I send thanks to the buyer from Maine who purchased a framed print of
Light Reading -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/light-reading-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print
May the artwork take you to a peaceful afternoon with a very, very good book.
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #reading #books #sale #fedigiftshop #home #woman #beauty #peace #wallart #homedecor #literacy #book #novel #painterly
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
This week we recorded our first ever book club. It was a bit of an experiment, but we’re super happy with how it turned out!
We discussed Vincenzo Latronico’s smash-hit novel (or is it even a novel?) 'Perfection'.
It worked well thanks to all the listeners who shared their thoughts about 'Perfection' (including many via Mastodon). We were truly astonished by the response. Thank you!
Listen (from 30:00): https://www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes/do-you-also-have-a-monstera-in-your-living-room 🪴
Oh, there's something like #portfolioDay ! Okay, so, I'm an #author, #podcast host and data privacy expert with a strong focus on #ITsecurity awareness. I write #nonfiction, crime and #scifi in German and English. The last two years I mainly spent with making #books and podcasts for others, like the lovely Eltville #WeinSchreibereien anthology and podcast.
Would YOU trust your neighbors?
https://odhawrose.eu/stories/alma/
#horror #horrorcommunity #folkhorror #news #occult #darkfiction #out #books
The book "A Life on Our Planet" is a hard (as in "tough") read, but well worth the effort. In fact, you should read it!
Sir David Attenborough recently turned 100. He has seen the world around him change. Not just in the general sense, but from an environmental, social, and financial perspective.
#davidattenborough #planet #ourplanet #earth #climate #motherearth #book #books #goodread #reading
My #bookreview is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, and spectacular #horror #books far and wide.
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)
#book #review #bookstodon #SpeculativeFIction @bookstodon #mothersuspiriareview #MSReview @[email protected]
https://communitymedia.video/w/h1jdbHm8xTj5VEDuCWAbBW
#lispyGopherClimate #technology #podcast #weekly
featuring @kentpitman @ramin_hal9001 @jns
Longterm #reliability , the #climateCrisis , technology and knowledge
Kent has found the source to his Cross referenced editing facility from Open University #lisp #lispm example.
#scifi #books with this theme? Ending of Cats Cradle?
On the #art side check, @prahou 's #unix_surrealism, https://photronic.art
Happy #lambdaMOO year! 35 years! https://lambda.moo.mud.org as always.
Some #PeerTube video accounts you might want to follow about #Books #Writing & #Authors :
➡️ @kerry_ferrand - In-depth video reviews and book hauls
➡️ @faereviews - Brief reviews & shorts about romantic fantasy books
➡️ @weirdwriter - Blind author posting videos on writing, accessibility, gaming etc
➡️ @mcoorlim - Steampunk novelist, retro game fan
➡️ @athenaproductions - Irreverent sweary videos about history, philosophy, literature
➡️ @audiobooks - Well-performed public domain audiobooks
COVER REVEAL! 🚀📷 We are delighted to unveil SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL, a #scifi #romance novelette by award-winning author P.A. Cornell! Cover art by Kim Herbst! Launching February 3, 2026. Read all about this delightful book: https://www.starsandsabers.com/2025/10/30/cover-reveal-for-shoeshine-boy-cigarette-girl-by-p-a-cornell/
#books #scifi #romance #scifiromance #2026books
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. https://buff.ly/oTn7cnX
#books #sciencefiction #WritingCommunity #readers
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! https://www.mpaxauthor.com/worldbuilding-spotlight-space-travel-in-the-sol-system/
#WritingCommunity #books #readers #sciencefiction #worldbuiling
Anthropic spent billions of dollars to slice the spines off millions of books, including very rare ones.
AI companies are purchasing large quantities of used and rare books and scanning their contents to train LLMs. They then turn the originals to pulp.
The sum of human thought, digitized and shredded. Every book that gets scanned disappears from the physical world permanently.
Books that survived wars, fires, and centuries of handling are being shredded so an AI can learn to write a better marketing email.
David G. Wells’ “The Penguin dictionary of curious and interesting…” books are excellent and have been great source of inspiration for me.
They are now are almost 30 years old.
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?
Giving Up is Unforgivable – A Manual for Keeping Democracy (Highly Recommended)
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. #bookstodon #booklovers #bookreviews #books
"In her book [Technofascism Survival Guide], [former cybersecurity professor Kim Crawley] claims that Silicon Valley’s fascist origins began with Stanford University eugencists in the 19th century, which continued through the explosion of the computer technology industry, and exists today in the form of Gen AI, law enforcement using the internet, phones, and smart devices for mass surveillance, and tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos being featured at Donald Trump’s second inauguration."
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kimcrawley/technofascism-survival-guide
#technofascism #TechnofascismSurvivalGuide #technology #kickstarter #books #bookstodon #USPol
Hey.
You should check out my dark fantasy book Bloodspinner, because I'm writing a spin-off about my oversexed, brat-tacular imp Lura.
Yep, that's my high-effort pitch 😄
KINDLE: https://www.amazon.com/Bloodspinner-Chris-Jags-ebook/dp/B0DHV1S5DR
KOBO: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/bloodspinner
#Mastobooks #books #DarkFantasy #WritingCommunity #KOBO #Kindle #reading
More than a decade before the Czech playwright Karel Capek coined the word "robot", there was Tik-Tok.
"Dorothy and other characters repeatedly question whether Tik-Tok is, in fact, alive."
https://daily.jstor.org/did-the-first-robot-come-from-oz/
Simply Track Your Reading Journey Using a Markdown Book Log
Keep track of your reading journey using a simplified Markdown book log solution while staying focused on the activity of reading.
https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/track-reading-markdown-book-log/
So I guess it's time for an #introduction. Well, I'm a 30 something #Black #queer woman. I love to read #books. I love the #NYKnicks. I like #bicycles even though, it's not my primary mode of transportation. I like refurbishing and upgrading old electronics, specifically #iPods and #laptops. #TV and music have kept me going more than anything else. I'm branching into #Linux and getting more familiar with #FOSS. I am a #blogger and I have linked my blog in my bio.
Liebes #fediverse ,
unser neues Kulturprogramm für 2026 ist draußen! 🎉
Mehr Infos findet ihr hier: https://buchhandlung-am-bruehl.de/aktuelle-veranstaltungen/
Wir hoffen, dass für jede*n was dabei ist. :)
Gedruckt liegt das neue Programm Ende der Woche bei uns aus.
Liebe Grüße
Tina und Max
von der Buchhandlung am Brühl in #Chemnitz
#Veranstaltungen #Kultur #Lesung #Konzert #tacheles #buch #krimi #Literatur #literature #books #bucher #livres #dielinke #leipzig #dresden #erzgebirge #mittelsachsen #bookstodon #lesen #reading
Just completed my "Old Man and the Gulf" expedition into the unique #Everglades wilderness ecosystem. This is my 30th such trip!
https://richard.mdpaths.com/travel/everglades/everglades_2026/index.html
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."
#Kayak #NationalParks #Birds #Nature #NaturePhotography #Books
My Mixtape MiniZine is ready for download & purchase. Vol. 1 theme is Resistance Songs.
It includes artwork, & a link to a music playlist.
A great way to support my work. I’d love to do more of them.
Will include a couple of the songs in thread.
Available readymade for 6$ plus mail cost or as a digital download for 3$ to print & fold yourself. (Includes instructions).
https://ko-fi.com/joblakely/shop
#zine #zines #art #mastoart #books #music #resistance #mixtape #playlist
Hello Fediverse, finally getting to my #intro ! I am a 36 year old #transgender man in #newmexico . I love #gaming #books #dinosaurs and #crochet . I am hoping to make tons of friends here. I am #disabled , and mobility challenged while navigating poverty in a small rural town. I have #elhersdanlossyndrome , #autism , and MS. But I stay optimistic. I have 3 wonderful children, and 3 goofy #dogs . I am also married to a beautiful trans woman. I hope to meet all of you!
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’
If you buy it on bookshop.org you support me and indy bookshops.
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/15919/9781846976469
#Books #Book #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Scotland #UK
