Just Finished Vita Nostra
It was weird....
US publisher of pro-fascist books revealed as military veteran (www.theguardian.com)
"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....
‘Times change’: what authors think about rewriting older books (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/kBVee...
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...
Jacqueline Wilson says rewriting children’s books can be justified (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/WYdpt...
wheel of time and corporal punishment
I’m nearing the end of the wheel of time, first book that Sanderson worked on....
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....
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.
Authors threaten boycott of Edinburgh book festival over sponsors’ fossil fuel links (www.theguardian.com)
Quinn's Ideas Youtube Channel
I recently found this channel where the guy does really compelling reviews and explanations of books....
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?...
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....
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.
‘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...
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....
‘What we publish will stay with you’: inside a small but mighty literary hit factory (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/eK1Rx...
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.
Please provide me the best materials to understand Macbeth. (sh.itjust.works)
Was recently watching this www.arte.tv/en/videos/…/giuseppe-verdi-macbeth/...
‘I can’t stress how much BookTok sells’: teen literary influencers swaying publishers (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/Uz7ql...
The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries (open.substack.com)
Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry
Viberary - Vibe based book search engine (viberary.pizza)
It gives you book recommendations based on ✨vibes. ✨ You enter a search query like “funny scifi” and it returns a list of (hopefully!) good recommendations.
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!...
12 reasons to stop using Goodreads - selected by Goodreads staff (help.goodreads.com)
It could be kind of lame to poke fun at a site that I don’t use (anymore), but I find this funny enough to share: Goodreads has started changing and updating their site last year, but apparently they’ve broken a ton of things in the process, and now they’ve published an announcement with the list of 12 bugs they’re...