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<p>"Men with common minds seldom break through general rules. Prudence is ever the resort of weakness; and they rarely go as far as as they may in any undertaking, who are determined not to go beyond it on any account."</p><p>Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (1796)</p><p>~Mary Wollstonecraft (27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) </p><p>Mary Wollstonecraft at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/84" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/84"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/84</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Wollstonecraft in 1790–1791, by John Opie

Wollstonecraft is depicted in a three-quarter view, her body turned slightly to the side while her face looks directly toward the viewer. Her expression is calm, serious, and contemplative, suggesting deep intelligence and moral conviction.

She wears a simple white garment, likely a muslin or linen dress with a soft, open collar.

Her dark hair is loosely gathered under a soft, dark cap or bonnet, with curls escaping naturally around her face.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft#/media/File:MaryWollstonecraft.jpg

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<p>📚 Black AF History by: Michael Harriot</p><p>From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of untold American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.</p><p>America’s backstory is a whitewashed mythology im...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/black-af-history" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/black-af-history"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/black-af-h</span><span class="invisible">istory</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/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/american/" rel="tag">#american</a> <a href="/tags/discriminationhistory/" rel="tag">#discriminationhistory</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a></p>

From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of untold American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.

America’s backstory is a whitewashed mythology implanted in our collective memory. It is the story of the pilgrims on the Mayflower building a new nation. It is George Washington’s cherry tree and Abraham Lincoln's log cabin. It is the fantastic tale of slaves that spontaneously teleported themselves here with nothing but strong backs and negro spirituals. It is a sugarcoated legend based on an almost true story.

It should come as no surprise that the dominant narrative of American history is blighted with errors and oversights—after all, history books were written by white men with their perspectives at the forefront. It could even be said that the devaluation and erasure of the Black experience is as American as apple pie.

In Black AF History, Michael Harriot presents a more accurate version of American history. Combining unapologetically provocative storytelling with meticulous research based on primary sources as well as the work of pioneering Black historians, scholars, and journalists, Harriot removes the white sugarcoating from the American story, placing Black people squarely at the center. With incisive wit, Harriot speaks hilarious truth to oppressive power, subverting conventional historical narratives with the hid

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<p>In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman cross paths, sparking a forbidden love that defies society's judgments.</p><p>Amazon - <a href="https://mybook.to/ascarletwoman" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/ascarletwoman</a><br>Other Retailers - <a href="https://books2read.com/AScarletWoman" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/AScarletWoman</a></p><p><a href="/tags/booksbylornapeel/" rel="tag">#BooksByLornaPeel</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/ireland/" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="/tags/historicalromance/" rel="tag">#HistoricalRomance</a> <a href="/tags/bookseries/" rel="tag">#BookSeries</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</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>

Promotional image for the Irish historical fiction novel A Scarlet Woman by Lorna Peel, book one in The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series, an Irish family Saga. The image features an e-reader displaying the book cover, which shows a young woman in a pale blue dress looking downward against a faded Dublin cityscape background. Large text at the top reads, “Begin The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series with A Scarlet Woman.” On the right, text describes the story as an escape to 19th-century Ireland, featuring scandal, sacrifice, and a love that changes everything. At the bottom, the available formats are listed: Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Paperback.

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<p>1876 | Laurel Springs, NJ</p><p>Looking Up</p><p>Walt Whitman has a happy hour.</p><p><a href="https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/happiness/looking" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.laphamsquarterly.org/happiness/looking"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.laphamsquarterly.org/happi</span><span class="invisible">ness/looking</span></a></p><p>Whitman at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/600" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/600"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/600</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

An 1862 photograph of Whitman taken by Mathew Brady.

Whitman is shown seated, with a relaxed, almost casual posture. His expression is thoughtful but unforced — a slight, knowing look in his eyes suggests both introspection and resilience.

He wears plain, slightly rumpled clothing: an open-collared shirt.

Whitman’s hair is tousled and his beard is full and flowing, giving him a weathered, natural look that breaks from the more polished, formal portraits typical of the era.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Whitman#/media/File:Walt_Whitman_-_Brady-Handy_restored.png

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Foreigner Review – Cherryh on Top

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<p>"A scientist worthy of the name, above all a mathematician, experiences in his work the same impression as an artist; his pleasure is as great and of the same nature. " </p><p>~Henri Poincaré (29 April 1854 – 17 July 1912)</p><p>Poincaré at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5958" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5958"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/5958</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>

Photographic portrait of H. Poincaré by Henri Manuel.

Poincaré is dressed in a dark, formal suit with a waistcoat, high-collared shirt, and neatly tied cravat or bowtie — standard attire for a man of his academic and social standing.

Poincaré’s neatly groomed beard, mustache, and receding hairline are clearly defined, lending an air of scholarly distinction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Poincar%C3%A9#/media/File:Henri_Poincar%C3%A9_by_H_Manuel.jpg

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<p>Dorothy Parker: Sharp-Witted Writer, Bitter Professor</p><p>Dorothy Parker’s year as a visiting professor shows how a celebrated literary voice struggled to adapt to the realities of academic teaching.</p><p>By: Emily Zarevich </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/dorothy-parker-sharp-witted-writer-bitter-professor/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/dorothy-parker-sharp-witted-writer-bitter-professor/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/dorothy-parker</span><span class="invisible">-sharp-witted-writer-bitter-professor/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a></p>

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<p>The Author of ‘Anne of Green Gables’ Lived a Far Less Charmed Life Than Her Beloved Heroine</p><p>L.M. Montgomery created a classic of children’s literature, but what about her lesser-known works?</p><p>By V.M. Braganza (from the archive)</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/lm-montgomery-anne-green-gables-life-180981839/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/lm-montgomery-anne-green-gables-life-180981839/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-cu</span><span class="invisible">lture/lm-montgomery-anne-green-gables-life-180981839/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>L. M. Montgomery at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/36" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/36"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/36</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Lucy Maud Montgomery, 14. During this period, as she put it in her diary, she had begun to harbor “dreams of future fame.” Courtesy University of Guelph

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<p>75 Years Ago, The Martian Chronicles Legitimized Science Fiction</p><p>By Sam Weller</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/75-years-ago-the-martian-chronicles-legitimized-science-fiction/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/75-years-ago-the-martian-chronicles-legitimized-science-fiction/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/75-years-ago-the-ma</span><span class="invisible">rtian-chronicles-legitimized-science-fiction/</span></a></p><p>Ray Bradbury at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/41269" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/41269"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/41269</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a></p>

Ray Bradbury.

Bradbury is captured in mid-speech or thought, leaning slightly forward toward what appears to be a microphone.

The strong side-light highlights his aquiline nose, high cheekbone, and neatly combed hair, while his trademark horn-rimmed glasses rest firmly on his face.

He wears a dark jacket and collared shirt; the lapel and collar peek out just enough to suggest formal, mid-century attire.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ray_Bradbury#/media/File:Ray_Douglas_Bradbury.jpg

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<p>Pets Are Family, Too: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-pets-are-family-too/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-pets-are-family-too/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-pets-are-family-too/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/toptentuesday/" rel="tag">#TopTenTuesday</a> <a href="/tags/quotes/" rel="tag">#Quotes</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</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>

Two baby bunnies eating a row of daisies that have been picked and placed in front of them. Behind the rabbits you see a large expanse of short grass.

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This translation will be published on March 10th, if anyone is interested :)

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<p>Rediscovered photograph sheds light on Jeanne Duval – Manet’s Lady with a Fan</p><p>by Maria C. Scott</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/rediscovered-photograph-sheds-light-on-jeanne-duval-manets-lady-with-a-fan-275051" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/rediscovered-photograph-sheds-light-on-jeanne-duval-manets-lady-with-a-fan-275051"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/rediscover</span><span class="invisible">ed-photograph-sheds-light-on-jeanne-duval-manets-lady-with-a-fan-275051</span></a></p><p>Manet (as illustrator) at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6624" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6624"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/6624</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>

Baudelaire's Mistress (Portrait of Jeanne Duval), 1862. By Manet.

Manet shows Jeanne Duval reclining on a green sofa or chaise lounge, wearing a voluminous white crinoline dress and holding a green fan. Her dark hair and direct gaze create a striking contrast with the white dress. The background features decorative wallpaper or fabric panels.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Manet#/media/File:Portrait-of-jeanne-duval-1862.jpg!Large.jpg

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<p>📚 When the Cranes Fly South by: Lisa Ridzén</p><p>Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he’s got left. These days, his quiet existence is broken up only by daily visits from his home care team. Fortunately, he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten to keep him company, though now his son, wi...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/when-the-cranes-fly-south" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/when-the-cranes-fly-south"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/when-the-c</span><span class="invisible">ranes-fly-south</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/familylife/" rel="tag">#familylife</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/friendshipfiction/" rel="tag">#friendshipfiction</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a></p>

Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he’s got left. These days, his quiet existence is broken up only by daily visits from his home care team. Fortunately, he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten to keep him company, though now his son, with whom Bo has had a rocky relationship, insists upon taking the dog away, claiming that Bo has grown too old to properly care for him. The threat of losing Sixten stirs up a whirlwind of emotion, leading Bo to take stock of his life, his relationships, and the imperfect way he's expressed his love over the years.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE SWEDISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD • A profoundly moving debut novel that follows an elderly man’s attempts to mend his relationship with his son before it’s too late: an emotional story of love, friendship, fatherhood, dogs, and atonement that is already an international sensation.

One of those you'll laugh, you'll cry, you’ll want to buy twenty copies and give them to everyone you love books. Fredrik Backman, bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, in The New Yorker

A powerful, sneakily emotional meditation on life and death, and the foundational relationships in our lives. This is a book that will echo in your soul. Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain

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<p>Today is Charlotte Brontë’s birthday.</p><p>Do you love her poetry, or know her only through Jane Eyre?</p><p>Her first novel was rejected, but the next changed <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>. She had to publish under a man’s name, Currer Bell, because in the 1840s a woman writer could be dismissed before anyone had even read the first page.</p><p>One of the most famous authentic portraits of Charlotte was drawn by George Richmond in 1850 👇</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#writers</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/janeeyre/" rel="tag">#janeeyre</a> <a href="/tags/bronte/" rel="tag">#bronte</a> <a href="/tags/charlottebronte/" rel="tag">#charlottebronte</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>

Charlotte Brontë

Charlotte Brontë’s poetry

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<p>The Voynich Manuscript revealed: five things you probably did not know about the Medieval masterpiece</p><p>Scholars have speculated for centuries about the meaning behind the 15th-century codex and its peculiar illustrations</p><p>By Garry Shaw</p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/05/05/the-voynich-manuscript-revealed-five-things-you-probably-did-not-know-about-the-medieval-masterpiece" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/05/05/the-voynich-manuscript-revealed-five-things-you-probably-did-not-know-about-the-medieval-masterpiece"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">5/05/the-voynich-manuscript-revealed-five-things-you-probably-did-not-know-about-the-medieval-masterpiece</span></a></p><p>More information:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_</span><span class="invisible">manuscript</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/oldmanuscript/" rel="tag">#oldmanuscript</a></p>

A page from the mysterious Voynich manuscript, which is undeciphered to this day.

Page 175; f99r, of the pharmaceutical section

Unknown author - Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University.

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Out Law Now Available! [Dresden Files Novella]

out-law-now-available

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I didn't like animal farm that much

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky</a></p><p>Zechariah Jacobs has angered a vast empire that spans a third of the galaxy, which is far too much for his planet to stand against, but in a clash of wizards and magic versus technology, it’s hard to say which will win.</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>

(Left) The cover of Wrath of the Sky, by Owen Tyme.

On a black background, a planet much like earth burns, set aflame. The flames are on the top and sides, but haven't yet reached the bottom.

(Right) An ogre stands on a rocky cliffside path, clearly quite upset, with both his head and arms raised as he cries out! The background is blue sky with white clouds. The following quote is laid over the top of the scene:

Winzon grinned evilly. With great slowness and ceremony, he undid the draw-string of his sack and up-ended it, dropping an ogre skull at the brute’s feet!

The massive ogre’s entire demeanor changed in an instant! He backed away, carefully stepping out of reach of Winzon’s ax, even though it was still strapped to his back!

The brute whispered, “Ogre-slayer!”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/WrathOfTheSky

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<p>Ello sweet and lovely (reading) Friendos <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/beige.party/blobcatbook.png" class="emoji" alt=":blobcatbook:" title=":blobcatbook:"></p><p>The last two months, I've been caught up reading again! At times where my body needed to relax, recharge, but my brain was still looking to be entertained... I got back to reading more again. 😊</p><p>Halfway through November, I learned about the new Dan Brown book in his Robert Langdon series. It had been a while since I read his books, so I set off, starting with Angels & Demons.<br>At the end of December, I finished the 6th book, the Secret of Secrets. I read another Dan Brown book after that, Deception Point.</p><p>I finished it yesterday. But now... As I started it at the end of December, is this my last finished book of 2025? Or is it the first one of 2026?</p><p>I've never really tracked my reading, but I thought it may be nice to make a thread this year, pinning 📌 it to my profile, and adding the books that I've managed to finish in 2026.</p><p>Maybe Deception Point was the last of 2025, maybe it's the first of 2026... But this is the first post of my <a href="/tags/booksin2026/" rel="tag">#BooksIn2026</a>. <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/beige.party/blobcatbook.png" class="emoji" alt=":blobcatbook:" title=":blobcatbook:"></p><p>I've now started a re-read of the Hunger Game series, which I'll read in the order of their release.</p><p>Books 📚 of 2026:<br>*January*<br>1. Deception Point - Dan Brown<br>2. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins<br>3. Catching Fire (the Hunger Games series, book 2) - Suzanne Collins <br>4. Mockingjay (the Hunger Games series, book 3) - Suzanne Collins <br>5. Storm Front (the Dresden Files, book 1) - Jim Butcher <br>6. Fool Moon (the Dresden Files, book 2) - Jim Butcher <br>*February*<br>7. Grave Peril (the Dresden Files, book 3) - Jim Butcher <br>8. The Ritual Bath (Decker/Lazarus series, book 1) - Faye Kellerman<br>9. Sacred and Profane (Decker/Lazarus series, book 2) - Faye Kellerman<br>10. Milk and Honey (Decker/Lazarus series, book 3) - Faye Kellerman<br>11. Day of Atonement (Decker/Lazarus series, book 4) - Faye Kellerman<br>12. False Prophet (Decker/Lazarus series, book 5) - Faye Kellerman<br>13. Grievous Sin (Decker/Lazarus series, book 6) - Faye Kellerman<br>14. Sanctuary (Decker/Lazarus series, book 7) - Faye Kellerman <br>*March*<br>15. Justice (Decker/Lazarus series, book 8) - Faye Kellerman<br>16. Prayers for the Dead (Decker/Lazarus series, book 9) - Faye Kellerman<br>17. Serpent's Tooth (Decker/Lazarus series, book 10) - Faye Kellerman <br>18. Jupiter's Bones (Decker/Lazarus series, book 11) - Faye Kellerman <br>*April*<br>19. Stalker (Decker/Lazarus series, book 12) - Faye Kellerman <br>*May*<br>20. The Testament - John Grisham<br>21. The Street Lawyer - John Grisham<br>22. The Widow - John Grisham<br>23. The Innocent Man - John Grisham</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/beige.party/playstation.png" class="emoji" alt=":playstation:" title=":playstation:"> <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/beige.party/pixy_party.gif" class="emoji" alt=":pixy_party:" title=":pixy_party:"></p><p><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a><br><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>A Review of Love Bug: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-love-bug/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-love-bug/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-lo</span><span class="invisible">ve-bug/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/valentinesday/" rel="tag">#ValentinesDay</a> <a href="/tags/youngadult/" rel="tag">#YoungAdult</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</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>

ook cover for Love Bug by Zoe Tasia. Image on cover is a drawing of three light brown envelopes that have been dropped in a snowbank and have a few red hearts floating out of them.

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<p>4 Must-Read Works by Edgar Allan Poe (& Why You Should Read Them)</p><p>Edgar Allan Poe was a master of Gothic literature. Although his stories are filled with gloom and mystery, they also contain universal truths.</p><p>by Andrew Olsen</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/edgar-allan-poe-works-must-read/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/edgar-allan-poe-works-must-read/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/edgar-all</span><span class="invisible">an-poe-works-must-read/</span></a></p><p>Edgar Allan Poe at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/481" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/481"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/481</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

An illustration from Jules Verne’s essay “Edgard Poë et ses oeuvres” (Edgar Poe and his Works), by Frederic Lix or Yan’ Dargent, 1862.

Looming above the scene is a massive, spectral figure cloaked in flowing robes, wielding a giant scythe—a clear personification of Death. The ghostly figure seems to emerge from the vertical torrent of rain or water, merging with the storm itself.

The engraving is dense with vertical lines, conveying the relentless downward motion of rain or divine force. The sense of movement and chaos is heightened by the wind-swept garments, crashing waves, and circling seabirds.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Edgard_Po%C3%AB_et_ses_oeuvres%27_by_Lix_and_Dargent_6.jpg

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<p>📚 I Who Have Never Known Men (B&N Exclusive Edition) by: Jacqueline Harpman</p><p>As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl--the fortieth prisoner--sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/i-who-have-never-known-men-bn-exclusive-edition" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/i-who-have-never-known-men-bn-exclusive-edition"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/i-who-have</span><span class="invisible">-never-known-men-bn-exclusive-edition</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/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/dystopianfiction/" rel="tag">#dystopianfiction</a> <a href="/tags/feminist/" rel="tag">#feminist</a></p>

As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl--the fortieth prisoner--sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground.

Jacqueline Harpman was born in Etterbeek, Belgium, in 1929, and fled to Casablanca with her family during WWII. Informed by her background as a psychoanalyst and her youth in exile, I Who Have Never Known Men is a haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic novel of female friendship and intimacy, and the lengths people will go to maintain their humanity in the face of devastation.

Now available in a collectible hardcover edition, featuring an introduction by Carmen Maria Machado, Harpman's modern classic is an essential addition to the growing canon of feminist speculative literature.

THE RUNAWAY BESTSELLER, NOW AVAILABLE IN A SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION.
Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before.

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<p>Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is a dark parable about coercive control</p><p>By Katy Mullin and Hannah Roche</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/emily-brontes-wuthering-heights-is-a-dark-parable-about-coercive-control-253866?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%201%202025%20-%203359834264&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%201%202025%20-%203359834264+CID_13448bac8f25132d36fbf0c25b322159&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Emily%20Bronts%20Wuthering%20Heights%20is%20a%20dark%20parable%20about%20coercive%20control" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/emily-brontes-wuthering-heights-is-a-dark-parable-about-coercive-control-253866?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%201%202025%20-%203359834264&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%201%202025%20-%203359834264+CID_13448bac8f25132d36fbf0c25b322159&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Emily%20Bronts%20Wuthering%20Heights%20is%20a%20dark%20parable%20about%20coercive%20control"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/emily-bron</span><span class="invisible">tes-wuthering-heights-is-a-dark-parable-about-coercive-control-253866?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%201%202025%20-%203359834264&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%201%202025%20-%203359834264+CID_13448bac8f25132d36fbf0c25b322159&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Emily%20Bronts%20Wuthering%20Heights%20is%20a%20dark%20parable%20about%20coercive%20control</span></a></p><p>Wuthering Heights at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/768" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/768</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/movie/" rel="tag">#movie</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Photo of Sir Laurence Olivier knighted 1947-page 144 and Merle Oberon from the 1939 film Wuthering Heights.

Olivier, in rustic clothing and seated on a rocky outcrop, gazes into the distance with a pensive, determined expression. Oberon, draped in a shawl, looks upward beside him with a soft, luminous gaze, her hand resting lightly on his shoulder, symbolizing both connection and tragic yearning.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights#/media/File:Laurence_Olivier_Merle_Oberon_Wuthering_Heights.jpg

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<p>Today's Distributed Proofreader's blog celebrates the 49,000th unique title Distributed Proofreaders has posted to Project Gutenberg: The Trail of the Serpent, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon</p><p><a href="https://blog.pgdp.net/2025/04/12/celebrating-49000-titles/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.pgdp.net/2025/04/12/celebrating-49000-titles/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.pgdp.net/2025/04/12/celeb</span><span class="invisible">rating-49000-titles/</span></a></p><p>The Trail of the Serpent at PG<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75840" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75840</a></p><p>Distributed Proofreaders</p><p><a href="https://www.pgdp.net/c/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.pgdp.net/c/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/dp/" rel="tag">#dp</a> <a href="/tags/dpblog/" rel="tag">#dpblog</a></p>

Cover of the book "The Trail of the Serpent" by M. E. Braddon.

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<p>Today's DP Blog shines a spotlight on the Noël Coward play, "Hay Fever"</p><p><a href="https://blog.pgdp.net/2025/05/01/hay-fever/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.pgdp.net/2025/05/01/hay-fever/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.pgdp.net/2025/05/01/hay-f</span><span class="invisible">ever/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/dp/" rel="tag">#dp</a> <a href="/tags/dpblog/" rel="tag">#dpblog</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/plays/" rel="tag">#plays</a></p>

Cover of Hay Fever: A Play in Three Acts by Noel Coward

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