I guess it’s just one of those days 😩😭
@bookstodon #bookstodon #books #reading
Hey Fedi Readers: want to avoid Amazon for books?
1y 6mon ago by wandering.shop/users/susankayequinn in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from stockroom.wandering.shop
I've just installed #koreader on a couple of my devices and like it so far. Connecting to #Calibre wirelessly works on one of them.
1y 9mon ago by mstdn.social/users/jarulf in bookstodon@a.gup.peI've been using Calibre to manage my ebooks for years, but haven't delved very deep into what it's actually capable of. But it seems that the combination of koreader and Calibre might be very useful.
1y 9mon ago by mstdn.social/users/jarulf in bookstodon@a.gup.peIs it too soon to Covid times from 2020 in a fictional story? I’m thinking about including that as one of the plots in an upcoming book. #writingcommunity #authorsofmastodon #author #amwriting
1y 11mon ago by bookstodon.com/users/dickrubin716 in bookstodon@a.gup.peMy heart aches for the children who will no longer have access to their local library because some arrogant assholes decided to be offended by books with new ideas and different perspectives.
2y 7d ago by mastodon.social/users/dbsalk in bookstodon@a.gup.pe#booksuggestions anybody know of some novels or series with themes including the good side of humanity? I really like #StarTrek for that, where the human heart is challenged yet prevails.
2y 10d ago by mstdn.social/users/picklejr in bookstodon@a.gup.peA book I edited was written up in the local paper.
2y 1mon ago by urbanists.social/users/KPED in bookstodon@a.gup.peThis week I've been mainly reading, no. 153.
2y 1mon ago by zirk.us/users/ChrisMayLA6 in bookstodon@a.gup.peThe actual NORTHERN LIGHTS showed up in Virginia and I was too engrossed in a book to notice. #bookstodon librarians
2y 1mon ago by mastodon.social/users/jillrhudy in bookstodon@a.gup.pe
"One never lies to people, they lie to themselves. A good liar gives fools what they want to hear and allows them to free themselves from the facts at hand, and choose the level of self delusion that
2y 1mon ago by c.im/users/TootTropiques in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from s3.c.im10 authors, of whose books I've read at least five:
2y 1mon ago by eldritch.cafe/users/SallyStrange in bookstodon@a.gup.peThis week I've been mainly reading, no. 148.
2y 1mon ago by zirk.us/users/ChrisMayLA6 in bookstodon@a.gup.pe
My #bookreview is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, & spectacular #horror #books far & wide.
2y 1mon ago by social.horrorhub.club/users/stina_marie in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from media.horrorhub.clubLooking forward to the Liz Truss book getting remaindered at The Works in a month or so. Sounds like the finest work of comedy since Airplane! The Movie. 📖 #books #bookstodon
2y 2mon ago by beige.party/users/Schnuckster in bookstodon@a.gup.pe
Ygdrasil, the Internet's first and oldest literary journal is still in operation. Below find three links, [1] to the older archive and [2] to the recent editions and [3] to the old web page.
2y 2mon ago by neon.nightbulb.net/firefly in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from neon.nightbulb.net
Moneyland: Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How to Take It Back by Oliver Bullough
2y 2mon ago by mastodon.social/users/appassionato in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from files.mastodon.social† Vernor Vinge (79)
2y 2mon ago by witter.cz/users/janbartosik in bookstodon@a.gup.pe
Well , I thoroughly enjoyed reading those... #scifi #books #bookstodon
2y 2mon ago by mastodon.beer/users/boab in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from cdn.masto.hostFrom yesterday, my review of the excellent Cascade Failure by L. M. Sagas. Published today.
2y 2mon ago by wandering.shop/users/SusannaShore in bookstodon@a.gup.pe
#FinishedReading this slim volume of early 50s #SciFi by #AEVanVogt . The goofy title and stories of visiting inhabitable Mars and Venus makes this look like super old fashioned stuff, but that, like
2y 3mon ago by fediscience.org/users/RanaldClouston in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from fediscience.orgFresh off of his Nebula nomination for "Bad Doors" (Congrats, John!) and given his upcoming first novel release, Wiswell answers his friend's Princejvstin 's Six Books at the NOAF blog
2y 3mon ago by wandering.shop/users/NerdsofaFeather in bookstodon@a.gup.pe
Asperger Syndrome and Psychotherapy: Understanding Asperger Perspectives by Paula Jacobsen
2y 3mon ago by mastodon.social/users/appassionato in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from files.mastodon.social
Happy release day to me!
2y 3mon ago by wandering.shop/users/jwilker in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from stockroom.wandering.shop
Well, I suppose there's a first time for everything.
2y 3mon ago by wandering.shop/users/clacksee in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from stockroom.wandering.shopThe Hidden Library of St. Paul's Cathedral in London will be available for its first overnight guests on March 15. Two lucky people will be able to peruse its 22,000-book collection and climb the dome
2y 3mon ago by flipboard.social/users/CultureDesk in bookstodon@a.gup.pe
It's my birthday in a few days.
2y 3mon ago by mastodon.social/users/bookgaga in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from files.mastodon.social
Short Stories.
2y 3mon ago by beige.party/users/Likewise in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from media.beige.party@bookstodon Do you own any autographed books? If so, did you personally meet the author at a signing?
2y 3mon ago by beige.party/users/kimlockhartga in bookstodon@a.gup.peThe ActivityPub plugin on my Wordpress blog is working and my entire blogs are posting in full text to Mastodon, links and all. Footnotes are a bit wonky; may need to change the code on those. Finally
2y 4mon ago by mastodon.social/users/jillrhudy in bookstodon@a.gup.peThis week I've been mainly reading, no. 129.
2y 4mon ago by zirk.us/users/ChrisMayLA6 in bookstodon@a.gup.pe#JustFinished Julia, by Sandra Newman
2y 4mon ago by dice.camp/users/DejahEntendu in bookstodon@a.gup.peWhat are your thoughts on DNF (Did Not Finish)-ing books? Do you feel guilty about it? Do you worry you missed out on something? Or are you confident in dropping a book and reaching for the next one?
2y 4mon ago by writing.exchange/users/skaeth in bookstodon@a.gup.peLatest read:
2y 4mon ago by glasgow.social/users/KikiElara in bookstodon@a.gup.pe
Spadework for a Palace, by Laszlo Krasznahorkai, trans John Batki. You are a librarian with a great plan to create a Permanently Closed Library, which you record with other thoughts in a single senten
2y 5mon ago by mastodon.world/users/kenthompson in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com
Extinction Studies: Stories of Time, Death, and Generations
2y 5mon ago by mastodon.social/users/appassionato in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from files.mastodon.social#JustFinished The Humans, by Matt Haig.
2y 5mon ago by dice.camp/users/DejahEntendu in bookstodon@a.gup.pe
The Good Man of Nanking is a crucial document for understanding one of World War II's most horrific incidents of genocide, one which the Japanese have steadfastly refused to acknowledge. It is also th
2y 5mon ago by mastodon.social/users/appassionato in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from files.mastodon.social@bookstodon In 2023 there's been a huge expansion in the number of graphic novels, graphic memoirs, and graphic nonfiction published. They deserve a 2023 "Best of" lis
2y 5mon ago by beige.party/users/kimlockhartga in bookstodon@a.gup.pe
Margins of Writing, Origins of Culture
2y 5mon ago by mastodon.social/users/appassionato in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from files.mastodon.social
Anger, Mercy, Revenge
2y 5mon ago by mastodon.social/users/appassionato in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from files.mastodon.social
The Complete Poems of Michelangelo
2y 5mon ago by mastodon.social/users/appassionato in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from files.mastodon.social
Luís de Camões
2y 5mon ago by mastodon.social/users/appassionato in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from files.mastodon.socialI love #MurielSpark.
2y 5mon ago by kolektiva.social/users/RobertoArchimboldi in bookstodon@a.gup.pe
The Chinese Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Legends
2y 5mon ago by mastodon.social/users/appassionato in bookstodon@a.gup.pe from files.mastodon.socialI'm publishing the expanded Off the Grid book while it's being edited! You can learn more about it here. The eBook is under a #CreativeCommons license
2y 5mon ago by tweesecake.social/users/weirdwriter in bookstodon@a.gup.pe