Falling out of love for fantasy
Recently, I came to a sad conclusion. I no longer feel interested in fantasy....
TikTok is changing the way books are recommended and sold ( www.economist.com )
Karel Čapek - War with the Newts - 1936 ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/13thFloor/t/359206...
Found in a library book ( oaklandlibrary.org )
Things found in library books.
Materialism and the Dialectical Method by Maurice Cornforth ( i.imgur.com )
A friend recommended me this book, pretty satisfying reading since book is written in an easy and understandable language. Also found online version redstarpublishers.org/cornforth1953.pdf...
US publisher of pro-fascist books revealed as military veteran ( www.theguardian.com )
‘What we publish will stay with you’: inside a small but mighty literary hit factory ( www.theguardian.com )
Archived version: archive.ph/eK1Rx...
Please provide me the best materials to understand Macbeth. ( sh.itjust.works )
Was recently watching this www.arte.tv/en/videos/…/giuseppe-verdi-macbeth/...
‘I can’t stress how much BookTok sells’: teen literary influencers swaying publishers ( www.theguardian.com )
Archived version: archive.ph/Uz7ql...
One Can Scarcely Help Clarifying Him: On Fyodor Dostoevsky’s "The Brothers Karamazov" By Michael R. Katz ( www.laphamsquarterly.org )
Has anyone here tried Bookwyrm? If not, what's your favorite GR alternative?
Hello, fellow bibliophiles!...
what book or books have you read that were so good that you didn’t want to put it down?
Looking for new books to read as I am preparing to head out on a much needed vacation and want to dig into some good reading. Can be fiction or nonfiction, just so long as it hooked you and made you want to keep reading and reading until the end.
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality ( www.hpmor.com )
Really stretching the use of "Best" ( startrek.website )
Tears of blood: A book about grief, horror, war, and immigration ( play.google.com )
I hope this is allowed here, if not, feel free to remove my post, mods...
Prison Banned Books Week: October 25-31 2023 ( pen.org )
First word discovered in unopened Herculaneum scroll by 21yo computer science student ( scrollprize.org )
Scrolls count as books, right?...
Just finished Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
I’ve just finished Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam and was incredibly impressed. I haven’t read anything in a while that captures what it might actually be like faced with the collapse of society....
Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Illustrated) ( lemmy.ml )
O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you....
Books That Should Be Friends: 5 Perfect Book Pairings ( bookriot.com )
This got me wondering - do you pair up books like this?
Tress of the Emerald Sea - Brandon Sanderson ( www.goodreads.com )
Though some of you might already be familiar with the Cosmere, to those who aren't I think this would be a fantastic introduction, if you like fantasy....
The Shadow Libraries - a Door to the Literary Darkweb ( lemmy.world )
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Recommendation for romances books similar to Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined
I am reading Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined and i was wondering if there are other books that have a similar love story/development of their relationship, I don’t care if the story is about vampires, i am just interested in the romance but I prefer a fantasy background if possible
Caesar's Women [Masters of Rome 4] [Spoilers]
This book is definitely more enjoyable than the previous one (Fortune’s Favorites) probably because the plot is more streamlined and well paced. The focus of the narrative is more on political intrigue rather than military campaigns, making it more interesting than previous books, in my opinion. Caesar comes across as...