<p>Before Book One.</p><p>Between Harmony and Fire is now available.</p><p>A collection of mythic fragments from the world of Akidir.</p><p><a href="https://books2read.com/u/bzlOXZ" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/u/bzlOXZ</a></p><p><a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a></p>
<p>When Alice Gooblar-Perovic, Aahana Gupta, and Lydia Cruce were freshmen at Iowa City West High School, they learned that thousands of books, including "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Nineteen Minutes," were going to be pulled from classrooms across their state. This was in order to comply with Senate File 496, which said books and school materials must be "age appropriate." So they started a Banned Book Club. Two years later, the club is still going and growing, and the law is in trouble — the part of it that affected school libraries was temporarily blocked by a federal judge, while enforcement of book restrictions remains frozen under a second temporary injunction. <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@npr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>npr</span></a></span>'s Iowa Public Radio spoke with the three girls, who are now juniors, about how their goals have changed, and the community they've built.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/1vgO9k" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/1vgO9k</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> @bookstodon <a href="/tags/bookbans/" rel="tag">#BookBans</a> <a href="/tags/iowa/" rel="tag">#Iowa</a> <a href="/tags/thekidsarealright/" rel="tag">#TheKidsAreAlright</a> <a href="/tags/highschool/" rel="tag">#HighSchool</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a></p>
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<p>wants to read <a href="https://neodb.social/search?r=1&q=https://eggplant.place/book/3C2U42vtDgFTrhE0cbaA2M" rel="nofollow">Graça Infinita</a> <br>Conversando com amigo sobre este livro e, ao ler a sinopse novamente, se mostra bem atual:</p><p>"Os Estados Unidos e o Canadá já não existem: eles foram substituídos pela poderosa Onan, a Organização de Nações Norte-Americanas. Uma enorme porção do continente se tornou um depósito de lixo tóxico. Separatistas quebequenses praticam atos terroristas e a contagem dos anos foi vendida às grandes corporações. Graça infinita foi o último grande romance do século XX e teve um impacto duradouro e ainda difícil de ser aferido. Ora cômico, ora doloroso, ele encapsulou uma geração ligada à ironia e ao entretenimento, mas desconectada da imaginação, da solidariedade e da empatia. No romance, seguimos os passos dos irmãos Incandenza - membros da família mais disfuncional da literatura contemporânea -, conforme tentam dar conta do legado do patriarca James Incandenza, um cientista de óptica que se tornou cineasta e cometeu suicídio depois de produzir um misterioso filme que, pela alta voltagem de entretenimento, levava seus espectadores à morte. Enquanto organizações governamentais e terroristas querem usar o filme como arma de guerra, os Incandenza vão se embrenhar numa cômica e filosófica busca pelo sentido da vida. Graça infinita dobra todas as regras da ficção sem jamais sacrificar seu próprio valor de entretenimento. É uma exuberante e original investigação do que nos torna humanos - e um desses raros livros que renovam a ideia do que um romance pode ser."</p><p>---</p><p>Há anos, quero ler este, mas é uma obra de fôlego (1.144 páginas) e bem caro. E não sei se é viável na edição em e-book, pois já ouvi reclamações sobre erros nas Notas (existem notas gigantescas e até notas dentro de notas...).</p><p>Antes, devo ler um texto indicado aqui no Fediverso e disponível gratuitamente na Revista Piauí (a não ser que tenham metido um paywall), "Pense na Lagosta":</p><p><a href="https://piaui.folha.uol.com.br/materia/pense-na-lagosta/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="piaui.folha.uol.com.br/materia/pense-na-lagosta/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">piaui.folha.uol.com.br/materia</span><span class="invisible">/pense-na-lagosta/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/davidfosterwallace/" rel="tag">#DavidFosterWallace</a> <a href="/tags/infinitejest/" rel="tag">#InfiniteJest</a> <a href="/tags/gracainfinita/" rel="tag">#GracaInfinita</a> <a href="/tags/pensenalagosta/" rel="tag">#PenseNaLagosta</a> <a href="/tags/considerthelobster/" rel="tag">#ConsiderTheLobster</a> <a href="/tags/livros/" rel="tag">#Livros</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/ensaios/" rel="tag">#Ensaios</a> <a href="/tags/essays/" rel="tag">#Essays</a></p><p><a href="/tags/neodb/" rel="tag">#NeoDB</a></p>
<p>a few years ago i mentioned that i wrote a book about the exciting, awkward and embarrassing experiences of growing up with computers and video games in the 80s and 90s.</p><p>i wanted to remember what it felt like being the only dorky computer kid at school. or what it was like to hear my first modem handshake sound. or starting the first flamewar on the school's national FirstClass BBS in the macintosh lab over the lunch-hour</p><p>it was originally something i wrote only for my family and friends who were there at the time. </p><p>and then i met all of you folks when i started my first masto instance 4 years ago. i had no idea there were so many hardcore retrocomputing and gaming nerds out there; unix and mac and ms-dos folks alike.</p><p>so i mentioned it casually. i was surprised by the interest in the book. </p><p>so i spent the better part of the past 3 years rewriting the book for *you* fellow mastodon dorkus malorkuses. the book is a celebration of all of the best (and worst) parts of a kid growing up in the digital age. </p><p>we're all busy old tired stressed folks now. so every memory and cringetacular story is short enough to read on a 5 minute bus/metro/toilet ride. they're weaved together into an arc that starts at my family's first Tandy TRS-80 and ends at my school's Mac LC II and building my first Pentium 133.</p><p>it's finally published, and i'm super proud of what it became thanks to everyone here nerding out for years.</p><p>enjoy the book. i wrote it just for you. ❤️ </p><p>paperback edition: <a href="https://mybook.to/EDuUf" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/EDuUf</a></p><p>DRM-free ebook (EPUB format) and chapter samples here:<br><a href="https://tomotama.itch.io/mages-modems" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>tomotama.itch.io/mages-modems</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/indiepublisher/" rel="tag">#indiePublisher</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/macintosh/" rel="tag">#macintosh</a> <a href="/tags/vintageapple/" rel="tag">#vintageApple</a> <a href="/tags/vintagecomputing/" rel="tag">#vintageComputing</a> <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#msdos</a> <a href="/tags/dosgaming/" rel="tag">#dosGaming</a> <a href="/tags/yeg/" rel="tag">#yeg</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/alberta/" rel="tag">#alberta</a> <a href="/tags/bbs/" rel="tag">#bbs</a> <a href="/tags/smolweb/" rel="tag">#smolWeb</a> <a href="/tags/indieweb/" rel="tag">#indieWeb</a></p>
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<p>Bookish and blogging friends, The 2026 Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge blog hop topics are available now. The first one happens on January 7. </p><p>I made a post to transcribe all 50 topics as the original image didn’t have alt-text. Hope to see you all around at Long and Short Reviews this year: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/the-2026-wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-topics/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/the-2026-wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-topics/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/the-2026-wedne</span><span class="invisible">sday-weekly-blogging-challenge-topics/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#Blogging</a> <a href="/tags/wednesdayweeklybloggingchallenge/" rel="tag">#WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge</a> <a href="/tags/longandshortreviews/" rel="tag">#LongAndShortReviews</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#Bookstagram</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
<p>Starting my 2026 book thread with a beautiful cover 😍 And the book behind it is just as beautiful. Just the sort of 'place as character' narrative that I really enjoy, this is a lively and lyrical exploration of a certain landscape and the people, animals and plants that inhabit it. Even the clouds and the geology get a voice.</p><p>However heavy our lives may feel, Solà reminds us how fleeting they are to the mountains and the woods, which is perspective I find comforting.</p><p>🧵1 <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a></p>
<p>I'm reading Kurt Vonnegut's "Galapagos".</p><p>This is a novel from **1985**... and, while it's not "great", I'd still recommend it for anyone living this current time, plus, it's kinda funny.</p><p>It manages to:<br>- describe AI techno-bros as what they are: self-centred assholes.<br>- (shallowly) describe incels before those were a concept in our collective imagination.<br>- (very subtly) establish a clear connection between all those self-proclaimed "apolitical" people and... nazis.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/kurtvonnegut/" rel="tag">#KurtVonnegut</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#humour</a></p>
<p>Ello sweet and lovely (reading) Friendos <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/beige.party/blobcatbook.png" class="emoji" alt=":blobcatbook:" title=":blobcatbook:"></p><p>The last two months, I've been caught up reading again! At times where my body needed to relax, recharge, but my brain was still looking to be entertained... I got back to reading more again. 😊</p><p>Halfway through November, I learned about the new Dan Brown book in his Robert Langdon series. It had been a while since I read his books, so I set off, starting with Angels & Demons.<br>At the end of December, I finished the 6th book, the Secret of Secrets. I read another Dan Brown book after that, Deception Point.</p><p>I finished it yesterday. But now... As I started it at the end of December, is this my last finished book of 2025? Or is it the first one of 2026?</p><p>I've never really tracked my reading, but I thought it may be nice to make a thread this year, pinning 📌 it to my profile, and adding the books that I've managed to finish in 2026.</p><p>Maybe Deception Point was the last of 2025, maybe it's the first of 2026... But this is the first post of my <a href="/tags/booksin2026/" rel="tag">#BooksIn2026</a>. <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/beige.party/blobcatbook.png" class="emoji" alt=":blobcatbook:" title=":blobcatbook:"></p><p>I've now started a re-read of the Hunger Game series, which I'll read in the order of their release.</p><p>Books 📚 of 2026:<br>1. Deception Point - Dan Brown<br>2. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins<br>3. Catching Fire (the Hunger Games series, book 2) - Suzanne Collins </p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/beige.party/playstation.png" class="emoji" alt=":playstation:" title=":playstation:"> <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/beige.party/pixy_party.gif" class="emoji" alt=":pixy_party:" title=":pixy_party:"></p><p><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
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<p>Oh, there's something like <a href="/tags/portfolioday/" rel="tag">#portfolioDay</a> ! Okay, so, I'm an <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a>, <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> host and data privacy expert with a strong focus on <a href="/tags/itsecurity/" rel="tag">#ITsecurity</a> awareness. I write <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#nonfiction</a>, crime and <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> in German and English. The last two years I mainly spent with making <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> and podcasts for others, like the lovely Eltville <a href="/tags/weinschreibereien/" rel="tag">#WeinSchreibereien</a> anthology and podcast.</p><p><a href="https://www.zotzmann-koch.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.zotzmann-koch.com/</a></p>
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<p>My <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, and spectacular <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> far and wide.</p><p>Bittersweet, poignant, & unsettling, EVERY GALAXY A CIRCLE contains pensive, unique reflections on the fragile beauty and melancholic joy of being human & the tech that runs alongside our "progress." Chloe N..Clark has crafted a darkly stunning, strange, lovely collection. (JackLeg Press)</p><p><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFIction</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/mothersuspiriareview/" rel="tag">#mothersuspiriareview</a> <a href="/tags/msreview/" rel="tag">#MSReview</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://toot.community/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>
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<p><a href="https://communitymedia.video/w/h1jdbHm8xTj5VEDuCWAbBW" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="communitymedia.video/w/h1jdbHm8xTj5VEDuCWAbBW"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">communitymedia.video/w/h1jdbHm</span><span class="invisible">8xTj5VEDuCWAbBW</span></a><br><a href="/tags/lispygopherclimate/" rel="tag">#lispyGopherClimate</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/weekly/" rel="tag">#weekly</a></p><p>featuring <span class="h-card"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@kentpitman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kentpitman</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fe.disroot.org/users/ramin_hal9001" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ramin_hal9001</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.linkerror.com/@jns" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jns</span></a></span> <br>Longterm <a href="/tags/reliability/" rel="tag">#reliability</a> , the <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#climateCrisis</a> , technology and knowledge</p><p>Kent has found the source to his Cross referenced editing facility from Open University <a href="/tags/lisp/" rel="tag">#lisp</a> <a href="/tags/lispm/" rel="tag">#lispm</a> example.</p><p><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> with this theme? Ending of Cats Cradle?</p><p>On the <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> side check, @prahou 's <a href="/tags/unix_surrealism/" rel="tag">#unix_surrealism</a>, <a href="https://photronic.art" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>photronic.art</a></p><p>Happy <a href="/tags/lambdamoo/" rel="tag">#lambdaMOO</a> year! 35 years! <a href="https://lambda.moo.mud.org" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lambda.moo.mud.org</a> as always.</p>
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<p>Some <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> video accounts you might want to follow about <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> & <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#Authors</a> :</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/accounts/kerry_ferrand', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kerry_ferrand</span></a></span> - In-depth video reviews and book hauls</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/faereviews/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/faereviews', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/faereviews', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>faereviews</span></a></span> - Brief reviews & shorts about romantic fantasy books</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/weirdwriter/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/weirdwriter', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/accounts/weirdwriter', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>weirdwriter</span></a></span> - Blind author posting videos on writing, accessibility, gaming etc</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/mcoorlim/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/mcoorlim', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/accounts/mcoorlim', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mcoorlim</span></a></span> - Steampunk novelist, retro game fan</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://tilvids.com/accounts/athenaproductions" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>athenaproductions</span></a></span> - Irreverent sweary videos about history, philosophy, literature</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://fedi.video/c/audiobooks/videos', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://fedi.video/c/audiobooks', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://fedi.video/video-channels/audiobooks', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>audiobooks</span></a></span> - Well-performed public domain audiobooks</p>
<p>COVER REVEAL! 🚀📷 We are delighted to unveil SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL, a <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> novelette by award-winning author P.A. Cornell! Cover art by Kim Herbst! Launching February 3, 2026. Read all about this delightful book: <a href="https://www.starsandsabers.com/2025/10/30/cover-reveal-for-shoeshine-boy-cigarette-girl-by-p-a-cornell/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.starsandsabers.com/2025/10/30/cover-reveal-for-shoeshine-boy-cigarette-girl-by-p-a-cornell/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.starsandsabers.com/2025/10</span><span class="invisible">/30/cover-reveal-for-shoeshine-boy-cigarette-girl-by-p-a-cornell/</span></a><br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#romance</a> <a href="/tags/scifiromance/" rel="tag">#scifiromance</a> <a href="/tags/2026books/" rel="tag">#2026books</a></p>
<p>A hidden lab on Triton. An AI ruling Earth. One girl racing against time. Echoes of Haller Canyon is full of suspense, strategy, and secrets. <a href="https://buff.ly/oTn7cnX" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>buff.ly/oTn7cnX</a> <br><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a></p>
<p>Space travel is the lifeblood of the Sol system, connecting colonies scattered across planets, moons, and the far reaches of the Oort Cloud. Find out more! <a href="https://www.mpaxauthor.com/worldbuilding-spotlight-space-travel-in-the-sol-system/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.mpaxauthor.com/worldbuilding-spotlight-space-travel-in-the-sol-system/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.mpaxauthor.com/worldbuildi</span><span class="invisible">ng-spotlight-space-travel-in-the-sol-system/</span></a> <br><a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/worldbuiling/" rel="tag">#worldbuiling</a></p>
<p>David G. Wells’ “The Penguin dictionary of curious and interesting…” books are excellent and have been great source of inspiration for me.</p><p>They are now are almost 30 years old. </p><p>What new entries would you put in these books—either because they’re new after publication, or could have (should have) been included at the time? </p><p><a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/geometry/" rel="tag">#geometry</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/askfedi/" rel="tag">#askfedi</a></p>
<p>Giving Up is Unforgivable – A Manual for Keeping Democracy (Highly Recommended)</p><p>Giving Up is Unforgiveable by Joyce Vance. Cuts through noise to power we still have, and responsibilities. Note: Could be the most important book you and your friends, family, and red-hat American relatives ever read. <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklovers/" rel="tag">#booklovers</a> <a href="/tags/bookreviews/" rel="tag">#bookreviews</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p><p><a href="https://bookreviewsintenwords.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/giving-up-is-unforgivable-a-manual-for-keeping-democracy-highly-recommended/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookreviewsintenwords.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/giving-up-is-unforgivable-a-manual-for-keeping-democracy-highly-recommended/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookreviewsintenwords.wordpres</span><span class="invisible">s.com/2025/11/02/giving-up-is-unforgivable-a-manual-for-keeping-democracy-highly-recommended/</span></a></p>
<p>Hey.</p><p>You should check out my dark fantasy book Bloodspinner, because I'm writing a spin-off about my oversexed, brat-tacular imp Lura.</p><p>Yep, that's my high-effort pitch 😄 </p><p>KINDLE: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bloodspinner-Chris-Jags-ebook/dp/B0DHV1S5DR" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.amazon.com/Bloodspinner-Chris-Jags-ebook/dp/B0DHV1S5DR"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.amazon.com/Bloodspinner-Ch</span><span class="invisible">ris-Jags-ebook/dp/B0DHV1S5DR</span></a></p><p>KOBO: <a href="https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/bloodspinner" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/bloodspinner"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/blood</span><span class="invisible">spinner</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mastobooks/" rel="tag">#Mastobooks</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasy/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/kobo/" rel="tag">#KOBO</a> <a href="/tags/kindle/" rel="tag">#Kindle</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>
<p>So I guess it's time for an <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>. Well, I'm a 30 something <a href="/tags/black/" rel="tag">#Black</a> <a href="/tags/queer/" rel="tag">#queer</a> woman. I love to read <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>. I love the <a href="/tags/nyknicks/" rel="tag">#NYKnicks</a>. I like <a href="/tags/bicycles/" rel="tag">#bicycles</a> even though, it's not my primary mode of transportation. I like refurbishing and upgrading old electronics, specifically <a href="/tags/ipods/" rel="tag">#iPods</a> and <a href="/tags/laptops/" rel="tag">#laptops</a>. <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a> and music have kept me going more than anything else. I'm branching into <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> and getting more familiar with <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a>. I am a <a href="/tags/blogger/" rel="tag">#blogger</a> and I have linked my blog in my bio.</p>
<p>Liebes <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> ,</p><p>unser neues Kulturprogramm für 2026 ist draußen! 🎉 <br>Mehr Infos findet ihr hier: <a href="https://buchhandlung-am-bruehl.de/aktuelle-veranstaltungen/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="buchhandlung-am-bruehl.de/aktuelle-veranstaltungen/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">buchhandlung-am-bruehl.de/aktu</span><span class="invisible">elle-veranstaltungen/</span></a></p><p>Wir hoffen, dass für jede*n was dabei ist. :)</p><p>Gedruckt liegt das neue Programm Ende der Woche bei uns aus.</p><p>Liebe Grüße<br>Tina und Max<br>von der Buchhandlung am Brühl in <a href="/tags/chemnitz/" rel="tag">#Chemnitz</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/veranstaltungen/" rel="tag">#Veranstaltungen</a> <a href="/tags/kultur/" rel="tag">#Kultur</a> <a href="/tags/lesung/" rel="tag">#Lesung</a> <a href="/tags/konzert/" rel="tag">#Konzert</a> <a href="/tags/tacheles/" rel="tag">#tacheles</a> <a href="/tags/buch/" rel="tag">#buch</a> <a href="/tags/krimi/" rel="tag">#krimi</a> <a href="/tags/literatur/" rel="tag">#Literatur</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bucher/" rel="tag">#bucher</a> <a href="/tags/livres/" rel="tag">#livres</a> <a href="/tags/dielinke/" rel="tag">#dielinke</a> <a href="/tags/leipzig/" rel="tag">#leipzig</a> <a href="/tags/dresden/" rel="tag">#dresden</a> <a href="/tags/erzgebirge/" rel="tag">#erzgebirge</a> <a href="/tags/mittelsachsen/" rel="tag">#mittelsachsen</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/lesen/" rel="tag">#lesen</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a></p>
<p>Just completed my "Old Man and the Gulf" expedition into the unique <a href="/tags/everglades/" rel="tag">#Everglades</a> wilderness ecosystem. This is my 30th such trip! </p><p><a href="https://richard.mdpaths.com/travel/everglades/everglades_2026/index.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="richard.mdpaths.com/travel/everglades/everglades_2026/index.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">richard.mdpaths.com/travel/eve</span><span class="invisible">rglades/everglades_2026/index.html</span></a></p><p>This was my first trip using a folding sea-kayak. And the first year I mostly stayed in one place... read, explored, and meditated on "Life, the Universe, and Everything."</p><p><a href="/tags/kayak/" rel="tag">#Kayak</a> <a href="/tags/nationalparks/" rel="tag">#NationalParks</a> <a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#Birds</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/naturephotography/" rel="tag">#NaturePhotography</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>
<p>Hello Fediverse, finally getting to my <a href="/tags/intro/" rel="tag">#intro</a> ! I am a 36 year old <a href="/tags/transgender/" rel="tag">#transgender</a> man in <a href="/tags/newmexico/" rel="tag">#newmexico</a> . I love <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/dinosaurs/" rel="tag">#dinosaurs</a> and <a href="/tags/crochet/" rel="tag">#crochet</a> . I am hoping to make tons of friends here. I am <a href="/tags/disabled/" rel="tag">#disabled</a> , and mobility challenged while navigating poverty in a small rural town. I have <a href="/tags/elhersdanlossyndrome/" rel="tag">#elhersdanlossyndrome</a> , <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#autism</a> , and MS. But I stay optimistic. I have 3 wonderful children, and 3 goofy <a href="/tags/dogs/" rel="tag">#dogs</a> . I am also married to a beautiful trans woman. I hope to meet all of you!</p>
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<p>Just a reminder that if you like my writing on Substack, it’s very likely that you will also like my book ‘Drystone - A Life Rebuilt’ </p><p>If you buy it on bookshop.org you support me and indy bookshops. </p><p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/15919/9781846976469" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="uk.bookshop.org/a/15919/9781846976469"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">uk.bookshop.org/a/15919/978184</span><span class="invisible">6976469</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#UK</a></p>
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<p>This one is more expensive and also the most detailed piece of art I have probably ever made. It took me a year to finish, and it is selling for 500€ (incl, paypal fee and VAT). </p><p>Please share so people can see I can do more than just silly comics. :D</p><p>Direct buy: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/0e5c6516e9" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ko-fi.com/s/0e5c6516e9</a><br>Or part payment options at:
[email protected]</p><p>You can also commission something similiar if you like!<br><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a> <a href="/tags/bookcoverart/" rel="tag">#bookcoverart</a> <a href="/tags/bookillustration/" rel="tag">#bookillustration</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookcovers/" rel="tag">#bookcovers</a> <a href="/tags/noai/" rel="tag">#NOAI</a></p>
<p>A nice older review of my fantasy story The Last Philosopher from a non-fantasy reader 😊 </p><p>Free ebook in comments.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</span></a></span> @books @fantasy <br>@worldbuilding <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br> <br><a href="/tags/wipwednesday/" rel="tag">#WIPWednesday</a> <a href="/tags/short/" rel="tag">#Short</a> <a href="/tags/excerpt/" rel="tag">#Excerpt</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#eBook</a> <a href="/tags/ebooks/" rel="tag">#eBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/specualtivefiction/" rel="tag">#SpecualtiveFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#WorldBuilding</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#Readers</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#Review</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#Bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/recommendation/" rel="tag">#Recommendation</a></p>
![The rear cover of the book, showing a Carmen Sandiego-style letter from the ACME Detective agency. The letter has a picture of a spazzing out kid wearing a Just Do It sweater.
The letter reads:
ACME Detective Agency
Dear Detective #0294,
As discussed, I have enclosed a hardcopy of VGA256's journals discussed at the departmental briefing. The journal entries are chronological, and document the suspect's computing and gaming activities from the early 1980s to late 1990s - his childhood and adolescent years.
Each vignette is an introspection into the suspect's self-described obsessions, including but not limited to:
* IBM PC, Amiga, Apple ][, Macintosh, Tandy
* MS-DOS, MacOS, Windows 3.1 & 95, UNIX
* NES, GameBoy, Sega Genesis, TI-85
* Modems, BBSes, CompuServe, Prodigy, ISPs
* Warez, FTP, Usenet, IRC, Shell Accounts
* Origin Systems, LucasArts, and Sierra On-Line
... and so on. The stories are a treasure trove of immoral and illicit activities that made him the dysfunctional adult he is now. I hope these will be of value in building your dossier on this delinquent.
I expect a report on my desk by Friday.
Deputy Chief Conover
Brat & Punk Division](/proxy/post_attachment/201680/4c3f9d6273.png "The rear cover of the book, showing a Carmen Sandiego-style letter from the ACME Detective agency. The letter has a picture of a spazzing out kid wearing a Just Do It sweater.
The letter reads:
ACME Detective Agency
Dear Detective #0294,
As discussed, I have enclosed a hardcopy of VGA256's journals discussed at the departmental briefing. The journal entries are chronological, and document the suspect's computing and gaming activities from the early 1980s to late 1990s - his childhood and adolescent years.
Each vignette is an introspection into the suspect's self-described obsessions, including but not limited to:
* IBM PC, Amiga, Apple ][, Macintosh, Tandy
* MS-DOS, MacOS, Windows 3.1 & 95, UNIX
* NES, GameBoy, Sega Genesis, TI-85
* Modems, BBSes, CompuServe, Prodigy, ISPs
* Warez, FTP, Usenet, IRC, Shell Accounts
* Origin Systems, LucasArts, and Sierra On-Line
... and so on. The stories are a treasure trove of immoral and illicit activities that made him the dysfunctional adult he is now. I hope these will be of value in building your dossier on this delinquent.
I expect a report on my desk by Friday.
Deputy Chief Conover
Brat & Punk Division")
