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7 votes
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Why I love my library and you should too
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Just for fun, here is the stack of books currently on my desk I am reading / plan to read soon. What do you think?
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The bookmobiles: Vintage photos of traveling libraries, 1910s-1960s
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From Star Trek to Fifty Shades: How fanfiction went mainstream
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Any Rothfuss Fans in the House?
Just finished The Wise Man's Fear, and I'm blown away by the massive amounts of world building interspersed by hella awkward sex scenes. Anyone else eagerly awaiting the next Kingkiller Chronicle...
Just finished The Wise Man's Fear, and I'm blown away by the massive amounts of world building interspersed by hella awkward sex scenes. Anyone else eagerly awaiting the next Kingkiller Chronicle addition?
9 votes -
There's a theory that QAnon's posting is based on an old Italian novel
9 votes -
Meet the YouTube Stars Turning Viewers Into Readers
14 votes -
What do astronauts read on the ISS?
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The rise of the sci-fi novella: All the imagination, none of the burden
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This Buddhist Foundation prints and distributes Dharma books free of charge. If you know someone (or a library!) who would enjoy access to those books, feel free to take a look at the website.
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What’s your favourite self-help book?
Wondering what’s your favorite self-help book, with the most practical, down-to-earth advice that maybe changed your life. I’ll go first: I really liked Mindfullness in Plain English, removed all...
Wondering what’s your favorite self-help book, with the most practical, down-to-earth advice that maybe changed your life.
I’ll go first: I really liked Mindfullness in Plain English, removed all the myths around meditation and broke it down to very digestible concepts allowing me to practice the same on a daily basis.Looking forward to hear yours!
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Bats act as pest control at the library of the Palace of Mafra in Portugal
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Writing from Manus prison: a scathing critique of domination and oppression. Behrouz Boochani spent almost five years typing passages of his book into a mobile phone. The result resists classification
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Gonzo Socialism
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What is the morally appropriate language in which to think and write?
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Bingeable book series - light reads for summer.
You know the kind I'm talking about - a series of fiction novels (generally falling into urban fantasy/sci fi/straight fantasy) based around a main character (or small group of characters),...
You know the kind I'm talking about - a series of fiction novels (generally falling into urban fantasy/sci fi/straight fantasy) based around a main character (or small group of characters), nothing overly serious, though they may sometimes touch on serious topics. Fun, fluffy reads with engaging characters that leave you wanting more. The main drawback of a lot of these series is that the starring characters can turn into Mary Sues REAL FAST (Looking at you, Harry Dresden), but I'm ok with that.
A few examples:
- Jim Butcher - The Dresden Files
- Kim Harrison - The Hollows
What series have you enjoyed?
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Myths, monsters and the maze: How writers fell in love with the labyrinth
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Isaac Asimov: Becoming Educated
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Bad romance - To cash in on Kindle Unlimited, a cabal of authors gamed Amazon's algorithm
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Adventure books and their ageless illustrations
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What are you favorite books from the literary canon?
Looking for some suggestions on books from the canon.
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Forbes deleted a deeply misinformed op-ed arguing Amazon should replace libraries
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The Nearest, a new short story by Greg Egan
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The authors who love Amazon
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Books about social housing & architecture
I read the book 'Municipal Dreams' a few weeks ago and really enjoyed the history of social housing presented in it. I picked up 'Living in Cities' by Ralph Tubbs which is like a modernist new...
I read the book 'Municipal Dreams' a few weeks ago and really enjoyed the history of social housing presented in it. I picked up 'Living in Cities' by Ralph Tubbs which is like a modernist new town pamphlet style book about the futures of cities & towns. I also have 'Post-Modern Buildings in Britain' which is quite nice for a flip through and some history of these buildings.
I'd definitely reccomend Municipal Dreams for anyone even slightly intrested in UK social housing (and more) and I think the way it is presented is really nice.
I was wondering if anyone knew any particularly good books about architecture (specifically about social housing's architecture), I realise this is quite hard as little has been recorded around some of this stuff.
Further any books surrounding modernist ideals that lead to this would be nice to discuss as well as I've not seen much in the way of primary sources here.
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Meat and Salt and Sparks by Rich Larson [Sci-Fi] [7365 words]
tor.com/2018/06/06/meat-and-salt-and-sparks-rich-larson/ A futuristic murder mystery about detective partners—a human and an enhanced chimpanzee—who are investigating why a woman murdered an...
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A futuristic murder mystery about detective partners—a human and an enhanced chimpanzee—who are investigating why a woman murdered an apparently random stranger on the subway
Found this today and read it for my morning break. I'm worried about spoilers, but I'm curious about people's thoughts on being a non-human intelligence and the subsequent integration into human society. Did this short evoke any particular emotions in you?
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Best book you've ever read
Considering this is all new, share your favourite book ever!
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The Evolution of Science Fiction
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How a group of romance writers cashed in on Amazon's Kindle Unlimited
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The millions: The great second-half 2018 book preview
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The ugly scandal that cancelled the Nobel prize
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What's your favourite work by Noam Chomsky?
After a reread of The Responsibility of Intellectuals I've decided I don't feel nearly as sad as I want to; recommend something of his to (probably re)read!
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Peanuts, by Charles Bukowski
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What are you reading?
I’m personally reading Windows Internals Pt.1 Hopefully I’m going to finish it soon so I can move on to my C book.
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The seven books Barack Obama wants you to read this summer
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Stig of The Dump author Clive King dies at 94
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Margaret Atwood - Bad feminist?
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Judging books by their covers: Five publishing design cliches
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Reading Group
Anyone up for a weekly / semi-weekly reading group? Probably aimed at short texts, my experience is that groups that attempt long texts always fall apart as people get behind and can't participate...
Anyone up for a weekly / semi-weekly reading group? Probably aimed at short texts, my experience is that groups that attempt long texts always fall apart as people get behind and can't participate anymore. Not just short fiction necessarily either, we could do poetry and philosophy and nonfiction too.
If you're interested, maybe comment with a text you think we should do.
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SF recommendations
Not exactly an original first post, but as a life long avid SF fan, I'm always on the lookout for recommendations. According to Google Play, my reading (and re-reading) this year has been ... Iain...
Not exactly an original first post, but as a life long avid SF fan, I'm always on the lookout for recommendations.
According to Google Play, my reading (and re-reading) this year has been ...
Iain M Banks, Alastair Reynolds, John Scalzi, Dan Simmons, Neal Stephenson, Charles Stross, China Miéville, Vernor Vinge, Peter Watts, Neal Asher, Richard K Morgan, Corey Doctorow, C.J. Cherryh, Karl Schroeder, Ann Leckie, Hannu Rajaniemi, Yoon Ha Lee, Greg Bear and James S.A. Corey.
So I guess that sums up my current taste, which would seem to tilt towards space opera and "hard" SF.
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The Paper Bag Princess for all children
The Paper Bag Princess was an awesome book for little girls that I read when I was a little girl. And now that a lot of family and friends are having kids of their own, I was wondering anyone have...
The Paper Bag Princess was an awesome book for little girls that I read when I was a little girl. And now that a lot of family and friends are having kids of their own, I was wondering anyone have any recommendations for similar books but for both genders?
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Modern Portuguese literature, any hidden gems you know?
Hello to all! Since I first read a Saramago novel (All the Names), I've grown to love Portuguese literature. Later I read Gonçalo Tavares and Pessoa, and I have some names to discover from their...
Hello to all!
Since I first read a Saramago novel (All the Names), I've grown to love Portuguese literature. Later I read Gonçalo Tavares and Pessoa, and I have some names to discover from their classics (illustrious ones like Gil Vicente or Eça de Queiroz), but because I don't know Portuguese yet, I have to make do with translations, which impedes me from following the current, less famous authors. So, I wonder if you could tell me about some of these ones. Which are your favourites, which ones would you suggest? Does not matter if translated or not, I can read in a couple other languages and will learn Portuguese soon too. Thanks in advance!
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Children's books are drowning in a sea of contemporary ideology
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Ten best tropes in fiction
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Drawn from life: Why have novelists stopped making things up?
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Ten worst female character pet peeves
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Tolkien fans unite! Which is your favourite Tolkien book and why?
I've personally read The Silmarillion 3 times and have found comfort and connection with the book and its stories. Sure, the names are still intimidating and the geography confusing sometimes but...
I've personally read The Silmarillion 3 times and have found comfort and connection with the book and its stories. Sure, the names are still intimidating and the geography confusing sometimes but all that is part of the enjoyment for me.
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A critic sells books down by the seashore - A bookstore in the village of Wigtown, Scotland, allows people to run the shop while renting an apartment upstairs
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The evolution of YA: Young adult fiction, explained (feat. Lindsay Ellis) | It's lit!
7 votes