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1y

Anyone besides me learn a lot more #history from a well written #novel than from actual history classes and books?

https://open.substack.com/pub/susannasullivanauthor/p/i-learned-history-from-novels?r=ytlja&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#AmReading #ReadingCommunity

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356d

First you have to force feed them some propaganda like "the strong should prey on the weak."
And then you can have instant replay of #LordOfTheFlies 🤔😒

@reading @bookstodon @books @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

#ReadingMemes #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Humor #Humour
#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Fiction
#Bookwyrm #Bookworm #Bookstodon #BookLove #BoostingIsSharing

Four panel comic of a classroom with ENGLISH LIT written on a blackboard.

1st: "Morning, class! Today we're going to start our Lord of the Flies unit!"
2nd: Teacher walks out.
3d: *Lock* sound from the door.
4th: Incorrect expectation of mayhem.

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351d

I hate both of these things, who knew I'd have so much in common with #JaneAusten 😂

@reading @bookstodon @books @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

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#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Fiction
#Recommendation #Bookrecommendation
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Text above what I assume is a painted picture of Jane Austen..

Jane Austen's works are timeless classics because she knew the real
horrors in life are having to listen to men who think they're better than
you and receiving unannounced visitors.

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348d

I can't say I've done this personally, but I understand the sentiment 😁

@reading @bookstodon @books @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

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#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Fiction
#Bookwyrm #Bookworm #Bookstodon #BookLove #BoostingIsSharing

Drawn image of two old ladies in a cosy room, one climbing a ladder with a stack of books to put in a shelf, the other sitting in a chair built of books reading a book.

Caption: I won't buy any more books until I've read all the ones I've got. I said. Then I laughed and laughed.

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116d

“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”
Carl Jung

#quotes #quote #quoteoftheday #quotesoftheday #Jung #CarlJung #reading #readers #chemistry #psychology #psyche #psychologie #books #nonfiction #bookish #literature #literatura #literatur #bookstodon @bookstodon #booksky #BookTalk #BookTok #Bookwyrm #book #psychoanalysis #bookstadon #readingcommunity #social #personalgrowth #contacts

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336d

I've given people that look, it doesn't work 😂

@reading @bookstodon @books @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

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#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
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#Recommendation #Bookrecommendation
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An old painting of a woman holding a book and looking unamused.

Caption: When someone assumes that when you are reading a book, that you are "doing nothing" and therefore can be interrupted. Repeatedly.

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324d

@Priyajsridhar thanks for hosting #writephant today 😊

#SelfPromo

Since the topic was monsters, I’ll mention my most recent release, Little Wolf and the Witch, an only-one-bed, fake-married-to-the-barbarian, monster hunt, m/m fantasy romance.

https://books2read.com/LittleWolf

See my others books (and content warnings) at my website
https://wendypalmer.au/books/

@bookstodon #GayRomance #fantasyRomance #readingCommunity

An open notebook, with the cover on the left (a wolf head with Viking vibes, surrounded by flowers, for witchy vibes). On the right, pretend handwritten text reading “fantasy gay romance with Viking vibes, men who think they’re clever, and monsters”. Plus a little cat with an arrow pointing to it saying “not the monster”

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169d

Thrilled to see my novel The Expert of Subtle Revisions on Oldster's first Bookshelf list (especially since Oldster "explores what it means to travel through time in a human body at every phase of life" Great list. Check it out!

#books #WritingCommunity #readingcommunity #bookstodon @bookstodon

https://oldster.substack.com/p/oldster-bookshelf-1

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111d

Reading is an act of rebellion whether it's legal or not 😁

@reading @bookstodon @books @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

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#Reading #Readers #ReadingCommunity
#Novel #Books #Fiction
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Drawn image of a woman carrying a stack of books with '1984' falling of the top.

Caption: READ! While it is still legal.

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183d

Release day!! Space Trash is Trash You'll Want to Bring In! Off the curb and into your hands. https://books2read.com/u/mYJlro
#Kindle #Kobo #Nook #Apple #GooglePlay #books #sciencefiction #readers #readingcommunity #mustread #humor #Bookstodon

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313d

It's the Fedi Book Fair this weekend. Follow the hashtag for book posts from lots of fediverse indie authors (or filter it to avoid the posts).

My books are mostly low-key fantasy with queer romance. Find out more at https://wendypalmer.au

You’ll find them at all your favourite ebook retailers and online bookstores. And also at libraries, Hoopla, or your Kobo or Everand subscriptions.

This weekend, the ebooks are 25% off direct from me (via Payhip):
https://payhip.com/WendyPalmer

And at Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer

***

As as a special bonus just for the #FediBookFair, I've made my new release, officially released 16 November, available direct:
https://payhip.com/b/A3P2i

It comes with a free 2026 calendar featuring relevant public-domain nineteenth-century artworks :)

#books #reading #fantasy #gayromance #indieAuthor #historicals #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #SelfPromo
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Cover of Grace & Favour. Blue and brass-yellow colours predominant. The title is in fancy font at the top, and there's what looks like a photo portrait in an ornate frame, of two men, one in a top hat, one holding a pocket watch, and a large white dog. In the background of the photo (actually a daguerreotype, but anachronistically in colour), there is the faint impression of a woman, transparent...you could say, almost ghostly...

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Mood board for Grace & Favour. Has a painting by Turner (a watercolour of Hampton Court Palace from across the river), a daguerreotype in a case, a ghost postcard, a Scots phrasebook, and a big picture of Max, a Maremma livestock guard dog, big, white and fluffy.

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313d

More #FediBookFair

Here's a pair of my fantasy books set in the Vaer world, where Vikings got themselves organised faster than the Romans did...

Both feature gay romance and murder, not necessarily in that order.

Read more about them at https://wendypalmer.au/#vaer

Available everywhere, including #Hoopla and #KoboPlus, and 25% off all weekend at Smashwords and direct:

https://payhip.com/WendyPalmer

https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer

Follow the #FediBookFair hashtags for books by lots of indie writers this weekend (mute if not interested).

#books #fantasy #GayRomance #ReadingCommunity
@bookstodon

Info graphic for Little Wolf and the Witch. It's Feilan (Little Wolf, the Vaer) vs the Witch (Remy, the love interest). First phrase is Feilan; second phrase is Remy.

Isn't a barbarian, won't hunt monsters. / Isn't a witch, just a redhead.

Has friend with benefits, not (very) interested in you, thanks / And yet, have you noticed how naked I am?

What do you mean, we're married now? / Sorry, I don't make the rules...darling.

I'm still not fighting a monster for you, jolterhead. / But a poor vulnerable naif needs your help.

Fine, I'll fight the human monster for you. / Why are you glaring at my uncle like that?

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Domesticated Magic info graphic, Mateo vs Jonas. First phrase is Mateo, second is Jonas.

Is a Taurasi, they've lost their homeland. / Used to be pirate, he's lost his ship.

The grumpy one - or he is merely stern and controlling? / The sunshiney one - really a proto-Stoic with so much forebearance.

Doesn't know what hit him - Jonas has weaponised charm. / Doesn't know what hit him - Mateo doesn't even realise he's armed.

And now there's murder? Can his day get worse? / Yes.

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274d

Joking is serious business... 😁

@reading @bookstodon @books @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

#Interpretation #Author
#ReadingMemes #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Humor #Humour #Comedy
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Post by prokopetz

Death of the author: Treating the author's stated
interpretation of their own work as merely one opinion
among many, rather than the authoritative Word of God.
Disappearance of the author: Treating the context and
circumstances of the work's authorship as entirely
irrelevant with respect to its interpretation, as though
the work had popped into existence fully formed just
moments ago.

Taxidermy of the author: Working backwards from a
particular interpretation of the work to draw
conclusions about what the context and circumstances
of its authorship must have been.

Undeath of the author: Holding the author personally
responsible for every possible reading of their work,
even ones they could not reasonably have anticipated
at the time of its authorship.

Frankenstein's Monster of the author: Drawing
conclusions about authorial intent based on elements
that are present only in subsequent adaptations by
other authors.

Weekend at Bernie's of the author: Insisting that the
author would personally endorse your interpretation of
the work if they happened to be present.

Reply by bugbastard

| thought this was going to be a joke, but these are all
very real things you see people do.

Reply by prokopetz

I'm never more serious than when I'm joking.

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315d

Ever thought about becoming an #ARC (advance review copy) #reader but weren't sure what's involved? I spell it out for you.

https://open.substack.com/pub/susannasullivanauthor/p/how-do-advance-review-copies-work?r=ytlja&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#AmWriting #AmReading #ReadingCommunity #Mystery #EdgyCozy

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310d

@neve thank you for hosting the #writephant bi-monthly check-in, very useful timing for me at the transition from one project to the next 😊

#SelfPromo

I write fantasy with romance, mostly queer. My next book is out November 16 and features the ghosts of Hampton Court Palace, a Maremma named Max, and a friends-to-lovers gay romance.

Might be on preorder at your favourite retailer, definitely will be available on #KoboPlus, #Everand and #Hoopla, and you can always ask for it at your library.

Or you can get it right now directly from me: https://payhip.com/b/A3P2i

And receive a free 2026 calendar featuring public-domain nineteenth-century artworks illustrating relevant book quotes.

Read about all my books here: https://wendypalmer.au/

#books #reading #fantasy #gayRomance #indieAuthor #historicals #ReadingCommunity @bookstodon

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303d

@adriabailton thanks for hosting #writephant 😊

#SelfPromo

My next book, Grace & Favour, releases on Sunday, and is a friends-to-lovers gay romance:

“Leo Sweetwater keeps three closely-guarded secrets: his affections lie with men, he's in love with his best friend, and he's been haunted since childhood by the ghosts of Hampton Court Palace. When an ill-advised fling threatens all three secrets, Leo must contend with malign forces, and not just those from beyond the veil…“

Look for it on preorder at your favourite retailer, or on #KoboPlus, #Everand and #Hoopla, and you can always ask for it at your library.

Or you can get it right now directly from me: https://payhip.com/b/A3P2i
And receive a bonus 2026 calendar featuring public-domain nineteenth-century artworks illustrating relevant book quotes.

Read about all my books here: https://wendypalmer.au/

#books #reading #fantasy #gayRomance #indieAuthor #historicals #ReadingCommunity @bookstodon

Grace and Favour written in fancy font above a daguerreotype-style portrait of two men and a dog. One man is dark skinned and well dressed in a top hat, that’s love interest Cole. The other man is a bit more casually dressed, is blond, and has a stopwatch that’s main character Leo. The dog’s a big white Maremma. that’s Max. There’s the faint figure of a woman in the background. Very faint. Almost ghostly…

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271d

“Sugar. Spice. And the Magic of Christmas vs. Scrooge in Paradise.” A holiday, grumpy/sunshine, interracial, over 40, butch/femme sapphic romance novella. Available at Kobo, Apple Books, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.
https://www.tiffanyetaylor.com/spellbound

#hotandsteamy #lesfic #sapphicbooks #bookstodon #readingcommunity #sapphic
@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon @sapphicbooks

The book cover of Spellbound by authors Tiffany E. Taylor and Lisa Caro on a blue, lavender, and white sparkly background with the book tagline and the purchase location icons for LesFicFri on 12/12/25. Theme: “THRILL.”

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300d

If the universe as a fair place you'd live long enough to finish your reading list 😜😂

@reading @bookstodon @books @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

#ReadingMemes #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Humor #Humour
#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Fiction
#Recommendation #Bookrecommendation
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Picture of two lines, and a happy, little stickfigure reader.

The first longer line:
TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO GET THROUGH MY READING LIST

The second shorter line:
TIME LEFT BEFORE THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE

Reader: OOO, THIS BOOK LOOKS I SHOULD BUY IT

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109d

In The Defense, Nabokov’s language is, as always, rich, sharp, and full of vivid imagery and wordplay.

The characters, however, feel strangely soulless and do not inspire sympathy. It even seems that the author treats them with a kind of superiority bordering on contempt.

#Nabokov #TheDefense #books #reading #bookreview #book #bookstodon @bookstodon #literature #novel #booksky #amreading #chess #readingcommunity #BookTok #Bookwyrm #bookish #booklovers #readers #review

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293d

Absolutely not me IRL, but I know people like this 😁

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Meme with three pictures of the actor playing Pablo Escobar in Narcos looking dejected in diffrent places.
Caption: me, trying to recover after finishing a great book no one else knows

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291d

Multiple copies, schmultiple copies, maybe no one else deserves this book 😜😂

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#Recommendation #Bookrecommendation #Review #Bookreview

Post by Aerogramme Writers

Best. Book. Review. Ever.

Photo of text:
Q: Would you recommend this book to a friend and why?
A: (Written in pencil by a child) no. it is my favourite and i dont want anyone else to have it.

Explanation added below photo:
Book review by my 6 year old (based on misunderstanding the availability of multiple copies?!)

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273d

Last week I read an ARC that — well, to say it wasn’t ready for prime time is a huge understatement. It was sad, because the story had so much potential, but the ARC, which is supposed to be basically publication ready, looked more like a messy draft. So here’s my promise: I will never, ever do that to my readers.

#AmWriting #AmReading #ReadingCommunity

https://open.substack.com/pub/susannasullivanauthor/p/why-ill-never-create-arcs-that-waste?r=ytlja&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false