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So, here is the opening to mine, 'Drystone - A Life Rebuilt' which will be available for pre-order early 2025 and then released in August.
I'm a first time author, so shares mean a lot and I'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts.
#Writing #NatureWriting #Books #Bookstodon #Scotland #Caithness #Bookworm #Reading
You're gonna hate it.
https://www.psychicdrool.site/the-mechanics-of-dune/
#FrankHerbert #Blog #Books #Reading
The Mechanics of Dune
Spoilers, I suppose, for the first three Dune novels … If I had one criticism for Frank Herbert’s Dune books it is that I don’t believe he had a clear plan where his stories were heading.Lydia Conwell (Psychic Drool)
https://amateurearthling.org/2024/11/19/five-times-faster-by-simon-sharpe/
#books #ClimateChange
Five Times Faster by Simon Sharpe - Amateur Earthling
Simon Sharpe explores non-linear dynamics in climate, technology, economics, and diplomacy to try and chart a path out of our current mess.Zane Selvans (Amateur Earthling)
TL;DR, Apple should fold some level of access to Apple Books in to the Apple One bundle.
Good for Apple Books (which has a minuscule part of the book market when compared to Amazon), and, if the pricing was right (say, ZERO), good for Apple One subscribers.
Good idea...
https://9to5mac.com/2024/11/19/apple-one-is-missing-a-key-service-that-could-really-use-some-help/
Apple #Books
Apple One is missing a key service that could really use some help - 9to5Mac
Apple Books continues to lose ground to its competitors, primarily Amazon and Spotify. Adding books to Apple One could provide some help.Ryan Christoffel (9to5Mac)
By Hannah Story
Richard Flanagan has won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, but he's declined to accept the prize money until its sponsors make a plan to divest from fossil fuels.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-20/richard-flanagan-baillie-gifford-prize-for-non-fiction/104623462
#AwardsandPrizes #Books #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Author #NonFiction #Autobiography #ClimateChange #HannahStory
Australian author Richard Flanagan wins $97,000 Baillie Gifford Prize but declines prize money
Richard Flanagan has won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, but he's declined to accept the prize money until its sponsors make a plan to divest from fossil fuels.Hannah Story (ABC News)
There are a fair amount of novels about the art world, but Hari Kunzru' new book, Blue Ruin (2024) is certainly one of the better ones. Its a tale of two young artists & their divergent careers/lives. He uses the story (told as a reflection on events by one of the artists) to offer an interestng but critical view of the contemporary world of art & its business end(s). Very readable & thought provoking, I really enjoyed it!
#Art #books
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#Palestine
#Lebanon
#Israel
#Genocide #WarCrimes #HumanRightsViolations #SettlerColonialism #Israel #Palestine #books #bookstodon #LiteraryPrize #authors #justice #peace
Why we boycott Israel: ‘One day everyone will have always been against this’ ⋆ The Breach
More than 6,000 literary workers have pledged to stop working with institutions that support the horrors in GazaLeanne Betasamosake Simpson (The Breach)
It's a collection of folktales about misunderstood / underappreciated animals. Bats, sharks, wolves, rats, spiders, etc. I managed to find cool stories for each, and in every one of them the animal is portrayed in a positive light.
It was one heck of a research project, and I really enjoyed it 😄
#nature #animals #bookstodon #books #AmWriting
It occurred to me…as I pondered the BS shoveled by the far rights & THEIR idea of…
“Traditional #familyvalues ”…how #drag #books #college #lgbtqia are destroying the country…
Has anyone considered it could be the corrosive levels of #Gambling ?
It’s so normalized!
So pervasive.
Isn’t that the plot of “Guys & Dolls” for crying out loud!
No seriously…where are the “#church folks, #evangelicals”
How about #MomsforLiberty ?
Gee…I wonder 💭why?
Notes on adaptation, https://www.tumblr.com/trans-elrond/722964776975728640/a-general-reply-to-people-in-the-notes-assigned
#Books #Films #Media #Adaptation
with all that is left of my heart
a general reply to people in the notes. assigned reading before replying: thomas leitch on adaptation theory (available with a free academia dot edu account and/or probably accessible elsewhere on th…Tumblr
Pope calls for probe into potential genocide in Gaza
“According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide,” Pope Francis says in excerpts of a new book.Louise Guillot (POLITICO)
#books #thoughts #blog
https://devenirgris.com/2024/11/17/chapter-9-november-2025/
Chapter 9 - November 2024 — Devenir Gris
It's roundabout the middle of November 2024. It has been quite a month so far and we're only halfway through.The author (Devenir Gris)
"‘She gave me the chance that became my life’: Jeanette Winterson on her first editor, Philippa Brewster"
#books #publishing #feminism
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/16/she-gave-me-the-chance-that-became-my-life-jeanette-winterson-on-her-first-editor-philippa-brewster?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
But now the To Read Pile wants it voice to be heard....
#books #reading
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h/t @tomgauld.bsky.social - Guardian
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)
One of things that is really striking is that while authors have always been able to imagine new technologies & universes, and often even seen new forms of future society, few (until recently, and then mostly female writes) have been able to imagine any sort of revolution in sexual politics or gender relations....
From which you can draw your own conclusions.
#SciFi #books #feminism
As France’s Marine Le Pen stumbles, her far-right protégé seizes the limelight
Jordan Bardella’s glitzy book tour encourages speculation about a palace coup at the top of the National Rally party.Victor Goury-Laffont (POLITICO)
A federal court recently said the Internet Archive is not protected by fair use doctrine.
In September, a federal appeals court dealt a major blow to the Internet Archive—one of the largest online repositories of free #books , media, and software—in a #copyright case with significant implications for publishers, #libraries , and readers
#fairusedoctrine #fairuse
https://reason.com/2024/11/10/courts-are-coming-for-digital-libraries/
[…] “It was a surprising outburst from Roberts, seen as one of the masterminds of the conservative blueprint which could change the shape of the US government. Roberts, who said earlier this year that the US was “in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be”, is a highly influential figure on the right.” | #books #journalism
Nicolas Padamsee's novel of radicalisation & terrorism, England is Mine (2024) is both an 'easy' read & a downbeat deception of how the far right can radicalise young men online. Its a compelling narrative of gradual dehumanisation & how the disaffected can find themselves competing to retain the 'respect' of extremists on-line. Its by no means a comfortable read, but offers a warning about the impact of loneliness on young men.
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I'm a woman in my 30s. I was born in #Québec City, I moved to #Vancouver for my first real job as a #translator and, a few years ago, I moved to #Ottawa with my husband so we could afford a house.
I mostly write in English, but don't hesitate to toot at me in #français!
I've worked in multiple fields... my favourite were my years with Library and Archives #Canada, which I absolutely loved. I now work in #agriculture.
I love #videogames, mostly #FFXIV right now. I have an #ebike. I love #books and #cooking. I miss #travel.
I'm very much pro (vaccine, science, choice, mask, etc.).
Come say hi 👋
I love #cats, have 2; #squid (arsehole) and #newton (fatso).
#music is important to me and I have something playing most of the time.
#sewing and #knitting are my hobbies as well as #gardening. I sound like an old woman! Oh wait I am!!
Love #books have way too many. Too many on #baking and #crafts
Oh I talk too much and laugh way too loud - might also find me dancing in the aisle of my local supermarket.
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https://www.buzzsprout.com/2084729/episodes/16092506-environmental-warfare-in-gaza-a-conversation-with-shourideh-molavi
#ecocide #GazaEcocide #herbicides #ChemicalWarfare #oPt #Palestine #Palestinians #CounterForensics #StateViolence #StateCrime #books @palestine
🔗 · https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/742077010256510976/book-of-life-by-nicholas-roerich
#arts #artshare #paintings 🎨 #NicholasRoerich #books #nature #life #interbeing #unity #oneness
"At Silent Book Club, there’s no assigned reading… it’s BYOBook. Join us at the Purple Couch Bookshop to socialize from 6:00-6:30pm. Staff will be on hand to help you find a great read if you need one. Then, from 6:30-7:30, pick a spot and read whatever makes you happy."
https://purplecouchbookshop.com/upcoming-events/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGePqpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXbJ9y2v0fD1OyPJ8ZRZom1nzuvx68DmBiUnudUSuYP6XezmtK9Sh-QrFg_aem_JLByjTmn3jHGvD24chsmGw#thursday-april-4th-at-6pm
#BookClub #books #CoffeeShop
Events and Book Clubs
Special EventsClosed Thanksgiving DayMonday, December 2 at 7pm – Author Tereska JamesWednesday, December 4 from 5pm-8pm – Fundraiser for North Andover High School Music ProgramSaturday,…The Purple Couch Bookshop
🔗 · https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/741986851884302336/book-of-wisdom-by-nicholas-roerich
#arts #artshare #paintings 🎨 #NicholasRoerich #writing #books #wisdom #purpose
Maybe children’s books tend to be recommended by ‘adults’, promoted by people and newspapers with a financial interest and bought by their parents based on the author name? Just a thought and maybe something to discourage (not the book buying of course).
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/nov/10/jamie-oliver-pulls-childrens-book-from-shelves-after-criticism-for-stereotyping-indigenous-australians-ntwnfb
#Literature #Children #Bookstadon #Books
An indispensable guide to understanding the Israel–Palestine conflict, and how we might yet still find a way out of it.
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#history
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#IlanPappe
In my latest blog post I talk about three books that help me to understand, resist and find hope: The Unaccountability Machine, Stories Are Weapons, and The Dispossessed.
https://rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2024-11-08-consolations-of-philosophy/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#blog #books #philosophy
