Hey everyone, we're juuuuust over halfway through our second [email protected] community book bingo challenge! If you haven't joined in yet, there's still plenty of time. You might've even already made progress by accident: anything you've read since May has the potential to count! The challenge only requires completing five ...
Foreigner is CJ Cherryh at her absolute best, a fantastic novel that's smartly written and with a well-realized world. It's got a couple of small hiccups, but this book shows why Cherryh is considered one of the foundational sci-fi writers of our time.
Books themselves aren’t going anywhere, or so I keep telling myself and fervently hoping despite all the evidence humanity’s collective brains are dissolving into a stew of slop and influence.
I recently got a boox go color 7 because I dont have space to buy physical books. the only platforms I can find that have a decent selection are ones like kindle where you dont get the book, only the ability to read it through their app. i want to use the built in reader on my device and I dont want to be able to get rugpulled ...
In the filings, Anthropic states, as reported by the Washington Post: “Project Panama is our effort to destructively scan all the books in the world. We don’t want it to be known that we are working on this.”
I've been on this LitRPG kick lately. I've listened to dungeon crawler carl, and now I'm on "He Who fights with Monsters" book 4. Where Jason, has been transported back to his original world earth. ...
What social media sites/platforms seem to be the best nowadays for following/interfacing with authors? As in, where are fiction writers congregating online nowadays? Social media? Siloed into personal Discord channels? TikTok? Other??? ...
First I'm hooked on The Expanse series. I finished three books in the series in Jan and I'm nearly done with another one that I'll finish in the next few days. It'll be a sad day when I'm all caught up. But I'll watch the TV series at that point. ...
If you're into the horror genre, the Bram Stoker Awards for 2025 have just released their preliminary ballot listings. Lots of categories, lots of great work - not just book fiction but also graphic novels, poetry, short stories and non-fiction. ...
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? February 03
Finished Mistborn: Secret Histories novella. Don't want to spoil, but it was really exciting to read this secret history. ...
2025 Book Bingo midpoint check-in
Hey everyone, we're juuuuust over halfway through our second [email protected] community book bingo challenge! If you haven't joined in yet, there's still plenty of time. You might've even already made progress by accident: anything you've read since May has the potential to count! The challenge only requires completing five ...
The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post ( www.newyorker.com )
Creation of Arda ( www.royalroad.com )
The First Will ...
Create a secondary title for a book you love!
Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë - Free ebook download ( standardebooks.org )
Slow day so here's a free public domain eBook. Enjoy! ...
Foreigner Review – Cherryh on Top ( joshgriffiths.site )
Foreigner is CJ Cherryh at her absolute best, a fantastic novel that's smartly written and with a well-realized world. It's got a couple of small hiccups, but this book shows why Cherryh is considered one of the foundational sci-fi writers of our time.
Never mind the lit-bros: Infinite Jest is a true classic at 30 ( www.theguardian.com )
The Guardian has published a piece on Infinite Jest. Thought some folks here might enjoy this :) ...
Gen Z Arriving at College Unable to Read ( futurism.com )
cross-posted from: ...
The death of the mass market paperback, the people’s books ( nikdirga.com )
Books themselves aren’t going anywhere, or so I keep telling myself and fervently hoping despite all the evidence humanity’s collective brains are dissolving into a stew of slop and influence.
Dungeon Crawler Carl display shown at local B&N
I also saw a person buy the first book coming out of the store. I really enjoyed the series so far.
The Literary Ecosystem Is Dying ( www.theatlantic.com )
https://archive.ph/9Tvkw
As Usual - By H.R. Ramesha Translated by Deepa Bhasthi ( granta.com )
Jane Birkin and the Art of Authenticity ( newrepublic.com )
Where to buy ebooks without DRM?
I recently got a boox go color 7 because I dont have space to buy physical books. the only platforms I can find that have a decent selection are ones like kindle where you dont get the book, only the ability to read it through their app. i want to use the built in reader on my device and I dont want to be able to get rugpulled ...
Unredacted files reveal Anthropic’s ‘secret plan’ to ‘destructively scan all the books in the world' ( www.thebookseller.com )
In the filings, Anthropic states, as reported by the Washington Post: “Project Panama is our effort to destructively scan all the books in the world. We don’t want it to be known that we are working on this.”
He Who Fights with Monsters. (LitRpg) Anyone else read/listened to this?
I've been on this LitRPG kick lately. I've listened to dungeon crawler carl, and now I'm on "He Who fights with Monsters" book 4. Where Jason, has been transported back to his original world earth. ...
The poppy war
Just started the first book, and seems kinda shit. Or maybe is just the grimdark setting? ...
Where are the writers at now? (social media)
What social media sites/platforms seem to be the best nowadays for following/interfacing with authors? As in, where are fiction writers congregating online nowadays? Social media? Siloed into personal Discord channels? TikTok? Other??? ...
January Reading Progress
First I'm hooked on The Expanse series. I finished three books in the series in Jan and I'm nearly done with another one that I'll finish in the next few days. It'll be a sad day when I'm all caught up. But I'll watch the TV series at that point. ...
A short story of every length from 1 to 20 minutes
1 minute: The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop, ...
Can we make this fantasy novel about Melania Trump trend higher than her new movie?
This weekend, Amazon is premiering its $40 million Melania Trump documentary. It already seems to be a flop. ...
75 best book covers of the last decade ( lithub.com )
A lot of these are fantastic. Did they miss anything? Do you have a favorite?
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? January 27
Finished The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson, 3rd book in the 2nd era of Mistborn! ...
The 2025 Bram Stoker Awards® Preliminary Ballot Announced ( bramstokerawards.horror.org )
If you're into the horror genre, the Bram Stoker Awards for 2025 have just released their preliminary ballot listings. Lots of categories, lots of great work - not just book fiction but also graphic novels, poetry, short stories and non-fiction. ...