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There is an Austen quote for everything!
#AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia
Amazon wants to rule the world
We love our customers.
Amazon only your data!
Booksellers work with ~ 25% margin,
Amazon wants 60% from the publishers.
We pay fees and taxes in our city, Amazon doesn't.
We have fair working conditions, Amazon doesn't. Why do people buy books from Amazon? We have fixed prices in Germany, whether in Munich, Buxtehude or on Amazon - new books cost the same!
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#JeffBezos #Amazon #data #WorkingConditions #taxes #books
NEW #MURDERBOT STORY!!
NEW MURDERBOT STORY!!
reactormag.com/read-a-new-murd…
Read a New Murderbot Story for Free, Right After the Season Finale - Reactor
The new novelette will be released on Reactor immediately following the final episode of AppleTV+’s MurderbotReactor
Today is the final day of #SCOTUS’ term — & the justices have left some of the most important & contentious cases until the end.
They are slated to release 6 opinions, including decisions that will deal with nationwide #injunctions on #Trump’s ban on #BirthrightCitizenship, whether #parents can opt their children out of #school lessons involving #LGBTQ #books, & a #Texas #law that requires age verification to view online #porn.
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Lavonnia Moore, a 45-year-old library manager, who had worked at the Georgia library for 15 years, was fired after displaying When Aidan Became a Brother, a children's book about a transgender boy.
lgbtqnation.com/2025/06/christ…
#politics #USpol #Georgia #books #bookstodon #censorship #LGBTQIA #trans #transphobia #library
Aron Wiesenfeld's Post-It drawings convey vast narratives within a three-inch square.
See more on Colossal: thisiscolossal.com/2025/06/aro…
Wandering Minds Reach the Bounds of Post-Its in Aron Wiesenfeld's 'Playtime' — Colossal
Aron Wiesenfeld has been experimenting with a tinier canvas, packing the same enigmatic energy into a Post-It.Grace Ebert (Colossal)
Hey #Bookstodon. I'm training hard to earn the title of World's Laziest Marketer. Thus four of my first-in-series books are free for the summer months.
Benefit from my laziness! Read some fun mystery novels. Maybe buy some of the subsequent books, if my work tickles your fancy. Boosts appreciated. Thanks! 😎
SUMMER FREEBIES 👉🏼 cheribaker.com/collections/sum…
#books #selfpromo #marketingsucks #mystery #cozy #DRMFree
Summer Freebies
Mars hasn't had a murder in 70 years, until today. Outlaw Justice is available in stores...Cheri Baker
a few years ago i decided to read The Warmth of Other Suns by Isaebl Wilkerson for Juneteenth and it was amazing. (i'd also go on to read Caste, another great book she wrote about race in the US)
highly recommend (both)
Other Suns is not about Juneteenth, but about the Black Migration in the US
i learned so much from that book.
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The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson: 9780679763888 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF THE NEW ...PenguinRandomhouse.com
One of my favourite quotes from Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea, published in 1968
"It is very hard for evil to take hold of the unconsenting soul."
Last week, former elementary school teacher Spencer Russell posed a question to parents who follow his Instagram account, Toddlers Can Read: “Why aren’t you reading aloud to your kids?”
The responses, which Russell shared with the Guardian, ranged from embarrassed to annoyed to angry. “It’s so boring,” said one parent. “I don’t have time,” said another. One mother wrote in: “I don’t enjoy reading myself.”
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…
‘It’s so boring’: Gen Z parents don’t like reading to their kids - and educators are worried
Screen time has increasingly replaced story time, and experts warn this could lead to children falling behindAlaina Demopoulos (The Guardian)
#BostonWeekend 16/x
Fri-sun
Used Book Sale in #LowellMA lowelllibrary.org/events/
#boston #Lowell #books
#bookstodon #writersofmastodon #authors #Books #writers #writerslife
Thank God for Unions!
'Statement from Mandy Lamoureux regarding the schoolbook ban
May 26, 2025
“Teens need adults to actually be adults about sex”
CUPE 3550 represents 3,500 employees (including library workers) at the Edmonton Public School Board. President Mandy Lamoureaux issued the following statement regarding Alberta Education Minister Dimitrios Nicolades’s policy on ‘age appropriate books’ in school libraries.
“The problems in Alberta education today stem from underfunded schools. Today’s announcement is a transparent attempt to distract from funding issues with dubious culture wars.
The government should talk to parents, who will tell them book censorship does nothing to solve the real issues students face.
The education minister is nearly silent about the fact that schools are laying off staff as Jordan’s Principle funding dries up. The Minister also avoids discussing overcrowding in classrooms, funding levels that don’t match inflation, support for special needs kids, and staff wages that don’t keep up with the cost of living.
Instead, Minister Nicolades bans books with gay and queer themes.
Experts agree that in an age when teens can access pornography at almost anytime, young people need literature with healthy depictions of sexuality. Sex is something kids know about, and need to learn about in thoughtful and respectful ways.
The UCP plan to divert attention from the failures of their own education system will only hurt teens who need adults to actually be adults about sex.”'
#education #union #unionstrong #abpoli #bookban #books
Oh neat, the Alberta government is throwing a book banning party! I wonder if there will be a bonfire?
*EDIT: According to the president of the education workers' union (which includes library workers), "Minister Nicolades bans books with gay and queer themes."
Though surely you already knew what this was all about, now you have it in writ.
Heterosexual love is "romance", but homosexual love is "sexual content".
#abpoli #education #bookban #books
"Shuggie was cancelled in Texas. I was supported by the librarians. A single librarian stood up and spoke out first. That took bravery and moral clarity.
Librarians are on the frontline. Support library unions, support librarians. It starts with them coming for queer books, then they'll come for them all. Wherever you go, if you see a library, support it."
US-based Shuggie Bain author Douglas Stuart in conversation at LiteratureXchange Aarhus Literary Festival
#LitX #Aarhus #Libraries #Books
ArsTechnica: Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books
"The Chicago Sun-Times obviously gets ChatGPT to write a 'summer reads' feature almost entirely made up of real authors but completely fake books. What are we coming to?"
#AI #greygoo #AIpocalypse #books #journalism #LLMs
The library is doing a "pick your own" window of bookmarks that have been left inside returned books. I had so much fun browsing 🥰
#bookstodon #books #library #shiny #bookmarks
🤨 “Amazon is selling books marketed at people seeking techniques to manage their ADHD that claim to offer expert advice yet appear to be authored by a chatbot such as ChatGPT.”
theguardian.com/technology/202…
‘Dangerous nonsense’: AI-authored books about ADHD for sale on Amazon
Experts say online retailer has ethical responsibility to guard against chatbot-generated work on sensitive topicsRachel Hall (The Guardian)
So the #WomensEpics series is officially done. You can find and read all 26 posts here:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com…
I also made some promo posts. Because I think these epics should also be highlighted, and included in a wider literary canon. Because they have fascinating, complex, amazing women protagonists, and they have a whole lot to teach us.
#women #WomensHistory #epics #mythology #folklore #literature #books
Women's Epics A to Z
My 2025 A to Z Challenge theme was #WomensEpics - traditional epics from around the world with women as their main protagonist. Here is the ...multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com
Today in labor history April 28, 1896: Na Hye-sok was born. She was a South Korean feminist, poet, writer, painter and journalist. She was the first female professional painter and the first feminist writer in Korea. In 1919, the authorities jailed her for participating in the March 1st Movement against Japanese rule in Korea. In 1934, she published an essay called “Divorce Testimony.” In that piece, she wrote about the repression of female sexuality. She also said that her ex-husband couldn’t satisfy her sexually and refused to talk about it with her. And she also promoted the idea of "test marriages," where a couple would live together before marrying to see if they really were compatible. These ideas were considered so scandalous and shocking that her career took a tailspin and never recovered.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #feminism #poetry #writer #korea #NaHyesok #books #art #sexuality #painter @bookstadon
Happy World Book Day!
To celebrate, receive 10% off your entire order of any of my newly restocked #poetry books at nihtgengapress.com. Use the code BOOKDAY at checkout!
Thank you for supporting independent authors!
Nihtgenga Press
Books, Art, and Merchandise from Author Michelle Joy Gallagher and Matt SoffeNihtgenga Press
Sharing two interesting books from my collection:
Huge 1668 published New Testament & 1665 published New Testament! #books #bookstodon
boost to help me survive 
It's tiiiiime! This is the longest book reading video to date, and it's finally done 
Listen to it to scratch the Elder Scrolls autism itch or just to fall asleep to~
[The Great War]
youtube.com/watch?v=ijUhbKvbLo…
If you like it and/or want to help me survive, ko-fi monthlies help me buy food for me and my cats and I appreciate every one a ton 
[ko-fi] ko-fi.com/octaviaconamore
[paypal] paypal.me/octaviaconamore
This recording was honestly frustrating as hell to get recorded because of environmental factors leading to somewhere between 30+ discarded takes, but it was worth it, and I can't wait until tomorrow comes so I can work on the next one 
Thank you all for supporting me so far, and I hope you like the reading~ 
#Vtuber #ENVtuber #Bard #Games #Gaming #LGBTQ #Queer #Trans #TransFem #VoiceActing #Fantasy #Reading #Bookstodon #Books #ElderScrolls #Skyrim #Oblivion 
Maksa käyttäjälle Octavia Con Amore
Viimeistele osto napauttamalla. Ei PayPal-tiliä? Ei hätää.PayPal.Me
My #library passport adventure continues — this week was special because I visited several little free libraries, dropping off #solarpunk zines, on the way to the Big Library, then went to the #HandsOff protest after.
Pretty much the perfect Saturday.
#LittleFreeLibrary #solarpunk #libraryeconomy #booksky #books #resist
The Nation’s First Black Female Doctor Blazed a Path for Women in Medicine. But She Was Left Out of the Story for Decades
After earning a medical degree in 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler died in obscurity and was buried without a headstone
By Ella Jeffries
smithsonianmag.com/history/the…
Rebecca Lee Crumpler at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q…
#books #medicine #womeninscience
Well, if you need something to do to keep your spirits up during these trying times, why not learn to draw with this 1913 book.
archive.org/details/whattodraw…
Via publicdomainreview.org/collect…
#art #drawing #books #WhatToDraw
I stole the idea from bookclub and put Serviceberry in my local Little Free Library along with encouragement to share! Plus a solarpunk zine and my own collection of short stories 🙂
@bookstadon #solarpunk #LittleFreeLibrary #books #bookstodon
As you will know I'm no stranger to typos, so this cartoon goes out to anyone who sent me a massage about a typo in a post (as always thanks for your help, much appreciated) bit also to my Mastodon friend @h4890 who will appreciate this on a Saturday morning.
#Libraries #libertarianism #reading #books
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks ... was an African-American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research.
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David Edward Byrd, the designer and artist behind the iconic Broadway posters for "Follies," "Godspell," "Little Shop of Horrors" and many more, has died at age 83. Here's a brief tribute to him from Broadway World. His autobiography, "Poster Child: The Psychedelic Art & Technicolor Life of David Edward Byrd," was published in 2023. Buy it at Bookshop.org via the second link.
#DavidEdwardByrd #Art #PosterArt #Theater #Broadway #InMemoriam #RIP #Books @bookstodon
Broadway Poster Artist David Edward Byrd Passes Away at 83
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of graphic artist David Edward Byrd, who died yesterday, February 3, 2025, according to reports from family and friends.BroadwayWorld.com
The lovely librarians at the Seattle Public Library have put together a list of books "centering transformative thought and action ideas around creating social change." It's split into two parts, here's the first:
#books #reading #libraries #SPL @bookstodon@a.gup.p
seattle.bibliocommons.com/v2/l…
The Path Forward, Part 1 — a staff-created list from The Seattle Public Library
Resource texts centering transformative thought and action ideas around creating social change. Created December 2024 by DTH Adult Services Librarian. Annotations from NoveList Plus, unless otherwise attributed.The Seattle Public Library
Bookshop.org is now selling ebooks
Up to 100 percent of the profits will go to indie bookstores.
engadget.com/mobile/tablets/bo…
#books #bookstodon #reading #bookstore #ebooks #indiebookstores
Please try to become a School Board Member if you are keen on being an impediment to the terrible slide into fascism. The fascists are already filling these key positions.
#SchoolBoards #Books #Fascism #StandingUp
There are some important and also scary implications for the world today.
#books #bookstodon #history
Since the post on Ursula K. Le Guin's schedule is still getting traction, grabbing the opportunity to once again mention her blog, which she started at the age of 81, where, beyond her thoughts and her usual brilliant insight and writing, she also frequently shared many snippets and affectionate posts about her cat Pard, who, according to a recent update by the person currently maintaining her Instagram account, is now 14 and still doing well (instagram.com/p/DCsakr5yJEf/?h…).
#UrsulaKLeguin #Books #Bookstodon #CatsOfMastodon #Cats
