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#Writing #Reading #Write #Read #WritingCommuity #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #NonFiction #Shorts #Short #Stories #Story #ShortStories #StoryTelling #Free #Blog #BlogWriting #Blogging #Mystery #Fantasy #Horror #Action #Adventure #Romance
An excerpt from the new Atavist Magazine story, "The Balloon That Fell From the Sky," by Nick Davidson: https://longreads.com/2025/04/03/balloon-race-belarus-disaster/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#Longreads #Nonfiction #Journalism #TrueStory #Ballooning #Balloon #Race #Belarus
The Race That Turned to Ruin
"Fifteen teams lifted off from Switzerland in gas ballooning’s most audacious race. Three days later, two of them drifted into Belarusian airspace—but only one would survive."Longreads
Not all #nonfiction books are bland & boring. His books are really interesting & blend factual text with comic #illustrations.
#bookstodon #reading #history #Bosnia #SoftcoverBooks #ReadMoreBooks #Readers #WhatImReading #literature #WarHistory #LearnHistory
A gripping memoir of life in Jerusalem from one of Australia's most experienced Middle East correspondents.
@bookstodon
#books
#nonfiction
#memoir
#Israel
#Jerusalem
Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas is the first YA book I have decided to read in AGES. The world and the concept sounded very cool.
Our Lives, Our Words is a collection of life stories from aravani (hijra) women from Tamil Nadu, compiled by one of them. It is touching read.
#bookstodon #AmReading #lgbtq #queer #image #books #transgender #nonfiction #YAfiction
- Harm and hope in West Virginia (The Delacorte Review)
- The fast-food fight Ali lost (Defector)
- The day doubt took over (Aeon)
- When fear slithers in (The Bitter Southerner)
- Kitzbühel’s wild side (Outside)
https://longreads.com/2025/03/07/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-553/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#Essay #Reading #Nonfiction #Writing #Journalism #Storytelling
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending notable stories by Adlai Coleman, Dan McQuade, Ronald W. Dworkin, Rebecca Burns, and Devon O’Neil.Longreads
#bookstodon #nonfiction #books #AmReading #history #lgbtq #queer #LGBTHistoryMonth
https://archive.org/details/reporting-for-the-media
@bookstodon
#books
#nonfiction
#reporting
#journalism
#textbook
Reporting For The Media : Fred Fedler, John R. Bender, Lucinda Davenport, Michael W. Drager : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
I had to get this book for my Journalism class (Hello Ms. Noguera!) and I found it an interesting textbook that had both good and bad points. On the plus side...Internet Archive
Honestly I never really got the whole opera thing, but now I am suspecting they were teaching it wrong in Music class. This book was a wild ride, more adventurous than any novel a writer could have come up with. Da Ponte is a holy fool, a hopeless romantic, a charming idiot, an annoying genius, an easy mark, a talented poet, a self-absorbed weirdo, and an all-around fascinating character.
#bookstodon #books #music #opera #history #nonfiction
"Traveling to Paris with a letter of recommendation from Marie Antoinette in 1792 might not have been the wisest decision."
#indeed #nonfiction #history #oops
I was worried at first that this would be a sad read, but it was truly fascinating. A Dutch sea captain brought a tame Indian rhino named Clara to Europe, and toured the entire continent with her for 20 years. She didn't only become the first well-known example of her species - but also the subject of the first viral marketing campaign in history.
#bookstodon #books #AmReading #animals #history #nonfiction
• Trader No’s? (Fast Company)
• Carnivorous curiosity (Alta Journal)
• A meditation on power (Switchyard)
• The overlooked sense of smell (Nautilus)
• Riding bulls in Manhattan (The Paris Review)
https://longreads.com/2025/01/17/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-546/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#Longreads #Reading #Nonfiction #Essay #Writing #Journalism
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending excellent stories by Clint Rainey, Blythe Roberson, Mya Frazier, Katy Kelleher, and Jasper Nathaniel.Longreads
#PolymathReadingChallenge 2025
Read 12 #NONFICTION books
Rules:
- you can read them in any order
- (auto)biographies count
- write a review of each (here or on Bookwyrm)
- use the # when posting about the challenge
Categories: See next toot in this thread.
Everyone gets their 12th category randomly through WikiRoulette. If you want to take part, respond to this thread and I'll give you one.
Feel free to use # for recommendations
#bookstodon #reading #ReadingChallenge
It is a yearly 12-book nonfiction reading challenge. You read books of your choice for 12 categories, and post your reviews of them. I have had immense fun finding books for topics I otherwise wouldn't read.
Would people want to join in if I also ran it on Mastodon?
#PolymathReadingChallenge #Reading #books #bookstodon #ReadingChallenge #nonfiction
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wild-faith-talia-lavin/1144796270?ean=9780306829192
@bookstodon
#book #Books #bookreview #bookreviews #nonfiction #journalism #culture #religion #politics #UnitedStates #Evangelical_Christianity
Funniest book: It's a tie between The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff and Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland. The first is hella feminist and is set in contemporary north India. The latter is hella queer and is set in a fantasy version of the Caribbean (gay pirates!)
Best scifi adventure: Echo of Worlds by M. R. Carey
Best thought-provoking scifi: Julia by Sandra Newman
(Scifi is my main genre so I have to divide it up)
Best non-fiction: The Balfour Declaration by Jonathan Schneer. It has the best writing imo. Closely followed by Late Victorian Holocausts by Mike Davis.
All of these books are good; if I don't like a book then I usually don't finish it and am even less likely to review it.
My bookwyrm handle is just @SallyStrange@bookwyrm.social! I will probably be posting about even more books in 2025, as I've now really gotten into the habit of using Bookwyrm.
http://bookwyrm.social/user/SallyStrange/2024-in-the-books?key=c51bab9e5ea146ae94fdf18b29939a55
#books #scifi #SFF #nonfiction
@bookstodon
In today's list, we've compiled our 10 most-read editors' picks of 2024, including stories about a warthog, cruise ships, an adult autism diagnosis, and more.
https://longreads.com/2024/12/17/the-most-popular-editors-picks-of-the-year/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#Longreads #Writing #Journalism #Nonfiction #Reporting
Best of 2024: The Most Popular Editors’ Picks of the Year
Our readership has spoken! This list compiles the most-viewed stories we recommended in 2024.Longreads
-Reclaiming soil—and one family’s story
-A club of country collectors
-The rise of Big Headlight
-How saints are made
-An alphabetical ode to felines
https://longreads.com/2024/12/06/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-542/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#Longreads #Essay #Journalism #Nonfiction #Reading
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending stories by Christina Cooke, Tim Neville, Nate Rogers, Linda Kinstler, and Sandra Beasley.Longreads
https://medium.com/the-book-cafe/the-hope-and-the-glory-and-other-stories-from-herman-wouk-that-raised-the-roof-in-an-antisemitic-43dd7d9187c8
#HermanWouk #Nonfiction #Fiction #BookReview #BookRecommendations #Israel #History #writerscommunity
The incredible and inspiring story of Elzbieta Zawacka, the World War II female resistance fighter known as Agent Zo.
@bookstodon
#books
#nonfiction
#biography
#women
#Poland
#Britain
#WWII
#resistance
A gripping memoir of life in Jerusalem from one of Australia's most experienced Middle East correspondents. Leading Australian journalist John Lyons will take readers on a fascinating personal journey through the wonders and dangers of the Middle East.
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#books
#nonfiction
#memoir
#MiddleEast
#Jerusalem
#Israel
#Palestine
I'd have posted it on @medium before #Medium greatly discouraged it with a post saying that even if you spend days on a thoughtful piece, you could get denied a boost for something trivial like profanity. It just made no sense, so hello, Substack.
#books #culture #literature #nonfiction #journalism
https://jansplaining.substack.com/p/100-books-i-like-part-2-nonfiction?r=i4bz
100 Books I Like: Part 2 (Nonfiction)
An A-to-Z guide to 50 great nonfiction books I've read as a critic, each in 100 words or fewerJan Harayda (Jansplaining)
An indispensable guide to understanding the Israel–Palestine conflict, and how we might yet still find a way out of it.
@bookstodon
@palestine
#books
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#history
#Palestine
#Israel
#IlanPappe
12. Farkasvölgy
(The last category in the challenge is always randomly selected for everyone)
I read a collection of primary sources about the history of Budapest's XII. district. It started at the Ottoman Wars, and went all the way to the Communist Era, with court records, newspaper articles, personal diaries, letters, and other interesting contemporary sources. Great local history publication.
https://www.antikvarium.hu/konyv/hegyvideki-olvasokonyv-655153-0
#books #bookstodon #Hungarian #nonfiction
Szatucsek Zoltán: Hegyvidéki olvasókönyv (Budapest Főváros XII. Kerületi Önkormányzata, 2000) - antikvarium.hu
Tisztelt Olvasó! Tisztelt hegyvidéki polgár! Egy évezred küszöbéhez érkeztünk. Különleges, egyedi, megismételhetetlen az évforduló, _ amely arra kötelez...Antikvarium.hu
Sultan of Zanzibar: The Bizarre World and Spectacular Hoaxes of Horace de Vere Cole (Martyn Downer)
Known mostly for the infamus Dreadnaught Hoax (feat. Virginia Woolf) Horace Cole was a fascinating figure in the early 20th century. A real life trickster as well as a tragic figure whose world changed drastically due to historic events. Downer does a great job with this biography, giving a realistic picture of him.
https://www.amazon.com/Sultan-Zanzibar-Bizarre-Spectacular-Hoaxes/dp/0948238461
#books #bookstodon #nonfiction
Repülős Gizi, a tolvajok királynője (Bodnár Gizella)
[Flying Gizi, Queen of Thieves]
The autobiography of the famous Hungarian thief Bodnár Gizella (Flying Gizi). An honest and fascinating read about addiction, living through the entire 20th century as a woman, struggles, poverty, and life in prison. Being a talented thief is the least memorable thing about this woman's story.
https://www.libri.hu/konyv/Repulos-Gizi-A-tolvajok-kiralynoje-16.html
#nonfiction #books #bookstodon #Hungarian #crime #biography
Repülős Gizi - A tolvajok királynője (Bodnár Gizella)
Temérdek cifra dolgot láttam, hallottam, amit mások észre sem vesznek, vagy ha igen, nem tudják végiggondolni, micsoda mit jelent. Mennyi a súlya.Libri Könyvkereskedelmi Kft.
The search for Omm Sety (Jonathan Cott)
The fascinating biography of a woman who was declared dead at age 3, and came back to life remembering her previous life in Ancient Egypt. She dedicated her entire life to studying Egypt, moved there, helped archaeologists, and remembered a lot of things that later were discovered to be true...
https://www.amazon.com/Search-Omm-Sety-Jonathan-Cott/dp/0446390402
#nonfiction #books #bookstodon #history #Egypt #women
Medical Muses: Hysteria in Nineteenth-Century Paris (Asti Hustvedt)
The book explores the heyday of the study of "hysteria", through the lives of three women who were exhibitied in Paris as model hysterics. Sometimes very dark and sometimes amusing, the author goes beyond trying to diagnose them, focusing on the cultural context of "hysteria".
https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Muses-Hysteria-Nineteenth-Century-Paris/dp/0393025608
#nonfiction #books #bookstodon #MentalHealth #history
Are You Not Entertained?: Mapping the Gladiator Across Visual Media (Lindsay Steenberg)
Really fun read with all the gladiator stuff coming out this year. The author explores the gladiator as an archetype, and the arena fight as a trope, across various movies and TV shows (even outside historical movies, e.g. Hunger Games, Gamer, Fight Club etc). Lots of good insight into gender, nostalgia etc.
https://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Not-Entertained-Gladiator/dp/1350120073
#nonfiction #books #bookstodon #gladiator
The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier (April White)
In the late 19th century, traveling to Sioux Falls was the easiest way to get a divorce - after only 90 days of residency. So the city's largest hotel turned into a "divorce colony" of women (and some men) waiting for their freedom. The book is an awesome read, full of personal stories.
https://www.amazon.com/Divorce-Colony-Revolutionized-Marriage-American/dp/0306827662
#books #bookstodon #nonfiction #divorce #AmReading
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession (Allison Hoover Bartlett)
The story of a man who used credit card scams to buy extremely expensive rare books and hoard them. The author explores the world of rare book collecting, buyers and sellers and scammers alike. 📚
https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Loved-Books-Much/dp/1594484813
#bookstodon #books #nonfiction #AmReading
The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them (Elif Batuman)
Shorter essays about people who engage with Russian literature, including the author herself. Stories like organizing a Russian literature conference in California, or her summer study in Uzbekistan, or the history of the Ice Palace. Interesting read, although I didn't always like the author's personal attitude.
https://www.amazon.com/Possessed-Adventures-Russian-Books-People/dp/0374532184
#books #bookstodon #nonfiction #Russia #literature
Sparks: China's Underground Historians and their Battle for the Future (Ian Johnson)
Highly recommended read. The author traces the work of underground historians, archivists, and documentary filmmakers in China who try to keep records of history that has been erased or changed by the party. They often literally risk their life and freedom to do it.
https://www.amazon.com/Sparks-Chinas-Underground-Historians-Battle/dp/0197575501
#history #China #nonfiction #bookstodon #books
The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies (Richard Hamblyn)
The story of how cloud types were named by Luke Howard at the turn of the 19th century. The book gives great historical context starting from the 1600s, about the birth of meteorology and the difficulties of cloud classification. I finally learned how the categories work.
https://www.amazon.com/Invention-Clouds-Amateur-Meteorologist-Language/dp/0312420013
#cloud #language #linguistics #nonfiction #history #books #bookstodon
The Land Where Lemons Grow (Helena Attlee)
The author travels across Italy, exploring the history of various citrus fruits. I never knew citrus could be such a fascinating topic, but the book was an amazing read. From the connections of lemons to the Sicilian mafia, through the orange-throwing carnival of Ivrea, all the way to Renaissance hybrid citrus collections. 🍋 🍊
(Sorry for the Amazon links)
https://www.amazon.com/Land-Where-Lemons-Grow-Citrus/dp/0241952573
#nonfiction #books #bookstodon #AmReading #food #Italy
It was exciting as usual, and led me to some great #nonfiction books. So, I'm going to share my reading list. No one asked, but here it is.
Thread. 📚
#AmReading #Books #bookstodon #ReadingChallenge #science #history