The Midnights Reads collection by Sourcebooks Fire is made for readers who crave twists, secrets, and adrenaline-fueled suspense. From deadly secrets to chilling mysteries, these page-turners are perfect for fans of late-night thrills and dark YA drama.
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A 2025 book I am #Reading prompts this query. The following sentence made me cringe - what do #bookstodon users think?
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But they each knew they had witnessed something extraordinary, the betrothed couple losing control, as well as the two men who swooped down to disarm the situation, in rather a deus ex machina.
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It also has a use of 'judicial' when judicious would be more common. Not "wrong", but would it have been standard in 1936, I wonder?
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This is really cool! Last year I read William Dalrymple's "The Golden Road" and central to its narrative are these trade routes. This was an experiment to reconstruct a lost 5th century CE ship design based on drawing in the Ajanta Caves. According to Dalrymple, images in the Ajanta Caves provide some of the best info for the period.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyn15110gvo
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Dear #fediverse, please send more readers my way.
I’d love to connect with more people who read books, post about #books, write #reviews, share #recommendations, and enjoy thoughtful conversations about #literature.
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Want to read my book FOR FREE (or mostly free)? https://www.katherinevillyard.com/2026/04/18/want-to-read-my-book-for-free-or-mostly-free/ #fantasy #bookstodon @bookstodon #ImmortalGifts #LoveStories #ReadForFree
Lesung aus #primafeingemacht Warum der Filmer unruhig auf dem Stuhl rumrutscht? Könnte mit dem Text zusammenhängen... 😅
Wir berichten heute Abend bei #drückstemalrecord #podcast
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This week's #NewBooks at the library:
- I bought a second-hand copy of #Isotopes: Principles and Applications, published by Wiley. Isotopes are hugely important in various branches of science, and I have it in mind to get to grips with the finer details at some point.
- I found a copy of Simon Lamb's Devil in the Mountain: A Search for the Origin of the Andes at a local charity shop, a classic from @princetonupress
- And I bought a copy of Paul Thagard's Bots and Beasts: What Makes Machines, Animals, and People Smart? from @themitpress for basically the price of a packet of crisps.
#Chemistry #Physics #Geology #EarthSciences #Orogeny #CognitiveScience #Cognition #Intelligence #Books #Scicomm #Bookstodon @bookstodon
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Five stars:
Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 10 by Jun Mayuzuki and Amanda Haley (Translator) (2024) begins the process of wrapping up the series. Yaomay is away from the city and can see clearly. Kudou is confronted by the reality of his situation. Kujirai A knows most of B's past now and that her very existence is tenuous at best.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_01/kowloon_generic_romance_10.html
Join the Texas Observer in conversation with author Jessica Pishko on February 5th for this FREE event at Alienated Majesty Books.
We'll discuss Pishko's provocative and important book about the dangers posed by extremist sheriffs in the United States.
RSVP: https://buff.ly/4gzkA5r
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So here's the first of the #MysteryAuthors from our #Winter issue.
Nice trees, somewhat obscured by the #BlankPage
But who could it be?
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My favourite story from Russian writer Leonid Kostyukov, whose seminar I attended in the 2000s: once, in the 90s, he was asked to read and review a novel, and then the author asked his advice on a title.
“Not a word about Yeltsin,” said Kostyukov (still the Yeltsin era).
— But there’s nothing about Yeltsin in it!
— Exactly, — Kostyukov replied.
The title, oddly enough, was never used — even with another name in Yeltsin's stead.
finished reading I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
by Ed Yong.
Delves into the many varied & amazing ways humans & animals have evolved to depend upon microbes. Most of this was familiar to me already, though told in the author's excellent clear & awed way. New was the incredible nesting of microbes within high-order animal cells, with each doing distinct jobs, such that none can survive without the others. Yong is always good for a celebration of life & its complexity.
Five Good Books about Mental Illness. As a parent and caregiver for an adult living with a serious psychiatric illness, I have read a lot about the subject. Here are my five favorite books about psychiatric illness.
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness (1996) by Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD. The best memoir about living with a serious mental illness and the best book overall that I have read about mental illness, in this case bipolar disorder. Fine literature written by a brilliant author who earned a PhD in psychology and has been awarded about a dozen honorary doctorates. It is inspirational.
The Mad Among Us: A History of the Care of America’s Mentally Ill (1995) by Gerald Grob, PhD. The author was a medical historian who wrote this balanced and objective book about the history of psychiatry. It includes the good and the bad. Despite the unfortunate title, this is a great non-fiction book about the history of psychiatry in the USA.
We’ve Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication (2010) by Judith Warner. This book, written by a journalist, was originally intended to be a critique of psychiatry and the parents of children with mental illnesses. But as the author met families and did her research, she changed her mind and wrote a balanced book about parents trying to help their children. As the author points out, we parents are not eager to put our children on psychiatric medications; in fact the opposite is true.
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of An American Family (2020) by Robert Kolker. This biography was written by a journalist about the lives of a large family with twelve children, six of whom were eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia. It is intense and disturbing, as is living with schizophrenia. It is not an encouraging or feel-good book.
Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are (2018) by Kevin Mitchell, PhD. This book by a neuroscientist is more broadly about neuroscience, rather than specifically about mental illness. But the author addresses serious mental illness and the state of our knowledge about possible underlying causes of it as a developmental disorder. This book focuses on modern scientific evidence, rather than assumptions and the blame game often associated with attitudes about mental illnesses.
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Four stars:
Buy a Whisker by Sofie Ryan and Marguerite Gavin (Narrator) is the second book in the Second Chance Cat mystery series. Lily Carter, a baker, is found dead in her shop's basement. As she was the one hold out against a redevelopment, it's clear she was probably murdered.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_04/buy_a_whisker.html
Are you at #arisia2026 ?
Come see me at:
Fact-checking for Fantasy: Research Tips. TODAY at 5:30 in Harvard Square.
Broad Universe Rapid-Fire Reading. TODAY at 8:00 in Central Square
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Immortal Gifts by Villyard, Katherine https://www.sfwa.org/reading-list-entry/immortal-gifts-by-villyard-katherine/
Are you a Nebula voter? You can get a free copy in the SFWA forums.
finished reading Becoming Mrs Mulberry 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
by Jackie French.
In the aftermath of WW1, a woman strives to build a new life despite the sacrifices she has made. Eventful & enjoyable, if implausible, with an excellent cast of characters and strong Miss Fisher vibes.
"Indo-European Language and Culture" is a great read. I grok ~2/3 of it, which is a tribute to his writing. I love it when I recognise relationships to I.E. languages I know without them being stated out. The highlighted structure in the left image feels very Hindi. On the right That only #Hindi & other Indic languages preserve these consonants from a language spoken ~4 millennia ago takes "getting in touch with my roots" to a whole new level.😁
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I read "The Necklace" back in 2017 after it was mentioned in the S-town podcast. Found it quite depressing...
Do you track your reading habits? "Like the things we eat or the ways we move our bodies, the books we consume get talked about as yet another avenue for self-improvement," writes Tajja Isen for The Walrus. Here's her story about the problem with reading lists, and a way to make them useful and even lead to more enjoyment. Tell us in the comments what you think — and if you track, why.
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Long and Short Reviews is hosting a Winter Blogfest this week.
Every day I plan to reply to this thread with links to the posts and brief descriptions of the prizes you can win by commenting on them.
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Book Review: Self-Portrait with Nothing by Aimee Pokwatka
Of all the versions of you in all universes, can you live with being this one?
@carturo222 has our review
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/book-review-self-portrait-with-nothing.html
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