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"City of Sin and Splendour" is the first non-textbook pbook I've started in ages,. I wanted to read it because my grandfather was born there, but it's been kinda fun to see a name I only recently learned was family (Lawrence) feature often. It's an interesting collection of essays, memories, and poems , but the overriding takeaway always is the incredible brutality of Partition and the permanent scar it left on the psyche of all its victims #History #bookstodon
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1y

📚 **The 3 Hardest Books of all Time & How to Read Them**

>>The list is subjective; however, these are this particular Youtuber's thoughts and tips, they may have utility if you are considering reading the books in the future.

#Video length: shorts.

🔗 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NRP2QHR--TU

#Reading #Tips #Advice #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon

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204d

Just arrived in paperback - Alastair Moffat's Edinburgh: a New History, published by Birlinn Books.

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#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #History #Histoire #EdinburghANewHistory #AlastairMoffat #Birlinn #BirlinnBooks #Scotland #Ecosse #ScottishLiterature #ScottishHistory #bookshops #librairies #bookstodon

Paperback cover to Edinburgh a New History, showing a painting of the city and Castle, viewed from the side of Arthur's Seat

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1y

#lesficfri
*** NERVOUS***
Available at Kobo, Apple Books, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.
https://www.tiffanyetaylor.com/whimsical-fire

#romanticsuspense #touchheranddie #hateobsession #retribution #duplicity #butchfemme #lesfic #sapphicbooks #bookstodon #readingcommunity #lesbian #lgbtq #lgbtqia
@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon @sapphicbooks

The book cover of Whimsical Fire by Tiffany E. Taylor on a background of the silhouette of a man's figure standing in front of a roaring bonfire, a short quote from the book, and the available purchase location icons for LesFicFri on 07/25/25. Theme: “NERVOUS.”

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1y

Recent butch/femme fiction new releases through June 29, 2025.

#newreleases #lesfic #sapphicbooks #bookstodon #readingcommunity #butchfemme #lesbian #lgbtq #lgbtqia
@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon @sapphicbooks

Book covers displayed on vintage design coffee cup/reading glasses/open book background for butch/femme fiction new releases for week ending 06/29/25 with the quote, “Books may be the only true magic.”

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1y

There are two non-fiction books that haunt me in the pandemic. The first is The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Plague in History (originally subtitled The Epic Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History) by John M. Barry, about the 1918-1920 Spanish Flu pandemic.

It has made me feel particularly Cassandra-like in our own pandemic, because we absolutely know how pandemics work, how to manage them, and what goes wrong when we don't. 1/n

#Bookstodon #CovidIsNotOver #PandemicIsNotOver

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1y

finished reading Spring Snow 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
by Yukio Mishima.

A doomed romance in early 20th century Japan. Interminably slow, with frequent tangential digressions into philosophy and description. Nearly gave up but something finally happened 100 pages in. The climax verges on the tragi-comic, but it's mostly just brooding & hopeless. I was intrigued by the nobleman who is so elegant that problems solve themselves, hence effortlessly maintaining said elegance.

#BookReview #Books #Bookstodon #HistoricalFiction #Romance

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1y

If you’re on the hunt for engaging, inclusive, and beautifully designed nonfiction books for curious young readers, Ruby Tuesday Books should be on your radar! With a strong focus on diversity, science, and real-life topics, this independent publisher specializes in vibrant and thoughtful books that encourage kids to explore the world around them.
@bookstodon @kidlit #bookstodon #kidlit

🌞A Day in the Life of Ladybug
🌞The Seasons in Mr. Green’s garden : It’s Spring
🌞Plants : Let’s investigate
🌞Tell me more ! Bats
🌞Welcome to the City at Night
🌞Spending & Budgeting
🌞Running a Business
🌞How to grow potato chips
🌞Animal Camouflage in a Backyard
🌞Let’s Investigate Plastic Pollution
🌞Be a Water Scientist
🌞Helping Others

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1y

A perfect pick for fans of Howl’s Moving Castle, The House at the Edge of Magic is a joyful read that blends chaos and charm in just the right amounts !

@simonaudio @simonkids #bookstodon #mglit @bookstodon @mglit

The House at the Edge of Magic (The House at the Edge of Magic Book 1)
Amy Sparkes
Margaret K. McElderry Books
240 pages, Hardcover
Publication date : March 18, 2025
Simon & Schuster Audio
4 hours 12 minutes, Audiobook
Narrated by Charlie Sanderson

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1y

There are over 100 movies and TV shows dedicated to Austen and the Brontë that are available on most US streaming services. Everything, from variations of Pride and Prejudice to modern adaptations of Austen and the Brontës books, is available! https://www.excessivelydiverting.net/

#AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #EmilyBronte #CharlotteBronte #AnneBronte #Victorian @romancelandia #JaneAusten

Vintage TV with an image of Jane Austen on the screen.

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1y

Got to check this out live last night. A fun watch for all you horror readers, with samples of three new or upcoming books read by the authors. 👍

https://www.youtube.com/live/GgAUSePnU2Q

@bookstodon @horrorbooks @specfic

#horror #books #bookstodon #booktodon #readingcommunity

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1y

My latest read: "The Forgotten War" by Adam Hulse - Author - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're a fan of multi-genre speculative fiction, this is a book you won't soon forget!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7790752183

@bookstodon @specfic @scifi @horrorbooks

#specfic #scifi #horror #alternatehistory #book #bookreview #bookrec #booksofmastodon #readersofmastodon #reading #readingcommunity #bookreviews #bookrecommendations #bookstodon #booktodon

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1y

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 📚 **10+ Best Bookshops in Edinburgh You Must Visit (Local Guide for Book Lovers)**

>>If you are ever in Edinburgh and in need of visiting a bookshop this is for you.

🔗 https://www.solosophie.com/best-bookshops-edinburgh/.

#Books #Bookstodon #Edinburgh #Scotland @bookstodon

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1y

As you might expect, when Ronald McGillvray and I created The Post Mortem Report over three years ago, one of our goals was to inform readers about us and our work as authors but we also like to have fun, something I think comes across nicely in our latest trailer for the show. 🙂

https://youtu.be/5DBGUaoM7Rc

@bookstodon @specfic @scifi @horrorbooks

#specfic #horror #scifi #video #podcast #authorcast #trailer #teaser #sample #books #reading #readingcommunity #booktube #authortube #bookstodon

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1y

This is the kind of math we like around here 😜

@bookstodon @fantasybookstodon @bookbubble @humour @reading

#Math
#Book #Books #BookMemes #Memes #Humor #Humour
#Novel #Novels #Bookshelf
#Mastobooks #BooksofMastodon #Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #Bookstodon #BookLove #BoostingIsSharing

Picture if a pink sign standing on a table covered in books saying,
BOOK MATH:
Buying the series means you really only bought one book.

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164d

Book Review: The Works of Vermin, by Hiron Ennes
Dirty, low down, corrupt and lush in the best possible way
Stew has the review at the NOAF blog for your Tuesday
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/03/book-review-works-of-vermin-by-hiron.html

#review #bookstodon @bookstodon

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204d

My #bookreview is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, and spectacular #horror #books far and wide.

A cosmic horror coming-of-age story that is equally terrifying and touching, GOOD BOY is a perfect blend of mystery, monsters, love, and loyalty that is earnest, emotional, & eerie. Neil McRobert has written a truly satisfying, stellar novella filled with Horror AND Heart. (Wild Hunt Books)

#book #review #bookstodon
@bookstodon #mothersuspiriareview #MSReview @bookstodon@toot.community

Paperback of Good Boy by Neil McRobert

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204d

Five stars:

Teen Titans: Starfire by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo (artist) (2024) brings in the last of the Teen Titans and sets up the series for a final confrontation.

https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_02/teen_titans_starfire.html

#bookstodon
@bookstodon
#graphicNovel

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266d

Excerpt from a book I'm reading, Slow Poison, by Mahmood Mamdani, father of Zorhan Mamdani.

"FBI agents knocked on
my door...they asked what I thought of Marx. I said I had
never met him. Not surprisingly, this Ugandan Muyindi had never heard of Karl
Marx. “He’s dead.”

I said, “I'm sorry, what happened?”

“No, he died long ago.”

I wondered why, then, the question. “Why, then, are you asking me?”
Later, I would remind myself: the FBI introduced me to Karl Marx! "
#books #bookstodon #book

Roughly a month after returning from Alabama, two FBI agents knocked on
my door, wearing beige raincoats, badges in hand. The FBI—I was thrilled. Just
like on television, I thought.

After a few preliminaries, they asked what I thought of Marx. I said I had
never met him. Not surprisingly, this Ugandan Muyindi had never heard of Karl
Marx. “He’s dead.”

I said, “I'm sorry, what happened?”

“No, he died long ago.”

I wondered why, then, the question. “Why, then, are you asking me?”

They said that Marx believed that the money of rich people should be taken
away and distributed to poor people.

I said it sounded like a fine idea!

At that point, they seemed to decide there was little point in continuing the
conversation, and they left. That, however, was not the end of the story. I went
to the library to look up Marx. Later, I would remind myself: the FBI intro-
duced me to Karl Marx! This was 1965. It would mark my entry point into the
civil rights movement. There was a student organization at the university called

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204d

Here are a few thoughts on Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym, 1977, a poignant novel centred around 4 London office workers in their 60s who are all facing decisions about their future #bookstodon #BookReview #reading #Storygraph #Braille @bookstodon
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/323185e6-f58e-4f29-937b-febe961b1c2e

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204d

A Review of Medium Error: https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-medium-error/

#BookReviews #ScienceFiction #Books #Bookstodon

Book cover for Medium Error by Eyal Avissar. Image on cover shows something red growing in a Petri dish. The centre is dark red and there are red tendrils spreading out in every direction. It feels ominous.

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1y

#lesficfri
*** SMELL***
Available at Kobo, Apple Books, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.
https://www.tiffanyetaylor.com/no-touching

#erotica #angsty #foundfamily #interracialrelationship #Blackstud #over40mature #butchfemme #lesfic #sapphicbooks #bookstodon #readingcommunity #lesbian #lgbtq #lgbtqia
@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon @sapphicbooks

The book cover of No Touching by Tiffany E. Taylor on a background of the torsos of an interracial couple, a short quote from the book, and the available purchase location icons for LesFicFri on 08/01/25. Theme: “SMELL.”

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1y

Here are some beautiful bedtime stories to add a little extra wonder (and laugh !) to those nighttime snuggles. #bookstodon #kidlit @bookstodon @kidlit

🌞So Tired, So Wide Awake by Susanne Strasser (April 1, 2025 by Gecko Press)
It’s bedtime. Hedgehog, Fox, Donkey, Pelican and Crocodile are so tired! But Seal needs to use the bathroom—slip slap slip, out the door. Crocodile forgot to clean those sharp teeth—shlurf shlurf, out the door. And Pelican is thirsty . . .

🌞Sea Snooze by Sarabeth Holden and Emma Pedersen (September 3, 2024 by Inhabit Media)
Full speed ahead as two siblings sail off for dreamland!

🌞The Quickest Bedtime Story Ever! by Louise Fitzgerald and Kate Hindley (April 2, 2024 by Nosy Crow)
This hilarious and engaging bedtime story will help to settle down even the most restless readers.

🌞All Aboard the Bedtime Bus by Karl Newson and Tim Budgen (September 10, 2024 by Tiger Tales)
Follow along with the animals on the bedtime bus as they brush teeth, take a bath, put on pajamas, and read a bedtime story in this rhyming bedtime book.

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What a great review! https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7619998135

#bookstodon #vampirebooks @fantasy @bookstodon@a.gup.pe @bookstodon

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1y

With page after page of jokes, puns, and visual gags, it's a book kids will want to read over and over.

@randomhousekids #bookstodon #kidlit @bookstodon @kidlit

My Teacher Is a Dinosaur!
Bill Canterbury
Jeff Harter
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Publication date : June 3, 2025
24 pages, Hardcover

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