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[?]Front Page [Unofficial] ยป 🌐
@upworthy.com@web.brid.gy

Find yourself in a reading slump? Here are 5 ways to get your book joy back.

There might be a psychological reason for your reading slowdown.

The post Find yourself in a reading slump? Here are 5 ways to get your book joy back. appeared first on Upworthy.

Find yourself in a reading slump? Here are 5 ways to get your book joy back.

Alt...Find yourself in a reading slump? Here are 5 ways to get your book joy back.

[?]Paul Semel ยป 🌐
@paulsemel@toot.community

Finished reading Blythe Baird's "Sweet, Young, & Worried: Poems."
amzn.to/49ZELsy
๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ–Š๏ธ
As when I started it, it was the more narrative / confessional that really got to me.

Finished reading Blythe Baird's "Sweet, Young, & Worried: Poems." As when I started it, it was the more narrative / confessional #poems that really got to me.

Alt...Finished reading Blythe Baird's "Sweet, Young, & Worried: Poems." As when I started it, it was the more narrative / confessional #poems that really got to me.

    [?]Kathy Bryson ยป 🌐
    @KathyBryson@mastodon.social

    "If you want to keep yourself in awe of human knowledge and creativity, youโ€™re going to have to put in some effort"

    are inconvenient โ€“ and thatโ€™s a good thing
    1819news.com/culture/christian

      Joachim boosted

      [?]DB ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ฆ [She / Her] ยป 🌐
      @dbattistella@mstdn.ca

      โ€œThatโ€™s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I donโ€™t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that wonโ€™t matter if we donโ€™t survive these times.โ€ - Octavia Butler

      Photo of the front cover of a book Text at the top reads: โ€œBrilliant, endlessly rich... pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale" โ€” JOHN GREEN, New York Times Parable of the Sower With a new foreword from award-winning author N. K. Jemisin New York Times Bestseller OCTAVIA E. BUTLER

      Alt...Photo of the front cover of a book Text at the top reads: โ€œBrilliant, endlessly rich... pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale" โ€” JOHN GREEN, New York Times Parable of the Sower With a new foreword from award-winning author N. K. Jemisin New York Times Bestseller OCTAVIA E. BUTLER

        [?]โœจ Bibliolater ๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ“œ ๐Ÿ–‹ ยป 🌐
        @bibliolater@social.vivaldi.net

        ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“–

        Contemporary Intellectual Assessment Fourth Edition: Theories, Tests, and Issues

        "The volume examines major theories and tests of intelligence (in chapters written by the theorists and test developers themselves) and presents research-based approaches to test interpretation."

        ๐Ÿ”— guilford.com/books/Contemporar

          [?]Kyle Memoir ๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿง ยป 🌐
          @f800gecko@mastodon.online

          A good summer read here...

          theatlantic.com/magazine/archi

          14-day gift item

            [?]Kostek Poland ยป 🌐
            @dAlgorithm@mastodon.social

            Went shopping...
            I said to myself "Don't buy these books. You bought a few already".... But who would listen to a man talking to himself... ๐Ÿ˜‰

              [?]Kathy Bryson ยป 🌐
              @KathyBryson@mastodon.social

              The economic reality of print ?

              I spent $65 on two books. Is becoming a luxury?
              centraloregondaily.com/news/co

                [?]Stephen Cox Author ยป 🌐
                @stephenwhq@mastodon.social

                June 22: How do you use buildings and architecture in your current story?

                A lot of the drama is indoors, whether a lord's mansion showing he's fond of innovation, a girls school, or an austere meeting hall. Can be practical, for action scenes, for atmosphere, or just to ground the people in a feels-real world

                  [?]EveryLibrary ยป 🌐
                  @everylibrary@mastodon.social

                  Help fight against book bans by signing the petition at www.bookbanpetition.us

                    [?]WiseGreyOwl ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿฆ‰ ยป 🌐
                    @wisegreyowl@mastodonapp.uk

                    What have I read recently?

                    Just finished:
                    Hitler's Secret by Rory Clements
                    A Prince & a Spy by Rory Clements
                    Both WWII thrillers involving Cambridge Don Tom Wilde. Far fetched escapism & I've finished the whole series now.

                    The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet. The story of the Inter Continental hotel as it and the people who relied on it lived through troubled times. A must read in my humble opinion.

                    Just started:
                    Banking on Murder by Jonathan Whitelaw, a cosy crime novel. Easy reading after ploughing into something heavy.

                    Recommend:
                    North Run by LM Jones. First in the detective inspector Sarah Allerton crime series.

                      [?]JanPV ยป 🌐
                      @JanPV@mastodon.social

                      Tempted by those adverts for magazine reading apps? They charge around ยฃ13 per month; not an insignificant amount for many.

                      You should first be aware that your local library has a similar app, offering free access to magazines, books, audio books and more - at no cost whatsoever to readers.

                        [?]Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) [He/Him] ยป 🌐
                        @golgaloth@writing.exchange

                        Had a great weekend at . Met a lot of lovely folkes and sold a bunch of books. I actually ran out of stock for the Desolation series, but don't worry. If you want to get in on it, jump along to the Kickstarter where you can pick up everything at bargain prices, coming soon.

                        The splash for The Hollow Drum, Book 4 of the Desolation series is a stark black with delightfully crimson writing

                        Alt...The splash for The Hollow Drum, Book 4 of the Desolation series is a stark black with delightfully crimson writing

                          [?]Waywords Studio ยป 🌐
                          @WaywordsStudio@mastodon.social

                          ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐‘ต๐’๐’Ž๐’‚๐’…๐’” ๐‘ฌ๐’‘๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’…๐’† - 7.01 ๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ป๐’๐’–๐’“๐’” ๐‘ท๐’• 1: ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ท๐’๐’”๐’•๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’… ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’

                          waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/wa

                            [?]the roamer ยป 🌐
                            @the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk

                            lovely interview with writer M John Harrison [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                            ยซ โ€œIf we were to meet a real alien,โ€ Harrison says, sitting on the sunny terrace of a riverside pub in Barnes, south-west London, where he used to live, โ€œwe would have no clue whatsoever what they quote โ€˜thoughtโ€™, or why they did anything, or if they thought they were doing something.โ€ ยป

                            [As a child, in the library:] ยซ โ€œI would pick a book up, read the first two pages, think, โ€˜Oh wow, thatโ€™s weirdโ€™, and it would turn out to be a Robbe-Grillet, and it would open a door to the anti-novel. Or it would be Ballard, or another sci-fi book. You never knew what you were going to get.โ€ยป

                            A sympathetic and insightful freeform interview with the great and wonderful M John Harrison, by the Guardian's Chris Power. Harrison's new novel, The End of Everything, is just out.

                              [?]WTL ยป 🌐
                              @WTL@mastodon.social

                              RE: mastodon.social/@WTL/116782465

                              Finished Careless People on our morning ride. If you care about online spaces, you should probably read this. This is why social media *must not* be in the hands of for-profit corporations or individuals.

                                [?]thehole [any] ยป 🌐
                                @thehole@dasforum.org

                                Well, now I started another book by Ilona Andrews - looks like it could be finished soon too though.

                                  Heather ๐Ÿ‘ป boosted

                                  [?]Nick East (Indie Writer) ยป 🌐
                                  @NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art

                                  I mean, I get it, it should be the other way around because Koontz is better than King ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜

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





                                  Post by geeky steven - Abortion is a right 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.

                                  Alt...Post by geeky steven - Abortion is a right 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.

                                    [?]EveryLibrary ยป 🌐
                                    @everylibrary@mastodon.social

                                    Take action against book bans in the United States at www.bookbanpetition.us

                                      [?]thehole [any] ยป 🌐
                                      @thehole@dasforum.org

                                      And finished. Now what? Waiting for at least a year for the second book? *sigh*

                                        [?]Michael Shotter ยป 🌐
                                        @michaelshotter@mastodon.social

                                        My latest read: "The Complex" by Brian Keene

                                        How well do you know your neighbors? How might you all fare in a crisis? This terror-filled tale considers that, and more! ๐Ÿ‘

                                        Goodreads
                                        goodreads.com/review/show/8700
                                        Book Radar
                                        thebookradar.com/review/5451
                                        StoryGraph
                                        app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

                                        "The Complex" by Brian Keene

                                        Alt..."The Complex" by Brian Keene

                                          [?]Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) [He/Him] ยป 🌐
                                          @golgaloth@writing.exchange

                                          I have officially sold out The Overdue Library, book one of the Desolation series. See if you can work out how you can still get a copy.

                                          A display table with a distinct lack of a certain book.

                                          Alt...A display table with a distinct lack of a certain book.

                                            [?]๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ… natalie ๐Ÿชป๐ŸŽฎ ยป 🌐
                                            @paparatti@phire.place

                                            Today in Reading: I just finished Lottie Hazell's PIGLET after blasting through it over the last three days. Shallow in all the right ways (so that the deep parts suck you under), it tells the story of a woman on a downward spiral after the facade of her perfect life leading up to her perfect wedding cracks up. There's food, there's emotional repression, and there's a barnstormer of a meltdown at the end. Recommended, especially if you shop at Waitrose (but grew up on ASDA).

                                              [?]EveryLibrary ยป 🌐
                                              @everylibrary@mastodon.social

                                              Donโ€™t let them take your books! - www.bookbanpetition.us

                                                [?]Lee Hauser [He/Him] ยป 🌐
                                                @lhauser@mefi.social

                                                Two new book reviews up, one for Alix Harrow's "The Once and Future Witches" and on for Mary Ladd Gavell's "I Cannot Tell A Lie, Exactly."

                                                Both good reviews of good books, because I usually don't finish bad books.

                                                the-recliner.com/the-seventeen

                                                the-recliner.com/the-eighteent

                                                  [?]Stephen Hayes ยป 🌐
                                                  @hayesstw@c.im

                                                  People often ask questions on social media platforms like "Which genre do you like?"

                                                  My initial response is to say fantasy, but reading other people's posts it seems that most of them assume that fantasy must have two things that I don't particularly like: (1) "Worldbuilding" and (2) a main character with defined superpowers.

                                                  I don't mind villains having superpowers, but not the good guys.

                                                  So what kind of books can I say I like (and try to write too, for that matter)?

                                                    [?]EveryLibrary ยป 🌐
                                                    @everylibrary@mastodon.social

                                                    Sign the petition against book bans at www.bookbanpetition.us

                                                      [?]Paula Bardell-Hedley ยป 🌐
                                                      @BookJotter@toot.wales

                                                      Winding Up the Week #473
                                                      bookjotter.com/2026/06/20/wind
                                                      This week I look at books recently read and reviewed, discover standout literary writing across the blogosphere, keep pace with a host of anniversaries, revisit past posts ripe for rediscovery and highlight fascinating features from around the Internet. @curiousordinary.bsky.social

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