="invisible">3JrXk&list=PLp6dwtXsi8Pu6G7MT4ajMGB1YrumzQRZ9</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#AudioBook</a> <a href="/tags/sleepstory/" rel="tag">#SleepStory</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><br></p>
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<p>In March 1881.</p><p>Ambrose Bierce contributes to the weekly satirical San Francisco magazine The Wasp & resumes his column "Prattle" and the series of cynical definitions which he first calls The Devil's Dictionary.</p><p>Bierce's witty definitions were imitated & plagiarized for years before he gathered them into books, first as The Cynic's Word Book in 1906 & then in a more complete version as The Devil's Dictionary in 1911.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Dictionary" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Dictionary"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devi</span><span class="invisible">l%27s_Dictionary</span></a></p><p>At PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/972" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/972</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>📚 Snow Crash by: Neal Stephenson</p><p>Hiro lives in a Los Angeles where franchises line the freeway as far as the eye can see. The only relief from the sea of logos is within the autonomous city-states, where law-abiding citizens don’t dare leave their mansions.</p><p>Hiro delivers pizza to the mansions for a living, defe...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/snow-crash" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/snow-crash</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/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/cyberpunkfiction/" rel="tag">#cyberpunkfiction</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1914 (dated February).</p><p>Publication of the first issue of New Numbers, a quarterly collection of work by the Dymock poets in England edited by Lascelles Abercrombie with Wilfrid Gibson. It containing poems such as Brooke's "The Soldier", published in 1915.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymock_poets" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymock_poets"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymock_p</span><span class="invisible">oets</span></a></p><p>The Soldier at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/48306/pg48306-images.html#v-the-soldier" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/48306/pg48306-images.html#v-the-soldier"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/4</span><span class="invisible">8306/pg48306-images.html#v-the-soldier</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>
<p>The Post-Millennial Poe, or, Edgar Allan Holmes?</p><p>In life, Edgar Allan Poe was best known as a literary critic. Today, he’s best remembered for his disquieting tales…but that may be changing.</p><p>By: Matthew Wills </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-post-millennial-poe-or-edgar-allan-holmes/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/the-post-millennial-poe-or-edgar-allan-holmes/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/the-post-mille</span><span class="invisible">nnial-poe-or-edgar-allan-holmes/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/literarycriticism/" rel="tag">#literarycriticism</a></p>
<p>A Review of Five Miles Out Of Black Creek: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-five-miles-out-of-black-creek/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-five-miles-out-of-black-creek/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-fi</span><span class="invisible">ve-miles-out-of-black-creek/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#Horror</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>
"Books and screens: Your inability to focus isn’t a failing. It’s a design problem, and the answer isn’t getting rid of our screen time."
<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/JigsawCity" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/JigsawCity</a></p><p>Nicole’s brain is slowly being taken over by an ancient, magical artifact, a small fragment of a magic city. She seeks a cure, before the city can destroy her sanity and then eventually, take her life by replacing her mind. Racing against time, she gathers pieces of the city, hoping to find an answer among them.</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>I have to say I feel we're missing a few steps towards an explanation of how "for suppository use only" got in the mix of approprite warning lables 🤔😂 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://literature.cafe/c/libraries" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>libraries</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@Libraries" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Libraries@fedigroups.social</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/library" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>library</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@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> <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> </p><p><a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#Library</a> <a href="/tags/librarymemes/" rel="tag">#LibraryMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#Libraries</a> <a href="/tags/librarians/" rel="tag">#Librarians</a> <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/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</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> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a><br><a href="/tags/litterature/" rel="tag">#Litterature</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</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></p>
<p>On Being Ill at 100: Virginia Woolf’s ‘best essay’ still shapes how we read sickness</p><p>Woolf argues that illness is ‘the great confessional’ which is never talked about in literature.</p><p>by Lucyl Harrison</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/on-being-ill-at-100-virginia-woolfs-best-essay-still-shapes-how-we-read-sickness-274061?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2026%202026%20-%203655137341&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2026%202026%20-%203655137341+CID_adf3f1b5c74478478c0668be85d67378&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=On%20Being%20Ill%20at%20100%20Virginia%20Woolfs%20best%20essay%20still%20shapes%20how%20we%20read%20sickness" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/on-being-ill-at-100-virginia-woolfs-best-essay-still-shapes-how-we-read-sickness-274061?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2026%202026%20-%203655137341&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2026%202026%20-%203655137341+CID_adf3f1b5c74478478c0668be85d67378&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=On%20Being%20Ill%20at%20100%20Virginia%20Woolfs%20best%20essay%20still%20shapes%20how%20we%20read%20sickness"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/on-being-i</span><span class="invisible">ll-at-100-virginia-woolfs-best-essay-still-shapes-how-we-read-sickness-274061?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2026%202026%20-%203655137341&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2026%202026%20-%203655137341+CID_adf3f1b5c74478478c0668be85d67378&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=On%20Being%20Ill%20at%20100%20Virginia%20Woolfs%20best%20essay%20still%20shapes%20how%20we%20read%20sickness</span></a></p><p>Virginia Woold at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/89</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>"You've come, have you? – You've come, you source of tears to many mothers. It is long since I saw you; but as I see you now you are much more terrible, for I see you brandishing the downfall of my country."<br>William of Malmesbury, Gesta regum Anglorum</p><p>Halley’s comet may need a new, medieval name</p><p>Astronomers suggest the honor should go to an 11th century monk known for a disastrous flying attempt.</p><p>by Andrew Paul</p><p><a href="https://www.popsci.com/science/halleys-comet-new-name/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.popsci.com/science/halleys-comet-new-name/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.popsci.com/science/halleys</span><span class="invisible">-comet-new-name/</span></a></p><p>At PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=halley+comet" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=halley+comet"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=halley+comet</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>
<p>The ARC of my new novella is now ready, via BookSirens. It's a <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> story set in an African nation without capitalism, or governments and politicians, and centers on a 70yr old peasant woman who has to coordinate the defense of the country when a colonizer invades. <a href="https://booksirens.com/book/BUG035E/WXLHD4W" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="booksirens.com/book/BUG035E/WXLHD4W"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">booksirens.com/book/BUG035E/WX</span><span class="invisible">LHD4W</span></a></p><p>You can also pre-order the book, or read a sample, without any sign-in, on this link <a href="https://www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.ododopress.com/novellas/th</span><span class="invisible">e-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>
<p>Take a chance on one of my otherworldly novels about people who risk everything for the friendship, trust, & love. You also get heaps of humor, whimsy, sarcasm, & optimism. Sometimes gritty but never grim.</p><p>Paperbacks & DRM-free ebooks via my website: <br><a href="https://kmherkes.com/the-bookshop1" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>kmherkes.com/the-bookshop1</a></p><p>kindle: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/K.M.-Herkes/author/B00GRLYEL2" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.amazon.com/stores/K.M.-Herkes/author/B00GRLYEL2"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.amazon.com/stores/K.M.-Her</span><span class="invisible">kes/author/B00GRLYEL2</span></a></p><p>Nook, Kobo etc here: https://<br>books2read.com/kmherkes</p><p>(DRM-free where possible) </p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookpromo/" rel="tag">#BookPromo</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/hopepunk/" rel="tag">#hopepunk</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>
<p>Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.</p><p>Omar Khayyam</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/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? January 27
<p>Finished <a href="https://www.librarything.com/work/15782979/" rel="nofollow">The Bands of Mourning</a> by Brandon Sanderson, 3rd book in the 2nd era of Mistborn!</p><p>Read last 150 or so pages in a single sitting. Very interesting where the story is going.</p><p>After finishing it, I wanted to focus on the other books I was reading but the ending made me start the <a href="https://www.librarything.com/work/17152292/t/Mistborn-Secret-History" rel="nofollow">Mistborn: Secret Histories</a> novella right away.</p><p>The novella takes place in Era 1 (at least as far as I have read) but the recommended order is after The Bands of Mourning, as mentioned at the end of the book. Pretty interesting so far.</p><p>Still Readings <a href="https://www.librarything.com/work/30205807/" rel="nofollow">Ultra-processed Food</a> by Chris van Tulleken and <a href="https://www.librarything.com/work/22205950/" rel="nofollow">The Bullet Journal Method</a> by Ryder Caroll, but at very slow pace. Going to focus on them one at a time to speed them up.</p><p>What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?</p><p>For details on the c/Books bingo challenge that just restarted for the year, you can checkout the initial <a href="https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/28953205" rel="nofollow">Book Bingo</a>, and its <a href="https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/28953205" rel="nofollow">Recommendation Post</a>. Links are also present in our community sidebar.</p>
<p>Happy birthday Shakespeare (born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1564)!</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1932. To mark Shakespeare's birthday:</p><p>The Royal Shakespeare Company's new theatre opens at Stratford-upon-Avon.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Shakespeare_Company" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Shakespeare_Company"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Sh</span><span class="invisible">akespeare_Company</span></a></p><p>The Folger Shakespeare Library opens in Washington, D.C.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folger_Shakespeare_Library" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folger_Shakespeare_Library"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folger_S</span><span class="invisible">hakespeare_Library</span></a></p><p>Shakespeare at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/65</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>
<p>Benedetto il falegname: la nuova edizione da oggi è su Amazon. </p><p><a href="https://mybook.to/Benedettoilfalegname" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/Benedettoilfalegname</a></p><p>Cartaceo e digitale. Se non l'hai ancora letto, questo è il momento: l'anno del falegname è appena cominciato. Se l'hai già preso, regalane una copia a qualcuno che se la merita, nel bene e nel male. In ogni caso, se entri, compra e non fare troppe storie, che farsi cacciare da Benedetto è un attimo.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/libri/" rel="tag">#libri</a> <a href="/tags/livros/" rel="tag">#livros</a> <a href="/tags/libros/" rel="tag">#libros</a> <a href="/tags/книги/" rel="tag">#книги</a></p>
<p>What Is Rousseau’s Social Contract Theory? (Definition & Criticisms)</p><p>Rousseau’s social contract theory advocates for collective sovereignty, freedom, and equality through the general will for a just society.</p><p>By Viktoriya Sus</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/rousseau-social-contract-theory-definition/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/rousseau-social-contract-theory-definition/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/rousseau-</span><span class="invisible">social-contract-theory-definition/</span></a></p><p>The Social Contract at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46333" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46333</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>
<p>Was Mill anti-traditional?</p><p>And was Hayek suffering from the burden of the past...?</p><p>by Henry Oliver</p><p><a href="https://www.commonreader.co.uk/p/was-mill-anti-traditional" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.commonreader.co.uk/p/was-mill-anti-traditional"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.commonreader.co.uk/p/was-m</span><span class="invisible">ill-anti-traditional</span></a></p><p>Books by John Stuart Mill at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1705" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1705"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/1705</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a></p>
Han Feizi: Basic Writings (Translations from the Asian Classics) - Anna’s Archive
![The 1066 CE appearance of Halley's comet is famously depicted in the Bayeux tapestry.
The image shows:
Left panel: Figures pointing upward at the sky, gesturing in what appears to be alarm or wonder
Center: A stylized representation of the comet with streaming tail, labeled "ISTI MIRANT[UR] STELLA[M]" (These men marvel at the star)
Right panel: Shows King Harold II of England seated on his throne, with the label "HAROLD" visible. Attendants are informing him about the omen
The comet: Depicted with a bright head and flowing tail in the characteristic medieval artistic style](/proxy/post_attachment/975870/76ba46f9a4.webp "The 1066 CE appearance of Halley's comet is famously depicted in the Bayeux tapestry.
The image shows:
Left panel: Figures pointing upward at the sky, gesturing in what appears to be alarm or wonder
Center: A stylized representation of the comet with streaming tail, labeled \"ISTI MIRANT[UR] STELLA[M]\" (These men marvel at the star)
Right panel: Shows King Harold II of England seated on his throne, with the label \"HAROLD\" visible. Attendants are informing him about the omen
The comet: Depicted with a bright head and flowing tail in the characteristic medieval artistic style")
