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To read or not to read, that’s not a real question.

#books #bookwyrm #reading #readingcommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon #booksky #bookstagram #fiction #nonfiction #literature #book #booklovers #booklover #bookish

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Anne Frank (June 12, 1929 – February 1945) for her thirteenth birthday received a diary. She began to write about her life, the people around her, short stories — even a novel.

She dreamed of becoming a writer.

War left us only her diary.

It stole the girl, the books she never wrote, and the life she should have had.

#AnneFrank #diary #writers #war #author #reading #books #bookstodon @bookstodon #booksky #bookstagram #book #readingcommunity #literature #history #ww2

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📚 The Correspondent by: Virginia Evans

Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around half past ten, Sybil sits down to write letters—to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desperately...

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Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around half past ten, Sybil sits down to write letters—to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desperately wants to take, to Joan Didion and Larry McMurtry to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter.

Sybil expects her world to go on as it always has—a mother, grandmother, wife, divorcee, distinguished lawyer, she has lived a very full life. But when letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life, she realizes that the letter she has been writing over the years needs to be read and that she cannot move forward until she finds it in her heart to offer forgiveness.

“Imagine, the letters one has sent out into the world, the letters received back in turn, are like the pieces of a magnificent puzzle. . . . Isn’t there something wonderful in that, to think that a story of one’s life is preserved in some way, that this very letter may one day mean something, even if it is a very small thing, to someone?”

Filled with knowledge that only comes from a life fully lived, The Correspondent is a gem of a novel about the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might never meet in person. It is about the hubris of youth and the

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📚 Ready Player One by: Ernest Cline

In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days.

When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, bas...

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In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days.

When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, based on his obsession with the pop culture of decades past. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune—and control of the OASIS itself.

Then Wade cracks the first clue. Suddenly he’s beset by rivals who’ll kill to take this prize. The race is on—and the only way to survive is to win.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly • San Francisco Chronicle • Village Voice • Chicago Sun-Times.

“Delightful . . . the grown-up’s Harry Potter.”—HuffPost

“An addictive read . . . part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart.”—CNN

“A most excellent ride . . . Cline stuffs his novel with a cornucopia of pop culture, as if to wink to the reader.”—Boston Globe

“Ridiculously fun and large-hearted . . . Cline is that rare writer who can translate his own dorky enthusiasms into prose that’s both hilarious and compassionate.”—NPR

“[A] fantastic page-turner . . . starts out like a simple bit of fun and winds up feeling like a rich and plausible picture of future friendships in a world not too distant from our own.”—iO9

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture directed b

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89d

The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s timeless masterpiece, has reached a historic milestone by becoming the world’s most translated book of fiction, with 600 translations to date!

#reading #TheLittlePrince #Exupery #books #literature #translation #novel #book #bookstodon #readingcommunity @bookstodon #bookstagram #BookTok #bookish #prince #littleprince #antoinedesaintexupery

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89d

WTAF?? I had no idea this was going on. And in #Canada too?? Wow - #censorship is never good - #education and #freedomofchoice #books #reading #pride #PLFAG #LGBTQLibrarian fired after refusing to censor 2SLGBTQ+ books wins $700K US settlementwww.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

Librarian fired after refusing...

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54d

A concerned #GracieofWales wondering if it's midnight snack time just yet. #caturday

#blackcatenergy #cat #cats #cateyes #katze #katzen #blackcat #schwarzekatze #blackcats #schwarzekatzen #housepanther #voidcat #catsofmastodon #catsofpixelfed #fedicats #catlovers #caturday #blackcatpropaganda #nosy #book #books #bookstodon #reading

A black cat with wide open bright yellow eyes and alert ears peeks inquisitively over the top of an open book. In the dim blurred background, cream tartan curtains are hanging closed under a dark hanging light fixture.

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89d

Via author Sandra Schwab:
The Gladiator's Passion is on sale for USD 2.99 for the summer!

If you like historical romances with unusual settings, grumpy/sunshine, moody cats, and itty-bitty dogs, then this book is for you!

Buy link: https://buy.bookfunnel.com/qzyg52t44f

The Gladiator's Passion is currently part of a showcase of historical romances written by indie authors or published by small presses. Check out the other books here:

https://books.bookfunnel.com/romanceforhistorynerds/dcmpryr36r

#SALE #Reading #Romancelandia @bookstodon

Promo image for Gladiator's Passion with the cover image in the middle. It shows a young, freckled man with red hair and something that resembles gladiatorial armor. To the left of the cover is a list with themes and tropes:
Roman antiquity
grumpy gladiator
sunshiny military doctor
seduction via boardgame
it's just sex, right? Right?!?!?
passionate kissing against doors
To the right of the cover is a snippet from a Kobo review: "The author's research draws you into her stories, then her wonderful characters and storylines completely steal your heart."

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88d

#SALE

Mimi Matthews' _The Governess and the Rogue_, the final book in her Somerset Stories series, is on sale in the U.S. for only 99 cents.

#MimiMatthews #Reading #SomersetStories @bookstodon

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88d

I never knew reading could trick me into loving myself, what can't it do! 😂

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Post: Its unreal how all of my favorite characters have exactly the same traits and hobbies and diagnoses as me.

Reply: oh, have you been tricked into loving yourself?

Reply: oh my fucking god is that what just happened

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https://reviews.pivic.com/jamie-fisher-nobody-broke-your-heart

I've reviewed what is most likely the non-fiction book of the year: Jamie Fisher's 'Nobody Broke Your Heart: an intimate biography of Elliott Smith'.

This is a book that is greater than the sum of its parts. It actually widened my thought world about Smith's music, something I can say about very few music books.

Do not miss this book! Order a copy now.

#book #BookReview #JamieFisher #books #reading #ElliottSmith #music #MusicTips @bookstodon@a.gup.pe @bookstodon

The book cover: a photograph of Elliott Smith smiling, standing against a grey wall.

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82d

I mean, I get it, it should be the other way around because Koontz is better than King 🤔😁

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When I worked at a bookstore, I learned that when an author like Dean Koontz signs his books, their resale value goes up. I also learned that when an author like Stephen King signs Dean Koontz's books, the price goes even higher and that Dean Koontz is not amused by this.

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spoilers / book review

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📚 Firestarter by: Stephen King

Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson were once college students looking to make some extra cash, volunteering as test subjects for an experiment orchestrated by the clandestine government organization known as the Shop. But the outcome unlocked exceptional latent psychic talents for the two of them—man...

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Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson were once college students looking to make some extra cash, volunteering as test subjects for an experiment orchestrated by the clandestine government organization known as the Shop. But the outcome unlocked exceptional latent psychic talents for the two of them—manifesting in even more terrifying ways when they fell in love and had a child.

Their daughter, Charlie, has been gifted with the most extraordinary and uncontrollable power ever seen—pyrokinesis, the ability to create fire with her mind. Now the merciless agents of the Shop are in hot pursuit to apprehend this unexpected genetic anomaly for their own diabolical ends by any means necessary...including violent actions that may well ignite the entire world around them as Charlie retaliates with a fury of her own...

Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, “his highest Fahrenheit reading yet” (Time)—now featuring a stunning vintage cover!

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What book has caused this reaction in you? 🤔

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Three panel comic by theoddisout on Tumblr.

First Panel: One figure is asking a reading figure, "Do you like the book I loaned you?"
Second: The reader turns and screams at the top of their lungs.
Third: "Oh, you're at that part."

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Visiting the Fulwood Road/Tom Lane area of Sheffield, UK recently we came across an old phone box repurposed as The Hidden Library.
Some good reads in there, too.
#books #library #libraries #reading #freebooks #freeResources #sheffield

A redundant British red phone box repurposed as a miniature library. Books are piled up on metal shelving.

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124d

One of Hans Christian Andersen‘s less-celebrated works, it’s a story about a young girl and her irritable bowels.

Seen at today’s North Star Auction.

#books #reading #vintage #antiques #auctions

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I didn't know we got credit for Dune! 😂

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Three panel meme from Pirates of the Caribbean
1: Book with wall of text
2: You know you can't read.
3: It's God Emperor of Dune you get credit for trying.

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65d

Book Promotion: Epic Sci-Fi & #Fantasy books for #July

A collection of 75 #books for you to read. Read my #spaceopera

#kindle #spaceship #magic #aliens #legendary #fedibookfair #boost #amreading #writing #dwarfs #readers #rogue #heroes #bookwyrm #reading #goodbooks #space #time #dwarves #dystopia #sorcery #monsters #futurism #planets #sciencefiction #science #scifi #writing #young #newadults #teen #teens #ya #books #booktoot #booksky #bookfunnel @bookstodon

https://books.bookfunnel.com/sffjuly0002/pvnv9hgjkv

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Book Promotion: First #book in a series on #KindleUnlimited

A collection of 118 #books for you. Read my #spaceopera

#ku #spaceship #magic #aliens #kindle #fedibookfair #boost #amreading #writing #dwarfs #readers #rogue #heroes #bookwyrm #reading #goodbooks #space #time #dwarves #dystopia #sorcery #monsters #futurism #planets #sciencefiction #science #scifi #writing #young #newadults #teen #teens #ya #books #booktoot #booksky #bookfunnel #bookstagram @bookstodon

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58d

Currently #Reading two very different #nonfiction books and loving them both. "Humsafar: The World of Urdu Poetry" by is strengthening my desire to learn more of that language to get more out of its #poetry - poetry the book breaks down so clearly as in the attached diagram of how a ghazal is structured. Highly recommended!

As is Zeinab Badawi's "An African History of Africa" - the first book I've ever read to consider the history of the continent from within. A laudable and MUCH-needed objective. I'm only halfway but already I've learned so much and had so many preconceptions and orthodox, eurocentric historical assumptions challenged.
#History #africa #bookstodon
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cover of the book "Humsafar - The World of Urdu Poetry" by Hitesh Gupta Aadil

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from the book "Humsafar - The World of Urdu Poetry" by Hitesh Gupta Aadil, a diagram breaking down the structure and form of a traditional Urdu ghazal

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Cover of "An African History of Africa" By Zeinab Badawi

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36d

Behold my awesome short story collection. It has a little bit of everything, if everything is defined as fantasy AND science fiction. Even my cat likes it.

Gandalf the Grey Cat is not for sale, but you can buy Relics From a Traveling Show:

https://kmherkes.com/the-bookshop1/p/relics-from-a-traveling-show-ebook1

kindle (DRM free)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJWQRWGY
Kobo, Nook & more:
https://books2read.com/relicsfromatravelingshow

*also on bookshop.org, Hoopla, Overdrive & Biblioboard. Ask your local library to purchase it!

#books #reading #fantasy #bookpromo

Fluffy grey kitten lying on his back on a blue blanket in a “paint me like one of your French girls” pose. A paperback book Press on the blanket behind his right shoulder.The book is titled Relics From A Traveling Show and the front cover illustration shows a wizard sitting at a desk next to a bookcase.

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62d

The Rose Field. Philip Pullman.
(Book 3 of a trilogy)

You are a young woman whose animal familiar has left her, so she goes searching for him, as well as the doorway to another world which is also the target of religious authorities; you are trying to figure out what makes life worth living, but that is elusive.

2 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈.

@bookstodon #bookstodon #books #reading #fantasy #religion #capitalism

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61d

#Business #Launches
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#App #iOS #Publishing #Reading #Content #RSS #SocialWeb #OpenWeb #IndieWeb #SmallWeb

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📚 Into the Wild by: Jon Krakauer

In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, bu...

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