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[?]Charlotte Walker »
@purplepadma@beige.party

I just finished reading Bewilderment by Richard Powers. An absolutely astonishing book, very tender and quite sad, about love and loss and being neurodiverse and how we treat animals and our planet. It’s given me a lot to think about. Highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    Neil Brown boosted

    [?]Aram Sinnreich »
    @aram@aoir.social

    *SALE* My novel A Second Chance for Yesterday (written with @rachelcleves) is only a buck at @solarisbooks. DRM-free. Pride Month might be over but we're .

    Get it here: geni.us/Solarissale

    A digital promotional graphic for the eBook "A Second Chance for Yesterday" by R.A. Sinn. It features vibrant rainbow colors in the background, highlighting a sale price of $0.99.

    Alt...A digital promotional graphic for the eBook "A Second Chance for Yesterday" by R.A. Sinn. It features vibrant rainbow colors in the background, highlighting a sale price of $0.99.

      [?]hannah aubry »
      @haubles@hachyderm.io

      My July is off to a very good start, book-wise. Some of my favorite authors have recently published new works and I devoured them:

      *Anima Rising by Christopher Moore (technically June but it was too fun not to mention)
      * The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
      * Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
      * Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
      * Fox by Joyce Carol Oates

      Now I need to decide what to read next: The Flâneur by Edmund White or Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver...

      What are y'all reading, @bookstodon ?

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        [?]Molly White »
        @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

        "It is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you’re attempting can’t be done." – Terry Pratchett, Equal Rites

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

          Reading on the establishment a century ago of the Border Patrol and how it has increasingly gained more power & budget is particularly pertinent now as Congress just passed a budget giving an unimaginably large amount of money to ICE & to immigration enforcement, cutting into everyone’s rights.

          Now it was being used for stops at interior checkpoints. The area warrant required the Border Patrol to collect and report data on its implementation at the San Clemente checkpoint. For the ten days of the first area warrant in June 1974, 145,960 vehicles passed through the checkpoint. Most vehicles only came to a fleeting stop as the officers quickly looked at the driver and passengers before waving them through. However, if the agent saw something that "broke the pattern" of normal vehicles, then they sent it to secondary inspection for more scrutiny. During the first ten-day period, only 820 vehicles, less than 1 percent of the total traffic, were diverted to secondary inspection for actual questioning about immigration status and citizenship. Of those, 202 were searched after the occupants' initial answers were not satisfactory to the agents; 169 of those were found to have undocumented people inside the car "in plain view." In two more instances, they found undocumented people hidden in the trunks of vehicles. That resulted in a total success rate of 0.12 percent of the 145,960 vehicles that made fleeting stops at the checkpoint.S Amado Martinez-Fuerte and his two passengers were among the 820 vehicles sent to secondary inspection. As the agents questioned the passengers, Martinez-Fuerte supplied them with his identification

          Alt...Now it was being used for stops at interior checkpoints. The area warrant required the Border Patrol to collect and report data on its implementation at the San Clemente checkpoint. For the ten days of the first area warrant in June 1974, 145,960 vehicles passed through the checkpoint. Most vehicles only came to a fleeting stop as the officers quickly looked at the driver and passengers before waving them through. However, if the agent saw something that "broke the pattern" of normal vehicles, then they sent it to secondary inspection for more scrutiny. During the first ten-day period, only 820 vehicles, less than 1 percent of the total traffic, were diverted to secondary inspection for actual questioning about immigration status and citizenship. Of those, 202 were searched after the occupants' initial answers were not satisfactory to the agents; 169 of those were found to have undocumented people inside the car "in plain view." In two more instances, they found undocumented people hidden in the trunks of vehicles. That resulted in a total success rate of 0.12 percent of the 145,960 vehicles that made fleeting stops at the checkpoint.S Amado Martinez-Fuerte and his two passengers were among the 820 vehicles sent to secondary inspection. As the agents questioned the passengers, Martinez-Fuerte supplied them with his identification

          fewer assaults than regular police officers or even National Park Service police." An investigation by The Intercept found that even the low rate of reported assaults against Border Patrol agents are likely based on inflated statistics. In one instance in 2017, seven agents were assaulted by six men using rocks, bottles, and tree branches. Rather than recording the event as seven instances of assault, the Border Patrol data included 126 assaults from that single incident. They reached that inflated figure by multiplying seven agents by six men by three types of weapons.12 Despite the relative safety of the job, the Border Patrol has a culture of violence and abuse that mirrors the behavior of the early agents who cut their teeth in frontier law enforcement. Police brutality in the United States has become a major issue in part due to the ubiquity of camera phones that allow civilians to record the actions of police that would have previously remained hidden. By contrast, the Border Patrol operates in remote and sparsely populated areas where there are no witnesses to their actions, which leads to abuse. In August 2021, the Border Patrol decided for the first time to require some agents to wear body 13 cameras. A 2013 survey found that i1 percent of migrants said they were assaulted by agents during or after their apprehension. The majority of these alleged assaults are not formally reported. Filing an abuse report is

          Alt...fewer assaults than regular police officers or even National Park Service police." An investigation by The Intercept found that even the low rate of reported assaults against Border Patrol agents are likely based on inflated statistics. In one instance in 2017, seven agents were assaulted by six men using rocks, bottles, and tree branches. Rather than recording the event as seven instances of assault, the Border Patrol data included 126 assaults from that single incident. They reached that inflated figure by multiplying seven agents by six men by three types of weapons.12 Despite the relative safety of the job, the Border Patrol has a culture of violence and abuse that mirrors the behavior of the early agents who cut their teeth in frontier law enforcement. Police brutality in the United States has become a major issue in part due to the ubiquity of camera phones that allow civilians to record the actions of police that would have previously remained hidden. By contrast, the Border Patrol operates in remote and sparsely populated areas where there are no witnesses to their actions, which leads to abuse. In August 2021, the Border Patrol decided for the first time to require some agents to wear body 13 cameras. A 2013 survey found that i1 percent of migrants said they were assaulted by agents during or after their apprehension. The majority of these alleged assaults are not formally reported. Filing an abuse report is

          feel obligated to provide care for those in need. The Border Patrol does not see it that way. Max Granger, a longtime volunteer with No More Deaths, explained, "The Border Patrol is a militarized law enforcement organization and they consider us an enemy." He continued, "They consider No More Deaths a smuggling organization that aids and abets terrorists. That is basically their perspective." The Border Patrol first raided a No More Deaths medical facility in Arivaca, Arizona, on June 15, 2017, when they arrested the undocumented people receiving medical treatment but did not arrest the American volunteers? In the months before Warren's arrest, a Border Patrol agent named John Marquez had begun to surveil some of the No More Deaths volunteers. He texted with Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) employees to get information on who had requested permits to hike in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, an area where No More Deaths volunteers regularly dropped water and searched for the remains of people who died in the desert. The FWS employee gave Marquez several names. Marquez also determined that another FWS employee lived beside "the Barn," the property in Ajo that was a staging location and medical facility for No More Deaths. Marquez texted descriptions of the vehicles driven by No More Deaths volunteers, including Warren's truck, to that FWS employee. Marquez even sent Warren's home address.

          Alt... feel obligated to provide care for those in need. The Border Patrol does not see it that way. Max Granger, a longtime volunteer with No More Deaths, explained, "The Border Patrol is a militarized law enforcement organization and they consider us an enemy." He continued, "They consider No More Deaths a smuggling organization that aids and abets terrorists. That is basically their perspective." The Border Patrol first raided a No More Deaths medical facility in Arivaca, Arizona, on June 15, 2017, when they arrested the undocumented people receiving medical treatment but did not arrest the American volunteers? In the months before Warren's arrest, a Border Patrol agent named John Marquez had begun to surveil some of the No More Deaths volunteers. He texted with Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) employees to get information on who had requested permits to hike in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, an area where No More Deaths volunteers regularly dropped water and searched for the remains of people who died in the desert. The FWS employee gave Marquez several names. Marquez also determined that another FWS employee lived beside "the Barn," the property in Ajo that was a staging location and medical facility for No More Deaths. Marquez texted descriptions of the vehicles driven by No More Deaths volunteers, including Warren's truck, to that FWS employee. Marquez even sent Warren's home address.

          "he instructor responded, "It's the sound our flashlight makes when we hit them on the head. Tonk." Budd explained to me that using terms like tonk was just part of the culture at the agency. She said, "If you have a problem saying the word tonk, you can't be a Border Patrol agent." She continued, "I knew it was a racist term. ... Yet, at the same time, it was also taught to me and reinforced. Those who don't use the tonk word are looked down upon and seen as threats." In 2018, Hector Regalado, a retired senior Border Patrol agent, started a new business selling Border Patrol-themed T-shirts. Prior to his retirement, Regalado was a special operations supervisor, which is the third highest-ranking position at a Border Patrol station. In his new career as a T-shirt maker, Regalado's marketing materials made light of the common racial slurs used by Border Patrol agents. One shirt had a large flashlight and the word TONK below it. The description of the shirt explained: "Tonk! Yeah you know the sound ... no need to explain it. You either know it or you don't!"15 Tonk is only one of many racist terms that remain common in the Border Patrol. Agents still frequently use wetback and other variations including wets, mojados (Spanish for wets), and POW, short for Plain Old Wet.16 Agents also use the term floaters to refer to people who

          Alt..."he instructor responded, "It's the sound our flashlight makes when we hit them on the head. Tonk." Budd explained to me that using terms like tonk was just part of the culture at the agency. She said, "If you have a problem saying the word tonk, you can't be a Border Patrol agent." She continued, "I knew it was a racist term. ... Yet, at the same time, it was also taught to me and reinforced. Those who don't use the tonk word are looked down upon and seen as threats." In 2018, Hector Regalado, a retired senior Border Patrol agent, started a new business selling Border Patrol-themed T-shirts. Prior to his retirement, Regalado was a special operations supervisor, which is the third highest-ranking position at a Border Patrol station. In his new career as a T-shirt maker, Regalado's marketing materials made light of the common racial slurs used by Border Patrol agents. One shirt had a large flashlight and the word TONK below it. The description of the shirt explained: "Tonk! Yeah you know the sound ... no need to explain it. You either know it or you don't!"15 Tonk is only one of many racist terms that remain common in the Border Patrol. Agents still frequently use wetback and other variations including wets, mojados (Spanish for wets), and POW, short for Plain Old Wet.16 Agents also use the term floaters to refer to people who

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

            Latest two books.
            Intimacies: A Novel by Katie Kitamura is a fantastic novel, one of the best books I’ve read this year. Tremendous writing.

            Nobody Is Protected: How the Border Patrol Became the Most Dangerous Police Force in the United States - by Reece Jones, is a sobering read. 1/2

            Intimacies: A Novel by Katie Kitamura

            Alt...Intimacies: A Novel by Katie Kitamura

            Nobody Is Protected: How the Border Patrol Became the Most Dangerous Police Force in the United States - by Reece Jones

            Alt...Nobody Is Protected: How the Border Patrol Became the Most Dangerous Police Force in the United States - by Reece Jones

              Em-squared boosted

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

              Story structure can be good, it can also make it painfully obvious. Personally I prefer not being able to guess the ending after the first chapter... 🤔😁

              @bookstodon @fantasybookstodon @bookbubble @humour @reading





              One panel comic by Tom Gauld showing a tall man and a short elf walking over a mountain. The elf reading a book says, "We've had our "inciting incident" and we're on the "journey" so it seems like we'll be having a "crisis" any minute now..." The man looking annoyed replies, "This quest was a lot more fun before you got that book on story structure."

              Alt...One panel comic by Tom Gauld showing a tall man and a short elf walking over a mountain. The elf reading a book says, "We've had our "inciting incident" and we're on the "journey" so it seems like we'll be having a "crisis" any minute now..." The man looking annoyed replies, "This quest was a lot more fun before you got that book on story structure."

                [?]Molly White »
                @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                So many good books this month, with Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Talents and Martha Wells’ Artificial Condition leading the pack for fiction.

                Wrap-up videos on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@molly0xfff/video/7

                and YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=4eRFTRbHUZ

                Storygraph June 2025 wrap-up page. Books: 14; pages: 5,829; av. rating 3.85. Highest rated reads: Artificial Condition (5 stars), Parable of the Talents (5 stars), Newt & Demon III (4.5 stars). Average book length: 389 pages; average time to finish 6 days. 93% fiction, 7% nonfiction. 5 mystery/thriller/crime, 4 science fiction, 2 fantasy. 64% digital, 29% audio, 7% print.

                Alt...Storygraph June 2025 wrap-up page. Books: 14; pages: 5,829; av. rating 3.85. Highest rated reads: Artificial Condition (5 stars), Parable of the Talents (5 stars), Newt & Demon III (4.5 stars). Average book length: 389 pages; average time to finish 6 days. 93% fiction, 7% nonfiction. 5 mystery/thriller/crime, 4 science fiction, 2 fantasy. 64% digital, 29% audio, 7% print.

                June 2025 reads: Storm Prey, John Sandford (3.5 stars) Parable of the Talents, Octavia E. Butler (5 stars) Stolen Prey, John Sandford (3 stars) Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka Murata (3.5 stars) Newt &amp; Demon III, E.M. Griffiths (4.5 stars) Silken Prey, John Sandford (4 stars) Newt &amp; Demon IV, E.M. Griffiths (4 stars) A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine (3.5 stars) Field of Prey, John Sandford (3.5 stars) All Systems Red, Martha Wells (4 stars) Enshittification, Cory Doctorow (5 stars) Artificial Condition, Martha Wells (5 stars) Rogue Protocol, Martha Wells (4 stars) Gathering Prey, John Sandford (3.5 stars)<br><br>

                Alt...June 2025 reads: Storm Prey, John Sandford (3.5 stars) Parable of the Talents, Octavia E. Butler (5 stars) Stolen Prey, John Sandford (3 stars) Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka Murata (3.5 stars) Newt &amp; Demon III, E.M. Griffiths (4.5 stars) Silken Prey, John Sandford (4 stars) Newt &amp; Demon IV, E.M. Griffiths (4 stars) A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine (3.5 stars) Field of Prey, John Sandford (3.5 stars) All Systems Red, Martha Wells (4 stars) Enshittification, Cory Doctorow (5 stars) Artificial Condition, Martha Wells (5 stars) Rogue Protocol, Martha Wells (4 stars) Gathering Prey, John Sandford (3.5 stars)<br><br>

                  [?]Molly White »
                  @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                  NYC, 1919: Perched on a towering pile of donated books, a librarian calls from a megaphone to request more book donations for American troops stationed in France. The American Library Association’s campaign sent up to 55,000 books each month to military camp libraries.

                  via Library of Congress: loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.40926/

                  A scan of a black and white photograph of a woman standing probably four feet off the ground on a wall of stacked books, with a towering pile behind and above her. She is holding a giant megaphone.

                  Alt...A scan of a black and white photograph of a woman standing probably four feet off the ground on a wall of stacked books, with a towering pile behind and above her. She is holding a giant megaphone.

                    [?]Mike Spencer »
                    @mikerspencer@mastodon.scot

                    Oh oh oh!

                    e reader showing the cover of a short story by Ambrose Parry: the apple falls not far.

                    Alt...e reader showing the cover of a short story by Ambrose Parry: the apple falls not far.

                      [?]Cassidy James :gg: :fh: »
                      @cassidy@mastodon.blaede.family

                      I just finished reading (well, listening to) Star Wars: Midnight Horizon and… idk. It started out pretty slow and the voice actor took a *long* time to get used to. I also feel like the padawans in this book are written (and read) as much younger and less mature than in other High Republic novels—which was weird.

                      Over all I did end up enjoying the book and the overarching story/perspective, but it feels quite a bit weaker than other entries in the series.

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                        [?]noplasticshower »
                        @noplasticshower@infosec.exchange

                        Book 30 of 2025. A classic. I had never read this book in all my 59 years. It is excellent. If you haven't read it either, read it.

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

                          Just finished the Christopher Clarey biography of Rafael Nadal. As someone who adores Nadal - first, because I am a fan of all things España, but extra so given I brought Nadal to do a This Is/Este Es SportsCenter spot when I worked at ESPN Deportes, it’s not surprising I enjoyed the book. Clarey is a fantastic writer & reporter, & particularly so on tennis. He’s also ideal for this book, having lived for years in both Spain and Paris (Nadal = King of Clay).

                          The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and His Kingdom of Clay - by Christopher Clarey

                          Alt...The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and His Kingdom of Clay - by Christopher Clarey

                            [?]Rob Atkinson »
                            @LincolnRamirez@mstdn.social

                            Book 29 - There There by Tommy Orange

                            This is undoubtedly an ambitious and important book, as it tells of the lives and struggles of 12 different Native Americans as they prepare for the powwow in Oakland. Loss of identity, struggles with addiction and poverty permeate through the book.

                            @bookstodon

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

                              And “Noor” by Nnedi Okorafor in which AO, a woman with some cybernetic implants resultant from a horrible accident as a child, goes on the run from authorities after a fight in which she defends herself from an attack by bigoted men who despise her for those “unnatural” implants.

                              As she flees into the Nigerian desert, she meets a nomadic cattleman, who is also in the run from the state for merely existing.

                              goodreads.com/book/show/576322

                              4/5 stars
                              ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

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

                                Finished “My Friends” by Fredrik Backman and adored it. It’s not a perfect book, as there are a few moments that seem a little too saccharine, but where it excels, it REALLY excels.

                                The story of a painting, the friends depicted within it, and their friendship that made it all possible. A love letter to art and friendship, contrasted with the neglect, abuse, and mourning they would need each other to overcome.

                                4.5 rounded up to 5/5 stars
                                ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

                                goodreads.com/book/show/217163

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                                  [?]T. J. Bombadil »
                                  @c_dan4th@mstdn.social

                                  This is such a cool idea! I’m dying to know what I just bought.

                                  Two wrapped books labeled "Blind Date with a Book!" are displayed. The left book is brown with handwritten notes describing it as "Reflective," "Artistic," and "Transformative," along with a drawing of a flamingo. The right book is blue and labeled “Canadian”.

                                  Alt...Two wrapped books labeled "Blind Date with a Book!" are displayed. The left book is brown with handwritten notes describing it as "Reflective," "Artistic," and "Transformative," along with a drawing of a flamingo. The right book is blue and labeled “Canadian”.

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                                    [?]Rocketman »
                                    @slothrop@chaos.social

                                    Just finished “Is a River Alive?” by Robert Macfarlane.

                                    It’s very powerful, lyrical and moving. It makes a very strong case for giving legal personhood and legal rights to rivers, mountains and forests - for their sake, and for ours.

                                    EDIT: I feel the book merits a blog post: slothrop.org/2025/06/29/if-cor

                                    Read it to understand where we should be going.

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                                      [?]Just Tom... »
                                      @tompearce49@mastodon.scot

                                      Public libraries are magical places where serendipity reigns. In a hurry, I picked this off the shelf and find myself transported to the Chinese nation in flux. "A portrait of the country through four women who refuse to accept the life laid out for them". A wonderfully written, moving and tender account of the lives of these women in a nation undergoing dramatic change.

                                      A yellow book cover with cranes. The title reads "Private Revolutions", subtitled "Coming of age in a new China" above the name of the author Yuan Yang.

                                      Alt...A yellow book cover with cranes. The title reads "Private Revolutions", subtitled "Coming of age in a new China" above the name of the author Yuan Yang.

                                        [?]Rob Atkinson »
                                        @LincolnRamirez@mstdn.social

                                        Book 28 - The Obelisk Gate by N.K Jemisin

                                        This felt very much a middle book in a series, however the strength of this book lies in the exploration of its themes of generational trauma, systemic racism, identity and belonging. The family dynamics at play also add a further layer.

                                        @bookstodon

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

                                          @bookstodon @fantasybookstodon @bookbubble @humour @reading



                                          An old painting of a woman with an open book in her lap looking slightly annoyed. Caption: Life is just a series of obstacles preventing you from reading your book.

                                          Alt...An old painting of a woman with an open book in her lap looking slightly annoyed. Caption: Life is just a series of obstacles preventing you from reading your book.

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                                            [?]JeniParsons »
                                            @JeniParsons@mstdn.social

                                            At last this beautiful book has arrived - Wild Folk by Jackie Morris and Tamsin Abbott. It’s a book of stories and stained-glass paintings.

                                            The cover is simply of three stained-glass paintings of fox and bird, ancient stones and fungi.

                                            Alt...The cover is simply of three stained-glass paintings of fox and bird, ancient stones and fungi.

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

                                              Morning fedi :comfy: today's my stop on the Kill Them With Kindness blog tour. Read my review of this imaginative, dark, and knotty novel: draliceviolett.com/blog-tour-k

                                              Part cover of Kill Them With Kindness by Will Carver, featuring the book's title, the subtitle 'don't fear the virus. Fear the cure', and big smiling yellow and white caplet pill with yellow smoke coming out of it

                                              Alt...Part cover of Kill Them With Kindness by Will Carver, featuring the book's title, the subtitle 'don't fear the virus. Fear the cure', and big smiling yellow and white caplet pill with yellow smoke coming out of it

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

                                                Wishing peace to the family and friends of Rod Nordland, a war reporter who brought humanity to stories he told. He died of brain cancer.
                                                A book he wrote, “The Lovers,” on a young couple from Afghanistan that married for love.

                                                nytimes.com/2025/06/22/books/r

                                                publishersweekly.com/978006237

                                                journa.host/@w7voa/11472973798

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

                                                  Today's my stop on the blog tour for The Children of Hiroshima. Here's my review of this harrowing, vital read: draliceviolett.com/blog-tour-t

                                                  Part cover of The Children of Hiroshima by Sadako Teikp Okuda, with the book's title and the subtitle 'The true story of how I searched for my family in the ruins of the city' over a cloudy blue sky

                                                  Alt...Part cover of The Children of Hiroshima by Sadako Teikp Okuda, with the book's title and the subtitle 'The true story of how I searched for my family in the ruins of the city' over a cloudy blue sky

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

                                                    Completed my massive personal reflection on favourite/recommended books, one for each year of my life so far. So much fun doing this! The list includes notes from me on each of the books listed for 1972-2024. vivsacademicblog.wordpress.com

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                                                      [?]LordWoolamaloo »
                                                      @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

                                                      "I'm with the banned"

                                                      New, and sadly highly relevant, t-shirt and pun rolled into one. Of course I wore it in the bookshop.

                                                      Selfie showing a blue t-shirt with a shelf of books often subject to censorship and demands to remove them, with the tagline "I'm with the banned"

                                                      Alt...Selfie showing a blue t-shirt with a shelf of books often subject to censorship and demands to remove them, with the tagline "I'm with the banned"

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                                                        [?]LordWoolamaloo »
                                                        @LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot

                                                        : just starting an advance copy of Earth Shapers - How Humans Mastered Geography & Remade the World, by Maxim Samson, coming in August from Profile Books

                                                        Cartography inspired cover to Earth Shapers by Maxim Samson

                                                        Alt...Cartography inspired cover to Earth Shapers by Maxim Samson

                                                          [?]Rich Stein (he/him) »
                                                          @RunRichRun@mastodon.social

                                                          I remember when the Yiddish Book Center really was a couple of people knocking on doors and collecting books from people's homes with a wheelbarrow and a truck. What a wonderful cultural rescue project —

                                                          "Aaron Lansky built a home for 1.5 million Yiddish books. Now he's handing over the keys."  - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
                                                          jta.org/2025/06/08/culture/aar

                                                          gazettenet.com/A-well-earned-r
                                                          @bookstodon

                                                            [?]Alexis Bushnell (she/her) »
                                                            @alexisbushnell@toot.wales

                                                            My review of Where Nightmares Walk by @phineasdelgado.com :
                                                            "An awesome mash up of sci-fi and fantasy. The world is so wild but still feels real, the plot is gripping, and the ending was incredible! I can't wait for the sequel, I need to know what happens!"

                                                            UK physical copies: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?par

                                                            Other links: phineasdelgado.com/

                                                              [?]Rob Atkinson »
                                                              @LincolnRamirez@mstdn.social

                                                              Book 27 - The Truth by Terry Pratchett

                                                              Thematically, this is one of the strongest Discworld's, as Pratchett tackles the nature of journalism, the press as well as class and multiculturalism. As always, hilarious from start to finish. Otto is the best.

                                                              @bookstodon

                                                                [?]Rob Atkinson »
                                                                @LincolnRamirez@mstdn.social

                                                                📚 Books of 2025 Thread 📚

                                                                I can now start this one off after completing my first book of the year!

                                                                @bookstodon

                                                                  [?]Rob Atkinson »
                                                                  @LincolnRamirez@mstdn.social

                                                                  Book 1 - The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams

                                                                  A very solid first book to a series. A slow build up to an excellent finale. Classic fantasy with a lot of the tropes you'd find. Second third dragged a little and a bit clunky. Not fully invested with Simon, the main protagonist.

                                                                  3.5/5

                                                                  @bookstodon

                                                                    [?]Rob Atkinson »
                                                                    @LincolnRamirez@mstdn.social

                                                                    Book 2 - In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park

                                                                    An often difficult and harrowing read of Park's escape from North Korea to being trafficked into China, eventually getting to South Korea.

                                                                    Questions raised of the veracity of parts of the story and facts given on background reading.

                                                                    4/5

                                                                    @bookst

                                                                      [?]Rob Atkinson »
                                                                      @LincolnRamirez@mstdn.social

                                                                      Book 3 - James by Percival Everett

                                                                      An outstanding retelling of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim, the slave. It's visceral and grim reading at times, but cut through with a wry humour. It tackles themes of racism, identity and slavery. It feels like an important book.

                                                                      4.5/5

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                                                                        [?]Rob Atkinson »
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                                                                        Book 4 - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

                                                                        For such a short book, this has provoked some of the most thoughts for a while. A lot of the themes are still very valid, others maybe not so much. Montag's character arc is something else!

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