I've started reading a book called The Hot Zone, it's pretty interesting so far! It's a fascinating true story about the discover of an Ebola relative virus in the US... Scary to think how serious it could have been and a good reminder that real people are enduring even worse at the moment!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hot_Zone

#books #reading

I am so excited but also so frustrated right now! I recently discovered a fantastic French thriller author, Franck Thilliez. I just read Le Manuscrit and Il était deux fois (Double Take) and they blew my mind. 🤯 The tragedy? His books aren't translated into English! To all my fellow thriller lovers who read in French (or translation), you need to check him out. #Books #Bookstodon #FrenchLiterature #Thriller #Reading#ReadingCommunity

#sound #fury #faulkner #copenhagen #sky #photo #art #cover #gothic #novel #books #reading #film #cinema #gay #mlm #kissmen #squishy #blond #blonde #improperly #reach #onlymen #big #shoesize #size #beauty #malebeauty #denmark #danmark #sverige #italien #italie #italië #italia #italy #olasz #włochy #nordic #netherlands #nl #portugal #scandi #lisbon #oeiras #arroios #madeira #milan #police #lawyer #sexy #tall #mouse #face #training #skirt #dress #wig #fishnets #lipstick #lady #woman #slave #boy #hi

Together we can protect and fund the libraries our communities need.

#library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #librarianship #lit

A free story sounds cheap; so why does it cost more to write. Because attention is the real currency. These pieces are built to earn it fast. You can feel that pressure on every page https://inkican.com/smashwords-summer-scifi-sale-free-stories/ #indieauthor #reading #books #bookblogger

> He won a major short story prize. Then he was accused of using AI. https://bigthink.com/history-society/he-won-a-major-short-story-prize-then-he-was-accused-of-using-ai/

FTA: "The Commonwealth Foundation has investigated and cleared Nazir of wrongdoing, but the accusation continues to shape how his work is seen."

#sloperator #cogsucker #writing #books #reading #Bookstodon (c)

I finished The Castle of Otronto the other day. It had some interesting moments and largely kept me engaged, but as for the story, I found it terribly unsatisfying to simply have Manfred shuffled off to a monastery. Sure, he lost his kingdom, but frankly he deserved worse.

I suppose it inadvertently reinforces the notion that other people pay the price for the crimes of the wealthy and powerful and justice is largely a fable.

That may sound cynical, but is it not true?

#books #reading

REMINDER: These Amazon US/UK deals end July 8th.

309
amazon.com/dp/B07H7SHDBG
The Spiral and The Threads
amazon.com/dp/B0CLL1GYVX
8: Tales of The Big Men from The Nod/Wells Timelines
amazon.com/dp/B0D26NHT3J
The Nemesis Legacy
amazon.com/dp/B0DZ2ZCVX8

#Kindle #ebookdeal #ebookdeals #specfic #scifi #horror #thriller #sciencefiction #book #books #read #reads #reading #readingcommunity #booksofmastodon #readersofmastodon #bookstodon #booktodon #NWT #NodWellsTImelines #TheNodWellsTimelines #ICYMI

The Greenland Diaries: Day 65

I spent all last night giving Snowy teaspoons of Benadryl. Her ears look the worst from the allergic reaction, they’re raw with red sores, which look like they could pop open from the slightest turn of her head. She slept through the night fine thanks to the medicine. I wish I knew how much to give her, and how often. You take for granted all this knowledge when you have no access to it. The whole world was plugged in and then wrenched apart by these monsters.

There would always be Wikipedia, or Google to answer all my puzzles. I’m not even sure where the library might be from here, but that’s the only place holding any knowledge.

There weren’t any illusions floating around the darkness of the Drum last night, just the distant thunder of a monster-soaked world. I wonder if the wet air stopped all the spores from floating around, just like the night before with all the heavy rain. The Unnamed must have cloaks of spores, which camouflage them. The ones who screamed the other night, they said the speeding car was made of them.

Clearly there must be a connection.

When the morning finally appeared and knocked the Drum away, a surprise was waiting outside my house. Gerald was back. He was actually clean and washed, and less gaunt than when he wandered off weeks ago.

I couldn’t believe how happy I was to see him. Snowy ran out for a belly-rub in the long grass. Gerald was happy to see us, and was carrying a bag of water and canned food.

He’d gone looking for his children. He found a few clusters and colonies of people who had banded together to survive the nights. The biggest colony he found was in Brooklyn Center and had over a hundred people living inside of it. Every night they’d find hiding spots and places and looked out for one another with the Unnamed.

He said they nursed him back to health when he staggered into the camp. They’d basically saved his life. He decided to come back to Robbinsdale to find me and take me there. I couldn’t help but hug the little old man and lift him off the ground. 

I was so tired of us being alone in the darkness.

Tomorrow, we’ll walk to the camp during the day. He said they had networks set to find lost relatives. He didn’t hear anything about his kids, but maybe I would hear something about my parents, Ling, or more.

I’m feeling so much better about the Drum. Even more amazing, when Gerald related this entire story to me outside my shed, he referred to the monsters as the Unnamed. 

Those kids listened to me.

Okay, well, it is Monday. Obligatory faceless monster encounter, haunting drumming sound, illusions, sewn together people, and something living in the sky. Enjoy!

#writing #reading #fiction #books #horror #apocalyptic #journal #monsters #novels

https://patrickwmarshauthor.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/the-greenland-diaries-day-65/

The impact of #bookstores and one man's work -

Taiwan’s leader pays tribute to Hong Kong #bookseller Lam Wing-kee after his death
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3359216/lam-wing-kee-hong-kong-bookseller-detained-mainland-china-dies

#books #reading #amreading

Having grown detached of top football over the past decade or so I've spent most of the ongoing FIFA World Cup reading Jonathan Wilson's excellent history of the biggest show on earth.

And what a trip it was. It's quite an undertaking to squeeze in about 100 years of World Cup history into about 600 pages, but the reader is given a great overview of all the politicking and shenanigans on and off the pitch.

#reading
#JonathanWilson
#football
#WorldCup
#fifawc
#bookstodon
#books

Alt...

Cover of Jonathan Wilson's book The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup.

Dolly Parton's Imagination #Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU is dedicated to inspiring a love of #reading by gifting #books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by #DollyParton & local community partners in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Republic of Ireland
In 1995, Dolly launched her Imagination Library in Sevier County, TN, where she was born & raised. Inspired by her own father’s inability to read or write,

Read Santiago Eximeno's "Alicia Is In The Basement" tonight.
https://amzn.to/4eN8ciE
📖👩👨. . . . . . . . . .🧒
This story of a missing child was disturbing on so many levels. And I say that as someone who (sadly) doesn't have kids.
#books #reading #horror

Alt...

Read Santiago Eximeno's "Alicia Is In The Basement" tonight. This story of a missing child was disturbing on so many levels. And I say that as someone who (sadly) doesn't have kids.

My review of Orlando by Virginia Woolf is up at Conspicuous Consumption.

https://afterblockhead.blogspot.com/2026/07/orlando-by-virginia-woolf.html

#books #bookstodon #reading

What am I reading?

Just Finished:
Summit of All Fears by Jonathan Whitelaw - Quirky escapism and cosy crime.

In Progress:
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig. I don't normally read books that everyone is reading but Matt has me hooked. Quite different in style and content.

#Reading #AmReading #Novels #Books #CosyCrime

Murder in the Reading Room by Anita Davison

After reading a few early reviews, I discovered that this book is the last of this series. I have only read the last two, so I do have more to catch up on.

In this one, Hannah and her new husband have moved into the Brunswick Hotel that Aunt Violet and Aiden own while renovating their own home. Darius and Hannah are newlyweds. Aunt Violet is fighting for the right for women to vote while Aiden is retired from the police department. They all live a life of luxury that is appealing. Matilda is a friend of Hannah’s who is also a journalist for a local paper.

This series is set in London after the war.

A friend of Aiden’s is found dead in the reading room of a local museum and Hannah and Matilda happen to be there when the body is found. Of course, they investigate.

Now that Aiden is retired from the police force, he is more willing to work with Hannah and Violet.

Besides the death, an art piece that may be priceless disappears.

The three women find themselves in dangerous situations as they follow the clues. They are introduced to the family who own the art object. One member of the family believes the stories told by her grandfather that it belonged to a famous Italian family over 500 years ago. The rest of the family think it is a reproduction.

The victim had contacted an authority to evaluate the object before his death. The person contacted shows up after the murder and he becomes involved in the investigation as well.

There are several suspects for the sleuths to interview, and it becomes difficult to figure out who to believe.

As they are investigating the crime, we get to know Hannah, Matilda and Violet better.

This is an interesting series. I enjoy the author’s voice and find myself often pulled into the scene feeling as though I was more than a reader.

I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a cozy historical mystery set in England. The characters are interesting and likeable. I do feel sad that this will be the last in the series. I would like to know more about the future. Since I had read the previous book in this series, I was already a fan.

This new release was published on June 29, 2026.

Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for reaching out to me to read for a review. All opinions are my own.

I include links to purchase. As an associate, I earn from qualified purchases. Thanks to all my readers who have supported me in the past.

Other books in this series by Anita Davison:

Murder in the Reading Room

Murder in the Bookshop

Murder at the Wedding

Murder in Covent Garden

Murder at Midwinter Manor

Murder in the Library

What I am currently reading:

Bamboozled by Barbara Barrett

Erie Ending by Christy J. Kendall

Last Night was Killer by Mary Pauline Lowry

Our weather has been extremely off so far this year, and it continues into the summer. We are in the middle of a heat wave, but storms came through last night leaving over ten inches in a city near me. Luckily my favorite past time is reading.

Happy Reading!

If you enjoy a bargain, check out my book shop at Pango Books. https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/virginia468417

Rate this:

#BookReview #Books #FemaleSleuth #Fiction #GoldenAge #London #Mystery #reading

Started reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children Of Strife."
https://amzn.to/4dbmURq
📖🚀🪐
Only got through the first section so far, but I'm as intrigued as I was by the previous installments of this epic #HardSciFi series.
#Books #Reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HardScienceFiction

Alt...

Started reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children Of Strife." Only got through the first section so far, but I'm as intrigued as I was by the previous installments of this epic #HardSciFi series.

So I’ve been slowly making my way through a book in the old paperback format. Which by the way is going away.
It’s nothing spectacular the book. But it’s got my interest.
The point of this post is that I read e-books so much faster than I do print books these days.

#Books #Reading

Während ich Deutsch lerne, träumt jemand anderes schon von schönen Dingen 😴🐈

#CatsOfMastodon #Phoebe #Deutschlernen #GermanLearner #Kindle #CatLife #Reading #Cozy #katzen

Alt...

Eine flauschige braun-schwarz getigerte Katze schläft ausgestreckt auf meinem Schoß, während ich einen Kindle mit einem deutschen Lerntext halte. Meine Hand streichelt die Katze, die völlig entspannt schläft. Ein gemütlicher Moment zwischen Lernen und Kuscheln.

Weekly Update #247

Hello Readers.

I’m starting my third week of not smoking and the patches are holding up well. I do have the occasional urge to smoke, but a hard candy is helping with that.

Just before starting this update, I took a quick walk around my neighborhood and came across this:

Isn’t it just cute! Makes me feel good every time I see one in an unexpected place.

During this past week, I made some good progress towards “Death and a Dog.” I’m about two-thirds done with it so hopefully, I’ll have the draft done this coming week.

The last couple days I’ve spent working on some templates for some new marketing for my books. Now with the first major template done, I should be able to start updating my marketing pics.

That is it for this week, take care everyone.

Don’t forget: My Time Among the Elves is available for pre-order.

Interesting in buying one of my books? You can get more information here.
You can support my writing at Ko-fi.

#ICYMI what I was #writing on the #blog on a day like today in 2023.

> "Book Reviewed: June 2023"
https://itinerantlibrarian.wordpress.com/2023/07/05/book-reviewed-june-2023/

#books #reading #BookReview #reviews #AlchemicalThoughts
#bookstodon

#ICYMI what I was #writing on the #blog on a day like today in 2023.

> "Book Reviewed: June 2023"
https://itinerantlibrarian.wordpress.com/2023/07/05/book-reviewed-june-2023/

#books #reading #BookReview #reviews #AlchemicalThoughts
#bookstodon #libros #lectura

Σπασμένα χέρια  κι όμως κρατούν με πείσμα  λίγη αξιοπρέπεια | by SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

photo made with AI (ideogram)

Σπασμένα χέρια
κι όμως κρατούν με πείσμα
λίγη αξιοπρέπεια  

[Εμπνευσμένο: «Το σπίτι των άλλων», Silvio D’Arzo] 

by SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

Για περισσότερα :

books2read.com/
www.stixoi.info
www.poemhunter.com
www.wattpad.com
www.smashwords.com
www.easywriter.gr
www.goodreads.com
www.scribd.com
www.kobo.com
itunes.apple.com
www.overdrive.com
www.barnesandnoble.com
www.thalia.de
www.everand.com
shop.vivlio.com
fable.co

Βαθμολογία:

#Artcreativity #Artisticlife #Artisticmind #Bookadict #Bookishlove #Booklover #Bookmania #Bookshelf #Createdtocreate #Creative #Creativeinspiration #Creativelifestyle #Creativeproject #Creativityloves #CreativityLove #Instapoem #Micropoem #Micropoesia #Neverstopcreating #Newideas #Poemascortos #Poesia #Talents #Versos #Writersconnection #Writerscorner #Writersociety #Writersofinstagram #art #book #books #drop #fakeWords #Έρευνα #Αξιοσημείωτα #Ποίηση #Φιλοσοφία #αποσπάσματα #αποφθέγματα #life #love #passion #Passions #Philosophy #poem #poems #poetry #reading

Alt...

humans_brothers_forest_life_light_friendship

Hello! Here’s a new romantic fantasy called THE CINNAMON SPELLBOOK BAKERY by Ella Cook that is available now and it is the 1st book in the Magic of Hudsbury series!

#romanticfantasy #MagicofHudsbury #book #newrelease #books #booklover #newbooks #reading #read #readers #bookdragons #booknerds #bookaholic

We made it easy to join the fight for libraries at action.everylibrary.org

#library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #librarianship #lit

READING - A Journey In Imagination
Act Out Tees ~ www.ActOutTees.com
#read #explore #books #reading #reader #adventure #imagination #journey #discover #curiosity #PrintOnDemand #Tee

Eww, no thanks, to people and self-help books 😜😁

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

#IntrovertMemes #Introvert
#ReadingMemes #Meme #Memes #Humor #Humour #Funny
#Reading #Readers #ReadingCommunity
#Books #Bookwyrm #Bookstodon

Alt...

Two panel meme of a cat reading a book and looking shocked. Title: Introverts reading self-help books 1: "Surrond yourself with people who- 2: Surround myself with people??

Libraries change lives.

Follow us to stay informed, take action, and help defend the freedom to read across America.

Together we can protect and fund the libraries our communities need.

#library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #librarianship #lit

@dmacphee I have considered the idea of using #StoryGraph in the past, but decided in the end not to. I find an Excel spreadsheet and #Obsidan are just enough record for me.

#Reading #Books #Bookstodon #Booksky #DataPrivacy #Privacy

Finished reading Oliver Darkshire's "Isabella Nagg And The Pot Of Basil: Household Gramarye, Book 1"
https://amzn.to/4oLaXW3
📖🪴
This was one very engaging and clever and mischievous (and British) #cozybit of #fantasy. Really glad there's another book (but that's a tale for another day).
#books #reading

Alt...

Finished reading Oliver Darkshire's "Isabella Nagg And The Pot Of Basil: Household Gramarye, Book 1" This was one very engaging and clever and mischievous (and British) #cozybit of #fantasy. Really glad there's another book (but that's a tale for another day).

Moby Dick Workout

https://www.hogbaysoftware.com/posts/moby-dick-workout/

#HackerNews #MobyDickWorkout #fitness #motivation #reading #workout #literature

Finished reading Jillian Weise's "Pills And Jacksonvilles: Poems"
https://amzn.to/4uxPJ0h
📖💊💊💊
Is always rather unique when it comes to both perspective and topics, and is all the better for it.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

Alt...

Finished reading Jillian Weise's "Pills And Jacksonvilles: Poems" Is always rather unique when it comes to both perspective and topics, and is all the better for it.

RE: https://indiepocalypse.social/@johnyNocash/116860992254171579

A middle-grade writer asks for feedback on a connected late-1990s Northern England story, and a reader discusses how to balance inward worry with brief outside-world glimpses.

#IAS #Readers #Reading #Books

Started reading the latest Murder Bot. "This is a little confusing Did I miss something?"

Quick pop into Wikipedia and yes. Yes I did. A whole ass book.

Back into the waiting queue with the library..

#books #reading @reading

RE: https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org/116860757849700230

A great site for many of your #reading needs!

#books #literature #poetry

janggolan boosted

Project Gutenberg » 🌐 2026-07-04
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

Happy 55th Birthday, Project Gutenberg! Let's celebrate!🎉

Project Gutenberg was founded on July 4, 1971, when Michael Hart typed the U.S. Declaration of Independence into an early internet-connected computer and shared it with friends, making it the first digital text — though its official posting date is recorded as December 1, 1971. (And happy 250th, USA.)

The Declaration of Independence at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1

#ebooks #publicdomain

Alt...

Title: The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America Author: Thomas Jefferson Credits: This etext was produced by Michael S. Hart. A poster-style image of the United States Declaration of Independence document centered against a patriotic red, white, and blue striped background, with the title "The Declaration of Independence" displayed in bold text at the top. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1/pg1-images.html

📚️ 📚️ 📚️

250+ More Books to Read Before You Die

🔗 https://jeffrich.substack.com/p/250-more-books-to-read-before-you

#Reading #List #ReadingList #BookRecommendations #Books #Bookstodon #Booksky

Libraries change lives.

Follow us to stay informed, take action, and help defend the freedom to read across America.

Together, we can protect and fund the libraries our communities need.

#RightToRead #SupportLibraries #LibraryAdvocacy #FundLibraries #library #libraries #read #reading #book #books

Gizmodo: Are Those Fake Books on the New Air Force One AI-Generated?. “There are plenty of reasons to remain skeptical when it comes to images released by the Trump administration, however. Trump himself posted an image to Truth Social on June 29 that appeared to show a large golden eagle strapped to the White House.”

Support Your Local Library!
Act Out Tees ~ www.ActOutTees.com
#supportlibraries #community #literacy #reading #booklover #librarylove #knowledge #bibliophile #librarylife #books #education #readerlife #librariesmatter #PrintOnDemand #Tees