Any Books like The Martian by Andy Weir
I really enjoyed that book and the whole “alone in space” vibe it gives off. Are there any more like it?...
Just in case anyone is interested, Humble Bundle has a Tad Williams bundle containing 21 ebooks for $18. The offer ends in about 1.5 days. (www.humblebundle.com)
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Has there existed a Bad Guy that was volontarly Boring?
Writing a Good Bad Guy in Books (In Fact any media) is the “classic choice” sometimes they are really poorly made, and don’t work. Other times, they are loved so much that when the character was only added to kill the hero, they end up becoming an Icon
Book where the MC is hated for a reason? (With no romance as the focus)
In universe I mean, not by the reader. I remember the few times I saw stories like that were fairly… cringe; the MC was usually a loner and the people didn’t have a good reason to hate him, if any at all!...
Publishing a copy-lefted book (sh.itjust.works)
I’m planning to publish a book in the following months, but I’m not entirely sure if the procedure is the same for both copyrighted and copy-lefted books. If you hadn’t guessed, I’m publishing one with the latter license (i.e. Creative Commons). I’m planning on using Lulu.com for this first book, but I was wondering if...
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US publisher of pro-fascist books revealed as military veteran (www.theguardian.com)
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"The Socialization of Society" and "What Is Bolshevism?" (1918) by Rosa Luxemburg | Socialism For All (www.youtube.com)
Check out c/breadtube for more left video content and discussion....
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Looking for comeuppance heavy series
Loved the Embers of Illeniel series and I’m really digging where Phil Tucker’s Immortal Great Souls series is going, and I’m looking for more. I like the progression elements of a weak/underpowered MC growing into a powerhouse over the course of the story, and I REALLY like said powerhouse using that strength to pay back...
‘Times change’: what authors think about rewriting older books (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/kBVee...
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Book addiction
Do any of you just buy books to add them to your library?...
Is the Internet Archive's controlled digital lending (CDL) going to be shut down?
I have been reading about Hachette v. Internet Archive, but as a layperson with little knowledge about legal matters, I was not able to completely understand the current situation....
wheel of time and corporal punishment
I’m nearing the end of the wheel of time, first book that Sanderson worked on....
What sci-fi would you recommend next?
I have soon finshed all of The Expanse (which I have enjoyed immensely) and last month I finished Peter F Hilton’s Pandoras Star. While I enjoyed the second half of Pandoras Star, they (it’s a trilogy) are such heavy books with rather slow pace. One of my favorite reads last year was Recursion by Blake Crouch - it’s fast...
‘It’s exciting, it’s powerful’: how translated fiction captured a new generation of readers (www.theguardian.com)
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Quinn's Ideas Youtube Channel
I recently found this channel where the guy does really compelling reviews and explanations of books....
The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries (open.substack.com)
Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry
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Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced (in absence) to 8 years in prison for criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine (www.pcgamer.com)
Fortunately for Glukhovsky, he is not actually in Russia, and was sentenced in absentia. His current whereabouts are unknown.
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Authors threaten boycott of Edinburgh book festival over sponsors’ fossil fuel links (www.theguardian.com)
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‘What we publish will stay with you’: inside a small but mighty literary hit factory (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/eK1Rx...
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Do they also sometimes split a book into two in your country?
I hate it, they translate a book and decide that they want to sell it twice so they split it into two. They did it with every book of A Song of Ice and Fire and yesterday I’ve discovered they also did it with To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. I hate paying twice for one book.
Just finished "Shogun" by James Clavell
Wow, what a great adventure! If you haven’t heard of it, it’s about an English sea captain who gets marooned in Japan around 1600, and has to adapt to Japanese culture. Lots of politicking, romance, and decapitation. Very loosely based on real people too....
The Roads to Sata: A 2000-Mile Walk Through Japan
I started reading this book because of the amount of people that describe it as a ‘must read’ for Japan travel enthusiasts or in general, people that feel curious about the country and its people....
‘I wanted to be No 1. But a certain JK Rowling came along’: Jacqueline Wilson on rivalry, censorship – and love (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/HSmIX...
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Books on core exercises?
Preferably a structured graphic guides to initiate the habit. Fantastic if we can store the book for about 20 yrs in a bookshelf. Thank you.