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@Swede1952@universeodon.com · 16h ago
Good morning. 📚📖☕ 16 March 2026 Yesterday, Charlie and I made a Goodwill run, which means it’s time to start filling the box again. By “box,” I mean the large cardboard catch‑all in the laundry room where we toss things we no longer use but someone else might. I also drop in those little trinket gifts charities send. I never use them. Mailing labels are the lone exception — those I’ll keep. While I was at it, I pulled a couple of old technical books off my bookcase and tossed them in the back of the truck. This morning, I want to tackle the bookcase itself and finally fit the novels that have been lounging around the house back into it. I keep telling myself I should take a break from buying new books and reread some of the ones I already own. But how does one resist a new release from a favorite author? C’est la vie. Maybe what I really need is a bigger bookcase. I do wonder if keeping books counts as hoarding. It would certainly explain the little piles that keep appearing in my office. I mean, what do you do with a book you’ve just finished? You put it on the bookcase — or, if there’s no room, you put it next to the bookcase. Then the next one joins it, and the next, and so on. Eventually you look at the growing stack and think, Well, I really need to do something about that. And so it becomes out with the old and in with the new. My library has been slowly shifting from books of knowledge to books that entertain. After all, I’m done with all that going‑to‑work business. Life isn’t about what I need to know anymore — it’s about what I want to know. “Reading books is good. Rereading good books is better.” — Lawrence Clark Powell “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” — Cicero “One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person… To read is to voyage through time.” — Carl Sagan #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #plants #books #library #life
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@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social · 2d ago
Happy π Day! And Albert Einstein was born #OTD 147 years ago! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi Isaac Newton used infinite series to compute π to 15 digits, later writing "I am ashamed to tell you to how many figures I carried these computations". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi#cite_note-Newton-60 "I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." Einstein at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1630 #books #mathematicsDay
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@hollandnumerics@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 09, 2026
More discounts on my paperback books at https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/hollandnumerics until 13Mar2026 + 30% off paperback sales from 01-30Mar2026! Also you can download my ebooks at reduced prices at https://hollandnumerics.org.uk/book-table Tell your friends and colleagues! #sas #altairslc #books #discount #ebooks
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@horrordna@social.horrorhub.club · Mar 09, 2026
Tony loves a good horror novel revolving around music, and he has much to say about Jo Kaplan's THE MIDNIGHT MUSE. Look for it tomorrow from CLASH Books! #books #amreading #horror https://www.horrordna.com/books/the-midnight-muse-jo-kaplan-book-review
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@horrordna@social.horrorhub.club · Mar 09, 2026
Now out from Canelo Books is David Barnett's SCRATCH MOSS. Tony says it's "...surely one of the outstanding releases of 2026." #books #amreading #amreadinghorror https://www.horrordna.com/books/scratch-moss-book-review
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@Av8rdan@squawk.mytransponder.com · Mar 08, 2026
I am amazed at the stuff you learn when you read #books. #Reading opens the mind to new possibilities, and loads up my brain with new and interesting information. I am just getting into Rinker Buck's "Oregon Trail" where he and a brother drive a three-mule team and covered wagon the 2,000 miles of the Oregon Trail in 1989. Tonight I learned 10,000% more about MULES than I had even known before. Strong "Missouri Mules" were apparently the Cadillac of towing animals in the 'Overland' Days.
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@mbee73@universeodon.com · Mar 07, 2026
Project Hail Mary a.k.a. Der Astronaut 👨‍🚀 🚀 the sacred text alongside the new Lego icons set. 📘 ✨ #photography #photo #fotografie #foto #lego #legoicons #projecthailmary #andyweir #books #novel #sciencefiction
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@sophiajanehayden_author@indieauthors.social · Mar 07, 2026
I wrote a cute little story for young children with a few pictures. It's not publishing-quality, but it's cute, so I'm offering it for free to entertain the kiddies, and hopefully, adults will like it too. If you're interested, I'm emailing a pdf of the story to anyone who contacts me through my website. Just go to my website and choose Contact at the top. Then send me a note asking for the free story. It's easy, peasy. Hey, if you like free stuff, today's the day. Parents, if you want a new story for your youngsters, here it is. Enjoy! #story #storytelling #childrensbooks #children #animal #animals #mastodon #books #bookstodon #booksky #writing #writers #writersCoffeeClub #saturday #scribesAndMakers #writer #stories
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@adtothebone@universeodon.com · Mar 07, 2026
For various reasons, I behaved myself at the library’s used book sale after work today — just one tote filled with 14 pounds of books. A nice assortment of mostly cookbooks and kiddie books. #books #reading
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@sophiajanehayden_author@indieauthors.social · Mar 07, 2026
Just one more day on the ebook sale at smashwords.com/sale. BEER POUR is just $1.99, The Fifth Seduction is $1.49, and Flicka's LOVERS is $2.22. Don't miss the great deals at Smashwords. #sales #fridayVibes #friday #mastodon #books #bookstodon #novel
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@StitchedInkMedia@flipboard.social · Mar 07, 2026
Containing words no one is supposed to read for feared influence of widespread dread and the collapse of everything, the books are not driven or influenced by mainstream literary styles and do not easily conform to one or few genres. Otherwise, in the author's opinion and suggested by the efforts of secrecy, they are essential, defining reading for our times. Simultaneity Betrayed (2026) bookfinity.com/search?searc... bookshop.org/beta-search?... www.thriftbooks.com/a/chris-hand... Survival of the Fittest? (2026) www.amazon.com/dp/1738879275 #books #writingcommunity #creativity #environment
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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Mar 06, 2026
The Guardian view on 25 years of Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses: a love story that changed an industry | Editorial Publishing has failed to deliver on its promises after Black Lives Matter. True diversity requires a lasting shift A World Book Day question: which children’s author is name-checked in Stormzy’s song Superheroes (and appears in the video for Mel Made Me Do It ) and Tinie Tempah’s Written in the Stars? The answer, as a generation of readers will know, is former children’s laureate Malorie Blackman. Her groundbreaking novel, Noughts & Crosses, turns 25 this year. Set in a dystopian Britain (Albion), in which racial hierarchies are reversed, this story of star-crossed lovers was one of the… https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/06/the-guardian-view-on-25-years-of-malorie-blackmans-noughts-crosses-a-love-story-that-changed-an-industry #Publishing #Teenbooks #Childrenandteenagers #Books #MalorieBlackman
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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Mar 06, 2026
Top 10 Women in Male-Dominated Character Archetypes All About Male-Dominated Archetypes This list includes Women in fictional media whose personalities and characters are usually reserved for male-dominated roles. In recent years, writers have become more and more interested in writing female characters. However, female leads are sometimes boxed into tropes that are stereotypically ‘girly’. Yet these male-dominated archetypes do not have to… Read More » Top 10 Women in Male-Dominated Character Archetypes The post Top 10 Women in Male-Dominated Character Archetypes appeared first on Bang2write. https://bang2write.com/2026/03/top-10-women-in-male-dominated-character-archetypes.html #audience #books #casestudy #casting #characterrolefunctions
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@countyfencemagazine@universeodon.com · Mar 06, 2026
Gold Diggers & Trophy Wives by Rachael Boardman, the latest in the feud between Brenda and Rachael. https://countyfencemagazine.com/gold-diggers-trophy-wives/ @bookstodon #Books #Writing #Reading #Ontario #Writer #WritersofMastodon #Readers #IndieAuthor #FridayReads #YGK #WeekendReads #EasternON
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@CultureDesk@flipboard.social · Mar 05, 2026
The U.S. Authors Guild has expanded its "Human Authored" certificate program, which launched in beta last year for its members, and is now available to any author whose books are published in the United States. "It's our firm belief that reading is about human connection and readers want books that are written by humans and not computers," Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger. Here's more from Publishers Weekly about how it works. https://flip.it/yJC_7X #Books #Writing #Authors #ArtificialIntelligence #AI
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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Mar 04, 2026
Write Now with R.K. Harrington Today's Write Now interview features R.K. Harrington, author of historical romance. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative » https://writingcooperative.com/write-now-with-r-k-harrington-41bba50e016 #books #interview #writing #writenow #authors
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@Fotoptikon@mastodon.com.pl · Mar 04, 2026
Przyjechały. Niedużo, bo wydaję na druk tylko tyle, ile zarobię na sprzedaży. Sprzedaż jak widać nie szaleje... #books #selfpublishing #writing #authoring
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@stargrace@gamepad.club · Mar 03, 2026
My February reading wrap-up is posted over on Nomadic Reader, not a lot of books this month but I did get my first 5 star (ended up being T. Kingfisher, of course) https://nomadicreader.com/?p=1216 #reading #books
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@drrosannewelch@universeodon.com · Mar 02, 2026
Great Review of Rosanne’s Chapter in “Stories of the Holocaust: Art for Healing and Renewal, Volume II: On Screen and in the Gallery” This week, this review of the books came out last week.  I felt quite honored that out of over 20+ chapters, the Kirkus Reviewer chose to mention mine: “Dr. Rosanne Welch, executive director of the MFA program at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, offers a scholarly exploration of cinematic and theatrical representations of Anne Frank.”    https://rosannewelch.com/2026/03/02/holocaust-volume-2/ #books #history #writing #review #annefrank #stageplay #plays #film #script
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@CultureDesk@flipboard.social · Mar 02, 2026
Dream engineering aims to craft what people dream about, with a view to reducing nightmares, and cultivating calm sleep to help with waking health and creativity.  Karen Van Kampen talked to some of the scientists working on it for her upcoming book, "The Brain Never Sleeps," excerpted in The Walrus. https://flip.it/Nd0wH_ #Science #Sleep #SleepScience #Lifestyle #Books
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