'It’s totally unhinged’: is the book world turning against Goodreads? (www.theguardian.com)
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What are you reading?
Hey Beehaw (and friends)! What’re you reading?...
Deleuze on Palestine: "The Grandeur of Yasser Arafat" and "Stones" (www.youtube.com)
Two of Deleuze’s essays read by Acid Horizon....
Introduction to Theory of Literature (www.youtube.com)
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NPR's Books We Love for 2023 (www.npr.org)
Stupid question– is Blood Meridian meant to be comedic at times?
…Because I only just read the first chapter, and I know it’s gonna throw me for a loop, but come on. This whole sequence of events feels like a parody of Westerns– Specifically the “everyone in a bar gets into a fight” trope. I feel like it’s playing out like a Three Stooges sketch....
Fathers and Sons by Turgenev: Portrait of a self-proclaimed Nihilist
Fathers and Sons by Turgenev (Richard Freeborn translation) is an interesting character study of Bazarov, a self-proclaimed nihilist in the backdrop of the ideological differences between the “fathers” and “sons”. The “fathers” and “sons” in the title refer to the two different generations of the liberals and the...
Fantasy: Realms of Imagination exhibition opens at the British Library soon, along with events with Neil Gaiman, and many more (downthetubes.net)
Not only literature, but this still seemed like the best community for it....
Latinx authors are renowned in sci-fi and fantasy. Why aren’t more of their books being published? (19thnews.org)
US Nobel-winning poet Louise Gluck dies at 80 (www.reuters.com)
LeVar Burton to replace Drew Barrymore as host of National Book Awards (www.npr.org)
The Nobel literature prize goes to Norway's Jon Fosse, who once wrote a novel in a single sentence (apnews.com)
The Best Books of 2023 (So Far) (www.vulture.com)
I read before bed but am unsure if I should be using a no back light Kindle or if the Kindle app on my iPhone is ok? Anyone have experience with sleeping quality after reading using either of these?
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Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science (theconversation.com)
Spooky reads for October?
Anyone else have some spooky reads lined up for October? My bookclub is reading Frankenstein this month, which will be a nice change of pace from the usual fare. I’ve got Tender is the Flesh, Rouge, and Black Sheep lined up. I will probably get to The Haunting of Hill House as well, which I’m really excited to read! I just...
We asked book lovers to reflect on Hispanic Heritage Month. Here’s what they recommended. (19thnews.org)
Emily Dickinson's grave at West Cemetery (beehaw.org)
“The Iliad may be ancient – but it’s not far away” Emily Wilson on Homer’s blood-soaked epic (www.theguardian.com)
For John Green, the Battle Over Access to Books Has Gotten Personal (www.nytimes.com)
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Transfer Orbit: 17 new sci-fi and fantasy books to read in September 2023 (transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
this is one of the main newsletters i use to keep up with new sci-fi and speculative fiction releases. it’s pretty good!
The Curious Case of Abortion in Science Fiction (strangehorizons.com)
When Your ‘Doppelganger’ Becomes a Conspiracy Theorist (www.nytimes.com)
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How to Live a Happy Life, From a Leading Atheist (www.nytimes.com)
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A new memoir tries to mend the pieces of the author's broken Cuban-Jewish family (www.jta.org)
