RE: https://taonaw.com/2026/05/19/any-recommendations-for-a-good.html
Hi there, friendly #books bubble. 👋🏻 Does anyone happen to have a good recommendation for JTR?
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Für die letzten Tage meines Urlaubs noch ein Graphic Novel ausgeliehen: "Die Frau als Mensch. Am Anfang der Geschichte." Von Ulli Lust @Ullilust
Ein wichtiges Sachbuch! Es sollte in allen Bibliotheken stehen.
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I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:
"Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."
(by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)
That's it. That's the whole poem.
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Today at the blog, senior editor @Joe , well known for his reread of the October Daye series, embarks on a new adventure: The Re-read of Recluce (by L E Modesitt)
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/05/the-recluce-reread-magic-of-recluce.html
Book Promotion: First #book in a series on Kindle Unlimited
A collection of 102 #books for you. My book is DRM-free.
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Five stars:
Rialto by Kate Milford (2026) (April 2026) is described as a "...standalone mystery ... set in a contemporary world tinged with magic, in which two sisters spend summer vacation in a small town in the shadows of abandoned amusement park that is not what it seems." It is a standalone in the same sort of way that Small Gods by Terry Pratchett is a standalone novel. Even back in 2018 when I first heard about Rialto I said it wouldn't be a complete standalone as "none of her books are complete standalones."
Pere #Goriot by Honore de Balzac is impossible to put down: emotional, cruel, funny, and painfully human. #Balzac is a master storyteller, a sharp psychologist, and a writer with a wonderful sense of humor.
This is a novel about a father’s love so strong it becomes destructive — proving that even the best intentions can ruin both your life and the lives of those you love most.
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This week's #NewBooks at the library:
- I bought a bargain second-hand copy of The Rise and Fall of the Ediacaran Biota, published by the Geological Society
- To prove it's not all hardcore science here, I visited my friend's new bookshop in Brixham in Devon and snagged myself a copy of SenLinYu's Alchemised, published by Michael Joseph. If you're in the area, go check out Into the West Bookshop, tell them The Inquisitive Biologist sent you.
- Another second-hand bargain was Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats (yes, these exist!), published by Cambridge University Press.
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As readers, aren’t we all searching for those books that grab your attention and force you to read one more page, one more chapter and before you know it, it’s the witching hour and you just devoured 200+ pages, finished the book, and are still wanting more mayhaps?
Not all books can take you for a ride but I love the ones that do. Mick Herron’s Slow Horses was a series like that for me. I discovered it years ago and binged at least the first two books in one sitting. I just couldn’t stop. I actually attribute this series to getting me back into reading altogether (there had been a hiatus at the time).
What’re some books that grabbed your attention and didn’t let go?
*off for a long run but be back shortly, keep the fediverse warm for me 🏃🔥🔥💨💨💨
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There's no way I could pass this up. What a book title!
This is why I use two separate library systems: they have different stuff.
Torn from her quiet retirement of apple trees and market stalls by an awakened amulet, Dragonslayer Kadara cuts her way across Aros to face its greatest threat: the truth.
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Four stars:
Home Is Where the Murder Is by Rosalie Spielman and Eleanor McCormick (Narrator) (2023) is the second book in the Hometown mystery series. During the New Oslo Pioneer Days festival, a woman claiming to be Deputy Freddie's cousin is murdered.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_05/home_is_where_the_murder_is.html
Very much enjoying this.
Past the ½-way, the story structure @cstross is referencing — and references to others in the same series — is clear to the reader. This is no knock-off or parody in any manner, however; merely a pondering of “what if you put that guy in *this* situation?” It’s incredibly well-done.
References to other great works — especially a mid-’30s German mesmer — are also intelligently included.
This is a work of great skill.
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Book Microreview: The Nightland Express by J. M. Lee
A journey across the dividing lines of American society
@carturo222 has our review for your Friday
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/06/book-review-nightland-express-by-j-m-lee.html
Bluets. By Maggie Nelson.
You are recovering from losing the love of your life, so you turn, of course, to considering the color blue. It takes the next four years, but it seems to help.
4 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈 .
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Do you know Tracy Hayes, Brooklyn waitress turned an almost capable P.I.? Read series starter Tracy Hayes, Apprentice P.I. today!
Universal link: https://books2read.com/u/bw9oOy
AZ: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MU10OON
Sample chapter: https://www.susannashore.com/apprenticepi.html
Reading a Storybook by James Tissot (1878-79)
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Is there any hope
You asked me
The hope, perhaps, that we can find hope
If something like that can also be called hope
Then I, too, have some hope
— Han Kang, ‘Light and Thread’
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Let's test a new feature on #Mastodon
Collection of #bookish accounts -
https://mastodon.social/collections/116554424839753061
Let's help book content spread on the #fediverse
Thanks for all the follows, stars and boosts!
p.s. If you post mainly about books - write a comment and I will add you to this #collection.
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Reading Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and just loving it! Got it in a book box, sorry, Jamie Ford! @bookstodon #Bookstodon
Satantango. By László Krasznahorkai. translated by George Szirtes.
You are villagers in a very small Hungarian community and you all distrust each other, including your spouses, to the point that you pin all your hopes and plans on a stranger you also don’t trust, but since he has a tiny bit more power than you all do, you are willing to do whatever he says.
3 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈.
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Five stars:
The Antiquarian's Object of Desire by India Holton (2026) is the third and final book in the Love's Academic series. Amelia Tarrant and Caleb Sterling are forced by Victorian mores to act as rivals in the Antiquarian academic community. Despite that, they are best friends and both, though neither is willing to say it, want more.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_05/antiquarians_object_of_desire.html
Happy National Limerick Day!
A limerick is a five-line humorous poem with a distinct AABBA rhyme scheme and a bouncy rhythm.
Edward Lear (born today) popularised the form in the 19th century, frequently using them in his #Book of Nonsense.
What is your favourite limerick? Feel free to share 😉
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Book Review: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade
Come for the lightsabers, stay for the intense analysis of alienation
Alex Wallace has our review at the Blog
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/05/book-review-inquisitor-rise-of-red-blade.html