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In February I enjoyed Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie, 1923, which brightened those dull and damp days! Here are a few thoughts on this lesser known but very entertaining early Christie #bookstodon #BookReview #reading #Storygraph #Braille @bookstodon
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/1c75d97d-2f23-40e8-a46d-e90ee5f78fbc?redirect=true

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I’ve written a few thoughts on Heart the Lover by Lily King, 2025, an enjoyable read about college days and the impact those early relationships can have later in life. I liked it but didn’t love it as much as I’d hoped to #bookstodon #reading #audiobook #BookReview #WomensPrize @bookstodon
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4bcf8606-6460-463a-a6c9-acafde143fec

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- Change of Perspective! -

A Punkrock Women's Day read, Punk as F*ck, #ventilverlag, 2022
https://www.ventil-verlag.de/titel/1927/punk-as-fck

50 female authors share their experiences from a FLINTA perspective in the punk scene

What does FLINTA stand for?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLINTA*

Picture taken by me © arnica montana

#book #library #womensday #frauentag #punk #equality #FLINTA #feminism #diversity #reading @punk
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Someone wearing Doc Martens, tights, and a miniskirt is sitting on a reddish tiled staircase, with a green book with yellow lettering on their lap: Punk as F*ck. The cover shows two people wearing tights and Doc Martens on a staircase.

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📚 Margarettown by: Gabrielle Zevin

It could be about anyone - you, your parents, your best friends. But it's not. It's about a woman called Margaret Towne, and the man who falls in love with her...

The day he meets Maggie for the first time is the day he understands what it is to be in love. Deeply, wildly, terminally in love.

What he doesn't know is that loving Maggie means loving ma...

https://bookblabla.com/book/margarettown

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#books #reading #libraries

It could be about anyone - you, your parents, your best friends. But it's not. It's about a woman called Margaret Towne, and the man who falls in love with her...

The day he meets Maggie for the first time is the day he understands what it is to be in love. Deeply, wildly, terminally in love.

What he doesn't know is that loving Maggie means loving many women at once.
After a brief, intense courtship the two young lovers set off to meet Maggie's family: Margaret, Maggie, Marge, Mia and May - five women of different ages, all living together in a house called Margaron, in a place called Margarettown. Nothing in Maggie's world is quite like anywhere else.

Part memoir, part fable, part journey through the many worlds of one woman, MAGARETTOWN is a novel about how love takes us over and changes our lives; how it makes lies out of truth and truth out of lies. It is the story of what it takes to love the same person for a lifetime - and about the impossibility of really knowing anything about who it is we have come to love.

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In honor of the #transrightsreadathon what are some of your favorite books by Trans authors and/or with Trans main characters? Trans as in falls outside the cisgender binary in any way (nonbinary, 2Spirit, gendernonconforming, agender etc) @bookstodon #bookstodon #books #reading #transrights

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📚 We Do Not Part by: Han Kang

One winter morning in Seoul, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at the hospital. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet—a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm h...

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#books #reading #libraries #fiction #literaryfiction #friendshipfiction #worldliterature #korea

One winter morning in Seoul, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at the hospital. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet—a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm hits the island when Kyungha arrives. She must reach Inseon’s house at all costs, but the icy wind and squalls slow her down as night begins to fall. She wonders if she will arrive in time to save the animal—or even survive the terrible cold that envelops her with every step. Lost in a world of snow, she doesn’t yet suspect the vertiginous plunge into darkness that awaits her at her friend’s house.

Blurring the boundaries between dream and reality, We Do Not Part powerfully brings to light the lost voices of the past to save them from oblivion. Both a hymn to an enduring friendship and an argument for remembering, it is the story of profound love in the face of unspeakable pain—and a celebration of life, however fragile it might be.

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD IN FICTION
FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE NBCC BARRIOS BOOK IN TRANSLATION PRIZE
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF THE ATLANTIC'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
ONE OF THE OBSERVER 25 BEST BOOKS OF THE CENTURY (SO FAR)

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE N

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📚 The Last Contract of Isako by: Fonda Lee

Isako is a legendary swordswoman, but every legend must come to an end. When her long-time client unexpectedly retires, she plans to follow—to walk out into the frozen wasteland of their planet with her head held high and her family enriched by her dea...

https://bookblabla.com/book/the-last-contract-of-isako

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#books #reading #libraries #fiction #sciencefiction #cyberpunkfiction #dystopianfiction #actionadventure

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114d

What happens in the brain when we read #books?

In an fMRI study, #reading a #novel was associated with measurable changes in resting-state brain connectivity, with some effects persisting for several days.

A good #book does not just pass through us — for a while, it may actually change how the #brain is functioning.

Source: Short- and long-term effects of a novel on connectivity in the brain.

#bookstodon #science @bookstodon #booksky #bookstagram #readingcommunity

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📚 Strange Buildings by: Uketsu

A lonely hut in the woods.
A murder house.
A hidden chamber.
A mysterious shrine.
A home in flames.
A nightmarish prison.

After receiving multiple tips from his devoted readership, a writer fascinated by the occult put together eleven case files, each featuring its very own strange building...

https://bookblabla.com/book/strange-buildings

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#books #reading #libraries #fiction #mysterydetective #thrillers #domesticfiction #cozy

A lonely hut in the woods.
A murder house.
A hidden chamber.
A mysterious shrine.
A home in flames.
A nightmarish prison.

After receiving multiple tips from his devoted readership, a writer fascinated by the occult put together eleven case files, each featuring its very own strange building. Each of the eleven structures in this book has a floor plan that conceals a disturbing architectural quirk: from disappearing rooms to apartments with no means of escape. Each buildings tells its own chilling story. And each is part of a grander puzzle. Look closely . . . and you'll see that everything is connected. All leading to a revelation so horrifying you won't want to believe it.

Millions of readers have become addicted to solving Uketsu's dark mysteries. Strange Buildings is the strangest, and darkest, of them all.
Translated from the Japanese by Jim Rion

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Uketsu’s strange riddles are chilling and addictive" - R. F. Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface
From the bestselling author of Strange Houses and Strange Pictures comes a new unsettling mystery—eleven strange buildings, each with its own twisted floor plan and eerie backstory, and a terrible secret that connects them all.

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Ender’s Game is a brilliant #ScienceFiction about relationships - brothers and sisters, children and adults, group dynamics… and #loneliness

A war that begins because they cannot simply talk to each other.

And love for the enemy, without which true victory is impossible.

#books #reading #book #literature #scifi #bookstagram #endersgame #orsonscottcard #amreading #readingcommunity #readingclub #readit #bookstodon #booksky #bookreview #BookTok #bookreviews
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Hayo just finished reading All Systems Red by Martha Wells

I was sick and watched the series. I loved the main character. But as we all know, the book is always better. So I read the book. It is indeed much better. But desperately short. I love that the book is much more no-nonsense, doesn't feel the need to explain every single thing and goes forward in a much brisker pace than the series. So I will definitely read all the other parts as well.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

🔗 https://hayobethlehem.nl/library/book/all-systems-red-679934

#Reading #Bookstodon #Fiction #ScienceFiction

Cover of book: All Systems Red by Martha Wells

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📚 The Ending Writes Itself by: Evelyn Clarke

Arthur Fletch, one of the world’s bestselling novelists, is a reclusive genius known for his iconic protagonists and fiendish twists. When six struggling authors are invited to spend a weekend on his private Scottish island, they arrive to discover a shocking secret: Arth...

https://bookblabla.com/book/the-ending-writes-itself

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Arthur Fletch, one of the world’s bestselling novelists, is a reclusive genius known for his iconic protagonists and fiendish twists. When six struggling authors are invited to spend a weekend on his private Scottish island, they arrive to discover a shocking secret: Arthur Fletch is dead... and his last book is unfinished.

Desperate to publish the novel, Fletch’s agent and editor have summoned these writers in the hope that one of them will imagine a worthy ending for this final book. To sweeten the deal, they are offering an irresistible prize: in addition to ghost-writing the last chapter––for a mind-boggling sum––they will also help the lucky writer successfully re-launch their own career, guaranteeing future bestsellers. The catch: the writers have just seventy-two hours to finish Fletch’s magnum opus.

It’s the perfect plot. All it needs is a killer ending.

!! Expected publication date: April 7, 2026.

A PROPULSIVE DEBUT MYSTERY FROM EVELYN CLARKE, THE BRILLIANT AND DIABOLICAL CREATION OF CAT CLARKE AND V.E. SCHWAB
Six authors.

One private island.
Seventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives.
Named one of the Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2026 by GoodReads, Marie Claire, and Page Six.

“In the running for the best mystery of 2026. With a trove of tropes that mystery lovers will love, it will remind you, in the best way, of Agatha Christie.”—Stephen King

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📚 #Books and #Reading accounts to follow:

BOOK NEWS & WRITING ABOUT BOOKS
@BookRiot - Book news site based in Canada
@kerry_ferrand - In-depth book review videos
@faereviews - Romantic fantasy book videos
@lunastation - Magazine of speculative fiction by female writers
@bookgaga - Bibliophile on books, literary news, poetry etc
@philosophiclee - Essays on philosophy & literature etc
@craicer - Newsletter for indie authors
@horrordna - Horror site covering books, films, comics etc

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📚 The Poppy War by: R. F. Kuang

When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d fi...

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#books #reading #libraries #fiction #fantasy #historicalfiction #epicfiction #romancefiction

When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard—the most elite military school in Nikan—was even more surprising.
But surprises aren’t always good.

Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers in this grimdark fantasy that she possesses a lethal, unearthly power—an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive—and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school.

For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few

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Then all of a sudden, with a joy that I had not known within myself, I said: “If you want to spend the rest of your life listening and watching this nonsense, that’s up to you, but just now I’ve realized I want to spend my life doing something beautiful.” -- from 'The Gowkaran Tree in the Middle of Our Kitchen' by Shokoofeh Azar; (translator is anonymous for security reasons)

#WednesdayBookQuote #books #reading #ReadingJournal @bookstodon

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137d

Finished - New York Trilogy, Paul Auster.

Sheesh, what a mind fuck.

I struggled for years with the idea of reading at more than a superficial level, more than the plot itself. I’m getting better at that now, I think mostly because I realise, with the help of my brother’s advice, that interpretation is up to the reader. This is true for any art.

It is impossible to read New York Trilogy at its most superficial level, the reader is forced into trying to understand what’s going on, and then into interpretations when that fails. You take away from it what you bring to it.

A superb work, it will stay with me for a long time. I am at the same time tempted to read more of his work and also reluctant to break any spell of his brilliance.

And what twists, jeeze. Bang. Bang.

#bookstodon #reading #writing #paulauster

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139d

Been wanting to read The Laundry Files by @cstross for quite some time and finally started The Atrocity Archives. So good! I’m going to be burning through this series!

#Reading #LaundryFiles #bookstodon

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137d

2025 Nobel Prize winner, Laszlo Krasznahorkai writes about collapse, fear, absurdity, and the strange comedy of human behavior when the world feels close to breaking apart.
His novels are famous for their long hypnotic sentences.

A perfect place to start is Satantango or The Melancholy of Resistance.

#books #writers #reading #Krasznahorkai #nobelprize #literature #book #bookstodon @bookstodon #booksky #BookTok #booklovers #bookish #absurdity #novel #satantango #melancholy

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138d

Books may do more than entertain us.

A large study using Health and Retirement Study data found that people who read #books had a survival advantage compared with non-book #readers, even after adjusting for factors like age, #education, health, and wealth.

Strong evidence that #reading is associated with living better and longer.

Source: A chapter a day: Association of book reading with #longevity.
#book #bookstodon #booksky #BookTok #booklover #bookstagram
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📚 Trouble with Lichen by: John Wyndham

Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realizing the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an oppo...

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Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realizing the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist revolution.

As each scientist wrestles with the implications and practicalities of exploiting the discovery, the world comes ever closer to learning the truth...

Trouble With Lichen is a scintillating story of the power wielded by science in our lives and asks how much trust should we place in those we appoint to be its guardians?

FROM THE RENOWNED CLASSIC SCI-FI WRITER AND AUTHOR OF THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS AND THE CHRYSTALIDS

'Ingenious' Evening Standard

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138d

读过我们从哪里来 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
地质史如何影响人文史这个题材我真的很感兴趣，聚焦现代中国这片区域也比欧美 centric 的多了一些亲切感，但都不需要多深的专业知识就能感受到其多处不严谨不靠谱之处，导致看到有趣的观点总让人将信将疑，颇有在看科普视频博主的感觉，阅读乐趣就减少了很多。以及不知道是不是简中特有的莫名自豪感读着总让人觉得有些别扭，就这片现在居住的土地上几十万年前可能有世界第一长河或者几百万年前来的直立人到底有没有全灭绝还是融入到现代智人当中了这种东西到底有什么可拿一把骄傲的语气来讲的啊？就纵观地质和生物史如何演化到今天的脉络真的很有意思但时不时要夹带点狭隘的民族自豪感进去真的好尴尬……三星半

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Today is the birthday of John Fowles, and it feels like a good moment to return to a writer who made novels feel intimate, troubling, and alive.

His books do not leave the reader untouched. They linger. They raise questions about love, freedom, illusion, loneliness, and the stories people tell themselves just to keep going.

If you have read him, which book stays with you most?

#books #reading #literature #writers
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#Reading can support mental health too.

A systematic review of randomized clinical trials found that #bibliotherapy (structured reading used in treatment) can reduce depressive symptoms and may have lasting benefits.

#Books are not a replacement for care when someone needs help, but they can be a real part of healing.

#mentalhealth #literature #readingcommunity #book #booksky #BookTok #booklovers #bookstagram #bookstodon @bookstodon

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"Time has a tendency to switch around. It’s as cunning as a fox, and it can be malicious. It can flow in one direction and simultaneously in the opposite one. We only think it’s always flowing along with us, and that our life sets its boundaries. Nothing could be further from the truth. It pulls us where it will. Backwards, to when we didn’t yet exist, and forwards to where we’ll no longer be there. It plays with us, fully aware that there’s nothing we can do about it. It’s not hard to play with human beings." -- from 'Needle's Eye' by Wiesław Myśliwski; trans. Bill Johnston

#WednesdayBookQuote #books #reading @bookstodon

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After less than a month on Threads, I finally got banned.

Permanently, with no right to appeal.

I genuinely don’t understand what for - just occasional posts about books and writers, same as here and across nine other social networks.

Their AI could not even explain the exact reason, only vague generic wording… so I can only assume my IQ was slightly above what the platform is built to tolerate.

#threads #books #reading #bookstodon #booksky #socialmedia
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