Mark Greville: I threw my last “5-star” book against the wall. So I built BookTribes.. “I built BookTribes for myself. I want to know the most loved books from the people in my tribe. The idea is simple: rate some books, and BookTribes finds other readers who rate those same books the way you did. Not people who like the same genre. People whose tastes overlap with yours. Your tribe. Then […]

No country has ever increased freedom and liberty by banning books - www.bookbanpetition.us

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

I've been dabbling in reading some of the original dime novels from the 1860's. The sort that had simple paper covers. It's pretty interesting actually. Reading about a man who dresses 50 years out of fashion (which puts us at the 1810's for those of you keeping track) amuses me.

I'd like to think the authors would be pleased to know that what was considered disposable entertainment is still doing the trick 175 years later.

#books #reading #dimenovels

Is all writing paradoxical, or do I just have serious lack of 'Times'? The author yawned because he couldn't be bothered to figure it out. 😂

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#BookMemes #Meme #Memes #Humor #Humour #Funny
#ReadingMemes #Reading #Readers #ReadingCommunity
#Litterature #Novel #Novels #Bookshelf
#Books #Bookstodon #FantasyBooks

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Dickens: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Schrödinger: Nice.

This is such a great initiative, but it's also deeply sad that a library of banned books is necessary.

https://malmo.se/Uppleva-och-gora/Fritidsaktiviteter/Motesplatser/Kulturhyllan/Dawit-Isaak-biblioteket/Om-Dawit-Isaak-biblioteket/About-the-Dawit-Isaak-Library.html

Read banned books.

#BannedBooks #books #library #Reading #literature #FreedomOfSpeech #DawitIsaak

Thanks for sharing @ULB_MS_FachInfo
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@bookstodon

Now I'm even more curious! Which would you choose: out of the most recent 10 books you've read, most were

#reading #books #poll

Finished this seasonal Goodreads challenge. I'm 90% of the way done with my 2026 goal too. I should finish at the end of this month (though I'm actually a little behind on this month's reading.)

#reading #read #books #bookstodon

My latest read: "The Donut Legion" by Joe R. Lansdale

Want an engrossing crime-thriller mystery with a myriad of extras swirling beneath its surface? Give this one a try! 👍

Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8694563567
Book Radar
https://thebookradar.com/review/5449
StoryGraph
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/028b2c96-d686-465a-811d-7547c23387b8

#mystery #crimethriller #bookreview #bookrec #bookreviews #bookrecs #booksofmastodon #readersofmastodon #book #books #read #reads #reading #readingcommunity #bookstodon #booktodon

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"The Donut Legion" by Joe R. Lansdale

A joy to be at One More Chapter in Radcliffe tonight - Charlotte and Karen are terrific - go visit #bookshop #books #reading

Hi! Here’s an awesome new cozy mystery called WHOSE BODY IN THE LIBRARY by Eva Gates is available now and it is the 13th book in the Lighthouse Library Mysteries series!

#cozymystery #LighthouseLibraryMysteries #book #newrelease #books #booklover #newbooks #reading #read #readers #bookworms #booknerds #bookaholic

Checking out @theowrites ‘s book rec to get a primer and FAQ on T and other things

#books #reading #transmasc

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Holding a book titled “the trans masculine guide to physical transition”

It’s time to fight against book bans - www.bookbanpetition.us

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

Hi! Here’s an awesome new romance called LEAD ME HOME by Catherine Bybee is available now and it is the 1st book in the Queen Anne Hill series!

#romance #QueenAnneHill #book #newrelease #books #booklover #newbooks #reading #read #readers #bookworms #booknerds #bookaholic

*NEW BLOG POST*

Today on #damppebbles I am sharing this week's #WWWWednesday post. Find out what I've recently finished reading, what I'm currently reading and what I plan to read next!

Check out my post here...
➡️ https://buff.ly/gWpWx6g

#Booktoot #bookstodon #bookmastodon #bookish #books #bookrecommendations #booklovers #bookcommunity #readingcommunity #reading #book #bookblogger #bookblog

Started reading Ross Gay's "Bringing The Shovel Down: Poems."
https://amzn.to/4rXQLSi
📖🖊️
This guy's #poems are always solid.
#books #reading #poetry

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Started reading Ross Gay's "Bringing The Shovel Down: Poems." This guy's #poems are always solid.

Αντέχεις  Πολλά κι είσαι ακόμα εδώ  Αφουγκράσου τα όρια  Ναι, όλοι έχουν!   Για να συνεχίσεις…  | by SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

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www.smashwords.com
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www.scribd.com
www.kobo.com
itunes.apple.com
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shop.vivlio.com
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Hello, here’s a new sweet historical romance called FOR LIBERTY AND LOVE by Shanna Hatfield that is available now and it is the 1st book in the Petticoats and Patriots series!

#sweethistoricalromance #PetticoatsandPatriots #book #newrelease #books #booklover #newbooks #reading #read #readers #bookworms #booknerds #bookaholic

Hello, here’s a new young adult fantasy called KINGDOM OF WAVES by Melissa de la Cruz that is available now and it is the 1st book in the Kingdom of Waves Duology!

#youngadultfantasy #KingdomofWavesDuology #book #newrelease #books #booklover #newbooks #reading #read #readers #bookworms #booknerds #bookaholic

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Delve 141!
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When shadows walk, fear rises.
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Feel that sudden cold down the back of your neck? It’s already too late. That isn't the fear of a trap being set...
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It’s the realization that it has already closed.
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Serial New Tue and Fri
#books #reading #amreading #writingcommunity #fantasy #SFFH #entertainment #altfic #shortstory

Read: The Pretender by Jo Harkin 📚Peasant Pretender puppeteered by powerful Plantagenet proponents. Wolf Hall minus the portentousness. #booksky #reading #books https://micro.blog/books/9780593803301

Books are so great, man. A good book is not only communication between people through space and time; it’s a gourmet meal (or at least a decent dinner and dessert), prepared for your maximum enjoyment and enlightenment. Just think: someone—a team of people even—spent months or years structuring their ideas, editing their words, writing, rearranging, rewriting—all so you can receive their thoughts in the most pleasant and fruitful way! What privilege! What incredible joy!

It’s always refreshing to read a good book after spending time on social media, to consume substantial, sustained, structured words with a beginning and a destination, instead of a collection of disconnected, hastily-written thoughts, which—don’t get me wrong—are great and fun in their own way! But books: oh man, that’s the good stuff. I don’t visit them as often as I should.

#books #reading

#WritersCoffeeClub 16 Jun
Have you ever based a character more or less on yourself?

At some level I empathise with my characters and they draw on my sense of self very slightly. I have zero interest in writing a strictly autobiographical character. I have considered writing a character closer to me than any previously but I can exorcise demons without that. Undecided.

#writing #reading #books

Student #ReadingAbility Spikes After Removing Tech From Class

"Remove all the #distractions and we can get our kids back."

By Frank Landymore
Published Jun 15, 2026

"Would you believe it: a teacher and her students say their reading ability soared after banning tech in the classroom.

"Maureen Mulvaney, an AP Literature and English teacher at Washburn High School in Minneapolis, started the low tech experiment last year after becoming frustrated with plagiarism, distracted students, and plunging literacy rates.

"And so, with the enthusiastic support of parents, she banned phones and laptops, requiring all coursework to be done with pencil and paper. The turnaround was quick and resounding, and despite some initial resistance from students, they quickly fell in love with the old, analog ways of doing things.

"In September, before the experiment started, just 46 percent of Mulvaney’s students said they felt confident about their reading ability. By February, that share shot up to 95 percent.

" 'We’re having a lot of trouble in education and I think what my kids told us was that there is a solution and the solution is to go #LowTech. Go back to the old ways of doing things,' Mulvaney told local TV news station KARE 11. 'Remove all the distractions and we can get our kids back.'

"Mulvaney let her students ease into a tech free environment. First, they started with just ten minutes of silent reading and writing by hand. Still, the first day was 'rough,' she wrote in an essay in The Minnesota Star Tribune. Most students quit after just half a page of longhand composition.

" 'I told the kids this is like lifting weights,' she told KARE 11. 'You don’t go in and you don’t start with 80 pounds.' "

Read more:
https://futurism.com/future-society/students-reading-improves-no-tech-class

#LudditeClub #NoTech #NoPhones #NoAI #Reading #Writing #Humans
#Smartphones are #DumbingUsDown #SolarPunkSunday #Handwriting #NeoLuddites #SmartphoneBan #Longhand

> JD Vance’s sad book tour shows why his 2028 hopes are fading https://www.salon.com/2026/06/15/jd-vances-sad-book-tour-shows-why-his-2028-hopes-are-fading/

#CouchFucker 's book headed to the remainders table.

#CarpetbaggerVance #GOP #PartyOfStupid #books #reading

Mixed Format Books

I have discovered audiobooks recently. Before this, of course I was not a big fan of audiobooks. I was unsure, I was a bit of a purist. I used to feel that if you want to read a book, you know, read a book.

📖 Read more: https://sajalchoudhary.net/evergreen/mixed-format-books/

#books #reading #audiobooks

Mixed Format Books

I have discovered audiobooks recently. Before this, of course I was not a big fan of audiobooks. I was unsure, I was a bit of a purist. I used to feel that if you want to read a book, you know, read a book.

📖 Read more: https://sajalchoudhary.net/evergreen/mixed-format-books/

#books #reading #audiobooks

is like stretching

it's easier if you've done it recently

https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org/116754235912527889

#reading #books

The Greenland Diaries: Day 62

Even with all the supplies I was carrying, I managed to run the entire way home in the heat and pollen. Snowy was right next to me in a sustained gallop. She doesn’t sleep when she’s had too much exercise, but rests on the cold floor of the shed and wags her tail in random intervals. She only falls asleep when I’m sitting around her, which is often. We’re practically attached to the hip.

Last night didn’t help with the intense feelings of danger. The Drum sounded before the sunset. The streetlights beamed on in artificial glows. Cars drove by in curling headlights. Music chimed between warm windows and distant alleys. 

I knew it would happen eventually, and sure enough last night in the dark it did.

Two men and a woman were lured out into the Drum. They dashed out of a house in the back alley, which had been long covered with lines of plants and flowers. They charged towards one of the cars. I’m not sure how long they’d been living inside there, or if they were just traveling through and had picked that spot to hide. It gives me hope and fear to know people were so close to me in all this thundering darkness.

I lost sight of the three people when they charged towards the car. The vehicle was sitting on the street just outside of the alley behind my house.  They called for help, like the machine could answer them. I could hear their voices. The lights of the car glowed between the edges of the plants and buildings. 

That’s when I saw the first one.

The Unnamed charged down the alley. A living shadow with claws. Four more followed it in a tight pack. They hardly broke a leaf as they moved. The streetlights quietly powered down behind them, like they were too afraid to witness what was about to occur. The big Unnamed appeared as well, the type with the mutilated arm. It charged beside my shed, nearly ripping it apart. The walls trembled like paper as it pursued. Snowy barked before I could grab her muzzle, but the monster was too concerned with the people to notice. They typically don’t care about dogs, but I didn’t want them to investigate the sound.

The moment the Unnamed rushed towards the car, the headlights, which were reflecting in the stuffy darkness, went out and the music was cut from the air.

“Spores, they’re just spores,” some man screamed.

Bullets rattled by my shed and the broken tree next to it. I hugged Snowy to my chest and turned my back to the battle. I didn’t want a random shot to come through the shed and hurt her. An explosion shook the air around us, a grenade or rocket launcher. Screams followed, along with hisses and roars. I was too afraid to turn around and watch the battle.

I heard some gurgling and splashing sounds, like water being thrown on the pavement. It had to be blood. It could be nothing else. After the wet sound, everything went back to the Drum. There were no more cars or melodies. The streetlights went silent and dark. Nothing moved.

I stayed close to the shed. The Unnamed I saw yesterday in the daylight looked lost and confused, but it’d probably still try to kill me. I’m not willing to find out. I’ll always keep a weapon close from now on. I checked for signs of the battle yesterday and found bloody clothes and shattered weapons. The guns being destroyed happen to be new, the Unnamed never cared about weapons before. 

The crater from the explosion yesterday has already been filled up by ivy and lines of plants, like those people never existed.