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Prophet Song by Paul Lynch. This is a very well written book but geez is it bleak. Honestly I think it will age well as a record of modern war but right now it’s not exactly what I want for my recreational #reading. If you have or love children prepare to have your heart ripped out #BookerPrize #books @bookstodon

Black, white and red cover of Prophet Song by Paul Lynch.

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“The difference between the sense of hearing and the skill of listening is attention.”

— Seth Horowitz, quoted in ‘Turning to Birds: The power and beauty of noticing,” by Lili Taylor.

#sundaySentence #attention @bookstodon #bookstodon #birdwatching #reading

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📚 Hollow by: Celina Myers

Mia Adair isn't even twenty-five yet, but she's starting to wonder if her peak has already passed. She’s spent years working at her local bookstore, a job that was supposed to be temporary. As a kid, she experienced a strange sort of fame within the paranormal community thanks to her inclusion in a book that rev...

https://bookblabla.com/book/hollow

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #horror #generalfiction #romance #paranormal

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📚 The Universe Box by: Michael Swanwick

Discover the vast worlds and pocket universes of Michael Swanwick (Stations of the Tide), the only author to win science fiction's most prestigious award five times in six years.

In his dazzling new collection, the master of speculative short stories returns with tales in which magic and science improbably c...

https://bookblabla.com/book/the-universe-box

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #sciencefiction #general

Discover the vast worlds and pocket universes of Michael Swanwick (Stations of the Tide), the only author to win science fiction's most prestigious award five times in six years.

In his dazzling new collection, the master of speculative short stories returns with tales in which magic and science improbably coexist with myth and legend. With two stories original to this collection, Swanwick aptly demonstrates with poignant humor why he is widely respected as a master of imaginative storytelling.

In engaging stories, Mischling the thief races through time to defeat three trolls before the sun rises for the first time and turns the inhabitants of her city into stone. A scientist is on the run from assassins, because her research in merging human intelligence with sentient AI is too dangerous. An aging veteran obtains a military weapon from his past: a VR robotic leopard in which he rediscovers the consequences of the hunt. In the biggest heist in the history of the universe, a loser Trickster (and the girlfriend who is better than he deserves), sets out to violate every trope and expectation of fiction possible.

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“Our heart is a treasury; if you pour out all its wealth at once, you are bankrupt.”

Honore de #Balzac

#FatherGoriot #books #reading #bookstodon @bookstodon #booksky #bookstagram #book #literature #writers #author #quotes #quote #readingcommunity

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📚 Stolen in Death by: J. D. Robb

A blow to the head with a block of amethyst has left multibillionaire Nathan Barrister dead while nearby, a vault, its door ajar, sits filled with priceless paintings, jewelry, and other treasures. Lieutenant Eve Dallas’s husband, Roarke who misspent his youth in Ireland as a scrappy ...

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#books #reading #libraries #fiction #mysterydetective #thrillers #crimefiction #womensleuths

A blow to the head with a block of amethyst has left multibillionaire Nathan Barrister dead while nearby, a vault, its door ajar, sits filled with priceless paintings, jewelry, and other treasures. Lieutenant Eve Dallas’s husband, Roarke who misspent his youth in Ireland as a scrappy thief—recognizes at least two stolen pieces among the hoard. The crime scene suggests a burglar caught in the act. But only one item seems to be missing.

Then it’s revealed that the vault had actually belonged to the victim’s late father—and no one in the household knew it was there until a recent remodeling project exposed it. To protect the family name and business, they explain to Eve, they’d been looking for a way to return the ill-gotten gains anonymously and avoid the police. But now the police are all over their elegant house, and have a bigger, bloodier mystery to solve.

By all accounts, Nathan Barrister was a good man, a generous employer, a devoted husband and father. As for his father—he clearly had secrets. Now it’s up to Eve and her team to find out if those secrets got Nathan killed—and if it was a crime of passion or revenge.

A violent death and a vault of stolen treasures has Eve Dallas struggling to solve crimes old and new in the next thriller in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series.

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So here's #Spring with exclusive #ShortStories from Diana Evans, Takiguchi Yūshō, translated by Jesse Kirkwood, Bruna Martini, Holly Edwards and Joel Cox, plus Lucy Caldwell on the long and short of #ShortFiction

Check them all out at https://fictionable.world

#books #reading #writing #fiction #comics #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast #bookstodon

The fantastic contributors to Fictionable Spring 2026. From top left to bottom right: Bruna Martini, Diana Evans, Holly Edwards, Joel Cox, Takiguchi Yūshō, Jesse Kirkwood and Lucy Caldwell

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My reading in recent months has been trains and badgers. This is Thaddeus Badger from Unsettling Salad! by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown (Illustrator). It just released.

#reading #pictureBook #badger #bookstodon
@bookstodon

Grayscale drawing of a badger dressed in a striped shirt and cuffed pants sitting in a modern chair with a laptop on his lap.

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One of my biggest regrets from the past few years was losing the habit of reading books. All the usual excuses: child to look after, too tired, not enough time…

I didn’t read a ton, but I had an average of 30 books a year. Last year I must have read 6. This year in early April I was at 0… and the realization shook me to my core.

Something had to be done.

I found out about KOreader and SimpleUI - having on an e-reader homepage a bar with reading stats would be an incredible motivator… I thought.

Jailbroke my #Kindle, installed #KOreader and #SimpleUI. And 18 days later I have… an 18 day reading streak and I’m averaging 43 minutes of reading time per day. I’m just so happy! 😊

(Unrelated but #Technofeudalism is REALLY GOOD - off to go resume reading it for another 20 minutes or so).

#books #reading #habits #KindleJailbreak

A photo of a hand holding a Kindle e-reader. The screen displays the SimpleUI interface with the hour on top (9:31), date, battery stats… and below a widget about the book I’m currently reading (Technofeudalism, I’m 58% in) and below another widget with reading stats: 18 days streak (with a flame symbol), 21 minutes of reading time today and 43 minute daily average over the past 7 days

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Liebes #fediverse ,

unser neues Kulturprogramm für 2026 ist draußen! 🎉
Mehr Infos findet ihr hier: https://buchhandlung-am-bruehl.de/aktuelle-veranstaltungen/

Wir hoffen, dass für jede*n was dabei ist. :)

Gedruckt liegt das neue Programm Ende der Woche bei uns aus.

Liebe Grüße
Tina und Max
von der Buchhandlung am Brühl in #Chemnitz

#Veranstaltungen #Kultur #Lesung #Konzert #tacheles #buch #krimi #Literatur #literature #books #bucher #livres #dielinke #leipzig #dresden #erzgebirge #mittelsachsen #bookstodon #lesen #reading

Flyer Seite 1 mit diesen Veranstaltungen:
20.03.2026 (Fr), 19 Uhr:

Abendgruß: Die Chemnitz Premiere

Kerstin Hensel liest aus Ihrem am 18. März 2026 erschienen Roman. Sie erzählt eine etwas andere Familien- und Lebensgeschichten aus Ost und West, die von falscher Moral, Spießertum und Anpassung handeln - und von zerplatzten Lebensträumen.

Eintritt: Vorverkauf 10 EUR, Abendkasse 12 EUR

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24.04.2026 (Fr), 19 Uhr: Die Lage

Mesut Bayraktar liest aus seinem Erzählband "Die Lage" und erzählt dabei die Geschichten von Menschen, die in der Literatur nur selten vorkommen. Moderiert von Marten Henning.

Eintritt: Vorverkauf 8 EUR, Abendkasse 10 EUR

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29.05.2026 (Fr), 19 Uhr: Gesellschaft mit Beschränkter Hoffnung

Die unglaubliche Geschichte einer gelebten Utopie mitten in der DDR: die »Krüppelkommune« von Hartroda. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Matthias-Vernaldi-Preis für selbstbestimmtes Leben 2025. Lesung mit Karsten Krampitz. In Kooperation mit dem Evangelisch Lutherischen Kirchenbezirk Chemnitz. Moderiert von Marten Henning.

Eintritt frei, Voranmeldung erbeten über info.BaB@posteo.de oder 0371-27868944

Ausführlichere Infos hier: https://buchhandlung-am-bruehl.de/aktuelle-veranstaltungen/

Seite 2 des Flyers mit diesen Veranstaltungen:

25.09.2026 (Fr), 19 Uhr: 30 Jahre QUIJOTE – Lieder und Artverwandtes

Das Chemnitzer Künstlerkollektiv QUIJOTE (Sabine Kühnrich, Ludwig Streng & Wolfram Hennig-Ruitz) spielt Lieder aus 30 Jahren, von denen manche ein paar hundert Jahre älter sind.

Eintritt: Vorverkauf 12 EUR, Abendkasse 14 EUR

Reservierungen über info.BaB@posteo.de oder 0371-27868944
30.10.2026 (Fr), 19 Uhr: Moorgold

Anett Steiner liest aus ihrem neuesten Erzgebirgskrimi, März 2026 erschienen im Chemnitzer Paperento-Verlag.

Eintritt: Vorverkauf 8 EUR, Abendkasse 10 EUR

Reservierungen über info.BaB@posteo.de oder 0371-27868944
14.11.2026 (Sa), 16:30 Uhr: Die Shoah und die DDR – Akteure und Aushandlungen im Antifaschismus

Buchvorstellung mit Alexander Walther vom Staatlichen Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz (SMAC). Unser Beitrag zu »Tacheles 2026. Jahr der jüdischen Kultur in Sachsen«.

Eintritt frei, Voranmeldung erbeten über info.BaB@posteo.de oder 0371-27868944

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📚 Love and Other Brain Experiments by: Hannah Brohm

Neuroscientist Dr. Frances Silberstein has success on the brain. As a grad student, she was offered a job by her brilliant boyfriend, but determined to make it on her own, she turned it—and him—down. Now, stuck in postdoc purgatory with no job security and no personal life to speak ...

https://bookblabla.com/book/love-and-other-brain-experiments

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #romance #fakedating

Neuroscientist Dr. Frances Silberstein has success on the brain. As a grad student, she was offered a job by her brilliant boyfriend, but determined to make it on her own, she turned it—and him—down. Now, stuck in postdoc purgatory with no job security and no personal life to speak of, Frances is desperate to make a breakthrough. Her best shot is a summer conference packed with her field's leading scientists. The only problem? It's organized by her ex, who has found the success that’s eluded her. But backing out is not an option, because Frances desperately needs to network to save her career.

Enter Dr. Lewis North: her perceptive, meticulous, and inconveniently attractive rival. When their academic sniping gets mistaken for flirtatious chemistry, Frances doesn't deny it—putting her integrity and career on the line. As soon as her prefrontal cortex is operational again, Frances realizes she needs to keep up the charade, or risk everything she’s worked for. Faking data is out of the question, but fake dating? That might just be the solution she needs.

But as Lewis starts to make her reward centers spark and a major setback has Frances questioning everything, she must confront what she's willing to chase for love, for science, and for the future she thought she wanted.

An academic-rivals-to-lovers rom-com set at a New York conference about two neuroscientists who are forced to pretend they're dating, leading to unexpected chemistry and a heartfelt journey of

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📚 Carl's Doomsday Scenario by: Matt Dinniman

The aliens have come, and they've transformed Earth into a multilevel, video game–like dungeon. It's the newest season of the galaxy's most watched game show, Dungeon Crawler World. Now on the third floor, Carl and Donut have to fight harder than ever. They've already proven that a Coast Guard ve...

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#books #reading #libraries #fiction #sciencefiction #fantasy

The aliens have come, and they've transformed Earth into a multilevel, video game–like dungeon. It's the newest season of the galaxy's most watched game show, Dungeon Crawler World. Now on the third floor, Carl and Donut have to fight harder than ever. They've already proven that a Coast Guard vet and once-and-forever feline royalty are an almost unstoppable team. Their ratings are off the charts. Viewers can't get enough. But the dungeon gets more dangerous each day, and now there’s a whole new problem to deal with: Quests.

They call it the Over City. A sprawling, once-thriving metropolis devastated by a mysterious calamity. But these streets are far from abandoned. An undead circus trawls the ruins. Murdered women rain from the sky. An ancient spell is finally ready to reveal its dark purpose. Can Carl and Donut solve the mystery in time?

And can Carl finally find some pants?

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, Join Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, as they fight fantastical creatures and deadly mobs to make it to the next level and build the kind of fan following the dungeon masters can’t ignore in the second book in the smash-hit Dungeon Crawler Carl series—now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition.

"Greetings, Crawlers! The training levels have concluded. Now the games may truly begin".

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A new #Introduction for my 1-year anniversary on Mastodon. I find Mastodon much more welcoming than those corporate owned social media platforms. Currently living in beautiful #France with my lovely wife. I mostly share my love of #Movies and #Photography . I also love #Reading #Fiction (one of my 2026 projects is a slow re-read of Les Miserables) and #NonFiction and I do some #Writing on #Creativity and pop culture. Basically if you’re a decent person, I’m happy to connect here.

From left to right: a hardcover edition of the novel Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, a slice of chocolate cake on a saucer, and a mug of hot chocolate with a small pastry on a saucer

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📚 A Gentleman in Moscow by: Amor Towles

In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his lif...

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#books #reading #libraries #fiction #historical #generalfiction #literaryfiction #political

In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel's doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery.

Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.

The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers. A New York Times Readers Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century Pick

From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel

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“Books are probes sent into deep space, seeking other sentient life; readers are the sentinels watching the night sky, like huge radar complexes, but with eyes and ears and feelings" (Janna Malamud Smith).

(I know I'm a little late for SundaySentence, but I really meant to post this yesterday. Really.)

#SundaySentence @bookstodon #bookstodon #reading #writing

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Just a reminder that if you like my writing on Substack, it’s very likely that you will also like my book ‘Drystone - A Life Rebuilt’

If you buy it on bookshop.org you support me and indy bookshops.

https://uk.bookshop.org/a/15919/9781846976469

#Books #Book #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Scotland #UK

Book cover for Drystone: A Life Rebuilt by Kristie De Garis. The design shows a stack of abstract, stone-like shapes in green, yellow, blue, black and purple on a pale background. The title ‘DRYSTONE’ appears at the top, with the subtitle ‘A LIFE REBUILT’ arranged across the stone shapes, and the author’s name at the bottom. The cover is set against a mustard-yellow background.

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Hello, readers, here's a sale!

@matociquala's _Karen Memory_ is on sale at amazon (perhaps price matched elsewhere?)

#SALE #Steampunk #Reading @bookstodon

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LRWIDK4

Bluesky post by Elizabeth Bear:
"Kindle sale on my big gay swashbuckling steampunk adventure about heroic saloon girls fighting vulture capital.
There's a deaf cat, the historical inspiration for the Lone Ranger (he's Black), and one hell of a sewing machine."
The quoted post, by Ray Radlein reads:
"AMERICA! Elizabeth Bear's "Karen Memory," the first book in the, well, Karen Memory series, is on sale for $2.99 for Kindle today!" (followed by a link to amazon)
Timestamp 11:07 AM May 18 2026

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Another month of reading. Some fiction, some memoir, some writing advice from a psychotherapist and self-help from a neuroscientist, and even a return to some philosophy. All good.

@bookstodon #bookstodon #reading

https://johnrakestraw.com/reading/january-2026/

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📚 Land of Dreams by: Gian Sardar

It's 1933, and though the country is stuck in the Great Depression, movies are the ultimate escape. But Hollywood is skilled at selling lies, and nothing is as it seems.

Frankie Donnelly is scrappy, smart, and ambitious. Her knack for spinning any story into stellar publicity has made...

https://bookblabla.com/book/land-of-dreams

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #historical #20thcentury #generalfiction #mysterydetective

$It's 1933, and though the country is stuck in the Great Depression, movies are the ultimate escape. But Hollywood is skilled at selling lies, and nothing is as it seems. Frankie Donnelly is scrappy, smart, and ambitious. Her knack for spinning any story into stellar publicity has made her an invaluable "fixer" at RCO Studios, where she works under the tutelage of powerful Nico Marconi. Frankie's latest fix is the upcoming marriage of Hollywood royals Jack Sawyer and June Finney, and millions of fans can't wait to see their favorite silver-screen lovers tie the knot. But Frankie knows the truth: The marriage is an artful cover for Jack and June's darkest secrets. When a shocking murder occurs, allegiances fracture, the tabloids go wild, and a devastated public is left reeling. Frankie uncovers new layers of scandal and deception and is forced to choose which Hollywood player to protect and who to destroy. Now, more than ever, the country needs a happy ending--but at what cost? In the 1930s, scandal, secret loves, and murder shatter a woman's Hollywood dream in a gripping novel by the USA Today bestselling author of When the World Goes Quiet.$

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TFW you remember Interloan & find out you can borrow a book for 20-40% the price of buying it. Yay libraries!
I'm planning to read !<16 nonfiction books this year, but none will have a cooler title than

City of Sin and Splendour- Writings on Lahore

Looking forward to learning more about my grandfather's birthplace

#Reading #History #Poetry #Urdu #bookstodon
@bookstodon

Cover of City of Sin and Splendour- Writings on Lahore, edited by Bhapsi Sidhwa

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📚 Dog Man: Big Jim Believes: a Graphic Novel (Dog Man #14): from the Creator of Captain Underpants by: Dav Pilkey

The celebration comes to a halt for our heroes in Dog Man: Big Jim Believes when the mischievous Space Cuties From Space return. Our caped crusaders -- Dog Man (ak...

https://bookblabla.com/book/dog-man-big-jim-believes-a-graphic-novel-dog-man-14-from-the-creator-of-captain-underpants

#books #reading #libraries #juvenilefiction #humorousstories

The celebration comes to a halt for our heroes in Dog Man: Big Jim Believes when the mischievous Space Cuties From Space return. Our caped crusaders -- Dog Man (aka Scarlet Shedder), Commander Cupcake, and Sprinkles -- along with Mecha Molly discover that the city has changed, and nothing is how it should be. Can Big Jim's positivity and innocence help our heroes? Will Dog Man, Big Jim, Grampa, and Molly have the courage to trust each other and save the day? How does the past help shape the future? And who is the chosen one?

Readers will want to hold onto their hero capes as they soar into a new thrilling Dog Man story. The series follows the hilarious adventures of Dog Man, a lovable canine superhero and his friends. Each exciting graphic novel features inspiring characters, animated Flip-O-Ramas, and more!

For additional awesome, action-packed, inspiring escapades filled with creativity and imagination, read Dav Pilkey's Cat Kid Comic Club series, Super Diaper Baby graphic novels (now in full color), Captain Underpants series, and Dragon series. Also be sure to check out the two acclaimed major motion pictures: Dog Man and Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.

Power up with Dog Man: Big Jim Believes from the global #1 bestselling author and award-winning artist Dav Pilkey. Join the journey as our heroes discover the influence of belief and find truth from within. With threads of self-awareness, confidence, and integrity, Dav Pilkey masterfully crafts a humorous

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Currently #Reading "Indo-European Language and Culture" and it's just awesome. A fantastic introduction to (P)IE linguistics, written as textbook but with non-students in mind too, and occasional flashes of dry humour, as below
#Bookstodon #linguistics
@bookstodon

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Alternatively, connection with an Etruscan god with the unfortunate name Crap has also been suggested, but we know nothing about this deity – which might be a good thing.

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I'm currently #Reading Folsom's "Indo-European and Culture" A discussion elsewhere about P. I. E reconstruction prompted A question for #linguistics experts, especially those who know their P.I.E

How would "I come in peace" be reconstructed in P.I.E ?
#bookstodon
@bookstodon

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📚 Woman Down by: Colleen Hoover

Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the internet turns on you. ...

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#books #reading #libraries #fiction #romance #contemporaryfiction #thrillers #suspense

Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the internet turns on you. And she's been uninspired to write ever since.

Now, with her next suspense novel outlined and savings nearly gone, she retreats to a secluded lakeside cabin, hoping to find inspiration. It's Petra's last-ditch attempt to save her career―and herself.

Then he shows up.

Detective Nathaniel Saint arrives with disturbing news, his presence igniting a creativity in her she thought long since burned out. Petra's words return in a rush, and her fictional cop character begins to mirror the very real cop who’s becoming her muse.

Their “research” sessions blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Each glance, every touch pulls Petra deeper into a world she thought she’d never lose herself in again. She’s never felt more alive. But inspiration this powerful comes at a cost.

When Saint starts taking his role in her career a little too seriously, Petra’s forced to confront the chaos she created. But doing so could cost her more than the reputation she’s been trying to salvage. The reputation the world wrote for her―the reputation only she can reclaim.

In this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a frustrated author looks for

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The Jungle. By Upton Sinclair.

It’s Chicago, almost to the start of the 20th century, and you’re a brand new Lithuanian immigrant trying to support a new wife, child, and relatives by working in the stockyards, but the system is structured to wear you down, trap you in poverty, and when things are worst, replace you with new immigrants.

4 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈

CW: anti-semitism

@bookstodon #bookstodon #books #reading #immigration #chicago #labor #capitalism

Book cover featuring a sepia photo of stockyards

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