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[?]Patrick Hadfield »
@patrickhadfield@mastodon.scot

I've read many of these. But several I haven't. It feels like a badge of honour to complete the list - I've been slacking!

"Banned! The 20 books they didn’t want you to read."


theguardian.com/books/2025/aug

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    [?]Vivienne Dunstan »
    @vivdunstan@mastodon.scot

    Just finishing the book “Forgotten Churches: Exploring England’s Hidden Treasures” by Luke Sherlock. A quite magical book, a mix of architecture, travel and history. Also exploration of place. With evocative illustrations throughout from Ioana Pioaru. Thoroughly recommended.

    A hardback book standing resting on a red sofa. The book has a dark spine decoration and the cover image is a richly atmospheric black and white drawing on a creamy backdrop looking down towards an old church surrounded by gravestones in long grass and trees. Very idyllic scene.

    Alt...A hardback book standing resting on a red sofa. The book has a dark spine decoration and the cover image is a richly atmospheric black and white drawing on a creamy backdrop looking down towards an old church surrounded by gravestones in long grass and trees. Very idyllic scene.

      [?]Jon »
      @jkirkendall@wandering.shop

      I'm really enjoying Sangu Mandanna's The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.

      I passed it up a few times because, well, it seemed to be popular, and you know, if it's popular and it can't possibly be good...🙄

      Turns out it's good AND popular!

        [?]Eli Roberson (he/him) »
        @thatdnaguy@genomic.social

        Any people out there have suggestions for young adult suspense, fantasy, or horror?

        I'm trying to find suggestions that are approximately middle grades (7th/8th US) targeted.

          [?]LM Little »
          @miki_lou@mastodon.social

          @Wen Rooney is a star!

            [?]The Tattooed Mummy 👑 »
            @Tattooed_Mummy@beige.party

            Queer Authors Withdraw From Writing Prize En Masse Over Inclusion of Self-Proclaimed TERF

            assignedmedia.org/breaking-new

              [?]A. Rivera »
              @bloodravenlib@mas.to

              I've got a review copy of the book, which I hope to read soon.

              > Crazy About Those Martians! blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/08/look via

              @bookstodon

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                [?]packetcat »
                @packetcat@tenforward.social

                Review: Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

                nullrouted.space/2025/08/13/re

                  [?]Pepijn »
                  @Pepijn@mastodon.online

                  Do we have nerds here?

                  The highlighted text in the screenshot really threw me out of the story. Would the natural way of talking not be to say "Just send them a text." ( or even "Just send him a text."..)?

                  Text: “The food court is right over there,” Duvall said, motioning to the bank of stalls across the walkway. “Just send him or her a text. And if he misses it, we can see him from there. Come on. I'll spring for the drinks.” Book is Redshirts by John Scalzi. It's a fun quick read.

                  Alt...Text: “The food court is right over there,” Duvall said, motioning to the bank of stalls across the walkway. “Just send him or her a text. And if he misses it, we can see him from there. Come on. I'll spring for the drinks.” Book is Redshirts by John Scalzi. It's a fun quick read.

                    Alexis Bushnell (she/her) boosted

                    [?]Sarah | Time for Kindness » 🤖
                    @time_for_kindness@kind.social

                    “Recently, at the bookshop where I work, a guy realized he didn’t have cash to pay for a book, and another guy—a stranger to him—paid for it.”

                    This wonderful example of kindness was shared with us here on Mastodon (kind.social/@superball@norcal.) and we love it!

                    Let’s hear about the kindness you’ve spotted recently ⬇️.


                    kind.social/@superball@norcal.

                      [?]Darren »
                      @DJDarren@mendeddrum.org

                      I get a weekly email alerting me to discounted books that might interested me, and it's usually correct. It's been a useful resource.

                      However, every week it strikes me that all the blurbs basically start the same way:

                      "The new book from $PUBLICATION_BEST_SELLER is "I have been paid to say that this book is wonderful" ($WELL_KNOWN_PERSON)"

                      Only then can they give a brief precis of the plot.

                      I honestly couldn't give a tuppenny fuck whether Stephen Fry says he enjoyed a book.

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                        [?]Leaping Woman »
                        @leapingwoman@spore.social

                        Turns out the book I've been needing involves charismatic robot friends making perfect noodles and building community in a future post-war San Francisco. I browsed Kepler's Books in Menlo Park while listening to the end of the audiobook. Just after it finished, I found myself in front of some signed hardcover copies. Since Automatic Noodles by @annaleen is my new favorite cheering-up book, I bought that as well. Highly recommended!

                        A hardcover copy of the book Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz, sporting a red sticker that says “Kepler’s Signed Edition”. The brightly colored book cover depicts a robotic hand using chopsticks to hold a bundle of big noodles. Below that are sketched outlines of scenes and objects from the story, including three of the robot characters and the Golden Gate Bridge. The laptop below the book sports a skin with a photograph I took of wispy cirrus clouds against a deep blue sky.

                        Alt...A hardcover copy of the book Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz, sporting a red sticker that says “Kepler’s Signed Edition”. The brightly colored book cover depicts a robotic hand using chopsticks to hold a bundle of big noodles. Below that are sketched outlines of scenes and objects from the story, including three of the robot characters and the Golden Gate Bridge. The laptop below the book sports a skin with a photograph I took of wispy cirrus clouds against a deep blue sky.

                        A copy of Automatic Noodle by Analee Newitz open to the title page, where it is autographed in teal ink with a tiny heart and a looping line that might be a loose signature or a noodle, or both. Atop the open book is bookmark that says Kepler’s Books, Menlo Park, CA, established 1955.

                        Alt...A copy of Automatic Noodle by Analee Newitz open to the title page, where it is autographed in teal ink with a tiny heart and a looping line that might be a loose signature or a noodle, or both. Atop the open book is bookmark that says Kepler’s Books, Menlo Park, CA, established 1955.

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                          [?]Mike Lawton »
                          @mlawton@mstdn.social

                          Finished “Of Monsters and Mainframes” by Barbara Truelove.

                          Demeter is a ship AI blamed for the continued deaths of her passengers being ferried to and from Alpha Centauri. But something paranormal is happening and this quirky story becomes a mashup of sci-fi & vampires, werewolves, and aliens.

                          4.5 stars rounded up for being fun ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

                          goodreads.com/book/show/216540

                            [?]Furbland's Very Cool Mastodon™ »
                            @GroupNebula563@mastodon.social

                            First stop on my road trip: a massive bookstore. This place takes up a whole block

                            @bookstodon

                            Inside what is effectively a warehouse of books, looking up at the ceiling with shelves and shelves stretching off into the distance

                            Alt...Inside what is effectively a warehouse of books, looking up at the ceiling with shelves and shelves stretching off into the distance

                              [?]Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 »
                              @susankayequinn@wandering.shop

                              @sindarina ha! There are so many people who do that it's got 37 hits (but is 526 so, er, yeah, I should use that! thanks!)

                              @older @silhelm @annaleen

                                [?]Sindarina, Edge Case Detective »
                                @sindarina@ngmx.com

                                @susankayequinn 📗 Most recenly finished: 'The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses' by @older

                                📘 Currently reading: 'The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard', because @silhelm mentioned it on here as one of xyr favourites

                                📗 Next up: 'Automatic Noodle' by @annaleen

                                (I think the hashtag is , by the way, 'o' instead of 'a'?)

                                  Aral Balkan boosted

                                  [?]Antifafi 🖤 🍉🌻✊🏿🔻🌈🌍 »
                                  @fifischwarz@waag.social

                                  ‘People who do not know what others in a group actually think often decide that it is safer to go along with what appear to be the dominant norms in order not to stand out.’

                                  8/52 ★★★★☆

                                  Must read. Here's why in 🇬🇧 🇺🇲
                                  goodreads.com/review/show/6214

                                  En hier in 🇳🇱
                                  verzameldezinnen.nl/2025/02/08

                                  @boeken
                                  @bookstodon


                                  Boekomslag Mary Fulbrook - Bystander Society. Conformity and complicity in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust

                                  Alt...Boekomslag Mary Fulbrook - Bystander Society. Conformity and complicity in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust

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                                    [?]Dr Alice Violett »
                                    @alicemcalicepants@ohai.social

                                    Morning fedi :comfy: Today I'm reviewing The Cat Bride by Charlotte Tierney. Read my thoughts on this vivid and highly evocative novel:
                                    draliceviolett.com/blog-tour-t

                                    Part cover of The Cat Bride by Charlotte Tierney, featuring the book's title over the blue-filtrrer face of a human-big cat hybrid

                                    Alt...Part cover of The Cat Bride by Charlotte Tierney, featuring the book's title over the blue-filtrrer face of a human-big cat hybrid

                                      [?]Kat O’Brien »
                                      @obrien_kat@mastodon.world

                                      @tferrer justo leí este libro de Hamilton Nolan, le recomiendo.

                                      The Hammer: Power, Inequality and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor - by Hamilton Nolan

                                      Alt...The Hammer: Power, Inequality and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor - by Hamilton Nolan

                                        [?]Bob »
                                        @murbs@mastodon.world

                                        When you’re struggling 100 pages in on a 1000 page fantasy novel and you’ve already bought the rest of the books in the series…

                                          [?]Steph (they/them) »
                                          @astronomerritt@hachyderm.io

                                          Are there any fantasy authors bringing soft magic systems back? I am actually not a huge fan of hard magic systems where everything follows strict and well-known rules. (It's one of the many reasons I can't get into Sanderson.) It literally takes the magic out of magic for me.

                                          I think Steven Erikson did this well in Malazan Book of the Fallen: magic-users themselves don't know everything about how magic works, and disparate cultures and peoples have very different frameworks for categorising and understanding it. The magic feels weird and mysterious and beyond human comprehension, like the magic-users are paddling at the edges of a vast sea, trying to make sense of what little they can explore.

                                          ETA: Just to be clear I've been a voracious fantasy reader for thirty years so I have heard of all the big names, I'm asking about new authors! Or more obscure ones!

                                            [?]Kat O’Brien »
                                            @obrien_kat@mastodon.world

                                            Just read this book on the crash of the Challenger, and the problems with NASA that led to it: notably, overruling engineers to save money.
                                            The Challenger crashing is one of my first non-personal memories, but I was a little kid and never knew almost anything in this book. Super interesting!

                                            Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space - by Adam Higginbotham

                                            Alt...Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space - by Adam Higginbotham

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                                              [?]Nick East (Indie Writer) »
                                              @NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art

                                              Maps are great, but this is greaterest 😊

                                              @bookstodon @fantasybookstodon @speculativefictioncomedy @bookbubble @humour




                                              Picture of a book where the map folds out so at to stay on the side of the text while you read. Captioned: Every book should have its maps set up like this...

                                              Alt...Picture of a book where the map folds out so at to stay on the side of the text while you read. Captioned: Every book should have its maps set up like this...

                                                [?]Pablo el peregrino »
                                                @setmeravelles@tech.lgbt

                                                August to-do list

                                                A stack of books featuring various titles and authors, including "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison, "Pritty" by Keilin Miller, and "On Swift Horses" by Shannon Pufahl and many others. The books are arranged vertically with library tags

                                                Alt...A stack of books featuring various titles and authors, including "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison, "Pritty" by Keilin Miller, and "On Swift Horses" by Shannon Pufahl and many others. The books are arranged vertically with library tags

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                                                  [?]LordWoolamaloo »
                                                  @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

                                                  For anyone looking at those reposts on Burns I just shared, and curious about Scottish poetry, but not sure where to begin, may I suggest some of our new generation of younger poets such as Len Pennie, Michael Pedersen or Jeda Pearl. And of course the veterans such as the wonderful Jackie Kay, or the (sadly now late) John Burnside.

                                                  For more ideas, snippets of the works etc, try the Scottish Poetry Library scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/

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                                                    [?]Alyn »
                                                    @alyn@wandering.shop

                                                    IT'S LAUNCH DAY!
                                                    So although I didn't write this book - it's my wife's work - I've been heavily involved in getting it published. We'd really like it to be read widely and appreciated, so any boosts are hugely encouraged!
                                                    Purchased e-book versions are DRM-free.
                                                    E-Pub on Kobo (and Kobo-Plus):
                                                    kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-playe

                                                    Ebook on Kindle:
                                                    amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DY8CM3LX

                                                    Paperback on Amazon:
                                                    amazon.co.uk/dp/106832791X

                                                    Or available to order from most (UK) bookshops.

                                                    Alt...A copy of "The Players Act 1 - All the World's a Stage" is stood on some wooden stage boards. We see the spine first showing the author's name - Amy Sparkes. Accompanying text reads "From New York Times bestselling author". The camera then pulls out and around to show the front cover in a 3/4 view on the stage with a gently waving green curtain as a backdrop. Accompanying text reads "The Players Act 1 - All the World's a Stage. England, 1715. When society doesn't understand you, and your family is out of the picture, a strolling theatre company could be your perfect home..." The text then changes to read, "Publishing July 29th. ebook & paperback available on Amazon. ebook on Kobo. or order at your local bookshop." A fiddle is playing throughout, and the sounds of a party occurring in another nearby room can be heard.

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                                                      [?]𝒜𝓁𝒾⋆ »
                                                      @alipunk@thecanadian.social

                                                      Illustration of a girl pulling a wagon of books and had her face in a book

                                                      Alt...Illustration of a girl pulling a wagon of books and had her face in a book

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                                                        [?]Kim Scheinberg »
                                                        @kims@mas.to

                                                        Weird question for the book people

                                                        If you have read The Master and Margarita, which cover is most recognizable to you: white, green, or red?

                                                        To be clear, I'm asking about English translation, not the original Russian. Thanks.

                                                        Rhe book Master and Margarita. The cover is white with a drawing of a bowtied black cat sitting up holding a gun. The title text is in red

                                                        Alt...Rhe book Master and Margarita. The cover is white with a drawing of a bowtied black cat sitting up holding a gun. The title text is in red

                                                        The book Master and Margarita. It is a green baackground featurings a close up of a large black cat with a red mouth and a long tongue wearing a white color. The title text is in ornate white script

                                                        Alt...The book Master and Margarita. It is a green baackground featurings a close up of a large black cat with a red mouth and a long tongue wearing a white color. The title text is in ornate white script

                                                        The book cover for Master and Margarita. The background is burgundy and black. There is a black cat in profile on the burgundy half of the cover. The title is in white print

                                                        Alt...The book cover for Master and Margarita. The background is burgundy and black. There is a black cat in profile on the burgundy half of the cover. The title is in white print

                                                          [?]chris@strafpla.net »
                                                          @chris@mstdn.strafpla.net

                                                          Gesucht: Eine Kurzgeschichte, erschienen auf deutsch zwischen 1960 und 1990.
                                                          Menschen treffen auf Aliens, die teleportieren können, aber nicht preisgeben, wie.
                                                          Sie fangen eines der Aliens und foltern es, um es festzuhalten und sein Geheimnis zu erfahren.
                                                          Vor seinem Tod gibt es preis, dass es zur Teleportation seine Seele auf eine stehende Welle des Universums modulieren kann.
                                                          “Aber warum verschwiegt Ihr uns, dass wir eine unsterbliche Seele haben?”
                                                          “IHR habt keine.”

                                                            [?]Toni Aittoniemi »
                                                            @gimulnautti@mastodon.green

                                                            @sundogplanets Good book!

                                                              WTL boosted

                                                              [?]Mike Lawton »
                                                              @mlawton@mstdn.social

                                                              Gaza [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                                              Finished “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” by Omar El Akkad.

                                                              Written against the backdrop of the horrors of early 2024 Gaza, it presents a morally clear rebuke of the sometimes intentional & hypocritical impotence of world powers to work towards the cessation of slaughter of innocent people who are “others”. A rebuke of the quiet, those who opt for convenience & consumption rather than demand peace & accountability.

                                                              5/5 stars

                                                              goodreads.com/book/show/213870

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