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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 )

A Book Is a Book Is a Book—Except When It’s an e-Book ( www.thenation.com )

Looking for contemporary uruguayan poetry to read

Hi, I read a lot of poetry in several different languages and for a while now I’ve been looking for poetry (preferably in Spanish) by contemporary uruguayan poets. I’ve read a lot of dead uruguayan poets, but I would like to get a better understanding for what is out there that is more current. I wonder if anybody has any...

How Much Does It Cost to Open a Bookstore? | Book Riot ( bookriot.com )

Top 10 books about solitary living ( www.theguardian.com )

One Morning in Maine, 225 People Went to the Library ( www.nytimes.com )

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Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series Malazan Book of the Fallen available now on Humble Bundle. ( www.humblebundle.com )

The massive 10 book epic fantasy series is a classic of the genre. If you’ve been interested in the series at all, this is the cheapest price I’ve seen for the whole lot.

Queer History Was Made in ’90s Clubs. These Fliers Captured It. ( www.nytimes.com )

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The Artful Imperfection of Medieval Manuscript Repair ( www.atlasobscura.com )

Can any of you recommend a good history of eastern philosophy book?

I am new to exploring philosophy and began reading a history of philosophy book. The author notes that most of the summary is of western philosophy but does touch on some East Asian/Persian/Arabian philosophy. Is there a book with a decently accurate portrayal, without adding too much commentary?

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Writer George Penney (who also writes wonderful posts about house-sitting adventures with feline overlords in various countries and is an entertaining follow) just posted this on Mastodon:...

New app helps US teens read banned books ( www.theguardian.com )

“The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is trying to fight back. It recently launched the Banned Book Program, granting free nationwide access to books restricted in schools or libraries....

The Essential Ursula K. Le Guin ( www.nytimes.com )

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Utopia or dystopia? In these books, it’s complicated. ( wapo.st )

These new science fiction and fantasy novels from S.L. Huang, Temi Oh, Kiersten White and others challenge our understanding of what the good life entails...

‘Times change’: what authors think about rewriting older books ( www.theguardian.com )

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Jacqueline Wilson says rewriting children’s books can be justified ( www.theguardian.com )

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The Dream Was Universal Access to Knowledge. The Result Was a Fiasco. ( www.nytimes.com )

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Hey, I host a lemmy instance focused on books and reading (and all the communities that fall under that umbrella) ( literature.cafe )

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Opinion | Long covid has derailed my life. Make no mistake: It could yours, too. ( wapo.st )

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Report finds YouTube more popular than TikTok for young book buyers ( www.theguardian.com )

I Would Rather See My Books Get Pirated Than This (Or: Why Goodreads and Amazon Are Becoming Dumpster Fires) | Jane Friedman ( janefriedman.com )

tl;dr Books, most likely generated by an LLM, were being sold on Amazon under Jane Friedman’s name. The same books were added to her Goodreads profile. Amazon initially refused to remove the books. If it’s happening to her, it’s definitely happening to other authors.