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Julé Cunningham

"Of course, they didn’t get that staring at flowers is a form of being busy. That watching the flow of the clouds is an important activity. That in a period of depression and fear, to think about beautiful things, your dreams and wishes, and to smile is highly, highly important, a vital task." -- from 'The Gowkaran Tree in the Middle of Our Kitchen' by Shokoofeh Azar (the translator is anonymous for security reasons)

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"Of course, they didn’t get that staring at flowers is a form of being busy. That watching the flow of the clouds is an important activity. That in a period of depression and fear, to think about beautiful things, your dreams and wishes, and to smile is highly, highly important, a vital task." -- from 'The Gowkaran Tree in the Middle of Our Kitchen' by Shokoofeh Azar (the translator is anonymous for security reasons)

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john rakestraw

"with us it is always a little too late for mind, yet never too late for honest stupidity; always a little too late for understanding, never too late for righteous, bewildered wrath; always too late for thought, never too late for naïve moralizing."

--Lionel Trilling

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📚 The Kraken Wakes by: John Wyndham

When strange celestial objects crash into the sea, most dismiss them as meteors. But as oceanic attacks escalate and global tensions rise, one journalist and his wife begin to piece together a terrifying truth. As entire coastlines collapse under attack and governments scramble to maintain order...

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When strange celestial objects crash into the sea, most dismiss them as meteors. But as oceanic attacks escalate and global tensions rise, one journalist and his wife begin to piece together a terrifying truth. As entire coastlines collapse under attack and governments scramble to maintain order, the couple's investigation reveals a chilling enemy that defies comprehension. In a world unprepared for such a threat, survival may depend not on firepower, but on understanding an alien intelligence that has no interest in negotiation.

Joel :casio: :blobcatderpy:

Haven't mentioned it much, but I've been reading Non-Stop by Brian W. Aldiss and even though it took a bit to hook me, it has really been a great read so far, some great revelations were made and I'm looking forward to the last act!

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Haven't mentioned it much, but I've been reading Non-Stop by Brian W. Aldiss and even though it took a bit to hook me, it has really been a great read so far, some great revelations were made and I'm looking forward to the last act!

#ScienceFiction #SciFi #Reading #Books2026 #Bookstodon

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📚 We Do Not Part by: Han Kang

One winter morning in Seoul, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at the hospital. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet—a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm h...

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One winter morning in Seoul, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at the hospital. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet—a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm hits the island when Kyungha arrives. She must reach Inseon’s house at all costs, but the icy wind and squalls slow her down as night begins to fall. She wonders if she will arrive in time to save the animal—or even survive the terrible cold that envelops her with every step. Lost in a world of snow, she doesn’t yet suspect the vertiginous plunge into darkness that awaits her at her friend’s house.

Blurring the boundaries between dream and reality, We Do Not Part powerfully brings to light the lost voices of the past to save them from oblivion. Both a hymn to an enduring friendship and an argument for remembering, it is the story of profound love in the face of unspeakable pain—and a celebration of life, however fragile it might be.

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD IN FICTION
FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE NBCC BARRIOS BOOK IN TRANSLATION PRIZE
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF THE ATLANTIC'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
ONE OF THE OBSERVER 25 BEST BOOKS OF THE CENTURY (SO FAR)

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE N

ahimsa

Thank you, Dolly Parton! ❤️

"Dolly Parton-led program has mailed 4 million free books to Oregon children"

gift link = https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2026/03/dolly-parton-led-program-has-mailed-4-million-free-books-to-oregon-children.html?gift=af5b6381-5b86-4f84-a193-dd6771784d45

"Oregon’s version of Imagination Library, an initiative launched by superstar Dolly Parton to send a free book each month to babies and preschoolers, recently mailed its 4 millionth book to an Oregon child."

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Sophia Jane Hayden, Author

There's a pop-up window on my website, sophiajanehayden.com, where you can get a link to a PDF of The Story of Rockit by joining my email list. It's a short children's tale. Rockit is an adorable Australian herder pup with big dreams of herding cattle like her famous grandfather, Mick. But when she is adopted into a California home, she's met with two mean cats and a couple of elderly, very slow-moving tortoises, Herman and his wife, Morticia, in the backyard. It seems her dreams of being a herder have been dashed. But are they? Wise old Herman, who has lived for 105 years, tells Rockit never to give up on her dreams. #story #shortStory #storytelling #scribesAndMakers #mastodon #bookstodon #bookTok #wednesday #writingCommunity #writing #writer #writers # …

There's a pop-up window on my website, sophiajanehayden.com, where you can get a link to a PDF of The Story of Rockit by joining my email list. It's a short children's tale. Rockit is an adorable Australian herder pup with big dreams of herding cattle like her famous grandfather, Mick. But when she is adopted into a California home, she's met with two mean cats and a couple of elderly, very slow-moving tortoises, Herman and his wife, Morticia, in the backyard. It seems her dreams of being a herder have been dashed. But are they? Wise old Herman, who has lived for 105 years, tells Rockit never to give up on her dreams. #story #shortStory #storytelling #scribesAndMakers #mastodon #bookstodon #bookTok #wednesday #writingCommunity #writing #writer #writers #kids #childrensbooks #stories #cartoons #cartoon #tales #tale #animal #readingCommunity #readersofmastodon #reading #readers #fun #cute #cuteanimals #cuteanimal #sweet #dog #dogs #tortoise #catNews #cat #authorLife #authors #author #authorsOfMastodon #email #website

I wrote a cute little story for young children and am giving readers a chance to download it by joining my mailing list at sophiajanehayden.com. Rockit is an adorable pup with a famous Australian cattle herding grandfather, Mick. Her dream is to one day herd cattle like Mick. But her dreams are dashed when she moves into a California home with only a couple of very slow tortoises to herd. But Herman, the wise, old tortoise won't let Rockit give up on her dream.

Knien

In honor of the #transrightsreadathon what are some of your favorite books by Trans authors and/or with Trans main characters? Trans as in falls outside the cisgender binary in any way (nonbinary, 2Spirit, gendernonconforming, agender etc) @bookstodon #bookstodon #books #reading #transrights

Dave Dawkins

We definitely follow the Japanese method, here.

#books #reading #tsundoku #bookstodon

In Japanese, "tsundoku" means collecting books and letting them pile up, not from neglect, but for the joy of knowing they're there, full of untold stories.

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📚 When the Cranes Fly South by: Lisa Ridzén

Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he’s got left. These days, his quiet existence is broken up only by daily visits from his home care team. Fortunately, he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten to keep him company, though now his son, wi...

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Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he’s got left. These days, his quiet existence is broken up only by daily visits from his home care team. Fortunately, he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten to keep him company, though now his son, with whom Bo has had a rocky relationship, insists upon taking the dog away, claiming that Bo has grown too old to properly care for him. The threat of losing Sixten stirs up a whirlwind of emotion, leading Bo to take stock of his life, his relationships, and the imperfect way he's expressed his love over the years.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE SWEDISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD • A profoundly moving debut novel that follows an elderly man’s attempts to mend his relationship with his son before it’s too late: an emotional story of love, friendship, fatherhood, dogs, and atonement that is already an international sensation.

One of those you'll laugh, you'll cry, you’ll want to buy twenty copies and give them to everyone you love books. Fredrik Backman, bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, in The New Yorker

A powerful, sneakily emotional meditation on life and death, and the foundational relationships in our lives. This is a book that will echo in your soul. Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain

Mike L Tilford 📚 😺

Your occasional reminder: If you enjoyed an Indie Author's book - 1) Leave a review. 2) Tell your friends. 3) Post about it on social media. Indies live and die by word of mouth. #writingcommunity #writing #booksky 💙📚 #amwriting #readingcommunity #reading #books #novels #indiebook #indienovel

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Ronsboy67

Jamāl al-Din `Abd al-Rahīm ibn `Umar ibn Abī Bakr al-Dimashqī, known as al-Jawbarī

I've read read plenty of long books in my life but the book I'm currently #Reading wins the 'longest author's name' prize by at least 12 parsecs
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Right from the start it made me think with dates like "the third/ninth century" - it took me a moment to realise it was AH/CE in that order. Fascinating stuff
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Jamāl al-Din `Abd al-Rahīm ibn `Umar ibn Abī Bakr al-Dimashqī, known as al-Jawbarī

I've read read plenty of long books in my life but the book I'm currently #Reading wins the 'longest author's name' prize by at least 12 parsecs
#Bookstodon

Right from the start it made me think with dates like "the third/ninth century" - it took me a moment to realise it was AH/CE in that order. Fascinating stuff
#History
@bookstodon

Cover of an ebook edition of "The Book of Charlatans" by Jamāl al-Din `Abd al-Rahīm ibn `Umar ibn Abī Bakr al-Dimashqī, known as al-Jawbarī

Paul Matthews

Nice thoughtful article on modern literacies

"The choice isn’t between books and screens. The choice is between intentional design and profitable chaos. Between habitats that cultivate human potential and platforms that extract human attention"

What we think is a decline in literacy is a design problem
https://aeon.co/essays/what-we-think-is-a-decline-in-literacy-is-a-design-problem?utm_source=rss-feed

#literacy #design #reading