RE: https://mastodon.social/@standardebooks/116205727881651456
Hey #Bookstodon - this is one of the best sources for well formated ebooks. Highly recommended!
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Today is Charlotte Brontë’s birthday.
Do you love her poetry, or know her only through Jane Eyre?
Her first novel was rejected, but the next changed #literature. 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.
One of the most famous authentic portraits of Charlotte was drawn by George Richmond in 1850 👇
#books #writers #bookstodon #reading #janeeyre #bronte #charlottebronte @bookstodon
#bookstodon, my TBR list is getting dangerously short. Please recommend new(ish) books in #fantasy, #historical and/or #QueerRomance.
My favourite authors include but are not limited to:
Natasha Pulley, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, KJ Charles, AJ Demas, T Kingfisher, Juniper Butterworth, Alexis Hall, CM Waggoner, Emily Tesh, Lissa Evans, Freya Marske, Caitlyn Rozakis, Zen Cho, Naomi Novak, Antonia Hodgson, Edgar Cantero
I don’t like anything too cosy (I need plot) or too dark. Very rarely like anything labelled a “BookTok sensation” or YA, or that has a contemporary setting. Prefer older protagonists, or at least ones who are out of their teens. Prefer standalones. Don’t mind a bit of murder mystery mixed into those other genres.
In particular wanting to try new/debut authors. Indie recommendations very welcome, but nothing that’s only on Amazon. Kobo Plus reccs welcome.
If it’s very popular, assume I’ve read it or don’t want to :)
Thanks!
Ello sweet and lovely (reading) Friendos 
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. 😊
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.
At the end of December, I finished the 6th book, the Secret of Secrets. I read another Dan Brown book after that, Deception Point.
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?
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.
Maybe Deception Point was the last of 2025, maybe it's the first of 2026... But this is the first post of my #BooksIn2026.
I've now started a re-read of the Hunger Game series, which I'll read in the order of their release.
Books 📚 of 2026:
*January*
1. Deception Point - Dan Brown
2. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
3. Catching Fire (the Hunger Games series, book 2) - Suzanne Collins
4. Mockingjay (the Hunger Games series, book 3) - Suzanne Collins
5. Storm Front (the Dresden Files, book 1) - Jim Butcher
6. Fool Moon (the Dresden Files, book 2) - Jim Butcher
*February*
7. Grave Peril (the Dresden Files, book 3) - Jim Butcher
8. The Ritual Bath (Decker/Lazarus series, book 1) - Faye Kellerman
9. Sacred and Profane (Decker/Lazarus series, book 2) - Faye Kellerman
10. Milk and Honey (Decker/Lazarus series, book 3) - Faye Kellerman
11. Day of Atonement (Decker/Lazarus series, book 4) - Faye Kellerman
12. False Prophet (Decker/Lazarus series, book 5) - Faye Kellerman
13. Grievous Sin (Decker/Lazarus series, book 6) - Faye Kellerman
14. Sanctuary (Decker/Lazarus series, book 7) - Faye Kellerman
*March*
15. Justice (Decker/Lazarus series, book 8) - Faye Kellerman
16. Prayers for the Dead (Decker/Lazarus series, book 9) - Faye Kellerman
17. Serpent's Tooth (Decker/Lazarus series, book 10) - Faye Kellerman
18. Jupiter's Bones (Decker/Lazarus series, book 11) - Faye Kellerman
*April*
19. Stalker (Decker/Lazarus series, book 12) - Faye Kellerman
*May*
20. The Testament - John Grisham
21. The Street Lawyer - John Grisham
22. The Widow - John Grisham
23. The Innocent Man - John Grisham
*June*
*July*
*August*
24. The Client - John Grisham
25. A Time To Kill - John Grisham
*September*
26. The Chamber - John Grisham
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A Review of Love Bug: https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-love-bug/
#ValentinesDay #YoungAdult #Books #Bookstodon #BookReview #Fantasy
finished reading Mind of My Mind 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
by Octavia Butler.
The god-like mutant Doro finally breeds his race of super-powered telepaths. Can they hold it together, and can he tolerate them? Not much narrative tension or interesting characters, and not a lot happens.
Five stars:
Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis (2026) is the second book in the Queens of Villainy romance series. Queen Lorelei has had her eyes on General Gerard de Moireul for seven years. Because he watched his parents be executed for crimes against the empire Gerard has lived a virtuous life while carrying out the will of the monstrous emperor.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_02/enchanting_the_fae_queen.html
Book Review: The Language of Liars by S. L. Huang
Linguistics science fiction that isn't just the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis redux...Hook it to my veins.
@chloroform_tea has our release-day review of the book at the NOAF blog
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/04/book-review-language-of-liars-by-s-l.html
#books #review #bookstodon @bookstodon
I've finished: Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys
I was not aware of Ruthanna Emrys's The Litany of Earth novelette that preceded Winter Tide, and know Lovecraft only from other works he inspired.. So I read this novel without much background.
What I got was a mature protagonist, from a community designated as an enemy of the united states, trying to save the remnants of her culture as the red scare threatens to place them on the domestic enemy list yet again.
She has some remaining family both biological and adopted and gathers a number of allies to assist her, but she has to deal with allot of bullshit from allot of privileged pricks.
Quite often she ends up as the only adult in the room.
The magic system has allot of depth and a long history as elder gods / aliens are at it's heart.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/b248cff8-9817-4740-8e57-b5cb0fe8b83e
@bookstodon @audiofiction #SFF #Lovecraft #amReading #bookstodon #AudioBooks
Rare, oh it's so rare
To meet somebody
Able to understand you
So deeply that
You never feel alone.
-Debora Radice
❤️
#readersdon #writersdon #bookstodon #poetry #poem #poesia #poems #poesie #thoughts #pensieri #thought #pensiero #poemoftheday #thoughtoftheday #poesiadelgiorno #pensierodelgiorno
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It's #NationalLibraryWeek! I practically grew up in a library, and my love for them is often reflected in my books.
Like in my latest, a solarpunk western called _Echoes Through the Mountains_
I'm self-published and release all my books for free. Try it today! https://books2read.com/b/bOgDKW
finished reading Anxious People 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
by Fredrik Backman.
A bunch of charming idiots (i.e. everyday people) get thrown together and muddle their way through a crisis in the only way humans can: messily, and hilariously. Occasionally heavy-handed but the portrayal of people and their idiosyncrasies is a joy.
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My #bookreview is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, and spectacular #horror #books far and wide.
Folk-horror tinged, strange stories of compulsions, sacrifices, and the uncanny, COME SING FOR THE HARROWING is filled with uniquely sinister, striking, & spooky tales. Dan Coxon masterfully weaves stories wrought with atmosphere and ambiguity that leave you pondering and unsettled. (Clash Books)
#FolkHorror #book #review #bookstodon
@bookstodon #mothersuspiriareview #MSReview @bookstodon@toot.community
The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. I really enjoyed Baumgartner, which in retrospect was a love letter to his wife before he died in 2023. These books are sort of detective novels. But it's the descent into madness that runs through them. Writing that is both really clever and very readable. @bookstodon #bookstodon #KeefsReads
Just won a copy of Livonia Chow Mein, by Abigail Savitch-Lew! Has anyone read it already?
April is School Library Month and this week is National Library Week! Librarians are some of our favorite people. Thank you for the incredible contributions you make to our schools and communities. 💝
It's a great time to watch The Neighborhood Storyteller. This short documentary follows Asmaa Rashed, a young Syrian mother and refugee, as she establishes vibrant reading circles, transforming a humble act into a powerful tool for social change. The film celebrates the importance of reading and sharing stories to find one’s voice.
Our Discussion Guide for this film also connects with "Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Out" by Muzoon Al-Mellehanan with Wendy Pearlman, for an exciting film-book teaching combination.
Learn more!
#NationalLibraryWeek #Libraries #Librians #SchoolLibraryMonth #Education #Reading #Homeschooling #Syria #Movies #Documentary #Refugees #Bookstodon #Books
I’ve just finished reading a fascinating book about 3 women who rose to the top of the fashion retail business in the U.S., my favourite being Geraldine Stutz of Henri Bendel’s who brought the store back to life as a place for exclusive fashion in the 1960s #bookstodon #BookReview #reading #Storygraph #audiobook #NonFiction @bookstodon
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/51547c6d-601e-4d56-af35-7f9e9c567326
Book Review: These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by Izzy Wasserstein
Breaking binaries in a future that feels terrifyingly near
Alex Wallace @SpanishSpy has our review at the NOAF blog:
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/book-review-these-fragile-graces-this.html
Very late start, but it's time for a 2026 thread of books I read. Heather Fawcett was excellent (although book 1 was better). Andrew Cartmel was on form. Elle Hartford was sweet seashorecore (if that's a thing!) & Laura Laakso was an excellent start to a new to me crime fantasy series with an mc with chronic pain. #amreading #books #bookstodon
Tomorrow night (Feb 13th) I'll be joining dozens of writers at the San Francisco Writers Conference Sips & Stories After Dark Event. It's free to attend, but you must register. Come say hi! I'd love to see you.
"Come mix and mingle with authors and other book lovers in the beautiful San Francisco Hyatt Regency Embarcadero on Friday night, Feb. 13th from 8-10 pm. Shop at the on-site bookstore or buy directly from the authors. Gather and socialize in the magnificent atrium of the Hyatt. A cash bar will be available and a hot chocolate bar for the little ones in the children’s section at this all-ages event. Sip and savor the sounds of live classical music from local symphony musicians and more during this unique experience. No entry fee, but a two-book-minimum is encouraged."
https://www.sfwriters.org/events-and-programs/sips-and-stories/#register
#books #writing #writersofmastodon #WritingCommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon
Five stars:
Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 14 by Ryoko Kui and Taylor Engel (translator) (2023) brings the manga series to its conclusion. Laios has survived his final confrontation with the demon of the dungeon and brought about the destruction of the labyrinth. His last goal in life is to resurrect his sister and remove her from the dragon's body.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_03/delicious_in_dungeon_14.html
WAR, a graphic novel created by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, and Giovanni Rigano, has a focused message, beginning with the quotation:
"Every war is a war against children." ~Eglantyne Jeb
Now, just so you don't worry, this is a fairly tame rendering of war. It does a great job describing the psychological and emotional effects on children, but it tiptoes past other elements. (It actually feels more terrifying by omission.) There are things even worse than death, but the story doesn't go there.
I was quite moved by the story, and emotionally affected, even more than I anticipated. I could not help but think of all the people for whom this is their world, right now. Safe in our homes, we cannot truly imagine what it would be like to be a refugee of war, not really, unless we'd already experienced it. The book does a great job of expressing that, by contrasting the demeanor of those who got out of the war zone, and those who didn't. It was like they were on different planets.
A worthwhile read. #books #bookstodon #GraphicNovel
@bookstodon #War #Ukraine
finished reading My Father and Other Animals: How I Took on the Family Farm 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
by Sam Vincent.
After an unsettled life of freelance writing, the author takes on the family farm. A memoir of his father and the land, an ode to regenerative agriculture, and an example of how to connect with Traditional Owners. The author is only two degrees of separation from me, so I found it easy to imagine myself in his shoes, going down a route that appeals but was not available.
#BookReview #Books #Bookstodon #Autobiography #Farming #RegenAg
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Dear #bookstodon-friends, I've been thinking about doing some sharepic-style mini-reviews of books (mostly #horror/ #suspense/ #litfic) that I've been reading - I tried by best with the tools available on my phone and this is the result. Pretty enough? Sufficient info? Anything else I should/could add? #frauenlesen #iamreading @bookstodon
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