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EgyptianAphorist , to bookstodon
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“This is a very large collection of aphorisms that strike me as familiar .

They touch something deep, are honest and deserve to be ingested slowly.”

— @EricIndiana

https://www.amazon.com/Quarantine-Notes-Aphorisms-Morality-Mortality-ebook/dp/B0CBCWV7HS?ref_=ast_author_mpb

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skiffyandfanty , to bookstodon
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Today at the blog, our dear @TrishEM reviews THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES by Malka Older.

https://skiffyandfanty.com/blog/review-the-mimicking-of-known-successes-by-malka-older/

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kristianeleigh , to bookstodon
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Books read in August… a mostly blah month… HOWEVER, The Centre and Vampires of El Norte were both excellent!

I’ve been in a bit of a slump lately with so many mediocre-at-best books. This month seems to be looking up, though… here’s hoping!

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ExcessivelyDiverting , to histodons
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10 Most Iconic Forbidden Movie Romances
https://www.cbr.com/forbidden-movie-romances/

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jwilker , to bookstodon
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New week. New Reads!
I accidentally grabbed book 4 of the The Frost Files. So had to go back and get book 1. Really enjoying it.

I'm of course enjoying @pluralistic 's latest. I'm already fuming and hopeful and have highlighted so much of it.

What're you reading?
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EgyptianAphorist , to histodons
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Excellent of the featuring illuminating footnotes and essays to better understand in context & dispel .

Highly recommended for students of comparative :

https://youtube.com/shorts/0tHhqqEgUPw?si=NAN0YrZ28thrh_ix

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EgyptianAphorist , to bookstodon
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Fascinating book about the tyrannical sympathies of philosophers who ought to know better...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1590170717?pc_redir=1410358730&robot_redir=1&fbclid=IwAR2rp8LN_b6Z3Zp_qdIlfd1z2yp4w2gjbWHca9JuJi1ijbdT5ftXjVZdiZk#productDescription_secondary_view_pageState_1410713067713

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CindySue , to bookstodon
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I finished The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. I decided that something light was in order after that so I grabbed If Mashed Potatoes Could Dance by Paige Shelton. I think a fun cozy mystery is just what I need right now.

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Princejvstin , to bookstodon
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http://www.nerds-feather.com/2023/09/adri-and-joe-read-hugos-short-story.html

At the @NerdsofaFeather blog, Senior editors @arifel and @Joe read the Hugos: Short Story



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rhiannongrant , to bookstodon
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Here are a handful of excellent novels I’ve read so far this year.

https://brigidfoxandbuddha.wordpress.com/2023/09/12/fiction-recommendations/

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kcfromaustcrime , to bookstodon
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My review of Lowbridge by Lucy Campbell has just been posted at:

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/lowbridge-lucy-campbell

In 2018, Katherine Ashworth is struggling. The death of her daughter has precipitated a major falling apart, which she's self-medicating with sleeping pills and vodka. A move to the small town of her husband's childhood - Lowbridge - is the beginning of the fight for Katherine to regain a purpose to her life, and stop the self-destruction.







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lunalein , to bookstodon
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@bookstodon folks, do you listen to audiobooks? If so:

  • Do you have favorite narrators? Or the opposite? Ever started or quit listening to something because of the voice?
  • if you’re talking about a book, do you say you’ve read it?

dbsalk ,
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@lunalein @bookstodon I love a good audiobook! A good narrator can really elevate the listening experience. I loved Jim Dale's reading of the Harry Potter series. I think he's won awards for it? Julia Whelan also does nice work. I think the best overall narration I've enjoyed, though, would have to be Lenny Henry's narration of Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman. It is an absolute treat and I can't recommend it enough.

I consider listening to an audiobook "reading." I don't differentiate.

ExcessivelyDiverting , to histodons
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The Best of 2000s Rom-Coms
https://www.alittlebithuman.com/the-best-of-2000s-rom-coms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-of-2000s-rom-coms

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jillrhudy , to bookstodon
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According to a marketing insert in Library Journal, Leslie Jones ad-libs in her audiobook of LESLIE F*CKING JONES. So yeah. Stellar. Six days away. @bookstodon

CindySue , to bookstodon
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I am actually reading a book! After over a month of not really reading anything but cookbooks, I am finally finishing a book.

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ExcessivelyDiverting , to histodons
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From ‘The Empress’ to ‘Transatlantic’, 9 of the most sumptuous period dramas on Netflix

https://vogue.sg/period-dramas-on-netflix/

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Shanmonster , to indigenousauthors
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Toronto folks, I have a reading this Saturday! I hope you can make it. The Supply Chain reading by Aaron Schneider. Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto in the Living Room. Event starts at 7:00, readings at 7:30. “The Supply Chain is an ambitious swing-for-the-fences kind of novels that revitalizes the form.” -Jeffery Dupuis. Guests: Marianne Apostolides and Shantell Powell. Attendees are respectfully asked to wear a mask. @indigenousauthors

EgyptianAphorist , to bookstodon
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Talk about making strange! Everything was askew...

Where were my chalk-marks now, my blocked-out map of moves?

If only I could creep up on the whole of life like this, and see it all from a different perspective...

I stood listening, and seemed listened back to by the silence...

not thinking, exactly, but touching the thought of thought, as one would touch the tender, buzzing edges of a wound.

— Banville

https://www.raintaxi.com/that-particular-intense-gaze-an-appreciation-of-john-banville/

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LizzyGrey , to smutstodon
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🌴 From Cop to Captive: Alix's world plunged into darkness when she crossed paths with a ruthless drug lord. Now, she's stranded on his island, a reluctant captive. Can Alix break free from this tropical prison? 🏝️

Amazon - http://mybook.to/TrappedInParadise

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NickEast , to bookbubble
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I'm always looking for new and innovative wasy to excuse my book hoarding.
I hadn't realised I could use the 'I'll die someday so nothing matters' angle...😜😂

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RanaldClouston , to bookstodon
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this collection of spooky stories from pioneering women writers. Quality varied, but some gems here: loved the chilly, elegant 'In the Closed Room' by , the myth-like 'The Were-Wolf' by and the humour of 'The Banshee's Halloween' by . Great cover too. @bookstodon

NarrelleMHarris , to bookstodon
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The wonderful Katya de Becerra spoke on TripleR radio today about our anthology, This Fresh Hell - they loved talking with her so much they've posted 10 minutes of the interview as a highlight!

Listen here for Katya's insights on the revival in modern horror and how its challenging old tropes and bringing in new voices!

https://www.rrr.org.au/on-demand/segments/katya-de-becerra-this-fresh-hell

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kcfromaustcrime , to bookstodon
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My review of Keep Her Sweet by Helen Fitzgerald has just been posted at:

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/keep-her-sweet-helen-fitzgerald

It must take real writing skill to create a novel around 3.5 of the most unpleasant, conflicted, dysfunctional and frequently flat out awful people you'd ever read about, and make it as compelling and downright fascinating as KEEP HER SWEET.







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stina_marie , to horrorbooks
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My is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, spectacular far & wide.

🦀The tragic trajectory of WHAT KIND OF MOTHER starts normally enough then veers into waves of horror you'd NEVER imagine. Luckily, Clay McLeod Chapman HAS, & he's written a nightmare that will grab you in its pincers. You'll never look at aquatic creatures in the same way. It's Horror-ific! (Quirk)

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@phoenixashes76 @betaquarii @bookstodon I loved James Schmitz when I was younger, especially the stories with Telzey Amberdon a teenage telepath and feisty heroine that guys and aliens frequently underestimated!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1452589.Telzey_Amberdon

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