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Snowshadow 🇨🇦📙 Returning to read my book..no geopolitics mentioned in it.Thank you all authors!Without books life would be unbearable.Have a great <insert appropriate time of day here><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Author</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a>

A. RiveraIf you wonder if I read <a href="https://mas.to/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> I put on my <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TBR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TBR</a> list, yes I do, and here is a recent sampling: "20 books I have read from my TBR posts, April 2025" <a href="https://itinerantlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/20-books-i-have-read-from-my-tbr-posts-april-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://itinerantlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/20-books-i-have-read-from-my-tbr-posts-april-2025/</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reading</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AlchemicalThoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AlchemicalThoughts</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blog</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/reviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reviews</a> 💙📚<a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

RevSm0990<a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/11/closing-chapter-the-memories-of-pain-and-the-future-of-change/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/11/closing-chapter-the-memories-of-pain-and-the-future-of-change/</a> The blood drained from Brett’s face. His usually bright eyes clouded over with a fear Davao had never seen before. His shoulders slumped, and the easy confidence that usually radiated from him vanished, replaced by a stark, unsettling vulnerability <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlogWriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Short</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shorts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Story</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storytelling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Love</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Support</a>

RevSm0990<a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/10/exploring-ancient-athens-a-tale-of-celestial-insight/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/10/exploring-ancient-athens-a-tale-of-celestial-insight/</a> Captivated by her otherworldly beauty, Athenian soldier Akadios approaches her, sparking an unexpected connection. Their journey together begins with a shared fascination for the Acropolis <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlogWriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Short</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shorts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Story</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storytelling</a>

RevSm0990<a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/02/25/a-welcome-friend-reconnection-in-london/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/02/25/a-welcome-friend-reconnection-in-london/</a> After six months of silence, Payton receives a call from Quinn while she’s in London for a book signing. They arrange to meet, and Quinn expresses his feelings for her, planning to ask her to marry him. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlogWriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Short</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shorts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Story</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storytelling</a>

RevSm0990<a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/02/26/ravens-encounter-a-students-terrifying-experience/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/02/26/ravens-encounter-a-students-terrifying-experience/</a> Raven and Yasmin navigate a college plagued by a recent murder and Raven’s haunting nightmares. They encounter Adonis, a mysterious young man with an unsettling presence <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlogWriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Short</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shorts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Story</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storytelling</a>

RevSm0990<a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/02/22/devastation-destruction/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/02/22/devastation-destruction/</a> Raven receives a mysterious box from her grandfather, triggering violent nightmares that reveal grim foretellings of destruction tied to her family’s past <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlogWriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Short</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shorts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Story</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storytelling</a>

RevSm0990<a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/02/13/the-ghost-of-deborah-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/02/13/the-ghost-of-deborah-2/</a> Simon is consumed by grief over Deborah’s death one year prior. He has vivid visions of her, disrupted by a dark figure that embodies his fears. Chrissie, worried for Simon’s wellbeing, seeks help from his bandmates as Simon alienates himself <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlogWriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Short</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shorts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Story</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storytelling</a>

RevSm0990<a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/02/11/the-ghost-of-deborah-carnell/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/02/11/the-ghost-of-deborah-carnell/</a> In a dreamlike state, Simon encounters the ghost of his deceased love, Deborah, who appears as a shimmering mist. As he reaches for her, a shadowy figure ensnares her, leading Simon to despair <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlogWriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Short</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shorts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Story</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storytelling</a>

RevSm0990<a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/02/04/the-hunted/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/02/04/the-hunted/</a> It was a moonless night over the Rock of Gibraltar; the stars seemed to have been swallowed by the dense clouds that rolled like restless ghosts across the sky <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlogWriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Short</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shorts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Story</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storytelling</a>

RevSm0990<a href="https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/02/05/when-a-flower-blooms/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/02/05/when-a-flower-blooms/</a> Sydnie’s journey from a bullied apprentice to a successful pub owner illustrates her resilience. Initially humiliated by her colleagues, she moves on, starts a thriving pub business, and transforms herself <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlogWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlogWriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Short" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Short</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shorts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Story</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storytelling</a>

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LongreadsOur Top 5: • Rediscovery without reckoning • How an icon becomes a man • The instant that takes its time • Life lessons from the hive • The wicked wit of Withnail <a href="https://longreads.com/2025/04/11/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-558/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://longreads.com/2025/04/11/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-558/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Longreads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Profiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Profiles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Interviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Interviews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Essay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Essay</a>

FlipboardA new independent publisher for the fediverse! <a href="https://newsie.social/@nybooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@nybooks</a> joined last week (h/t to <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediFollows" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FediFollows</a> for letting us know). Here’s their review of historian Catherine Hall’s “Lucky Valley: Edward Long and the History of Racial Capitalism.” [Story may be paywalled]<a href="https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2025/04/24/charting-an-unheroic-past-lucky-valley-catherine-hall/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2025/04/24/charting-an-unheroic-past-lucky-valley-catherine-hall/</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Jamaica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jamaica</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Slavery</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/HistoryOfSlavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryOfSlavery</a>

Octavia con Amore :pink_moon_and_stars:Join me for a comfy, relaxing reading stream starting in 2 hours from this alert :charmander_yay: I'll be reading books from the Elder Scrolls games, chapters from The Celestia Code by iisaw, and whatever fantasy reading requests come my way~[Twitch] <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/octaviaconamore" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.twitch.tv/octaviaconamore</a> [Youtube] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_u8BZsjruc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_u8BZsjruc</a>If you'd like to see what you're in for, check out my various readings here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3uRKofYNzA&list=PL2d7hrcggyd97GHjSuenQEWJBalgxclWC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3uRKofYNzA&list=PL2d7hrcggyd97GHjSuenQEWJBalgxclWC</a><a href="https://cutie.city/tags/Vtuber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vtuber</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/ENVtuber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ENVtuber</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stream</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/Streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Streaming</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/Bard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bard</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Games</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gaming</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Queer</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trans</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/TransFem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TransFem</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/VoiceActing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoiceActing</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Books</a> :cat_interact:

Robert Dale ParkerAnisfield-Wolf Book Award winners announced:Janice N. Harrington for poetryTessa Hulls for memoirJohn Swanson Jacobs for nonfiction (edited by Jonathan D. S. Schroeder)Danzy Senna for fictionYusef Komunyakaa for lifetime achievement<a href="https://www.anisfield-wolf.org/2025/04/2025-anisfield-wolf-book-award-winners-announced-celebrating-90-years-of-literary-excellence/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.anisfield-wolf.org/2025/04/2025-anisfield-wolf-book-award-winners-announced-celebrating-90-years-of-literary-excellence/</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Books</a>

FictionableAll around the city and from coast to coast… Diana Evans's Broth is now available from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookshops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookshops</a> all across the UK.Or get your copy via <a href="https://fictionable.world/pages/fictionable-edition-broth-by-diana-evans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fictionable.world/pages/fictionable-edition-broth-by-diana-evans</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ShortStories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publishing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

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